Obituaries

Sep 21, 2013

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Hampden- William H. Graves, 77, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Springfield December 11, 1935 to the late Rutherford N. and Dorothy F. (Wadleigh) Graves. Bill was educated and raised in Palmer and has been a long time resident of Hampden. Bill served in the US Navy during Korea. He was...

Sep 20, 2013

Hampden- Barbara (Dusenberry) Hatch, 83, died Friday, September 20, 2013, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Longmeadow, MA to the late George A. and Harriet S. (Swindlehurst) Dusenberry, she was a graduate of High School of Commerce and a resident of Hampden for many years. Barbara was a member of the Hampden Federated Church for over 63 years....

Sep 20, 2013

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Wilbraham-Adam D. Dugay, 29, died suddenly September 20, 2013. Born in Springfield, October 4, 1983 to Douglas A. Dugay and Lori J. (Hancock) Dugay Frisbie, he attended Monson Schools and worked for area contractors as a roofer. Adam loved to go fishing, camping, going to the beach and being with family and friends. Adam leaves his loving family....

Sep 12, 2013

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Monson-Doris (Lane) Butcher, 91 died peacefully, September 12, 2013, with her loving daughter by her side. Doris was born in Ware, December 28, 1921, to John and Rose (Bourgeault) Lane. She spent her childhood and was educated in Palmer, graduating from Palmer High School in 1939. She met and married the love of her life Joseph Butcher in...

Sep 1, 2013

Biography Rita M. Davis, 89, passed away on Sunday September 1, 2013 with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut to the late Wilfred and Mary Louise Beauchemin. She lived in Monson, Massachusetts for 83 years and in Fort Myers, Florida for the last three. Rita attended school in Monson and then trade school...

Aug 31, 2013

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Wales-Gerard N. Faucher, 69, died Saturday August 31, 2013 at home surrounded by the love of family. Born in Boston, July 11, 1944, to the late Joseph and Yvonne(Turcotte) Faucher he was a longtime resident of Wales. Gerry served in the US Air Force from 1963-1969. He worked for T&M Construction in Springfield as a civil engineer and...

Aug 30, 2013

Monson-Delia V. Authier, 85, died Friday, August 30, 2013. Born in Monson August 6, 1928, to the late Anthony and Caroline (Tomczyk) Gola she was a Monson High School graduate and a lifelong resident. Delia worked as a clerk for the Monson Police Department and then in the business office of Mass Electric, Dan Wesson Arms and Monson Savings. She...

Aug 27, 2013

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Monson-Jacqueline M. (Lynch) Hatton, 82, died Tuesday August 27, 2013, surrounded by the love of family. She was born March 30, 1931 in Monson to the late Walter and Alma (Johnson) Lynch. Jacqueline was a graduate of Monson High School class of 1948, a graduate of U-Mass and received her Masters Degree in Education from AIC. Mrs. Hatton...

Aug 27, 2013

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Monson- Robert Sedgwick Fay, 91, died on August 27, 2013 at the Holyoke Soldiers Home in Holyoke. Born in Palmer on April 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Robert S. Fay, Sr. and Constance (Moulton) Fay. Bob was educated at Monson Academy and Worcester Polytech. He was proud to be the fifth generation of his...

Aug 20, 2013

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Huntington- May H. (Felton) Parker, 94, daughter of the late Alice (Royce) Felton and Clayton D. Felton passed away August 20, 2013. A graduate of Huntington High School she was employed by Strathmore Paper Company and was a member of the 25 year club. After retiring in 1984 she volunteered at the Huntington Council of Aging and was...

Aug 17, 2013

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Monson- Roger R. Pincince, 90, died Saturday, August 17, 2013. Born in Monson, August 10, 1923, to the late Elphege and Antionette Pincince, he was a life long resident of Monson. Roger attended Monson Academy and was a WW II Navy Veteran, where he served as a Machinist Mate First Class. Roger retired from Lane Construction in Westfield,...

Aug 11, 2013

Monson-Jeanne Langlais Swanson Moore, formerly of Easthampton, MA and Westerly, RI, passed peacefully into eternal life on August 11, 2013 at the loving home of her sister, Joan Shields, of Monson, MA.. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on April 11, 1931 to Edith Cross and Alphonse Langlais, Jeanne moved to Ware Massachusetts as a child, and was subsequently adopted by...

Aug 8, 2013

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Monson-Allen Lindsay Midyette of Crest Rd died at home, Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was the son of Allen Lindsay Midyette, Sr and Gertrud Ward Midyette of Fairfield, North Carolina. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and attended schools in Norfolk Virginia, Fairfield, North Carolina and Swan Quarter North Carolina. He graduated from North Carolina State University...

Jul 25, 2013

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Monson-Steven A. Hull, 56, died Thursday, July 25, 2013. Born in Palmer, July 20 1957, to the late John and Angela Hull he was a longtime Monson resident. He worked in construction for many area contractors. He leaves his daughter Cerissa A. Hull of Brimfield and his son David J. Hull of Palmer; two brothers Peter Hull and...

Jul 6, 2013

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Monson-Patricia M. (Lynch) Knight, 80, died Saturday at home, July 6, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Monson, September 7, 1932 to the late Walter and Alma (Johnson) Lynch she has been a life long resident. Pat was a graduate of Monson High School and was a teller at Valley Bank in Longmeadow for many...

Jul 5, 2013

Biography Lila Reed Loura, 86, formerly of 158 Bumstead Road in Monson, a 30-year retired clerical worker at Jarvis East in Palmer and a part-time clerical worker at SAFE-T-CUT, Inc. in Monson for several years, died on July 5, 2013. She came from Thompsonville, CT, but lived in Monson most of her life and was a member of the Monson...

Jun 14, 2013

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Brimfield- Theodore S. Closson, 92, a former resident of Brimfield and most recently of Tatnuck Park in Worcester, died Friday, June 14, 2013. Born in Tremont, Maine to the late Charles and Carrie (Farley) Closson he was a resident of Brimfield for over 30 years. Ted was a Army Veteran of WW II. He retired after more than...

Jun 7, 2013

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Wales- Elizabeth L. (Yedrysek) Bradway, 84, died Friday June 7, 2013. Elizabeth was born December 20, 1928 in Middletown, Ct to the late John and Stephanie (Guida) Yedrysek. She has lived most of her life in Wales. Elizabeth worked for many years as an inspector at William E. Wrights in West Warren. She also was a nurses aid...

Jun 7, 2013

Biography Monson- Ann J. "Nicky" Nichols, 91, died Friday, June 7, 2013. Born in York Run, PA, July 17, 1921 to the late Anthony and Mary (Prushinofska) Michalski. Ann was a graduate of Griffith School of Beauty Culture in Pittsburgh, PA. She has been a long time resident of Monson. Ann owned and operated Nicky's Shoppe located in Monson for...

May 29, 2013

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Palmer-Stanley Pilch, 94, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Three Rivers, MA. He was born May 5, 1919 in Palmer to the late Martin and Jadwiga Pilch. He was a graduate of Palmer High School and a Army Veteran. After graduating from high school he was a tractor driver for Luczai Farms in Hazardville, CT. He...