All Obituaries

Frederick A. “Fred” Howes, 84, of Bug Hill Rd., passed away with his loving family at his side, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Fred was born August 25, 1935 in Florence, MA the first child of Emory and Mary Priscilla (Hall) Howes. He was a graduate of Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, class of 1953. He then enlisted in the US Air Force Aviation Cadet Program. His working years began as a mechanic for Ray Reniff’s Garage on Bronson Ave...

Dolores (“Doe”) Ann (Waterman) Braman, passed away at Baystate Medical Center on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, after a short but hard battle with Brain Lymphoma and Covid-19. Doe was born in Newport, Maine on June 20, 1938 daughter of Maurice and Phyllis Waterman. She graduated from Greenfield High School, Greenfield Ma. She made her home in Greenfield  and raised a lively family.  Doe retired from Pioneer Women’s Health and Franklin Medical Center for over 30 years...

Nicole Agnes Archambo, 33, lost her battle to achieve a clean and sober life, on July 26, 2020. She was born in Greenfield on October 14, 1986 the daughter of the late Kevin Archambo and Cheryl (Newland) Archambo Barrett. She attended schools in Greenfield, Charlemont and received her G.E.D. from Mohawk Trail Regional High School. She also attended GCC. Nicole was an auditor for the J. Polep Distribution Company in Chicopee. Prior to that she had worked at the Keystone Market in Shelburne...

Walter William Piela of Deerfield, MA passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving wife and daughter on July 25, 2020. Walter is survived by his wife, Deborah; his children, Andrew, Allison, Walter “Tim”and, stepdaughter Danica. He is predeceased by his father, Walter J. Piela; his mother, Mary Piela; and his brother, Joseph Piela. He was born and raised in West Springfield, MA. He graduated from West Springfield High School where he went on to Umass Amherst to...

Ruth V. (MacLaughlin) Brown, 91, of Shattuck St., passed away Monday morning, July 20, 2020 with her loving family at her side. Ruth was born in Boston, MA on September 21, 1928 the daughter of William E. and Minnie E. (Lindahl) MacLaughlin. She was a graduate of Springfield (MA) Technical High School. Ruth was married to Francis T. Brown on February 2, 1957 at the First Baptist Church in Greenfield. They were married for 56 years until Francis’ death on March 3, 2013. Prior to her...

Amanda M. (Turner) Daignault, 32, formerly of Greenfield, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Springfield, MA on January 22, 1988 the daughter of Terry and Grace (Eastman) Turner. Amanda was an honor student at Greenfield High School, graduating early in 2006. While at GHS, she played on the field hockey and volleyball teams. She especially enjoyed volleyball. Amanda was very passionate and dedicated to the care of children with...

Peter A. Crochier, 65, of 54 High St., passed away July 15, 2020. He was the son of Janet Wonsey and Napoleon Crochier, born in Montague, MA on June 15, 1955. He worked at Pete’s Tire Barns for 30 plus years until his retirement. He loved watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy and going deep sea fishing. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Susan, his daughters Rachel Sumner (Ed) of South Carolina, Emily Carey of Southampton, MA, Jessica White (Wally) of Greenfield, Kimberly Call...

Richard C. Farrington passed away on July 11, 2020 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born 85 years ago in Colrain on July 4th, 1935 just down the road from his current home on Thompson Road. Richard was the son of George and Jennie (Fairbanks) Farrington and grew up on the family farm where he was born. The Farringtons were an independent and close-knit family that raised their own food and heated their home with cordwood they cut every year from their many acres of land in...

Nicholas A. Weir, 41, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Nick was born in Greenfield on January 16, 1979 the son of Lawrence and Delmar (Ostler) Weir. He was a graduate of Turners Falls High School, class of 1998. He worked for Mohawk Sweeping for a number of years before a health disability forced him to stop working. Nick was a sports fan and his biggest affinity was for the Boston Bruins. He could recall statistics for any given current or former player,...

Charlemont- Janet E. (Nichols) Harden, 81, of the Mohawk Trail, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2020 at the Elaine Center at Hadley. Janet was born in Colrain on August 22, 1938 the daughter of Raymond E. and Ina (Mcculloch) Nichols. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Arms Academy in Shelburne Falls. She began working at the Franklin County Public Hospital in 1979 and continued until her retirement in 2011. Over the years Janet held both part time and full time positions...