Obituaries

Dec 23, 2019

Monson- Rosemarie G. (Thomas) Porth, 82, passed away Monday December 23, 2019 at home surrounded by the love of family. Rosemarie was born September 30, 1937 in Germany to the late Herbert and Martha (Freche) Thomas. She moved to the United States and owned and operated, along with her husband, a floral shop in Springfield. She enjoyed gardening and...

Dec 22, 2019

Monson-Bertha S. (Maryniewski) Soltys, 99, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 surrounded by love 49 days shy of her 100th birthday.  Bertha was born February 9, 1920 in Palmer to the late Karol and Katherine (Kozec) Maryniewski.  She had lived in Monson for many years before residing at LifeCare Center in Wilbraham.  Bertha retired from Monson Developmental Center where...

Dec 21, 2019

Monson- Sherry R. (Farber) Perkins, 67, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019.  Sherry was born in Palmer, MA, March 14, 1952 to the late Alfred J. and Edna J. (Moreland) Farber.  Sherry worked at Stop & Shop and Adams Hometown Market for a period of time.  She enjoyed traveling to Cape Cod, shopping, watching wildlife and taking care of...

Dec 13, 2019

BRIMFIELD- Cynthia (Cindy) Lee Martin (Née Gadaire) – 1956-2019. In the early morning of December 13th, 2019, Cynthia passed away peacefully in her sleep in her home in Brimfield, Massachusetts. It was unexpected and unfair to lose this beacon of light and positivity. Cindy was born in Leicester to Bruce and Sally Gadaire and raised in Brookfield. After graduating...

Dec 12, 2019

Obituary will be forthcoming. Services to be announced

Dec 9, 2019

CYNTHIA A. L. BOUSQUET 1952 - 2019

WARE- Cynthia A. L. Bousquet, 67, passed away on December 9, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Lawrence, MA on May 19, 1952 a daughter of the late Albert and Lillian (Lyons) Bousquet. Cynthia was a graduate of Classical High School in Springfield and worked for Deluxe...

Dec 7, 2019

Mirja H. Williams 1934-2019 Monson- Mirja H. (Ilonen) Williams, 85, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at her daughter's home in Monson, surrounded by love of family.  Mirja was born in Eurajoki, Finland July 29, 1934 to the late Viljam and Hellin (Kivinen) Ilonen. She got her chance to move to the USA when she was 18 years old...

Dec 4, 2019

TOBIAS D. BENN 1969 - 2019 MONSON- Tobias D. Benn, 50, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 where he had been residing for the past year. Prior to that he was a longtime resident in Magnolia, MA. He was born in Gloucester, MA on May 9, 1969, a son of the late Thomas R....

Nov 28, 2019

Ware- Shirley J. Peck, 82, died Thursday, November 28, 2019 surrounded by the love of family.  Shirley was born January 18, 1937 to the late Lawrence P.and Rachel A. (Church) Peck, Sr. For may years Shirley worked at Mary Lane Hospital in the Housekeeping department. She has been a member of the United Church of Ware since 1963.  Shirley...

Nov 27, 2019

Palmer-Frances J. (Zagraniczny) Desmarais, 81, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 surrounded by the love of family.  Frances was born in Ware, MA April 15, 1938 to the late Joseph P. and Louise S. (Pilch) Zagraniczny. She has been a resident of Three Rivers for many years.  Fran was a secretary at Monson Developmental Center and retired after more than...

Nov 20, 2019

Monson- Robert S. Young, 76, passed away, Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Robert was born in Athol, MA, January 7, 1943 to the late Jack W. and Mildred D. (Stafford) Young.  He has lived in Monson for many years.  Bob was co-owner and a sales representative for Weldtec Inc in Auburn, MA. In the year 2010 he retired.  Bob was...

Nov 20, 2019

Celeste M Gould 1946-2019 Monson - Celeste M. (Giuliani) Gould, 73, passed away, Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  Celeste was born in Springfield, MA, April 9, 1946 to the late Urbano and Amelia (Gionfriddo) Giuliani.  She has lived in Monson since 1972.  For a period of time she was a graphics art designer and drove bus for the Palmer School...

Nov 10, 2019

Brimfield- George James Martin, 63, of Brimfield Massachusetts passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 10th 2019. George was born on June 18th 1956 in Athol Massachusetts to Virginia Brunelle and William Martin. He attended Monson High School before joining the army. He was stationed in Johnston Island during the Vietnam War. Upon discharge from the army, he took a...

Nov 2, 2019

Jane R. Jacobs 1931-2019 Monson-Jane R. (Daly) Jacobs, 88, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 surrounded by the love of family.  Jane was born in Easthampton, MA, October 19, 1931 to the late Peter and Florence (Premo) Daly.  She was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Holyoke and continued her education at Providence Hospital in Holyoke where...

Oct 29, 2019

Monson-Jerome R. Carrigan, 85, passed away surrounded by the love of family, October 29, 2019.  Jerry was born in Pittsford, VT, June 25, 1934 to the late James and Jean (Davidson) Carrigan. Jerry served in the US Army from 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1955.  He has lived in Monson since 1955 where he raised his family.  Jerry...

Oct 27, 2019

West Springfield – Arthur F. Usher, formerly of Holyoke passed away at his home on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at the age of 81. He was born in Royal Oak Township (Hazel Park), MI on December 17, 1937 a son of the late Graham and Clara (Smith) Usher. Art was educated in Michigan and came to settle in this...

Oct 24, 2019

Monson- William J. Lusty Sr, 79, passed away surrounded by the love of family from complications of ALS, (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on Thursday October 24, 2019.  Bill was born May 16, 1940 to the late Robert J. Lusty and Marion L. (Tuggey) Lusty-Fontaine.  He retired from the former Springfield Molders which changed hands over the years becoming Thermotech and...

Oct 22, 2019

Monson- Ellen L (Bradway) Arooth, 60, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 surrounded by the love of family. Ellen was born April 12, 1959 in Palmer, MA to the late Carl A. and Louise V. (Perrin) Bradway.  She worked for many years at Ames department store in Palmer.  She attended the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church.  Ellen enjoyed spending holidays...

Oct 21, 2019

Palmer-Douglas D. Raymond Jr., 33, passed away, Monday, October 21, 2019.  Doug was born April 12, 1986 in Springfield to Douglas D. Raymond and Lisa A. (Cave) Perrin.  He has been a resident of Palmer for many years and a graduate of Pathfinder Regional Technical High School. Doug was an avid softball player and loved all sports. He enjoyed...

Oct 16, 2019

Palmer-Lorie A. Cadieux-Merrill, 54, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019, surrounded by the love of family.  Lorie was born March 13, 1965 in St. Albans, VT to the late Andre P Cadieux and Virginia A (Mayo) Cadieux.  She attended Monson schools and worked for Van Pool for many years.  Her greatest joy came from being with family and friends....