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Daniel R. Hawkins

Daniel R. Hawkins

Oct 7, 2016

BELCHERTOWN - Daniel Robert Hawkins, 54, of 25 Rural Road, died on October 7, 2016 at Wingate of South Hadley Nursing Home after a brief Illness. He was born on May 8, 1962, in Washington, DC., to Sonya & Bobby G. Hawkins and had lived in Belchertown since 1970. Daniel was a Jack of all trades and had worked as...

Hipolita Santiago

Hipolita Santiago

Oct 4, 2016

WEST SPRINGFIELD - Hipolita “Polly” Santiago, 69, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was welcomed home to Heaven on October 4, 2016. A native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Polly came to the mainland United States in 1957 where she first lived in Dover, New Jersey and then settled in Jersey City, New Jersey until her relocation to Massachusetts in 2003. Although she...

Blanche Cichaski

Blanche Cichaski

Oct 2, 2016

Amherst - Blanche Chicaski passed away on November 7, 2016. Arrangements entrusted to New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. www.nefcc.net

Richard W. Garde

Richard W. Garde

Oct 1, 2016

SPRINGFIELD - Richard W. Garde passed away on November 1, 2016.New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 28 Mill Street, Springfield, MA is assisting with the arrangements. visit www.nefcc.net

Mildred Pitchon

Mildred Pitchon

Sep 25, 2016

EAST WINDSOR, NJ - Mildred Pitchon, 87, passed away on September 25, 2016 in Holyoke, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

William L. Gove

William L. Gove

Sep 25, 2016

ENFIELD, CT - William L. Gove, 60, CT passed away on September 25, 2016. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.nefcc.net

Richard J. Monterosso

Richard J. Monterosso

Sep 17, 2016

Richard J. Monterosso, 64, passed away at home on September 17, 2016. He was born in Pittsfield on January 26, 1952, to Benjamin and Eleanor (Reed) Monterosso. He is survived by his mother Eleanor Squires, daughter, Sandra Provenzano (John) of Pittsfield, and his sister, Linda Maloy (William) of Westborough, MA grandchildren, Shelsey and Jaime Provenzano. He was predeceased by his...

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Sep 17, 2016

Ramon “Magoo” Lopez, 75, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center.He was born in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico on February 28, 1941, the son of the late Pablo Lopez and Rosa Flores Davila.Ramon, a musician all his life, played the cuatro, and was into physical fitness and loved the Red Sox and fishing.He is survived by...

Alfredo Gonzalez

Alfredo Gonzalez

Sep 16, 2016

Alfredo Gonzalez Sr., 85, passed away on Friday, September 16, 1916 at Baystate Medical Center. He was a forty year Springfield area resident, currently of Wilbraham. He was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico on January 21, 1931, one of eleven children of the late Hipolito Gonzalez and Flora (Torres) Torres. Alfredo was self-employed as a carpenter who always did jobs...

Ivette Hernandez

Ivette Hernandez

Sep 16, 2016

Ivette Hernandez passed away on September 16, 2016. Visitation to honor her life will be at New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA. on September 27, 2016 from 11 -12 noon. We invite you to send a message of condolence to the Hernandez family at www.nefcc.net

Julie G. Mazo

Julie G. Mazo

Sep 15, 2016

Florence - Julie Mazo passed away on September 15, 2016 at the age of 83, after several months of declining health. Julie was the beloved mother of Alisa Posesorski and her late husband Mel, and the late Jonathan Bekoff and his partner Rose Sinclair. She was the sister of Robert Mazo, and predeceased by her parents Nathan and Rose Mazo....

Gisela M. Richter

Gisela M. Richter

Sep 12, 2016

Gisela M. Richter, 77, passed away on September 12, 2016. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Gloria M. Ruiz

Gloria M. Ruiz

Sep 6, 2016

SPRINGFIELD - Gloria M. Ruiz, 83, passed away on September 6, 2016 at Palmer Health Care Center in Palmer, MA. Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA.New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. visit www.nefcc.net

Dzung T. Bui

Dzung T. Bui

Sep 4, 2016

SPRINGFIELD - Dzung T. Bui, 80, passed away on September 4, 2016.Interment was held in Oak Grove Cemetery on September 16, 2016.New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net

Linda J. Garlick

Linda J. Garlick

Sep 4, 2016

EAST LONGMEADOW - Linda J. Garlick, 61, a lifelong East Longmeadow resident, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield, MA on August 16, 1955, a daughter of the late Adolpho and Barbara (Hiller) Tesini. She was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School and was self employed as a housekeeper. She...

Thomas A. Welch, Sr.

Thomas A. Welch, Sr.

Aug 31, 2016

Thomas A. Welch, Sr. D.C. passed away on August 31, 2016. He was born in Neptune, NJ on January 15, 1945, a son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Murphy) Welch. He was a graduate of Manasquan High School and continued his education graduating from Monmouth University and Boston University, where he received BA and MA degrees in psychology, graduating...

Barry L. Leone

Barry L. Leone

Aug 30, 2016

GILBERTVILLE - Barry L. Leone, 52, passed away on August 30, 2016 in Northampton, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA 01108 has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net .

Cosette L. Lindley

Cosette L. Lindley

Aug 28, 2016

Longmeadow - Cosette Louise (Cook) Lindley of Longmeadow passed away August 28, 2016 at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lindley, son James Lindley Jr and two brothers, John Cook and Gerard Cook. Cosette is survived by her sister/best friend Alice Marquis, daughter Louise DiStefano and her husband Timothy and her beloved grandchildren,...

Elaine R. Johns

Elaine R. Johns

Aug 23, 2016

Springfield -Elaine Rizzo Johns, 74, passed away August 23, 2016 in East Longmeadow, MA after a long struggle with COPD. She was the daughter of Catherine and Salvatore Rizzo of Wallingford, CT. She attended Holy Trinity School, graduated from Lyman Hall HS in 1959 and from St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Yonkers, NY. She worked all her life...

John V. Cassamasse

John V. Cassamasse

Aug 21, 2016

SPRINGFIELD-John V. Cassamasse, 60, died on August 21, 2016. He was born in Springfield, MA on November 19, 1955 to Angelo and Eleanor (Keane) Cassamasse. John was predeceased by his wife, Christine (Shearer) Cassamasse, who passed away June 18, 2011. At Longmeadow High School, John excelled at football and made All Western Mass in 1973-1974. He owned a trucking company...

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