All Obituaries

Edward Archambault, of Easthampton passed away June 22.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Virginia Braun, of West Springfield passed away June 12.  A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

  Barbara Ann Trombley, 74, of Northampton MA  passed away on June 10 , 2022.  Barbara was born on June 8, 1948 to Raymond and Helen (Thayer) Trombley in Holyoke Massachusetts. Barbara lived most of her adult life in Northampton, where she worked at the Autumn Inn for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed walking the bike trails and spending time with her horses and dogs. Barbara was predeceased by her parents and 4 siblings Nancy Torres, June Trombley, Robert...

Florence Rita Sullivan was born in Northern California in 1962 into a large tightly-knit family who loved nature and made music together. She died at home in Easthampton, on June 1, 2022 with her three children, sister, niece, grandchild, and wife by her side. Clean and sober for almost her entire adult lifetime, Florence was committed to radical honesty and unconditional love. As a professor of learning sciences at U-Mass, Amherst, Florence was funded by the National Science Foundation to...

Ricardo Hernandez, of Springfield passed away June 1st.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Sophia Baranowski, 91, of Easthampton, Massachusetts died unexpectedly May 21 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.   She was born in Stare Krzewo, Poland to Stefania and Boleslaw Ciborowski.  She grew up on her family's beautiful orchard, and talked of how, during the war, her father helped their Jewish neighbors hide from the Nazis.  She is predeceased by her sister, Henryka, and brothers, Marian, Juzef, Kazimir and Lucien.  She is survived by...

James M. Taddonio, of Northampton passed away May 11th.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Joseph Edward Zalot, 91, of Southampton, MA, died on May 10, 2022 after a brief illness. Beloved son, brother, uncle, husband, father and Dziadziu, Joe, or as he was often called, Zip, was born on February 3, 1931 in Hadley Massachusetts to Frank and Mary (Pysz) Zalot. He graduated from Hopkins Academy in 1948. While at Hopkins, Joe played varsity baseball, basketball and soccer.  He was awarded the James P. Reed Athletic medal. He graduated from Cushing Academy in 1949 and Amherst...

HOLYOKE-Steven R. Latour, 68, of Hampden Street and former longtime Charlemont resident passed away at his home on Friday, May 6, 2022 in Holyoke from a long illness. Steven was born in Springfield, a son of a military family, growing up on several military bases as he traveled throughout the United States with his family. He joined the US Navy, serving from 1973 to 1978 with Naval Support for Antarctica. After being honorably discharged, Steven worked as a deputy tax collector in his...

Millicent Warnock, 96, of Easthampton, passed away peacefully on May 5 at the home she loved, surrounded by the love of her family. Millie was born on Jan 31, 1926 to Lester and Elsie (Pierce) Elliott in Northampton. She attended local schools, and graduated from Northampton High School, She made her home in Easthampton since 1949 with her husband, the former Norman “Bud” Warnock who passed away in 2008. They were married for 62 years.  Millie worked as the Head dietitian...