Lucille M. (Fontaine) Airoldi, 93, was called to her eternal heavenly rest Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Willimansett Center East in Chicopee. Born in Holyoke on Jan. 14, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ernest & Lilla (Rino) Fontaine. A Chicopee resident for most of her life, Lucille worked as a machine operator for the former Ren Electronics in South Hadley. She was a member of St. Anne’s Church in Chicopee and a member of its Ladies of St. Anne Sodality. The wife of the...

Albina (Sanek) Sternala, 101, passed away July 12, 2018 at Willimansett Center East in Chicopee. Born in Lawrence, MA on November 26, 1916 to the late John and Mary (Spielska) Sanek, Albina grew up in Southbridge and was a Ludlow resident for many years. She was a communicant of Christ the King Church in Ludlow and was a past member of the Daughters of Christ the King. Albina was the former owner of Benny’s Variety Store on East Street in Ludlow. She leaves 3 grandchildren, Karen...

Kenneth F. Bushey, 85, of Chicopee died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Wingate at West Springfield. Born in Northampton on July 28, 1932, he was the son of the late Clarence J. and Ida M. (Menard) Bushey. Ken was raised in Northampton and had lived in Chicopee for most of his life. He was an Army Veteran and served during the Korean War. Ken worked as a cabinet maker for Doane & Williams in Chicopee for many years. In his spare time, he enjoyed wood working, fishing & hunting, spending...

Kevin Michael Latour, 42, passed away peacefully after a short illness on June 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Springfield to Susan (Dynok) Vient and the late Thomas Latour, he was a lifelong area resident. Kevin was a 1993 graduate of Ludlow High School. He was employed at JD Rivet Company and was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local #63. He was a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast and for the last 6 years he was the crew chief for Jimmy Doyle Racing. Most especially,...

Edward J. Kochanek ascended to Heaven June 25, 2018 surrounded by his loving children after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.  Born in Ludlow, Mass September 15 to John and Stephanie Kochanek, Edward was a veteran of the United States Army.  He was an employee of the city of Springfield as a school custodian until his retirement, as well as owning his own painting and snow removal businesses.  Most recently, Edward worked for Balise Motor Group as a vehicle runner for...

Katherine (Sykas) McGrath, 91, passed away June 1, 2018 at home. Born in Barre, Vermont on December 18, 1926 to the late John G. and Mary A. (Fafonti) Sykas, she had lived in Indian Orchard and most recently resided in Wilbraham. Kay married John J. McGrath Jr in Springfield on January 6, 1951 and they enjoyed 45 years of marriage before his passing in November 1996. She worked for many years at The D’Amour Library at Western New England University in Springfield. Kay’s greatest...

Arthur Thomas Brown, 46, passed away May 29, 2018 after a courageous battle with melanoma. Born in Springfield to Peter K. and Michelle L. (Douglas) Brown, he was a lifelong Springfield resident. Artie was a dedicated umpire for John L. Sullivan Youth Baseball for many years. He also spent many summers being the representative umpire for local teams at Cooperstown Dream Park in Cooperstown, NY. He leaves his parents, Peter and Michelle Brown of Springfield; his daughters, Kayla Brown and...

Peter Edward Dietz, 71, passed away May 18, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Bronx, New York to the late Edward E. and Grace (Wickham) Dietz. Peter served honorably in the United States Navy during Vietnam and also served in the Army National Guard of Massachusetts for over 20 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan (Handleman) Dietz. Burial with military honors will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Massachusetts Veterans’...

  Josephine T. Lentowski, 95, died on May 23, 2018 at Chicopee Gardens for Nursing. Josephine (also known as Josie or Jo) was born in Wilbraham, MA to the late Thomas and Victoria (Swiatek) Pasierb, who emigrated to Massachusetts from the Austrian partition of Poland shortly after 1900. She was educated at Immaculate Conception School (class of ’37) and also spent one year at Classical Jr. High and one year at Springfield Trade School. Josie worked for Patricia’s...

Zofia “Sophie” (Warunek) Jasiel, 87, of Indian Orchard, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 20, 2018, surrounded by her family at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Hucisko, Poland on Sept. 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Maria Warunek. Sophie came to this country in the early 1960’s and had lived in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield for more than 50 years. She previously worked in packaging for the Hanson Group. Sophie enjoyed...