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, 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...

Joanne (Ramsey) Sanelli, 57, formerly of Easthampton passed Tuesday Sept. 29, 2020 away at her home in Hardwick, MA. Joanne was born in Northampton, Sept. 25, 1963, the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Norma J. (Stevens) Ramsey. She was educated in the Easthampton Schools and graduate of the Easthampton High School, Class of 1981. Joanne was employed as the manager of the Salvation Army Store in Hadley for many years. Joanne was the beloved mother of Jennifer, Joseph, Mary and Edward Challet Jr., caring sister to Elizabeth Cummings and Michael Ramsey, she had 8 cherished grandchildren, an adored great grandson, and many nieces and nephews. Joanne was predeceased by her sister Susan...

Mary C. Hurley 74, of Easthampton passed away Friday Sept. 18, 2020 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Springfield, Aug. 9, 1946, Mary was the daughter of the late James M. and Catherine V. (Bartlett) Hurley. Mary was a graduate of the Cathedral High School Class of 1964 and from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1982. Mary worked for many years at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Mary never faltered in her fierce advocacy for fairness and the underdog, and for human rights and women's rights. Mary and her husband, Dovi, were passionate about Africa, especially Dovi's home country of Ghana, where they visited many times. Mary loved experiencing all...

Paul A. "Pauly" Perras, 55, of Holyoke, formerly of Easthampton passed away Thursday Sept 17 after a long illness. He was born Feb. 23, 1965 in Northampton son of the late Armand "Frenchy" Perras and Kathleen E. (Mott) Perras of Easthampton. Paul was a graduate of the Easthampton High School class of 1983. Paul had worked most of his life as a mechanic for various garage throughout the area most recently with the Meineke Muffler Shop in Holyoke. Paul was passionate NASCAR fan following Jeff Gordon for many years, he enjoyed camping and spending time of Mount Tom. Besides his mother Paul leaves his loving wife of 36 years Deborah A. Mahoney His caring brothers Mark A. Perras of Long Beach,...

Bertha K. (Kuzeja) Fournier passed away on Aug. 17, 2020 at the age of 98 from Covid-19 at the Holyoke Healthcare Center. Bertha was born December 1, 1921 at in Holyoke, daughter of the late Stanley and Anna (Dembski) Kuzeja. She attended Holyoke Schools, a graduate of the Holyoke High School and the former Northampton Commercial College. She retired from the Northampton State Hospital office. Bertha was the widow of US Marine Lt. Col. (Ret) John G. Fournier. Bertha was exceptionally proud of her husband's 35 years of service to this nation, flying many B-17 Missions during WWII and later as a fighter pilot of a Phantom 95 Jet in the Korean War. Bertha and her sister Ann Block were the...

Elaine B. (Barcomb) Brissette, 79 of Huntington passed away peacefully Saturday Aug. 8, 2020 surrounded by her family at her home. She was born in West Springfield Jan. 21, 1941 the daughter of the late Jacob and Pearl (Rock) Barcomb, and was educated West Springfield schools. Elaine was employed Women's Apparel Dept. at the Northampton Walmart for several years. Previously she has been employed at the Riverside industries in Easthampton. One of twenty-one children, Elaine was very dedicated and family focused, she was always the one person more than willing to help out in whatever way anyone in her family needed her. She leaves her beloved husband John M. Brissette of 25 years of...

Marguerite A. (Wells) Tarasiewicz, 100, of Lexington SC, formerly of Southampton, MA passed away peacefully Monday Aug. 3, 2020 at the Lexington Medical Center in South Carolina. She was born June 14, 1920, in Springfield, MA the daughter of the late George and Helen (O'Neil) Wells. She was educated in the Westfield Schools, a graduate of the Westfield High School and later from the former Burreby-Rose Beauty Academy in Springfield. Marguerite was employed at both the former Helen's Beauty Shop and Fran's Beauty Shop, both in Westfield. She was a communicant of the former Scared Heart of Jesus Church in Easthampton, presently the Our Lady of the Valley Parish. She was a member of the Holy...

MARGARET "PEGGY" MURRAY, 78, of South Hadley, passed away after a short illness June 30, 2020 at the Holyoke Medical Ceneter. Peggy was born in Dorchester, MA Dec 23, 1941, the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Catherine (Kelly) Murray. Peggy was educated at ST. MARK'S School in Dorchester, MA.; a graduate of the Cardinal Cushing's High School in South Boston, and later was a graduate of the Salem State College, in Salem MA. Peggy was a retired Boston Postal Worker and a former teacher in both Marblehead and Salem. Peggy was a Communicant of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, in South Hadley and was a volunteer for the Kate's kitchen program, a member of the OutdoorAdventure group, the St....

