Obituaries

Mar 13, 2012

Biography Monson- Doris L. (Johnson) Skomro, 87, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 with her family at her side. Born June 5, 1924 in Willimantic, CT to the late Clark and Wilhemena (Jared) Johnson, she has been a longtime resident of Monson. Doris was a nurses aid at the former Palmer Nursing Home for many years. She was a communicant of...

Mar 2, 2012

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East Longmeadow- Mary Margaret Serra, 83, Died Friday, March 2, 2012. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, to the late Samuel and Margaret (Williams) Gunther, she was a longtime resident of East Longmeadow. Margaret lived her life in the spirit of caring for and giving to others. She deeply loved her children and grandchildren, to whom she has passed along...

Feb 17, 2012

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Warren- Deborah A. (Whelihan) Kershaw, 58, died Friday, February 17, 2012, surrounded by her family. Born in Holyoke to the late George and Shirley (Bailey) Whelihan, she has been a life long area resident and most recently making her home in Warren. Debbie was a nurses aid for area nursing homes and she also worked for the Massachusetts...

Feb 17, 2012

Monson-Theodore T. Kapinos, age 90, died Friday, February 17, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born January 22, 1922 in Chicopee to the late Joseph and Mary (Lizak) Kapinos, he resided there until moving to Monson to be closer to family. Ted joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and served in Colorado, Wyoming and Holyoke. When WWII began he enlisted in the...

Feb 13, 2012

Monson-Larry A. Allen, 67, of Ely Road, died Monday, February 13, 2012 surrounded by his family. Born in Springfield to the late Arthur Allen and Anna (Marciniec) Johnson he has been a life long resident here. Larry was the owner and operator of Larry's Oil Burner Sales & Service which he started in 1974 and continues to serve Monson...

Feb 12, 2012

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Monson-Paul B. Lovell, Sr., 58, of Cushman St. died Sunday surrounded by his family. Born December 22, 1953 in Ware to the late Clarence B. ands Elsie M. (Robichaud) Lovell, Paul was a graduate of Monson High School and was a life long resident here. He was the Town of Monson Cemetery Supervisor where he worked for over...

Jan 17, 2012

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Palmer-Heather A. (Young) North, 41, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012, surrounded by love of family. Born in Springfield, February 2, 1970 to Robert S. and Candace (Crawford) Young, she was a long time Monson resident before moving to Palmer. Heather was a Monson High School graduate and a graduate of Baypath College. She worked in hotel management over...

Jan 5, 2012

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Holland- Kerry Ernest Bishop, 50, died January 5, 2012 in Holland. He leaves his son Derrik Bishop of Tennessee, his long time friend Donna Parker, his Father, Thomas W. Bishop and long time friend Tammy Jo Champagne both of Ware; his Mother Shirley Simmoneau and her husband Roger both of Ware; brothers Randy Bishop and his wife Patty...

Dec 30, 2011

Brimfield- J. Bradford Powers, 76, passed away Friday, December 30, 2011 surrounded by family. Born March 24, 1935 in Worcester to the late James G. Powers and Jeannette (Pickering) Powers Bennett, he has been a longtime resident of Brimfield. Brad served in the Army from 1957-1960. He was a graduate of Clark University, he also received his Post-Graduate Diploma in...

Dec 25, 2011

Monson-Joseph W. McClosky, Sr., 93, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 surrounded by the love of family. Born December 4, 1918 in Monson to the late Alexander and Catherine (Fila) McClosky, he has been a life long resident here. Joseph was a Army Veteran of WWII and then he worked at C.F. Church Co in Monson for many years as a...

Dec 23, 2011

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Monson- Stella F. Furgal, 88, of Bumstead Rd, died Friday, December 23, 2011. Born in Monson, October 26, 1923, she has been a life long resident here. Stella was a graduate of Cooley Dickinson Hospital School of Nursing. She also took a surgical nurses graduate course at Bellview Hospital in New York City. For many years Stella was...

Dec 19, 2011

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Monson-Walter F. Holda, 88, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Born August 19, 1923, in West Thompson, Ct to the late Joseph J. and Victoria (Kapoka) Holda he has been a long time resident here. Walter was an Army Veteran of WW II. He worked at area grocery stores as a butcher including Everybody's Market in Palmer and Food...

Dec 13, 2011

Wales-Anna M. (Howlett) Perry, 51, of Monson Road, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Southbridge, MA to Dotty (Fountain) Dipietro and the late Kenneth N. Howlett. Anna was a graduate of Tantasqua Regional High School and has been a longtime area resident. She worked at area restaurants as a waitress for many...

Dec 7, 2011

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Monson-Louise (Koenig) Schiller, 104, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at home surrounded by the love of family. Born November 8, 1907 in Karlsrouhe, Germany to the late Wilhelm and Louise (Meinzer) Koenig she lived in Germany for many years before moving to Chicago and then residing in Monson for the past 30 years. Mrs. Schiller was predeceased by...

Nov 30, 2011

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Monson- Lillian (Bragiel) Pekala, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at her daughter's home in Glastonbury, CT. Born July 21, 2011 in Chicopee, MA to the late Frank and Mary (Gibadlo) Bragiel, she was a graduate of Monson High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Lillian served in WW II as a Navel Nurse and...

Nov 28, 2011

Monson- Jerry C. Hrbek, 87, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 28, 2011. Born in New York, NY he was a WW II Army Veteran. He participated in the Invasion of Normandy and received the WW II Battle of the Bulge Commemorative Medal, D-Day Commemorative Medal, Purple Heart, and WW II Victory Medal. After his Military service Jerry was a demolition...

Nov 24, 2011

West Hartford-Mary E. Coleman, 65 of West Hartford, CT beloved wife for thirty-five years of Martin J. Proulx passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, November 24, 2011 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain General Campus. The cause of death was breast cancer. She was born March 21, 1946 in Philadelphia PA daughter of the late Earl...

Nov 8, 2011

Monson-Philip H. Dill, Jr., 83, of Wilbraham Road, died unexpectedly, November 8, 2011, at Wing Memorial Hospital. Born in Springfield to the late Philip H. Dill and Eloine Z. (Farr) Cady, he has been a resident of Monson since 1940. Mr. Dill attended Monson High School then transferred to Springfield Trade School. He entered the US Navy in 1946...

Nov 5, 2011

Monson-Dennis P. Taylor, 68, of Mill St. died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at U-Mass Medical Center in Worcester. Dennis waged a courageous battle against a rare blood disease that finally took his life. He was born in Lackawanna, NY, April 26, 1943 to the late William and Mildred (Curtis)Taylor and has been a longtime resident of Monson. Dennis retired from...

Oct 15, 2011

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Palmer- Susan A. Nugent, 64, of Beacon Drive passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011. Born in Holyoke, MA, she was a former resident of Enfield, CT and Wales. Susan was pre-deceased by her husband, William E. Nugent earlier this year. They were married for 41 years. Susan graduated from Enfield, High School in 1966. She went on to...