Obituaries

Apr 30, 2026

Lee Jay Goldstein, age 67, passed away after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's Disease at Linda Manor in Leeds, Massachusetts on April 30, 2026 with his beloved partner Shari Laufer at his side. Lee was born on July 22, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY to Greta and Archie Goldstein. As a very young boy, he was recognized by a local paper...

Apr 29, 2026

CHARMAINE SAYLES WALL

Charmaine Wall, 87, passed away on Wednesday April 29th. She left her husband of 59 years, Joel. Charmaine was well known in Springfield, MA for the Charmaine School of Dance, a dancing school she operated for some thirty years; she had inspired many children and some of her students moved on to professional theatrical careers in Broadway...

Apr 15, 2026

Rita (Baskin) Barr, age 93, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and formerly of Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026.

Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Isadore Baskin and Sophie (Hirshowitz) Baskin.

Rita was predeceased by her beloved husband of 71 years, Arnold "Pinky" Barr; her sister, Selma Siegel; her brother, Alan Baskin; and...

Apr 8, 2026

Zoom info:Topic: Adele Barden Funeral Service

Time: Apr 10, 2026 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Passcode: 789069Adele Barden passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026. She was born on October 27, 1925, in Springfield, MA to Jacob and Pauline (Shillin) Apelbaum. Throughout her life, Adele loved to learn. As a student she excelled in...

Apr 2, 2026

JOEL ROBERT LANG ,85, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME IN LONGMEADOW, MASS. ON THURSDAY APRIL 2, 2026. BORN NOVEMBER 29, 1940, SON OF THE LATE SIDNEY AND ETHEL(FARBER) LANG OF WILKES-BARRE, PA. HE WAS A GRADUATE OF THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE. HE ALSO ATTENDED TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FOR...

Mar 28, 2026

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Topic: Attorney Steven Nison Funeral Service

Time: Mar 30, 2026 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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It is with great sadness we share that Attorney Steven Alan Nison, of Longmeadow, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He was...

Mar 28, 2026

Sylvia Salwen Rosen, a beloved and celebrated resident of Springfield for over 7 decades, passed away on March 28, surrounded by the love of her family. At age 107, she was the matriarch who instilled her life-long thirst for knowledge and her strong faith into everything she did and everyone whose lives she touched.

Born in Brooklyn, New York in...

Mar 27, 2026

Jack Arnold Goldberg

1932 - 2026

Longmeadow

Jack Arnold Goldberg, 94, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2026. Born on February 24, 1932, in New London, Connecticut, Jack was the beloved son of Joseph and Tess (Rudy) Goldberg and brother to his two sisters, Joanie and Bobby-all of whom predeceased him.

Jack was the devoted husband of more than forty...

Mar 23, 2026

Mar 15, 2026

Michael S. Cohen, 86, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts and Boca Raton, Florida, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2026, surrounded by beloved family members. Born in Springfield, MA on July 18, 1939, Michael was the son of the late Aaron and Viola (Roth) Cohen. He grew up in Springfield and graduated from Springfield Classical High School, where he was the President...

Mar 14, 2026

Miriam "Mitzi" Mackler

January 9, 1931 to March 14, 2026 (95 years)

Miriam "Mitzi" Mackler (née Colton) passed away on March 14, 2026 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where she was born and raised before later settling in Longmeadow with her beloved husband, Lawrence Mackler, and their three children.

She is survived by her son Robert and daughter-in-law Jane of...

Mar 11, 2026

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With deep sorrow, the Bean family announces the passing of Esther Deanna Bean, who died on March 11 in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Born and raised in Worcester, MA, Esther was married to Stephen Bean for 65 years. She taught middle-school French and Spanish for twenty years before making a mid-career pivot...

Mar 4, 2026

Mar 2, 2026

Allen G. Zippin, 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at Baystate

Medical Center on Monday, March 2nd. He was the husband of Barbara (Zeller) Zippin

with whom he shared 63 years of marriage..

He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Ida and Joseph Zippin. He

graduated from Classical High School in 1958 and went on to...

Mar 1, 2026

Easthampton, MA - On March 1, 2026, Adele Oppenheim died in Easthampton, Massachusetts. A longtime resident of Easthampton and Northampton, Adele was a beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and close friend.Adele was born in Brooklyn in 1929 to Elias and Selma Swing, Jewish immigrants who came to America to start a new life. Later Adele moved to the Bronx,...

Feb 13, 2026

Michael Barry Wiener, 71, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family and friends on February 13, 2026. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 7, 1954, a beloved son of the late Jerome and Irma Wiener. He was raised in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and graduated from Wilbraham Academy. From a young age, he was employed at his...

Feb 10, 2026

zoom link for the funeral: https://jcamherst.org/zoomlinksinfo/Carole Gutmann May, age 80, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, at Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts, after a year-long journey with cancer.

She was born on September 5, 1945 in New York City to German Jewish refugees and grew up in Washington Heights. From an early age, Carole faced significant...

Feb 7, 2026

The livestream link for the funeral service:https://venue.streamspot.com/event/NjQ1MDQ3Mg==George Sachs, 85, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on February 7, 2026, after a courageous 5½ year battle with cancer. Born December 18, 1940, in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late William and Netti Sachs.

George graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and earned his Bachelor of...

Feb 5, 2026

Sheila Budnick died on February 5, 2026 in Jupiter, FL at the age of 94.

Born Sheila May Popkin in Springfield, MA, the daughter of Gertrude and Jacob Popkin, she resided in Longmeadow, MA until 1993 when she and her husband Alan Budnick moved to Juno Beach, FL. They also had a residence in New London, CT.

She was a...

Jan 28, 2026

ZOOM LINK:Topic: Stephen Weisner Memorial Service

Time: Feb 6, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Stephen George Weisner, Ph.D. Amherst, Massachusetts

Born on March 13, 1949 to January 28, 2028.

Stephen George Weisner, of Amherst, Massachusetts was a dedicated historian, revered educator, and New York native, passed...