Bonnie J. (Vincour) St. Hilaire, 67, Beloved wife and mother of Easthampton passed away Wednesday May 13, 2020. Funeral services will be held Monday July 20, 2020 10 Am at the Our Lady of the Valley Parish 33 Adams St., followed by burial in the Brookside Cemetery, both in Easthampton. The O'Brien Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements .

Dorothy M. "Dot" Hanlon, 87, of Amherst, formerly of Easthampton, died Sunday May 3, 2020 at CareOne in Northampton. She was the last of eleven children and daughter of the late Richard J. and Helen (Brady) Hanlon. Dot was under the care of Brittany Chobat the Behavioral Health Network in a group home in Amherst fort the past five years and before that she was in Greenfield under the care of the United Arc. Dot leaves her two close friends Maureen Ashton and Ray Gosselin. A graveside service will be held in St. Brigid's Cemetery in Easthampton at a later date. The O'Brien Funeral Home has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Judith A. Byk, 76, of Northampton passed away Friday May 1, 2020 at her home in Northampton. She was born in Montague, MA March 12, 1944 the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Apola) Byk. Judith was educated in the Turner Falls schools. Judith had worked in the retail business for a short time later working as caregiver for her family for most of her life. Judith attended Thayercare and BakuCare Adult Day health for many years. A devoted catholic, Judith would attend church regularly and later in her life would often be watching mass on her TV. Judith enjoyed being with her friends, going shopping, to a movie and dining out, walking on the Bike Trail, going to Look Park, the...

Susan J. Willingham, 71, of Easthampton passed away suddenly at her home on Monday April 27, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth. Susan was a graduate of Fitchburg High School and attended Fitchburg State College. Susan was employed as a manager at the Former Clark School for the Deaf for many years, previously working at NOTAS in Northampton and at the Eye Physicians of Northampton. Susan was a member of the former Decorative Painting Society in Southwick, Ma, was an avid reader, and enjoyed her word searches and computer games. In addition to her incredible wit, Susan was particularly fond of taking long rides with her husband to beaches or mountains. Susan leaves her...

Joseph E. Murphy Jr. of Easthampton, died Friday afternoon on April 24, 2020, at CareOne in Northampton. He was born in Northampton and had lived in Easthampton for most of his life. After graduating from Easthampton High School he went on to earn a BS in Physics from the University of Massachusetts. He was a Korean War Era Veteran who served in the US Army and had been employed as a technical procurement specialist at Magnat Rolls, Inc., in Easthampton for many years before retiring twenty-two years ago. He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Valley Parish. Besides his brother Robert Murphy of Garfield, N.J., he is survived by his former wife Ernestine Murphy of Easthampton, and his four...

Alice R. (Andrejczyk) Klin, 92, of Easthampton, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at the CareOne at Northampton. She was born in Easthampton on April 12, 1928, the daughter of the late Kostanty and Rosalia (Baclawcka) Andrejczyk. Alice was educated at the former Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Easthampton and a graduate of the Easthampton High School. She had been employed in quality control at the former Hampton Specialty in Easthampton. She was employed at the former JP Steven Co, and in her retirement she had worked as a talented floral arranger at the former Clark Street Florist and in the floral department at Stop & Shop in Northampton. Alice was a longtime communicant of the...

Terry L. (Weibel) Brown, 55, of Holyoke passed away suddenly Wednesday Feb. 19, 2020 at Holyoke Medical Center. She was born in Northampton, April 1, 1964, daughter of Charles R. and Rose (Nicpon) Weibel of Easthampton. Terry was educated in the Easthampton school system and was a 1982 graduate of the Easthampton High School. Terry was employed as a Medical Data Processing Clerk at GBS in Wilbraham for a short time. Previous she was employed at the National Vinyl Products Co. in Chicopee. She was a communicant of the Our Lady of the Valley Church in Easthampton. Dance was Terry's passion all her life and was a long time dance teacher at the Dancer's Image Dance studio in Westfield. Beside...

Allan Roger Thibodeau passed away peacefully at Lakeland Regional Hospital on February 9, 2020. Allan was born on February 27, 1943 in Northampton, MA to the loving parents of Julia (Olczak) Thibodeau and Allan A Thibodeau. Allan grew up and lived most of his early life in Easthampton, MA. He is a veteran with the US Navy and retired from the Hampshire County House of Corrections where he worked for 30 years. He was an avid golfer, loved his scotch and was always good with a well-timed one liner. He was married 56 years to his loving wife and companion, Gale F Thibodeau. They moved to Florida in 2002 to enjoy their retirement and were blessed with 17 years in the Florida sun. Allan...