George Belales
Oct 8, 2017
GEORGE BELALES 1921 � 2017 HOLYOKE- George Belales, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 8, 2017 at home. He was born in Holyoke on March 21, 1921 a son of the late Theodore and Victoria (Feloukas) Belales. He married Diana (Andricopoulos) on March 7, 1948 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the couple celebrated and enjoyed over 65...
Carl Francis Nartowicz
Sep 30, 2017
CARL F. NARTOWICZ 1930 � 2017 HOLYOKE- Carl Francis Nartowicz, 87, passed away into restful sleep and peace on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. He was born in Hatfield on April 18, 1930 a son of the late Bernard and Helen (Zukowski) Nartowicz and was educated in local schools. He was a proud U.S. Air Force...
Gaye Anne Jennings
Sep 1, 2017
GAYE A. JENNINGS 1946 � 2017 HOLYOKE- Gaye Anne Jennings, 70, a lifelong �Holyoker� passed away on September 1, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. She now joins her beloved parents, George Jr and Alma (Griffin) Jennings as well as her son, Kenneth G. Jennings and granddaughter, Jayciana who welcome her now into eternal peace. Gaye was a 1964 graduate of...
Leonard Guy Abbey
Aug 23, 2017
LEONARD G. ABBEY 1925 - 2017 HOLYOKE- Leonard Abbey, 92, heard the call of the last trumpet on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 and entered eternal rest and peace. He was an accomplished musician who donated much of his time sharing his love of music with others. He was born in Huntington, MA on March 5, 1925 a son of the...
Maria Victoria Velasquez
Aug 16, 2017
MARIA V. VELASQUEZ 1951 � 2017 SPRINGFIELD � Maria Victoria (Mateo) Velasquez, 66, affectionately known as �El Bonbon�, �La Pichona�, �Yolanda� passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on August 16, 2017. She was predeceased by her husband Ricardo Velasquez in April of 1999. She was born in Salinas, Puerto Rico on January 28, 1951 a daughter...
Robert Leustek
Aug 15, 2017
Messier Funeral home was entrusted with the local arrangements for Mr. Leustek. Funeral services for Robert will be held at Cheshire Family Funeral Home,44 Maple Avenue, Keene, NH 03431 Visiting hours will be held Sunday, August 20, 2017 from 4-7PM in Keene. A Life Celebration Service will be held on Monday,�August 21, 2017�at 10AM in the funeral home. The interment...
Heidi Forest
Aug 11, 2017
HEIDI FOREST 1953 2017 HOLYOKE- Heidi (Chmiel) Forest, 63, a longtime Holyoke resident passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 11, 2017 at her home. She was born in Holyoke on October 28, 1953 a daughter of the late Slyvester �Turk� Chmiel and Anna L. (Steinbock) and graduated from South Hadley High School. Heidi was a dedicated employee at Mt. Holyoke...
David D Jensen
Jul 26, 2017
DAVID D. JENSEN 1947 � 2017 BELCHERTOWN- David Jensen, 70, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. He was born in Westfield the son of the late Dean and Statia (Sklarski) Jensen. David enjoyed watching sports, especially baseball and loved listening to music most especially Big Band music and Polkas. He is survived by his sister, Christine...
Robert F Merritt
Jun 24, 2017
ROBERT F. MERRITT SOUTH HADLEY - Robert Fisher Merritt, 91, of South Hadley, died at home on June 24, 2017. Mr. Merritt was the devoted husband of the late Patricia Scudder Merritt, to whom he was married for 63 years. He is survived by his son, Frederic Merritt, his daughter, Grace Merritt Briccetti, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Mr....
Helen M Myslicki
Jun 18, 2017
HELEN M. MYSLICKI 1927 � 2017 HOLYOKE- Helen (Chapin) Myslicki, 90, a longtime resident here passed away on June 18, 2017. She was born in Springfield, MA on April 30, 1927 a daughter of the late Melvin and Bertha (Newell) Chapin and educated in local schools. Helen was primarily a homemaker and was very active with the Holyoke Civil Choral...
Viola Mae Gero
May 21, 2017
VIOLA MAE GERO 1926 � 2017 HOLYOKE- Viola Gero, 91, a proud Holyoke resident passed away at Holyoke Medical Center on Sunday, May 21, 2017. She was born in Altona, NY a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Provost) Gero. She was educated locally most recently worked for Pratt & Austin retiring after 20 years of service with the...
Nicholas Aristotle Pappis
May 3, 2017
NICHOLAS A. PAPPIS 1989 � 2017 SPRINGFIELD- Nicholas Aristotle Pappis, 27, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in Greenfield. He was born in Springfield on December 8, 1989 the beloved son of Brenda Pappis of Springfield and Mark Brumley of Westfield. He was educated locally in West Springfield Schools and later received his GED. He worked in various positions...
Joseph William Rene Chagnon
Apr 22, 2017
Joseph William Rene Chagnon 1937-2017 HOLYOKE- Joseph Chagnon, 79, better known as Bill to close family and friends passed away at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA due to heart failure on Saturday April 22, 2017. Bill was born in Holyoke, MA but lived in Springfield until he was eighteen, when he and his family moved back to Holyoke. He was...
