Leonard Alfred Poudrier
Feb 9, 2023
Leonard Poudrier, 80 of Florence, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Born Oct. 11, 1942, in Holyoke, Leonard was the son of the late Henry and Eva (Laflame) Poudrier. He was educated in Northampton Schools and attended Smith Vocational High School. Leonard lived in Easthampton for 38 years returning to Northampton in 2002.He was a...
Margaret M. (Gonyer) Rousseau
Feb 7, 2023
Peggy (Margaret Gonyer) Rousseau, 91, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Springfield, MA to the late Eugene and Margaret (Griffin) Gonyer. Peggy was employed as a currier at both 3M Photo Finishing and Associated Dental Laboratory. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Arthur S. Rousseau in 1993 and...
Dorothy L. (Casagrande) Boyington
Feb 5, 2023
Dorothy L. Boyington of Northampton, age 95, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2023, at Linda Manor Extended Care. She was the daughter of Steven and Louise Casagrande and one of seven siblings, all of whom pre-deceased her. She is also pre-deceased by her beloved husband Roy Boyington. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Sakowicz and husband Gene of...
Mary Anne Agon
Feb 3, 2023
Mary Anne Dragon, 81, of Easthampton passed away peacefully on February 3, 2023. Mary Anne was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who always looked forward to gatherings with her family where she would spend hours in the kitchen preparing her favorite dishes, including her famous Mac & Cheese. She was honest, loving, compassionate, dependable, and witty. She...
Timothy A Barstow
Feb 3, 2023
Timothy A Barstow, 74, of Hadley, MA, passed away on February 3rd, 2023, surrounded by loved ones following a brief illness. Or as Tim would have put it, he is now on Eternal Patrol. Tim was born on April 9, 1948, to John and Esther Barstow. After graduating from Hopkins Academy, he attended Webster Academy. He then enrolled in the...
Phyllis ( Hayward) Flandreau
Feb 3, 2023
In the arms of angels, Phyllis Hayward Flandreau passed away peacefully on February 3, 2023, (2/3/23) at the age of 103. She was under care at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Phyllis was predeceased by her husband, Alexander “Sandy” Flandreau, who died 8/8/2015, at the age of 95. They were married on April 4, 1944. Their...
Joan Cenedella
Feb 2, 2023
Joan Cenedella died on February 2, 2023, at age 86. She died peacefully at home in the care of her partner Fran Volkmann, and a core group of loving friends. Joan loved her life and her world. From her earliest years she was the inveterate observer, of nature and of people. And she captured her world with photography and most...
Irene M. (Lebeau) Lovett
Jan 15, 2023
Florence, MA – Irene (LeBeau) Lovett, 99, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 15, 2023, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. She was born in Northampton, MA on May 18, 1923, to Peter and Flora (Paulin) LeBeau. She lived on North Farms Road in Florence, MA for sixty-three years. She leaves behind her daughter Patricia and her husband Mike...
Benjamin D. Gorman
Jan 11, 2023
Benjamin Gorman, beloved son of Marjorie Postal and Chris Gorman, died on January 11th in Somerville, MA. Born in Northampton on March 28th, 1994, Benjamin graduated from Northampton High School in 2012. He was employed as a Software Developer at Eglean Inc in Boston, MA. He enthusiastically enjoyed nature, especially the beach, fishing, mountain biking and hiking the White Mountains....
Gloria A. Silverman
Jan 6, 2023
Gloria Lieberman Silverman, 91, died on January 6, 2023, in Leeds, Massachusetts. Born on April 22, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the cherished daughter of the late Philip and Rose (Kurtz) Lieberman; dear sister of the late Janet Barbara “Bobbie” (Henry) Moss and the late Judith (R. Gerald) Rothstein; devoted sister-in-law of Elizabeth Silverman and the late Carl...
Joan B. (Bachand) Kopka
Jan 6, 2023
Joan B. Kopka, 89, a longtime resident of Haydenville, passed away in Naples, Florida on January 6th. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Walter and Charlotte (Lentner) Bachand on March 20, 1933. She grew up in Haydenville and graduated from Williamsburg High School. Joan is survived by three of her brothers Richard...
Thomas F Ryan
Jan 4, 2023
Thomas Francis Ryan, 84, passed away peacefully at Holyoke Medical Center during the afternoon on January 4th, 2023. Thomas was born on July 4th, 1938, in Northampton, MA and is the son of Edward and Mildred Ryan. Thomas was a proud Air Force veteran, serving in Korea between 1958-1966. He took his service incredibly seriously and did all that he...
Dennis R. Matthews
Jan 3, 2023
Dennis Matthews of Northampton, Massachusetts passed away on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 at the age of 73. After several years of declining health battling Alzheimer, Dennis died peacefully. Dennis was born in St. Albans, Vermont on March 22, 1949, to Father Blease Matthews and Mother Frances Richards as the youngest of three sons. After marrying his wife, Susan Matthews, Dennis...
Capt. Henry C. Atwood Jr., Usn (Retired)
Jan 3, 2023
Captain Henry C. Atwood, Jr., USN (Ret.) Captain H.C. Atwood (Hank) died peacefully at home on January 3, surrounded by love and his family. He was born on October 10, 1932, and he grew up on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, MA, graduating from Wellfleet High School in 1950. His parents were Henry and Edith Atwood. Henry Sr. was a scallop...
Laura E. Fitch
Jan 1, 2023
Laura Fitch was born on March 19, 1960, in Concord, MA the youngest of six children to John and Mary Fitch. She died unexpectedly on January 1, 2023. She was 62. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Lyons Witten; her son Eliot Witten, his wife Bethany, and their children Roger (5) and Ruth (3) of Keene, NH;...
Robert W. Perkins
Dec 30, 2022
Robert Wilson Perkins, 76, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, after a long battle with spinocerebellar ataxia and dementia. One of ten children, he was born in Worcester, MA on August 10, 1946, and raised in Barre, MA. He graduated from Barre High School and continued his education at the University of Massachusetts, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree...
