David W. Ryan, Sr.
Feb 9, 2010
WEST SPRINGFIELD – David W. Ryan, Sr., 48, died February 9, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. David had worked as a transmission specialist for AAMCO. Earlier, he worked at Bennett’s Turkey Farm of Wilbraham for over twenty-five years. For many years, he was a novice race car driver, racing car #X19 at Riverside Speedway. He leaves his parents, John E.,...
Anthony C. Luvera, Jr.
Feb 7, 2010
Springfield – Anthony C. Luvera, Jr., 53, died on Sunday, February 7, 2010 in Springfield, MA. He was born in Springfield, MA to the late Anthony and Mary (Schaluck) Luvera. Predeceased by his parents and a sister, Doreen Luvera, Anthony leaves a brother, Nicholas Luvera and his wife, Charmaine, of Springfield, MA; two sisters, Nancy Luvera of Chicopee, MA and...
Angel L. Ortega Lopez
Feb 7, 2010
SPRINGFIELD – Angel L. Ortega Lopez, 79, died February 7, 2010. Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico to the late Juan and Juana (Lopez) Ortega, he had lived in the Springfield area since 1992 coming from New York City where he had worked as a porter at a private condominium. Angel enjoyed playing dominos and loved spending time with his family....
Mary I. Parra
Feb 4, 2010
Hawley – Mary I. Parra, 81, died on February 4, 2010 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She was born on June 7, 1928 in Goreville, Illinois to George and Bertha (Fulkerson) Smith. She leaves her husband Erasmus J. Parra of Hawley, MA and a sister. Mary was a self-employed fashion designer and a writer. She had been working...
Edward J. Hernandez
Feb 4, 2010
Edward J. Hernandez, 62, died February 4, 2010 at his home in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born in New York, New York on May 11, 1947 to the late Eduardo and Violet (Naveja) Hernandez. For many years he had worked as a machine operator, retirng from Super Brush. He loved sports, especially baseball. He also enjoyed the arts, spending much...
Raymond J. Solesky
Feb 3, 2010
Springfield - Solesky, Raymond J. (Ray), 59 of Springfield, MA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Born in Germany in 1950, Ray arrived in the U.S. in 1952 with his late sister Bari (Solesky) VonBuedingen and late parents Walter and Katharina (Halla) Solesky. Ray is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen (McCauliff) Solesky, of Springfield,...
Wallace O. Kimball
Feb 2, 2010
Wallace O. Kimball, 88, of Agawam, Massachusetts died on February 8, 2010 in Agawam. He leaves his wife, two daughters, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services are private. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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...
