All Obituaries

Rita C. (DiRosa) Egan, 93, of Kendrick Rd., died Wednesday, March 25 at Charlene Manor Extended Care in Greenfield. Rita was born in Springfield, MA on August 21, 1926 the daughter of Biagio and Teresa (Galano) DiRosa. She graduated from Commerce High School in Springfield. She moved to Buckland in 1967 with her second husband , James Egan, whom she married on June 17, 1961 in Springfield. They purchased the Buckland Bar & Grill Restaurant on State Street in Buckland. After her...

Joan M. Peters, 30, of South Shelburne Rd., died unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Joan was born in Port Jarvis, NY on August 10, 1989 the daughter of John M. Peters, Jr. and Lori (O’Brien) Peters. Joan was a graduate of Fairhaven (VT) High School, she then received her associate degree from Greenfield Community College before graduating from University of Massachusetts in Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Wildlife...

Harold L. Snow, 82, of Birnam Rd., died at home with his loving family at his bed side,  Saturday, March 21, 2020. Harold was born on the family farm in Bernardston on July 25, 1937, the youngest of the 11 children of Edward B. and Allene G. (Newton) Snow. He was a graduate of Greenfield High School, class of 1956. Harold enlisted in the US Army Reserve in October of 1959 and attained the rank of SGT prior to his honorary discharge in October of 1965. On October 22, 1960 Harold was...

Clayton R. Brooks, 82, of 54 High St., died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. He was born in Montague on August 4, 1937 the son of Earl R. Brooks and Blanche (Woodard) Brooks Gorman. He attended local schools in Greenfield and Leyden. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Army. Clayton worked for Asplundh Tree Service and later retired from the Leyden Highway Dept in 2003. He is survived by sons Edward, Brian, Michael, Daniel and Todd...

Sadie Grace Hicks, a beautiful nine-month old baby girl, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Sadie was born along with her twin sister Olivia Lynn on May 31, 2019, in Boaz, Alabama, the daughters of Mark Hicks and Megan Donovan. Sadie Grace loved everyone she met, and could brighten anyone’s day with her sweet welcoming smile. She was so loved and forever will be missed. She was our spunky little crazy girl, and loved hearing her own voice. She was taken too soon but...

HEATH, MA - Margaret E. (Clapp) “Pegge” Howland, 92, of 13 East Main Street, Heath, MA died March 9, 2020 at Linda Manor, Leeds, MA. She was born in Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA on June 6, 1927, the only child of Horace D. and Barbara (Wood) Clapp of Easthampton, Mass. She attended Floral Park, L.I., NY schools and graduated from Sewanhaka High School in 1946 with an Honorable Mention for her paper on Relativity from the National Science Talent Search and the...

Matthew E. Hall, 34, of Vernon St., died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Matt was born in Greenfield on April 13, 1985 the son of Kenneth W. and Carole (Stafford) Hall. He was a graduate of Mohawk Trail Regional High School in Buckland and completed financial certification at the Babson Financial Institute. He was a head teller at Greenfield Co-Operative Bank for over ten years. He began at the Shelburne Falls branch, moved on to the Sunderland branch...

Kellie M. Gary, 49, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2020 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center. Kellie was born in Pittsfield on July 15, 1970 the daughter of William and Dorothy Gary. She moved to Greenfield in 2006 and had worked at the Cumberland Farms store on Main St prior to the store closing. She had also worked as a personal care attendant for some time. Survivors include her parents of Pittsfield, her wife Karen Gary-Conway of Greenfield, step-children Autumn Conway and Robert Croft...

Mark L. Purinton, M.D. died at home in Buckland on March 4, 2020.  He leaves his wife Barbara, two children, Laurel Kearns of Roanoke, Virginia, and Larch Purinton of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, a brother Arnold Purinton of Buckland, and two grandchildren, Andrew Kearns living in France, and Willow Kearns, living in South Carolina.  Dr. Mark had a family medical practice in Buckland Center from 1959 to 1998.  After retirement, he dedicated his life to creating a website to honor...

Jane G. (Adler) Hale, 74 of Shelburne Falls Rd., died Friday, February 28, 2020 at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Jane was born in Greenfield on November 7, 1945 the daughter of Ralph and Florence (Bruffee) Adler. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Frontier Regional High School, class of 1963. Upon graduating from high school, Jane started working for Kendall Mills in Colrain. Over the years as the Mill went through different ownership, she remained for 37 years...