OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Families in West Brookfield, and Ware, Massachusetts

Serving West Brookfield and Ware

Beverly C. Macleod

Beverly C. Macleod

Mar 25, 2022

Brookfield - Beverly C. (Faucher) MacLeod, 90, of Brookfield, died on Friday, March 25, 2022 at her home with her family by her. She leaves her husband, William E. MacLeod of Brookfield; four daughters, Nancy Plimpton and her husband Fred of Sturbridge, Sharon Charvat of Brimfield, Linda MacLeod of Brookfield, and Patricia Palmer of Sturbridge; 7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and...

Betty A. Davis

Betty A. Davis

Mar 22, 2022

Betty A. (Jackson) Davis, 92, of Ware, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at her residence in Cedarbrook Village in Ware.  She was formerly from New Braintree, where she lived for over 50 years. She leaves two daughters, Bonnie A. LaMadeleine of Ware, and Nancy D. Burke and her husband, Mike of Manchester NH; her son, William E. Davis and...

Helen Louise Earle

Helen Louise Earle

Mar 19, 2022

Brookfield - Helen Louise (Dansereau) Earle, 84, of Brookfield passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Harrington Memorial Hospital. Helen's smile and love overflowed and she touched many lives, especially young children as she volunteered for many years at the Nursery at the Brookfield Congregation Church. Helen had a love of crafting that included knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, sewing, and...

Margaret D. (Peggy) Goudreau

Margaret D. (Peggy) Goudreau

Mar 18, 2022

West Brookfield - Margaret D. (Emerson) Goudreau, 76, of West Brookfield died on Friday, March 18, 2022 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. She leaves her husband of 57 years, Kenneth E. Goudreau of West Brookfield, her son, Kevin J. Goudreau and his wife Shari (Tateronis) of Auburn, her daughters, Brenda Charpentier of East Brookfield and Gwen Von Werne...

Clifford G. Fountain

Clifford G. Fountain

Mar 14, 2022

West Brookfield / Warren - Clifford G. Fountain, 87, of West Brookfield died on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Harrington Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his 5 children, Denise Louyakis of Southbridge, Stephen Fountain of Warren, Chrystine Paquette and her husband Jason of West Brookfield, John Fountain and his wife Lynn of West Brookfield, and Joan...

Paul C. Bacon

Paul C. Bacon

Mar 11, 2022

Belchertown - Paul C. Bacon, 73, passed away March 11, 2022 from pancreatic cancer at his home in Belchertown, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He leaves behind his loving partner of 57 years, Albert St. Denis; his two step-daughters, Karen Genereux and Louise Reiter; his grandchildren, Elissa Morrell, Kyle Genereux, and Bradley and Brian Beaudin; his great-grandchildren, Luke,...

Bertha M. Pluta

Bertha M. Pluta

Mar 8, 2022

West Warren - Bertha M. (Obrzut) Pluta, 88, of West Warren, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center. She leaves behind her granddaughter, Kylie Pluta-Siniscalchi and her husband Christopher of Palmer; her grandson, Nicholas Pluta and his significant other Kate of West Warren; one sister, Jenny Mckeon of West Warren, and her daughter-in-law, Gail Pluta of...

Catherine J. Dugas-Campbell

Catherine J. Dugas-Campbell

Mar 7, 2022

West Brookfield - Catherine Dugas-Campbell, 66, of West Brookfield, died suddenly on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge. She leaves her husband of over 25 years, Alan B. Campbell; her stepchildren, Matthew M. Campbell of Athol and Jennifer M. Howland and her husband Scott also, from Athol along with 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. She also leaves...

John R. Parmenter

John R. Parmenter

Feb 26, 2022

Bondsville - John Richard Parmenter, 76, of Bondsville died peacefully on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Chicopee Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He leaves his wife, Kathleen M. (Cole) Parmenter to whom he was happily married to for 25 years; his sister, Pauline Forte of Ware; his sons, Richard and Orin Parmenter; his daughter, Clarissa Parmenter; his three grandchildren and 2...

Rachel E. Sorel

Rachel E. Sorel

Feb 25, 2022

Ware - Rachel E. Sorel, 100, of Ware died peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield. She leaves her two sisters, Madeline Cebula and Sylvia Demaio and her brother, Edward Sorel as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her seven siblings; Roland, Bernard and Raymond Sorel, Cecile...

