OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries for Families in West Brookfield, and Ware, Massachusetts
Serving West Brookfield and Ware
Lillian Rossi
Sep 8, 2014
Lillian Rossi, 95 West Brookfield - Lillian (Evans) Rossi, 95, of East Main St., died Monday, September 8, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Spencer surrounded by her family. She leaves one son, Paul Boucher of Mashpee; three daughters, Shirley Desrosiers and Linda Gusa of Spencer and Suzanne Nimtz and her husband Kurt of Bondsville; two sisters, Elsie...
William L. ""Bill"" Parsons
Sep 6, 2014
William L. "Bill" Parsons, 83 East Brookfield - William L. "Bill" Parsons, 83, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 in Harrington Memorial Hospital. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Hazel R. (Parker) Parsons; three sons, John Parsons and his wife Kathy of Dracut, Richard Parsons and his wife Kathy of North Brookfield and Robert Parsons and his wife Darlene of...
Gerard A. Levesque
Sep 6, 2014
Gerard A. Levesque, 86 Charlton - Gerard A. Levesque, 86, formerly of West Warren, died September 6, 2014 at The Meadows in Leicester of lung cancer and chronic lung disease.  Gerard was born in 1928 and was raised and lived almost all of his life in West Warren moving to Charlton nine years ago.  He was the son of Joseph...
Dean K Latulippe Ii
Sep 6, 2014
Ware---Dean  K.  LaTulippe  II, 26, passed away on September 6th  in Ware. He was born in Ware and had also lived in Barre. He leaves his mother Betty-Jean (Houseman) Bessette and her husband Walter of Bondsville, his father Dean LaTulippe of Barre, his siblings, Robert Houseman, Benjamin Smith, and Amber, Dustin, Monica and Meredith LaTulippe. He worked as a farm...
Richard E. Beland
Sep 5, 2014
Richard E. Beland, 69 West Brookfield - Richard E. Beland, 69, of Ridgewood Circle died Friday, September 5, 2014 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves his beloved wife of 47 years, Stephanie A. (Samko) Beland; two sons, Jason Beland and his wife Melissa and Justin Beland of Virginia; two daughters, Stacie Beland and her husband Mark Axelson of...
Robert L. Rawson
Sep 1, 2014
Robert L. Rawson Brookfield - Robert L. Rawson, 74, of Fiskdale Rd., died Monday, September 1, 2014 in Brookside Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Webster. He leaves his close friends Cheryl Tebo of Rochdale, Eddie, Jack and Bill. His wife of 44 years and love of his life, Sandra A. (Redmond) Rawson died in 2012. He was born in Webster...
Mary R. Merrill
Aug 28, 2014
Mary R. Merrill, 85 West Brookfield - Mary R. (Roberts) Merrill, 85, of Church St., died Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. She leaves two sons, Robert T. Merrill of Easthampton and Paul A. Merrill and his wife Michelle of Warren; two daughters, Ann R. Merrill of West Brookfield and Alice L. Romaniak of...
Stephen Sablack
Aug 27, 2014
Stephen Sablack, 82 West Warren - Stephen Sablack, 82, of Main St., died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. He leaves one daughter, Barbara J. Hastings and her husband Peter of West Warren; two brothers, Felix and Stanley Sablack of West Warren; four sisters, Linda Dusza and Rose Jacques of West Warren, Maryann Sablack...
Edward H. Spencer, Jr.
Aug 26, 2014
Edward H. Spencer, Jr., 81 Brimfield - Edward H. Spencer, Jr., 81, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in Harrington Memorial Hospital after a 10 year battle fighting Multiple Myeloma. He leaves his wife of 32 years, Barbara (Bennett) Spencer; two sons, Michael Spencer and his wife Ellen and Jeffrey Spencer and his wife Candy of West Brookfield; four daughters, Gail...
Doris Brunelle
Aug 25, 2014
Ware---Doris (Charpentier) Brunelle, passed away on Monday  in West Brookfield. She was the wife of the late Francis M. Brunelle who died in 1976. She leaves her daughters Anita Brunelle in Clovis CA, and Janice  Fiorentino of Ware, a brother Normand Charpentier of Palmer, a sister Rita Pigeon of Ware, her grandsons Aaron Koblin of San Francisco, and Anthony Fiorentino...
