All Obituaries

Joyce A. (Martowski) Bousquet, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Huntington Hospital on Long Island. Born in Ware, MA March 30, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Rose and Victor Martowski. She lived her whole life in Ware and was a graduate of Ware High School. Over the years she worked in retail managing craft departments including Ben Franklin’s and later retiring from being Department Manager at Walmart. Following retirement, Joyce...

Leonard Greene Cardwell, born June 25, 1940 entered into eternal rest March 27, 2022. Lenny worked at and retired from the Springfield school department. Born in NC. He lived in several places before settling in the Springfield, MA. area.  In 1989 he moved with his family to Ware...the place he called, "God's country".  He enjoyed walking and driving through the local parks, cemeteries and Quabbin reservoir. Lenny took special pride in his family, always there for...

Patricia Sandra "Sandy" Gallant, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield.  Patricia was born on June 1, 1942 in Ware, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Joseph R. Batsie and Hilda (Roy) Batsie.  She was the Co-Owner of the Wedgewood Motel in Palmer with her late life-partner James V. Federico from 1980-2001.  Prior to that she was a housekeeper for Amherst College...

Helen V. (Koziol) Michalski has passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, March 18, 2022.  Recently celebrating her 100th Birthday with her family at her home on February 2nd.  Helen was born in Ware, Massachusetts on February 2, 1922, daughter of the late Antoni Koziol and Anna (Misiaszek) Koziol.  Helen was the loving wife of the late Joseph Michalski who passed away in September of 1997.   Helen will be sadly missed by her family, son Michael...

William Jones Teczar, age 73, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022.  He was predeceased by his parents, Theodore Thomas and Elinor (Jones) Teczar and his sister, Teresa Anne Teczar.  Billy is survived by his siblings, Alice-Amy Skowyra, Louise-Mary Berthiaume, Marcia-Marie Houston, Elinor-Estelle Davis and many nieces and nephews.  Funeral Services will be private, at the convenience of the family in Kennebunk, Maine.  The Koziol Family of Cebula Funeral Home-Ware is...

On December 12, 2021 we said goodbye to our loving daughter, sister, aunt, relative and friend, Concepcion (Conchita) Marie Wnek, 62, of 20 Malboeuf Rd in Ware, who passed away at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, MA after a brief illness.    Conchita was born on March 4, 1959 to the late Thaddeus Frank and Concepcion Arana (Herrera) Wnek in Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain, while her father was stationed at Naval Station Rota with the U.S. Navy. In 1961 the family...

 Michael J. "Pops" Kopec, 81, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer.  He leaves his wife, Linda (Carpenter) Kopec of 35 years, and his children, son Christopher of Palmer; daughters, Rebecca Gelineau and Allyson Kopec, son Jodie and his wife Crystal of West Brookfield; son Tracey and his wife Geri, son, Shawn and his wife Marianne, and son, John of Ware.  Michael also leaves his beloved grandchildren, Melissa Kopec and...

Stanley Joseph Koczur, Jr., 78, of 254 Greenwich Road, Ware entered eternal rest at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, surrounded by his family on March 10, 2022. He leaves his wife, Carol (Winslow) Koczur whom he was married to for 58 years, his daughter, Donna Lee (Koczur) Phelan and her husband Randal Phelan of Germantown, New York; and his son Douglas Richard Koczur and his wife Germaine (Durepo) Koczur of Hardwick, MA.  Stanley leaves his grandchildren whom he loved...

 Philip Rene Hayward, age 61, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.  Philip was born in Ware on September 24, 1960 son of the late Gordon Hayward and Betty (Davis) Hayward.  He resided in Southbridge for many years and since 2001 has been a resident of Warren.  Philip was employed for many years at the TJ Max Warehouse in Worcester.  He was a forklift operator and mechanic.  Philip also worked as a maintenance...