Obituary notices, week of September 21 through September 27, 2026
Four Springfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Kairene "Holasian" Arakelian, 93; Vasiliki Mantzoros, 94; Kenneth LaVigne, 76; and Jean Claude Thibault, 79. Arakelian died Tuesday, September 22, and the other three died Thursday, September 24. Arrangements are being…
SPRINGFIELD — This week's column carries notices for 4 Springfield-resident obituaries published or reported this week, drawn from Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services, T.P. Sampson Company, Ratell Funeral Home and Curran-Jones Funeral Home, as listed by Echovita.
Kairene "Holasian" Arakelian, 93, of Springfield, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Nowak Funeral & Cremation Services. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/kairene-arakelian-22177021.
Vasiliki Mantzoros, 94, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of T.P. Sampson Company. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/vasiliki-mantzoros-22176094.
Kenneth LaVigne, 76, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Ratell Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/kenneth-lavigne-22172707.
Jean Claude Thibault, 79, of Springfield, died on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Curran-Jones Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/springfield/jean-claude-thibault-22167971.
Service details for each of the above were not available in the source listings; readers should consult the linked full obituary for arrangement information.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive; a review of the Springfield Patch obituaries page turned up no qualifying local obituary listings this week.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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