Obituaries

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...

Apr 9, 2009

Conway-Glenn M. Schwetz, age 59, of Conway, MA passed away peacefully April 9, 2009. Scholar, poet, athlete, carpenter. Glenn attended Taft Prep School in Watertown CT. He was a varsity hockey player, active in theater, and graduated second in his class. He graduated from Harvard in 1973 Magna Cum Laude/ Phi Beta Kappa. During the 70’s Glenn owned a restaurant...

Mar 27, 2009

Palmer/Southbridge-Palmer N. Santucci, 66, of Southbridge, MA died tragically on Friday, March 27, 2009 at U-Mass Memorial hospital in Worcester, from a brain hemorrhage. Born in Milford, MA on January 23, 1943 he was the son of the late Palmer Sr. and Anna (DiCrescentis) Santucci. He moved to the...

Mar 21, 2009

Holland-Lynn A. Murray, 51, of Halfway Lane died Saturday March 21, 2009. Born in Springfield to the late Harold T. and Eleanor I. Murray, Sr., she lived in Wales, and Vermont for many years before moving to Holland. Lynn previously worked at Herlihy Barrel Co. in Holyoke. She also...

Mar 10, 2009

Springfield/Monson-Howard J. Dart, 55, of Reynolds Ave, died Tuesday March 10, 2009 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. Born in Springfield to the late Edison and Grace Dart , he grew up in Springfield and lived in Monson for a period of time before moving to Maine and returning to Monson a short time ago. Howard was self-employed, operating...

Mar 7, 2009

Monson-29 year-old Sean C. Lawrence of Main St., Monson died after an automobile accident on March 7, 2009, at Baystate Medial Center.

He leaves a daughter, Olivia L. Lawrence, dear friend Alyssa A Bouchard and their mother Christie J Finlay, parents John M. and Mary...

Feb 23, 2009

Monson-Pauline J. Hatch, 92, died Monday, February 23, 2009. Born in Palmer to the late Herbert E. and Anna (Hopfe) Johnson, she was a graduate of Palmer High School and has been a resident of Monson for 60 years. Pauline was a member of the First Church of Monson, Congregational, a former member of the Mr. and...

Feb 21, 2009

Monson-John G. Robert, Sr., 73, of Crow Hill Rd. died Saturday, February 21, 2009 surrounded by the love of his family. Born in St. Albans, VT to the late Albany and Yvette(Gamache) Robert, he grew up in Palmer and has resided in Monson since 1963. John was an avid outdoorsman and...

Feb 21, 2009

Dick graduated from Monson High School and the University of Massachusetts. Most of his career was spent in Washington, D.C., where he was employed in the Human Resources Division of the United States Navy Department. During the time20he was in Washington, Dick met his life partner of fifty years, Marion Gibbons, who passed away two years ago. His experience in...

Feb 15, 2009

Monson-Cecelia “Ceceâ€? M. Colling, 54, of Ely Road, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Oakland, California to the late Patrick and Julia (McGovern) McGoldrick, she was raised in Pinole California and has been a resident of Monson for 30 years. Cece was a...