Obituaries

Apr 3, 2022

Phyllis Graham (née Guilford), died on Sunday April 3, 2022 at her son's home in Leeds, MA surrounded by family. She was born on January 11, 1929 in Wauseon Ohio to George and Emma (Baer) Guilford. She married Hugh Graham of Cambridge, MA on July 9, 1955. She is survived by her seven children: Martha Oakes and her husband...

Apr 1, 2022

WESTFIELD- David Kenneth Webber, 73, passed away on April 1, 2022. David was born in Stafford Springs, Connecticut to Donald Webber and Dorothy (Webster) Bryant. David was predeceased by his loving wife Patricia Jayne Webber. He leaves behind his sons, Shawn Webber and his wife Carolyn of Florida, Bill Bessette of Brimfield; daughters, Erica Webber of New York, Barbara...

Apr 1, 2022

Monson-Evelyn (Bilodeau) Keyes, 83, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 in her home.  Evelyn was born in Laconia, New Hampshire to the late Alfred and Hazel Bilodeau. Evelyn was a graduate of Ashland High School in New Hampshire and attended Plymouth University. She has lived in Monson for many years and retired from Fleet Bank in Springfield.  Evelyn enjoyed...

Mar 27, 2022

Monson-Christina A.(Sullivan) Bellisario, 54, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 surrounded by love of family.  Christina was born June 5, 1967 in Palmer, MA to Robert P. Sullivan and Gertrud A. (Apenberg) Sullivan-Aiken.  Chris was a graduate of Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School in Palmer.  She has lived most of her life in Monson where she owned and...

Mar 23, 2022

Monson-Daniel R. Buzzell, 74, passed away March 23, 2022 after a period of declining health.  Daniel was born June 19, 1947 in Bethel, Vermont to the  late Ward  A. and Eleanor E. Buzzell. He was an Army Veteran and was honorably discharged.  Dan has been a longtime resident of Monson and retired from  RM Sullivan Trucking in Springfield after...

Mar 15, 2022

PALMER/Monson-Dawn H. Miller, 58, of Palmer passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 surrounded by love of family.  Dawn was born in Sharon, CT December 9, 1963 and was adopted by Roy E. and Lyle R. (Densmore) Miller.  Dawn lived most of her life in Monson before moving to a healthcare facility in Palmer. She was active in...

Mar 7, 2022

Pelham-William R. Martell, 82, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022.  Bill was born in Springfield June 26, 1939 to the late William M. and Angelina M. (Niderno) Martell.  He was a graduate of Monson Academy and lived in Monson for may years before moving to Pelham in 1981 where he owned and operated Gate 8 Bait Shop and Swift...

Mar 2, 2022

Feeding Hills- Charles T. Marquis, 88, beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Greenier) Marquis, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.  Charles was born July 23, 1933 in Jamaica Plains to the late Raymond and Helen (Lucke) Marquis.  He was a Korean War Veteran and proudly served his country in the US Navy from 1951-1954....

Feb 26, 2022

Monson- Darrell J. Mertens, 86, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2022 surrounded by love of family.  Darrell was born in Green Bay, WI December 3, 1935 to the late Leonard and Gertrude (Schmidt) Mertens.  He was a graduate of West High School in 1954.  He then served his country with the United States Marine Corp and was Honorably discharged...

Feb 22, 2022

Wales-Robert W Martin, 87, of Wales mass died peacefully on Tuesday Feb 22nd 2022. Robert was born on August 27th 1934 to Harry W Martin and Edna W Ritter in Stafford Springs, CT.

Robert grew up and lived on Sherman Pond in Brimfield Mass before moving to Wales in 2010. Robert was a US Army Veteran and...

Feb 18, 2022

Monson-Robert N. (Bob) Brazas of Monson passed away peacefully on February 18, 2022 at the age of 77. The son of F. John Brazas and Rose T. Brazas née Guarino. He attended Brockton High School where he was a star fullback. He attended Northeastern University earning a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1967 and later pursued an MBA at...

Feb 8, 2022

Peter Paul Nguyen Van Ky, 64 of Brimfield, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center surrounded by his beloved family and in the care of the brave and compassionate staff.

Ky was born on June 29, 1957 in Vietnam, and he was raised by his parents of many talents who raised him under God's...

Feb 7, 2022

Monson-James M. Thompson, 76, passed away Monday February 7, 2022.  Jim was born April 20,1945 in Pennsylvania.  He served in the US AirForce and was a graduate of Springfield technical Community College with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  He was a n electrical engineer for Monsanto Co in Springfield for over 30 years.   Jim enjoyed spending time with family,...

Feb 7, 2022

Patricia A. Yahn passed away peacefully at her home in Monson, MA on February 7th at the age of 74. Patti was the daughter of Stanley and Marie Wilbert and was born and raised in Long Branch, NJ. She graduated from Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT and received a Masters in Elementary Education from the University of Hawaii....

Feb 6, 2022

Brookfield- Claire E. (Kominski) Picking, 81, passed away February 6, 2022 surrounded by love of family.  Claire was born July 14, 1940 to the late Reuben J. Kominski and Beulah C. (Peck) Deodato. Claire retired from the Town of Monson after serving as the Council of Aging Director for 16 years.  After retirement she and her husband spent many...

Feb 1, 2022

Tampa, Florida- John J. Martell, 51, passed away, Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  John was born in Springfield, MA January 23, 1971 to Kathleen (Herlihy) Milde Martell. In 1983 John became William R. Martell's legal son.   John attended Monson Schools before moving to Pelham and graduating from Amherst Regional High School.  He continued his education and was a graduate of...

Feb 1, 2022

Monson, MA - John L. Tracy, 85, passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022 surrounded by love of family. Born in Springfield, MA, May 9, 1936, to Garfield William and Bernadette Mary (Gour) Tracy.  Moved to Hampden, MA in 1948 with his parents, and his brothers.

He was a 1954 graduate of Springfield Technical High School.  Upon graduation,...

Jan 20, 2022

Three Rivers- Richard “Birdy” Dennis Bergeron, 68, of Three Rivers passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Born in Palmer on September 26, 1953 he was the son of the late Maurice and Tarsylla (Lengowski) Bergeron. Richard attended Palmer High School and proudly served as an active duty infantryman achieving the rank of corporal in the United States Army....

Jan 20, 2022

On January 20, 2022 our Mom, Aurore Kowil, was called to her eternal loving peace with our Lord.  Born March 6, 1926, she was one of seven children of Arthur and Rose (Demers) Lantaigne.  She grew up, and attended schools in the Springfield area. While actively working, she met her love and married Samuel Kowil in 1956.  They raised...

Jan 16, 2022

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...