All Obituaries

Susan F. (Florio) Porreco, R.N., age 67, of Holyoke, passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 at her home. She was born in Springfield, daughter of the late Antonio and Anna (Calabrese) Florio and was a graduate of Technical High School in Springfield and the Holyoke Hospital School of Nursing. A Registered Nurse, Susan worked at several area hospitals and nursing homes as a wellness nurse.  She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and...

Edward F. Griffin, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday January 21, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center with his loving family by his side.  He was born on November 28, 1944 in Holyoke, son of the late Thomas Griffin and Catherine (Dean) Griffin.  He was the last of his Brothers to pass (Thomas & John Griffin). He leaves his wife of 54 years, Louise (Salamon) Griffin, son Edward M. Griffin and Olga Griffin of Blackstone MA, Laura Elmer and significant other Bill LeMay of Westfield...

HOLYOKE Maneesha-Faith M. Lalchandani, 23, lost her battle with mental illness and tragically died by a self-inflicted wound on Friday January 18, 2019 at her home in Holyoke. Born October 19, 1995, she was the daughter of Dr. Manohar Lalchandani, of Holyoke, and Michelle Lalchandani of Westfield. Maneesha was a lifelong resident of Holyoke and attended First Lutheran School. She graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive High School in 2014 and went to become a proud member of the United States...

HOLYOKE Aura DeJesus Rojas, age 88, of Holyoke, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Holyoke Medical Center.  She was born and educated in Marinilla, Colombia, moving to Holyoke, MA in 1972.  Aura was the daughter of the late Luis A. and Anna M. (Cardona) Agudelo.  She was a communicant of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and belonged to their prayer group.  Though she worked at Graham Manufacturing, her focus was always her family.  Beloved matriarch, she set a...

HOLYOKE Patricia A. (FitzGibbon) Morin, age 79 of Holyoke, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Sullivan) FitzGibbon. Pat graduated from Blessed Sacrament Grammar School, Sacred Heart High School (1957), and The College of Our Lady of The Elms. She was a retired teacher from the South Hadley Public School System, where she taught at Center School and Plains School. Pat was the widow of Claude L....

HOLYOKE Evelyn Barbara (Pudlo) Krisak, age 86, of Holyoke, passed away on Monday January 14, 2019 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Peter and Olympia (Strzempek) Pudlo, and was a 1950 graduate of Holyoke High School. A lifelong resident of Holyoke, Evelyn was a communicant of the former Mater Dolorosa Church, and a Member of the Polish Women’s Alliance of America Group #141. She was the widow of John J. Krisak, who died...

HOLYOKE Gertrude Mary (Brassill) Mawdsley passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 in the company of her family at Holyoke Health Care Center. She was born in Holyoke, daughter of the late Thomas and Harriet (Burns) Brassill. Gert attended Holyoke Public Schools and graduated from Holyoke High School. She worked in retail at Steigers Department Store, and after raising her family, as a jewelry consultant at Paysaver Sales. She enjoyed travelling, and spent many happy years at her vacation...

Paulette (Gamache) Marra, 82, of Easthampton, passed away on January 13, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born in St. Jean Port Joli, Quebec, Canada, one of 15 children born to the late Armand and Juliette (Bernier) Gamache. At the age of 12 her family moved to Springfield where she graduated from Cathedral High School and married Donald Marra, her husband of 62 years. They lived in Chicopee for 36 years where they raised their family and attended Assumption Church. Over the years, she...

HOLYOKE:  Mabel Helen (Regan) Wesolowski, age 89, of Holyoke passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Holyoke Health Care Center.  She was born in Chicago, IL daughter of the late Earl E. and Agnes C. (Bowler) Regan and was a 1946 graduate of Holyoke High School.  Mabel was a lifelong resident of Holyoke and a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Parish.  She was a Supervisor in the Registration Department for Providence Hospital for many years, retiring in 1994. ...

HOLYOKE  Born on glorious Easter Sunday 1932, Esther Lillian (Baker) Meehan was a treasure in our lives.  She passed away January 10, 2019 at the Holyoke Medical Center. Her parents, John and Elizabeth (O’Connor) Baker were immigrants from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. Born in the Churchill section of Holyoke, Esther attended Sacred Heart Grammar and High Schools. Esther worked in many careers, a telephone operator at the Apple-Tel Answering Service, in the offices of Drs....