SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Daniel Spellacy, a retired Springfield police deputy chief who led the city's police department as acting chief from October 1994 to February 1996, was buried Tuesday, the Springfield Police Department said. He was 91.

The department's honor guard, under the direction of Deputy Chief David Kane, attended Spellacy's funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, according to the department, which described the honor guard's presence as a tribute to his service to the department and the city.

Spellacy joined the Springfield Police Department in 1958, the department said. He was promoted to sergeant in 1967, lieutenant in 1974, captain in 1981 and deputy chief in 1989.

After his time as acting chief, he returned to the rank of deputy chief and retired in 2000, according to the department.

The department did not say when Spellacy died.

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