All Obituaries

Hadley:  Brian C. Gutt, 57, of Hadley, formerly of Westfield died unexpectedly on July 17, 2019 of natural causes. He was born in Westfield and was a 1980 graduate of The Westfield Vocational High School, Culinary Arts Program.  Over the years Brian touched many lives while holding managerial positions at Pleasant Street Market, F L Roberts, O’Connell Convenience and Cumberland Farms.  He also worked at NAPA.  He is predeceased by his parents and brother, Joseph J....

Leonard (Len) Seibert passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, September 18, 2019.  He was born at home on March 15, 1925 in Simsbury, CT, to the late Harry King Seibert and Madeline Paine Seibert. Len was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, hiking, and bird watching.  He also was a Master Gardener with the innate ability to nurture plants and animals, alike. While he was working full time and raising a young family, he served as a reserve police...

Sandra Ann (Woolley) Shepard passed away September 14, 2019.  She was born in Springfield, MA on November 12, 1942 to Alga (James) and Stuart Woolley, and raised by her mother and loving stepfather, Stanley Livingston. She graduated from Huntington High School, and then started a family.  After she was divorced, she worked for a while at Columbia Manufacturing Company before enlisting in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era.  After her discharge, she graduated from Holyoke...

Anthony J. Fierro, 25, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019. He was born in Springfield to Anna Torres and Joseph Fierro and was educated in Westfield. Anthony worked for Home Depot Distribution Center in Westfield. He also was a delivery driver for Boston Bay Pizza . AJ loved music, and rapping, He loved animals especially his cat Prince, was the most generous and kind hearted person. He was very genuine and loved all of his family and friends that same way. His smile and love lit up...

Vaughn Chapman, 73 passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Baystate Noble Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in London, West Virginia to the late James B. and Margaret (Campbell) Chapman. Vaughn owned and operated his own printing shop, Custom Cards in West Springfield for many years. He later worked at Baystate Noble Hospital print shop for 12 years. A generous and caring men, he was a long-standing member of St. Rocco’s Mens Club and an avid New England...

Joan (Boistelle) Stolecki, 83, died Monday September 9, 2019 in a local nursing home. She was born in Westfield on October 12, 1935 to the late Marcel and Dorothy (Bell) Boistelle. She was a 1953 graduate of Holyoke High School and a 1956 graduate of Holyoke School of Nursing. She was a surgical nurse for 30 years at Noble Hospital. She enjoyed area sports, daily soap operas and loved her caretaking of neighbor’s pets. She leaves her children Deborah A Stolecki and Mary Uptigrove of...

Catherine (Sidorakis) Matthews, 90, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, September 8, 2019. She was born in Bloomfield, NJ to the late Nicholas and Maria (Columbus) Sidorakis. She was an artisan, jewelry maker (with the Bethany Brass Band in CT) and bookkeeper, but most of all, she was an incredible YiaYia, mother, wife and friend. Catherine had the ability to light up a room with her smile and she will be remembered by all, for the contagious joy she spread...

Marion Elizabeth (Luhn) Whitney passed away peacefully the morning of Sept. 8, 2019 at age 95. Born on March 9, 1924 in Hartford, CT to the late George and Esther (Anderson) Luhn, she graduated from Bulkeley High School in 1942. During World War II, she served in the U.S. Navy WAVES. She was a Past Commander of Jane DeLano Post 7 in Hartford, CT and a member of American Legion Post 124 in Westfield. In her youth, Marion was a Rainbow Girl belonging to Hartford Assembly #9. Years later,...

Howard R. (Roger) Thayer passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 6, 2019. He was born in Russell to the late Howard and Gertrude (Sikes) Thayer. Roger served in the United States Army Air Force during WWII. He worked as an auto mechanic for many years at several local car dealerships, co-owned Thayer Realty with his late wife and later retired from Preferred Electronics. Roger was a master thinker and engineer. He could fix, repair and improve just about anything. When, and if,...

Westfield-Jessica Lynn Mavis June 20, 1984 – September 2, 2019. It is with profound sadness that the family of Jessica Lynn Mavis, of Westfield, announce her passing from this life. Jessica succumbed to her long and brave battle with brain cancer on Monday, September 2nd, while surrounded by family. She was 35 years young. Jessica was born and raised in Westfield and was a baptized member of the Pioneer Valley Assembly of God. She was employed at various jobs throughout her life. Most...