All Obituaries

Bettie J. Frotton, age 75, passed Tuesday October 19, 2021.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Kostanski Funeral Home.  For condolences, please visit www.kostanskifuneralhome.com. 

Virginia (Gray) James, 81, of Federal Street, Millers Falls died Monday 10/18/21 at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Springfield, MA on February 19, 1940, the daughter of George and Sadie (Brazil) Gray.  Virginia was a Nurse at the Poet’s Seat Health Care Center in Greenfield. She had worked in the cafeteria at local schools. She enjoyed creating diamond paintings, reading and camping. Besides her beloved husband of sixty years, Walter A. James, Virginia...

Joann Colucci, age 68, passed Sunday October 17, 2021.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Kostanski Funeral Home and were incomplete at press time.  For condolences, please visit www.kostanskifuneralhome.com. 

Patrick S. Viencek I, 52, of Garnett Hill Road, Athol, died unexpectedly Friday 10/15/2021.  He was born in Conway on April 8, 1969, but resided most of his life in Bernardston, MA; the son of Maryon Viencek II and Dorothy (Morris) Viencek.  He attended local schools and was a graduate of the Franklin County Technical High School Class of 1987.   He was a laborer for the Laborer’s Union for many years. Patrick was actively involved in youth sports in the local...

Katherine "Bonnie" DeMello, 78, of Garnett Hill Road in Athol died Wednesday 10/13/21 at home. She was born on April 24, 1943 in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Herbert and Ellen (Murphy) Yorke. Bonnie knew her way around all the local bingo halls. Wherever there was laughter you could be sure she was the center of it with her laugh that lit up a room.  She was known around Brooklyn for how hard she punched, but she was known around here for how hard she loved. Bonnie...

Francis “Fran” J. Roberts, 81, of Shelburne, MA passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family beside him on Wednesday October 13, 2021. He was born on April 3, 1940 to the late Frank and Helen Roberts of Greenfield, MA. He became an Eagle Scout and was selected to attend the Boy Scout National Convention in Ervine, CA. He was a life guard for 3 years at the Greenfield swimming pool while attending high school. After graduating from Kimball Union Academy in 1959 he...

James H. Wenzel, 75 died Tuesday 10/12/2021 at the JGS Lifecare in Longmeadow, MA from Acquired Brain Injury. He was born in Helena, Arkansas on April 24, 1946, the son of Henry and Dorothy (Armstrong) Wenzel. Jim attended local schools in Helena and was a graduate of Helena High School in 1964. Jim attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY earning a BFA in Interior Design in 1968.  After graduation he remained in NYC working for the internationally known industrial design firm, Robert...

James L. Dinsmore of Northfield, MA (formerly of Greenfield, MA) died surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 10th, 2021. He was born in Greenfield on his mother’s birthday in July of 1923, the son of Donald Newcomb Dinsmore and Elizabeth Dorothy Lockett Dinsmore. He attended Greenfield schools, and in junior and senior high school, he played the B flat clarinet and alto saxophone. James performed with the Greenfield High School band in the ceremony celebrating the first...

Beverly Prunier, 84, of Davis St. passed away Saturday (10-9-21) following a period of failing health at Buckley Health Care Center. She was born in Greenfield August 27,1937 the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Alice (Woodard) Dahowski.  She grew up in Greenfield, graduated from Greenfield High School and graduated from GCC with an associate’s degree in Business Management. She worked at Wells Tool Company then moved to California where she held a position with Xerox...

Willard E. Plumley, Jr., 69, a resident of 7 Dorset Lane passed peacefully on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at home in the presence of his loving family following a courageous 15-year battle with multiple myeloma. Bill was born in Greenfield, MA in February of 1952 to Margaret and Willard Plumley and was raised there.  He graduated from Greenfield High School in 1970 and from Deerfield Academy in 1971.  After spending two years at Springfield College, Bill enlisted in the United States...