All Obituaries

Richard K Sullivan, Sr. peacefully passed away on October 3, 2022 after living a full and rewarding life. Born on April 15,1935 (as we learned the countdown in Palczynski’s window had nothing to do with tax day but Dad’s birthday) in Northampton, Mass to Donald D and Margaret V Sullivan. He graduated from Northampton HS in 1953, Bates College Lewiston, Maine ’57 and received his Masters and CAGS from Umass Amhert. Dick’s was passionate about being a public school...

On October 1, 2022, Elizabeth “Bette” A. Talmadge, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. Daughter of Emma and Luigi Piacenza, she was born in Westfield and was a life-long resident. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, a former American Legion Post 124 Commander, Everett H. Talmadge. She leaves behind five children, Mark, Paula, Matthew, Michael, Ann and their spouses along with three grandchildren, Jason and Zachary Talmadge and Steven Rogalski. Betty was...

Gwendolyn C. (Avery) Cornelius, of Westfield passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022. She was born in Westfield, MA to the late Ernest and Gwendolyn (White) Avery. She was a graduate of Westfield High School and Westfield State University where she received a Bachelors in Business. She was employed as a Senior File Clerk at Old Colony Envelope retiring in 2011. Gwendolyn was predeceased by her former husband Donald Cornelius, Sr. in 2002, a daughter Tami Budreau in 2019. She is survived...

William J. Garen, Jr., of Westfield passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, three days before his 88th birthday. William (fondly known to friends and family as Bill, Billy and Grandpa Billy) was predeceased by his wife, Nancy, whom he was happily married to for 57 years and now reunited with to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary together (10/13). Born in Holyoke to William and Alicia Garen, he graduated from Holyoke High School before beginning military service to his country. ...

Robert E. Burrage died on September 26, 2022 at Baystate Noble Hospital. He is survived by his wife Lois (Wheeler) Burrage, son David E. Burrage, and daughter Jeannie Burrage. Robert leaves his grandsons Robert, David, Briah, Joshua and Granddaughter Emma. He is predeceased by his son James. Robert worked at Prudential Insurance Company as a Sales Manager and Agent for many years. He was a skilled woodworker and enjoyed traveling to Europe and cross country to National Parks. The funeral...

Westfield-Antoinette P. (Robbins) Hibert, 81, died Monday, September 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving daughters. Known to all as Toni, was born in Springfield on July 31, 1941 to the late Richard and Loretta (Belton) Robbins. She has lived in Westfield for the past 50 years. When her daughters were young she was the leader of the PTA, Brownies and Girl Scouts at Prospect Hill School. Toni was a member of the fraternal order of the Eagles #300 and was an honorary member of the American...

Bernadette (Karpinski) Beckman, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Memory support of Heritage Hall. She was born in Bellows Falls, VT to the late Antoni and Czeslawa (Szulborski) Karpinski, the last of their eleven children. Bernadette began her career at Mass Mutual after graduating from Northampton Commercial College.  After marrying and moving to Granville, she started her family and later worked as a mail contractor for the...

On Thursday, September 22nd, George Kedzierski, a beloved member of the Westfield community passed away at the age of 92. George owned and operated George’s Jewelers located on Elm Street, was an active member at Central Baptist church and served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Bernice. Additionally, he is survived by three children, Anne, William and Lilly. He was predeceased by two sons, Zigmunt and Daniel, and three...

Todd Allen was born in Westfield, MA to Margaret and William Crane way back when Noble Hospital still had a nursery.  With a mop of red hair and sparkling blue eyes, two year old Todd once surprised neighbor Mac with a happy, “hello”, from the tiptop of a ladder while the barn roof was being repaired. At school, Todd always remembered to let the girls get on the bus first. As a teen, he enjoyed both The Advent Christian Church and the YMCA Leaders Club. Todd was lucky...

Elizabeth (Betty) Hall of Westfield passed away at Baystate Medical Center on September 17th at the age of 93. Born in Rutherglen Scotland, she and her late husband Thomas immigrated first to Nova Scotia, then New York State and eventually settled in Westfield in 1970. Prior to retirement, she worked at the A&P Bakery office and Mercy Hospital billing office, both in Springfield. She leaves behind her daughter Valerie (Raymond) Cabral of Rhode Island, her son Andrew (Darcy) Hall of...