CARMEN L. RODRIGUEZ  82 OF HOLYOKE PASSED AWAY JAN. 9TH AT  HOLYOKE HEALTH CARE CENTER.  SERVICES FOR CARMEN ARE TUESDAY JAN. 12TH FROM 6-8 P.M. AT THE FUNERAL HOME AND WILL FOLLOW COVID 19 GUIDELINES. BURIAL WILL BE FRIDAY JAN. 15TH AT 11 A.M. IN CALVARY CEMETERY HOLYOKE

SERVICES FOR MR TORRES WERE HELD ON SUNDAY JAN. 10TH WITH BURIAL AT THE CONVIENCE OF THE FAMILY.

Andrew Jeffrey Polak, 69, of New York City, formerly of Holyoke, Massachusetts, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 6, 1951 to Harriet Frances Polak and Irving Polak. A graduate of Yale University (class of 1973), he had a career in technology and ultimately found his passion providing counseling and guidance to others. He cherished family above all else, especially his two daughters, Hilary and Ilana Polak and his fiance, EvaMarie Sotomil...

ISABEL RIVERA POU 54 OF HOLYOKE DIED DEC. 15, 2020. BORN IN PERTH AMBOY N.J. JUNE 28,1966 SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM RIVERA AND CARMEN POU. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER COMPANION WHOM SHE LIVED WITH ROBERTO GONZALEZ, HER SONS JOSE MARTINEZ OF HOLYOKE AND HECTOR COLON OF ORLANDO FL. HER SIBLINGS PEDRO RIVERA OF SPRINGFIELD, JOSE DAVI RIVERA OF TX AND WILLIAM RIVERA OF HOLYOKE AND SARA RIVERA OF HOLYOKE AND HER NIECES AND NEPHEWS. VISITING HRS WILL BE TUESDAY DEC. 22 FROM 5- 8 PM AND WILL...

GUILLERMO DIAZ 80 OF SPRINGFIELD DIED AT BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER ON NOV. 25 2020. BORN IN GURABO P.R. ON FEB.10,1940 HE WAS THE SON OF JOSE DIAZ AND MERCELINA COLON. WHILE IN PUERTO RICO HE WAS A DRIVER FOR A LOCAL AMBULANCE COMPANY. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE JUSTA TORRES DIAZ, HIS CHILDREN GUILLERMO JR OF CHICOPEE, MAGALY DIAZ OF HOLYOKE, ERICA DIAZ OF HOLYOKE,ENCIA JANET DIAZ OF P.R. AND BRENDA DIAZ OF P.R., HIS BROTHER JOSE DIAZ OF FLA AND HIS SISTER JOANA DIAZ OF P.R. 13 GRANDCHILDREN...

WILFRED “BILLY” ORTEGA, 57 OF HOLYOKE PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER  4, 2020. BORN IN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 3, 1963, HE WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM ORTEGA OF OHIO AND THE LATE AIDA ALICEA. UNTIL HIS ILLNESS HE WAS EMPLOYED BY FISETTE REALITY OF HOLYOKE IN MAINTENANCE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN WILLIAM ORTEGA OF HOLYOKE, MISTY ORTEGA OF HOLYOKE, AIDA ORTEGA OF PITTSFIELD, MATTHEW ORTEGA OF HOLYOKE AND WAS PREDECEASED BY A SON RAMON ORTEGA, HIS BROTHERS EDDIE ALICEA OF GARDNER,...

Arthur Francis Ouellette , 85 of Hampden Mass passed away on October 26, 2020.  He was born on September 14, 1935 in Springfield Mass to the late Herman and Mary Rose Ouellette.  After serving in the US Marine Corps, Art worked several different occupations before establishing A. Ouellette & Sons Roofing Company which he ran for over 40 years.  In his spare time, Art was an avid woodworker, a hobby which gave him great pride.  He is predeceased by his loving wife...

GUILLERMO ORTIZ PASSED AWAY MONDAY OCTOBER 26,2020 AT HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER. HE WAS BORN IN SALINAS P.R. DECEMBER 2, 1948. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE JOSE AND MARIA MERCEDES ORTIZ. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SISTER GLORIA ORTIZ OF HOLYOKE AND HIS FAMILY. VISITING WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 31ST FROM 6-8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. BURIAL WILL BE IN SALINAS.

Carmen Alicia Roman, 75, of West Springfield, MA, passed away on October 19, 2020 in Holyoke. She was born in Arecibo Puerto Rico, and had lived here for many years. She came to Holyoke with her parents and siblings in 1966. Carmen was a wonderful and caring daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She worked in a factory as a seamstress until she married and became a full-time mother. She loved children so she often baby sat for family members and friends. She loved and...

William R. Kennedy 74 of Indian Orchard and formerly of Holyoke passed away on Sept.28, 2020. Born  Jan. 25, 1946 in Holyoke he was the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (McKenna) Kennedy. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1966 -1969 and was wounded in combat and was awarded a purple heart. Bill was predeceased by his wife Dolores in 2012. He worked for over 23 years in the State Yard in West Springfield before retiring. He is survived by his sister Katherine...