Marion H. Roberts
Aug 22, 2021
Marion H. Roberts, 89, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday August 22 nd . Born in Great Barrington, MA to parents Robert and Sarah (Handler) Pease, she graduated from Hitchcock Free Academy in Brimfield, MA. She worked as a cook in area nursing homes and was a chef manager at Mt. Holyoke College for many...
Christopher J. Ratkiewicz
Aug 22, 2021
Christopher J. Ratkiewicz, 77, died Sunday August 22 nd at home. He was born in Holyoke and has lived in South Hadley for most of his life. He leaves his wife Judith (Bernardos) Ratkiewicz, his son Christopher Ratkiewicz and his wife Jennifer, brother Robert Ratkiewicz, sister Janice Faginski and two grandchildren Saffron and Carl Ratkiewicz, all of South Hadley....
Scott Savage-Rule
Aug 19, 2021
Scott Edward Savage-Rule 34 of Hadley, MA passed away at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in the early hours of August 19th 2021, due to complications from his long battle with alcohol addiction. Scott was born in early May, a time in New England when all of Mother Nature's creations start to thrive. The birds, bugs, flowers and all the magnificent...
Charles Beeler
Aug 15, 2021
Charles Beeler, 81, died Sunday August 15th at home. Charles was born in Holyoke and graduated from Chicopee High School in 1958. Charles had a passion for music and spent most of his life playing, and teaching. He earned his Master of Music Education Degree at Hart College of Music and worked as the Director of Music at Minnechaug...
Mary Jane Menard
Aug 7, 2021
Mary Jane (Blain) Menard passed away peacefully on August 7, 2021 at the age of 100 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. She was born at home in South Hadley, Ma to the late Adelard and Odile (Labonte) Blain. The eleventh of twelve children she was raised and educated in South Hadley schools. She met the love of her...
John F. Bombard Jr.
Jul 18, 2021
John Francis Bombard Jr., 79, was called home on Sunday July 18th 2021 while surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Springfield, MA he was the son of the late John Sr. and Ida (Stearns) Bombard. John graduated from Commerce High, excelled athletically and would go on to play semi pro football for the Springfield Acorns and...
Gary A. Urban
Jul 18, 2021
Gary A. Urban, 63, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born August 24, 1957 in Holyoke, MA to the late John J. and Elaine (Courchesne) Urban. Gary worked incredibly hard to ensure his family was always taken care of. His personality was larger than life and he was truly one-of-a-kind. He enjoyed...
Richard F. Fulton
Jul 17, 2021
Richard F. Fulton, 82, died Saturday July 17 th at home. He was born in Worcester, MA and has lived in South Hadley 51 years. Dick served three years in the Army, a proud veteran who served as a Paratrooper in the 82 nd Airborne Division. In 1952, Dick became an Eagle Scout at 13 years old, the youngest...
Stanley I. Parkinson
Jul 15, 2021
Stanley Irwin Parkinson, age 73, passed away surrounded by his wife and family on Thursday July 15, 2021. Born on June 1, 1948 to the late Raymond and Merle Parkinson. Stanley worked as a vehicle maintenance supervisor at Westover Air Force base. After his retirement he went to work part-time at Pufton Village working with a group of men...
Phillip R. Wells
Jul 9, 2021
Phillip R. Wells, 85, died Friday July 9th at home. Phillip graduated from UMASS Amherst in 1957 with a degree in Dairy Science. He went on to graduate from Penn State in 1959 and received his PhD from Rutgers in 1963. He and Adele raised their family in Bridgewater, NJ while working at CPC International/Best Foods as a Food...
Andrea M. Moriarty
Jul 9, 2021
Andrea was bright, colorful, and had a style all her own. She was genuine, vibrant, hilarious, assertive, honest, unique, theatrical, and an incredibly loyal and devoted friend. Andrea always added to every conversation and excelled at seeing the complexity of life. She was a free spirit who loved music, singing, dancing, and entertained everyone in her life. Andrea had...
Anne "Betty" Dout
Jun 30, 2021
Anne Elizabeth "Betty" nee Dimock Dout of Holyoke passed on June 30, 2021. Betty was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 18, 1924, to Alan and Ruth (nee Sanford) Dimock. On June 1, 1946, Betty married James P. "Jim" Dout at the Federated Church of Springfield. Betty was the consummate homemaker and caretaker. Her parents, her children, her grandchildren,...
Michael J. Wenninger
Jun 29, 2021
Michael J. Wenninger, a long-time resident of South Hadley, born May 3, 1951, passed away quietly on June 29, 2021. He joins his beloved fiancée, Jane Wolanin. He was born to the late Joseph and Constance (Marion) Wenninger and is survived by his loving sister, Diane, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Michael worked at US Tsubaki, retiring after...
Frank A. Hudgik
Jun 26, 2021
Frank A. Hudgik, 96, died Saturday June 26 th at home. He was born in Holyoke, son of the late Frank and Fay (Knowles) Hudgik. He was employed by Hano Business Forms for 44 years, serving as Direct Sales Manager for 25 years. He served two and a half years during WWII in the Pacific Theater of War, participating...
Robert Quesnel
Jun 20, 2021
Robert Quesnel, 67, passed away on Sunday at Holyoke Medical Center. Robert was born in S. Hadley, son of Marguerite (Samson) and the late Leonil Quesnel. He worked as an asbestos abatement laborer and enjoyed his time outdoors, hunting and fishing and his time Sunday afternoon with his close friends watching sporting events. He leaves behind his mother and...
Arthur Menard
Jun 7, 2021
Arthur Menard, 91, died Monday June 7, 2021 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 13, 1929 and grew up in South Hadley, MA. Arthur served in the Korean War. Following in his father's footsteps, Arthur went on to be a successful machinist, owning Colonial Diesel Components in Westfield for more than 20...
Norman A. Cournoyer
Jun 3, 2021
Norman Arthur Cournoyer, 79, a lifelong "Holyoker" passed away after a long illness at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Born on January 22, 1942. He was predeceased by his parents Arthur and Jeanette (Taupier) Cournoyer and his brother Laurence Cournoyer. For 41 years, Norman was an employee of Hamilton Standard/Sunstrand Space & Sea Division...
Tommy M. Herman
May 26, 2021
Tommy Michael Herman, 72, known to many friends as "Wooddog", passed away unexpectedly on May 26 th at home. He was born in York, PA, to the late Samuel and Virginia (Swinderman) Herman. Tommy enlisted in the US Airforce in 1968, serving out of Westover Airforce Base and was briefly stationed in Guam, before being honorably discharged in 1972....
June Forhan
May 13, 2021
June (L'Esperance) Forhan, 98, passed away peacefully on Thursday May 13, 2021. June was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Helen (Kane) L'Esperance, and the wife of the late Maurice (Za) Forhan. A long time resident of South Hadley, she is survived by her daughter, Eileen (Forhan) Keaffer of Rochester, MA, her son Jeffrey Forhan and his...
Steven E. Labonte
May 4, 2021
Steven Edward LaBonte, 55 years old, passed away at Brigham and Women's Hospital surrounded by his loving family on May 4th, 2021. Steven was born in Holyoke, MA on January 7th 1966. He graduated from Holyoke High School in 1984. Steven is predeceased by his mother Margaret and father Robert. He is survived by his brothers Norman, Bobby, and...
