O'Brien Funeral Home

Carol A (Clark) Dionne, 70 of Easthampton passed away peacefully Saturday Feb 19, 2022, at the Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Holyoke Dec. 17, 1951, the daughter of Robert and Gertrude (Vermett) Clark. She was educated in the Holyoke Schools, Graduate of the Holyoke High School, later earning her nursing degree. Carol was employed for 25 years at the former Northampton Nursing Home, previously Carol had been employed at the former Wishing Well Coffee Shop and Williston Northampton School both in Easthampton. Carol leaves her beloved husband of 54 years Michael F. Dionne, her two loving sons Tyler M. and Mason A. Dionne, her caring siblings Steven Clark, Linda Clark, and Debbie...

Nicolas F. Yell, 29, The beloved son of Warren and Mary Yell, will have a calling hour Saturday 10 to 11 am, followed by a service 11am at the O'Brien Funeral Home 17 Clark St. Easthampton.

Patricia L. (Hatch) Morrier, 89, of Southampton passed away peacefully, Monday Dec. 13, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at her home. Patricia was born in Northampton, March 24, 1932, daughter of the late Raymond O. and Virginia (Rust) Hatch. She was educated in Easthampton Schools and was a graduate of Easthampton High School class of 1949. Patricia was employed for over 40 years at Smith College in Northampton, starting as a telephone operator, retiring in 2008 from the Purchasing Department. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, formerly Immaculate Conception Church, a member of the Woman's Club, and volunteer for the Take and Eat Program at the parish. Her beloved...

Martha Ann (Shaw) Silva, 86, of Easthampton passed away Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born in Northampton, Ma April 5, 1935, the daughter of the late Bernard T and Marie Etta (Fournier) Shaw. Martha was educated in the Easthampton School System. She was employed at the Williston Academy in Easthampton, where she worked in housekeeping for many years, and at the former Ames Department Store in Southampton, and had previously worked at the former United Elastic. Martha's beloved husband, Carl J. Silva, Sr., passed away in 2009. She leaves her loving sons Carl J. Silva, Jr., his wife Jennifer, and Steven M. Silva, 2 adored grandchildren Kyle Silva...

Tina M. (Facto) Fournier, 63, of Easthampton passed away Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at her home in Easthampton. She was born in Northampton, Aug. 30, 1958, the daughter of the late Daniel and Elaine (Birge) Facto, and was raised by her Aunt Nancy Sloat and her husband Rexford. Tina was educated in the Holyoke Schools and was a graduate of Holyoke High School, Class 1976. Tina was employed for 35 years at the Packaging Corporation of America in Northampton. She enjoyed both bowling and Bingo in her leisure time. Tina leaves her beloved husband of 39 years, Donat J. Fournier Jr., her loving children Joshua A. Fournier Sr. and his wife Katie and Stephanie E. Fournier, her three cherished grandsons...

Diane M. (Leitl) Moriarty, 75 of Easthampton passed away Sunday Sept. 12, 2021 peacefully at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Diane was born in Northampton, Sept 16, 1945, the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Cleary) Lietl. Diane was educated in the Easthampton schools and a graduate of Easthampton High School. She was employed for over 40 years at the pharmacy on Union Street in Easthampton, through the many various owners, presently the Walgreens Pharmacy. Previously she was employed in the lunch room at the White Brook Middle School for a short time. Diane was a longtime member of the Easthampton Democratic Committee serving as a past secretary, and was a member...

Helen C. (Michonski) Ramsey, 87, of Easthampton, passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Friday, September 3, 2021. Helen was born in Northampton on January 20, 1934, the daughter of the late John and Sophie (Naprawa) Michonski. She was educated at the former Sacred Heart School in Easthampton, a graduate of Easthampton High School, and also graduated as a Registered Nurse from the former Cooley Dickinson Hospital, School of Nursing. Helen worked for many years as a School Nurse for the Easthampton Public Schools. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Easthampton. Her beloved husband of 59 years, John W. "Jack" Ramsey Jr., passed away in 2013. Helen...

