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Monson-Frederick J. Baxter, 90, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022. Fred was born in Grays, Essex, England and immigrated to the United States with his wife and three young children in 1966. He had a vast and interesting work career from the Mercantile Navy working on Orient Lines cruise ships, textile manufacturing including a position of VP of Manufacturing for Johnson and Johnson. Upon his retirement from the manufacturing, he and his wife Margaret owned and operated...

Monson-Frederick J. Baxter, 90, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022. Fred was born in Grays, Essex, England and immigrated to the United States with his wife and three young children in...

Leilani Norman Monson

Monson-Leilani May Norman, 80, beloved wife of 62 years of Harold Richard Norman passed away on January 12, 2022. Leilani was born September 9, 1941 in Montague, MA to the late Alfred F. Booska and Mary L. (Sawyer) Keller. It is hard to summarize a life well lived in a few paragraphs. Leilani and the love of her life, Harold, were married in 1959 and the adventure began. She started knitting at the age of 6 and never stopped. You could always tell that she was feeling good when...

Monson-Leilani May Norman, 80, beloved wife of 62 years of Harold Richard Norman passed away on January 12, 2022. Leilani was born September 9, 1941 in Montague, MA to the late Alfred...

Caroline Orlick South Hadley

William Clason Monson

Monson- William Tibbetts Clason, 55, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at home. Will was born June 13, 1966 in Springfield to the late Thomas and Maureen (Tibbetts) Clason. He was a lifelong resident of Monson. Attending local public schools, completing his education at Porter & Chester Institute, receiving a certificate as an HVAC technician. Will loved the outdoors, enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He had a deep love of friends...

Monson- William Tibbetts Clason, 55, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at home. Will was born June 13, 1966 in Springfield to the late Thomas and Maureen (Tibbetts)...

Viola Cutler Ware

Ware-Viola C. (Lenz) Cutler, 66, passed away with family at her side, Friday, January 7, 2022 . Viola was born in Germany and journeyed to the United States with her family at the age of 4. She grew up in Hampden and was a graduate of Minnechaug High School. She spent many years in Monson before moving to Ware. Viola recently retired from Ahlstrom Nonwovens LLC in Windsor Locks, CT. She was a hard worker, a talented artist - no matter the medium, great at...

Ware-Viola C. (Lenz) Cutler, 66, passed away with family at her side, Friday, January 7, 2022 . Viola was born in Germany and journeyed to the United States with her family at the age of...

Susan Hagen Wales

Wales- Susan L. (Bliss) Hagen, 72, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Worcester surrounded by love of family. Susan was born August 19, 1949 in Stafford, CT, to the late Raymond and Dorothy Bliss. She grew up in Wales and attended the Wales Baptist Church in her youth. She was a graduate of Tantasqua High School and retired after 29 years from the Massachusetts State Police as an Executive Administrator of Troop "C" in Sturbridge. She spent much of her...

Wales- Susan L. (Bliss) Hagen, 72, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Worcester surrounded by love of family. Susan was born August 19, 1949 in Stafford, CT, to the late Raymond and...

David Sutcliffe Hampden

Hampden-David R. Sutcliffe, 80, passed away at home Sunday, January 2, 2022. Dave was born in Monson and was a graduate of Springfield Trade School. He served in the US Air Force, where he built lifelong friendships with the “Elite 5”. Dave was a truck driver by trade and worked for Blanchard Septic, Turnberg Construction and Hampden Nurseries. For over 30 years he was a volunteer at the Hampden Fire Department. He was an avid NASCAR fan and he...

Hampden-David R. Sutcliffe, 80, passed away at home Sunday, January 2, 2022. Dave was born in Monson and was a graduate of Springfield Trade School. He served in the US Air Force,...

Eleanor Prybylo Monson

Monson- Eleanor Frost Prybylo, 95, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by love. Eleanor was born in Easthampton, MA to the late Alice (Lahai) Frost and Gerald R. Frost. She was a graduate of Classical High School and continued her education at Springfield Hospital School of Nursing where she became a registered nurse. Eleanor was also a graduate of the US Army Cadet Nurse Corps. She was the Head Nurse at Springfield Hospital Pediatrics...

Monson- Eleanor Frost Prybylo, 95, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by love. Eleanor was born in Easthampton, MA to the late Alice (Lahai) Frost and Gerald...

James Jamilowski, Jr Worcester

Michael LaCroix Ware

Ware- Michael J. LaCroix, 52, passed away surrounded by love, December 22, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Mike was born November 11, 1969 to James LaCroix and Lorraine M. (DePace) Naglieri. He has been a lifelong resident of Ware graduating from Ware High School and continuing his education at STCC where he graduated with and associates degree as a drafting engineer. He has worked at Ethosenergy in Chicopee for more than 30 years. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's...

Ware- Michael J. LaCroix, 52, passed away surrounded by love, December 22, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Mike was born November 11, 1969 to James LaCroix and Lorraine M. (DePace)...

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