Charles H. Bouley Iii
Sep 25, 2021
Charles H. Bouley III, 27, died Saturday September 25 th . He was born in Holyoke on December 2, 1993. He loved to work on cars, play the bass and acoustic guitar, the drums and sing harsh vocals. He also loved to fish. He leaves his parents Charles H. Bouley Jr. and Autumn (Lumbra) Bouley, his sister Cheyenne Bouley,...
Donna M. Bettro
Sep 16, 2021
Donna M. (Borowski) Bettro, 62, passed away on Thursday September 16 th at home after a long battle with COPD. We find comfort in knowing that she has reunited with her late Husband, Frederick J Bettro. Donna was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Edward L. Borowski Sr. and Therese (Brzoska) Borowski. Donna...
Lynn Ann Baker
Sep 10, 2021
SOUTH HADLEY - Lynn Ann Baker, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 10 th , 2021 at Holyoke Medical Center. Lynn was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Robert and Elaine (Farley) DellaTorre. Lynn grew up working around flowers in the family flower business at Westover Greenhouses and Springfield Florist Supply. She spent most of her professional...
Robert V. Dilisio
Sep 8, 2021
Robert V. DiLisio (Bob), a resident of South Hadley, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Mass General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 18, 1958, to the late Nicolas DiLisio and Marcella (Gosselin) DiLisio. He attended Chicopee High School and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury...
Robert P. Patenaude
Sep 6, 2021
Robert Paul Patenaude was reunited with his beloved Wife Terry in Heaven on September 6 th after a long battle with chronic illness. He was the beloved Dad of Cynthia Papineau and Christopher Patenaude. He also has a very close bond with Aaron Papineau whom he always called "Son". He was the eldest Brother to Mike and Ray. He...
Joyce Southwell
Aug 29, 2021
Joy Southwell, 83, an accomplished social worker and therapist, avid churchgoer and choir singer, lover of all plants and animals, died Sunday, August 29, 2021, after a brief decline. She was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, and lived for most of her life in Amherst. She relocated to Florida to be near her late son, Brian MacDonald, and granddaughter, Davika...
Jean H. O'Connor
Aug 26, 2021
Jean H. (Mortenson) O'Connor, 80, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2021, with her loving family by her side in her final days. In 1962, Jean married Charles O'Connor, her beloved husband of 58 years, who predeceased her on October 18, 2020. She leaves her three daughters, Karen O'Connor and James Ethier, Kristen and Greg Gake, and Kelly Brownlee...
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...
