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...
Michael Coffey
Aug 10, 2024
Michael Coffey departed this earth on August 10, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of creative expression and beautiful furniture. Michael’s dedication to his craft was paralleled by his commitment to social activism, love for language and literature, and the adoration of his family. Michael was completely self-taught in woodworking, starting his career at home in small basement shops first in...
Katherine L. "Kitty" Callaghan
Aug 8, 2024
FLORENCE- Katherine L. Callaghan, 68, of Golden Drive passed peacefully on Thursday August 8, 2024 with her daughter, Kerry, at her side. Katherine or Kitty as family and friends called her, was born in Springfield, a daughter of the late Edward and Rita (Hart) Callaghan. She grew up in Springfield, attending local schools including Holy Name Catholic Grade school and...
Judith H. Fountain
Aug 7, 2024
Judith H. Fountain, 70, of Westhampton passed away on Wednesday, August 7th in Hartford, CT. Judy was born in Burlington VT, lived in Southampton MA, met Ken Fountain, and shared 51 years of marriage, love, family and happy memories together. She worked at Smith College for 26 years before retiring, and proudly becoming a grandma! Judy loved the ocean, painting,...
Michael Donovan
Aug 2, 2024
HOLYOKE -Michael Donovan, 57, was born in Northampton Massachusetts on November 8, 1966. Mike grew up in Worthington where he spent a lot of time outside, usually with a dog at his side. He attended Gateway Regional High School. He also attended High School in Brookline Massachusetts. Mike worked as a carpenter alongside his father Winston Donovan and several other...
Linda M. Walden
Aug 2, 2024
Linda Mae (Thorndike) Walden, 80, of Goshen, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, August 2, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born in Northampton on September 14, 1943, the only daughter of Horace and Maebel (Braman) Thorndike. Linda grew up in Pelham and went through schools at Pelham/Amherst High. After graduating, Linda spent thirty years working...
Bettylou Long
Jul 30, 2024
EASTHAMPTON -Bettylou was born August 15, 1932 in upstate New York. She was the daughter of Donald and Helene Ramsey and sister to Bill, Don Jr. (Tuck) and Doug. She became wife to William Long and mother to Linda, Matthew, Andrew and Trecia. She then became grandmother to Brian, Keely, Anna, Jenna, Kajsa, Madeline, Jack, Colby and Carson. Bettylou was...
Barbara J. Debastiani
Jul 30, 2024
EASTHAMPTON - Barbara J. (Stejna) DeBastiani, 88, of Bassett Brook Drive in Easthampton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening with her four daughters by her side. Barbara was born in Ludlow, MA, the daughter of Walter and Sophie (Majowicz) Stejna. She grew up in Indian Orchard, MA, and later moved to Ludlow. She married Walter DeBastiani of Northampton, MA, and...
Charles F. "Cookie" Cooke
Jul 27, 2024
FLORENCE-Charles F. Cooke, 97, retired CFC US Navy passed peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday July 27, 2024. Charlie was born in Northampton in 1927, the son of Howard R. & Ethel C. (Williams) Cooke. Charlie grew up in Amherst with his thirteen siblings. He attended Amherst Public schools. He joined the US Navy in 1946 at...
Owen J. Richter
Jul 22, 2024
Owen J. Richter, 87, of Florence passed away peacefully on Monday July 22, 2024 after a brief illness. Owen was born in Northampton, a son of the late Louis and Margaret (Werzal) Richter. He attended Northampton High School, graduating in 1955. He furthered his education, graduating with his Degree in Pharmacology from the former Hampden School of Pharmacy. Owen began...
Rachelle Thomas
Jul 22, 2024
Rachelle (Rutkowski) Thomas, 58, of Hatfield, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Rachelle was born in Northampton November 14, 1965, the daughter of William and Carol (Raymun) Rutkowski. She was raised in Northampton and attended local schools, graduating from Northampton High School. While in high school, she was a member of...
Robert R. Asher
Jul 15, 2024
Chicopee-Robert R. Asher, 68, formerly of Northampton, passed July 15, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Northampton March 2, 1956 to the late Robert and Genevieve (Gontarz) Asher. Bob leaves his brothers Ronald Asher of Longmeadow and James Asher of Easthampton, special friend Susan Pietras, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and canine companions Riley, Tucker, and Tigger. He...
