Obituaries

Aug 28, 2017

Monson - Judy A. (Wagner) Van de Geer, 69, died Monday, August 28, 2017, surrounded by the love of family. Judy was born August 5, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary to the late Dr. Tibor and Renee Wagner. In 1956, Judy fled communist Hungary with her parents and settled in the Philadelphia area. She became a proud U.S. citizen in...

Aug 28, 2017

Wilbraham- Nancy R.(Kimmer) Larro, 64, longtime resident of Wilbraham, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family August 28, 2017.  Nancy was born October 23, 1952 to George E. and Elinor (Harrison) Kimmer.  Nancy was a loving, daughter, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother.  After graduating from Southwick High School in 1970, Nancy devoted her life to raising her three...

Aug 21, 2017

Ware- Kimberly L. (Slingerland) Gilbert, 54, died Monday, August 21, 2017.  Kim was born January 10, 1963 to Charles W. and Alice J. Slingerland.  She lived in Monson for many years and was a graduate of STCC. She then attended Bay Path College and AIC.  She was a radiology technician for area hospitals before becoming a devoted Mother to...

Aug 10, 2017

Monson- Paul R. Costa, 90, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 surrounded by the love of family.  Paul was born March 21, 1927 to the late Paul J. and Ada M. (Morris) Costa.  Paul was baptized in St. Patrick's Church in Monson where he was a life long communicant. Paul was an usher at church and assisted at...

Aug 6, 2017

Brimfield- Edna M. (Parker) Brouthers, 97, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 surrounded by the love of family.  Edna was born June 20, 1920 in Springfield, MA to the late Maurice M. and Susan C. (Carleton) Parker.  She grew up in Springfield and graduated from Commerce High School. She then lived in Monson for many years before moving to...

Aug 1, 2017

Monson-Dudley Charles Strum, 74, of Monson passed away on Tuesday, August 1.  He leaves his wife Carol (Kolodzinski) Strum, son Daniel Strum, daughter Kimberly Baymiller and three dearly loved grandchildren, Taylor Strum, Owen Strum, and Anna Baymiller.  He also leaves his sisters Rocquie O'Rourke and Elizabeth Lippe. All services will be private and have been entrusted to Lombard Funeral...

Jul 30, 2017

Monson- Lois M. (Lloyd) Cady, 86, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 surrounded by the love of family.  Lois was born May 16, 1931 in Easton, Maine to the late Burton Lloyd and Anne (Williams) Maskell.  She has been a resident of Monson since the 1950's. Lois retired from Springfield Moulders as a supervisor.  She was a member of the...

Jul 26, 2017

Monson-Raymond A. Blanchette, 65, passed away, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 surrounded by the love of family. Ray was born August 6, 1951 in Southbridge to the late Arthur and Loretta (Julien) Blanchette.  He was a 1977 Graduate of Western New England Law School.  In 1979 he opened his own law practice and in 1984 he formed the Law Practice...

Jul 25, 2017

Holland-Rachel G. (Jalbert) Dusza, 88, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 surrounded by the love of family.  Rachel was born January 12, 1929 in Southbridge to the late Josephat and Mabel E. (Benoit) Jalbert.  She attended school at Notre Dame and was a graduate of Southbridge High School and Springfield Trade School.  Rachel was a telephone operator in Southbridge.  She...

Jul 24, 2017

Monson-Elaine P. (Rogers) Nothe, 91, died Monday, July 24, 2017 surrounded by love of family.  Elaine was born February 14, 1926 to the late Wilfred E. and Lillian (Parker) Rogers in Bronx, New York.  She was a graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.  Mrs. Nothe retired from Monson High School in 1988 after 18 years of teaching...

Jul 5, 2017

Joseph Arsenault 42 of Monson passed away suddenly on July 5, 2017.  Joseph was born November 21, 1974 in Ware MA and has been a life long area resident.  He was a master fiber optic specialist for over 20 years with multiple companies. He cherished his family and friends.  Joseph was a huge Miami Dolphins fan and loved heavy...

Jul 1, 2017

Monson- Judith E. (Spinn) Porth, 60, died Saturday, July 1, 2017 surrounded by the love of family.  Jude was born April, 13, 1957 in Texas City, TX,  to the late Charles W. and Thelma A. (Corn) Spinn.  She grew up in Springfield and has lived in Monson for more than 30 years. She was a graduate of Springfield Technical...

Jun 28, 2017

West Orange, New Jersey- Lynn Moore Chase, 66, of West Orange New Jersey and former resident of Easthampton, MA passed on to eternal peace in the arms of Jesus on June 28th, 2017. Lynn was born, July 26,1950 the first child of Jeanne (Swanson) Moore and Charles B. Moore. She was a 1968 graduate of Easthampton High School and...

Jun 16, 2017

Monson- Edward J. Szarlan, 61, died Friday, June 16, 2016, surrounded by the love of family.  Ed was born in Springfield, June 9, 1956 to J. Edward and Yvonne A. (Gibeau) Szarlan.  He was a graduate of Monson High School and University of Massachusetts-Amherst .  Ed was a sales manager for Altria Group, based in Richmond, VA.  He was...

Jun 12, 2017

Renee Danielle (Lecours) Bartlett, age 36, of Monson MA entered heaven's gates on Monday, June 12th, 2017 with her family by her side. She was a loving mother of Angelique Belle Cifone (15) and Zachary Phillip Bartlett (3), who were her greatest sources of pride and happiness. Renee was born in Springfield, MA on August 12th, 1980. She grew...

May 30, 2017

Somers, CT- Linda J. Croll, 71,  passed away, May 30, 2017 after a long illness.  Linda was born November 23, 1945 to the late John J. and Constance A. (Buczyniski) Croll and was a resident of Somers for many years. Linda  retired from Combustion Engineering as an administrative assistant. She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in...

May 27, 2017

Monson- Robert H. Foisy, Sr, 83, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, surrounded by the love of family.  Bob was born in Monson, August 13, 1933 to the late Harley J and Louise (Laverdiere) Foisy and has been a lifelong resident here.  He was a graduate of Monson High School.  Bob retired from Palmer Paving in 1995 where he...

May 15, 2017

Springfield- Renee "Gus" M. Prinz, 53, died Monday, May 15, 2017.  She was born September 11, 1963 to Charles T. Joren and Paula L. (Comer) Bednarski.  Gus grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved here in 2004. She managed a Leslie's Pool Store for years before she became her own business, building and maintaining pools, on her own. ...

May 7, 2017

Monson-Kevin A. McDonald, 63, passed away Sunday May 7, 2017 surrounded by family.  Kevin was born in Milford, December 29, 1953 to the late Dennis L and Betty (Beauregard) McDonald and has been an area resident for many years.   He was a musician, luthier and a great storyteller.

Kevin leaves his wife Kerien L. (Mahoney) McDonald and...

May 5, 2017

Monson- Helen F. (Murphy) Colling, 95, died Friday, May 5, 2017. Helen was born in Monson, June 15, 1921 to the late Thomas F. and Mary A. (Hogan) Murphy.  She was a graduate of Monson High School and received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Framingham State College. Mrs. Colling has been a life long resident of Monson....