Obituaries

Mar 17, 2018

Sybil "Bubba" (Lefaver) Roy, 75, died Saturday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 20 th , 1943 in North Adams to Alfred and Grace Stebbins Lefaver and lived in South Hadley with her family for most of her life. She was employed at Holyoke Health Care (Formerly Buckley) for 34 years. Sybil enjoyed...

Feb 27, 2018

Luke Brunelle Sr., 88, died peacefully Tuesday surrounded by his family. He was born in Chicopee and has lived in South Hadley all his life. A farmer at heart and a mason by trade he owned and operated Brunelle's Marina. He was a member of the Beaver Club and the Knights of Columbus. Luke loved animals, raising prize beef...

Jan 25, 2018

Joseph M. Landry

1946 – 2018

SOUTH HADLEY – Joseph M. Landry, 71, passed away Thursday at home surrounded by his loving family.  Joe was born in Holyoke and has lived h i s entire life i n South Hadley .  He was a proud member of the South...

Jan 22, 2018

Jennifer Anne Gagne, 60, died suddenly at home on January 22, 2018.  Born Jennifer Sullivan, longtime resident of South Hadley, she leaves four children.  Alexis Powers, Daniel Powers, Andre Gagne and Raymond Gagne.  She also had four grandchildren, Ara, Meadow, Roman and Logan. Jennifer worked as a free lance artist most of her life, and had her own business,...

Jan 15, 2018

Diana J. Blanchard, 70, died at home on Monday surrounded by her loving family.  Diana was born in Holyoke, grew up in Granby and has lived in Southampton since 1990.  She worked as the office manager for Blanchard & Daly Electrical Contractors for many years.  She leaves her husband of 50 years Douglas Blanchard; her two children Michael and...

Jan 12, 2018

Kathleen (Mulrooney) Salvas, 68, died Friday at the Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Springfield and has lived in Chicopee for 37 years. She worked for the school lunch department in Chicopee for 12 years. Kathleen loved her cat, scratch tickets and spending time on the computer. She leaves her loving husband of 48 years Richard Salvas, daughter...

Jan 9, 2018

Bradford Douglas Winfield, 30, of Charlottesville, VA died suddenly at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, VA on January 9, 2018 of complications following knee surgery. He was the beloved son of Richard T. and Elizabeth C. (Boucher) Winfield of South Hadley, MA.  Brad was a 2006 graduate of South Hadley High School.  He attended Holyoke Community College, and had...

Jan 7, 2018

Francis J. Quinlan, 89, died Sunday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He grew up in South Hadley and has lived in Granby for 70 years. He worked as a carpenter his whole life, working for Marois Construction before he retired. Francis was a proud Marine Corps veteran of WWII and the Korean War and was...

Jan 5, 2018

Jennie (Pihack) Lemiech was born May 11, 1922 to Michael and Anne (Kurelia) Pihack in Fenwick, Ontario, Canada. She was married to Stanley E. Lemiech (2006) for almost 40 years. Jennie currently resided at Brookdale Eau Gallie in Melbourne, FL. Before that she lived at Savannah Court in St. Cloud, FL for ten years and also resided in South...

Dec 31, 2017

Thomas E. Brouillette, 67, died Sunday in Holyoke Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke, son of Leonard and Flora Brouillette. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, receiving the Purple Heart. He leaves his son Jacob Brouillette of South Hadley, his daughter Lennie Harper of CA, brother Leonard Brouillette of Holyoke, sister Judy Wills of...

Dec 25, 2017

Carol Blanchard

1945 – 2017

South Hadley – Carol A. (Stawasz) Blanchard, 72, died Christmas day surrounded by her loving family at home. Carol was born in Holyoke and has lived in South Hadley all her life. She worked in the Bakery Department of the Food Mart Grocery Store for many years. Her husband Paul...

Dec 24, 2017

Evelyn (Edge) Simpson, 78 of South Hadley, died Sunday, December 24, 2017. Born in Holyoke, July 31, 1939, the daughter of the late George and Evelyn (Drewitz) Edge. Evelyn was a lifelong resident of South Hadley and graduated from South Hadley High School, class of 1957. Upon graduation, she worked for many years in banking and for the Town...

Dec 18, 2017

Christopher M. Rodzen aka "Nitro", age 49, passed away suddenly at home on December 18. Christopher was born on November 9, 1968 in Holyoke, MA to Pamela and the late Ronald Rodzen. He was raised in South Hadley and attended South Hadley schools. He married Mary Corriveau on October 7, 1994. Christopher was a very outgoing man/father who enjoyed...

Dec 12, 2017

Frances B. Conforti

1920 – 2017

SOUTH HADLEY – Frances B. (Kornacki) Conforti, 97, of West Summit Street died Tuesday in Holyoke Medical Center. Frances was born in Holyoke, the daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (Kornacka) Kornacki, and has lived in South Hadley since 1951. She graduated from Bay...

Dec 11, 2017

Doris (Lefebvre) Berard, 75, died Monday. Doris grew up in Chicopee and has lived in South Hadley since 1967. She worked many years for the Mass Department of Employment and Training in Holyoke. Doris loved and cherished her family and was a friend to everyone she met.  She enjoyed traveling with her husband, playing bingo, spending time with her...

Dec 6, 2017

Kathryn J. Kirby

1943 – 2017

SOUTH HADLEY – Kathryn J. (Kosienski) Kirby, 74, of South Hadley, passed away at home December 6, 2017.  Born in Holyoke, She attended schools in Holyoke, then South Hadley High School.  Following graduation, she held various secretarial positions at Baltazard Insurance Company in Chicopee and...

Dec 2, 2017

Jean Stewart

1919 – 2017

Chicopee – Jean R. (Rudolph) Stewart, 98, left this life on December 2, 2017.  Her sparkling smile and thoughtful kindness, which brightened the spirits of all who met and knew her will be deeply missed.  Her gardens of flowers she loved and nurtured also brightened her...

Dec 1, 2017

Evelyn (Watt) Scheibel Dillon, 90, died Friday at HealthSouth in Ludlow. She was born in Holyoke and lived most of her life in South Hadley. She was also a longtime resident of Groton Long Point, CT and Naples, FL. Evelyn was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church, a member of the Jr. League of Holyoke and the Holyoke Hospital...