Obituaries

Jun 23, 2023

Laurette A. (Johnson) Sanford, 81, died Friday June 23rd at home. She was born in Beverly, MA, daughter of the late Arthur and Ida (D'Amour) Johnson. Laurette grew up in Beverly and attended St. Mary's High School and graduated from Salem State College with a bachelor's degree in Education.

Laurette was the first in her family to...

Jun 19, 2023

Ann M. Hilton, 67, passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on Monday, June 19, 2023. Ann was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Whit and Elizabeth (Foley) Hilton. She worked professionally as an H.R. Manager. Ann had an amazing zest for life. She loved adventures and traveling. She was a foster mom to many kittens and...

Jun 19, 2023

Paul T. Bernier, 75, passed away on Monday June 19th surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Holyoke, son of the late Marie (Lamirande) and Charles V. Bernier. He has been a resident of South Hadley since 1990 and worked as a maintenance mechanic for U.S. Tsubaki Automotive. Paul was a Vietnam war veteran where he served...

Jun 15, 2023

Elizabeth ("Betty") A. Ward, age 80, died on June 15th, 2023. Betty was born in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, on May 2nd, 1943, and lived there until moving to Western Massachusetts in 2016 to be nearer to her family. Prior to her retirement, Betty had for many years worked as a nurse and in administration at the Lahey Clinic in...

Jun 6, 2023

BELCHERTOWN – Jennifer Lynn (Hauschild) Englert, 52, passed away on June 6, 2023, at Baystate Medical Center. Jennifer was born in Holyoke on November 20, 1970, to Bryan and Barbara (Denis) Hauschild. Jennifer was a 1988 graduate of Granby Jr-Sr High School and went on to receive her Associate Degree at HCC and furthered her education at AIC where...

May 27, 2023

Lila H. Katz, 93, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on May 27, 2023. She was born September 27, 1929 in Bronx, New York to the late David and Sophie Satz. Lila lived all over the country before settling in Holyoke after marrying Edward (Penny) Katz.  Together they raised a loving family along with growing the...

May 21, 2023

Ann M. (Donahue) Chicoine, 65, died Sunday May 21st at home. She was born in Holyoke and was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Motroni) Donahue. She grew up in South Hadley and graduated from South Hadley High School. Ann worked as a waitress in her younger years and later worked at the Base Exchange at Westover....

May 16, 2023

David F. Sabourin, 70, died Tuesday May 16th at Holyoke Medical Center after a short illness. He was born in Ludlow, grew up in Longmeadow and graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1970 and the Radio Broadcasting school of Boston in 1971. David worked as an industrial carpenter and sang in the choirs at the former St. Ann's...

May 15, 2023

Margaret Rose Moynihan Ryan, age 85, passed away peacefully May 15, 2023 with her family by her side.  She was born and raised in Holyoke.  She graduated from Sacred Heart High School.  Margaret was employed with South Hadley Schools Cafeteria, Falls Nursing Home and Holyoke Geriatric Center.  She volunteered many hours at the South Hadley Council on Aging...

May 2, 2023

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Claire Mailhott, passed away at Baystate Medical Center after a short illness at the age of 96. Claire was the proud mother of 6 children and devoted wife to Leo P Mailhott who passed away in 2008.

She lived her whole life wanting nothing but a roof over...

May 1, 2023

Joshua R. Aldrich was born on June 11 th 1984 to Penelope S. Aldrich, and later raised by his grandparents Raymond & Mildred Aldrich Sr. of Granby, MA both now deceased. Josh was a passenger, and was involved in a severe auto accident one week before his 18 th birthday. He suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury,and was unable...

Apr 28, 2023

James F. McDonald, 85, died Friday April 28th in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke, son of the late James and Muriel McDonald and has lived all his life in Chicopee. He enlisted in the Marines at 17 years of age and served five years. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune and at the Marine Barracks in...

Apr 18, 2023

Born in Boston to Arnold and Dorothy Helm, they moved their trailer from Boston to Chicopee, where they resided for many years, until the home they were building at 111 Cold Hill, Granby, MA was complete. While attending South Hadley High School, she became the recipient of the national Betty Crocker Homemaker Award in her senior year. Shortly after...

Apr 15, 2023

Donald "Don" Adkins died peacefully at home on Saturday April 15, 2023 after a courageous battle with respiratory disease. He was 72 years old. He was born and raised in LaFollette, TN and relocated to Massachusetts at the age of 15. He was the son of the late Dolly Sellers, and Jonah Adkins. He was one of twelve children...

Apr 13, 2023

Michael A. Jette, beloved husband of Carol Ann (Lagasse) Jette, who predeceased him in 2019, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Chicopee on April 13, 2023, at the age of 63. Michael was born on November 24, 1959, in Holyoke, a son of Edward and Arline V. (Theriault) Jette, he was raised and educated in Chicopee and was...

Apr 7, 2023

Nancy C. Gauthier, 1940 - 2023

It is with sad hearts and warm memories that we announce the passing of an amazing woman. After a brief illness, Nancy Gauthier of Chicopee went to join her beloved husband Roger on Friday April 7th with her loving family by her side. Nancy was born in Holyoke, MA to the...

Mar 28, 2023

Christopher J. Devine, 43, died Tuesday March 28 th at home. He was born in Holyoke and has lived in South Hadley and Northampton. Chris was a people person who also loved music, walking and hanging out with family. He leaves his mother Jeanne (Brainard) Devine of South Hadley, his father Gerald Devine and step-mother Roz Devine of Agawam,...

Mar 21, 2023

Patrick J. O'Toole died peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, of cancer. He was 82.  Patrick was born and raised in Holyoke, the son of the late James J. O'Toole and Josephine (Popkiewicz) O'Toole. He graduated from Holyoke High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from American International College.  He was employed at American Optical...

Mar 17, 2023

Harry W. Nicodemus, 80, passed away at home on March 17, 2023 following a brief illness.  Born in Holyoke to the late Harry and Rita Nicodemus, he was a lifelong resident of Chicopee and South Hadley Falls.  He was a member of the class of 1960 at South Hadley High School, where he was a varsity athlete on the...

Mar 16, 2023

Ercil "Eric" E. Carner Jr. passed away Thursday March 16, 2023 in Baystate Hospital at the age of 75. Born to Margaret Fricke and Ercil E. Carner Sr. of Evansville, IN, Eric grew up in Holyoke, MA and lived shortly in Chicopee until he settled in South Hadley for the remainder of his life. He leaves behind his two...