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Susan Savilla Donoghue Bullen, 65, of Springfield, died early Monday evening, March 1, 2021 in Springfield, MA with her loving children by her side. She was born and educated in Springfield, a daughter of the late Charles D. and Jane (Hodges) Donoghue who were both born in Springfield. Susan spent her life in loving service to others, working both in childcare and eldercare and bringing laughter, comfort and an abundance of love to all who knew her.  She loved looking after children,...

Hector L. Vazquez, 74, of Ludlow, formerly of Springfield, as many of his family and friends commonly and affectionately referred to as Luis, died early Monday evening, February 15, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born and educated in Aguas Buenas, PR, a son of the late Justo Vazquez Carrasquillo and Teresa Rivera Narvaez and moved to Springfield as a young man. Luis was employed with the City of Springfield School Department as a custodian for many years until his retirement. He...

Christopher “Chris” Thibault, 38, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021, after battling the most courageous fight against metastatic breast cancer. Christopher was born in Springfield, on January 21, 1983, the son of Beatrice “Bea” (Schibel) Thibault and the late René “Butch” Thibault. Chris was born in Springfield where he lived and attended school until his family moved to West Springfield in 1999. Chris attended the Springfield...

Patricia Elizabeth Allen, 92, of West Springfield, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at her residence. Patricia was born in Springfield on February 5, 1929, the daughter of the late Anna J. (Laurin) Allen. She was a graduate of Commerce High School, Class of 1947. Patricia worked for the Springfield Armory and retired from the corps engineers after many years of service. She enjoyed swimming, golfing and loved her cats and her special dog named Charlie. In recent years Patricia...

Brad Alan Leveillee, of Longmeadow, left this world too soon. Brad was a passionate mechanic from day one, starting with fixing bikes, then motorcycles, and eventually neighborhood cars. He even built his first car before getting his license. That passion turned into his job when he opened his first shop in 1982. Over the next 40 years, with the support of Team 33, his family of mechanics, and generations of loyal customers, he built a shop that Motor Age Magazine ranked in the top 10 best...

Richard A. Behrle, 81, a resident of Springfield for most of his life, died early Wednesday evening, February 3, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in New London, CT, a son of the late Albert and Ruth (Hammond) Behrle and was educated from the Springfield School system. Richard served with the United States Army between the Korean War and Vietnam and after receiving his honorable discharge from active duty, he returned to civilian life working for the former Springfield Street Railway...

Robert R. J. “Bob” Goodrow, 92, of Springfield, formerly of Sacco and Biddeford, ME, died early Tuesday evening, February 2, 2021 at the Renaissance Manor Nursing Home in Holyoke after a short illness. He was born in Springfield, a son of the late Arthur P. and Philomena (Martin) Goodrow. Bob was educated from the Springfield and Biddeford School systems, was a graduate of St. Francis of Assisi High School and later attended St. Francis College both in Biddeford. He was a veteran...

Elaine Sue "Nana" (Bennett) Robbins, 77, a resident of Hampden for over fifty years, formerly of Springfield, died January 26th, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born and educated in the Forest Park area of Springfield, a daughter of the late Albert W. and Beulah E. (Gray) Bennett and was a graduate of the High School of Commerce. Elaine was employed for several years with the former Valley Bank in downtown Springfield. In more recent years, Elaine was employed with the Town of...

Sophia M. Cerasa, 15, passed away on January 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Sophia was born in Springfield on July 11, 2005 the daughter of Marc and Kristin (Lefebvre) Cerasa. Sophia attended the Longmeadow Public Schools. She enjoyed horseback riding at the Whispering Horse Therapeutic riding center in East Longmeadow, and played baseball for the Windsor Challengers League Jaycees. She also enjoyed bowling in the winter with Windsor Jaycees teammates .Sophia loved...

Nicki Sieber was born December 26, 1946. She was a kind, animal and nature loving, wonderful spirit. She loved walking in the woods, always making sure to pick up trash and recycling along the way; she loved all plants and animals, the beach, and especially Jeopardy. Her dream was to road trip across the country with her best friends Riley and Casey. She deeply cherished music; the sounds of David Bowie, Elton John, and Stevie Nicks often filled her home. Her life and memory will be...