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Alicia M. Pope

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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