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Dorothy C. Palm
Feb 27, 2022
Dorothy “Dot” C. Palm, age 98, of Wilbraham, MA, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. She was born September 21, 1923, in Agawam, MA, to the late Francis and Bertha (Ross) Moon. A graduate of Classical High School, Dorothy continued her education at Bay Path College. On June 1, 1943, she married...
James P. Wright
Feb 26, 2022
James P. Wright, 75, a lifelong Springfield, MA resident, passed away on February 26, 2022. He was born on February 8, 1947, the son of the late Ernest and Grace (Smith) Wright. He attended local schools, graduated Quincy College Criminal Justice Program and was retired from the Springfield Police Department. He was a USMC veteran of the Viet Nam War...
Melvin Kaelyer
Feb 24, 2022
Melvin Kaelyer, 63, passed away on February 24, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Antonette L. Thivierge
Feb 21, 2022
It was a mildly cold Friday the 24 of February 1939 and Franklin D. Roosevelt was President. The gathering storm of World War II thundered across Europe while Germany invaded Poland. Stagecoach was the most popular movie in America and Angelina and Vincenzo Fiorentino welcomed their new baby girl Antonette to their growing family. Antonette joined her three sisters Dora...
Jorge L. Alicea
Feb 21, 2022
Jorge L. Alicea, 44, passed away on February 21, 2022. The wake will be held on Monday, February 28, 2022 beginning at 10AM with a service at 12noon at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visit www.nefcc.net
Marie C. Kaefer
Feb 20, 2022
Marie C. Kaefer, 96, passed away on February 20, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Dolores M. Lamountain
Feb 19, 2022
Dolores M. LaMountain, 52, passed away on February 19, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Ethel M. Douglas
Feb 17, 2022
Ethel M. (Dunham) Douglas, 91, passed away on February 17, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Tod L. Rush
Feb 16, 2022
West Springfield -- Tod Rush, 71, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in Baystate Medical Center. Tod Leland Rush was born in Springfield and grew up in West Springfield, leaving after high school to pursue careers in the fine and applied arts. Treasured for his enthusiasm, generosity and open-mindedness, Tod was a loved and valued member of communities of friends and...
Marjorie E. Sears
Feb 15, 2022
Marjorie Elaine (Staples) Sears, 98, passed away on February 15, 2022. Marjorie was born on the island of Vinalhaven, Maine. She grew up on a farm for eighteen years before moving to Springfield, Massachusetts. She spent her last years living with her daughter, Coral, in Sunderland, Massachusetts. She was the first child of Lizzie (Norwood) Staples. She was predeceased by...
Hezekiah Moore
Feb 14, 2022
Hezekiah Moore, 83, a seventy-two-year Springfield, MA resident, passed away on February 14, 2022 at the Soldier’s Home of Holyoke. He was born in Rohwer, AK on July 12, 1938, a son of the late Claudie and Aldania (Young) Moore. He was a proud U S. Navy Veteran and was retired from the U. S. Postal Service. He was a...
Celia Santos Diaz
Feb 12, 2022
Celia Santos Diaz, 78, passed away on February 12, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefc.net
Denice M. Hartig
Feb 8, 2022
Denice M. (Messina) Hartig, 61, passed away on February 8, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Susan E. Dupont
Feb 8, 2022
Susan E. DuPont, 67. passed away on February 8, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA `has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Glenn Sawyer Bach
Feb 6, 2022
Glenn Sawyer Bach, 77, of Westfield, MA, passed away on February 6, 2022. Born in Holyoke, MA on May 27, 1944, a son of the late Glenn C. and Margaret (Sawyer) Bach, he served in the Air National Guard stationed in Peru and Greenland and was employed at Grumman Aerospace as an electrical engineer. Glenn was an all-around sports fan...
Janice A. Senter
Feb 1, 2022
“Find your inner artist” Famed painter Janice Treece-Senter, with a career that spanned more than fifty years, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022. She was 67. She spent most of her life making the world more beautiful with her paintings and other creations and inspiring others to find their inner-artist. Born in Russellville, TN to Robert and Maggie (Wilson)...
Thomas J. Moyer
Jan 28, 2022
Thomas J. Moyer, 77, passed away on January 28, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MAhas been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Robert J. Brauer
Jan 28, 2022
Robert J. Brauer, 68, passed away on January 28, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
Jan V. Dzioba
Jan 28, 2022
Jan V. Dzioba, 73, passed peacefully in his home in Chicopee, MA with his daughter by his side on January 28, 2022. He graduated in 1975 with a BA in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He studied Buddhist teachings online from the Chenrezig Center through his last days. He leaves his daughter and son in law: Tania and...
Michael H. Douglas
Jan 27, 2022
Michael H. Douglas, 67, passed away on January 27, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net
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