All Obituaries

Patricia C. (O’Brien) Spees, 74, of 67 Ranney Corner Rd., Ashfield, died Sunday, October 14, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. She was born in Worcester, MA, November 2, 1943, the daughter of John G. and Ethel (Anastrom) O’Brien. She was a 2003 magnum cum laud graduate of Mt. Holyoke College.  Until retirement in 2016 Pat was employed in the theatre department at Mt. Holyoke. She was an excellent quilter and seamstress.  She also enjoyed gardening and...

Nancy J. (Dunnell) Benson, 83, of 4 Conway St., Buckland died Thursday, Oct. 11, at Buckley Healthcare Center in Greenfield. She was born in Greenfield, August 3, 1935, the daughter of Dean and Marion (Hillman) Dunnell. She recently moved back to the area after living in New Mexico for 20 years. Before moving to New Mexico she was employed by Judd Wire for many years. Nancy enjoyed gardening and most especially motorcycling.  She was an avid shopper ! Her husband Larry predeceased...

Donald Ray Schechterle, 85, of 68 Colrain Road Charlemont, went to be with the Lord October 6, 2018 at Charlene Manor in Greenfield, MA after a short battle with cancer. He was born on March 8,1933 to Sarah and Joseph Schechterle of Colrain,MA, married to Janice Richardson of Goshen, MA on September 22,1956 and was blessed with two daughters. Donald was a graduate of Arms Academy in Shelburne Falls where he played tackle for the football team.  A veteran of the Korean War, he was...

WEST MONROE, NY - Douglas Scott Paye, 46, died unexpectedly on Friday October 5, 2018 at the age of 46. He was born in Greenfield, MA on June 16, 1972, the son of Donald and Carole (Jarvis) Paye. Douglas was a graduate of Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Class of 1990.               He was employed at Upstate Imports, Auto Repair Specialists, LLC in Baldwinsville, NY where he was lead mechanic in the European Car division. He...

Colrain- Cynthia J. Caron, 71, of 104 Call Road, died peacefully on Friday 10-05-2018 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner after several months of declining health.   Cynthia, or Cini as she preferred, was born on June 8, 1947 in Greenfield.  Her mother and her future mother in-law were in the same hospital maternity room when Cini was born. Cini was the daughter of Virginia (Corbin) and Wendell Wilder.  She graduated from Pioneer Regional High School. She continued working after...

Mr. Robert D. Hicks, Sr., 81, of Shelburne Falls died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 30, 2018. He was born in Charlemont on May 30, 1937, a son of the late Roy and Ethel (MacDonald) Hicks. He attended Charlemont High School; where he was an accomplished athlete, exceling in baseball and basketball.      Following high school he went to work at Kendall Mills in Colrain, where he worked for 43 years. Mr. Hicks served in the National Guard of Massachusetts as an...

Agnes A. Truesdell, 98, of 10 Congress St. in Greenfield, died Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Buckley Health Care Center. Agnes was born in Winchendon, MA on April 1, 1920, the daughter of Honorius and Marie (Fontaine) Caouette. She was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Harold Truesdell. She and her husband owned and operated a family dairy farm and Truesdell Sugar House in Colrain. Agnes had many interests. Her first love was her family. She loved supporting her grandchildren...

Catherine “Kay” T. (Gaffigan) Purdy, 86, of 2 School Street, Buckland died Thursday, Sept. 13, at Buckley Healthcare Facility in Greenfield. She was born in Buckland, January 4, 1932, the daughter of William P. and Minnie T. (Vincent) Gaffigan. For 40 years she was employed by Keystone Market in Shelburne Falls when it was under the ownership of the late George Needham.  She retired in 2006. Kay was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shelburne...

Gerald F. Galipo, 88, formerly of Heath, died Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Poet Seat Health Care Center in Greenfield.      He was born in Heath on December 27, 1929 a son of Francis and Nora (Lively) Galipo. He attended school in Heath.      Gerald was a self-employed logger for some time prior to working for the Town of Heath Highway Dept., a position he held for many years.      He enjoyed growing vegetables in his...

Alvis T. (Tetreault) Dedinas, 81, died Thursday, August 30, 2018.      She was born on October 2, 1936 in Greenfield, the daughter of Alfred and Violet (Phelps) Tetreault. She was a graduate of Arms Academy in Shelburne Falls as a member of the class of 1954.      Alvis was employed by Sears and Roebuck Co. in Greenfield and West Springfield prior to the birth of her four children. After 23 years she returned to the work force and retired from...