Chicopee Comprehensive High School Massachusetts Alumni Obituaries

James John Stroumbos Papou of Old Orchard Beach Maine was born March 4 1958 and passed on April 1 2015. He was born to James T. and Rita E. Duffy Stroumbos in Tripoli Libya while his father was on active duty. James attended school in Chicopee Massachusetts where his family still lives. James gradua...

Louis was a graduate of Lewiston High School and also the Job Corps at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee MA. He attended Greene Baptist Church where he also volunteered. As a welder Louis worked for Jeffboat in Jeffersonville IN and Bath Iron Works. He had also worked for the Mardens Warehouse. In...

Chicopee MAMargaret Elaine Stevens 91 formerly of Auburn and Canton Maine died on October 13 2021 At home peacefully with loving family at her side. Her favorite club was a Friends and Family Knitting Club making countless blankets hats gloves for friends family and veterans. She was a member of th...

William H. Lonis 88 of Ludlow died January 18 2026 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Springfield on June 9 1937 he was the son of the late Charles and Helen Watson Lonis. Bill was raised in Chicopee and graduated from Chicopee High School. He then served in the U. S. Air Force and w...

Marion V. Turner Sears 94 passed away peacefully on January 12 2026 at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lowell Massachusetts on August 24 1931 she was one of nine children born to the late Frank and Lucy Armitage Turner. She grew up in Shelburne Falls MA and for the past...

Michael Max Hutchison, 64, of Bedford and formerly of Wilmington, MA and Manchester, NH passed on December 25, 2025. He was born in Chicopee, MA on October 1, 1961, son of Hanne...

oseph Joe DArco 60 of Cambridge died on November 30 2024 after a 7month battle with cancer. Joe was a wellknown rock n roll drummer in Boston as well as a successful optical design engineer for Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge. Joe is survived by his loving wife best friend v...

DUE TO THE SUNDAYMONDAY SNOWSTORM Mr. Zajdels funeral will be postponed to THURSDAY JANUARY 29 2026 CHICOPEE John J. Zajdel 97 of Chicopee passed away on Friday January 16 2026 at home. He was born on August 29 1928 in Chicopee and was the son of the late Joseph and Tecla Nowak Zajdel. John was a co...

CHICOPEE Susan Santerre 67 of Chicopee MA passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday January 2 2026. Susan was a lifelong resident of Chicopee Falls and attended Chicopee High School. During her career Sue worked for years at a local dental ofce forging friendships with many patients and ...

CHICOPEE Jean J. Croteau Sr. 99 of Chicopee passed away on January 17 2026 at the Veterans Home in Holyoke. He was born on August 15 1926 in Chicopee and was the son of the late George and Agnes Beauchamp Croteau. Jean was a communicant of the former St. Marys Church in Chicopee and now a member of ...

CHICOPEE Our Heavenly Father welcomed MargaretAnne Peg Martin home on Thursday January 8 2026. Peg was born on February 18 1943 to Francis Michael Patrick Murphy and Margaret Nina Plumb Murphy. Peg was raised in Springfield MA and attended Classical High School. She met her late husband of 60 years ...

Robert M. Joyal 94 of Chicopee passed away on Thursday December 25 2025 at Vantage Health Care at Hampden. He was born on December 20 1931 in Belchertown and was the son of the late Romeo J. Joyal and Blanche M. Giles Joyal. Bob was a communicant of the Basilica of St. Stanislaus and a member of the...

CHICOPEE Karen M. Topor Benoit 76 was called back home on Tuesday January 27 2026 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born on October 15 1949 in Holyoke and was the beloved daughter of Norma N. Couture Topor and the late Theodore M. Topor. Karen dedicated nearly thirty years of her life a...

CHICOPEE Robert J. Hoppy Hopkins 72 of Chicopee Mass passed away on Tuesday January 13 2026 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born March 20 1953 in Springfield Mass and was the son of the late Matthew and Eileen Brown Hopkins. Bob was a professor at Springfield College teaching the Paramedic progra...

AGAWAM Richard Arthur Bourdeau Sr. 85 of Agawam died on Sunday January 18 2026 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Richard Dick was born in Burlington VT on December 29 1940 to the late Armos and Marion Heath Bourdeau. He grew up in Ludlow MA but has been living in Agawam MA for the past 46 y...

He was born on September 12 1948 in Chicopee and was the son of Adella J. Gruszkos Rohan Strycharz and Edward Strycharz. Walter was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was a maintenance engineer for the U.S. Postal Service before his welldeserved retirement and enjoyed spending...

Michael Steven Walas 69 of Chicopee passed away on Monday December 29 2025 at home. He was born on June 6 1956 in Springfield and was the son of the late Stanley P. Smiley and Evelyn J. Rzasa Walas. Michael was a retired employee of the City of Chicopee Housing Authority. Michael is survived by his ...

SPRINGFIELD Dolores A. Costello 82 of Springfield passed away on Sunday January 11 2026 at home. She was born on July 19 1943 in Springfield and was the daughter of the late Michael T. Costello Sr. and Ann M. Zbylot Costello. Dolores was a unit secretary at Baystate Medical Center. Besides her paren...

Marilyn Lesiak Wayson 90 formerly of Chicopee passed away on Sunday December 21 2025 at Life Care Center of Wilbraham. She was born on November 11 1935 in Chicopee and was the daughter of Michael and Victoria Polchlopek Lesiak. Marilyn was a thirtyfive year employee of Verizon. After retirement she ...

Chicopee Donna Marie Woods 75 passed away at CareOne at Redstone on January 17 2026. The daughter of the late Edna M. Meserve and William J. Woods Donna was born on June 15 1950 in Dover NH. She attended Holy Name School was a graduate of Chicopee High School and received her LPN and later her RN de...

Chicopee Chester J. Szetela of Chicopee passed away on January 12 2026. He was a selfless man devoted to his family. He was the son of the late Chester and Carol Szetela. Chet was the beloved husband to his wife Susan whom he was married to for 64 years before Susan passed away in 2022. Chet was a d...

Chicopee Julie Ann Veale LHeureux beloved wife and mother passed away at home on January 19 2026. A longtime resident of Chicopee she was born on in Hartford CT on January 29 1955 she was a daughter of the late Margaret Kubasek and Joseph Veale. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School and receiv...

Springfield Marie Mdawar Young 88 passed away on January 16 2026 surrounded by the love of her family. Born on January 5 1938 in Baskinta Lebanon Marie was the eldest of six children of the late Mansour and Zakia Boutros Mdawar. In 1970 Marie immigrated to the United States where she built a life ro...

Palmer It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of a beautiful heart. Rosemary DemersHurst 59 beloved wife mother grandmother sister aunt and friend died on December 13 2025 at Baystate Medical Center with her family by her side. Rose was born on February 27 1966 daughter to the late...

Joan A. Moriarty Bowler Skypeck, 88, of Chicopee, died Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Chicopee Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after years of declining health. Joan was born in...

Dorothy A. Capuano 1942 – 2025 Chicopee – Dorothy Alice (Johnston) Capuano, 83, of Chicopee, MA, passed away Saturday December 28, 2025, at Holyoke Medical Center. Dorothy was b...

Kathleen Kathy Marie Kress 76 of Avilla Indiana passed away on Thursday January 15 2026 in Avilla. Kathy was born on June 30 1949 to John and Francis Shafer Kress in Fort Wayne Indiana. Kathy held great love for her family and was a spiritual guide to all who came into her social circle. She was alw...