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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
June Bealand
Aug 21, 2016
HAMPDEN - June Bealand, 76, passed away on August 21, 2016 at Wingate at Hampden. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.nefcc.net
David J. Lafrance
Aug 20, 2016
EAST LONGMEADOW - David J. LaFrance, 81, passed away on August 20, 2016 in East Longmeadow, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA 01108 has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www. nefcc.net
Karin L. Wilson
Aug 17, 2016
SPRINGFIELD – Karin L. Wilson, 51, passed away at home on August 17, 2016. Born on June 22, 1965 in Holyoke to the late Kenneth and Arline (Hoitt) Wilson, she had worked as a personal care aide. She leaves her husband Jeffrey Underwood of Springfield; son Leeandrew Wilson of Chicopee; daughters Nickita and DaLisa Wilson of Springfield; step-daughter Genesis Moskowitz...
Felix A. Straughn
Aug 16, 2016
SPRINGFIELD – Felix Athelston Straughn, 87, passed away at home on August 16, 2016 surrounded by his loving wife of 63 years and his family. Born on November 16, 1928 in Barbados, West Indies to the late Alfonzo Roberts and Maude Straughn, he was the owner of Staughn Construction Company. A past Grand Exalted Ruler of the IBPOEW, he was...
Margaret
Aug 5, 2016
LONGMEADOW – Margaret (Mercolino) Cicchetti passed away peacefully on August 5, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Margaret was 92 years old, the youngest of 9 daughters of Enrico and Maria Mercolino and was born in Springfield, MA. Her father, Enrico, owned Mercolino’s Bakery in Springfield’s South End, which is still family owned. Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Carmeno Cicchetti...
Johanna C. Harnish
Aug 2, 2016
WEST SPRINGFIELD - Johanna C. Harnish, 71, passed away on August 2, 2016. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visit www.nefcc.net We invite you to send a message of condolence to the Harnish family at www.nefcc.net
Scott Clifford Brown
Jul 30, 2016
AGAWAM - Scott Clifford Brown passed away peacefully at home on July 30, 2016, the morning after his 65th birthday. He lived for two and a half years with pancreatic cancer, which he bore with enormous strength and grace. A son of coastal Maine, Scott’s journey also brought him to Arizona, Western Massachusetts, Alaska, and Vermont. He graduated college with...
Bernard G. Brunelle
Jul 30, 2016
CHICOPEE – Bernard G. Brunelle, 71, passed away at home on July 30, 2016. Born on March 11, 1945, to the late Leon and Alice (Bernard) Brunelle, he was a lifelong Chicopee resident and the owner of Triple B Towing in Chicopee. He leaves his loving wife of 45 years Bonita Brunelle; daughter Brigitte Brunelle and her husband Thomas O’Connor...
Elizabeth Carras
Jul 28, 2016
AGAWAM – Elizabeth Carras (Vershon), longtime resident of Agawam, has passed away peacefully on July 28, 2016 at her home with the love of her life, husband George Vershon, Jr., at her side. She was the proud daughter of the late John and Angie (Demos) Carras also from Agawam. Beth was a graduate of Elms College and UMass Amherst. She...
