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Chester F. Zielinski

Chester F. Zielinski Chester F. Zielinski, 89, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2024. Son of the late Adolph and Marie Zielinski, he was born in Springfield on January 26, 1936. Educated in local schools, Chester proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Army. A master electrician, he....

Adelina (Fraga) Choquette

Adelina (Fraga) Choquette Adelina G. (Fraga), 72, of Holyoke, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Born in Codessoso Boticas, Portugal on June 21, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Carolina (Freitas) Fraga. Adelina worked for many years at Digital Equipment, Signature Engraving, and Mary’s Meado...

Cecilia (Faucher) Adams

Cecilia (Faucher) Adams Cecilia A. (Faucher) Adams, 81, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Born on May 7, 1943 in Holyoke, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Irene Faucher. Cecilia worked as a housekeeper for the Super 8 hotel company for many years. She is survived by her husband of 12...

Debra J. (Rys) St. Pierre

Debra J. (Rys) St. Pierre Debra J. (Rys) St. Pierre, 63, of Ludlow, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Born in Holyoke, MA on December 31, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Beverly Rys. Debra graduated from Chicopee High School and STCC, going on to work as a precision machinist for several local compan...

Marilyn J. (Wilkes) Lata

Marilyn J. (Wilkes) Lata Marilyn J. (Wilkes) Lata, 85, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 surrounded by her family. Daughter of the late Leo and Florence (Adamski) Wilkes, she was born in Northampton, MA on May 29, 1939. She graduated from Smith Academy in Hatfield and went on to work at Vall...

Luis L. Joao

Luis L. Joao Luis L. Joao, 84 of Ludlow, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Benedita, Portugal, he was the son of the late Antonio and Elisa Joao. He worked as a mechanic for U.S. Envelope/Westvaco for 42 years. Luis loved gardening and the outdoors. He enjoyed fishin...

Jaime C. Dias

Jaime C. Dias Jaime C. Dias, 85, of Ludlow, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Born is Lisbon, Portugal on June 25, 1938, he was the son of the late Alfredo and Lucinda Dias. He worked for many years as a machine operator for Caraustar Industries. Two of Jaime’s favorite pastimes were watching soccer and fe...

Henry J. Gaviglio

Henry J. Gaviglio Henry E. Gaviglio, formerly of Ludlow, MA, died peacefully at his daughters’ home in Tomball, TX on May 20, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born on January. 14, 1926 in Ludlow, MA to the late Felice and Silvia (Morgavio) Gaviglio. He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife, Elizabeth ...

Keun Bok Lee

Keun Bok Lee Keun Bok Lee, 80, of Ludlow passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, surrounded by his family. Son of the late Hak Soo Lee and Jum Soon Lee, he was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 20, 1943. He owned and operated many small businesses in the area. Keun was a communicant of St. Elizabeth....

Helen (Marsella) Garrow

Helen (Marsella) Garrow Helen (Marsella) Garrow, 93, of Ludlow passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late John and Ada (Diotalevi) Marsella, she was born in Irvington, NY and was a high honors graduate of Commerce High School. A pioneer of her time, Helen built a c...

Lillian D. (Shewchuk) Lewison

Lillian D. (Shewchuk) Lewison Lillian D. (Buczoki) Lewison, 97, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 2, 2024, with family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Frances (Shewchuk) Buczoki and was born in Southwick, MA, on August 12, 1926. She was a 1944 graduate of Ludlow High School, where she w...

David A. "Zeb" Yelle

David A. "Zeb" Yelle David A. “Zeb” Yelle, 70, of Ludlow, passed away on March 21, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side. Born May 20, 1953 to the late Robert Sr. and Irene Yelle, David was raised in Ludlow, graduating from Ludlow High School in 1971. Zeb, as he was affectionately known, worked as a machin...

Richard M. Meade

Richard M. Meade Richard was born and raised in Springfield. A graduate of Springfield Technical High School, he served his country in the Army as a helicopter mechanic during the Vietnam era. Richard enjoyed riding motorcycles and sports cars. As an award winning competitive archer, he took his talent into archery....

Jennie A. (Mik) Malinowski

Jennie A. (Mik) Malinowski Jennie A. (Mik) Malinowski, 100, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2023. Daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Jez) Mik, she was born in Ludlow on February 7, 1923. A graduate of Ludlow High School, Jennie worked at the Indian Orchard Mills for many years and was a communicant of Chr...

