Gabrielle J. Hochrein
Apr 9, 2025
Gabrielle “Gabby” J. (Bobala) Hochrein, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Gabrielle was born on September 8, 1971, in Holyoke, MA, a daughter of Max T. Jr. and Sharon E. (Robinson) Bobala, she was raised and educated in Chicopee. A lifelong resident of Chicopee, she was a former manager of Kappy’s Liquors in Chicopee. Gabrielle was a...
Philip C. Reuter
Apr 5, 2025
Springfield – Philip Charles Reuter, 78, passed away at home on Saturday April 5, 2025. Phil was born in Springfield, MA on May 21, 1946, attended Cathedral High School, and was a lifelong resident of Springfield. Phil served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy and was employed as a Construction Batcher throughout his career, most recently with Construction Service...
Phyllis L. Shea
Apr 2, 2025
Granby, MA – Phyllis L. (Charest) Shea, 96, passed away peacefully on her birthday, April 2, 2025 at Chicopee Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born April 2, 1929, to William and Hortense (Cemnah) Charest. Phyllis worked as a home health aide for many years, and prior to that worked at the Springdale photo mount and in the tobacco barns....
Barbara Edna Galindo
Apr 1, 2025
Barbara Edna (Lauffenburger) Galindo, 88, longtime Chicopee resident and beloved wife of Alphonzo Galindo who predeceased her in 2006, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Holyoke Medical Center. Barbara was born on January 7, 1937, in Holyoke, MA, a daughter of Ernest and Edna (Marra) Lauffenburger. She was raised and educated in Huntington and was a graduate of...
Robert Wade Shaw
Mar 30, 2025
Robert Wade Shaw, 93, beloved husband of 68 years, of Marjorie A. (Sims) Shaw, who predeceased him on June 22, 2023, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with his loving family at his side. Robert was born on August 28, 1931, in Springfield, MA, he was raised and educated in Springfield and...
Paul F. Giroux
Mar 10, 2025
Paul F. Giroux, 68, beloved husband of 25 years of Susanne Beaupre-Giroux, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Holyoke Medical Center. Paul was born on February 16, 1957, in Springfield, MA, son of Phillip and Bertha (Aveyard) Giroux, he was raised and educated in Springfield and was a graduate of the High School of Commerce and later...
Dariusz Piotr Mikrut
Feb 26, 2025
Dariusz Piotr Mikrut passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Holyoke Medical Center in Holyoke at the age of 60. Dariusz was born on August 12, 1964, in Rzeszow, Poland, a son of Roman Slota and Anna Mikrut. He was raised and educated in Poland and served in the Polish Army, before immigrating to the United States in...
Claire Owsiak
Feb 23, 2025
It is with heavy hearts, we share that Claire (St. Jean) Owsiak, 97, of Chicopee, MA, passed away peacefully at East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation facility on February 23, 2025. Born on October 31, 1927, Claire grew up in Chicopee, MA. As the youngest of three daughters, born to Oscar and Adeline (Sansouci) St. Jean. She was predeceased by...
Helen A. Wooley
Feb 19, 2025
Chicopee- Helen Arlene (Dyer) Wooley, 75, passed away at Mercy Hospital on February 19, 2025. Born in Tuscola, IL on November 30, 1949, Arlene was the daughter of the late Delbert and Mildred (Davis) Dyer, and was raised in Arthur, IL. In 1985, she and her husband, Allen V. Wooley, moved from Illinois to Feeding Hills and have resided in...
Kevin L. Cadieux
Feb 16, 2025
Kevin Lester Cadieux, beloved husband of 53 years to Deborah Ann (Glasson) Cadieux, passed away on Sunday February 16, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield at the age of 74. Kevin was born on March 15, 1950, in Holyoke, son of Lester E. and Margaret (Mueller) Cadieux, he was raised and educated in Holyoke and was a graduate of...
Judith "Judie" M. Reuter
Feb 14, 2025
Springfield – Judith M. “Judie” (Lundstrom) Reuter, 78, passed away peacefully on Friday February 14, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Judie was born in Worcester, MA on December 28, 1946, a daughter of Olive (Quarn) Lundstrom and was a 1964 graduate of Commerce High School in Worcester. After graduating, Judie attended the Salters Secretarial School and went on to...
Annette T. Masaitis
Feb 4, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our loving mother, memere, aunt, and friend, Annette Theresa (Levreault) Masaitis, 90, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at Portland Care and Rehabilitation in Portland, CT. A life-long resident of both Chicopee and Holyoke, she was born in Chicopee on February 8, 1934, to Hector and Lillian (Farley) Levreault and...
Cynthia "Cindy" Rose Binnall
Feb 4, 2025
Cynthia “Cindy” Rose Binnall, longtime Chicopee resident and educator passed away on Tuesday, February 4, at Holyoke Medical Center at the age of sixty-seven. Cindy was born on April 15, 1957, in Gardner, MA, a daughter of Raymond and Muriel (Finch) Binnall. She was raised and educated in Chicopee and was a graduate of Chicopee High School and later received...
Amalia Lopez
Jan 29, 2025
Springfield, MA – Amalia Lopez, 89, of Springfield, MA passed away Wednesday January 29, 2025, at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, MA. She was born May 7, 1935, in Ponce, Puerto Rico to Faustino Vega and Dolores Caraballo. Amalia was employed for many years as a Hotel Housekeeper, a job in which she took great pride. She enjoyed playing bingo,...
Joan Lois Croteau
Jan 26, 2025
South Hadley – Joan Lois (Labrie) Croteau, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 26, 2025 at Holyoke Medical Center. Joan was born on August 20, 1946 in Holyoke, a daughter of Leo and Helen (Shea) Labrie. She was a 1964 graduate of Holyoke Catholic High School and was employed as an administrative assistant for 32 years with Daniel O’Connell...
Robert Joseph Champagne
Jan 24, 2025
Robert Joseph Champagne, born in Holyoke, MA, on April 17, 1958, son of Leo and Vivian (DeLude) Champagne and a longtime resident of Chicopee, MA, passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2025. Robert’s greatest pride and joys in life were his wife, Karen, and their two daughters, Dana and Carly, whom he loved with all his heart and would do...
Christopher Edward Frey
Jan 23, 2025
Christopher Edward Frey, lifelong resident of Chicopee, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Chicopee, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the age of 61. Chris was born on February 10, 1963, in Framingham, MA, son of Ward J. and Jeannette M. (LaFlamme) Cray, he was raised and educated in Chicopee and was a graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School....
Roland Guay
Jan 11, 2025
Roland Guay, 105, passed away January 11, 2025 in California. His burial was private in St. Rose de Lima Cemetery in the Aldenville section of Chicopee.
Thomas "Tomkat" C. Kotfila
Jan 1, 2025
Thomas “TomKat” Charles Kotfila, 87, longtime resident of Chicopee and beloved husband for 62 years, to Rose (Mozgala) Kotfila, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the comfort of his own home in Chicopee with his loving family at his side. Thomas was born on September 19, 1937, in Holyoke, MA, a son of Charles T. and Margaret...
