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Irene V. (Dobosz) Desrosiers

Irene V. (Dobosz) Desrosiers

Dec 27, 2020

Tribute Irene V. (Dobosz) Desrosiers Chicopee - Irene V. Desrosiers, 89, passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on December 27, 2020. She was a daughter of the late John and Katherine (Ribinski) Dobosz. Irene was educated in Chicopee schools and worked for several companies, including F.W. Sickles in Chicopee, and Sovereign Bank in Springfield for many years. She was...

Doris (Cote) Desrochers

Doris (Cote) Desrochers

Dec 26, 2020

Tribute Doris Lena (Cote) DesRochers, age 90, of the Aldenville section of Chicopee, accepted the Lord's invitation to join Him and her husband Conrad on December 26, 2020, passing at the Elaine Center in Hadley, after a short illness. Born in Willimansett on May 27,1930, the daughter of the late Norman A. and Irene F. (Salois-Coulter) Cote, she was educated...

Melanie Anas

Melanie Anas

Dec 15, 2020

Tribute Melanie Anas, 73, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 with her loving daughter, Jennifer, fulfilling all of her last wishes.  Melanie was born in Holyoke, MA on August 13, 1947 and was the daughter of Helen C. (Topor) and Frank J. Sawicki.  She was educated in Chicopee at St. Stanislaus School and graduated from...

Victor A Thomas

Victor A Thomas

Dec 10, 2020

Tribute Chicopee - Victor Andrew Thomas, 65, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was born on December 6, 1955 in Elkton, Kentucky, a son of the Late, Agnes (Brown) Thomas and William Thomas. Victor worked for over 47 years at Pratt and Whitney where he most recently was a  Leadman in the Parts Department. In his time at...

Barbara (Lawrence) Boucher

Barbara (Lawrence) Boucher

Nov 26, 2020

Tribute Barbara (Lawrence) Boucher, 76, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke, a daughter of the late Frederick and Margaret (Soucia) Lawrence. Barbara worked for many years at Chicopee Savings Bank. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Martin Boucher in March of 2019. She is survived by her daughter, April...

Ninnette (Huot) Blair

Ninnette (Huot) Blair

Nov 23, 2020

Tribute Chicopee - Ninnette (Huot) Blair, 55, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020. She was a daughter of the late Rita (LaBarge) Huot and had lived in both Springfield and Chicopee. Ninnette was a hairdresser for many years as well as doing Prison Ministry at the Hampden Country Corrections with her husband Louis. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts,...

Eddie Valentino

Eddie Valentino

Nov 18, 2020

Tribute Eddie Valentino was a father, a husband, a small business owner, and a community leader. He lit up every room he entered with his buoyant smile. Immensely photogenic, he was always ready to jump in front of the camera and capture moments with the people he loved. He loved working and lending a helping hand in the Springfield community....

Wayne Jamz Burelle

Wayne Jamz Burelle

Nov 8, 2020

Tribute Chicopee - Wayne James Burelle, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 8, 2020. He was a son of the late Arthur Alex Burelle and Geraldine (Carroll) Burelle. He served his country proudly and honorably in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S Saratoga. Wayne worked as a Mechanic for many years but most of all he enjoyed being a...

Craig J. Nevins

Craig J. Nevins

Oct 6, 2020

Tribute Craig J. Nevins, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. He was the son of the late Nina E. (Goldberg) Keyser and Henry Hesseman. Craig was a proud graduate of STCC in Springfield and MCLA in North Adams. He was a horticulturalist, volunteered for animal rescue for many years and enjoyed spending time with his family and...

Cassandra L Brouthers

Cassandra L Brouthers

Oct 2, 2020

Tribute Cassandra Brouthers, 22, passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 2, 2020. Cassie was born on February 15, 1998, a daughter of Alexandra M. Brouthers and Jacob J. Apraham. She grew up in Ware and lived in Pittsfield for the past several years. Cassie enjoyed family gatherings and spending time with her son.  She will be dearly missed by all...

