Lillian C. Roux 1908-2004 Chicopee- Lillian C. (Ball) Roux, 95, a life long resident of Chicopee, died Saturday September 4, 2004 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home North in Agawam. Born in the Willimansett section of Chicopee on November 5, 1908 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Annie (McNeilis) Ball. She attended Chicopee public schools, was a communicant...
Springfield- James "Jim" A. Mazza Sr. ,91, of this city ,died peacefully, at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004, with his loving children at his bedside. Jim was born in Corinth, West Virginia, the son of the late Larry and Daisy (Saunders) Mazza. He was educated in West Virginia, and spent the last 70 years of his life in the...
Rose Ann Kraus 1923-2004 Rose Ann (Gnyp) Kraus 81 died in a local nursing home Tuesday August 31, 2004. She was born in Holyoke and was the daughter of Bartholomew and Anastasia (Kuzma) Gnyp. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph F. Kraus who died in 1997. Rose has been a resident of Chicopee since 1948 and worked at the...
Yvonne M. Ouellette 1920-2004 Chicopee, Yvonne M. (Cyr) Ouellette, 84, died Tuesday in Mercy Hospital surrounded by her family. Born on January 5, 1920, in Fall River, Yvonne was a resident of Springfield for 31 years before moving to Chicopee in 1970. She was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church and a member of the Hampden Senior Center. Yvonne's husband...
Pauline A. Swords 1927-2004 Chicopee- Pauline "Polly" A. (Murdza) Swords, 77, died Sunday August 29, 2004 at Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke surrounded by her loving family. Born in Chicopee on July 19, 1927 the daughter of the late Wawrziniec and Katarzyna (Milios) Murdza. Mrs. Swords was a life long resident of Chicopee, attended Chicopee schools, and retired from Smith...
Armand H. Mason 1930-2004 Chicopee-Armand H. Mason 74 died in Baystate Medical Center Wednesday August 25, 2004. He was born in Chicopee and was the son of the late Abbott and Alda (Bienvenue) Mason. Armand was a life long resident of Chicopee where he attended local public schools. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War and was...
George R. Murray 1932-2004 Springfield- George R. Murray, 71, died Sunday August 15, 2004 at Mercy Care Center in Springfield. Born in Chicopee on December 28, 1932 he was the son of the late George and Anunciata (Guertin) Murray. A life long resident of the Springfield area, George was employed for many years as a Baker at the former A...
Chicopee - Francis M. Connor, 83, of Waite Ave., a retired drill press operator and expediter, of Savage Arms, of Westfield and formerly Chicopee ended his earthly journey on Friday, August 13,2004 following a brief illness in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield. Francis was born in the former Falls section of Chicopee, a son of the late Charles and Mary (Sharon)...
Leo H. Groux 1928 - 2004 PALMER-THREE RIVERS - Leo H. Groux, 75, of 166 Chudy St., Three Rivers section of Palmer, died Sunday at the home of his brother Robert. Born and educated in Chicopee, Leo attended Springfield Technical High School. Leo worked in his youth at the Springfield Armory, and later joined the US Army at the age...
Emelina Z. Lapa 1927-2004 Chicopee- Emelina Z. (Cini) Lapa, 76, a 56-year resident of Chicopee, died Saturday July 31, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield on November 2, 1927 the daughter of the late Aurellio and Emelina L. (DeGray) Cini. In her early years of marriage, Emelina was a family farmer...
Chicopee- John Saunders, 81, of Eton Street, Chicopee, passed from this life into the next on the afternoon of July 2,2004, at Baystate Medical Center, lovingly surrounded by his family. John was born in Dublin, Ireland, April 7,1923. Educated in Ireland, John was a graduate of University College, Dublin, and furthered his education in London, England At the Royal Institute...
Real H. Belanger 1930 - 2004 SOUTH HADLEY - Real H. Belanger, 74, died Monday at the Holyoke Soldiers Home in Holyoke after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Quebec, Canada on April 20, 1930, Real spent his childhood in Sanford, Maine and has lived in the Springfield/Chicopee area for the past fifty years. He retired from Danaher...
Joseph A. Vassallo, Jr. 1949 - 2004 CHICOPEE - Joseph A. Vassallo, Jr., 55, of 200 Montgomery St., died Monday in Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton. Born in Ossining, NY, he had been a resident here for the past 12 years. Joseph was a former employee of the Metro North Railroad in Croton on the Hudson, NY. A decorated Army veteran...
Hazel E. Lemerlin-Hagberg 1912-2004 Mystic, CT- Hazel E. (Reynolds) Lemerlin-Hagberg, 92, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Mystic Manor Nursing Home in Mystic, CT. Born in Montague, MA on March 19, 1912, the daughter of the late Napoleon and Rosetta (Green) Reynolds. Hazel lived most of her life in Chicopee and moved to Mystic, CT in 1997. She was a...
Rose Ann Plourde 1902-2004 Chicopee- Rose Ann (LaRose) Plourde, 102, died Sunday June 6, 2004 at Birch Manor Nursing Home in Chicopee. Born in Springfield, on May 5, 1902 the daughter of the late Aime and Delia (Tellier) LaRose. Rose was a communicant of St. Rose de Lima Church in Chicopee. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph A. Plourde,...
Barbara Jean (Tully) Lamoureux 1929 - 2004 Chicopee - Barbara Jean (Tully) Lamoureux, 74, of Overlook Drive, Chicopee, Mass. beloved wife of 51 years to Alfred U. Lamoureux, died Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass, her loving family at her side. Barbara was born in Southbridge, Mass. On August 6, 1929, a daughter of the late...