Obituaries

Apr 23, 2009

Monson-Richard A. Marcotte, 67, of Moulton Hill Rd, passed away Thursday April 23, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center with his family at his side. Born in Lewiston, Maine to the late Albert E. and Edna (Phoenix) Marcotte he has been a Monson resident for many years. Before his retirement he worked as a controller for hotel chains. He then worked...

Apr 21, 2009

Skilled Care Center, Hampden, in the presence of his daughter, Rebecca A.

Drake, and son and daughter-in-law, Richard M. and Elizabeth

(Popielarczyk) Drake, all of Monson. He was the widower of Irma P.

(Scussel) Drake, who predeceased him on May 27, 2001; and the grandfather

of two grandsons, Gregory and Evan Drake, also...

Apr 9, 2009

Conway-Glenn M. Schwetz, age 59, of Conway, MA passed away peacefully April 9, 2009. Scholar, poet, athlete, carpenter. Glenn attended Taft Prep School in Watertown CT. He was a varsity hockey player, active in theater, and graduated second in his class. He graduated from Harvard in 1973 Magna Cum Laude/ Phi Beta Kappa. During the 70’s Glenn owned a restaurant...

Mar 27, 2009

Palmer/Southbridge-Palmer N. Santucci, 66, of Southbridge, MA died tragically on Friday, March 27, 2009 at U-Mass Memorial hospital in Worcester, from a brain hemorrhage. Born in Milford, MA on January 23, 1943 he was the son of the late Palmer Sr. and Anna (DiCrescentis) Santucci. He moved to the...

Mar 21, 2009

Holland-Lynn A. Murray, 51, of Halfway Lane died Saturday March 21, 2009. Born in Springfield to the late Harold T. and Eleanor I. Murray, Sr., she lived in Wales, and Vermont for many years before moving to Holland. Lynn previously worked at Herlihy Barrel Co. in Holyoke. She also...

Mar 10, 2009

Springfield/Monson-Howard J. Dart, 55, of Reynolds Ave, died Tuesday March 10, 2009 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer. Born in Springfield to the late Edison and Grace Dart , he grew up in Springfield and lived in Monson for a period of time before moving to Maine and returning to Monson a short time ago. Howard was self-employed, operating...

Mar 7, 2009

Monson-29 year-old Sean C. Lawrence of Main St., Monson died after an automobile accident on March 7, 2009, at Baystate Medial Center.

He leaves a daughter, Olivia L. Lawrence, dear friend Alyssa A Bouchard and their mother Christie J Finlay, parents John M. and Mary...

Feb 23, 2009

Monson-Pauline J. Hatch, 92, died Monday, February 23, 2009. Born in Palmer to the late Herbert E. and Anna (Hopfe) Johnson, she was a graduate of Palmer High School and has been a resident of Monson for 60 years. Pauline was a member of the First Church of Monson, Congregational, a former member of the Mr. and...

Feb 21, 2009

Dick graduated from Monson High School and the University of Massachusetts. Most of his career was spent in Washington, D.C., where he was employed in the Human Resources Division of the United States Navy Department. During the time20he was in Washington, Dick met his life partner of fifty years, Marion Gibbons, who passed away two years ago. His experience in...

Feb 21, 2009

Monson-John G. Robert, Sr., 73, of Crow Hill Rd. died Saturday, February 21, 2009 surrounded by the love of his family. Born in St. Albans, VT to the late Albany and Yvette(Gamache) Robert, he grew up in Palmer and has resided in Monson since 1963. John was an avid outdoorsman and...

Feb 15, 2009

Monson-Cecelia “Ceceâ€? M. Colling, 54, of Ely Road, died Sunday, February 15, 2009 surrounded by the love of her family. Born in Oakland, California to the late Patrick and Julia (McGovern) McGoldrick, she was raised in Pinole California and has been a resident of Monson for 30 years. Cece was a...

Feb 10, 2009

Monson-George A. Tucker, 88, of Palmer Road died Tuesday February 10, 2009. Born in Palmer, MA to the late George and Myrtie (Ravlin) Tucker he has been a life long resident of Monson. George retired from Armco Steel in Palmer after 27 years. He was a Sergeant in the Army Air-Corp during WWII. George was a member of the...

Feb 5, 2009

Monson-Janice A. (McClosky) Griffin, 58, of Gates St., died Thursday February 5, 2009 surrounded by her family. Born in Monson to Joseph W. and Yvonne M. (Yandow) McClosky, Janice grew up in Monson and was a graduate of Monson High School class of 1969. She then lived in Douglas, MA for many years before returning to Monson in 2006....

Jan 31, 2009

E. Roland Wallace, 49, of Betterway in Springfield died Saturday, January 31, 2009 after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Toronto Canada to Everett L and Carol A (Vacheresse) Wallace he lived in Albany New York before serving with the US Army. Roland then lived in Monson for many years before...

Dec 22, 2008

Monson-Erwin G. “Mitchâ€? Mitchell, 82, of High St. died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Wingate at Wilbraham. Born in Vernon, Ct to the late Erwin G. and Maude (Metcalf) Mitchell he graduated from Rockville High School and then after serving in the U.S. Navy he attended Manchester Trade School. Mitch retired from Zero Manufacturing in Monson after 35 years as...

Dec 22, 2008

Monson-Irene M. Church, 85, of Palmer Road died Monday, December 22, 2008 at home. Born in Palmer to the late Henry and May (Fortier) Leveille , Irene has been a resident of Monson since 1933. She worked at Monson Developmental Center as a nurses aid for many years. Irene was a member of the First Church of...

Dec 14, 2008

Monson-Aline G. (Poulin) Plourde, 87, of Colonial Village, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 surrounded by her family at her daughters home. Born in Canada to the late Francis and Armoza (Veilleux) Poulin, Aline was the youngest of eleven children. She made her home at Lake Sherman in Brimfield for many years before moving to Monson in 1980. Aline retired...

Nov 25, 2008

Monson- Laurier J. Letendre, Jr., 76, of Old Stagecoach Drive, died Tuesday November 25, surrounded by the love of his family at home. Born in Springfield to the late Laurier J. and Virginia (Hamilton) Letendre, Sr., he has been a longtime resident of Monson. Laurier was a graduate of Monson High School and then served during the Korean War...

Nov 21, 2008

Monson-Martha A. “Martyâ€? Valego, 61, of Monson passed away Friday, November 21 at Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She was born on September 20, 1947 in North Brookfield to the late John and Mary (Schultz) Doros. Martha was a graduate of North Brookfield High School where she was so proud to...

Nov 18, 2008

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Obituary

Pamela E. Smith

1946-2008

Warren, MA-Pamela E. Smith, 62, of Brimfield Rd, died Wednesday November 19, 2008 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Born in Hartford,...