Mary Sartwell, speech, language pathologist

BRADENTON, Fla. - Mary Kathryn Graves Sartwell, of Bradenton, formerly of Gloucester, Mass., lifelong speech and language pathologist and avid outdoorswoman, died Nov. 9, 2009, surrounded by her loving family.

David Semon, taught special needs

AMHERST -David Alexander Semon passed away on Nov. 12, 2009.

Stacia Bak, lifelong Hadley resident

HADLEY - Stacia (Rodak) Bak, 88, of Golden Court, died Saturday morning, Nov. 14, 2009, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Richard Bodin, golfer, dog lover

NORTHAMPTON - Richard L. "Dick" Bodin, 85, of North Maple Street in Florence, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at his home.

Born March 26, 1924, in Northampton, he was the son of the late Dr. Leroy G. and Anna G. (Hoffman) Bodin.

Conrad Brisson, awarded Purple Heart

EASTHAMPTON - Conrad P. Brisson, 78, of Clark Street in Easthampton, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

Born Sept. 27, 1931, in Northampton, he was the son of the late Conrad and Frances (Popielarczyk) Brisson. He was educated in the Easthampton schools and was a graduate of Easthampton High School.

Siegfried Feller, UMass chief bibliographer

PELHAM - Siegfried Feller, 83, of 8 Amherst Road, Pelham, retired associate director for collection development and chief bibliographer of the University of Massachusetts Libraries, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation in Hadley.

Francis LeBaron, eminent brain researcher

YARMOUTHPORT - Francis Newton LeBaron, 87, father of Geoffrey S. LeBaron of Williamsburg, died on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at Cape Cod Hospital.

From Framingham, after graduating from M.I.T., he entered the U.S. Navy and served in the North Pacific on the USS Watts during World War II.