William R. "Ritch" Cooper
Feb 16, 2025
West Brookfield – William “Ritch” R. Cooper, 57, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. He was born in Ware, MA on June 1, 1967, to Darleen Cooper (Bradley/Collins) and William W. Cooper, Jr. After graduating from Quaboag Regional High School in 1986, Ritch served as a Specialist in the 27th Engineer Battalion...
Elaine M. Smith
Feb 15, 2025
West Brookfield – Elaine M. Smith, 78, of West Brookfield, passed away on Saturday morning, February 15, 2025, with her family by her side. Elaine leaves her loving husband, Donald B. Smith; her son, Michael B. Smith and his wife, Rebecca, of Conroe, TX; her son, David J. Smith and his wife, Tara, of Clay, NY; her son, Jason E....
Marilyn R. Schur
Feb 13, 2025
New Braintree – Marilyn R. (Hasz)Schur, 81, of New Braintree, passed away on Thursday morning, February 13, 2025, with her family by her side. Marilyn leaves her loving husband, Paul R. Schur; her son, Justin P. Schur and his wife, Stacy, of New Braintree; her two beloved granddaughters, Kristen and Emily Schur. Her siblings, Marna Hasz of Sutton; her brother,...
Arthur Henry Jay
Feb 12, 2025
Arthur Henry Jay, 85 It was 85 years ago that Arthur Henry Jay was born, the first of three sons to Archie and Alice Jay. The family lived in Warren when Art was born and when he was three years old, the family relocated to West Brookfield. His formative years were in West Brookfield, and he would always say, without...
Blanche A. Richard
Feb 11, 2025
Spencer – Blanche A. Richard, 97, died on Tuesday morning, February 11, 2025, in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She leaves her son, Robert Richard of West Brookfield; her daughter, Annette Welch and her husband William of Spencer as well as 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by...
Judith A. Cargill
Feb 10, 2025
West Brookfield – Judith A. “Judie” “Mema” (Anderson) Cargill, 79, of West Brookfield, passed away on Monday morning, February 10, 2025, with her family by her side. She leaves her daughters, Krystal Smith and her husband Douglas of Bristol, Virginia, Karyn Cargill of Ware, Kati Cargill of Newark, Ohio, and Keryth Cargill of West Brookfield; as well as 10 grandchildren,...
Leandre William Giguere, M.D.
Feb 5, 2025
Warren – Dr. Leandre W. Giguere of Warren died on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Baystate Wing Hospital with his family by him. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Martha W. (Wright) Giguere; seven children, William and Barbara of Charlton, Marie-Louise Marco of Belgium, Joseph and Elizabeth Giguere of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Lise-Anne and Frederic Marsel of Paris,...
Donald J Makowski
Feb 3, 2025
Warren – Donald J. Makowski, 72 of Warren, died on Monday, February 3, 2025, in Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He leaves his son, Devin R. Makowski of Brookfield, and his friend, Carla Erickson. Mr. Makowski served in the military during the Vietnam War era. Donald worked as a telecommunications technician as a career prior to retirement. Services for Donald...
Linda A. Jones
Jan 31, 2025
Palmer, MA – Linda A. (Cienaski) jones, 67, of Palmer, passed away at UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus in Worcester on Friday, January 31, 2025. She leaves her beloved husband of 49 years and the love of her life, Richard C. Jones; her children, Michael E. Jones of Georgia, and Angela B. Jones of Ware; her sister, Laura Mankin...
Rita L. Pont
Jan 30, 2025
Charlton, MA – Rita L. Pont, 86, of Charlton (formerly of Brookfield), passed away at The Overlook in Charlton on Thursday, January 30, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She leaves her son, Todd Bray and his wife, Elise, of Brookfield; her daughter, Tracy Machikas and her husband, Dean, of Maryland; and her son, Thomas Bray and his wife, Sandra,...
