All Obituaries

Teresa Mae (Currier) Hall, 92, of River St., passed peacefully on May 13, 2019. She was born in Griswoldville May 31, 1926 the daughter of Alfred and Eva (Demarias) Currier. She attended local schools and graduated from Arms Academy in 1946. After high school she was a bookkeeper at the former Kendall Mills. On October 4, 1947 she was married to Lyle Hall. They were together for over 60 years until his death in 2008. They operated the Lyle Hall Lumber Co in Colrain and she was bookkeeper...

Roy Albert Kurra, 72, of Hoe Shop Rd. in Bernardston, died at home on Friday, May 10, 2019 with his loving wife by his side. Roy was born in Winchester, MA on April 12, 1947 the son of Earl F. Kurra and Lois (Thompson) Kurra Souza. When he was 6 years old, Roy’s family moved to Cape Cod where he would go on to graduate from Barnstable High School as a member of the class of 1965. After spending one year at Bentley College for accounting, he decided it wasn’t for him. He...

Margaret E. (Burton) Mooney, 89, formerly of Shelburne Falls and Greenfield, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 Margaret was born in Wallingford, VT on July 28, 1929, one of seven children of Alan and Alice (Macfarlane) Burton. She grew up in Ludlow, VT and shortly after graduating from high school, she became a dental hygienist for a dentist in St. Johnsbury. Margaret later became a secretary at an elementary school and also a librarian, both in Vernon, VT. She moved to Shelburne Falls in the early...

Helen L. (Suchanek) Hutchinson, 76, of 19 West St., died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Helen was born in Greenfield, MA on January 25, 1943 the daughter of Carl Suchanek and Betty Sheperd Suchanek. Her mother was later married to Louis "Papa" Pasquale. She studied in Greenfield schools and was a graduate of Greenfield High School, class of 1961. Helen was married to Donald Hutchinson on February 9, 1963 and together they raised 8...

Ashfield- Clara (Zalenski) Zagrubski, 90, of Baptist Corner Rd., died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. Clara was born on July 9, 1928 the daughter of Charles and Joanne Zalenski. She was born in the house she lived in all her life. At a young age she worked on the family farm and later worked at Halberg’s Market in Shelburne Falls as well as Wellsmont Orchards in Shelburne. On October 28, 1950 she was married to Edward...

Robert W. Therrien, 86, of Garfield St., died Monday, April 22, 2019 at the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke. Bob was born in Easthampton, MA on July 6, 1932 the son of Wilfred and Grace (Myrick) Therrien. He was a graduate of Westfield High School. He was inducted into the US Army on December 3, 1952 and served during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged on November 24, 1954. Upon returning from the service, Bob initially assisted with the family business before branching out...

Jeffrey Criswell Bishop passed away on April 15 at his beloved Orchard Hill home in Shelburne, MA after a long period of illness. In his final days, he was lovingly cared for by his wife of 52 years, Barbara (Pirro) Bishop. Jeff was born in New Britain Connecticut on January 22, 1943 and was the son of James Lord Bishop and Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Bishop. He attended Saint Michaels College, where he received a Bachelors in American Studies and received his Master Degree in Education from...

 Eric Aaron Nelson, 61, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2019. He was born on May 6, 1957 in Portland, Maine, the eldest son of Aaron and Leah Nelson. He spent much of his childhood in Santa Cruz, California. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, both from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.   Eric’s career was dedicated to making communities in Western Massachusetts better. A skilled landscape...

It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Wilson (Provost) Hergesheimer, 103, announce her passing peacefully at home in Greenfield, MA on April 13, 2019 with her daughter by her side. Dorothy was born February 8, 1916 in St Petersburg, FL to Joe Tobin and Mary Maude (Wilson) Provost, the youngest of their 3 daughters. She told many stories of an idyllic childhood growing up on an orange grove until the age of 9 when she and her sisters fell ill from typhoid fever, which also took...

Evelyn M. (Hall) Giguere, 94, formerly of Adamsville Rd., Colrain, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Buckley Health Care Center in Greenfield. Evelyn was born in West Brattleboro, VT on April 29, 1924, the daughter of Ralph and Amy (Kirkwood) Hall. She grew up in Colrain and attended local schools, graduating from Arms Academy in Shelburne Falls. On October 12, 1946 she was married to Walter Giguere and they raised eight children together. Evelyn was always busy with her children and loved...