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View Ahearn Funeral Home's local obituaries for the following Massachusetts areas: Northampton, Hadley, Hatfield, Easthampton, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Goshen, Worthington, Cummington, Plainfield, Chesterfield, & Amherst, as well as the Hilltowns Region.
Erik Carl Jernstrom
Apr 29, 2023
Erik Carl Jernstrom, 63, of Cummington, MA, passed away April 29th at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield, MA on January 27,1960 to Harry and Beverly Jernstrom who predeceased him. Erik worked for Franklin County Regional Housing Authority and Meadowbrook Apartments. He was an avid fan of the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox. He is survived by...
Alexander J Cwalinski
Apr 20, 2023
Alexander J. Cwalinski (known by most as Lenek, Len, or Alex) of Cambridge, Ma. died unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital ER on April 20, 2023. He was raised in Adams, MA. and was one of five siblings. He attended Stonehill College and Boston University for graduate school. He met his first wife Anne (Maciacius) at Stonehill College, and they...
Karen (Wells) Fournier
Apr 14, 2023
Karen Wells Fournier 83, of Dunnellon, FL and previously of Plainfield, MA passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. She was predeceased by her husband Rodolph (JR) and daughter Nancy. Karen is survived by her two sons Peter and his wife Lisa, and Gary and his wife Jean, as well as grandsons Benjamin and his wife Megan, and Noah and...
Brian Jay Tennyson
Apr 8, 2023
Brian J Tennyson was born on August 11th, 1962, to Chester and Mary Tennyson in Northampton Massachusetts. Brian passed away peacefully on April 8th, 2023, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Brian attended Elementary School in Northampton and then went to Easthampton High School. Brian moved to Florida with his father and then...
Francis W. Rowley
Mar 28, 2023
Francis W. Rowley, 96, of Haydenville, MA, passed away on March 28th at home with family by his side following a brief illness after a long, happy, and well lived life. He was also known far and wide by the nickname "Bowser". Francis was born October 7, 1926, to Leo and Anna (McAndrews) Rowley in Adams, MA. After graduating from...
James J. Wentzel Jr.
Mar 25, 2023
James Wentzel Jr., beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 69 on March 25 following a brief illness. He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts and was the son of the late James Wentzel and Helen (Niedbalski) Wentzel. Jim grew up in Florence and attended schools in Northampton. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Springfield College where...
Jesse Cooper Johansmeyer
Mar 25, 2023
Jesse Cooper Johansmeyer, 19, of Burts Pit Rd. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from injuries sustained in an accident earlier in the evening. Jesse was loved by his family and friends; he will be forever in their hearts. Jesse was born in Exeter, NH, a son of Darlene Thorpe and Michael Johansmeyer. He was raised and educated...
Gary W. (Wilkins) Brooks
Mar 15, 2023
Gary Wilkins Brooks, age 83, died at her daughter’s home in Northampton after a diagnosis of late-stage cancer. Gary lived a life of adventure worthy of a great novel, or several. The eldest child of two dashing beltway lawyers, Anne and Don Wilkins, Gary grew up in Falls Church, Virginia. She had hoped to attend law school like her parents...
Marie-Denise "Marise" (Johnson) Lane
Mar 13, 2023
Marie-Denise Lane (Marise), age 89, passed away on March 13, 2023, surrounded by family and friends who had known nothing but her unconditional kindness. Over her lifetime, Marise used her history degree from The College of New Rochelle in New York to research, then write exacting genealogy for many of her mother’s French and her father’s American ancestors. In 1958...
Sylvia M. (Josephson) Bernier
Mar 12, 2023
Sylvia May Bernier passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2023, of a heart attack at Hartford Hospital. She was born on May 26, 1935, in Northampton, and lived here all her life. She was the daughter of Waldemar and Althea (Moore) Josephson. Sylvia attended Smith Vocational High School until she was married in 1953. She was a stay at Mom...
James L. Smith
Mar 9, 2023
James “Jim” L. Smith, 88 of Northampton, MA passed away on March 8, 2023, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He was born on December 31, 1934, in Hatfield, MA to Doris (De Merritt) and Thomas H. Smith, Sr. After graduating from Smith Academy in Hatfield, Jim went to work in the office of the State Police Barracks in Northampton. He worked...
Susan Glenn
Mar 8, 2023
Susan R Glenn, 75, of Leeds, MA passed away at her home on March 8th, 2023. Susan was born on February 10th, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Harry Malcolm of Indiana, PA and Margaret Malcolm (née Miller) of Washington, PA. She had one older brother, Thomas Malcolm of West Chester, PA, who preceded her in death in February 2012. She...
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