Jerome Nathanson
Mar 3, 2024
JEROME NATHANSON 1926-2024 Springfield – Jerome Nathanson, 98, passed away Sunday at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born in New York City, he attended Brooklyn public schools. Jerome served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and after returning, received his business degree from Pace University in NYC. Jerome used his degree to work as an accountant his entire career,...
Jennell Sorrell
Feb 26, 2024
Whately, Massachusetts. Jennell Cappo Sorrell, a hospice nurse who coordinated patient care between the Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice of Western Massachusetts and the D’Amour Cancer Center for a decade died on February 26, 2024 at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility, Leeds, MA from complications of Alzheimer Disease. She was 76. Born on November 18, 1947, in Mason, MI to...
Marcia Lee Raker
Feb 14, 2024
Marcia Raker was born in Scranton, PA in 1937 to Ruth and Milford Raker. An only child, her years in this community were filled with a close network of extended family members and wonderful memories of summers on her family’s farm in Factoryville, PA where her father inspired her early love for horses and country living. It was there that...
Evelyn Lieberman
Feb 12, 2024
Evelyn Lieberman, a retired professor and an expert in childhood development and learning who ran an educational program that trained thousands of teachers throughout the American Southwest, died in the loving embrace of her daughter at her home in Huntington on February 12 at the age of 85. She began her career teaching preschool at Phoenix College. At the age...
Thais Fischel
Feb 6, 2024
Thais Joan Fischel (nee Markus) passed away peacefully on February 6, 2024 at home in Agawam, Massachusetts at the age of 94 years old. Thais was born in the Bronx NY on December 16, 1929 to George and Mildred Marcus. She attended Theodore Roosevelt High School and Hunter College. She met her future husband Gunther Fischel in the Synagogue Sunday...
Sylvia Levine
Jan 24, 2024
Sylvia Levine of Las Vegas, NV died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. She was 93 years old. Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930 in Harlem, NY and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten. On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married...
Jessica Steinman
Jan 23, 2024
JESSICA (Jess) STEINMAN 1980 - 2024 Holyoke It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jessica Steinman. Jessica passed peacefully surrounded by friends and family on January 23, 2024, at the age of 43. Jess was born in Springfield Ma. on Leap Year, February 29, 1980. She was the beloved daughter of Frederick Steinman of Longmeadow Ma....
Bernyce Grant
Jan 22, 2024
Bernyce Bauver Grant, a longtime resident of Northampton, Ma., and currently residing at Reeds Landing in Springfield, passed away on January 22nd after a brief illness. She was 94 years old. Bernyce was born into a large family – she was the youngest of 8 children in the home of Israel Bauver and Sarah August. Her 3 oldest siblings, Goldie...
Harriet Cohen
Jan 14, 2024
Harriet Cohen 1931 - 2024 Longmeadow – Harriet (Rispler) Cohen, 92, of Longmeadow, passed away peacefully Sunday January 14th. Born in Springfield, she was a graduate of Commerce High School. She grew the family business, Sam’s Glass Works Inc, to include The Leonard Gallery. Harriet was a member of B’nai Jacob and Beth El Temple sisterhoods. She was a life...
Rhona Chase
Jan 6, 2024
Rhona Chase 1929 - 2024 January 6, 2024 SPRINGFIELD – Rhona (Sheinhait) Chase, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 6, 2024 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Born on May 22, 1929, in Malden, Mass. to Nathan and Mabel Sheinhait. Rhona was a resident of Longmeadow, Mass., and Boca Raton, Fla. She was predeceased by Irwin “Mike” Chase, her devoted...
Elliet Aronson
Jan 3, 2024
Elliet N. Aronson 1933 - 2024 Elliet Aronson, 90, of East Longmeadow, MA passed away at home after a brief illness on January 3, 2024. He was formerly a long-time resident of Longmeadow. Born in Springfield to parents Arnold and Rita (Brown) Aronson and raised in the city’s Forest Park section, he was the middle child of five, with two...
Vera Ada Elkin
Dec 19, 2023
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