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Charlie Walter

Charlie Walter

May 17, 2017

Springfield - Charlie Walter, 82, passed away on May 17, 2017. He was a longtime Springfield resident and a painter by trade. Survivors include his children: Charlie, Larry, Darlene, Judy, Brenda and Christine Walter, brother James, sister Lucy Levalle and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be at 11am on June 2, 2017 with service at 12 noon at New...

Linda L. Colucci

Linda L. Colucci

May 16, 2017

Chicopee – Linda L. Colucci, 54, a lifelong resident of Chicopee, passed away at home on May 16, 2017. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. Born in Holyoke on June 16, 1962 to Shirley Landry and the late James Darsch, she was employed as a CNA for over 20 years. She leaves her daughter Jennifer Colucci...

Danilo A. Gordon

Danilo A. Gordon

May 15, 2017

Springfield – Danilo Antonio Gordon passed away on May 15, 2017.An orderly at health care agencies, he leaves his only son Jason Cato, grandson Carter Cato, siblings Emilio Gordon, Valerie Dunbar, and Demaris Gordon. Visitation will be on May 31, 2017 from 3-4 PM at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. Afterward a repast...

Roger W. Thivierge

Roger W. Thivierge

May 11, 2017

Roger Thivierge passed away Thursday May 11, 2017 surrounded by his loving and devoted wife of 43 years Antonette (Fiorentino) Thivierge. Predeceased relatives include his mother Grace Dowd, father Raymond Thivierge, brother James Thivierge and sister Carolann Courtney. He leaves behind his daughter Theresa Marie Thivierge of Homestead, Florida, sons Keith Thivierge of Springfield and Kenneth Thivierge of Holyoke and...

Clayton L. Philbrick

Clayton L. Philbrick

May 10, 2017

Springfield – Clayton L. Philbrick, 65, passed away May 10, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1951 in Springfield to the late Lawrence and Marguerite (Bernard) Philbrick.  Clayton was a longtime resident of Chicopee before moving to Springfield.  He worked for the City of Chicopee for over twenty-five years up until his retirement. Clayton leaves his...

Clayton L. Philbrick

Clayton L. Philbrick

May 10, 2017

CHICOPEE/SPRINGFIELD - Clayton L. Philbrick, 65, passed away May 10, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1951 in Springfield to the late Lawrence and Marguerite (Bernard) Philbrick. Clayton was a longtime resident of Chicopee before moving to Springfield. He worked for the City of Chicopee for over twenty-five years up until his retirement. Clayton leaves his...

Albert R. Richard, Sr.

Albert R. Richard, Sr.

May 8, 2017

Albert Robert Richard of East Longmeadow, MA died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center.He was a very young hearted, loving, handsome, 82-year-old man.He was born in North Adams, MA on June 18, 1934, to William and Doris (Felix) Richard, who he has reunited with in Heaven. He is now having a grand old...

Raymond G. Burroughs, Jr.

Raymond G. Burroughs, Jr.

May 6, 2017

East Longmeadow – Raymond G. Burroughs, Jr., 49, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on December 30, 1967, the son of Raymond G. Burroughs, Sr. and the late Ann (Learned) Burroughs. He attended local schools and was a building maintenance supervisor. Raymond was very family oriented and loved the...

Raymond A. Long

Raymond A. Long

May 6, 2017

South Hadley - Raymond A. Long, 68, a lifelong resident of South Hadley suddenly passed away on Saturday May 6th,2017. Born January 20th 1949 to Yvette (Raymond) and Francis Long, he is survived by his wife of 38 years Cynthia (Coushaine) Long, son John and his wife Stephanie of Astoria, NY, daughter Sharon of Beverly, MA, sister Frances Como and...

Valarie A. Miller

Valarie A. Miller

Apr 29, 2017

SPRINGFIELD - Valarie A. Miller passed away on April 29, 2017. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC , 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA  has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Roy B. Vickery

Roy B. Vickery

Apr 26, 2017

Holyoke - Roy Burton Vickery, 96, peacefully passed on Wednesday, April 26, at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, MA. Born December 28, 1920, in New Bedford, MA, he lived most of his childhood in Middleboro, MA where he was the son of the late Chester L and Rosalie (Pierce) Vickery of Middleboro, MA. He was predeceased by his siblings, Beatrice...

Shirley A. Ciampi

Shirley A. Ciampi

Apr 26, 2017

Springfield - Shirley was a wonderful, caring lady who had, in so many ways, a beautiful life. She was born in 1929 to Charles F. Shearer and Ellen Mary Flahive who lived in Easthampton. She attended local schools and graduated from Saint Michael’s High School. Shirley was a homemaker and worked side-by-side with her late husband, Francis. She did secretarial...

George L. Chester

George L. Chester

Apr 26, 2017

SPRINGFIELD - George L. Chester, 48, passed away on April 26, 2017 in Springfield, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Alfred W. Eipper

Alfred W. Eipper

Apr 17, 2017

Easthampton, MA - Alfred Eipper died peacefully at his home in the Lathrop Community, Easthampton, Massachusetts on April 17, 2017. Al was born on November 16, 1919 in Montague, Massachusetts. In 1929 the family moved to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, where Al's father Donald was offered a position with the International Paper Company.  Because educational opportunities were slim in northern New...

Mustafa I Adham, Md

Mustafa I Adham, Md

Apr 15, 2017

Deerfield Beach, FL - Mustafa I. Adham, 93, died April 15, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by loving family. Born in Baghdad, Iraq, he came to the US in the late 1940s to be a surgical resident at Mass General Hospital in Boston. He then later settled in West Springfield and was Chief of Surgery at then, Springfield Hospital,...

Robert E. Kaplan

Robert E. Kaplan

Apr 14, 2017

Springfield – Robert E. Kaplan, beloved husband, father and grandfather, 86, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in New London, CT on September 13, 1930, the son of the late Harry and Mary (Mallen) Kaplan. He was a 1948 graduate of Bulkeley High School and served in the U.S. Army from January...

Charles N. Harris

Charles N. Harris

Apr 11, 2017

Amherst, MA – Charles N. Harris, 59, formerly of Altantic City, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in New York, NY on May 13, 1957, a son of the late Boynton Harris, and Naomi (McCurdy) Harris of Surprise, AZ. He was previously employed in the gaming industry in Atlantic City....

Stanley J. Baj

Stanley J. Baj

Apr 8, 2017

West Springfield – Stanley J. Baj, 63, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Wingate of Wilbraham. He was born in Ludlow on November 23,1953, a son of the late Stanley and Harriet (Cargel) Baj. He is survived by his brother Paul A. Baj (Dorene) of Warren, three sisters; Gloria Minalga of FL, Ann McDonald of...

Corey K. Huard

Corey K. Huard

Mar 29, 2017

SPRINGFIELD – Corey K. Huard, 37, passed away on March 29, 2017 in Springfield. Born on January 2, 1980 to Henry Douglas and Jill (Huard) Douglas, he enjoyed fishing, animals and music and was a funny, easy-going man who loved life. He leaves his father Henry Douglas (Martha), mother Jill Douglas and her partner James Laster; his wife Natasha Huard;...

Lillyana Grace Kelly

Lillyana Grace Kelly

Mar 25, 2017

Springfield – Lillyana Grace Kelly earned her angel wings on March 25, 2017. She leaves her parents, Brandon and Jessica (Knowlton) Kelly and her brother Mason Samuel Kelly of Springfield, her maternal grandmother Lorraine Williams of Southwick, and paternal grandparents, Noel Kelly and Loren and Samuel Maylor of Springfield, MA. She will be welcomed home by her maternal grandfather Craig...

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