All Obituaries

Barbara A. (Burzynski) Millette, 63, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Baystate Noble Hospital. She was born in Westfield to Joseph and Teresa (LaFrenierre) Burzynski. She was employed as a nursing scheduler for Heritage Hall North for 10 years. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino and vacationing in Wildwood N.J. Barbara was predeceased by her father Joseph Burzynski and her brother Joseph Burzynski. She is survived by her beloved husband of 44 years, Leo J....

John A. Muransky, Jr., 69, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Westfield to the late Claire C. (Cusack) and John A. Muransky, Sr., he was educated in Westfield and attended STCC. Jack was employed as the working foreman for the Westfield DPW and retired after 12 years, he also worked for TJ Bark Mulch for five years. He loved vacations in Wells, ME, was a huge Patriots fan and loved Blues music. He was a member of the Sokol Lodge 244,...

Westfield-Raymond J. Arra, 77, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at home surrounded by his wife, 2 children, son in laws and his neighbor by his side. He was born on January 17, 1941 in Boston to the late Raymond and Norina (Sachetti) Arra. Ray loved fishing the Cape Cod Canal, hunting, walking in the woods, gardening, mushroom picking, growing tomatoes, planting plum trees and cooking Italian food. If the name Ray Arra sounds familiar, it should, especially for baseball players and fans all...

John W. Gordon, 92, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Lorne, Nova Scotia to the late Cameron A. and Esther M. (Chisholm) Gordon. John was employed by Canadian Railways for 22 years and for Agway Inc. for 24 years as a tractor trailer driver, retiring in 1988. John was predeceased by his beloved wife of 63 years, Margaret M. Gordon on August 25, 2011. John enjoyed going on cruises and trips to Florida with his wife. He is survived by his three...

Everett H. Talmadge, 86, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Baystate Noble Hospital. He was born in Chicopee to the late Everett and Eleanor (Thiem) Talmadge and was a graduate of Westfield State with a Bachelors Degree. Everett was employed by the Agawam Public Schools as a math and science teacher for over 30 years, retiring in 1992. He served his country during Korea from 1950-1954 and received the Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Ribbon. Everett was a member and Past...

Southwick MA – Teresa H. (Lawyer) Cheal, 97, of Southwick died Wednesday May 9, 2018 in Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born on October 3, 1920 in Watertown, NY daughter of the late Andrew E. and Helen D. (Mance) Lawyer. Teresa graduated from Brownville Glen Park High School in 1939 and worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Watertown, NY. and Louisville, KY. She was a member of the Home Bureau, the Glen Park Fire Dept., Auxiliary, the Alter and Rosary Society of...

Amy (Hansen) Fanion (51) of Westfield MA passed away May 8, 2018. She is survived by her beloved husband Brian Fanion and two children Travis and Tori Fanion. Amy was a kind, loving, selfless woman bringing a ray of sunshine full of Peace, Love and Joy to all who knew or needed her. A passionate wife and mother, she was a lover of family, nature, gardening, hiking, kayaking and bicycling and an avid volunteer happiest working behind the scenes in her community and church with unwavering...

William “Bill” J. Fenton, II, resident of Port. St. Lucie, Florida passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born on August 18, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was pre-deceased by his parents William J. and Grace Fenton (Lynch) of Westfield, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife of 30 years Jane, sister Mary, daughter Kelly and grandsons Brandon and Ryan and great-grandsons Ryan and Jackson, step-son...

West Springfield – Lisa Ann (Korzeniowski) Hebb, 48, of West Springfield died Thursday May 3, 2018 in Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on May 21, 1969 to Edward and Germaine (LaCombe) Korzeniowski. She was a graduate of West Springfield High School and Our Lady of the Elms College. Lisa was a Surgical Technician and later was employed at Six Flags in Agawam as a human resource manager and event coordinator. She loved to cook, do crafts, go to the beach, antiquing...

Edmund Glebocki, 89, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Baystate Noble Hospital. He was born in Kopciowka, Poland to the late Jan and Emilia (Wilczewska) Glebocki and moved to the United Sates in 1981. He worked as a tailor for the garment industry for many years and also for HB Smith, until it closed. His family was everything to him.  He loved family gatherings, spending time with his grandchildren and playing with his great-grandchildren.  His smiles and hugs were...