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Alicia M. Pope
Dec 16, 2018
Springfield – Alicia M. Pope, 49, passed away on December 16, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. A lifelong Springfield resident, she was born on August 11, 1969, the daughter of the late James and Emma (Bowden) Pope. Alicia was employed as a health care professional at Stavros and is survived by three sons Alexander C. Pope, Anthony K. Eastmond, and...
Annie L. Warren
Dec 14, 2018
Springfield - Annie L. Warren, 65, passed away on December 14, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC. 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Michael Strindberg
Dec 13, 2018
Palmer - Michael B. Strindberg, 43, passed away on December 13, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Joseph J. Matarazzo, Jr.
Dec 8, 2018
Springfield – Joseph J. Matarazzo, Jr., passed away on December 8, 2018. He leaves his forty-six year long time partner Bernard Balise and was a customer service representative at Comcast for twenty six years. All services are private. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.nefcc.net
Karen A. Colemon
Dec 4, 2018
Springfield- Karen A. Colemon, 66, passed away December 4, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident, she retired from Mount Holyoke College where she worked in housekeeping. She leaves her daughter Tomeka Nunn, son Thomas Nunn, Jr. ( Damilee); her sisters: Valerie Garner, Kay Livingston (Raymond) and Jan Washington; five grandchildren; her first husband Thomas Nunn, and many...
Cristoforo Luigi Leone
Nov 30, 2018
Greenfield - Cristoforo Luigi Leone, 33, passed away on November 30, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
David J. Devine
Nov 27, 2018
East Longmeadow – David J. Devine, 46, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Springfield on June 19, 1972, beloved son of Lawrence and Joan (Tyburski) Devine of East Longmeadow. He was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School and attended STCC. In addition to...
Christopher J. Lawton
Nov 23, 2018
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Christopher J. Lawton passed away November 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 8, 1971 to Theresa (Pigeon) and the late Edward J. Lawton. Christopher will be remembered as the best dressed guy around, “Mr. GQ” who loved clothes, watches, and socializing. Besides his mother, Christopher is survived by a brother, Edward J....
Barbara Dickinson
Nov 23, 2018
Barbara (Guertin) Dickinson, 72, passed away on November 23, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Willie B. Walter, Jr.
Nov 21, 2018
Springfield – Willie B. Walter, Jr., 69, passed away at home on November 21, 2018. He was born in Maxeys, Georgia on September 19, 1949, a son of the late Willie B. Walter, Sr. and Mary Jean (Mitchell) Walter. He operated his own painting business for many years in the Springfield area and loved to work on his truck. He...
Janice R. Wilson
Nov 21, 2018
Springfield – Janice R. Wilson, 86, died on November 21, 2018. Please gather on December 7, 2018 at 10AM at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA for a procession to Oak Grove Cemetery. www.nefcc.net
Paul E. Mueller
Nov 19, 2018
Springfield - Paul E. Mueller, 88, died on Monday, November 19, 2018 at home with his family around him. Paul was born February 14, 1930 in Hawthorne, New Jersey to the late Paul M. Mueller and Frieda S. (Ostler) Mueller. Paul proudly served in the Korean War and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He was an automobile mechanic...
Juan Santiago Reyes
Nov 19, 2018
Springfield – Juan Santiago Reyes, 100 years old, husband of the late Angelina (Sanchez) Santiago-Sanchez, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 19, 2018. He was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico on January 11, 1918, a son of the late Adolfo Santiago and Maria Magdalena Reyes. He is survived by three sons, Benjamin Santiago (Ana Arce), Ambrosio Santiago (Brunilda) both...
Peter S. Leone
Nov 18, 2018
Agawam – Peter Salvatore Leone, of Agawam passed away on November 18, 2018. Born in Springfield on February 22, 1946, to the late Peter A. and Cecile (Choiniere) Leone, he was raised in Springfield and a graduate of the High School of Commerce and American International College. Previously employed as an insurance claims adjuster, Peter was an avid golfer and...
Andres Santiago
Nov 18, 2018
Springfield – Andres Santiago, 65, beloved husband of Jesusa Martinez Santiago, passed away on November 18, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. A forty-eight year Springfield resident, he was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico on February 26, 1953, the son of the late Juan Santiago-Reyes, who passed away on November 19, 2018 and the late Angelina (Sanchez) Santiago. He is...
Edna A. Mcdowell
Nov 16, 2018
Brooklyn - Edna A. McDowell, 85, passed away in Springfield, MA on November 16, 2018. Services will be held in Brooklyn, New York. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the local arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Mary F. Patterson
Nov 15, 2018
Springfield – Mary F. (Cheeks) Patterson, 77, beloved wife of Alexander J. Patterson, passed away on November 15, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina on November 21, 1940, a daughter of the late Longo and Ruth (Byrd) Cheeks and was a fifty-year Springfield resident. She was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and...
Robert L. Lafreniere
Nov 4, 2018
Gilbertville - Robert L. Lafreniere, 68, passed away on November 4, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Xzavier E. Lopez
Nov 2, 2018
Chicopee - Xzavier E. Lopez, 22, passed away on November 2, 2018. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Geoffrey L. Macdonald
Oct 23, 2018
Holyoke – Geoffrey L. MacDonald, 70, passed away on October 23, 2018, after a very brief and very brave battle with brain cancer. Born in Boston, Geoff grew up in Holyoke and graduated Holyoke High School in 1965. As the state diving champion he helped lead the HHS swim team to the state title his senior year. Having lived, worked,...
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