Ann Lou Anne Decker
Aug 30, 2024
SOUTH DEERFIELD - Ann (Langlais) Decker, 76, of Kelleher Drive passed away peacefully on Friday evening, August 30, 2024 after a period of failing health. Ann was born in Northampton, the daughter of Gerard L. and Fern (Gross) Langlais. She was raised and educated in Northampton and was a graduate of the former St. Michael’s High School. Furthering her education,...
Alfred P. Defonzo
Aug 30, 2024
AMHERST - Dr. Alfred P. DeFonzo was a loving father, dedicated husband and distinguished physicist and electrical engineer. He was born in Rhode Island on November 9th, 1946. He attended The University of Rhode Island and received his Bachelor Degree of Science in Physics. He entered Brown University and was awarded a PHD degree in Physics. He also studied at...
Linda A. Stanley
Aug 29, 2024
Linda A. (Willcut) Stanley, 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 29, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born in Northampton on August 30, 1948, the daughter of Elmer and Irene (Versailles) Willcut. She was raised in Northampton and attended local schools, graduating from St. Michaels Catholic School. Linda was employed as a machine operator...
Nobuo Matsuda
Aug 25, 2024
Services for Mr. Matsuda are private. Interment will take place with US Military Honors in Punch Bowl National Cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Erica Leona Phillips
Aug 23, 2024
HADLEY-It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Erica L Phillips, who was taken from us too soon on Friday August 23, 2024 at the tender age of 24. Erica was born in Springfield, MA. She grew up in Hadley and was a 2018 graduate of Hopkins Academy and attended Holyoke Community College. She...
Elfriede A. Reyor
Aug 23, 2024
Elfriede A. Reyor, 96, of Easthampton passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. She worked for many years at Smith College and enjoyed her work very much. Elfriede had been sent as a young girl by a youth organization on a train from northern Germany to Munich, shortly before the end of WW II. Before reaching...
Robert W. Shea Jr.
Aug 22, 2024
HATFIELD-Robert W. Shea Jr., 72, of Bridge Street passed away at home on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Bob or “Butchie”, as family and friends called him, was born in Northampton on June 26, 1952. He attended Hatfield public schools and graduated from Smith Academy in 1970, where he was a member of the Falcons varsity basketball (co-captain senior year) and...
James R. Averill
Aug 19, 2024
James (“Jim”) Reed Averill of Northampton, Massachusetts, passed away on August 19, 2024, at the age of 88. Born in San Francisco, California, on November 29, 1935, he was the son of Dupree Reed Averill and Rosalie Diamond Averill, both of California. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his two sisters, Catherine Duff and Rosalie Cooper, both of...
David K. Bridgman
Aug 19, 2024
WESTHAMPTON-David K Bridgman of Westhampton and Tucson, Arizona, passed away on Monday, August 19th, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. David was the son of Helen (Roche) and Lyman K. Bridgman of Florence. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Jeanne C. (Douyard) Bridgman, and five children, Susan LaClaire and husband, Raymond, and their children, Joseph, Patrick and...
David R. Corbett
Aug 18, 2024
Northampton, MA - David Corbett, 75, of Northampton, MA, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2024. He was born on May 29, 1949, in Northampton, MA, to James Joseph and Alice Helena Ouellet Corbett. David and his brothers grew up in Northampton, where they enjoyed sledding, sharing one family vehicle, and honing their talents in building and construction. At the...
Sally Jean Cary
Aug 18, 2024
SOUTH DEERFIELD-Sally Jean Cary, 74, of Gray Lock Lane passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at her home. Sally was born the second child of eleven children to Leon Capen (d. 2021) and Helen (Vaughan) Capen (d. 2015). They lived in Belchertown. Sally was the wife of Peter Cary (d. 2020) for 48 years, living in Chesterfield for...
William (Bill) P. Wittig
Aug 17, 2024
William (Bill) P. Wittig of Florence, Massachusetts passed away at his home on August 17 after a long illness. He was 89 years old. He leaves his wife of almost 39 years, Sandra, the love of his life, whom he met on a ferry in Greece, his children Sarah Wittig, Jon Wittig (Patti), Trevor Cowdell (Niamh), Warren MacCallum (Kaitlyn), and...
Francis "Frank" Mangan
Aug 12, 2024
Francis X. Mangan, 66 of Shutesbury, and the devoted husband of Martha Favre, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 12, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Francis or Frank as family and friends knew him as, was born in Salem, MA., a son of the late John and Mary (Dooley) Mangan. Frank grew up in Beverly, MA. and was a...
