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Thomas A. Lyons

Thomas A. Lyons

Mar 20, 2022

Thomas A. Lyons, 77, passed away on March 20, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Julie Ann Beggs-Barlow

Julie Ann Beggs-Barlow

Mar 19, 2022

Julie Ann Beggs-Barlow, 51, passed away on March 19, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

William Grady Sutton

William Grady Sutton

Mar 16, 2022

William Grady Sutton, 96, passed away on March 16, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Gary M. Turner

Gary M. Turner

Mar 13, 2022

Gary Michael Turner, 62, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 13, 2022. A lifelong Springfield resident, he was born on November 19, 1959, a son of Beatrice (Hebert) Turner and the late Charles Turner.  He leaves behind his beloved wife Katherine Lovell, wife for 19 years and his partner for 32 years. He also leaves a beautiful, loved daughter, Jennifer...

Lee A. Banks

Lee A. Banks

Mar 11, 2022

Lee A. Banks, 31, passed away on March 11, 2022. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Richard D. Lafrance

Richard D. Lafrance

Mar 2, 2022

Richard D. LaFrance, 85, passed away at home on March 2, 2022. He was born in Springfield, MA on May 30, 1936, a son of the late Arthur and Florence (St. Laurent) LaFrance. He attended local schools and proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1954 until 1957. In his free time, he enjoyed fly fishing and making...

Meredith K. Wheaton

Meredith K. Wheaton

Mar 1, 2022

Meredith Lee (Kellam) Wheaton, 84, of Longmeadow, MA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 surrounded by her family. Meredith was born on February 1, 1938, in Newark, NJ, the eldest child of Minerva Elizabeth Borden and Jack Otto Kellam. Raised in Roselle, NJ, Meredith attended Abraham Clark High School, where she met the love of her life, Thomas...

Dorothy C. Palm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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