William L. Kirkham
Jan 17, 2014
William L. Kirkham, 1924-2014 After an extended illness, William L. Kirkham of Ware, passed away on January 17th at Orchard Valley assisted living in Wilbraham.  Mr. Kirkham, with countless other residents of Ware, was instrumental in the conceptualization and ultimately the realization of the towns Senior Citizens Center, a facility he took great pride in. An Engineering graduate of Lehigh...
Robert J. Anderson
Jan 15, 2014
Robert J. Anderson, 71, passed away on January 15th at his home. He leaves his wife of 49 years Sandi (Arsenault) Anderson, his son James R. of Ware, his daughters, Marsha Yorns and her husband Mark of Longmeadow, and Cheryl Anderson of Ware, a sister Judy Renaud of Ware, a brother Barry Anderson in Utah. He also leaves his grandchildren...
Thomas Edward Mc Donald
Jan 4, 2014
Thomas  E. McDonald, 74, passed away at home on January 4th , surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife Joan (Martin) McDonald, his daughter Audrey Coonan and her husband Daniel of North Oxford, his grandchildren Taylor and Peyton Coonan, his step-children, Harold, Darryl, Darren, Ricky, and Richard Boudreau, Karen Majka, Sharon Long, Cheryl Lemoine, Shelly Boudreau and Sherry Bateman,...
Donald H. Dorfer
Dec 22, 2013
Donald  H.  Dorfer,76, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness, on December 22nd, in attendance and providing comfort was his dedicated, nurse, caregiver and friend Cathy Duncan and his brother-in-law Larry Sparano. Donald  was on the Warren Board of Assessment, was a active in many circles, and was well-known, liked and respected. He spent 27 years in the...
Patricia Ann Niquette
Dec 21, 2013
Ware - Patricia A. Niquette, 52, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2013 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield.  Born in Ludlow on March 17, 1961, she graduated from Ware High School in 1980.  She worked for many years at the Belchertown State School, Wright's in Warren and for the last ten years at Walmart in...
Mary R. Ouellette
Dec 11, 2013
Mary Rose (Lucia) Pierce Ouellette, passed away at Baystate Medical Center on December 11th ,2013 at the age of 89.Rose was born on Sept. 6th , 1924 and lived most of her life in Springfield, and then in Ware with her daughter Debra and son-in-law Camille. Rose was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Michelina (Maruca) Lucia, her first husband...
William Edward Hoffey
Dec 10, 2013
WILLIAM  E.  HOFFEY Ware-William  E.  Hoffey, 65 passed away on Dec. 10th in Mary Lane Hospital. He leaves behind his children Leslie Reiter in Pennsylvania and Christopher Page in California, a sister Patricia Ranner of Ware, 2 grandchildren  2 great grandchildren, , his aunts Iona Estey and Patricia Fenner, his former Doreen Page, and several nephews and nieces. He was...
Walter N Estey
Dec 2, 2013
Walter N. Estey, passed away on December 2nd in West Brookfield. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Iona (St.Germain) Estey, his son Norman Estey and his wife Suzanne of Ware, his grandchildren Renee Estey of San Diego, and Nicole Estey of Worcester. He was born in Leicester and had lived in Worcester and Warren, coming to Ware 37 years...
Beverly Ann Kargol
Nov 29, 2013
Beverly A. Kargol 1938-2013 Ware---Beverly A. (Goudreau) Kargol, 75 , passed away on Nov. 29th in Baystate Medical Center. She leaves her husband Joseph Kargol, her daughters Allison Kargol of Ware and Patricia Lavallee of Warren, and her grandchildren Eric, Jillian and Seth Lavallee. She was born in Ware daughter of Ernest and Helen (Taburski) Goudreau and was a lifelong...
