All Obituaries

Ernest Eugene Lagimoniere Sr. died peacefully at home on April 9, 2019 in Huntingtown, MD at the age of 84. Ernie is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Repeta) Lagimoniere; child, Ernest Eugene Lagimoniere Jr. (Rebecca Langley); and grandchildren Hailey, Kolbe, Nathan, Lily, Olivia, Blaise, Damien and Vincent Lagimoniere.  Ernie was born on November 7, 1934 in Montague City, MA to Ernest Lagimoniere and Celina...

Mary Lou Bueno, 73, of Colrain Road died Thursday 6/13/19 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kostanski Funeral Home and were incomplete at press time. For condolences, please visit www.kostanskifuneralhome.com.

Mark C. Richardson, 62, of Greenfield died Tuesday June 11, 2019 in Greenfield.  Mark was born December 29, 1956, the son of Walter C. and Ethel Mae (Black) Richardson in Greenfield.  Mark Graduated from Mohawk Trail Regional High School class of 1975.  He was a member of the 1974 Championship Football Team. Mark worked in maintenance at the Clark School for the Deaf in Northampton, MA and was previously employed as a security guard at the Rowe Yankee Atomic Plant in...

Marilyn "Mitzi" L. (Greene) Koscinski, 81, of Turners Falls died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. She was born in Montague on April 23, 1938, the daughter of Melvin and Mildred (Smith) Greene. She was a graduate of Turners Falls High School Class of 1956. Mitzi was a Color technician at the Hallmark Color Labs for thirty years. Prior to that, she was employed at Railroad Salvage and for a period of time, an x-ray technician. Mitzi...

Lillian M. (Melnik) Rucci, 95 years young, passed peacefully at home on May 25, 2019. She was born at home in East Deerfield, MA, February 23, 1924, to Peter and Melania (Pasiecznik) Melnik. Lily was educated in Deerfield Schools, beginning at a one-room schoolhouse near the family farm on River Road. She also attended Deerfield High School, a graduate in the class of 1941. During WWII she did her part working on the assembly line at Chance-Vought (later Sikorsky Aircraft) in Stratford,...

Marion Stella Hertsch, 94, passed away Saturday May 25, 2019. She was born in Holyoke, MA on June 19, 1924, the daughter of Henry and Grace (Spafford) Hertsch. She was a graduate of Greenfield High School and Franklin County Public Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. Marion worked as a Registered Nurse in Bristol, CT and Fort Lauderdale, FL. She also worked as an Industrial Nurse at the Union Butterfield Litton Industries in Athol, MA, retiring in 1985. After her retirement, Marion worked as...

Frederick L. Oakes, 83, of Madison Circle died Friday (5-24-19) at home. He was born in Boston January 6, 1936 the son of Frederick B. and Elinor (Fulton) Oakes. He attended Riverside Elementary School, Turners Falls High School and went on to attend UMASS. Fred had a "Green Thumb". He had worked for Yetter the Florist for 47 years. He loved plants and gardening. He was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed golf. Fred loved to walk in the woods with his wife Sam and his beloved dog Jack....

A memorial service for Daniel S. Graves, 57, who died Tuesday 5/21/19 will be held Thursday 5/30 at 2pm at The Millhouse Apartments, North Community Room, 75 Wells Street, Greenfield. For condolences, please visit www.kostanskifuneralhome.com.

Lawrence "Larry" A. Krejmas, 94,of Willmark Ave in Turners Falls and formerly of Country Club Road in Greenfield, answered God's call to pass through Heaven's Gates in the early morning of May 15, 2019. He was the youngest and last survivor of seven children born to John and Katherine (Buczek) Krejmas. He was born on July 11, 1924 and raised on his parent's farm in Gill. Larry attended local schools in Gill and was a graduate of Greenfield High School Class of 1943. He...

John "Jack" J. MacNeil, 74, passed peacefully on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke with family by his side. He was born in Montague on May 18, 1944, the son of John and Marie (Towle) MacNeil. He was a graduate of Greenfield High School. Jack served in the United States Army from February 1965 to March 1969. He obtained the rank of Sergeant in the Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LLRP), with the 82nd Airborne 3rd Brigade during the height of the Vietnam...