William Joseph Allard of Media PA, formerly of West Springfield MA, died on September 6th at the age of 85.  He was a graduate of Commerce High School in Springfield MA and a veteran of the United States Army.  William worked for decades at Adams and Ruxton Construction Company and was an active member of the AFL-CIO union for over fifty -five years.  In his retirement, he worked for the Town of West Springfield delivering meals for their meals on wheels program.

He was the son of the late William and Helen Allard of Springfield, MA.  His wife, Gail (Pariseau) Allard, of 42 years, passed away in October of 2020.  His sister Mary passed away in 1997.  He is survived by his daughter Kathryn McGrath of Springfield, PA, her husband Thomas and their children Monica, Noah, and Will.  He is also survived by his son David of New York City.

Funeral Services will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Springfield on Thursday September 14th at 11:00 am with a burial to follow with Military Honors at the Mass Veteran's Cemetery in Agawam, MA. The O'Brien Family Funeral Home in South Hadley has been entrusted with the arrangements. For more information or to make online condolences please go to obrienfamilyfh.com.