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Thupten Khetsun

Thupten Khetsun

Aug 21, 2024

Thupten Khetsun, 83, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on August 21, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Joseph P. Myette

Joseph P. Myette

Aug 18, 2024

Southwick - Joseph P. Myette, 60, passed away on August 18, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Efrain "Ej" Cosme Jr.

Efrain "Ej" Cosme Jr.

Aug 11, 2024

Efrain "EJ" Cosme, Jr. passed away on August 11, 2024. The wake will be on Wednesday from 4-6PM at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. Inurnment will follow at a date to be announced. Please visit Efrain's memorial page at www.nefcc.net for expressions of sympathy.

Thomas P. O'Connor

Thomas P. O'Connor

Aug 11, 2024

Wilbraham - Thomas P. O'Connor died on August 11, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. Thomas was born on February 15,1945 and was a lifelong resident of Wilbraham, Massachusetts where he was a partner in the family business, O'Connors Goodyear Service Center on Boston Road in Wilbraham. After graduating from Cathedral High School in 1963 he served in the Army National...

Edison Colon

Edison Colon

Aug 9, 2024

Springfield - Edison Colon, 66, passed away on August 9, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Erica P. Williams

Erica P. Williams

Aug 5, 2024

Erica P. Williams, 37, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on August 5, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Diane J. Zagula

Diane J. Zagula

Jul 27, 2024

Chicopee - Diane J. (Merrow) Zagula, 79, passed away on July 27, 2024. She was born on May 28, 1945, in Massillon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ordille and Madalyn (Cottrell) Merrow. She was previously a counselor for various social services agencies and in her free time enjoyed photography, hiking, golf, Broadway shows and Moody Blues music. She is...

Carlos Juan Vega

Carlos Juan Vega

Jul 26, 2024

Carlos Juan Vega, 72, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on July 26, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

David W. Bohnak

David W. Bohnak

Jul 21, 2024

Westfield - David W. Bohnak, 57, passed away on July 21, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Paul B. D'Angelo

Paul B. D'Angelo

Jul 18, 2024

Feeding Hills - Paul Bennett D’Angelo, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2024 in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He was 78 years old. Paul was born in Springfield, MA on June 15, 1946 to Elizabeth (Bennett) and Frank D’Angelo. He spent his childhood in Longmeadow, MA and attended Longmeadow High School, where he played soccer, participated in...

Richard P. Diefenderfer

Richard P. Diefenderfer

Jul 18, 2024

Longmeadow - Richard P. Diefenderfer, 91, husband of the late Marilyn (Hitchcock) Diefenderfer, passed away on July 18, 2024, surrounded by his two remaining children, Glenn and Gail of Longmeadow MA. Richard was an amateur radio enthusiast from his early teens growing up in Bradford PA and moved to Agawam in 1958. He enjoyed gardening with his wife as well...

Edward Theodore Grimaldi

Edward Theodore Grimaldi

Jul 18, 2024

Edward Theodore Grimaldi, 70, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, passed away on July 18, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

William Toby Hyry

William Toby Hyry

Jul 16, 2024

Holyoke - William Toby Hyry, 85, passed away on July 16, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Kathleen M. Focosi

Kathleen M. Focosi

Jul 4, 2024

Kathleen “Kathy” Focosi, daughter of Katherine (Caroll) Pond and Everett Haskell Pond, peacefully entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 4th 2024 surrounded by her family after a long battle with lung disease. She grew up in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam and loved the town and the lifelong friends she made there. A true jack-of-all trades, Kathy’s career spanned...

Gary J. Vogel

Gary J. Vogel

Jun 30, 2024

Gary J Vogel, passed away peacefully at Bear Mountain Nursing Home on June 30, 2024. He was born in Westfield, MA on June 4, 1955. He is pre-deceased by his mother, Ruth (Carter) Vogel and his daughter Patricia Vogel. He is survived by four children: Michael Vogel, Gary Vogel Jr, Colleen Chapman and Antonio Vogel and his many grandchildren. He...

Jon H. Nordling

Jon H. Nordling

Jun 30, 2024

Holyoke - Jon H. Nordling, 69, passed away on June 30, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Juan Jusino Santana

Juan Jusino Santana

Jun 24, 2024

Springfield - Juan Jusino Santana, 70, beloved husband of Judith Santiago Santana, passed away on June 23, 2024. He was born in Anasco, Puerto Rico on May 7, 1954, a son of the late Juan Santana and Carmen Jusino Natal. He was a long-time member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 58 Wilkes Street in Springfield and retired as an...

Diane Lynn Davis

Diane Lynn Davis

Jun 22, 2024

Diane Lynn Davis, 75, of Amherst, Massachusetts, passed away on June 22, 2024. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Steven Allen Wright

Steven Allen Wright

Jun 13, 2024

Steven Wright, 61, of Springfield Massachusetts, passed away on June 13, 2024 at Trinity Health of New England Mercy Medical Center. Steven was a loving husband and doting father. He leaves behind his wife of 45 years, Lisa Wright, two daughters Amy Connor and Amanda Wright and brother Dennis Wright. Steven had a heart of gold and an unwavering work...

Charles E. Gore

Charles E. Gore

Jun 12, 2024

Charles E. Gore, 70, of Springfield, Massachusetts, passed away on June 12, 2024. Friends and family are invited to gather at 9:45AM at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA to process to the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery for burial with Military Honors at 11AM. Please visit Charles memorial page at www.nefcc.net for expressions of sympathy.

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