Obituaries

Dec 12, 2020

Lillian S. Welch

1924 – 2020

Chicopee – Lillian S. (Beaudry) Welch, 96, died peacefully Saturday Dec. 12, 2020 in a local nursing home.  Lillian was born and raised in Holyoke and had lived in Chicopee for 40 years.  She was a retired assembler for Acme Chain Company.  Her husband William Welch died in 1987. ...

Dec 11, 2020

William P. Sears passed away at home December 11, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. A loving father and grandfather, William was born on March 18, 1927 in Chicopee, MA to Robert and Mary Sears. He was a graduate of Cathedral High School and in his youth, he was a semi-pro quarterback for the Chicopee Falls Braves. He was...

Dec 4, 2020

Irene "Ollie" J. (St. John) Kelly, 90, died peacefully Friday, December 4.  Irene was born in Holyoke the daughter of Mary and Rene St. John. She and her husband Edward B. Kelly Jr. owned Kelly the Florist for many years.  Edward passed away in 1995. Ollie loved to cook and bake for her family and neighbors.  Reading with her...

Nov 29, 2020

Sandra A. Fernandes, 69, died Sunday at home. She was born in Holyoke May 25, 1951. Sandra enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandson. She was predeceased by her father Antonio Fernandes and her son Brian Bernier. She leaves her son Jeffrey Bernier of Springfield, her mother Florence Fernandes, her brothers Anthony and Frank Fernandes, her grandchildren...

Nov 18, 2020

Curt John Downs of South Hadley passed away Wednesday, November 18 at his home. He was 60 years old. He was born in Bartlesville, OK on July 26, 1960 to Gaynell Downs and the late Charles Downs. Curt spent most of his life in South Hadley and graduated from South Hadley High School, where he played football, hockey and...

Nov 13, 2020

Gloria T. (Bernier) Dupont, 94, peacefully passed away at her home on November 13, 2020.  She was born January 19, 1926 in Easthampton, MA, the daughter of the late Lucien and Rosalinda (Drouin) Bernier.  Gloria grew up in Canada and married Leo Dupont in 1945. They were wed for 69 years.  She worked as a weaver and loom fixer. ...

Nov 13, 2020

Joel Francis Sevarino passed away on November 13, 2020. He leaves behind his mother Donna Sevarino of South Hadley, his brother Daniel Sevarino of South Hadley, his sister-in-law Anna Jenny Sevarino of South Hadley and his three sons Joseph Sevarino of Granby, Bryson Rees of Indian Orchard and Jackson Dubin of Belchertown. He was a machine operator at Tsubaki...

Nov 8, 2020

Claire M. (Kirby) Klekotka, 97, died peacefully Sunday afternoon surrounded by her loving family. Claire was born in Holyoke, lived in South Hadley most of her life before returning to Holyoke 30 years ago. During the war, she worked at the Springfield Armory and later became a home health aide where she worked as a visiting nurse into her...

Nov 7, 2020

Lucille Theresa (Thibodeau) Ryan, daughter of Edgar and Yvette Thibodeau of Massachusetts, passed away on November 7, 2020. She was born April 4, 1927 in Holyoke, MA. Lucille is predeceased by her husband John D. Ryan in 1994. She leaves their four children: Gail and her husband James from Baltimore, Maryland; Stephen and his wife Marie from Westfield, Massachusetts;...

Nov 2, 2020

Ronald Gagne, 83, passed away on November 2 nd , 2020 at Holyoke Medical Center after a brief illness. He was Pre-deceased by his wife Kathleen Gagne of 52 years in marriage in October 2019, and his sister Arlene (Gagne) Hennessey several years prior. He was a devoted family man and loved being with family and friends whatever the...

Nov 1, 2020

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George A. Polizou, 89, passed away on November 1, 2020. He was born in Claremont, NH on December 7, 1930. He leaves his wife Phyllis A. Polizou of South Hadley. George was the son of the late Arthur...

Oct 29, 2020

Robert R. LaBonte, age 83, died Thursday October 29, surrounded by his family. He was born in Holyoke, MA and retired from James River Graphics. Previously he worked for Roger Van Storage and Mestek. He was a former member of Sacred Heart Church in Holyoke, MA and served in the Army National Guard. Robert leaves behind four sons, Robert...

Oct 19, 2020

Rebecca "Becky" S. Weibel, 54, died peacefully Monday October 19, 2020 at Jupiter Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke MA. Rebecca was the daughter of late William and Bennie Daly and sister to late Faith and William Daly Jr. all of South Hadley. She graduated from South Hadley High School and was a part of the band as...

Oct 18, 2020

Charles Benjamin "Chuck" O'Connor, 81, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his beloved wife of 58 years, Jean Mortenson O'Connor, his three daughters, Karen O'Connor and James Ethier, Kristen and Greg Gake, and Kelly Brownlee, the Thomas Carroll family, and many dear friends, including his hiking buddies. One of the great...

Oct 7, 2020

Christopher L. Bail, 67, passed away on October 7 at Baystate Medical Center. Christopher, the son of Lorraine Bail and the late Oscar J. Bail, was born in Holyoke and lived most of his life in South Hadley. He was the fourth generation of a family-owned shoe store and for years worked alongside his father at O. Bail &...

Oct 6, 2020

CHICOPEE – Viola K. Mish, 95, passed away on Tuesday October 6 th at Mt. Saint Vincent. Viola was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Frank and Katherine (Kulpa) Mish. She lived most of her life in Chicopee and had a deep love for those lucky enough to be called her family and friends. Viola graduated from South...

Sep 25, 2020

Carole A. Szatkowski

1945 – 2020

CHICOPEE – Carole Ann (Seabrease) Szatkowski, 75, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on September 24, 2020.  Born in Maryland to the late Henry D. and Anna (Zola-Smith) Seabrease, she attended local schools.  In 1963 upon graduating High School, she was hired...

Sep 11, 2020

Feisty and independent-minded to the end, Joyce Blackmer Dubuc passed into eternity on Friday September 11, 2020, at the age of 98. A lifelong communicant of St. Patrick's Parish in South Hadley, where she raised 8 children with her husband, Arthur "Cook" Dubuc, Joyce became a Eucharistic Minister almost the minute that women were able to be in that...

Sep 5, 2020

Alice Mary Archambault, 89, was called safely home on Saturday, September 5, 2020.  She passed into eternal life at Heritage Woods Senior Living Center surrounded by her loving family.  Alice was born in Holyoke on February 25, 1931, a beloved daughter of the late Arthur and Lucinda (Dube) Mailloux.  She was raised in Easthampton and lived there for many...

Aug 20, 2020

Alexander Joseph Dumais unexpectedly passed away on the morning of August 20, 2020 at his childhood home in South Hadley, Massachusetts at the young age of 27. He was born on February 4, 1993 to Alan and Christine (Rougeau) Dumais as their second child to his sister Alycia (Dumais) Dehaas. Alex graduated from South Hadley High School in 2011...