Edward R. Stein passed away at his home in Southampton on Sunday Aug. 29, 2021. Edward was born in Holyoke, the son of the late Max and Ida (Rosolinsky) Stein. Ed was predeceased by his brother Norman. Ed was educated locally and at the Monson Academy. Ed was an honorably discharged, Vietnam Era, US Army veteran, who served during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which he was part of a rapid deployment force that had boarded landing craft for the invasion of Cuba until it was ultimately called off. Edward ran a successful business for many years rebuilding Model T Fords engines and transmissions. Customers from all over the world and the US, sent their engines to Ed to rebuild. Often Ed's...

Thomas M. Rule Sr., 78, of Easthampton passed away peacefully Friday Aug. 27, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home in Easthampton. Tom was born in Amherst, MA, May 22, 1943, the son of the late Peter and Eva (Polchynski) Rule. He was educated in the Amherst Schools and later attended the Atlantic Richfield Academy in Providence RI. Tom was the Owner and Operator of Rule Transportation a local trucking company that serviced numerous car dealerships throughout New England. Previously Tom owned and operated the former Florence Atlantic service station, managed several Gas stations for the Former Gastown, the F.L. Roberts Company, supervisor for the Food and Fuel, employed at Schwan's...

John R. Hicks, 71, of Easthampton passed away Wednesday Aug. 18, 2021 peacefully at his home in Easthampton. John was born in Northampton Dec. 19, 1949 the son of the late Floyd J. and Dora (Schumann) Hicks. He was educated Easthampton schools and graduate of the Easthampton High School. John was employed for 25 years as a Maintenance Mechanic for the Easthampton Public School Department, overseeing all properties throughout the system. Previously, John had been employed at the former Easthampton Chevrolet as a mechanic. An avid car enthusiast, john was a member of the Oldsmobile Club of America, and he was a former member of the Baystate Woodies, a club dedicated to wood hulled boats. John...

Ronald K. Perry Sr., 62, formerly of Easthampton passed away peacefully Saturday July 31, 2021 at his home in West Springfield. He was born April 4, 1959 in Malone NY, the son of the late Millard G. and Helen M. (Blair) Perry. Ron was employed as a van driver at the Riverside Industries in Easthampton, for several years. Ron was an avid hunter, enjoyed bowling and was a member of the Riverside Industry's softball team. Ron leaves his beloved wife of 39 yrs Donna (Greenia) Perry, his loving children Ronald K. Perry Jr and his wife Tiffany, and Jennifer Perry, his 4 adored Granddaughter Shelby, Mackenzie, Jamie, and Rylie, his caring brother David Perry and his wife Janet, and his many nieces...

Joseph S. Kapinos Jr., 86, of Easthampton Passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born in Easthampton June 1, 1935, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Popielarz) Kapinos. He was educated at the former Sacred Heart School in Easthampton, he went to the former Mercy High School in Lenox, MA and was a graduate of the St. Paul's Academy in Washington, DC with the Marian Fathers of Stockbridge, MA. Joe was a US Air Force veteran, who flew on the First Airborne Patrol Planes, flying 12 hours missions over the Atlantic Ocean monitoring unknown aircraft and Foreign Fishing boats on our coast, with the 962nd Airborne Squadron, Otis Airforce Base Cape Cod from...

L. Jane Press, of Easthampton passed away peacefully on Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Center for Extended Care at Amherst. Born in Northampton on September 29, 1934, she was the daughter of Peter J. O'Kulsky and Helen (Reed)(O'Kulsky) Heon. Jane was a life long resident of Easthampton and graduated from Easthampton High School. She was employed for many years in the Easthampton Public School System as an Administrative Assistant and worked in several schools. Later, she worked in the private sector in Human Resource Management until her retirement in 1997. Throughout her life, Jane volunteered in numerous civic, social and charitable organizations. Among those were the Easthampton...

Kyle J. Scott, 31, Formerly of Easthampton passed away in Framingham, MA April 2, 2021. Funeral services details will be provided at the O'Brien Funeral Home 17 Clark St. Easthampton. (413) 527-0222.

