All Obituaries

Ruth Drozdal,  Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Ruth Drozdal of Easthampton passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 12, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Alfred.  Ruth is survived by her daughter, Deborah and husband, Glenn of Easthampton; son, Alfred of Maryland; and daughter, Mary and husband, Robert of Virginia; and grandchildren Elizabeth, Rebeka, and Amber, and great grandchildren Joseph, Robert,...

  Thomas J. Brady, age 68, of Agawam, MA  passed away on Easter Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Tom grew up in Woburn, MA and was a 1971 graduate of Woburn High School where his friends knew him as Foxy who loved to ride his Triumph. He lived life to the fullest and enjoyed good food, long rides, music, playing guitar, attending concerts, along with trips to NOLA for awesome jazz music. He was an avid fan of the Dolphins, Bruins, and Red Sox. Fishing was one of Tom’s...

Rose Marie (Nicpon) Weibel, 77, of Easthampton, passed away March 27, 2021, with her family by her side at Brigham & Womens Hospital in Boston, MA. Rose was born on August 10, 1943 in Northampton, MA to the late Francis and Evelyn (Pelky) Nicpon.  She attended Easthampton High School and graduated from EHS Class of 1961. Rose met the love of her life, Charles R. Weibel, at the movies in 1959.  Four years later they married on June 1, 1963 and had two daughters.  They made...

John Rosenblatt, of Northampton passed away March 19 at home.   A full obituary will follow. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

David J. Slattery, 57, of Easthampton, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. Born August 14, 1963 in Northampton, Ma., he was the son of Donald Slattery and Shirley (Raymond) Malouin . David graduated from Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in 1981. He worked at Allstate Insurance as an auto appraiser. David enjoyed being outdoors, especially working at his friend Adam’s farm. When he was not on the farm, he could be found fishing or...

Josephine Rodriguez (née Ruiz) passed away on March 8, 2021. Affectionately known as “Jo”, she was born to Juan Ruiz and Maria (Roman) Ruiz March 19, 1939 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, the fourth of six children. At age 8, her family moved to Bronx, NY where she and her siblings continued to grow up and live a very close-knit and loving childhood and where she met her husband.   Soon after the birth of their first child they moved to New Jersey and had 3 more sons. ...

Linda J (Rhoades) Wing of Southampton passed away on March 5, 2021 surrounded by family at her home. Linda was born on October 27, 1946 in Northampton, Ma the daughter of Robert F. Rhoades and Elizabeth M. (Healy) Rhoades.   See attended Easthampton High School and Northampton Commercial College.  Linda married Timothy Wing June 17, 1967. Linda worked at United Elastic in Easthampton and then was the bookkeeper for the family farm, Boulder Range. She was a proud and devoted...

Louise Carla (Towne) Laveck Pelkey 1936 – 2021 Louise, affectionately known as “Buzzy” passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 3 after a brief illness.  Her final days were spent surrounded by her family.  She will be greatly missed. Louise was born in Methuen, MA on March 6, the daughter of the late Charles and Thelma (Benway) Towne.  Louise graduated from Methuen High in 1954. After graduation she spent several years in Lawrence, MA.  She moved to...

Michael Hocker, 72, passed away on March 2, 2021 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.  Michael “Mickey” was Born in Southampton, MA on June 26, 1948 to the late Clarence and Marie (Bodurtha) Hocker. He leaves a son, Kevin Dussault and his partner Josey of Stroudsburg, PA, a sister Susan Adamski and her husband Bobby of Phoenix, Arizona, and his dear friend and room-mate Joanne Fournier of Southampton, MA.  Mickey also leaves three special ladies, who he thought of as his own...

  Patricia A. (Pranes) Brooks of Chicopee passed away on March 2, 2021.      Patricia was born October 6, 1962 in Springfield, MA.  She attended Belchertown Jr./Sr. High School and went to work at Mass Mutual immediately after graduating.  After working there for many years she relocated to South Carolina for a number of years returning to this area several years ago.  She was an animal lover and big supporter of the ASPCA.     ...