William H. Fraker
Oct 31, 2011
William H. Fraker 1941 - 2011 SPRINGFIELD - William Holliday Fraker, 70, of 112 Welland Road, Indian Orchard, died Monday, Oct. 31, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield. He was the loving husband of Vera Magee Fraker, his dear companion of twenty-five years, whom he married in 1995. Born on May 23, 1941 in Peoria, Illinois, the son of...
Luis Castro-Colon
Oct 29, 2011
Springfield—Luis Castro-Colon, 85, died October 29, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center. Born on April 10, 1926 in Gurabo, Puerto Rico to Miguel Castro and Victoria Colon, he had been self-employed as a salesman for many years. He was a chaplain in Puerto Rico for more than 25 years and assisted the elderly at Ryder Hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Prior...
Stephen D. Mccollum
Oct 28, 2011
Holyoke—Stephen D. McCollum, 52, died October 28, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield, MA on October 10, 1959 to William and Genivive (Rinaldi) McCollum, he was a graduate of Springfield Trade High School Class of 1978 and enjoyed football, old cars, and watching old movies. He had been employed as a truck driver for Superior Rug. Predeceased by...
Arthur I. Jacobson
Oct 28, 2011
JACOBSON, Arthur West Springfield—Arthur Jacobson died on October 28, 2011. His is survived by his wife Esther, daughter Judy , his beloved grandsons Evan and Gabriel and his sisters Doris Rosenthal of Dedham, MA and Ruth Tiven of Orange, CT. He was the founder of Olympic Manufacturing , and, along with his wonderful partner Tom Daly, also founded Oasis Shower...
Lucille D. Gibbs
Oct 16, 2011
Springfield-Lucille M. (Deans) Gibbs died on October 16, 2011 at Heritage Hall West in Agawam, Mass. She was 85 years old. Born in Boston, Mass. on August 8, 1926, Lucille was the daughter of Elijah Deans and Thelma (Holton) Deans Campbell. She attended Boston public schools and graduated from Westfield State Teachers College in 1948. She was, at the time,...
Diane M. Johnson
Oct 12, 2011
AMHERST--Diane M. Johnson, 52, died on October 12, 2011 in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Born in Syracuse, NY on October 13, 1958 to Clarence and Alice (Savonik) Truhart, she was raised in the Leverett-Amherst, MA area. She leaves three daughters: Dawn, Tiffany and Amber and three grandchildren. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC has been entrusted with the...
Elmer E. Masters
Oct 11, 2011
West Springfield- Elmer Edward Masters, 94, of West Springfield passed away peacefully at home Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, 2011. Elmer was born Aug. 11, 1917 in Monkton, VT. to William and Lula Masters. He graduated High School and then enlisted in the Army. He then graduated college and married his late wife Catherine Masters on Oct. 28, 1938. With the...
Madeline E. Fernandes
Oct 10, 2011
LUDLOW-Madeline E. Fernandes, 75, died October 10, 2011. Born in Springfield, MA on April 11, 1936 to the late Ronald and Antonia Chouinard, she had worked as a seamstress in the Indian Orchard Mills for many years and enjoyed crocheting. Predeceased by her parents and husband, she leaves her son, Raymond Fernandes of Ludlow, MA, daughter, Theresa LaFountain and her...
Rupert G. Cohen
Oct 4, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Rupert G. Cohen, 78, passed away on October 4, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Jamaica on December 18, 1932 he had lived in the Springfield area since the early 1980’s coming from New York. Rupert had served as a police officer while living in Jamaica and later he worked as a nurse at White Plains Hospital, White Plains,...
Justin D. Garrafa
Oct 4, 2011
SPRINGFIELD- Justin D. Garrafa, 21, died tragically in Springfield, MA on October 4, 2011. Justin was born on January 8, 1990 in Springfield to David Garrafa and Jeannette Oyola. He attended Springfield schools and Longmeadow High School where he enjoyed his biggest passion, basketball, and was named MVP. Justin loved spending time with his family, music, cars and fashion. He...
William Fred Oakley Jr.
