Obituaries

Oct 14, 2011

Biography Palmer- Linda E. (Johnson) Chaiffre, 64, died Friday, October 14, 2011 after a short battle with cancer. Born August 19, 1947, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada to the late Charles and Eileen Ruth Pearl (Hatch) Johnson she was a graduate of Berkshire Community College and was a Paralegal for Attorney David Craig Cafarelli in Pittsfield, MA. Linda has lived in...

Oct 9, 2011

Biography Monson- Ruth C. (Wilson) McNulty, 92, died Sunday October 9, 2011. Born October 4, 1919 in Springfield to the late Clinton and Agnes (Cavanaugh) Wilson, she has lived in Monson for over 25 years. Ruth was a Real Estate Broker for Flannery & Company Realtors before her retirement and she was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson....

Sep 26, 2011

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Monson- Mary T. (Scanlon) Lawrence, 63, of Main St. died Monday, September 26, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born in Hyannis, MA to the late John and Arline (Silva) Scanlon. Mary was a foreign language teacher at Palmer High School for over ten years. She taught French, Spanish, and English as a second language. She taught...

Sep 23, 2011

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Monson- Joseph E. Plato, 91, of Bethany Rd., died Friday, September 23, 2011 with family at his side. Born in Monson February 20, 1920 he has been a lifelong resident here. Joe worked at Colorado Fuel & Iron in Palmer for many years. He then worked at the Monson Housing Authority and was the caretaker of St. Patrick's...

Sep 21, 2011

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Wales-Myra G. Haraghey, 99, of Wales, Massachusetts died on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. She was the beloved wife of the late William Haraghey, who died in 1999. She was born August 31, 1912 in Warren, Massachusetts daughter of the late William and Nellie Edgington. She is survived by her nieces and nephews:...

Sep 21, 2011

Monson-JoEllen Plato, 57, died September 21, 2011 unexpectedly at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born March 1, 1954 in Palmer to Joseph E. Plato and the late Jeanne A.(Levesque) Plato, she has been a lifelong resident of Monson.She was a graduate of Monson High School and received her BA degree from Fitchburg State College. JoEllen worked for many years as...

Aug 30, 2011

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Monson- Albert T. Wilcox, 85, a resident of Monson since 1955, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Born May 8, 1926 in Fairfax, VT to the late Hazen and Marion (Taylor) Wilcox he attended Fairfax High School and retired in 1988 from the Belchertown State School as a stationary fireman. Albert was a member of the Monson-Glendale United Methodist...

Aug 10, 2011

Aug 4, 2011

Biography Wales- Rena C. (Martin) O'Keefe, 68, passed peacefully, August 4, 2011, surrounded by the love of family at home. She was born September 5, 1942 to the late Rene T. and Mildred R. (Fish) Martin, in Massena, New York. Rena married the love of her life Terry O'keefe in 1961 and has resided in Wales for many years. She...

Aug 1, 2011

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Wales-May O. (Och) Templeman, 69, passed away at home with family at her side. Born March 14, 1942, in Springfield to Walter H. and Elizabeth M. (Kempton) Och she has been a resident of Wales for many years. May worked at the Monson Developmental Center, Red Lobster in Springfield and then East Hartford and most recently at Monson...

Jul 27, 2011

Monson-Teresa M. "Tess" (Smith) Pelissier, 75, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011, surrounded by family. Tess was born January 10, 1936 in London, England to the late Lester and Mary Ellen (Kelly) Smith. She has been a resident of Monson since 1968. Tess was the former Director of Monson Summer Theater. She was instrumental in that role from 1969-2009....

Jul 4, 2011

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Monson-Sylvia L. Coto, 70, of Bridge St., died Monday, July 4, 2011. Born in Palmer to the late George E. Fuller Jr. and Winifred O. (Duplessis) Fuller Jones, she was a graduate of Palmer High School and has lived in Monson since 1969. Sylvia was pre-deceased by her Husband Roland R. Coto, Sr in August of 2010. She...

Jun 24, 2011

Biography Wales, MA-Florence MacKinstry, 93, a former resident of West Hartford, CT, died Friday, June 24, 2011. Born December 21, 1917 in Bristol, CT to the late Ignacy and Leokadia (Chelchowski) Dzielenski, she grew up in Terryville, Ct and was a graduate of Terryville High School. Florence worked at Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, CT and retired in 1979. In...

Jun 17, 2011

Biography Monson- Patricia A. (Moriarty) Robert, 77, passed away peacefully, Friday, June 17, 2011. Born in Palmer to the late Harold F. and Mary G. (Daly) Moriarty, she was a graduate of Monson High School and a longtime resident of Monson. She worked at the Woodbine Country Store in Monson for over 20 years. Pat was a communicant of St....

Jun 14, 2011

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Monson- Alice M. (Casey) Chaffee, 89, a former resident of Monson, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, June 14, 2011. Born in Rockville, CT to the late Otis W. and Alice M. (Taylor) Casey, she resided in Monson for many years before moving to Lenox to be closer to family. Alice enjoyed country music, singing...

Jun 5, 2011

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Monson-Richard J. Foote, 46, of Upper Palmer Road, died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at home. Born in Holyoke, August 11, 1964, to the late Larry R. Foote, Sr and Eleanor (Rimbold) Foote, he has lived in Monson for many years. Richard has worked for Asplundh Tree for the past 10 years. He was an avid Red Sox fan,...

Jun 2, 2011

Biography Monson-Joan M. (Heintz) Bacon, 75, of Bethany Road died Thursday, June 2, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Born February 25, 1936 in Ware, MA to the late Arthur F. and Josephine M. (DePace) Heintz, she was a graduate of Monson High School and a lifelong resident of Monson. Joan also spent many of her retirement years in Rotonda...

May 30, 2011

Biography Monson-Catherine M. (Hipsky) Holda, 94, died May 30, 2011 at Wingate in Hampden, MA. In her final hours, she was with her children and passed away peacefully. Catherine was born to immigrant parents from Czechoslovakia at the family farmhouse in West Willington, CT. The youngest of 10 children of John and Kathrin (Rusnak) Hipsky. She is survived by her...

May 19, 2011

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Monson-Glenys E. (Moore) Scavotto, 78, of Park Ave., died Thursday, May 19, 2011. Born in Ware, MA to the late Wolcott R. and Lauretta L. (Bradley) Moore, she has been a longtime resident of Monson. For many years she worked at the former Springfield Molders in Monson. Glenys was a member of the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church in...

May 15, 2011

Biography Monson-Gloria M. "Glo" (Barry) Jennings, 87, died peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2011, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Brookfield, MA, September 26, 1923, to the late Francis and Elizabeth (Roach) Barry, she grew up in Hampden with her ten siblings working on the Barry Mink Ranch. She later lived in California for 20 years and was a...