Rebecca H. Shea
Jan 28, 2025
Ware – Rebecca H. “Becky” Shea, 48, of Ware, died suddenly on Tuesday morning, January 28, 2025, in Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer. She leaves her husband of 28 years, Timothy R. Shea and their son, Brennan Shea. She also leaves her mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Glidden of Palmer; her niece Aliyah Gaskell and her partner Nick Demitrius, and their 2...
Edward T. Thompson
Jan 27, 2025
Obituary for Edward T. Thompson West Brookfield – Edward T. Thompson, 76, of West Brookfield died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, January 27, 2025, in Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer. He leaves his son, Christopher E. Thompson and his wife Angelique of Barre as well as three grandchildren, Aslan Papagni, Emma and Zachary Thompson. He also leaves his nephew,...
Theresa A. Hebert
Jan 24, 2025
Ware, MA – Theresa Hebert passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 24, 2025, at her home in Ware MA. She was born on February 8, 1937, in Ludlow MA, she was the daughter of the late Louise and Charles Reynolds. She grew up in Indian Orchard and graduated from High School of Commerce in Springfield MA. She...
Margaret J. Henrichon
Jan 22, 2025
West Brookfield – Margaret J. Henrichon, 94, of West Brookfield, died in the evening hours of January 22, 2025, with a granddaughter by her side, in Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer. She leaves her children, David A. Henrichon, Ph.D. and his wife, Barbara (Iwanski) Henrichon, DNP, Frank Henrichon, his wife Dora, Patricia (Henrichon) Whitcomb, her husband Vincent, Michael Henrichon and...
Anna R. Simons
Jan 22, 2025
Ware – Anna R. Simons, 95, of Ware, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. She leaves behind her daughter, Susan (Motyka) Imbier and her husband, William, of Ware; her son, Timothy Simons and his wife, Kimberly, of Ware; her beloved grandchildren, Elizabeth Imbier, Douglas Imbier and his wife Jamie, Sydney Thomas and her husband Peter, Samantha Myers and her...
Cindrea E. "Cindy" Macaruso
Jan 17, 2025
Brookfield – Cindrea E. “Cindy” (Pearson) Macaruso of Brookfield, died on Friday, January 17, 2025, unexpectedly at home. Born January 23, 1959, in Framingham, MA. to Arthur Pearson and Evelyn (Pearson) Prue. She is predeceased by both her parents and her son David Macaruso Jr. She leaves her husband of 37 years, David P. Macaruso; her daughter, Michelle Dragon, and...
Bernard H. "Bernie" Dineen, Sr.
Jan 12, 2025
Ware - Bernard H. Dineen, 86, of Ware, died on Sunday evening, January 12, 2025. He leaves his son, Bernard H. Dineen, Jr. and his partner Lisa A. Ovitt, of St. Albans, Vermont; his sister Margaret Grzywacz of Ware; three grandchildren, Damian, Bernadette, and Phillip, many nieces and nephews, as well as his partner whom he has shared the past...
Shalene Friedhaber
Jan 8, 2025
Chicopee – Shalene (Collett) Friedhaber, 52, of Chicopee, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, after a courageous battle with cancer. Shalene leaves behind the love of her life, her devoted husband, Todd Friedhaber of Chicopee who stayed by her side every moment; her beloved daughters, Sloan and Brynn Friedhaber, both of Chicopee; her...
Evelyn E. Comstock
Jan 7, 2025
Ware – Evelyn E. (Meegan) Comstock, 87, formerly of Ware, passed away at the Highlands Nursing Home in Fitchburg on Monday, January 7, 2025. She leaves behind her daughters, Paula Comstock and her husband Joe Francis and Denise Comstock. She is the only child of John Meegan and Eleanor Roach. Evelyn was born in Ware and lived most of her...
Helen M. Bessette
Jan 6, 2025
Palmer – Helen M. (Delargy) Bessette, 90, of Palmer, died on Monday, January 6, 2025, with her daughter and son-in-law by her. She leaves her children, Denise J. Dubowski and her husband Mark of Palmer, Diane Kalafarski of Ware, Earnest Bessette, Jr. and his wife Tammy of Three Rivers, and John Bessette and his wife Mary of Barre, as well...
