Obituaries

Mar 17, 2013

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Palmer-Paul L. Hattler, 82, died Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center. Paul was born May 24, 1930 in Attleboro, MA to Howard and Virginia (Marsh) Hattler. He was a truck driver for Wonder Bread for many years before retiring. He served as a Marine during Korea and was a member of the Local Teamsters 404. Paul...

Mar 12, 2013

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Monson-Michael A. Raffaele, Jr, 74, died March 12, 2013. Born March 7, 1939 in Springfield, MA to the late Michael A and Theresa (Piccirilli) Raffaele. He worked most of his life as a lithographer (color stripper) for General Offset Printing in Springfield and McCormick & McNally in Connecticut. Michael resided with his sister Angela Kaiser in Monson before...

Mar 7, 2013

Biography Palmer-Muriel L. (Heath) Morrell, 97, passed away March 7, 2013 at Wingate at Wilbraham. She was born in Chelsea, Vermont, July 3, 1915, daughter of Percy and Florence Heath. She graduated from Chelsea schools and completed her Nurses training at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph, Vermont. In 1939 she married Pasquali Morrell of Bethel, Vermont. After a long and...

Mar 1, 2013

Belchertown-Joanne Patricia (Grant) Leab, 72, died suddenly, Friday, March 1, 2013. Born in Springfield February 7, 1941 to the late Vail W. and Shirlie I. (Wiggin) Grant she graduated from Monson High School and Springfield School of Nursing. Joanne worked as an LPN at Mary Lane Hospital in Ware for several years before she started driving school bus for Monson...

Feb 26, 2013

Monson- Lillian R. (Beaulieu) Plumley, 73, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 surrounded by the love of family after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born July 6, 1939 in Rockville, CT to the late Clarence W. and Helen E. (Dobosz) Beaulieu, she was raised in Monson and was a graduate of Monson High School. Lillian worked at Sanderson Macleod...

Feb 4, 2013

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Monson- Virginia M. Hill, 86, died Monday, February 4, 2013. Born June 18, 1926 in Marcus Hook, PA to the late John E. and Delema (Martin) Willey, she has been a resident of Monson for many years. Virginia had been a volunteer for the Red Cross since 1948. She organized many blood drives in Virginia and Connecticut and...

Feb 4, 2013

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Wales-Joan A. (Kretchmar) Knight, 73, died Monday, February 4, 2013, surrounded by the love of family. Born in Stoneham, MA, July 1, 1939 to the late Osmond C. and Geneva G. (Stevens) Kretchmar, she has been a resident of Wales for more than 56 years. Joan was a nurses aid in several healthcare facilities. She was a member...

Feb 3, 2013

Brimfield- Pearl D. (Gouck) Wiesner, 78, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 surrounded by the love of family. Born in Springfield June 20, 1934 to the late James and Williamina (Leslie) Gouck, she was a graduate of Springfield Technical High School and a resident of Monson for many years before moving to Brimfield. Pearl retired from the Monson Public Schools...

Jan 20, 2013

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Monson-Robert J. Coolong, 89, died Sunday January 20, 2013. Born in Palmer, January 16, 1924 to the late Loring and Lucia (Benner) Coolong, he has been a life long resident of Monson. Robert was a graduate of Monson High School and a communicant of St. Patrick's Church. He was a former Monson road commissioner in the 1940's and...

Jan 10, 2013

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Belchertown-Brenda S. (St. Marie) DeLabruere, 52, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. Born in Palmer to the late Nancy A. (Kibbe) St. Marie and Sydney St. Marie, she grew up in Monson and was a longtime resident there before moving to Belchertown. Brenda worked at Monson Developmental Center for a few years. Her most enjoyment came from family and...

Jan 6, 2013

Biography Phyllis R. (Bradway) Noble Doser, 95, formerly of Monson, MA and Clearwater, FL passed away on January 6, 2013 at Quaboag on the Common in W. Brookfield, MA. Born on October 29, 1917, Phyllis was the daughter of Christina (Lawson) and Harrison Bradway. She lived in Monson for many years and then moved to Clearwater/Dunedin, Florida. Phyllis loved the...

Jan 3, 2013

Donald C. Vaill February 1, 1922 - January 3, 2013

Monson-Donald C. Vaill, 90, died suddenly Jan. 3, 2013. Born Feb. 1, 1922 in Monson to the late Arthur and Alice (Carpenter) Vaill, he was a graduate of Monson High School and a lifelong resident here. Donald spent every day enjoying what he loved most, family and farming. He...

Dec 28, 2012

Biography Wales- Dorothy L. (Stebbins) Anair, 93, died December 28, 2012, surrounded by the love of family in Florida. She was born April 1, 1919 in Wales to the late Walter C. and Grace E. (Dickinson) Stebbins. Dot has been a long time resident of Wales. She worked with her husband at their business, Starkey Artificial Limb Co. in Hartford...

Dec 19, 2012

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Monson-Jeffrey E. Brouillette, 52, died peacefully Wednesday, December 19, 2012 surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Springfield February 16, 1959, he was a graduate of East Longmeadow High School and has lived in Monson for many years. Jeff was a hard working roofer. For most of his life, he worked for Morris Roofing and Sheet...

Dec 12, 2012

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Palmer-Warren A. Richardson, 98, a former resident of Monson, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Born in Ellington, CT to the late Clarence And Carrie (Peck) Richardson, his family first moved to Palmer and then Monson. Warren graduated from Monson High School. He was a member of the greatest generation serving in WWII. He was a veteran of the...

Dec 9, 2012

Monson-Harold William Laisure, 73, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, surrounded by the love of family. Born February 9, 1939 in Crabapple, Ohio to the late John H. and Elsie L (Williams) Laisure, he was a resident of Warren for many years before moving to Monson in 2003. Bill was a Navy "Sea Bee" and served during both Korea and Vietnam....

Dec 3, 2012

Biography Monson-Helen A. Walinski, 84, died Monday, December 3, 2012. Born in Palmer to the late Boleslaw and Jennie (Dombrowski) Walinski, she has been a life long resident of Monson. Helen was a graduate of Our Lady of the Elms College and Springfield College where she received her Master's degree in Education. Helen was a teacher in the Wilbraham School...

Nov 28, 2012

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Brimfield-Adolph "Al" Jurczyk, born July 2, 1938 in Ludlow Mass. Al is survived by three children; Don, his wife Mira and their two children, Katie, her partner Janet and Peter. Al was formerly married to Sandy Jurczyk. They shared a warm friendship with one another and love for their grandchildren, Joseph and Julia. Al is also survived by...

Nov 27, 2012

Biography Monson- Mary (Carew) Emerson died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 with her family at her side. Born March 30, 1930 in Monson, MA to the late Ralph N. and Sarah (Broadfoot) Carew, she has been a life long resident of Monson. She was a graduate of Monson High School and Northampton Commercial College. Mary worked in the Monson School Department...

Oct 30, 2012

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Palmer-Catherine E. (Firth) Alden, 91, died Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Born in Springfield to the late William and Catherine (Murphy) Firth, she was a graduate of Commerce High School and then lived in Monson for 55 years before moving to Palmer. Catherine was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson. Mrs. Alden was pre-deceased by her husband...