Oct 2, 2011
HADLEY - William Fred Oakley Jr., 86, a Hadley resident for 19 years, died peacefully at home Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, following a long illness. Fred was born Nov. 1, 1924, in Robertsonville (Martin County), N.C., to William Fred Oakley Sr. and Ernestine (Miller) Oakley. He grew up in Savannah, Ga., living for nine years at the Bethesda Home for...
Dorothy Ann Fletcher
Sep 29, 2011
WESTFIELD-Dorothy Ann Fletcher, 74, died September 29, 2011 in Westfield, MA. Born on May 20, 1937 in Taunton, MA she had worked for many years at ECI. Predeceased by her parents and brothers, she leaves a daughter, Tracy Collins and her husband, Timothy; sons: Bob Fletcher and Michael Fletcher and his wife, Kathleen; and four grandchildren: Timothy, Jr. and Tyler...
Jannie Maebell Grant
Sep 22, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Jannie Maebell Grant, 78, died September 22, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. Born in Garnett, SC on October 3, 1932 to Harry and Susie (Brantley) Bennett, she attended Beaufort College there and was a member of St. Mark AME Church in Garnett until moving to Springfield in 1982. Predeceased by her parents, husband, Rufus, and son, James,...
Lucien A. Paquette
Sep 18, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Lucien A. Paquette, 87, died September 18, 2011 at Baystate Medical Center. Born on November 18, 1923 in Barton, VT to the late Pheliza and Marie (Lauzon) Paquette, he had retired from Savage Arms. Lucien proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during WW II. Predeceased by his parents, he leaves his loving wife of 60 years, Carmen...
Willie B. Walter, Sr.
Sep 15, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Willie B. Walter, Sr., 83, died on September 15, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 27, 1928 in Maxey’s, GA to the late Plunk and Sally (Barrow) Robinson, he had worked for many years at Uniroyal Tire and Baystate Gas. Predeceased by his parents, wife, Mary (Mitchell) Walter, four brothers, three sons and two daughters,...
Tammy Lee Towle
Sep 8, 2011
Ware—Tammy L. Towle, 48, died on September 8, 2011 in Ware, MA. She leaves her father, Verne Towle and his wife, Patricia of Easthampton, her mother, Mary Lou (Huntoon) Towle of Springfield, her partner, Mary Whitmeyer of Ware and brothers and sisters. She enjoyed bowling and belonged to Weekenders 2 in Chicopee, Ware Womens Softball, fishing and was a big...
Thomas Owen Noel
Sep 7, 2011
LUDLOW—Thomas Owen Noel, 51, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in West Springfield, Ma. He was the husband of Rebecca (Ruby) Noel. He leaves his wife and his children: his son, Johnathon and daughter, Deanna Martin –Noel of West Springfield, MA; his brother: Owen Charles Noel II and his wife, Tina of Westfield, MA ; his sisters: Rebecca Noel of...
Walter Felix Zielinski
Sep 6, 2011
NEW YORK-Walter Felix Zielinski, 87, died September 6, 2011 in Westfield, MA. Born on January 5, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA to Stephen and Bertha (Bukowsky) Zielinski, he proudly served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. Walter had retired from the New York City Police Department serving as a police officer in the Brooklyn community for 20 years....
Mary A. Patullo
Aug 29, 2011
Mary A. Patullo 1924-2011 LUDLOW-Mary A. Patullo, 87, died August 29, 2011 in Chicopee. Born on August 21, 1924 in Dundee, Scotland to the late George and Mary Dolan, she retired from CPC Rexcel after 35 years of service. While there she became a lead floor girl in her department and then worked her way up to printing plate technician....
Allan J. Mclaurin
Aug 28, 2011
SPRINGFIELD-Allan Jonathan McLaurin, 63, died on August 28, 2011 at home. Born on February 29, 1948 in Holyoke, MA to the late Johnnie W. and Esther (Stewart) McLaurin, he was a lifelong area resident. Allan loved computers and science and had worked for many years at Travelers Insurance as a computer programmer. Predeceased by his parents, he leaves his sons:...
