All Obituaries

Ruth E. (Preble) Finney died November 11, 2019 at the age of 92. She was born January 19, 1927 in Hartford Ct. the daughter of Howard W. Preble and Marion J. (Felch) Preble. Ruth attended grammar school in Norwalk, CT.  When she was 13 the family moved to Waterville, Maine where she graduated from high school in 1944.  Ruth graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in English from the University of Maine Orono in 1948. In her senior year she met Robert (Bob) Finney at a college dance,...

Ruth Evelyn Feltman Sperry 89, of Westfield passed away peacefully on November 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 12, 1930 in Westfield to the late John and Beatrice Feltman. Ruth worked for the Towne Pharmacy in Westfield and F. L. Roberts in Springfield. She was a member of Bethany Assembly of God in Agawam. Massachusetts. Ruth was married to the late Frank Sheldon Sperry for 71 years. She was survived by her daughter Ruth and her husband James Siska of...

Richard F. Serrano, 76, passed away at home on Monday, November 11, 2019. He was born in Los Angeles, CA to the late Raul and Lupe (Pena) Serrano. Richard served his country with the United States Army from 1967-1969, attaining the rank of SP4. He was employed as a custodian and maintenance for the Westfield Schools for nearly 30 years and retired in 2009. He was a member of the American Legion Post 124 and the Slovak Hall.  Richard is survived by his beloved wife of 26 years, Cassandra...

Charles A. Bates, 85, of Westfield died November 6, 2019. He was born in Holyoke to the late Atwood and Jessie (Patton) Bates and was a graduate of South Hadley High School in 1952 and Northampton Commercial College in 1956. He was employed at Parker’s Machine and Gear in West Springfield for 10 years and Acme Chain (now US Tsubaki) in Holyoke for 31 years in the sales department. He loved to fish and hunt and belonged to a local Bass Club called the “Lip Rippers”. He also...

Jeannette {Jean) Besaw 85 of Westfield died Tuesday November 5, 2019. She was born in Westfield May 23, 1934 to Clarence and Helen Goodniss. Jean was a 1952 graduate of Westfield High. She was a school bus driver in Westfield for many years and was also a bus monitor. Jean was predeceased by her husbands Arthur Duperault Sr., Gino Ruffo and Thomas Besaw. Jean leaves her daughters Cindy D' Angelo and her husband John of Westfield, Nina Rowe and her husband Harvey of lmmokalee, Fl, her son...

William A. Koivisto, Jr. passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Governor's Center in Westfield. He was born March 12, 1960 to William A. Koivisto,Sr. and the late Barbara J. Koivisto. Billy loved the outdoors, the plants the animals and the birds. He also enjoyed fishing, hunting for treasures and music. He was an excellent trumpet and bass guitar player. Unfortunately for Billy, he had his share of addictions for most of his life and these were the cause of his poor health and...

Gertrudes O. (Ortiz) Sanders, 65, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Manila, Philippines to Rodolfo and Bella S. (Ortiz) Javier. Gertie loved playing Mahjong, watching pop culture TV shows, like Dancing with the Stars and WWE. She mostly loved cooking and spending time with her family and taking care of her grandchildren. She is survived by her beloved husband of 43 years, Allan J. Sanders of Westfield, her loving son Richard A. Sanders and...

John R. Pepin, 68, passed away on October 29, 2019 at Baystate Noble Hospital. He was born in Westerly, R.I. to the late Roger and Janet (Arnott) Pepin. John worked as a machine adjuster for over 30 years for Old Colony Envelope and for five years for Worcester Envelope Company and retired in 2011. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, fishing, working on cars, and gardening and could build anything out of wood. John is survived by his wife of 23 years, Nicole (Fortier) Pepin of Westfield, his two...

Nancy A. (Mayhew) Garen, 82, of Westfield, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019. Born on July 12, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Oliver K. and Helen (Oswiany) Mayhew. Nancy leaves her husband, William J. Garen, who she was married to for 57 years (Oct. 13, 1962). Nancy was selfless and giving to so many people, whether it be through her church involvement, community volunteerism or socializing with friends and family. She was often known to be the life of the party and had a great...

On Monday, October 28, 2019 Gary Michael Wallinovich passed away. He graduated from Westfield High School in 1995. He graduated from Winchendon Academy. He attended UMass Amherst. After several years in construction on Cape Cod and the surrounding areas, he accepted a position at MetLife. He worked for the Met Life Snoopy1 and Snoopy2 for 4 years and traveled throughout the United States. He covered most of the pro golf tours in the US. He served for 8 years in the United States Army. He was...