Obituaries

May 13, 2013

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Palmer-Roger W. Barnes, Sr., 76, died Monday, May 13, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Springfield to the late Lyle and Alice M. (Ingram) Barnes, he was a resident of Monson for many years before moving to Palmer. Roger was a diesel mechanic for Friendly Ice Cream in Wilbraham for over 32 years. Roger leaves...

May 13, 2013

Wales- Joseph Anthony Felton, 26, died Monday, May 13, 2013 from injuries received in a car accident. Joe was born August 31, 1986 in Worcester to Roger and Jeannie (Garneau) Felton. He attended Tantasqua High School and has been a resident of Wales. Joe loved to travel and was a free spirit often riding trains to see the Country. He...

May 5, 2013

Biography Monson-Marian L. "Molly" Hickey, 90, died Sunday, May 5, 2013. Born in Springfield, MA to the late E. Norton and Louise (Burliegh) Davis, she was a resident of Hampden for many years before moving to Monson in 1973. Molly was a nurses aid at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Springfield and retired after 25 years. She attended the...

Apr 29, 2013

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BRIMFIELD - On April 29, Edward Maurice Lundrigan, Jr. was involved in a fatal car accident and entered into eternal life. He was the husband of his beloved Sandra (Camerota) Lundrigan (who claimed her eternal reward nine months ago), the father of sons Stephen and Shawn (d) Lundrigan and daughters Maria Gray and Regina Graul, and father-in-law to...

Apr 28, 2013

Biography Monson- Blanche P. (Robichaud) Burnham, 84, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 in North Carolina surrounded by the love of family. Born in Monson November 15, 1928 she was a life long resident here. Blanche was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Wilbraham, a volunteer at the Monson Senior Center...

Apr 13, 2013

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Monson-Cynthia J. Walker, 52, died Saturday, April 13, 2013. Cyndi was born in New London, Ct September 29, 1960 to the late Carol (Stram) Walker and Everett L. Walker, Sr. She was a graduate of Monson High School and Springfield Technical Community College. For many years Cindy worked in Florida at Broward General Hospital as a radiographer. She...

Apr 8, 2013

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Monson-Ida M. Stacy, 81, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Monson August 20, 1931 to the late Ernest and Henrietta Stacy, she lived in Monson until 2003 when she then moved to receive assisted living care. Ida worked at Tyco Printed Circuits in Stafford, CT for many years. She retired...

Apr 3, 2013

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Wales- Sally Reed, 73, died April 3, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Buffalo, New York May 16, 1939 to the late Robert S. and Mary G. (Imhoff)Tompkins, she has been a resident of Wales for 52 years. Sally was Shamanist and an ordained minister in the Church of Universal Life. She also studied the...

Mar 29, 2013

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Monson-Carol S. Walker, 74, died March 29, 2013 in Worcester. Born January 1, 1939 in Medford to the late Adolph and Stella Stram, she has been a resident of Monson for over 48 years. Carol owned and operated the Yankee Clipper in Palmer for more than 26 years. She also cut hair for the residents at Monson Developmental...

Mar 17, 2013

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Palmer-Paul L. Hattler, 82, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. Paul was born May 24, 1930 in Attleboro, MA to Howard and Virginia (Marsh) Hattler. He was a truck driver for Wonder Bread for many years before retiring. He served as a Marine during Korea and was a member of the Local Teamsters 404. Paul...

Mar 12, 2013

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Monson-Michael A. Raffaele, Jr, 74, died March 12, 2013. Born March 7, 1939 in Springfield, MA to the late Michael A and Theresa (Piccirilli) Raffaele. He worked most of his life as a lithographer (color stripper) for General Offset Printing in Springfield and McCormick & McNally in Connecticut. Michael resided with his sister Angela Kaiser in Monson before...

Mar 7, 2013

Biography Palmer-Muriel L. (Heath) Morrell, 97, passed away March 7, 2013 at Wingate at Wilbraham. She was born in Chelsea, Vermont, July 3, 1915, daughter of Percy and Florence Heath. She graduated from Chelsea schools and completed her Nurses training at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph, Vermont. In 1939 she married Pasquali Morrell of Bethel, Vermont. After a long and...

Mar 1, 2013

Belchertown-Joanne Patricia (Grant) Leab, 72, died suddenly, Friday, March 1, 2013. Born in Springfield February 7, 1941 to the late Vail W. and Shirlie I. (Wiggin) Grant she graduated from Monson High School and Springfield School of Nursing. Joanne worked as an LPN at Mary Lane Hospital in Ware for several years before she started driving school bus for Monson...

Feb 26, 2013

Monson- Lillian R. (Beaulieu) Plumley, 73, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 surrounded by the love of family after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born July 6, 1939 in Rockville, CT to the late Clarence W. and Helen E. (Dobosz) Beaulieu, she was raised in Monson and was a graduate of Monson High School. Lillian worked at Sanderson Macleod...

Feb 4, 2013

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Wales-Joan A. (Kretchmar) Knight, 73, died Monday, February 4, 2013, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Stoneham, MA, July 1, 1939 to the late Osmond C. and Geneva G. (Stevens) Kretchmar, she has been a resident of Wales for more than 56 years. Joan was a nurses aid in several healthcare facilities. She was a member...

Feb 4, 2013

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Monson- Virginia M. Hill, 86, died Monday, February 4, 2013. Born June 18, 1926 in Marcus Hook, PA to the late John E. and Delema (Martin) Willey, she has been a resident of Monson for many years. Virginia had been a volunteer for the Red Cross since 1948. She organized many blood drives in Virginia and Connecticut and...

Feb 3, 2013

Brimfield- Pearl D. (Gouck) Wiesner, 78, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Springfield June 20, 1934 to the late James and Williamina (Leslie) Gouck, she was a graduate of Springfield Technical High School and a resident of Monson for many years before moving to Brimfield. Pearl retired from the Monson Public Schools...

Jan 20, 2013

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Monson-Robert J. Coolong, 89, died Sunday January 20, 2013. Born in Palmer, January 16, 1924 to the late Loring and Lucia (Benner) Coolong, he has been a life long resident of Monson. Robert was a graduate of Monson High School and a communicant of St. Patrick's Church. He was a former Monson road commissioner in the 1940's and...

Jan 10, 2013

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Belchertown-Brenda S. (St. Marie) DeLabruere, 52, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Born in Palmer to the late Nancy A. (Kibbe) St. Marie and Sydney St. Marie, she grew up in Monson and was a longtime resident there before moving to Belchertown. Brenda worked at Monson Developmental Center for a few years. Her most enjoyment came from family and...

Jan 6, 2013

Biography Phyllis R. (Bradway) Noble Doser, 95, formerly of Monson, MA and Clearwater, FL passed away on January 6, 2013 at Quaboag on the Common in W. Brookfield, MA. Born on October 29, 1917, Phyllis was the daughter of Christina (Lawson) and Harrison Bradway. She lived in Monson for many years and then moved to Clearwater/Dunedin, Florida. Phyllis loved the...