Raymond S. Shuman
Feb 1, 2010
SPRINGFIELD – Raymond S. Shuman, 85, died February 1, 2010 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Revere, MA to the late Charles and Molly (Shaefer) Shuman. Raymond was a veteran, who served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps. He and his wife, Elsie raised their children in Sharon, MA while he owned a floor covering business....
Mae Dubuc
Jan 29, 2010
Springfield – Mae Dubuc, 94, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Scotland to James and Susan (Pattison) Cross, she had lived in Springfield, MA for many years. Mae worked in the food industry for First National as a meat wrapper. She leaves her daughter Nancy Shatkin and her husband Leon of Springfield, MA, five grandchildren...
John Halbert Kibbe Ii
Jan 27, 2010
Agawam – John Halbert Kibbe II, 56, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Heritage Hall Nursing Home. Born in Schenectady, New York, he had lived in Boston before coming to Springfield, MA where he had lived for the past three years. John worked for Cole Hersee as a production expediter for automotive parts. He was an avid Red Sox fan...
Edward J. Sims
Jan 24, 2010
Springfield – Dr. Edward J. Sims, 82, died at Mercy Medical Center on January 24, 2010. Born in New Britain, CT he received a New York State Regents Diploma from Johnstown, NY High School and degrees from Springfield College, the State University at Albany and Columbia University. During WWII he made thirty-two crossings of the Atlantic Ocean with the U.S....
Esteban Medina
Jan 22, 2010
Springfield – Esteban Medina, 68, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at home. Born on September 2, 1941 to the Urbano Medina family of Puerto Rico, his work included many years as a baker in the Springfield area. He leaves his only child Lynn Medina of Springfield and his grandchildren Miguel, Angel, Julio, Gabriel and Cheleiny Rodriguez. He also leaves seven...
Barbara L. Harris
Jan 19, 2010
Northampton - Barbara L. Harris, 82, died on January 19, 2010 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA. She was born on May 13, 1927 in Springfield, MA to Sterling Bancroft Harris and Mildred K. Norton Harris. She leaves her daughter Joan Barbara Brainard. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with arrangements. For online condolences please...
Joel N. Gorneault
Jan 3, 2010
Springfield – Joel N. Gorneault, 74, died January 3, 2010 at Heritage Hall West in Agawam, MA. Born October 15, 1935 in Saint Agatha, Maine to Lea (Theriault) and Baptiste Gorneault, he had lived in Springfield since 1977 and was a communicant of Holy Name Church. For many years he worked as a chef. He leaves to cherish his memory...
Peggy Shank Kachon
Dec 26, 2009
Chicopee-Peggy Shank Kachon, 84, of Chicopee, MA died on December 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Born on December 14, 1925 in Shippensburg, PA she married George Kachon and together they raised two children, Michael and Carol. For many years she was employed as an administrative assistant at Milton Bradley. She had been a member of Old First...
Frances Burdette Brockmyer
Dec 24, 2009
Ludlow – Frances Burdette Brockmyer died December 24, 2009 in Agawam. Born on April 8, 1922 in Columbus, OH to Oscar and Ruby Burns, she married Robert Brockmyer on September 11, 1943 in Baltimore, MD and they were married until his death in 1993. She moved to Massachusetts in 1994 after many years in Ohio. A creative person, Frances loved...
Justin J. Lajeunesse
Dec 14, 2009
Chicopee – Justin J. LaJeunesse, 26, passed away on December 14, 2009. A lifelong resident of Chicopee, MA, he is the son of Ronald LaJeunesse of Pennsylvania and Jodi (Guilbault) Gauthier of Chicopee, MA. Justin loved to play pool and fish and had worked as a cook at Keystone Estates, a local retirement community. He is survived by his father...
William E. Desmarais
Dec 9, 2009
William E. Desmarais, 56, of Palmer, MA died on December 9, 2009 in Baystate Medical Center. He was born on August 12, 1953 to William X. Desmarais, now deceased, and Ruth E. Mason, formerly Ruth E. (Trombly) Desmarais. He is survived by his parents Ruth and John Mason. An avid Patriots’ fan, William greatly enjoyed motorcycles. William’s loving partner Mary...
Catherine A. Paul
Nov 29, 2009
SPRINGFIELD – Catherine A. (Denette) Paul, 58, of Springfield, MA, passed away at home Sunday, November 29, 2009 after a three year battle with cancer and a knockdown, furious battle it was. She never gave up and never gave in. She was blessed with her three loving sons, Steven Paul of Austin, TX, Todd Paul and his wife Jessica of...
Harold W. Paul
Nov 28, 2009
SPRINGFIELD - Harold W. “Harry” Paul, 67, died November 28, 2009 at Wingate at Springfield. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts to the late Albert and Barbara Ash Paul, he had previously worked at Columbia Industries. He was a very quiet man who, for many years, worked with the Springfield chapter of REACT, an international organization that provided roadside assistance to motorists...
Carrie Johnston
Nov 23, 2009
Springfield Carrie Johnston, 84, of Springfield, Masschusetts died on November 23, 2009 in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in 1925 to Scoville and Carrie Johnston and had worked at Spaulding for many years. She was an avid reader, enjoyed bingo every Saturday at 2 p.m., and really liked the Yankees. She leaves two great-nieces: Heather Phillips and Denise Phillips...
Aurea Mendoza
Nov 15, 2009
CHICOPEE – Aurea Mendoza passed away November 15, 2009 at home in Chicopee. She was born on February 22, 1948 in Puerto Rico to Juan Jose Mendoza and Irene Candelaria. She leaves her sons: Francisco Maysonet of Springfield, Catalino Maysonet of Westfield, and Juan Maysonet of Westfield; her daughter Elvira Hernandes of Chicopee; two brothers in Puerto Rico, one sister...
Jaime L. Girard
Nov 11, 2009
Springfield – Jaime L. Girard, 34, passed at home in Springfield on November 11, 2009. A lifelong resident, she is the daughter of Karen “Kay” Dion and her husband, Maurice “Papa” Dion Jr. and Raymond Girard. She leaves her children, Devon and Christopher Girard of the Indian Orchard section of Springfield; her husband, Richard Mullen; her sisters: Kimberly Girard and...
Doris H. Wood
Nov 10, 2009
AGAWAM – Doris H. (Letendre) Wood, 87, died November 10, 2009 at Mary’s Meadow in Holyoke. Born in Lowell, MA to the late Arthur and Yvonne (Breault) Letendre, she was an Agawam resident for over fifty years. An accomplished seamstress, she owned a tailoring business for over twenty years and had also worked as a cafeteria worker for the Agawam...
Daniel Anthony Deniso
Nov 5, 2009
SPRINGFIELD - Daniel Anthony Deniso, 48, died November 5, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Winchester, MA to the late Frank and Isabelle (Smith) Deniso, he had lived in Stoneham, MA before moving to Springfield ten years ago. He had worked as a machinist for Wakefield Engineering. Dan loved rescuing animals, was an excellent cook and enjoyed the outdoors....
David M. Houghtalin
Nov 3, 2009
CHICOPEE – David M. Houghtalin, 54, died November 3, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. Born in Harmon, WV to Thomas Houghtalin and the late Charlotte (Schirmann) Houghtalin, he lived in New Jersey for twenty-nine years before moving to Chicopee. He had worked as a heat treat operator for U.S. Tsubaki in Holyoke and was owner of D&J Services, a local...
