All Obituaries

Sonia A. (Reid) Strawn, 81, of Coles Meadow Rd., passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital. Sonia was born in Troy, New York on October 8, 1939 the daughter of the Rev. Frank Jay and Mrs. Leona (Aldrich) Reid. Having earned a Master of Arts and a Master of Religious Education, Sonia served as a missionary for the United Methodist Church in Algeria for three years in the early 1960s and then in Korea for nearly 50 years. She worked closely with Korea’s first...

Richard L Bardwell, Jr, 66 of Buckland, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield MA, surrounded by his family, due to a brave, but short battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.  He was born in Greenfield, MA, on May 27, 1954 to the late Richard L Bardwell and Helen (Needham) Bardwell.  Rick was married to Lisa (Horrocks) Bardwell for 39 years. Rick was happiest spending time with his family.   He was a proud & dedicated...

Dvora Cohen, 67, of Wendell died Jan. 11, 2021 at home from pancreatic cancer. She was born in the Bronx, New York on Oct. 7, 1953. The daughter of Herbert and Bessie (Axelrod) Cohen, Dvora attended the High School of Performing Arts in N.Y.C. and Mount Vernon High School, where her father was a woodshop teacher. At Performing Arts, Dvora was introduced to costume making which began a lifelong love of fabric and clothing making. This led to a career as a handweaver and craftsperson, selling...

Lawrence Lindstrom Ruhf, 73, of Buckland MA, died peacefully in his sleep on January 10, 2021. He is survived by his children Adam Ruhf, Zoe Ruhf, and Daniella Ruhf, his twin brother Peter Ruhf, sister Robin Ruhf, sister-in-law Hilton Caston, niece Fawni Ruhf, ex-wife Kathryn Ruhf, nieces Adrienne Isaac and Anna Hunt, ex-wife Kristina Johansson, and his two granddaughters Via Rogers and Sylvia Powell, who were the lights of his life. Born March 28, 1947 in Allentown PA, Larry was raised in a...

At home, after a brief tussle with pancreatic cancer, Margalee succumbed on January 8, 2021. Margalee was the daughter of Margaret Noland Oelrich and Martin Emil William Oelrich, USMC. She was born on May 7, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee. In June 1965 she married Roger John Luken, a fellow student at Vanderbilt University. Their marriage ended in April 1968 when Roger was killed in a freak theatre accident at Smith College while he was a student at Yale Drama School. Margalee obtained her...

Chris E. Singley, 56, of Allen Rd., died December 31, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Chris was diagnosed with Sneddon’s Syndrome years ago, a rare progressive condition that affects blood flow leaving patients susceptible to strokes. Chris was born in Greenfield, MA on July 28, 1964 the son of Edward J. and Marion (Anderson) Singley. He was a graduate of Greenfield High School, class of 1982 and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1986. Following graduation,...

June Antonia Pilkington of Shelburne Falls, MA passed away peacefully on (day, date) at her home in Highland Village. June was born May 14, 1942 to Albert Pilkington and Nellie Doneilo Pilkington in West Springfield, MA.   She lived her early years on Bray Road in Buckland and later had her own home on Howes Road before moving to Main Street, Shelburne Falls and then to Highland Village.  Her education was at Arms Academy, Maria Assumpta Academy in Petersham, MA and Our Lady...

Constance (Connie) Annette LaPointe Rezendes passed away December 18, 2020 at the Arbors of Greenfield, Massachusetts after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia. Her family and dedicated private caregivers were by her side. Born in Van Buren, Maine on October 12, 1929, Connie started working at the age of 17 as the administrative assistant for a local insurance company. After marrying Dennis Rezendes in 1950, she followed him to Los Alamos, New...

Francis Steven Fournier (Fran or Frank), 63, passed away on December 6th* at his home in Manchester, NH. The 6th child of Raymond and Eva Fournier, he was born in Shelburne Falls, MA and graduated from Greenfield High School in 1975 before entering the US Air Force, where he served for four years. After completing his military service, he worked for the United States Postal Service at the Manchester, NH Mail Distribution Center until his retirement. Fran is survived by four siblings: Pauline...

Roger Alfred Pearce, 92 passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Roger was born to Alfred and Helen (Rodgers) Pearce on October 28, 1928 in South Pomfret VT. He spent his childhood years in Brandon VT before his family moved to Warren VT when he was 12 years old. In Warren he met the love of his life Marion Pierce who he married on June 24, 1950. They spent 66 years together before she passed in 2016. Roger had a full life and was loved by everyone...