Obituaries

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...

May 9, 2011

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Monson-Fernande T. (Pincince) Quarti, 91, died peacefully, Monday, May 9, 2011. Born in St. Marcel, Quebec, Canada to the late Deus and Marie (Lariviere) Pincince, she has lived in Monson since 1924. Fernande worked at CF Church Company in Monson and then was a home health aid for Quaboag Valley VNA and Hospice. She had many years of...

May 1, 2011

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Lombard Funeral Home 3 Bridge St. Monson, MA 01057 413-267-3011 Monson-Wallace E. Huntington, 87, formerly of Colonial Village, Monson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Wingate at Hampden. Wally was born in Springfield, Oct. 6, 1923, son of Thelma Boughton Costello and Wallace E. Huntington. He grew up in Granville and lived most of his...

Apr 30, 2011

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Hampden- Ian R. Joyce, 86, of Glendale Road, died Sunday April 30, 2011. Born in Hampden to the late Richard and Margaret (Fraser) Joyce, he has been a life long resident of Hampden. Mr.Joyce was a WWII Navy Veteran and a self-employed welder. He leaves his wife Harriet M. (Raymond) Joyce; a sister Elizabeth Bemis of Florida and...

Apr 29, 2011

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Monson-Deanna Joy Smith, age 38 - beloved daughter and sister, Navy veteran and nurse, spiritual and intuitive - died peacefully in her sleep at home in Monson MA , April 29, 2011. Deanna was born on August 20, 1972 in Springfield MA to her adoring parents David and Ann (Menard) Smith of Monson MA. She is also survived...

Apr 29, 2011

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Monson- Elizabeth M. (Pincince) Sanderson, 58, a longtime resident of Monson and most recently of Worcester, died Friday April 29, 2011. Born in Stafford Springs, CT to Roger R. Pincince and the late Veronica M. (Curnan) Pincince, she was a graduate of Ursuline Academy in Springfield and a graduate of Boston Children's Hospital School of Nursing class of...

Apr 20, 2011

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Geoffrey Brent Findon of Monson, age 64, passed away peacefully in his sleep April 20, 2011 after a courageous battle with multiple illnesses. Geoff was blessed with the opportunity to spend his last moments at home surrounded by loved ones, and left this earth without any suffering. He was born January 15, 1947 in Wind Gap, PA, eldest...

Apr 16, 2011

Biography Geneva "Jean" M. (Malo) Portier, 91, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Leominster, MA December 6, 1919 to the late Louis and Bertha (Brunelle) Malo, she was raised in Monson and has lived in Brimfield for more than 53 years, most recently moving to Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton. Jean was a...

Apr 14, 2011

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Monson- James S. Murphy, Jr, 47, son of the late James S. Murphy Sr. and Margaret "Peggy" (Young) Murphy, died Thursday, April 14, 2011. He leaves his sisters; Laurie Messina of East Windsor, Ct, Susan Parker of Ware, and Elizabeth Bennet of Tucson, AZ and a special Aunt, Christine Womendez and also several nieces and nephews. A graveside...

Apr 13, 2011

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Eleanor K. (Shannon) Lynch, 91, of 23 Harrison Ave, passed away Wednesday, April 13, at Quaboag on the Common, West Brookfield, MA. She was the daughter of the late William and Mary Shannon. She was pre-deceased by her husband of 55 years, Matthew Lynch and her sister Bernice St. Amand. She was a devoted mother to her daughters...