All Obituaries

Antoinette M. Tanski, 92, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Governors Center. She was born in Westfield, MA to the late Simon and Mary (Godek) Morytko. Toni worked for a longtime for Holy Trinity Church as a cook and volunteer. She was a longtime and active communicant at Holy Trinity Church and was a member of the Rosary Society there. Toni was predeceased by her beloved husband World War II Army veteran Chester W. Tanski in 1993 and is survived by her loving children, Maryanne A....

Lillian Katherine “Lil” (Hildack) Wilander, 86, of Worthington, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2019  in the presence of family. She was born November 29, 1932 and raised in Westfield to the late Albert and Sophie (Warga) Hildack.  She met her husband the late William R. Wilander of Chester and they married on April 28, 1951 in Westfield at St. Mary’s. She and her husband had four daughters who were her passion for life and love. ...

Phyllis Anne (O’Connor) Koziol, 77, of Westfield passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 10th. Born on April 15th, 1941 Phyllis was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret (Preston) O’Connor of Springfield. She was pre-deceased in death by her two brothers, Thomas “Buddy” O’Connor of Athens, GA and John “Jackie” O’Connor of St. Louis, MO, in addition to her daughter Maura Parent of Westfield who passed in 2014. She leaves behind her loyal and loving husband...

Robert Schneider, 91, a long time resident of Westfield passed away peacefully at home on March 9, 2019. Robert was born October 17, 1927 in Suwalki, Poland to Frank and Augusta (Herbst) Schneider. He grew up working on his family’s farm and later immigrated to the United States in 1951, together with his immediate family and settled in Westfield. He married his beloved wife, Edna (Wroblewski) on May 29, 1954. He was a communicant of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was active in the...

Westfield-Howard A. Burns, 88, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. He was born November 26, 1930, to the late Winfred and Eva (Dame) Burns of Greenfield. He was a graduate of Greenfield High School, Hebron Academy and the University of Massachusetts where he earned a B.A. in Physical Education and Mathematics. In college he was drafted into the U.S Army during the Korean War, where he was deployed on the peninsula as a cryptographer. He...

Westfield-Frank J. Wojtowicz, 98, died Friday, March 7, 2019 in Baystate Noble Hospital. He was born in Poland on April 15, 1920. After surviving being a prisoner of war, he immigrated to the United States in 1950. He came to America to build a future where he first started working the tobacco fields in Deerfield, Ma before moving to Westfield in 1952. He worked at Plainville Castings in Westfield from 1952-1985. He was a hardworking loyal family man, who was a dedicated parishioner of Holy...

Westfield - Theresa M. Nadeau, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Genesis Healthcare, Westfield. She was born in Springfield on October 13,1925 to the late Salvatore and Filomena Ragone. She grew up in Springfield's South End and attended local schools. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Alyre A. Nadeau and her son Ronald Nadeau. She was a dedicated homemaker and provided a caring home for her family. She enjoyed bus trips to the casino, vacations on the...

George (Jake) E. Jasmin, Jr. passed away after a courageous battle on March 4, 2019. He was born on July 9, 1962 in Westfield, MA, the son of George (Jake) Edward and Patricia (Saidak) Jasmin, of Westfield. Jake was a graduate of Westfield Vocational High School, where his passion for getting his hands dirty began. A few short years later Jake started his own glass company, Agawam Glass and Mirror. He then went on to work for Lessard Property Management, where he spent the rest of his...

Walter F. Osowski, Jr., 80, passed away on March 3, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by family. He was born in Westfield to the late Walter and Jenny (Lesniewski) Osowski and graduated from Westfield High School. He was employed as a welder fabricator for Ornamental Iron in Chicopee for 27 years. He also served in the Air National Guard. Walter was a longtime communicant of Holy Trinity Church in Westfield. Walter was predeceased by his beloved wife Barbara A. (Godzind) Osowski and is...

Jane C. Wensley passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, March 3, 2019. She was born November 9, 1947 in Birmingham AL, the daughter of Margaret (Throckmorton) Caffey and Benjamin Franklin Caffey, MD.  Jane was raised in Anniston, AL and was a graduate of the University of Alabama where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Her loyalty to the Crimson Tide never waned. After graduation Jane moved to Vermont where she met her late husband, Robert Pawson Wensley. She and Bob took up...