Francis Ignatius Szlachetka
Apr 7, 2023
Francis Ignatius Szlachetka, 90, of Colchester, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. He was born March 1, 1933 to Margaret (Czerwonka) and Ignatius Szlachetka in Holyoke, MA. He will be profoundly missed by his wife, Eva; daughters, Margery and Mary Ellen; brother, Carl; sisters, Barbara and Katherine, sons-in-law, Stephen and Kevin, and grandchildren, Alexandra, Gwenyth, David and Ethan as...
Lucille J. Paine
Mar 22, 2023
Chicopee – Lucille J. (LaPointe) Paine, 74, loving wife of Thomas Paine, who predeceased her March 22, 2018, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 22, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Holyoke, MA to Aime G. LaPointe and Rita (Sansoucy) Putman, she was raised and educated in Belchertown and received her Associates degree from Holyoke Community College....
Phyllis Ford
Mar 6, 2023
Chicopee – Phyllis Ford, 89, of Chicopee, passed away peacefully at home on Monday March 6, 2023. She was born on June 23, 1933 in Island Cove, Newfoundland to Thomas and Mary Smith. She met her husband, William R. Ford in Newfoundland while he was serving in the United States Air force. Together they shared 58 years of marriage before...
James R. Coleman
Mar 6, 2023
Westfield – James R. Coleman, 68, of Westfield, passed away March 6, 2023 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Pensacola, FL to John W. and Ingeborg (Rahn) Coleman and was a longtime area resident. James was the owner and operator of Coleman Appliance Service of Chicopee for many years. James was predeceased by his wife, Rosemary...
Romeo L. Hebert Jr.
Feb 5, 2023
Chicopee – Romeo (Pete) L. Hebert Jr., passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts to Romeo Sr. and Marie-Ange (Parent) Hebert, he was a graduate of Precious Blood High School. Pete continued his education at Westfield State University, obtaining his bachelor’s degree in French, followed by two years...
Frederick A. Stanek Jr.
Jan 29, 2023
Frederick A. “PA” Stanek, Jr. 84, lifelong resident of Chicopee and beloved husband of 39 years of Kathleen T. (Bohnak) Stanek, passed away on Sunday January 29, 2023, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Frederick was born and raised in Chicopee and was a graduate of Chicopee Vocational Trade School. He was born on April 24, 1938, son of Frederick...
Roland G. Barree
Jan 26, 2023
Roland Gerard Barree, beloved husband of Donna (Desrosiers) Barree, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Day Brook Village in Holyoke. Roland was born on May 23, 1956, in Holyoke, MA, the son of Joseph A. Barree and Irene B. (Coderre) Barree. He was raised and educated in Chicopee and was a graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School....
Keith Martin Funk
Jan 21, 2023
Keith M. Funk 1966 – 2023 Keith Martin Funk, 56, passed away Saturday January 21st, 2023, at Hartford Hospital after complications he sustained from a motorcycle accident that occurred in May of 2022. Born in Lowell, MA on June 29, 1966, to Patricia E. (Pete) Funk and the late Frank Funk, he was raised and educated in Chicopee and was...
Robert F. Everson Jr.
Jan 16, 2023
Chicopee – Robert “Robbie” Francis Everson, Jr., 32, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023. He was born in Springfield to Della-Marie (Newell) D’Antonio and Robert F. Everson, Sr., and was a 2008 graduate of Easthampton High School. Following high school, at the age of 18, Robert enlisted in the United States Army. In younger years, Robbie attended the Monster Truck...
Carl A. Siano
Jan 6, 2023
Carl “Carlo “Albert “Siano, 68, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Palmer on Friday January 6, 2023. Born in Springfield, MA, to Albert and Dorothy (Anair) Siano, he was a longtime resident of Chicopee and Palmer. Carl was a self-employed home remodeler at Donewell & Son Home Improvement and a former employee at the Palmer Town Hall. In his...
Helen G. Brown
Dec 23, 2022
Helen Grace Brown passed away on Friday December 23, 2022, surrounded by her loving daughters, at her daughter Irene’s home in Belchertown at the age of 84. She was born in Holyoke, MA on May 9, 1938, to Clarence and Irene (Malkowski) Babcock and was a graduate of Chicopee High School. Helen lived in the Chicopee area for many years,...
Gary L. Turcotte
Nov 30, 2022
Chicopee – Gary Lionel Turcotte, 62, of Chicopee, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday November 30, 2022, as a result of a victim from a motor vehicle accident in Chicopee. Born in Holyoke to Lionel D. and Mary J. (Furtek) Turcotte, Gary was a 1978 graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School and a lifelong area resident. Gary held various positions including...
Jimmy Dean
Nov 25, 2022
Feeding Hills – Jimmy Dean, 69, of Feeding Hills, passed away peacefully at home on Friday November 25, 2022, with his loving family at his side. Born in Springfield to Wallace R. and Edna M. (Cooper) Dean, he was a lifelong area resident. Jimmy was employed as a Truck Driver for many years, most recently for JB Hunt in Windsor...
Lauria A. Gouin
Nov 24, 2022
Chicopee - Lauria A. Gouin, 97, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday November 24, 2022. She leaves behind her eight loving children, several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. A graveside service was held privately for the immediate family.
Albert A. Leduc
Nov 20, 2022
On Sunday, November 20, 2022, Albert A. Leduc, of Chicopee and beloved husband of Vivian (Zabielski) Leduc, who predeceased him, passed away at Holyoke Medical Center at the age of seventy-nine. Albert was born on December 10, 1942, in Holyoke, MA, a son of Albert H. and Yvette (Dulong) Leduc. He was raised and educated in Holyoke and was a...
Alan James Corbiere
Oct 15, 2022
Alan James Corbiere, beloved husband of 46 years, of Sharon A. (Ford) Corbiere, and resident of Chicopee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 15, 2022, with his family at his side at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was seventy-seven years old. Alan was born on July 31, 1945, in Greenfield, MA, son of Raymond J. and Shirley M. (Suhl)...
Sione L. Kaafi
Oct 8, 2022
On Saturday, October 8, 2022, Sione L. Kaafi, beloved husband of Akosita (Vivili) Kaafi, loving father and grandfather, passed away unexpectedly in Teaneck, NJ at the age of sixty-nine. Sione was born on February 23, 1953, in Tefisi, Vava’u, Tonga, a son of Penisimani and Susana (Tangulu) Kaafi. He was raised and educated in Tonga until the age of fourteen,...
Annette C. Tardiff
Sep 26, 2022
Ludlow – Annette Constance (Couture) Tardiff, 79, passed away peacefully on Monday September 26, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Holyoke, MA to Roland G. and Lucienne A. (Auger) Couture, she was a lifelong area resident. Annette was a graduate of Chicopee High School and member of the Life Point Church in Chicopee. She worked in shipping...
Jacques J. Senecal
Sep 11, 2022
Jacques Joseph Senecal, 47-year resident of Chicopee and beloved husband, of 59 years of Ann L. (Beauchemin) Senecal, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield at the age of 77. Jacques was born on November 5, 1944, in Quebec City, Canada, a son of Roger E. and Rita E. (Grenon) Senecal. At the...
Robert J. Connell Sr.
Aug 31, 2022
Robert Joseph Connell, Sr., beloved husband of 49 years of Mary E. (White) Connell, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at home at the age of seventy. Robert was born on March 24, 1952, in Springfield, MA, a son of James Maurice and Ruth Ganley Connell. He was raised and educated in Springfield, MA and graduated from a Springfield...