Cecile O. (Perron) Hurley

Cecile O. (Perron) Hurley Cecile O. Hurley, 87, of Ludlow passed away peacefully at home on Saturday March 16, 2024. Sadly, she was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Hurley in 1996. They cherished raising their eight children in the Ludlow community, in their home which Cecile has lived in for 63 years. She was a communican...

Alan R. Chase

Alan R. Chase Alan R. Chase, 66, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Son of Jane (Drawec) Chase and the late Richard Chase, he was born in Palmer, MA on February 28, 1958. Alan was a 1976 graduate of Ludlow High School. He was a devoted family man, passionate about...

Jeremy L. LaFountain

Jeremy L. LaFountain Jeremy LaFountain, 48, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024. Born in Holyoke, on March 13, 1975, he was the son of Brian and Mary (LaFountain) Gero and a graduate of Ludlow High School. In addition to his parents, Jeremy is survived by his children Noah LaFountain, Ryan LaFountai...

Jonathan Peczka

Jonathan Peczka Jonathan Peczka, 43, of Ludlow, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024. Born in Springfield on March 7, 1980, he was the son of the late Robert Peczka Sr. and Gladys (Giza) Peczka. Jon was a graduate of Cathedral High School and Manhattanville College. He went on to earn his MBA From UMass-Amherst...

Lois A. (Denesha) LaMondia

Lois A. (Denesha) LaMondia Lois A. (Denesha) LaMondia, 89, of Enfield, CT entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (Clodgo) Denesha, she was born in Ticonderoga, NY on February 4, 1935. Lois grew up in Springfield, MA and graduated from th...

Verna M. (Curtis) Charron

Verna M. (Curtis) Charron Verna M. (Curtis) Charron, passed away on February 12, 2024. Born in Springfield, MA on April 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Laura (Robinson) Curtis. Verna attended the former Springfield Technical High School. She later moved to Middlebury, VT where she met and married her husb...

Nelson C. Noyes

Nelson C. Noyes Nelson G. Noyes, 53, of Ludlow, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, peacefully at home, surrounded by the people he loved the most, his wife and children. He was born on September 22, 1970 to Janet (Trojanowski) Noyes and Wendell Noyes in Springfield, MA. Nelson worked in the maintenance ind...

David L. Wells

David L. Wells David L. Wells, 82, of Ludlow passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Son of the late Clement and Dorothy (Martin) Wells, he was born in Springfield on July 20, 1941. A graduate of Springfield Trade High School, class of 1959, Dave worked as a heating technician for several local oil companies,....

Thelma T. (Couture) LeBlond

Thelma T. (Couture) LeBlond Thelma T. (Couture) LeBlond, 94, of Wilbraham, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024. Daughter of the late Oscar and Clarabelle (Brockney) Couture, she was born in Indian Orchard on July 11, 1929. Thelma was a graduate of The High School of Commerce and worked as an office manager for P...

Kathleen N. (Roughgarden) Surprenant

Kathleen N. (Roughgarden) Surprenant Kathleen N. (Roughgarden) , 81, of Springfield passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Born February 19, 1942 in Patterson , NJ, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Anna (Doremus) Roughgarden. Raised in Brandon, VT, Kathy provided in-home child care for many years. Kathy was predeceased by....

Robert M. Slota

Robert M. Slota Robert M. Slota, 83, of Ludlow, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Born April 2, 1940 in Southbridge, MA, he was the son of the late Mitchell and Phyllis (Ziemba) Slota. Educated in local schools, Robert proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He w...

Jeanette "Jan" Elizabeth (Stirling) Zych

Jeanette "Jan" Elizabeth (Stirling) Zych Jeanette (Jan) Elizabeth Stirling Zych, 90, of East Longmeadow, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. She was born at home in Atglen, PA to the late James Mansel and Sarah Jeanette Brown Stirling. Jan worked for five years in Washington, DC as a secretary for an Admiral at the Naval...

Joseph E. Surprenant

Joseph E. Surprenant Joseph E. Surprenant, 83 of Springfield passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Rivers) Surprenant, he was born in Springfield on September 20, 1940. Joe was a graduate of the former Springfield Technical High School and served in the National Guard. He joine...

Richard J. Coache

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