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...
Annette M. Geoffrion
May 2, 2021
Annette M. (Cyr) Geoffrion, 87, of Granby, passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2021, after spending a beautiful weekend playing numerous games of Scrabble and Contract Rummy with her family. Annette was born on July 20,1933, to Leo H. Cyr and Julienne (Giroux) Cyr in Chicopee. As the sixth of nine children, she quickly developed into a fierce, independent...
Robert P. Crochetiere Sr.
Apr 30, 2021
Robert P. Crochetiere Sr., 70, died early Friday morning in his home. He was born in Holyoke to Alden and Marilyn Crochetiere, and lived in South Hadley most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church who possessed a great sense of humor, as well as a love for movies and a good meal. Â He leaves...
Richard Friedrich
Apr 22, 2021
Charles Richard Friedrich of South Hadley died on April 22, 2021. He was the husband of the late Ellen Bindon Friedrich. They were married for 67 years. Richard was born in Holyoke on May 19, 1924 to the late Edmund Hugo and Katharine Rhodes (Hunt) Friedrich of Holyoke. Richard was a graduate of the Loomis School (now Loomis-Chaffee) in...
Ruby Keller
Apr 18, 2021
Ruby Keller, 87 passed away on April 18, 2021 in Holyoke. Ruby was born in Smithville, Tennessee on January 7, 1934. She is survived by her brothers Gary and Larry Pedigo, her sister Teresa, Son Douglas M. Keller, grandchildren Felicia Hubacz, Erick Keller, and Daniel Keller, great grandchildren Cody Keller, Ava Laine Keller, Brouche and Laydien Domingez, and was...
