1926 – 2019 Putnam, CT – Normand Phillip Despelteau, age 93, of 366 Church St., Putnam, CT, died on September 5, 2019 of natural causes. He was born on May 16, 1926 in North Grosvenordale, CT, a son of Louis Phillip Despelteau and Marie Louise Fagnant Despelteau. His wife, Teresa (Lagrandeur) Despelteau, died September 19,… Continue Reading
1960 – 2019 N. Grosvenordale – Frederick “Fred” J. Bates, 59, of Linehouse Rd., passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Day Kimball Hospital. He was the loving husband of Shara (Lamontagne) Bates for nine years. Born in Fairfield, CA, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Rojo) Bates-Leduc. Mr. Bates… Continue Reading
1949 – 2019 East Windsor, CT – Rebecca (Shippee) Dumas, 69, formerly of N. Grosvenordale, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 in Fresh River Healthcare. Born in Southbridge, MA, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Andrea (Tetreault) Shippee. Mrs. Dumas loved spending time with her children. She had a young and… Continue Reading
1983 – 2018 N. Grosvenordale, CT – Joshua A. Proulx, 35, of Riverside Dr., unexpectedly passed away surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at UMass University Hospital from an illness. He was born in Southbridge, MA but lived his childhood in Dudley, MA. He attended school at Bay Path High School in… Continue Reading
1926 – 2018 Woodstock – George Lincoln Gallerani, 92, beloved husband of the late Ruth M. (Duda) Gallerani, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2018. Born February 12, 1926 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late George James and Mary (Clo) Gallerani. Raised in West Springfield, his family owned Clo Market, where… Continue Reading
1947 – 2018 Thompson – Paul F. Lane, 70, of Sonny Lane, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Patricia (Ostrowski) Lane. Born in Southbridge, MA, he was the son of the late Francis and Agnes (Blanchard) Lane. Mr. Lane was a self-employed truck… Continue Reading
1941 – 2017 N. Grosvenordale/Lady Lake, FL – Henry G. Lefebvre, 76, of Reardon Rd., died Thursday, December 28, 2017 in William W. Backus Hospital. He was the loving husband of Claudette (Blain) Lefebvre. Born in West Warwick, RI, he was the son of the late Louis and Rose (Lamoureux) Lefebvre. Mr. Lefebvre worked as… Continue Reading
1970 – 2016 Thompson – Leah Jean (Berry) Gaboury, 46, of Porter Plain Rd., died Wednesday, November 9, 2016. She was the loving wife of Dean C. Gaboury. Born in Southbridge, MA, she was the daughter of William Berry of Southbridge, MA and Camilla (Sturgis) Barrette and her husband Raymond of N. Grosvenordale. Leah was… Continue Reading
1938-2016 Branford, CT – George A. “Matte” Materas Jr., 78, a longtime Southbridge resident, passed away at The Connecticut Hospice on July 25th, 2016. Born on March 5th, 1938 in Southbridge to the late George A. Materas Sr. and Claire (Gauthier) Materas, he grew up in Southbridge then moved to the Groton, CT area where… Continue Reading
1947 – 2016 Thompson – James P.L. “Jay” Kenney, 68, of Old Route 12, died Saturday June 18, 2016 at UMASS University Hospital. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of the late Harold Michael Kenney, Sr. and Anne Veronica (Fitzgerald) Kenney. Jay attended Assumption Preparatory School, and later received his Bachelor’s degree from… Continue Reading
