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Adrian J. Shink, 74, of Westfield, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center with his son Norman by his side. Adrian was born in Saint-Neree-de-Bellechasse, Quebec, Canada, on November 1, 1945, the son of the late Neree and Marie (Roy) Shink. He was educated in Quebec and moved to the United States in 1963 and settled in Springfield. He was an avid Montreal sports fan and enjoyed hunting.  He just loved to socialize and hangout with his many friends. He was...

Edward Taudel, 86, passed away on May 26, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Westfield, he was a son of the late Louis and Mary (Wysocki) Taudel. He was a graduate of Westfield State College and earned a Master’s Degree from Springfield College and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A Veteran of the US Army, Ed was stationed overseas in Korea and served as a Military Police Officer. He served as a police officer for...

  Evert Oscar “Ev” Lindgren Jr., born July 20, 1936 to Shirley Lindgren (Warner) and Evert O. Lindgren in Springfield, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 13th at Baystate Medical Center due to complications from the Covid 19 virus. He resided for over 50 years in East Longmeadow until moving to the Loomis Lakeside Community at Reeds Landing in Springfield. Evert graduated from Tech Class of 1954 and Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering 1959 with an MS...

Marianne (Miller) Bigelow, 67 of East Longmeadow, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on December 8, 1952, the daughter of Philomena (Vecchiarelli) Miller and the late George Miller. Marianne was a graduate of Commerce High School. She also graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst with a degree in education. She was a parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church in Springfield. Marianne passionately taught early...

Katherine (Kathy) Spanos Rodolakis, of East Longmeadow, MA, formerly of Longmeadow, MA, was born in Springfield, MA on December 4, 1933 to the late James (Demetrios) and Andromahi Theodoropoulos Spanos.  Kathy was a graduate of the High School of Commerce and worked for many years for Albert Steiger’s Co. as a Department Manager in the Bridge Sportswear. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Harry Rodolakis and her much loved brothers, George, Angelo, and Andrew Spanos. She...

Gail A. Bower, 78, of West Springfield, passed away on May 11, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Springfield on September 5, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Lilian Bower.  Gail graduated with a Master’s Degree in teaching from AIC and taught school in the Shelburne Falls area for 10 years. She left the teaching profession to become owner of Penn Travel and eventually co-owner of Stevens Travel. Gail leaves her brother, Alan of West...

Francis J. DeSantis, 88, of Sixteen Acres in Springfield, passed away May 6, 2020 in Bradenton, FL. Son of the late William P. and Katherine A. (Tosi) DeSantis, Fran was born in Worcester, MA on July 13, 1931. Enlisting in the US Air Force at the age of 17, he served in the Korean War as a Communications Specialist, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. After his military service, Fran spent his life educating and enriching the lives of others; as an elementary school teacher in...

Bernadette M. (Choquette) Ross, 92, of Springfield, born in North Adams, MA, on May 26, 1927, a daughter of the late Romuald J. and Regina A. (Langlois) Choquette.  She attended North Adams schools and was a graduate of the former Notre Dame Commercial High School. Following her graduation and marriage to John A. Ross in September 24, 1949 in North Adams, Bernadette became the mother of five boys.  Later, when the boys were in school, she worked for Sprague Electric in North Adams;...

Jean E. (Helberg) Carroll, a longtime resident of Hampden, formerly of Springfield, died early Monday morning, May 4, 2020 in the comfort of her home. She was born and educated in Springfield, a daughter of the late Harold F. and Margaret M. (Mullen) Helberg. Jean lived in Hampden for most of her life. Jean was the beloved wife of the late Raymond E. Carroll who died on November 11, 2008. Together they owned and operated Hampden Trucking for over 23 years and Carroll Equipment Repair for ten...

Felicita “Liza” Saenz, 63, of Springfield went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. Liza, daughter of Dolores “Lolo” and Laura (Roman) Sanchez, was born in New York, NY on March 9, 1957. She attained her certificate in business accounting at STCC and went on to become an office manager in the Clerk Magistrate’s office for the Springfield District Court where she worked for the last 42 years. Liza was an elegant woman who loved shopping...