Rachel Abigail Mason Farmer
Nov 2, 2009
WILBRAHAM – Rachel Abigail Mason Farmer, 69, died at home in Wilbraham, MA on Monday, November 2, 2009. Mrs. Farmer was born in Akron, Ohio, the only daughter of Clement and Lois Mason. She was greatly loved by her maternal grandparents, Cemiah and Abigail Emmons and her uncle and aunt, Reginald and Vera Wells. Mrs. Farmer graduated from Indiana University...
Roberto Mendoza
Nov 1, 2009
Holyoke-Roberto Mendoza, 41, passed away in Holyoke on November 1, 2009. Born in Puerto Rico on February 23, 1968 to Roberto Mendoza and Luz Maria Orellano, he had lived in Holyoke for many years. He leaves his family: Estebania Villegas Trinidad: son Jovan Alexis Villegas: daughter Luz Maria Mendoza, all of Holyoke; brother Juan Pablo Mendoza of Puerto Rico; sister...
Richard J. Bacon
Oct 30, 2009
CHICOPEE – Richard J. Bacon, 63, died October 30, 2009. Born in Ludlow to the late Louis J. and Gladys T. (Lukasziewicz) Bacon, he was a lifelong Chicopee resident. Richard served two tours of duty during Vietnam as a Seabee in the Navy. He had worked as a truck driver for St. Johnsbury Trucking. He loved to hunt, fish and...
Rhea E. Duffy
Oct 29, 2009
SPRINGFIELD – Rhea E. (Talbot) Duffy, 96, died October 29, 2009 at home. She leaves a daughter, Rita L. Duffy of Springfield.
Michael J. Dowd
Oct 26, 2009
Veteran New England Funeral&Cremation Center, LLC is assisting with arrangements.
Roger B. Mason
Oct 17, 2009
CHICOPEE – Roger B. Mason, 66, died October 17, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield to the late Paul R. Mason, former president of the Springfield City Council, and Ola (Anderson) Mason, he was a lifelong area resident. Roger served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He had been employed as a quality control supervisor for Hasbro....
Gerard R. Grenier
Oct 6, 2009
ENFIELD, CT – Gerard R. Grenier, 71, died October 6, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Augusta, ME to the late Wilfred and Blandine (Gilbert) Grenier, he lived in Hartford County for sixty-four years and was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Church in Enfield. Gerard served in the Air Force. He had worked at Dunham-Bush as a supervisor. He...
Jane E. Cheney
Sep 23, 2009
EAST LONGMEADOW - Jane (Ertel) Cheney of 254 Prospect St., East Longmeadow died on Sept. 23rd at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center after a short illness. A life-long resident of Western Mass, Jane Ertel was born on March 5, 1925 in Westfield, the eldest of Harold and Gertrude Ertel’s three children and was a 1943 graduate of Westfield High...
Richard J. Russell
Sep 7, 2009
SPRINGFIELD – Richard Jay Russell, 45, died September 7, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Springfield and had been previously employed as a pipefitter for Smith Automatic Sprinkler. He leaves his parents, Donald A. and Julia (Whitaker) Russell of Springfield; three siblings: Stephen Russell and his wife, Catherine Haber and their children, Nathan and Anna Marie Russell...
Simone Letendre
Sep 1, 2009
SPRINGFIELD - Simone Letendre, 90, died September 1, 2009 in Springfield. Simone was born in Canada and was a Roman Catholic and a Lay Dominican. Predeceased by her husband, Wilfred Letendre, she leaves a step-son, Nelson Letendre of Springfield; a sister, Lise Jobin of Canada; sister-in-law Rose Aimer Jobin of Canada and sister-in-law Jeannine Letendre of Springfield. A funeral mass...
Terrence B. Gordon
Aug 21, 2009
Torrence B. Gordon - 97 years old, died peacefully in his home, August 21 at 84 Elmwood Ave. Longmeadow MA. Born in Tulsa Oklahoma, Graduate of Wharton University Of Pennsylvania. Survived by his Wife Francis and two sons William Gordon and Torrence Gordon III. More information at www.livinggate.org New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the...
Marie-Luce Myers
Aug 16, 2009
Longmeadow – Marie-Luce Myers, 76, died August 16, 2009 in Springfield. Born in St Pie, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Armand and Irma (Bousquet) Girouard, Marie lived in Ellington, Connecticut before moving to Longmeadow in 1968. She was a communicant of St Mary’s Church. She loved to cook and bake and enjoyed having morning coffee with her friends at McDonalds...
Antonio Riggio
Aug 14, 2009
Springfield-Antonio Riggio, 82, died August 14, 2009 at Wingate at East Longmeadow. He was born January 1, 1927 in Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1973 with his wife to raise his family. Antonio had worked as a construction worker for various area companies. He was predeceased by two sisters: Maria Antico of East Longmeadow...
Joann Romanowicz
Aug 10, 2009
East Hartford, CT - Joann (Bellis) Romanowicz, 84, died August 10, 2009 at Kindred Health Care in Springfield. She leaves two sons, Charles Mariotti of Alaska and Allen Mariotti of Mississippi and a brother, Charles Bellis of Connecticut.
Mary L. Lamontagne
Aug 10, 2009
Chicopee-Mary L. (Thibodeau) LaMontagne died August 8, 2009. She leaves two children, David and Mary LaMontagne, both of Chicopee; two brothers, Daniel Thibodeau of ME and Dennis Thibodeau of FL; two sisters, Geraldine Lafleur and Sheila Kirby, both of Chicopee and seven grandchildren.
Ritt J. Hicks
Aug 8, 2009
Ware-Ritt John Hicks, 56, of Ware, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on Saturday, August 08, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Ritt was born July 25, 1953 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, to the late Hildreth Hicks. He was a longtime resident of Palmer. He was a talented mechanic and was passionate about...
Joseph Chouinard
Aug 7, 2009
Joseph Chouinard, of Springfield, Massachusetts died on August 7, 2009 at the age of eighty seven in Kindred Hospital Parkview in Springfield. Born in Sabis, Maine, he had lived in Springfield and had worked as a welder at American Bosch. His parents and wife, Lorraine Nadeau Chouinard, predeceased him. He leaves his son and daughter, John Chouinard of Springfield and...
Raymond J. Thibault
Aug 4, 2009
Springfield-Raymond J. Thibault, 73, died August 4, 2009 in Agawam. Born in St. Raphael, Canada to the late Paul and Jeannette (Bernard) Thibault, he had lived in Springfield since 1959 coming from Canada. Raymond served in the US Army and had worked as a carpenter framer for J.C. Lussier and N.G. Godbout Construction Companies. Besides his parents, he was predeceased...
Clifford J. Langford, Sr.
Aug 1, 2009
A memorial Mass to honor the life of Clifford J. Langford, Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish on Boston Road in Springfield on Saturday, August 8. Clifford was pre-deceased by his wife of 34 years, Lucille (Talbot) Langford, who passed away in 2006, his son-in-law Terry Queen who passed away in...
Clifford J. Langford, Sr.
Aug 1, 2009
Wilbraham-Clifford James Langford, Sr., 89, died August 1, 2009 in Wilbraham. Born in Douglas, GA, he was a Springfield area resident ever since the 1940’s. He was a veteran of World War II stationed at Westover Air Force Base. Clifford retired from a life long career in the construction industry as a heavy equipment operator. He is survived by two...
