Billy "Bigg Bill" L. Lafrancis
Jun 24, 2017
Billy L. "Bigg Bill" LaFrancis, 43, of Knox St., in Palmer passed away unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Bill was born in Springfield, Mass. on May 22, 1974, the son of the late Henry Record Sr., and Donna (Marsh) Record. He was raised and educated in Springfield and attended local schools. Bill loved spending time with...
June E. Beaudet
Jun 11, 2017
CHICOPEE - June Elaine (Richmond) Beaudet, 76, of 350 East Main Street passed away peacefully at Chicopee Gardens on Sunday evening, June 11, 2017. June was born on December 8, 1940 in Rumford, Maine, the daughter of the late Albert and Ramona (Sweatt) Richmond. She was raised and educated in Rumford, attending local schools and graduated from Stephens High School...
Barbara Jean Szczebak
Apr 3, 2017
Barbara Jean Szczebak, 46, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 3, at Baystate Medical Center with her family at her side. Born on September 16, 1970, in Springfield, MA, a daughter of Thomas and Patricia (Nadeau) Szczebak, she was a longtime resident of Springfield. Barbara graduated from Minnechaug High School in Wilbraham and later worked for several years as a...
Vincente D. Martins
Mar 25, 2017
Vincente D. Martins, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday March 25, at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Vincente was born on April 15, 1935 in Turquel, Portugal, a son of Manuel and Amelia (Dos-Santos) Martins; he was raised and educated in Portugal, before immigrating to the United States and residing in Springfield for over 60 years. Vincente worked at the...
Dennis Lee Goodreau
Mar 24, 2017
Dennis Lee Goodreau, 63, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 24, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born on September 23, 1953, in Ludlow, MA, a loving son of Joseph A. and Beatrice M. (Bousquet) Goodreau, he was a lifelong resident of Ludlow. Dennis was employed by the Ludlow Public Works Department as a dispatcher for 29 years, before retiring...
Carl Muir Langton
Mar 16, 2017
Carl Muir Langton, 88, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2017 at his home in Ludlow surrounded by family. He was born on February 21, 1929 in Springfield, MA, to Leonard and Myrtle (Cramer) Langton; he was a longtime resident of Ludlow. Carl was a graduate of Springfield Trade and later worked as a machinist and retired after 29 years...
Bernard "Bernie" Norman Veroneau
Mar 4, 2017
Bernard "Bernie" Norman Veroneau, 77, passed away on Saturday, March 4, at Chesapeake Health Care and Rehabilitation in Chesapeake, VA. He was born on July 1, 1939 in Boscawen, NH, a son of Telesphore and Eleanor (Clement) Veroneau. Bernard attended Springfield Trade School and served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy. Bernard was a machinist for 20 years at...
Dennis James Conway
Mar 2, 2017
Dennis James Conway, Jr., 31, died on Thursday, March 2, 2017 after a courageous 3 year battle with brain cancer at his home in Springfield with the comfort of his loved ones being at his side. Born on September 4, 1985, a loving son of Dennis, Sr. and Elaine (Robinson) Conway, he was a lifelong resident of Springfield. Dennis was...
Edward J. Houle
Feb 26, 2017
Edward J. Houle, 81, beloved husband of 45 years of Florence Sylvia (Bassette) who predeceased him in 2002, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 26, at his home in Indian Orchard. Born on February 24, 1936, in Indian Orchard, MA, a son of Hubert and Doria (Daigneault) Houle, he was a lifelong resident of Indian Orchard. Edward was a maintenance...
Lynn L. Waldron
Jan 31, 2017
Lynn L. Waldron (Picard), 62, entered enteral rest on Tuesday January 31 at the Heritage Hall West. She was born and raised in Springfield to her parents, the late Louis Picard Sr and Diane Mullaney Picard. Lynn worked for the Chicopee School System as a cafeteria aid for many years. She had a passion for hard work and was a...
Diana L. Schmuck
Jan 22, 2017
Diana L. Schmuck (Gallagher), 66, of Agawam passed away at Baystate Medical Center on Sunday January 22. She was born and raised in Indian Orchard to Clayton and Elizabeth (Wilson) Gallagher. Diana adored and loved her family. She lived life to her fullest and enjoyed every moment she spent with her grandchildren; they meant the world to her. Diana is...
Shirley Mae Koutruba
Jan 13, 2017
Shirley M. (DeRoche) Koutruba, 90, died Friday January 13th, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 24,1926 and a longtime resident of Ludlow, MA. Shirley was predeceased by her husband William Koutruba and her daughter Gale Mange. She retired from Smith and Wesson and Macy's Department store. She was an avid bingo player...
Sean Baumgardner
Jan 2, 2017
Sean Baumgardner, 30, of Springfield passed away suddenly on Monday, January 2, 2017. He was born in Berlin Vermont to Eugene and Tami (Carter) Baumgardner. He graduated from The High School of Science and Technology with the class of 2004. Sean had a love of cooking, and Everyone looked forward to eating his food. Sean had many passions in life...
Brandon R Watrous
Dec 20, 2016
Brandon R. Watrous, 33, of Belchertown passed away on Tuesday, December 20th at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to loving parents Tom and Beth (Morrison) Watrous. Brandon graduated from Belchertown High School with the class of 2001. Upon graduation Brandon attended culinary school. Brandon was an excellent cook for many local restaurants in Western Massachusetts. He had...
Roger Holt
Dec 3, 2016
Roger W. Holt, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts was called home to the kingdom of heaven on December 3, 2016. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Roger was predeceased by his late wife Joyce (Dennis) Holt. Roger leaves behind his son, Brian Holt, along with daughter, Lori Striplin and her husband Mark; brothers; Donald, William, and...
Constance A. Andwood
Dec 2, 2016
Constance A. (Nichols) Andwood, 56, of Hampden passed away peacefully at Baystate Medical Center on December 2, 2016. Family and friends are invited to pay tribute to Constance on Wednesday December 7 from 4-7 pm at the Ratell Funeral Home, 200 Main St. Indian Orchard. A prayer service will be held at 7 pm in the funeral home chapel. Burial...
Lawrence L. Kubicz
Nov 28, 2016
Lawrence L Kubicz, 72, of West Springfield- formerly life time resident of Indian Orchard passed away peacefully on November 28 surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 30, 1944, to the late Leone and Stacia (Pirog) Kubicz. Lawrence was self-employed in the construction industry. He loved Sunday's with his buddies watching sports and racing; most of all he loved...
Mildred L. Latimer
Nov 22, 2016
Mildred "Millie" L. Latimer, 70, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. She was communicant of Mary Mother of Hope Church in Springfield. Millie had many passions in her life but her true passion was taking care of her family, the definition of a true Matriarch. She leaves to cherish her memory a loving...
