All Obituaries

  Karen J. (McGrath) Jacques of Northampton passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at Cooley Dickenson hospital.      She is survived by her son Curtis Jacques, brother Stephen and his wife Marilyn McGrath, two nieces and two nephews.  Karen was born on June 26, 1953, in Niskayuna, New York the daughter of Thomas and Jeanne McGrath. She attended schools in Northampton and graduated from Northampton High and Westfield State College. Karen worked as a...

Claire Tatro, of Springfield passed away Jan 1 2022.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

John Cummings, of West Springfield passed away Jan 1.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

  Lucy L. Quinn 81, of Easthampton, formerly of Manchester, CT died December 24, 2021, in her home. She was born on December 8,1940 in Manchester, CT, the daughter of Walter and Eleanor (Lydall) Quinn. Her family owned and operated Quinn’s Pharmacy. She graduated from Windham Technical School in 1965 with her LPN degree. In 1989 she graduated from Eastern Connecticut State College with a B.S. in social work. Lucy worked for many years as an LPN at Manchester Memorial Hospital...

 Nancy Motyka of Westhampton passed away on Dec 18 2021 at home  Nancy  was born on April 30 1946 in Loudville section of Easthampton the daughter of Stillman and Blanche (Bernache) Brooks.  Nancy was raised in the area and attended local schools.  Nancy married David Motyka in 1986.  They have resided in Westhampton for 37 years at the Day Lilly Cottage. Nancy love of gardening can be seen all around the cottage.     Nancy was employed by...

Susan L. (Bronder) Lukomski Wolfe of Chicopee passed away on Dec 17, 2021, in Chicopee  Susan was born on August 16, 1951, in Springfield Ma the daughter of Roland and Frances (Wiater) Bronder.  Susan was raised in Chicopee and attended local schools. She graduated from Chicopee High School Class of 1969.   Susan worked various positions in manufacturing companies before raising her family.  She enjoyed crafting, sports, music and classic movies. Susan was...

Ronald A. Beckwith (84) of Southampton passed away on December 11, 2021, at home after a short illness. Ronald was born in England, the son of William and Constance (Gladwell) Beckwith. He was retired from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.   He is survived by his wife Martha (Clark), daughter Caroline and son-in-law Kevin along with her daughters  Kathe and Sue Connor. Ronald is also survived by his 7 grandchildren. Per his request, there will be no formal memorial...

Florence - Judith Baxa, 81, of Florence, passed away Friday, December 3rd, 2021, at home, peacefully with her family by her side. Judith was born January 28, 1940, in Northampton, MA to the late Angelo Palmisano and Josephine (Matrishon) Palmisano.   During her retirement, Judith loved to read but her most cherished time was that spent with her granddaughter Brittany running errands together, walks on the bike path, and eating at local restaurants. She looked forward to daily talks...

Paul Mullaly of Easthampton passed away on Nov 23, 2021, at home.  Paul was born on Oct 18, 1953, in Northampton the son of Robert and Shirley (Douglas) Mullaly.  Paul was raised in Easthampton and attended local schools. Paul graduated from  Easthampton High School Class of 1972.   Paul married Debra Morrissey in 1977.  Paul worked as a Senior Inventory Analyst for Kollmorgen retiring in 2020.      Paul was an avid New England Patriots fan,...

Jane Ann (Malinowski) Kovalski passed away on November 18, 2021.  She was born on June 23, 1927, to Jan and Kazimiera (Zielinski) Malinowski in the New City section of Easthampton, Massachusetts.  Jane, who learned to speak English from the Felician Sisters of Sacred Heart Parish in Easthampton, was the valedictorian of Sacred Heart’s 8th grade graduating class and on her 17th birthday she graduated from Easthampton High School. Almost immediately she began her long career at...