Tributes & Obituaries

GRANVILLE – David Coulter Chapman, 72, passed away on March 28, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Westfield, MA on December 16, 1947 to the late Harold E and Eleanor M. (Barr) Chapman, he was a graduate of Westfield High School. For over 30 years, David was employed at the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (formerly Springfield Water) as a Water Treatment Operator. In his spare time, he loved spending time with his grandkids. Besides his parents, he was...

Joseph P. Catallozzi, 65, formerly of Springfield, MA, passed away March 28, 2020 at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke surrounded by his loving caretakers. He was born in Springfield to the late Edmund and Florence Catallozzi. He leaves two sisters Dolores and Lori, his brother-in-law Jacob Brown III, nephew Jacob Brown IV, niece Marjorie Brown and many loving uncles, aunts and cousins. Joseph graduated from Cathedral High in 1973. He proudly and honorably served in the US Navy for 12...

David Lee Landry, 65, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was the beloved husband of 29 years to Jeanne (Kondos) Landry. David was born in Springfield on November 5, 1954 and was the son of the late Raymond and Irene (St. Pierre) Landry. He worked for Key Bank until his retirement in 2015. He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. He loved to travel with his wife going to see rock concerts including over 65 Aerosmith...

North Hatfield - Brenda Minisci, 80, of North Hatfield, passed away in her home, of natural causes on March 2, 2020. She was born June 15, 1939, the second daughter of Vincent L. and Anne (Webster) Minisci. She is pre-deceased by her life-partner, Vincent Fasolino, also of North Hatfield. She is survived by her two sisters: Sandra Minisci and Diana Minisci Appleton, both of Windsor, CT., and her niece, Saarin Appleton of Bloomfield, CT. She is also survived by numerous cousins and second...

Ralph T. Gamelli, 86, of Agawam, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was the beloved husband of 51 years to the late Joanne (Bruno) Gamelli. Ralph was born in Springfield on July 20, 1933 and was the son of the late Raffaele and Rose (Furlani) Gamelli. After graduating from Technical High School in 1951, he studied TV repair at Springfield Trade School and then served in the Army during the Korean War in 1953. After leaving the Army he went...

L. Robert “Bob” Hildreth, 91, passed away on March 22, 2020. Born on August 17, 1928 in Springfield, MA to the late Lloyd R. Hildreth, Sr. and Madeline (Segerstedt) Hildreth, he grew up in the Hungary Hill Section of Springfield and graduated from Springfield Technical High School. From 1946 -1948, Bob proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He also was previously employed as the Vice President of Third National Bank.   As a faithful communicant of...

Springfield – Carl Frank Gigliotti, 93, passed away at Renaissance Manor, Holyoke on March 21, 2020. Carl was born in Springfield on May 28, 1926 to the late John and Tomasina (Perri) Gigliotti. After graduating from Springfield High School, he bravely entered into the Navy during WWII and served as a Seaman Second Class on the ship CVE20 Escort Carrier. After leaving the service he worked at Sunshine Art Studios where he met the love of his life Lauretta. He then worked for the...

Tina (Casini) Gallerani, 89, of East Longmeadow, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was the beloved wife of 57 years to the late David Gallerani. Tina was born in Springfield on April 2, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Ovidio and Mary (Olivieri) Casini. She had worked for the Big Y for 38 years until her retirement in 1993. Her love for her family was her number one along with cooking especially her family famous...

EAST LONGMEADOW – Brenda L. Dittmar, 68, passed away on March 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 13, 1951 in Syracuse, NY, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Annieta (Farrow) Henry. She was an avid New England Patriots fan and was known by her family as their “sideline coach”. During the off-season, she loved the Hallmark Channel, visiting Scituate Beach and cooking. To cherish her memory, Brenda leaves her children Brian Dittmar and...

Westfield – Lisa Marie (Wilson) Fiore, 59, passed away unexpectedly at home with family on March 18, 2020. Lisa was born in Gardner MA on March 14, 1961 to Gillian (Beare) Wilson and the late Peter Wilson. Lisa grew up in Southwick and graduated Southwick High School in 1979. After meeting the love of her life Dick, she settled down and became a domestic engineer. Together they raised their two children Julia Fiore Brown and Jackson Fiore. Lisa loved the outdoors, she was an avid...