Martha Plouffe

Martha Plouffe

Sep 24, 2020

Tribute Longmeadow – Martha Marguerite Plouffe, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday September 24, 2020 at the Jewish Nursing Home in Longmeadow. Born in Holyoke, MA on September 13, 1944 to the late Edmond T. Sr. and Marguerite V. (LaPorte) Plouffe, she was a longtime area resident. Martha was a graduate of Chicopee High School and was employed as a...

John Santoro

John Santoro

Sep 24, 2020

Tribute Chicopee- John 42, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020. John worked with programming alarm systems. He enjoyed fixing cars and his favorite times were fishing with his dad. John will be dearly missed by his parents, Craig and Sue Santoro; brother, Ricky Santoro; sister, Chrissy Correa; brother-in-law, Eric Correa; daughter, Cassandra Santoro; nephew, Joseph Correa and many more....

Gail S. (Maes) Ostrowski

Gail S. (Maes) Ostrowski

Sep 24, 2020

Tribute Gail S. Ostrowski Chicopee- Gail S. (Maes) Ostrowski, 75, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was born in Holyoke to the late August and Blanche (Nadeau) Maes. Gail was a lifelong Chicopee resident and worked for over 20 years in the Deli Dept. at Arnolds Meats. Gail enjoyed spending time...

Walter "Wally" Netopski

Walter "Wally" Netopski

Sep 23, 2020

Tribute Ludlow – Walter “Wally” Netopski, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday September 23, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Ludlow to the late Paul and Annamae (Lind) Netopski, he attended Ludlow Schools and was a lifelong area resident. Wally absolutely loved his job and was employed as Head Maintenance Tech for 20 years at Interstate Towing...

Constance A. (Piquette) Huggins

Constance A. (Piquette) Huggins

Sep 14, 2020

Tribute Chicopee – Constance Alice (Piquette) Huggins, 83, passed away peacefully, on Monday, September 14, 2020, at Holyoke Medical Center.  She was born in Holyoke, to Frederick and Rhea (Duval) Piquette of Willimansett, Chicopee.  She was a 1954 graduate of Chicopee High School.  A full time mom, raising six children for over 20 years, she was later employed in the...

Marcel A. "Chef" Godbout

Marcel A. "Chef" Godbout

Sep 3, 2020

Tribute Chicopee - Marcel “Chef” Godbout, 78, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. He was born and raised in Fall River, MA and attended Notre Dame High School, later graduating from Johnson and Wales in Providence, RI. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Airforce. Chef worked for many area restaurants including the former Yankee Pedlar in Holyoke,...

Ramon Padilla

Ramon Padilla

Sep 1, 2020

Tribute Springfield - Ramon Padilla, 76, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. He was born and raised in Maunabo, Puerto Rico. A son of the late Manuel and Perfecta (Garcia) Padilla. He later came to live in New York in pursuit of a better life and worked in the Sheet Metal manufacturing industry in New...

Jeffrey Michael Maurer

Jeffrey Michael Maurer

Aug 26, 2020

Tribute Chicopee – Jeffrey Michael Maurer, 49, of Chicopee, passed away Wednesday August 26, 2020. Born on September 1, 1970 to Debra (Hebert) Maurer and the late Charles R. Maurer, he was a longtime area resident. Jeff was a hard worker and held many positions over the years including  landscaping  and forklift operator. Besides his mother, Debra, he is survived...

Cecile Early

Cecile Early

Aug 24, 2020

Tribute Chicopee – Cecile S. (Pelletier) Early, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday August 24, 2020 at Willimansett Center West in Chicopee. Born in Canada to Alphee and Odelie (Lebel) Pelletier, she was a longtime Chicopee resident. Cecile was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Chicopee and was employed with Spaulding in Chicopee as an associate auditor...

Joseph R. Lemoine

Joseph R. Lemoine

Aug 22, 2020

Tribute Joseph R. Lemoine (a.k.a. Joe or Tony Volu), 83 years old, formerly of Chicopee, Massachusetts, a resident of San Diego, CA, peacefully passed away in his sleep on 8-22-2020 in California.  He was born in Chicopee to the late Theodore Lemoine (born in Rhode Island) and Marie Cecile Nadeau (born in Canada), he attended Cathedral High School and was...

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