Irene Julia Wisnoski
Nov 16, 2013
Irene J. Wisnoski 1918-2013 Westfield---Irene J. (Malik) Wisnoski, 95, passed away on Saturday Nov. 16th at Reeds Landing in Springfield. Born in Lynn she was a longtime Westfield resident. She was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School, received a BA in Education from Salem State, and a Master's Degree from Boston University. She was a reading specialist and taught...
John A. Houghton Jr.
Nov 5, 2013
John A. Houghton Jr. 1955-2013 Ware---Beloved, Father, Son, Brother, and Uncle, Chief Petty Officer John "Jack" Houghton, passed quietly in Pensacola FL, on November 5, 2013, with his daughter Angela and sister Shelly by his side. He served 22 years as a Cryptological Technician in the US Navy. He is survived by his mother Shirley Houghton, and sister Shelly Arsenault...
Francis R. Lavallee
Nov 2, 2013
Francis  R. Lavallee 1929-2013 Ware---Francis R. Lavallee, passed away on November 2nd in Baystate Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ware on June 13, 1929 and was a lifelong resident. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. He leaves his wife of 56 years Dorothy (Tworek), his son Joe and his wife...
William H. St. Cyr Jr.
Oct 31, 2013
WILLIAM H. ST.CYR JR 1943-2013 North Brookfield---William H. St.Cyr, 70, passed away on Oct. 31st in Baystate Medical Center. He leaves his life partner Josie Dziergowski, his sons Wiiliam III of Ware and Eric and Doug both of Warren, his step-daughters Corine Gutierrez of North Brookfield, Cindy St.Cyr of Palmer, Julie St.Cyr of Warren, Samantha Copson of Palmer and Ruthie...
Peter Midura
Oct 28, 2013
PETER MIDURA 1963-2013 WARE- Peter Midura ,50, passed away on October 28th at his home. Peter leaves his longtime companion Jayne Nelson, his father John of Ware, his brothers John of Bridgewater, Michael and  Mary of Ware, Timothy and Dawn of Ware, and Christopher and Belinda of Ware, his aunts Catherine Portier and Antonia Pelis, several nephews, nieces, grand nephews...
Marguerite E. Willett
Oct 27, 2013
West Warren-Marguerite "Maggie" Willett, 89, passed away at home on October 27, surrounded by her family.  Born in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 18, 1924, Maggie grew up on a sugar cane plantation. As a teenager, she witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor and later served in the civilian Women's Air Raid Defense in World War II. She moved to the...
Albert Wayne Lizak
Oct 26, 2013
Albert W. Lizak 1945-2013 Ware.....Albert W. (Al ) Lizak died at his home in Ware on Oct 26, 2013. Al was born in Somerset PA and live most of his life in Ware. He was a crane operator for Local 98 for 35 years. He also was well known for his sign painting, lettering and pinstriping. Al loved playing his...
Dennis A. Kane
Oct 19, 2013
Dennis A. Kane 1930-2013 Hardwick---Dennis A. Kane, 83, of Hardwick, passed away on Oct 19th at his home. He was the husband of the late Rita (Boulerice) Kane who passed away on June 19th. He leaves his sons Henry and his wife Kathy and Richard and his wife Debbie all of Hardwick, his daughters Suzanne Misiaszek and her husband Mark...
Anne F. Bullock
Oct 19, 2013
Anne F. Bullock 1914-2013 Ware-Anne F. (DeSantis) Bullock, 99 ½ , passed away at home on October 19th. Born in Introdacqua, Italy on April 3, 1914, Anne came to America in 1923 with her family through Ellis Island on the ship Dante Alighieri and settled in Enfield Ma, and later Ware Center. She was known for her pizzas, Italian Cooking...
Robert Vachon
Oct 12, 2013
Robert Vachon 1922-2013 Ware---Robert Vachon, 91, passed away on Oct.12th at Baystate Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Cecile (Bedard) Vachon. He leaves his sons, Gilles and his wife Martha of Ware, Yvon and his wife Norma Jean of East Longmeadow, a daughter Christine Wloch of Enfield, a brother Jules Vachon and his wife Barbara of Berlin...