David W. Mckeon
Aug 21, 2014
David W. McKeon, 72 West Warren - David W. McKeon, 72, of Central St., died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at his home. He leaves one brother, Edward "Tommy" McKeon, Sr. and his wife Geraldine of West Warren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers, Bernard, Charles and Harold. He was born in Ware, son of the...
Kevin G. Tucker
Aug 18, 2014
Kevin G. Tucker, 56 North Brookfield - Kevin G. Tucker, 56, of Tucker Rd., died unexpectedly in Fall River on Monday, August 18, 2014. He leaves his brother, Steven R. Tucker and his wife Darlene of Hopkinton; one niece, Kirsten Tucker of Hopkinton; many aunts, uncles and numerous cousins. He was born in Natick, son of the late George A....
Walter John Podkowka
Aug 17, 2014
Ware-Walter  John  Podkowka, 94, passed away on August 17th  , surrounded by family, at the home he built and had lived in for 65 years. He was the husband of the late Virginia (Doyle) Podkowka, to whom he was married for 63 years. He leaves his daughter Mildred Apps of Cromwell CT, a brother Stephen and wife Marilyn of Ware,...
Jean Elaine Cole
Aug 16, 2014
Belchertown---Jean  Elaine (Lubelczyk) Cole, 78, passed away on Saturday August 16th  in Hadley. She was the wife of the late Donald Cole. She leaves her sons James and his wife Debra and Jayson and his wife Heather all of Belchertown, her grandchildren, Alexis, Samantha, Evan and Jazmin, as well as a brother Billy Lubelczyk of West Springfield and a sister...
Anna Thomas
Aug 9, 2014
Anna Pollizze Thomas, 72, of Ware,  passed away on August 9, 2014 after a brief, but hard fought battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness and generosity that is so rarely seen in this world. Anna devoted her life to caring for those who cannot care for themselves; both people and animals. Her selfless nature touched many...
Clifton Eben Stone
Aug 2, 2014
Clifton Eben Stone, of South Hadley, formerly of Sturbridge, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2014 surrounded by his fiancée, daughters, and brother. He was 62 years young. Clif was born in Worcester and raised in Sturbridge. He moved away for a few years to Maine, California, and New Hampshire, but couldn't stay away long. He returned to his beloved...
Karle R. Berglund
Aug 2, 2014
Karle R. Berglund, 76 Brookfield - Karle R. Berglund, 76 of Grove St., died Saturday, August 2, 2014 in UMASS Medical Center in Worcester surrounded by family and friends. He leaves one sister, Betty Ann Bisnette and her husband Paul of Dallas, TX; his friend Richard Steinhilber and his mother Arline Steinhilber with whom he lived and many nieces and...
Daniel H. Gravel, Jr.
Jul 23, 2014
Daniel H. Gravel, Jr., 48 Ware - Daniel H. Gravel, Jr., 48, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home. He leaves his wife of 10 years, Lisa M. (Dineen) Gravel; one son, Mario Shonio of Lancaster, PA; three daughters, Misi Boyer of Chicopee and Honey Shonio and Danelle Gravel of Ware; his mother, Brenda Bobrowski of Loxahatchee,...
Myland Francis Mcey, Sr.
Jul 21, 2014
Myland Francis McRevey, Sr., 83 West Brookfield - Myland Francis McRevey, Sr., 83, of West Brookfield passed away on Monday, July 21 at his home. He was a native of West Brookfield and was born on October 19, 1930. He attended the wooden District School on Ragged Hill Road, and graduated from Warren High School in 1948. Myland was predeceased...
Susan Zabek
Jul 15, 2014
Susan Zabek, 87 North Brookfield - Susan (Thomasian) Zabek, 87, of North Main St., died Tuesday July 15, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She leaves one son, Rudolph A. Zabek, Jr. of North Brookfield; two brothers, Harbig Thomasian and his wife Claudia of Florida and Aram Thomasian, Sr. of Florida; one sister, Julianne Broman of North Brookfield...



