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Barbara A Stepno
Jan 29, 2013
CHICOPEE- Barbara Ann (Wisniewski) Stepno, 68, passed away on Tuesday January 29, 2013 at Holyoke Medical Center. She has now joined her beloved husband Lester in eternal peace where they can once again watch over their family together. Born in Holyoke on July 23, 1944 to the late Stephen and Josephine (Baran) Wisniewski, she was raised in South Hadley and...
Susan Anne Courchesne
Jan 26, 2013
HOLYOKE- Susan Anne (Colucci) Courchesne, 64, of Chicopee passed away on Saturday January 26, 2013 at her home. She was born in Holyoke on February 11, 1948 a daughter of the late Dominic and Helen (Mszanski) Colucci and was a 1965 graduate of Chicopee Comp. Susan was predeceased by her husband, Fernando R. Courchesne in April of 2003. She worked...
Susan Anne Courchesne
Jan 26, 2013
HOLYOKE- Susan Anne (Colucci) Courchesne, 64, of Chicopee passed away on Saturday January 26, 2013 at her home. She was born in Holyoke on February 11, 1948 a daughter of the late Dominic and Helen (Mszanski) Colucci and was a 1965 graduate of Chicopee Comp. Susan was predeceased by her husband, Fernando R. Courchesne in April of 2003. She worked...
Blanche C. Cartier
Jan 20, 2013
BLANCHE C. CARTIER1918 - 2013CHICOPEE-Blanche Claire (Betournay) Cartier, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. Blanche was born in Chicopee on July 28, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph and Alma (Granger) Betournay and educated in Chicopee Schools. Primarily a homemaker, she worked for many years in millinery for...
Blanche C. Cartier
Jan 20, 2013
BLANCHE C. CARTIER 1918 - 2013 CHICOPEE-Blanche Claire (Betournay) Cartier, 94, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. Blanche was born in Chicopee on July 28, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph and Alma (Granger) Betournay and educated in Chicopee Schools. Primarily a homemaker, she worked for many years in...
Leona A. Provost
Jan 19, 2013
LEONA A. PROVOST1926 � 2013 CHICOPEE- Leona A. (Martin) Provost, 86, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke on September 26, 1926 a daughter of the late James and Mary (Doiron) Martin and educated in Holyoke Schools. Leona worked for many years at Renner Davis as a stationary bow maker and...
Leona A. Provost
Jan 19, 2013
LEONA A. PROVOST 1926 – 2013 CHICOPEE- Leona A. (Martin) Provost, 86, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke on September 26, 1926 a daughter of the late James and Mary (Doiron) Martin and educated in Holyoke Schools. Leona worked for many years at Renner Davis as a stationary bow maker...
Frank J. Roda Jr
Jan 15, 2013
FRANK J. RODA, JR. 1933 – 2013 HOLYOKE- Frank “Natale” Roda, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at the Holyoke Health Care Facility on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Frank was born in Holyoke on April 24, 1933 a son of the late Natale Frank Sr. and Corinne M. (Brisson) Roda and was a graduate of Holyoke High School. Frank worked for...
Frank J. Roda
Jan 15, 2013
FRANK J. RODA, JR.1933 � 2013HOLYOKE- Frank �Natale� Roda, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at the Holyoke Health Care Facility on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Frank was born in Holyoke on April 24, 1933 a son of the late Natale Frank Sr. and Corinne M. (Brisson) Roda and was a graduate of Holyoke High School. Frank worked for Williams Distributing...
Roland Lefebvre
Jan 14, 2013
ROLAND M. LEFEBVRE 1930 – 2013 CHICOPEE- Roland M. Lefebvre, 83, a longtime Chicopee resident passed away suddenly on Monday January 14, 2013 at his home. Roland was born on January 7, 1930 in St. Elie, Orford, PDQ, Canada, a son of the late Antonio and Cecile (Faucher) Lefebvre and educated in Canada. His family settled in Holyoke and Roland...
Roland Lefebvre
Jan 14, 2013
ROLAND M. LEFEBVRE1930 � 2013CHICOPEE- Roland M. Lefebvre, 83, a longtime Chicopee resident passed away suddenly on Monday January 14, 2013 at his home. Roland was born on January 7, 1930 in St. Elie, Orford, PDQ, Canada, a son of the late Antonio and Cecile (Faucher) Lefebvre and educated in Canada. His family settled in Holyoke and Roland worked in...
Shirley Twining
Jan 13, 2013
CHICOPEE- Shirley S. “Nana” Twining, 76, passed away on Sunday January 13, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. Shirley was primarily a homemaker and spent most of her time with her family and most recently with her grandchildren. She worked for several years at the Bellamy School as a noontime aide and prior to that at Permalin...
Shirley Twining
Jan 13, 2013
CHICOPEE- Shirley S. �Nana� Twining, 76, passed away on Sunday January 13, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. Shirley was primarily a homemaker and spent most of her time with her family and most recently with her grandchildren. She worked for several years at the Bellamy School as a noontime aide and prior to that at Permalin...
Mark R. Gendron
Jan 4, 2013
CHICOPEE- Mark Roland Gendron, 52, passed away on Friday January 4, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center. Mark was born in Holyoke on December 1, 1960 a son of the late Roland and Doris (Lemay) Gendron. He was a 1978 graduate of Chicopee Comp and worked as an accomplished HVAC installer and fabricator for over 20 years primarily at US Tsubaki...
Mark R. Gendron
Jan 4, 2013
CHICOPEE- Mark Roland Gendron, 52, passed away on Friday January 4, 2013 at Baystate Medical Center. Mark was born in Holyoke on December 1, 1960 a son of the late Roland and Doris (Lemay) Gendron. He was a 1978 graduate of Chicopee Comp and worked as an accomplished HVAC installer and fabricator for over 20 years primarily at US Tsubaki...
Marian Bombardier
Dec 27, 2012
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Frank Joseph Prajzner
Dec 22, 2012
CHICOPEE- Frank Joseph Prajzner, 91, died December 22, 2012 at Willimansett Center West. He was born in Chicopee on March 22, 1921 a son of the late Stanley and Mary (Wojnar) Prajzner. He grew up on a dairy farm in Southampton where he developed a love of fishing, hunting and gardening. There was no car he couldn�t fix and nothing...
Frank Joseph Prajzner
Dec 22, 2012
CHICOPEE- Frank Joseph Prajzner, 91, died December 22, 2012 at Willimansett Center West. He was born in Chicopee on March 22, 1921 a son of the late Stanley and Mary (Wojnar) Prajzner. He grew up on a dairy farm in Southampton where he developed a love of fishing, hunting and gardening. There was no car he couldn’t fix and nothing...
Naomi Ruffner
Dec 16, 2012
CHICOPEE- Naomi Marie (Brown) Ruffner, 82, passed away at Palmer Health Care Center on Sunday, December 16, 2012. She was born in Geneva, NY on April 11, 1930 a daughter of the late Stanley and Bessie Wiles Brown and educated in New York. She was a resident here for most of her married life and was an accomplished professional roller...
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