All Obituaries

Elizabeth (Betty) M. (LeClair) Forbes, 100, formerly of 15 Meridian St., passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility. Elizabeth was born in Athol, MA on July 26, 1921 the daughter of Leon and Mary (Gaylord) LeClair. She was married to Stewart Forbes, November 25, 1945.  They raised their family in Marshfield, MA before retiring to Ft. Myers FL.  She returned to Greenfield in 2012 to be near family She leaves behind her children;...

Annette Fedorowsky Perry, beloved family matriarch and Shutesbury resident for more than 60 years, died of natural causes Monday evening in Hadley. She had spent her last day listening to music by her favorite composer, Frédéric Chopin. She was 97.  For over 60 years, Annette lived in an 18th-century farmhouse on Wendell Road in Shutesbury. Many of those decades were spent with her husband, Jack Perry, and their children Jonathan and Chris. Like the home in which she...

Eilene C Scott, 83, of Buckland, passed away 9/4/21 at Charlene Manor. She was born in Livermore Falls, ME on March 19, 1938 to Colby and Winnie (Tilton) Cain.   Eilene graduated from Farmington High School and Duke Nursing School.  She married Russell Scott on June 17, 1960.   She worked as a waitress at the Whale Inn before starting her career at Franklin Medical Center as an LPN.  Eilene’s father-in-law was known to frequently say “if it’s...

James M. Falvey, 84, of Norwood St. in Greenfield, beloved husband of Patricia (Thayer) Falvey, died peacefully on September 3 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. The son of Anne T. (Keane) Falvey, a homemaker, and John J. “Jack” Falvey, a Linotype operator at The Greenfield Recorder, Falvey was born at home during a winter storm on February 25th, 1937. Because it was a preterm birth, he was quickly transported by bus, with a hot water bottle to keep him warm, to the...

Edith J. (Coller) Corse, 91, formerly of Shelburne Falls Rd., passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Linda Manor Assisted Living in Leeds. Edith was born in St. Petersburg, FL on December 13, 1929 the only child of Roy E. and Esther M. (Gunn) Coller. She graduated from Greenfield High School as a member of the class of 1948. Her first employment out of high school was with New England Telephone in their offices in Greenfield and then moving to Washington, D.C. from 1948 to 53. From 1954...

Johnny D. Lively, age 50, died unexpectedly but peacefully on August 16, 2021 while living at a group home in Amherst. He was the son of John J. Lively of Turners Falls and Judith (Medley) Lively, who predeceased him on March 19, 2012. Johnny’s parents loved him unconditionally and took great pride in their son. In addition to his father, Johnny is survived by his Aunt Roseanne Emond, Aunt Mary Johnson, Aunt Bonnie Wood Philips, Aunt Judy Lively, and cousins Leslie Campbell, Lindsey...

Jeannene Leslie Werrett Hyde, loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, 85, passed away peacefully at her home on August 12, 2021. Born April 23, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Leslie Rolan and Ada Hook Werrett. She grew up in Salt Lake and graduated from South High.  She married T. Budge Hyde August 28, 1959 in the Salt Lake Temple. The couple first resided in Salt Lake, then moved to Cincinnati, Ohio for further education.  Their eastward trek continued when they...

Priscilla Ann (Horton) (Wightman) Yetter, 90, passed away at home on July 29, 2021 with her loving family at her side. Priscilla was born in Taunton, MA on April 4, 1931 the daughter of Mabel (Mallon and Herman F. Horton. Her family moved to Brimfield, MA was she was 10 and graduated from Hitchcock Free Academy High School in 1948 and then from Westfield State Teachers College in 1952 with a B.S. in Education. Early in her career Priscilla taught elementary school in Miami, FL and later...

Malcolm Arthur Caron passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2021.  He was 76 years old.  He was fondly known to many as Mac or Mackie.  Mac was born October 16, 1944 in Greenfield, MA to parents Bernice (Brown) and Roland Caron Sr.  He was the oldest of five children. Malcolm grew up in Colrain where he attended Colrain Schools and Arms Academy. Survived by daughter, Melissa (Caron) Bednarski and husband John of Greenfield, MA and five grandchildren...

Judith Elaine (Bourassa) Turner, 83, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Sunday, July 11, 2021.  Judy was born in Westfield, MA on July 2, 1938 to Armand and Dorothy (McCloud) Bourassa.  During her early years she was raised in Brattleboro, VT and attended St. Michael’s Catholic School.  The family moved to Shelburne Falls, MA when Judy was 14 years old.  She attended Arms Academy and enjoyed being a Twirler, a singer in the Chorus,...