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Wilson Newcomb Gerken
Nov 16, 2024
Wilson was born on January 18,1999 in Guatemala. He and his four adopted siblings were brought to first Missouri and later to Massachusetts so their adoptive moms Tina Newcomb and Mary Gerken could be married and raise their family. Wilson and his siblings lived in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts, calling Worthington home after moving from Huntington. All the siblings...
Patricia Ann Murphy
Nov 15, 2024
NORTHAMPTON-Patricia Ann Murphy, 85 of Union Street passed away on Friday after a brief illness at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Pat was the daughter of the late Theodore & Vivian (Haverty) Schmitter. Patricia was a longtime resident of Northampton and was the co-owner along with her husband Gerald, of Pat & Mike’s Antiques & Collectibles. Pat loved going to...
Stephen J. Bernier
Nov 10, 2024
Stephen J. Bernier, 82, of Florence passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Steve was born in Northampton, the son of the late Laurent and Miriam (Mcnerny) Bernier. US Army Veteran. He was a lifelong resident of Northampton and was a Parking Authority Attendant for the city for many years. Steve leaves his loving wife...
Carol R. Rutkowski
Nov 8, 2024
Worthington- Carol Rutkowski, 85, of Worthington passed away peacefully Friday, November 8, 2024, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Carol was born in Northampton on November 21, 1938, to the late Anthony and Nelly Raymun. She was raised in Northampton and attended local schools, graduating from Northampton High School. Carol was employed as an assistant manager at McCallum’s Department...
Suzzanne B. Daneau
Nov 7, 2024
Suzzanne Beth Daneau passed away peacefully on November 7, 2024 surrounded by family and love. Sue was born on September 6, 1956 in Randolph, MA. She grew up in Beverly MA and graduated from Beverly High School in 1974. She worked for Honeywell, did a brief stint in real estate, and then at the Internal Revenue Service for nearly 25...
Anne Sue Cernak
Nov 5, 2024
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Anne Sue Cernak, 77, of the Gables in Northampton passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 while on a trip to Nashville, Tennessee with friends. Anne was born in Northampton, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Nosko) Cernak. She was educated in local schools and at a young age it left...
Paula Wentworth
Nov 2, 2024
Paula Wentworth passed away peacefully on November 2, 2024, with her family by her side. Born to Erich and Catherine Sahn, in Leeds, MA, on January 19th, 1923. The second of four sisters, Paula attended local schools and graduated Northampton High School in 1940. Paula met her husband, Robert (Bob) Lyons in the summer of 1937, while swimming at the...
David J. Nunez
Oct 31, 2024
David J. Nunez, 56, of North Main Street passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, October 31, 2024.. David was born in Gary, Indiana, a son of Peggy (Moore) Andrianopoulos and Jon Nunez. He grew up locally, attending central MA schools and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with a bachelor’s degree in business. David owned and...
Priscilla Deane
Oct 31, 2024
Priscilla Deane [Freund] passed away on October 31, 2024 with the grace and dignity exhibited her entire life. She was with family by her side at Linda Manor Assisted Living in Leeds, MA, where she had lived for two and half years. Pris was a Leeds resident for 50 years. Born to Miriam Grover and Julian Lowry Deane in Hartford,...
Sally H. Kahn
Oct 30, 2024
Sally Kahn (85), formerly of Boston and Weston, MA, died on October 30, 2024 at her home in Northampton with family by her side. Sally was born in Greenwich, CT to the late Lorena Cornwall and Clifton Henson. She had a flair for the theatrical from an early age and held center stage among friends and family for most of...
John E. Gaustad
Oct 18, 2024
John Eldon Gaustad died in Northampton, Massachusetts, on October 18, 2024, due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 86 years old. John was born on May 23, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the youngest of five children of Leonard Nicholas Gaustad and Anne Hewitt Gaustad. He graduated as valedictorian of Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis in 1955, received...
Kenneth Hoffman
Oct 17, 2024
Kenneth Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died suddenly on October 17 2024. Ken was born in Pontiac MI on March 2, 1941, to Stan and Mary Hoffman. When he was four the family moved to Canton, China, where his parents worked as medical missionaries until their emergency evacuation in 1949 ahead of the Communist victory in the civil war. The family...
Christopher Barron
Oct 16, 2024
NORTHAMPTON-Christopher ‘Chris” Barron, 69, passed away October 16, 2024, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton following a heart attack. Chris was born in London England January 26, 1954, to Francis & Maureen (McGuiness) Barron. He grew up in Northampton and Florence and attended local schools. Growing up in Florence he enjoyed his times with his friends and the many outdoor...
Raymond R. "Ray" Tomasauckas
Oct 16, 2024
Raymond R. “Ray” Tomasauckas, 80 of Goshen, passed away peacefully Wednesday October 16, 2024 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a brief illness with his family by his side. Ray was born and raised on South Street in Northampton by his parents Roy and Emily Tomasauckas. He graduated from Northampton High and worked as a machine operator for many years, retiring...
Edward William Hennessy
Oct 14, 2024
Edward William Hennessy, 88, of Windsor, CT, and formerly of Northampton, MA, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2024, with his family by his side. He was a loving husband to Shirley (Benson) Hennessy for 61 years. Ed was born on August 20, 1936, in Florence, MA, the son of Edward A. and Mary (Hannigan) Hennessy. Besides his wife, Ed...
James P. Johnston Jr,
Oct 13, 2024
SOUTH DEERFIELD- James P. Johnston Jr., 78 of South Mill River Road passed away on Sunday morning at his home with his wife, Kathy, at his side. Jim or JJ as family and friends knew him, was born in Warwick, RI, a son of the late James P. Johnston Sr. and Margaret Finnegan Johnston. He was educated in Rhode Island...
Janet Hoffman
Oct 10, 2024
Janet Hoffman, of Amherst MA, died on October 10, 2024, after a brief illness. Jan was born on November 6, 1939, in Philadelphia PA, to Martha and Harold Snover. After graduating from Interboro High School in 1957, she studied at Wooster College, where she majored in French literature, sang in the chorus, and met future husband Ken. After graduating in...
Margaret Kilmartin
Oct 9, 2024
ENFIELD CT. Margaret (Marg) E. Kilmartin, 75, of Enfield, CT. was reunited with her parents Joseph and Anita Kilmartin and her fur friends Ozzie and Benj on 10/09/2024. Born in Hartford, CT. She lived most of her life in CT., with the exception of six dream come true years on MDI, Maine. Upon graduation from High School, she entered the...
Elizabeth Strong Mckown
Oct 3, 2024
Elizabeth S. McKown, 97, of Northampton passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving daughters. Elizabeth was born in Northampton on November 24, 1926, the daughter of the late Ozro and Mildred (Strong) Wright. She was raised in Northampton and attended local schools. She went on to earn her Bachelor's of Arts degree at...
Christine J. Clayton
Oct 1, 2024
Christine J. Clayton, 85, of Florence passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at Day Brook Village in Holyoke with her family by her side. Christine was born in Williamsburg on October 5, 1938, the daughter of Ferdinand and Helen (Galpin) Ice. She was raised in Williamsburg and attended local schools. Christine was employed at ProBrush in Florence for...
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