Edmund J. Klin, 95, of Easthampton, passed away Feb. 18, 2021, peacefully surrounded by his family at the Daybrook Village in Holyoke, MA. Edmund was born Sept 22, 1925, in Holyoke, MA the son of the late Joseph and Katarzyna (Bronislawa) Klin. He was educated in the Holyoke school system and upon graduating worked alongside his father in their family dairy business. He worked as a forklift operator at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, his favorite job, before retiring as a welder with The Philipp Manufacturing Company in Easthampton. Edmund was a longtime communicant of the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Church and is presently a communicant of the Our Lady of the Valley Parish in...

Joseph Scott "Scottie" Kapinos, 54, Formerly of Easthampton passed away suddenly at his home in Northampton Feb. 4, 2021. Scott was born in Northampton Sept. 4, 1966 the son of the late Lorraine M. (Tatro) Kapinos and Joseph S. Kapinos Jr. of Easthampton. Scott was educated in the Easthampton schools and a graduate of the Easthampton High School, Class of 1984. Scott was employed as a Carpenter for most of his life focusing primarily on business renovations. One of Scott's favorite activities was to play pool with friends and sharing a few beers with them. Scott's beloved wife Barbie (Carrier) Kapinos passed away in 2014. Besides his father Scott leaves his loving children Megan M....

Joseph (Joe) Edward Ernest Larouche, 76, passed away peacefully with his wife of 53 years by his side on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. He had battled several illnesses over a long period of time and is finally at peace. Joe was born in Northampton, MA on October 1, 1944, the son Marguerite (Delorme) and Ernest Larouche. Along with his siblings, he was raised and attended schools in Easthampton, MA. In 1962, Joe met his best friend and the love of his life Rosemarie Hmieleski. They were married on May 6, 1967 and moved to Northampton where they raised two children. Throughout his life, Joe held many jobs. As a young man he worked for Paragon Rubber, Rubber Thread, and M & L Plastics all...

Rita L. (Bouffard) Bartlett, 90, The beloved wife for 38 years to Charles "Syd" Bartlett, aunt to Theresa, Claudia and Edmund Jr. and cousin to Mary Louise Hart, who passed away on Nov. 26, 2020, will have a Mass of Remembrance Friday Oct. 15, 2021 11 AM at the Our Lady of the Valley Parish 33 Adams St. Easthampton. A private burial held previously by the O'Brien Funeral Home.

Rita L. (Bouffard) Bartlett, 90, formerly of Easthampton passed away Thursday Nov. 26, 2020 at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Rita was born in Waterbury, Ct, August 16, 1930, the daughter of the late Edmund and Rhea (Bessette) Bouffard. She was a graduate of the East Hartford High School. Rita moved to Easthampton in 1959 where she was employed at the former Pro-Corp in Florence for 36 years, previously she had been employed at the Aetna Life Insurance Co. in Hartford, CT. She was a communicant of the former Immaculate Conception Church, now the Our Lady of the Valley Parish, where she had been a member of the Women's Club. Rita had been an active member of many various...

Betty (Parzych) Bassett, 95, of Easthampton passed away peacefully Oct. 19, 2020 surrounded by her family at the Baystate Medical Center. Betty was born in Easthampton, Oct. 1, 1925 the daughter of the late Frank and Rozalia (Zapadka) Parzych. She was educated in the Easthampton Schools and attend the Easthampton High School. Betty was employed as a Stitcher for 23 years at the former American Advertising in Holyoke retiring in 1984. Betty was a communicant of the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Easthampton, where she was a longtime Group Leader for the Holy Rosary Sodality, she is now a member of the Our Lady of the Valley Parish. Betty's beloved husband of 72 years, Chester J....

Stanley A. Pietraszkiewicz, 75, of Easthampton passed away Monday Oct. 5, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Stanley was born in Northampton, Jan. 25, 1945, the son of the late Marion and Jennie (Olczak) Pietraszkiewicz. He was educated in Easthampton Schools and attended Easthampton High School. He was employed at the Tsubaki Chain in Holyoke for 12 years, previously he was employed at Rexam Graphics in South Hadley for 15 years. Stan was a communicant of the Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Easthampton. An avid Deer Hunter and was an artist when it came to leather. He would hand make and sew all sorts of belts, wallets, handbags, gun straps, holsters and cases. He was an...