Constance "Connie" Julia Dargis, 98, formerly of Turners Falls MA, suffered an unexpected illness on November 13th and passed away peacefully on November 16, 2023 at the home of her daughter Lori (Dargis) Lasser of Mechanicsville MD. In her final moments she was comforted by her daughter and son-in-law Alan Lasser. Connie was born on May 1, 1925 in Erving MA to David and Melinda (Hebert) LaMountain. She attended Turners Falls High School in Turners Falls MA and graduated in the...

Helen V. (LaBlanc) Smith, 81, died Friday, March 29, 2024 at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, High Street in Greenfield, MA following a period of declining health. Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family following cremation.

Edith “Edie” Handleman of Greenfield, Massachusetts, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 101 years and 8 months of age. Edith Celia Climan was born in Hartford, CT. When she was five years old, her mother, Rose, died of tuberculosis. Her father remarried and three more siblings were added to her and her brother, Marty’s family. Edie married musician and Army soldier Eddie in 1942. She would always say, “The day I met Daddy was the day my life began.” Coming...

Annabelle Lucas, 92, an Erving resident passed at home surrounded by her daughter and friends on February 28 after a yearlong battle with Leukemia and heart disease. Annabelle, the daughter of Maryann Castonguay and Phillip Paradis, was baptized Marie Anna Belle Irene Paradis. However, her family and friends called her Ann or Annabelle. She lived her early years in the "Patch" in Turners falls and then moved to Canada Hill in Greenfield where she, her siblings and neighbors played...

Barbara Jean (Thompson) Rodgers, aged 76, died on February 18, 2024. Barbara, affectionately known as "Barb" to her friends and family, was born on June 19, 1947, in Montague and lived in Turners Falls, Allston, Billerica, and Bradford/Haverhill, Massachusetts. She upheld the values of her faith with dignity, advocating for a future she dreamed of for her grandchildren. After graduating from Turners Falls High School in 1965, Barb worked at Riverside Press in Cambridge, MA, and...

Marion E. "Miney" (Nady) Davenport, 94, of Greenfield, MA, passed away on February 13, 2024 after a period of declining health. Miney was born on February 28, 1929 to Leo L. Nady and Marion (McElhinny) Nady in Fairfield, IA. She was educated in the Fairfield, IA public schools and received her B.A. from Parsons College in Fairfield. After graduation, she was a school teacher in Guthrie Center, IA and Beverly, MA. On September 7, 1959, Miney married Charles T. Davenport and had...

Errol N. Bartley of 121 North Main Street, Belchertown, MA died Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA following a period of declining health. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.  Please check back for updated obituary and funeral service information.

Renata "Rena" (Granz) Jacques, 98, of 32 Lincoln Street, Greenfield, MA passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 following a period of declining health. She was born on December 9, 1925 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany, now known as the Polish City of Wroclaw after the close of WWII in 1945. She was educated in local public schools to the Baccalaureate Level. At the end of WWII, she and her family were evacuated from Silesia and became displaced persons. She went to...

Robert Alan “Bob” Manners, 59, died January 19 2024 at home after a long battle with lymphoma. He was born March 6th 1964 to Guy and Betty Manners of Shelburne MA.  Bob attended Mohawk Trail Regional High School, graduating in the Class of 1982. In 1986 he earned a B.A. from UMass Amherst majoring in history with a minor in education. Bob furthered his education by obtaining licensure as an EMT in 1986 and Paramedic in 1994. He spent 30 years working in the medical field in...

Herbert W. Hickman, age 92, passed away peacefully at home in Greenfield, MA on January 7, 2024. A long-time resident of Livingston, NJ he moved to Western Mass three years ago. Herbert was born May 5, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA to Leon E. Hickman and Mayme Hoyt Hickman of Mount Lebanon, PA. Herb graduated from Mount Lebanon High School, earned a B.S. in mathematics from Haverford College and a M.B.A. from Harvard. Following college Herb was drafted into the Army at the end of the Korean War...