Obituaries

Dec 25, 2011

Monson-Joseph W. McClosky, Sr., 93, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 surrounded by the love of family. Born December 4, 1918 in Monson to the late Alexander and Catherine (Fila) McClosky, he has been a life long resident here. Joseph was a Army Veteran of WWII and then he worked at C.F. Church Co in Monson for many years as a...

Dec 23, 2011

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Monson- Stella F. Furgal, 88, of Bumstead Rd, died Friday, December 23, 2011. Born in Monson, October 26, 1923, she has been a life long resident here. Stella was a graduate of Cooley Dickinson Hospital School of Nursing. She also took a surgical nurses graduate course at Bellview Hospital in New York City. For many years Stella was...

Dec 19, 2011

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Monson-Walter F. Holda, 88, died Monday, December 19, 2011. Born August 19, 1923, in West Thompson, Ct to the late Joseph J. and Victoria (Kapoka) Holda he has been a long time resident here. Walter was an Army Veteran of WW II. He worked at area grocery stores as a butcher including Everybody's Market in Palmer and Food...

Dec 13, 2011

Wales-Anna M. (Howlett) Perry, 51, of Monson Road, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Southbridge, MA to Dotty (Fountain) Dipietro and the late Kenneth N. Howlett. Anna was a graduate of Tantasqua Regional High School and has been a longtime area resident. She worked at area restaurants as a waitress for many...

Dec 7, 2011

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Monson-Louise (Koenig) Schiller, 104, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at home surrounded by the love of family. Born November 8, 1907 in Karlsrouhe, Germany to the late Wilhelm and Louise (Meinzer) Koenig she lived in Germany for many years before moving to Chicago and then residing in Monson for the past 30 years. Mrs. Schiller was predeceased by...

Nov 30, 2011

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Monson- Lillian (Bragiel) Pekala, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at her daughter's home in Glastonbury, CT. Born July 21, 2011 in Chicopee, MA to the late Frank and Mary (Gibadlo) Bragiel, she was a graduate of Monson High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. Lillian served in WW II as a Navel Nurse and...

Nov 28, 2011

Monson- Jerry C. Hrbek, 87, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 28, 2011. Born in New York, NY he was a WW II Army Veteran. He participated in the Invasion of Normandy and received the WW II Battle of the Bulge Commemorative Medal, D-Day Commemorative Medal, Purple Heart, and WW II Victory Medal. After his Military service Jerry was a demolition...

Nov 24, 2011

West Hartford-Mary E. Coleman, 65 of West Hartford, CT beloved wife for thirty-five years of Martin J. Proulx passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Thursday, November 24, 2011 at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain General Campus. The cause of death was breast cancer. She was born March 21, 1946 in Philadelphia PA daughter of the late Earl...

Nov 8, 2011

Monson-Philip H. Dill, Jr., 83, of Wilbraham Road, died unexpectedly, November 8, 2011, at Wing Memorial Hospital. Born in Springfield to the late Philip H. Dill and Eloine Z. (Farr) Cady, he has been a resident of Monson since 1940. Mr. Dill attended Monson High School then transferred to Springfield Trade School. He entered the US Navy in 1946...

Nov 5, 2011

Monson-Dennis P. Taylor, 68, of Mill St. died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at U-Mass Medical Center in Worcester. Dennis waged a courageous battle against a rare blood disease that finally took his life. He was born in Lackawanna, NY, April 26, 1943 to the late William and Mildred (Curtis)Taylor and has been a longtime resident of Monson. Dennis retired from...

Oct 15, 2011

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Palmer- Susan A. Nugent, 64, of Beacon Drive passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011. Born in Holyoke, MA, she was a former resident of Enfield, CT and Wales. Susan was pre-deceased by her husband, William E. Nugent earlier this year. They were married for 41 years. Susan graduated from Enfield, High School in 1966. She went on to...

Oct 14, 2011

Biography Palmer- Linda E. (Johnson) Chaiffre, 64, died Friday, October 14, 2011 after a short battle with cancer. Born August 19, 1947, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada to the late Charles and Eileen Ruth Pearl (Hatch) Johnson she was a graduate of Berkshire Community College and was a Paralegal for Attorney David Craig Cafarelli in Pittsfield, MA. Linda has lived in...

Oct 9, 2011

Biography Monson- Ruth C. (Wilson) McNulty, 92, died Sunday October 9, 2011. Born October 4, 1919 in Springfield to the late Clinton and Agnes (Cavanaugh) Wilson, she has lived in Monson for over 25 years. Ruth was a Real Estate Broker for Flannery & Company Realtors before her retirement and she was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church in Monson....

Sep 26, 2011

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Monson- Mary T. (Scanlon) Lawrence, 63, of Main St. died Monday, September 26, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born in Hyannis, MA to the late John and Arline (Silva) Scanlon. Mary was a foreign language teacher at Palmer High School for over ten years. She taught French, Spanish, and English as a second language. She taught...

Sep 23, 2011

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Monson- Joseph E. Plato, 91, of Bethany Rd., died Friday, September 23, 2011 with family at his side. Born in Monson February 20, 1920 he has been a lifelong resident here. Joe worked at Colorado Fuel & Iron in Palmer for many years. He then worked at the Monson Housing Authority and was the caretaker of St. Patrick's...

Sep 21, 2011

Monson-JoEllen Plato, 57, died September 21, 2011 unexpectedly at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born March 1, 1954 in Palmer to Joseph E. Plato and the late Jeanne A.(Levesque) Plato, she has been a lifelong resident of Monson.She was a graduate of Monson High School and received her BA degree from Fitchburg State College. JoEllen worked for many years as...

Sep 21, 2011

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Wales-Myra G. Haraghey, 99, of Wales, Massachusetts died on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. She was the beloved wife of the late William Haraghey, who died in 1999. She was born August 31, 1912 in Warren, Massachusetts daughter of the late William and Nellie Edgington. She is survived by her nieces and nephews:...

Aug 30, 2011

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Monson- Albert T. Wilcox, 85, a resident of Monson since 1955, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Born May 8, 1926 in Fairfax, VT to the late Hazen and Marion (Taylor) Wilcox he attended Fairfax High School and retired in 1988 from the Belchertown State School as a stationary fireman. Albert was a member of the Monson-Glendale United Methodist...

Aug 10, 2011

Aug 4, 2011

Biography Wales- Rena C. (Martin) O'Keefe, 68, passed peacefully, August 4, 2011, surrounded by the love of family at home. She was born September 5, 1942 to the late Rene T. and Mildred R. (Fish) Martin, in Massena, New York. Rena married the love of her life Terry O'keefe in 1961 and has resided in Wales for many years. She...