Obituaries

Jan 2, 2021

Wales - Anna C. (VanWyck) Botelho, 80, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Saturday, January 2, 2021 - just two days before her 81st birthday.

Anna was born in Springfield, MA January 4, 1940 to the late Oscar M. and Audrey (Moore) VanWyck. She was raised in Ludlow graduating from Ludlow High School with the...

Dec 31, 2020

Monson- Roxane C. Flood, 70, passed away, Thursday, December 31, 2020 in her home surrounded by love of family.  Roxane was born March 3, 1950 in New York City, Borough of Queens, New York to the late Rene and Abigail (Miranda) LeGaudiet.  She was raised and educated in New York and moved to Monson in 1979 where she and...

Dec 31, 2020

Monson-Charles S. Puliafico, 78, passed away December 31, 2020, from injuries of a motor vehicle accident in Florida. Charlie was born December 26, 1942 in Ware, Ma to the late Salvatore and Dorothy (Weighill) Puliafico. He was a graduate of Barre High School and a self-employed hydraulic machine technician. He was a resident of Monson for many years before...

Dec 26, 2020

Monson – Faye E. (Plumley) Barnes, 85, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 surrounded by love of family in her home.  Faye was born in Monson March 13, 1935, to the late Ray and Clara (Boomhower) Plumley.  She was a 1953 graduate of Monson High School, a 1954 Commercial Artist Post Graduate of Springfield Trade School, and was a...

Dec 21, 2020

Palmer- Donald J. Mann, 85, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020.  Donald was born in Monson, July 2, 1935 to the late Eugene W. and Eva (Gaboury) Mann.  He served in the United States Army from 1952-1955 during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Private First Class and returned to Palmer to make his...

Dec 17, 2020

Palmer- Brian P. Guimond, 58, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, December 17, 2020.  Brian was born, August 17, 1962 to the late Leo J. and Hilda M. (Peters) Guimond.  He grew up in Palmer with his five siblings and attended Palmer schools graduating from Palmer High School.  Brian was a self employed contractor working on carpentry and construction projects. He...

Dec 14, 2020

Monson-Marie J. (Nichols) Berry-Holmberg, 92, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020.  Marie was born in Monson to the late John J. and Josephine L. (Verlotta) Nichols.  She attended Monson Schools and raised her family here.  For many years she worked at Zero Corp. in Monson and then Smith and Wesson in Springfield. In 1999 she moved to West Yarmouth...

Dec 11, 2020

Monson/Belchertown- Jeannette, T. (Harpin) Lambert, 92, passed away December 11, 2020 surrounded by love of family.  Jeannette was born in Springfield to the late Michel and Malvina (Bardier) Harpin.  Jeannette was a graduate of American International College where she received a bachelors of science in education.  She continued her education and received a masters in education from New York...

Dec 10, 2020

Feeding Hills- Guy R. Jacques, 91, passed away at home on December 10, surrounded by his loving family and devoted wife of 65 years Carmen (Mailhot) Jacques. Guy was born in Garthby, PDQ, Canada on December 15, 1928 one of fifteen children of the late Albini and Marianne (Deblois) Jacques. Guy and Carmen moved to Holyoke in 1965 and...

Dec 9, 2020

Monson- David G. Ramsey, 76, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, surrounded by love of family in his home.  David was born in Columbus, MS, September 26, 1944 to the late George H. and Eileen C. (Nix) Ramsey. David was an avid gardener.  He enjoyed planting, nurturing and sharing everything he would grow. He was a loving and devoted...

Dec 6, 2020

BELCHERTOWN- John J. Cote, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke on August 11, 1937 one of 17 children to the late William and Alma (Fortier) Cote. He was educated in Holyoke Schools and enlisted and served in the US Air Forces from 1954 as an Air Policeman until...

Dec 5, 2020

Monson-Theresa M Brothers, 73, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020.  Theresa was born in Brooklyn, NY , January 15, 1947 to the late John H. and Ruth (Guttentag) Brunner, Sr.  She has been a resident of Monson for many years.  Terry had a nurturing and caring soul.  She was a LPN and worked in home healthcare and also assisted...

Nov 16, 2020

Monson- Rachel Aldrich Paquin, 38, passed away peacefully at her home.  Rachel was born in Denver , CO to the late Virginia D. (Aldrich) Paquin.  She grew up in Monson and attended Monson Schools. Rachel enjoyed shopping, boating and being with her family.  She had a beautiful smile and an infectious laugh.

Rachel was predeceased by her...

Nov 16, 2020

Wales, MA- Toxey A. McClain, 74, passed away peacefully at home Monday, November 16, 2020.  Toxey was born in Hartford, Ct, January 23, 1946 to the late Jack Creighton and Alice (Johnson) Champ Furlong.  For many years Toxey lived in Ellington , Ct, where she raised her family and worked in the Ellington School District as a cook. Upon...

Nov 8, 2020

Ludlow – Mary Lou Woolley, 72, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center. She was a longtime resident of Monson and spent several years in Seminole, FL near her sisters. She was born on April 14, 1948, daughter of the late Kenneth and Margaret (Potter) Labarge and was educated locally. Mary Lou was a...

Nov 6, 2020

Monson-George M. Marsden, 68, passed away peacefully surround by love of family in his home.  George was born September 28, 1952 to the late Michael and Henrietta (McDermott) Marsden in Atlantic City , NJ.  He was a graduate of Atlantic City High School class of 1970 and served in the US Army and Army Reserve.  George moved to Monson...

Nov 5, 2020

Monson - Lisa A. Foy Dupuis, 54, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 in her home surrounded by the love of her family. Lisa was born in Springfield, MA to her beloved parents the late Thomas J. Foy, Jr and Therese Constance Foy Dubois. She was a graduate of Enfield High School. She continued her education at Central Connecticut...

Oct 31, 2020

Monson-William F. Ochs, 72, passed away Saturday October 31, 2020, surrounded by love of family. Bill was born in Boston, MA, to the late William A. and Irene E. (Barter) Ochs. He grew up in South Boston, Palmer and Wales, MA, before enlisting in the US Army. Bill honorably served during the Vietnam War where he received many medals...

Oct 22, 2020

MONSON - TSGT RUSSEL A. HEDGES, USAF RET, 53, passed away suddenly on Thursday, October 22, 2020 while battling a long illness. He was born in Holyoke on July 21, 1967 and was educated in the Chicopee schools before entering the Navy in 1985. As a reservist, he was a carpenter in the Navy Seabees...

Oct 22, 2020

MONSON – Peter “Big Pete” Chlebus, 74, a longtime Monson resident passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, October 22, 2020 after illness. He was born in Palmer on November 1, 1945, a son of the late John and Jenny (Dziergowski) Chlebus and educated in Monson Schools. He worked as roofer for over...