All Obituaries

Holyoke Patricia S. (Adams) Meichner, age 79, of Holyoke, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center with her devoted husband by her side. She was born in North Adams, MA on March 8, 1940 to the late John and Anne (Lynch) Adams. Patricia was a graduate of St. Joseph's High School and resided for most of her life in Holyoke with her husband Frederick of 56 years. Her employment included banking and nurse's aide work. Patricia loved cats and...

HOLYOKE Michael “Mike” Bresnahan, age 56, passed away on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Mike was born in Holyoke, the son of Claire J. (Monahan) Bresnahan of Holyoke and the late James Patrick Bresnahan. He was educated in the Holyoke schools and earned his Associates Degree at Holyoke Community College. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Cross Parish in Holyoke.  Michael is survived by his mother, Claire J....

HOLYOKE Mrs. Elaine Alice (Dunn) Rud, age 87, of Holyoke passed away peacefully in her home on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Tuesday February 25, 2020. She was born on May 14, 1932 to the late Edwin and Cecile Dunn of Holyoke. Elaine was pre-deceased by her husband Jennings, her son Jennings and her two grandsons Christopher and Patrick Rud as well as...

HOLYOKE   Rosemary B. (Broderick) O’Connor, 81 of Holyoke, died Saturday February 22, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center. Rosemary was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Richard J. and Rose (O’Donnell) Broderick, and graduated from Holyoke High School. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Master’s of Education Degrees (plus 30 hours) at Our Lady of the Elms College and had a long teaching career in both Holyoke and West Springfield. Rosemary was a member of the Elms...

HOLYOKE Francis Richard “Rick” Knightly, Jr., age 66, of Holyoke, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness.  He was born in Holyoke, son of the late Francis R. and Margaret J. (Guz) Knightly. Rick was educated in Holyoke Schools and served with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.  He served the City of Holyoke as a Firefighter for 32 years, retiring in 2013.  Rick was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament...

Carrie Ann Piwcio, age 48, of Belchertown, MA passed away suddenly surrounded by her loving family on February 25, 2020. Born in Springfield, daughter to Manny and Patricia Beyer. Growing up in Holyoke, she then became a Belchertown High School graduate in 1990. She passionately worked with many students, and wonderful teachers throughout the Belchertown Public Schools for 25 years. She was Vice President of the CPE Agility Group, Director of the Joy of Jasper, and involved in many...

HOLYOKE Debra Ann (Schmitter) Morsen, age 51, of Holyoke, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in Springfield, a daughter of the late Paul D. Schmitter, Sr. and Patricia A. (Dubilo) Schmitter, and was educated in the Holyoke Public Schools. Debra graduated from Holyoke High School in 1986 and later attended STCC; she then worked for many years as a Paralegal in several real estate offices in Hampden County. She was an active member of...

Michael James Carlin, Jr., age 55, of Chicopee, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke, a son of Michael J. Carlin, Sr. and Patricia H. (Redding) Carlin, was educated in the Holyoke Schools, and graduated from William J. Dean Technical High School. Mike worked as a Machine Setup for Hampden Papers and as a Landscaper for G&H Landscaping. He loved hunting and fishing, and was an avid fan of both the Boston Red Sox and the New England...

Edwin F. Zabik, age 89, of Holyoke, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke. He was born in Palmer, a son of the late Frank H. and Julia (Bartnik) Zabik, and was educated in the Holyoke schools. After graduating from Holyoke High School, Edwin served in the United States Navy during the Korean War Era. Following his military service, he proudly worked for more than 40 years as a Pressman Foreman for the Holyoke Transcript. Edwin was the widower of...

Irene Laura (Albonesi) Collins passed away quietly and peacefully in the early morning hours on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Irene was born in Holyoke on September 7, 1922 to Henry E. and Laura (Laverty) Albonesi. Irene was raised in Holyoke and graduated from Sacred Heart High School. She married Roland D. Collins in 1946 and spent the next 24 years supporting Roland and his career in the United States Air Force. She raised their family on several Air Force bases across the United States...