Daniel B. Wilmore

Daniel B. Wilmore

Feb 14, 2022

Leicester - Daniel B. Wilmore, 71, of Leicester, died on Monday, February 14, 2022 following a tragic motor vehicle accident in East Brookfield. He leaves his only sister, Jacqueline Reeves-Wilmore of Cumberland, IN, along with his niece Kathleen Ann Reeves and grandniece, Elizabeth Renee Stroup, his close friend, Kitty Knight, as well as many colleagues and friends.  He was born...

John R. Zaganiacz

John R. Zaganiacz

Feb 12, 2022

Ware - John R. Zaganiacz, 67, of Ware, died on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He leaves his mother, Margaret Phyllis (Brunell) Zaganiacz of Wilsonville, OR, and formally of Ware; his brother, Gary and Karen Zaganiacz also of Wilsonville, OR; nieces and nephews, Beth and Franscisco Navarro of Oregon City, OR, John and Jenny Zaganiacz...

Michael R. Bouvier

Michael R. Bouvier

Feb 9, 2022

Ware - Michael R. Bouvier, 55, of Ware, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by family. He leaves his three sons, Michael Bouvier II and his wife Emily of Grafton, Christopher Bouvier and his wife Kalie of Littleton, ME, Matthew Bouvier and wife Haley Johnston of Hooksett, NH; his three daughters, Holly Bouvier of...

Edward S. Kowynia

Edward S. Kowynia

Feb 9, 2022

Gilbertville - Edward S. Kowynia, 74, of Gilbertville, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 31 years, Sandra A. Zebrowski, sister-in-law Marie Adamowski, brother-in-law Ralph Zebrowski, niece Heather Ann Zebrowski, and many cherished friends. He was born in Ware, son of the late...

Edythe Keaney

Edythe Keaney

Feb 8, 2022

West Brookfield - Edythe (Deffely) Keaney, 85, of West Brookfield died peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. She leaves her son, Bernard C. Keaney, Jr. and his wife Jennifer, her granddaughter, Bethany Cogoli and her husband Matthew, her great-grandchildren, Connor, Rosalynn, Sadie and Clara of Oakham; her daughter, Christine Saxton and her husband...

Claire Ann Guimond

Claire Ann Guimond

Feb 7, 2022

West Springfield - Claire  Ann (Deslaurier) Guimond, 81, of West Springfield died on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. She leaves her loving sons, John Guimond and his wife Darcy of South Hadley and David Guimond of Los Angeles, CA;  her three grandchildren, Aaron Guimond, Drew Morse and Madison Bassette; her three great-grandchildren, Elliot,...

Eugene W. Hanson, Jr.

Eugene W. Hanson, Jr.

Feb 6, 2022

Hardwick - Eugene W. "Wes" Hanson,  96, of Hardwick died on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center after a brief illness. Wes lived most of his life in the town of Hardwick.  As a child he lived in Greenwich where his father had rented a farm for a small amount of money.  They moved when the town was...

Richard O. Chase

Richard O. Chase

Feb 6, 2022

West Brookfield - Richard O. "Dick" Chase, 82, of West Brookfield died on Sunday, February 6, 2022 in his home, surrounded by family, after a lengthy illness. Dick was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Walter Frederick Chase and Helen Olsen Chase, on August 22, 1939. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Susan P. Rowden of...

Betty C. Markham

Betty C. Markham

Feb 5, 2022

West Brookfield - Betty Markham passed away peacefully on February 5, 2022 at the young age of 93. On October 2, 1928, Betty was born, the eighth of ten children, born to Gustav and Isabel Carlson. She was quite proud of their Swedish roots and farming in general. She is survived by her brother, Donald and Blanch Carlson of Ware...

James W. Wilson

James W. Wilson

Feb 4, 2022

Brookfield - Jim died peacefully on February 4th, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.  Jim was born on March 22, 1931, to Roland A. and Ethel (Freeman) Wilson of Brookfield.  He graduated from Brookfield High School in 1950 as a talented basketball and baseball player.  That same year he received an offer to try out for the New York Yankees...