Regina (Hickson) Breglio, 71, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center. Regina was born in Springfield on August 27, 1951, the daughter of the late Richard and Rose (Griffin) Hickson. A graduate of Springfield Technical High School and STCC.  In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her three brothers Richard, Roger and Raymond Hickson, and two sisters Rosemary Eggleston (Gene) and Ruth Barchard and a niece Courtney Hickson....

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Jeffrey E. Fellion of Springfield, MA passed away peacefully with his family by his side. Born in Springfield, MA on February 2, 1961, Jeffrey was the son of the late James and Joanne (Borelli) Fellion. Jeffrey was a man of his craft with over 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry. During his free time, Jeffrey, along with his beloved pup Winston, enjoyed spending time with his son Jeffrey, daughter-in-law Natasha, and their daughter, Gabriella...

Dominique N. “Dom” Loiselle, 25, a resident of Brighton and formerly of East Longmeadow, died unexpectedly early Friday morning, September 23, 2022 as the result of an automobile accident in Windsor, CT. She was born in Springfield, a loving daughter of Martin P. and Kimberly A. (Galis) Loiselle and the sister of Vanessa R. Loiselle, all of East Longmeadow. Dominique was educated from the East Longmeadow school system and was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School Class of...

Bernard Edmund Best, 84, a lifelong resident of Springfield, died early Monday morning, September 19, 2022 at Heritage Hall South in Agawam. He was born and educated in Springfield, and raised by his late Aunt Phyllis (Best) Wells. Bernard was employed for many years as a custodian at Baystate Medical Center from which he retired in early 2000. He was previously employed at the former Jaycox and Friendly Restaurants located on Sumner Avenue. Bernard was also an active member of Wesleyan...

    Abraham (Avraám) Kalaitzidis, 92, of Springfield, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Abraham was born in Sukhumi, Georgia, Russia on October 10, 1929, the son of the late Georgios and Anatoli (Houndoulidis) Kalaitzidis. He, with his wife Sofia, was a dedicated, faithful parishioner of the St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral since settling in this area after immigrating from Korinos, Greece in 1964. Abraham lived an...

Lynn Dawson Shay, 83, a longtime resident of Hampden, passed away on September 17, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 29, 1939 in Manchester, NH, the daughter of the late Lawrence Miller Dawson and Ethel (Tufts) Dawson. She was a graduate of Burlington High School in Burlington, VT and received an Economics degree from Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. Lynn worked for Mass Mutual in Springfield before settling into Hampden to raise her family. An avid reader, Lynn...

Paul Joseph Rieker, 75, of Agawam, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Paul was born in Springfield on September 21, 1946 and raised in Agawam the son of the late Richard and Harriet (Thomas) Rieker. Paul attended Brown University and AIC as an English major and graduate school at UMASS Boston for Critical and Creative Thinking. ”Mr. Rieker” was a fixture in the Springfield Public School system including Kiley, Chestnut,...

Ann Baker Riker, 90, for many years a resident of Wilbraham and Lee, MA died peacefully on September 13, 2022.  Born February 6, 1932 in Paterson, NJ to Atte and Teresa (Jongsma) Haagsma, she moved with her parents and five siblings to Whitinsville, MA where she spent her formative years. She graduated from Northbridge High School, attended Calvin College and, in 1953, graduated from the Blodgett School of Nursing. She worked as a nurse in many capacities concluding in 1995 at the...

Helen E. Norris (Lewis), 90, of North Kingstown, RI and originally of Springfield, MA, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2022 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick, RI. Helen (a.k.a. Betty) was born on June 25, 1932, daughter of the late Luna and Lester Lewis of Springfield, MA. She worked as a Customer Service Representative for various telephone companies for many years. Helen is survived by her husband of 69 years, Lee Norris and leaves her daughter, Gail O’Brien of Smithfield,...