Obituaries

Aug 20, 2009

Nancy T. Lonczak, 62, died suddenly, Thursday, August 20, 2009. Born August 11, 1947 to the late Henry and Jean (Kulig) Lonczak she has been a resident of Belchertown for many years. Nancy was a graduate of Northampton Commercial College and worked for the Federal Fish and Wildlife Services where she retired after many years. She had a love of...

Jul 19, 2009

She will be greatly missed by her son David Flamand and his wife Diane of Monson, her daughter Arlene Arsenault and her husband Joe of Palmer, and her son Anthony Flamand and his his wife Andrea of Chicopee. She also leaves her brother Cyril Green of England, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Betty was predeceased by two sisters...

Jul 17, 2009

Norman N. Sirois, 69, of Ash Lane died Friday July 17, 2009, surrounded by the love of his family. He was born in Barre, MA to the late Nelson W. and Edna (Therrien) Sirois and resided in that area for many years before moving to the town of Monson and then Wales. Norman received a Bachelor of...

Jul 16, 2009

Brimfield- Francis G. Leveille, 91, of Meadowbrook Acres, died Thursday July 16, 2009. He was born in the Bondsville section of Palmer, October 11, 1918 to the late Frank and Cecile (Thayer) Leveille, he has been a longtime area resident residing in Monson for many years. Francis retired from CF Church Co.as a fire engineer and during the early...

Jul 8, 2009

Bernard J. Holda 92, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wed.

July 8th.

He was born Dec. 9, 1916, son of Polish immigrants John & Victoria (Wantuch)

Holda.

Bernie attended Monson schools and graduated from Monson High School in 1937.

Sgt. Holda was a...

Jun 30, 2009

He was predeceased by his wife Margaret P. (Nothe) Stacy in 1998. He leaves his children Clifford E. Stacy Jr. and his wife Joanne of Kennesaw, Georgia and James L. Stacy and his wife Rose, Edward W. Stacy and his loving companion Janet Christensen, Judith A. Stacy and her loving companion Joseph T. Rourke, and Donna M. Bratianu all...

Jun 27, 2009

Wayne M. Beyor, 81, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 at home surrounded by family. Wayne was born April 8, 1928 in Bakersfield, VT to the late James and Naomie(Britch) Beyor and moved to Monson in 1951. Wayne retired after 27 years from Metal Culvert now known as Contech Construction Products, Inc in Palmer as head of the company...

Jun 22, 2009

Robert W. Templeman, 65, passed away June 22, 2009 at home with family at his side. Born in Springfield, March 1, 1944, to Robert W. Templeman and Lorraine M. (Gelinas) Templeman he was a graduate of the Springfield public schools and received an Associates degree from STCC in electronics. Robert has been a resident of Wales for...

Jun 16, 2009

Ronald K. Valley, Sr., 71, of Stafford Road died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born November 29, 1937 to the late Annabelle Valley Anderson and Harold Joseph Valley, he was a longtime resident of Connecticut before moving to Monson. He was a contractor/builder for 50 years before his retirement. Ronald was the owner of...

Jun 13, 2009

Lombard Funeral Home, 3 Bridge Street, Monson MA has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements. A funeral service will be at Lombard Funeral Home, Wednesday June 17, 2009 at 11 a.m., with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery in Monson, MA. Visiting hours will be held Tuesday from 6-8 pm in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations...

Jun 6, 2009

Born in Springfield April 21, 1919 the son of Alvin Hamilton Stanton and Hattie Elvira (Dill) Stanton, he attended Monson schools and was graduated from Monson High School in 1936.

After working at the Monson quarry and the Quabin Reservoir project Ken enlisted in the 18th Engineer Combat Regiment at Fort Devens. This unit relocated to Fort Logan, Colorado...

May 21, 2009

Virginia L.(Heck) Yelinek, 75, of Haynes Hill Road died Thursday, May 21, 2009. Born in Wales to the late Charles M. and Madeliane (Baker) Heck she has been a life long resident of Wales. Ginny was a 1950 graduate of Hitchcock Academy in Brimfield. She worked as a dispatcher for area trucking companies for many years and most recently she...

May 19, 2009

Ronald J. Hall, 74, a former longtime resident of Wales, passed away May 19, 2009. Born March 25, 1935 in Stafford Springs, CT to the late Buster and Loretta (Paul) Hall he has been a longtime area resident of Palmer, Monson and Wales before living with his son in Sturbridge. He served his country with the Airforce during the Korean...

May 16, 2009

William H. Ingalls, Sr., 85, of Lower Hampden Road, died Saturday May 16, 2009. Born in Newton, MA to the late Herbert E. and Abbie A. (Furbush) Ingalls. He was a 1941 graduate of Swampscott High School, and a 1949 graduate of Boston University. Bill was a direct descendent of Edmund and Francis Ingalls who were the original settlers of...

May 3, 2009

Monson-[Josephine] Joanne Sanborn, 100, of Brimfield Road, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center. Born September 30, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, she was educated in Chicago Schools and Northwestern University. She married Walter W. Sanborn on August 13, 1938, in Washington, DC. Joanne was employed as a research assistant on staff for Harold L....

May 3, 2009

Alice "Betty" Richardson, 85, of Carpenter Road died Sunday May 3, 2009. Born in Palmer to the late Everett and Lois (Pease) Wood, she has been a life long resident of Monson. For many years she worked at the former Springfield Molders in Monson and prior to that she worked at A.D. Ellis Mills. Betty was a member of the...

Apr 26, 2009

Monson- Wayne W. Cook, 33, of Elm Street died April 26, 2009. Born in Springfield to Malcolm Cook of New Hampshire and Judith (Mason) Cook of Monson, he has been a life long area resident. Wayne worked in retail management for area stores for many years and for a period of time he was a DJ. He enjoyed photography,...

Apr 25, 2009

Apr 23, 2009

Monson-Richard A. Marcotte, 67, of Moulton Hill Rd, passed away Thursday April 23, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center with his family at his side. Born in Lewiston, Maine to the late Albert E. and Edna (Phoenix) Marcotte he has been a Monson resident for many years. Before his retirement he worked as a controller for hotel chains. He then worked...

Apr 21, 2009

Skilled Care Center, Hampden, in the presence of his daughter, Rebecca A.

Drake, and son and daughter-in-law, Richard M. and Elizabeth

(Popielarczyk) Drake, all of Monson. He was the widower of Irma P.

(Scussel) Drake, who predeceased him on May 27, 2001; and the grandfather

of two grandsons, Gregory and Evan Drake, also...