Steven N. Nahorniak, 61, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Born in Springfield on May 20, 1958, Steven was the son of the late Joseph A. & Yolanda M. (Santinello) Nahorniak. He levaes a son, Steven M. Burris of Springfield and a daughter Amanda Campbell; a sister, Judy Bergdoll of Wilbraham; a brother David Nahorniak of Ludlow and 3 nephews, Joseph V. Nahorniak, Michael Bergdoll and Joseph Bergdoll. He was predeceased by his parents and a brother, Joseph N. Nahorniak. Calling Hours will...

Joseph “Joe” Henry Keeler, 84, of Springfield, Mass passed away on March 20, 2020. Born March 17, 1936 to Mildred Jewell Keeler (Partridge) and Howard Matthew Keeler in Holyoke, Mass who preceded him in death. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Howard and is survived by his younger brother Alan of Holyoke, Mass. Joe was a devoted family man. He worked hard as a truck driver for Friendly Ice Cream for over 30 years before retiring in 1998. Back in the day he was an...

Zdzislaw Wojcik, 82, of Ludlow, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Tonia, Poland on Jan. 9, 1938, he was the son of the late Bronislaw and Katarzyna (Kochanek) Wojcik. Zdzislaw came to this country on Aug. 16, 1986, and had lived in Ludlow for more than 20 years. While living in Poland, he worked as a farmer, and then worked here as a machine operator for the Endaron Company in Holyoke for 20 years until he retired in 2004. He is survived by...

Clara Roberta (Massa) Shaw, 97, passed away March 12, 2020 at Holyoke Medical Center. Born and raised in Baxter, Tennessee, she was one of nine children of the late William and Vesta (Jones) Massa. After marriage, she and her husband, the late Lester Shaw, moved to Springfield, MA where they raised their children. She worked at Springfield Wire as a molder, retiring after over 20 years of service.  She retired to Ormond Beach, FL. Clara then lived for 7 years at The Arbors in Chicopee....

Edward Malzenski, 93, of Wilbraham, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born in Warren, MA, he was the son of the late Charles & Anna (Kapinos) Malzenski. Ed proudly served his country during WWII as an engineer in the Merchant Marines transporting aviation fuel to the front lines, and was also a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Ed lived in Wilbraham for the past 70 years, worked as a Systems Manager for Shawinigan/Monsanto for 35 years, and worked as a Sealer of...

Kenneth R. Gauthier, Jr., 62, passed away at home on March 8, 2020. Born in Ludlow to Annette (Waszeciak) and Kenneth Gauthier, Sr., he was a lifelong area resident. Ken obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting and a Master’s Degree in liberal arts from Boston University. He had worked for 10 years as an auditor with the Department of Revenue and then worked many years as a licensed self-employed contractor. A lifelong musician and guitarist, he played with several local...

Toni Lynn Golfieri, 50, passed away March 9, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield on February 24, 1970, she was a lifelong West Springfield resident. Toni was a 1988 graduate of West Springfield High School. She went on to earn a business degree from Bay Path College in 1992, graduating Suma Cum Laude and as class Valedictorian. Toni was an active member of St. Mark Armenian Church in Springfield where she had served as a former parish council member. She started...

Diana M. (Martinez) Alexander, 71 of Hampden, died unexpectedly on March 9, 2020 at the Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Phoenix, AZ on July 18, 1948, she was the daughter of the late James and Cordelia (Gutienez) Martinez. Diana lived in Hampden for the past 37 years, and had worked as a waitress in several local restaurants until she retired. She loved the beach, eating lobster, cooking, singing and dancing and having a good time with friends and family. She loved...

Elaine Phyllis Saffer, born 2/15/30, died peacefully on 3/8/20. Her husband Philip preceded her in death. Elaine leaves her 3 children - Adam (Alison), Doug, and Valeri (Ned), along with 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She will be missed by many friends and relatives and she was greatly loved. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Thurs., March 12th at 3:30pm at Glenmeadow Retirement Community, 24 Tabor Crossing, Longmeadow.  Elaine is under the care of Nowak...

Richard G. “Dickie” Eisold, 77, passed away unexpectedly March 11, 2020. He was born on Feb. 18, 1943 in Ludlow to the late Richard H. and Mildred (Hammett) Eisold. He leaves 9 children and many other family members. All services are private. To offer condolences online, please visit www.nowakfuneral.com.