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Carl A. Siano

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Pauline Ann Sacco

Pauline Ann Sacco

Aug 29, 2022

Pauline Ann (Harkins) Sacco, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 29, at her home in Chicopee at the age of 62. Pauline was born on July 24, 1960, in New Britain, CT, daughter of Louis Sr. and Shirley (Farrell) Harkins. She was raised and educated in New Britain and was a graduate of St. Thomas...

Irene T. Borkosky

Irene T. Borkosky

Aug 28, 2022

Irene Theresa Borkosky, 94, of Chicopee, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 28, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Springfield to George and Beatrice (LeBreux) Duprat, she resided in West Springfield for many years and was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. Irene was a devoted homemaker, avid Red Sox fan and loved playing bingo....

Rene' G. Dion

Rene' G. Dion

Aug 20, 2022

Rene' G. Dion, 84, died on Saturday, Aug. 20th, at his home in Belchertown surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 1, 1938, in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, he moved to the U.S. at age 17, and lived most of his life in Chicopee. Rene' worked many of his first years here at Moore Drop Forging and later for 30+years...

Derrick Paul Savaria

Derrick Paul Savaria

Aug 13, 2022

Derrick Paul Savaria, 40, lifelong resident of East Longmeadow, and beloved husband, of nine years of Danielle N. (Borek) Savaria, who he married on August 10, 2013, passed away unexpectedly from complications of ALS on Saturday, August 13, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Derrick was born on February 9, 1982, in Holyoke, MA, son of Gary and Nancy (Smith)...

Sylvia M. Gilcris

Sylvia M. Gilcris

Aug 11, 2022

Sylvia Marie (Lynch) Gilcris, of Holyoke, and loving wife of Roger E. Gilcris for 43 years, who predeceased her in 2010, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Holyoke Medical Center, at the age of 74. Sylvia was born on September 4, 1947, in West Stewartstown, NH, to the late William “Pat” and Beatrice “Bea” (Fuller) Lynch. She was...

Lana A. Toczek

Lana A. Toczek

Aug 8, 2022

Lana A. Toczek, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 8, 2022, at her home in Chicopee at the age of 57. Lana was born on May 29, 1965, in Chicopee, MA daughter of Raymond and Katherine (Brennan) Duquette, she was a lifelong resident of Chicopee and a graduate of Chicopee High School. She was first employed as a certified hairdresser...

Laszlo Engel

Laszlo Engel

Aug 7, 2022

Laszlo Engel, loving husband of Linda M. (Curtis) Engel, who he married on September 18, 1965, passed away on Sunday, August 7, at Bear Mountain in West Springfield, at the age of 84. Laszlo was born in Budapest, Hungary on January 14, 1938, son of Laszlo and Maria (Huterer) Engel. Raised and educated in Budapest, he immigrated to the United...

Gregory A. Denette

Gregory A. Denette

Aug 5, 2022

On Friday, August 5, 2022, Gregory Albert Denette, 69, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully with his beloved wife, Barbara, of 35 years, at his side at Day Brook Village in Holyoke. Greg was born on May 28, 1953, in Holyoke, MA, a son of Theodore A. and Erline Ann (Pronovost) Denette. He was raised and educated in...

Eva Jean Livingston

Eva Jean Livingston

Aug 2, 2022

On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, Eva Jean (Strange) Livingston, beloved Wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Springfield with her loving daughter, Pamela at her side and with others who were in route to be at her side. She was eighty-six years of age. Eva was born on October 10, 1936,...

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