Obituaries

May 31, 2015

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Monson- Grace E. (Gustafson) Jack, 94, died Sunday, May 31, 2015 surrounded by the love of family. Grace was born in Monson February 28, 1921 to the late Walter and Elizabeth (Duncan) Gustafson. She was a graduate of Monson High School and was a member of the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church. Grace was a member of the United...

May 27, 2015

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Monson-Kathleen E. (Fleming) Donovan, 92, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 surrounded by her family at Marina Bay Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Quincy, MA. Kathleen was born August 9, 1922 in Ware to the late Patrick H. and Mary (McMahon) Fleming. She was a graduate of Ware High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Kathleen was a...

May 20, 2015

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Monson-Alice Faye Waldron, 75, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, surrounded by the love of family. Faye was born June 23, 1939 in Kernersville, NC to the late Henry and Essie (Peeples) West. She has been a longtime Monson resident. Faye enjoyed playing and watching sports. She especially enjoyed softball, bowling and dancing. Faye leaves her loving husband of...

May 5, 2015

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Monson-Patricia A. (Kozak) Fish, 98, died Tuesday May 5, 2015. Patricia was born in Springfield, June 20, 1916 to the late Nicholas and Christina Kozak. She has been a longtime resident of Monson. She loved to play "Bingo", taking bus trips to the casino, and enjoyed sewing. Patricia was pre-deceased by her husband Stewart E. Fish in 1984....

Apr 28, 2015

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Monson-Priscilla A. Ketterman, 87, passed away, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, surrounded by the love of family. Priscilla was born in Northampton, March 13, 1928 to the late Albert R. and Doris W (Perry) Tomlinson and has been a longtime resident of Monson. She co-owned Ket-Tree Farms with her husband Randall for many years. Mrs. Ketterman made crafts and...

Apr 6, 2015

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Irene Wilson passed away peacefully on April 6, 2015 after 95 years on this planet. Irene was born on January 23, 1920 in Macon, Georgia, which should say a lot for her wanderlust genes, as her parents, Otto and Irene Stack were originally from Chicago. The family returned to the Windy City, but subsequently moved to Philadelphia where...

Mar 28, 2015

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Monson- Yvonne A. (Gibeau) Szarlan, 82, passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2015 surrounded by the love of family. Yvonne was born in Springfield, August 13, 1932 to the late Dona and Corinne (Therrien) Gibeau. She was a graduate of Commerce High School, class of 1950. Yvonne retired from the Monson Public Schools, Superintendent's office after 17 years. Yvonne...

Mar 23, 2015

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Monson-Roger M. St. Martin, 76, passed peacefully away, Monday, March 23, 2015 with his wife by his side. Born in Webster, MA, January 6, 1939 to the late Armand St. Martin and Margaret (Szczepaniak) Sheridan. He graduated from Warren High School in 1956. Roger was employed by Zero Corporation in Monson, later called Zero Enclosures, Inc, Salt Lake...

Mar 20, 2015

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Mar 11, 2015

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Ludlow- Isabelle M (Cooke) Mathieu, 75, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 surrounded by the love of family. Isabelle was born March 2, 1940 in Waverly, NY to the late William W. and Saddie V. (Duran) Cooke. For many years Isabelle worked in the Springfield School system cafeteria. She later worked at Monson Developmental Center as a...

Mar 8, 2015

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Monson-Catherine E. "Kitty" Walker, 81, died Sunday, March 8, 2015. Kitty was born in Limerick, Ireland and moved to the United States in the 1950's. She lived for many years in West Springfield before moving to Monson to be closer to family.Kitty enjoyed cooking, the love of family and friends, and animals. Kitty leaves a daughter, Lori Siciliano...

Mar 8, 2015

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Monson-Theresa L. Partelo (St. Peter) passed peacefully on Sunday, March 8th surrounded by her loving family. A longtime resident of Monson, she was born to the late Leo and Lovey St. Peter in 1929. She was a communicant of St Patrick's Church in Monson where she was a member of the Bethany Choir and was a past Regent...

Mar 7, 2015

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Monson - John R. Graham, 69, passed away peacefully following a long battle with many health issues, Saturday, March 7, 2015 with his wife by his side and blanketed with his children's love. He served gallantly in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era in the Corps of Engineers. Soon after honorably being discharged, he worked for...

Mar 5, 2015

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Monson-Rosalie H. (Skomro) Pixton, 92, died Thursday, March 5, 2015. Rosalie was born, May 9, 1922 to the late Louis and Sophie (Sziemba) Skomro and she has been a resident of Monson for many years. Rosalie was a comunicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson. She loved taking care of her home and cooking for family. Rosalie was...

Feb 19, 2015

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Monson-Geraldine J. (Church) Wright, 80, died Thursday February 19, 2015. Geraldine was born in Palmer, MA to the late Willis A. and Katherine M. (Nickerson) Church. She was a resident of Monson for many years before moving to Orchard Valley in Wilbraham. Geraldine retired from JC Penney after many years of service. She attended the First Church of...

Feb 13, 2015

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Monson-John M. Kearns, 46, died suddenly Friday, February 13, 2015. John was born in New York, NY, August 24, 1968 to Harold J and Lillian S.(Vacula) Kearns. He has been a resident of Monson for many years. John was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson and he worked for Notch Mechanical as a commercial plumber. John...

Feb 9, 2015

Palmer- Christine E. (Partelo) Grinaski, 53, died Monday, February 9, 2015. Christine was born in Palmer to William and Theresa (St. Peter) Partelo. She grew up in Monson and was a graduate of Monson High School. Christine played on the Monson Jr. Sr. High School softball team that was inducted into the Monson Athletic Hall of Fame. She enjoyed crafts...

Feb 4, 2015

Richard "Dick" A Hatch, Sr January 15, 1935 - February 4, 2015

Hampden-Richard (Dick) A. Hatch, Sr., 80, of Hampden, MA. passed away on February 4, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Judy, and his children: Joann (Hatch) Michalik, Peter Hatch, Dale Hatch, Brian Hatch, Bethany Parr-Tronsky, Loel Tronsky and Richard Hatch Jr. He is also survived by...

Feb 4, 2015

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All funeral services were private.

Jan 25, 2015

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Wales- Rudolph J. "Rudy" Kusek, 95, died Sunday, January 25, 2015, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Palmer, August 14, 1919 to the late John and Katherine Kusek, he was a resident of Palmer before moving to Wales just a few years ago. Rudy was an Army Veteran of WWII. He was a machine operator at...