obituaries

Kimberly McGrath, beloved daughter, mother

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.- Kimberly McGrath, "Kim," 41, of Middletown, beloved mother of Alexa Rae Esposito, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after a courageous four-month battle with cancer.

Kenneth McKown, 89, WWII veteran

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

NORTHAMPTON - Kenneth T. McKown, 89, of South Street, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his home.

Nancy Gangne, 78, longtime Filene's employee

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

HOLYOKE - Nancy H. (Enneguess) Gangne, 78, of Mount Tom Avenue, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.

She was born in Concord, Mass., on Feb. 7, 1931, to the late Daniel and Tynne (Frigard) Enneguess. Nancy was a 1944 graduate of Hale High School in Stowe and has lived in the Western Massachusetts area since 1971.

Sabina Braunthal, 80, microbiologist

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

AMHERST - Sabina Diamond Braunthal, 80, of Red Gate Lane, died of cancer on Nov 16, 2009, at the Center for Extended Care in Amherst.

Genevieve Jackowski, 85, clerk, homemaker

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Hatfield - Genevieve V. (Kot) Jackowski, 85, of Linseed Road, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at Baystate Medical Center.

Memorial Saturday for George Markham

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

NORTHAMPTON - A memorial gathering to celebrate the life of George Markham will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main St., Northampton. All are welcome.

Laurie Glass, 49, seamstress

Daily Hampshire Gazette — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Easthampton - Laurie J. Glass, 49, of Cottage Street, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 in Worcester after a brief illness.

Born Sept. 26, 1960 in Westfield to Henry and Rita (LaMountain) Wajda, she grew up in Southampton and was a graduate of Hampshire Regional High School. Laurie has lived in Easthampton for the past 10 years. She was a seamstress and enjoyed crossword puzzles.