In 1937, when Ed Dery opened his first funeral home in Pittsfield, life was different. Life moved slower back then. You knew your neighbor, and you knew his needs. Ed Dery knew what his community needed...a friend they could depend on in a time...
Funeral Homes in Chester, MA
Since 1999, it has been our purpose to provide thoughtful service. In so doing we hope to lighten one's burden at their time of need. Caring is a tradition at Pease & Gay Funeral Home. One that we, as a family owned firm, take great personal...
The Barry J. Farrell Funeral Home is a third generation; family owned
and operated funeral home. We have been serving the families of
Holyoke and the surrounding area since 1937, and have been at our
current location, 2049 Northampton...
Many changes have happened since 1937. Ed moved his business in Pittsfield to Bradford Street and added a branch in Cheshire in 1964, the same year his sons Dave and Ed Jr. joined the business. Ed Senior's untimely death in 1968 did not change...
Our history dates back to the early 1900's when Bert Beers opened the Bert L. Beers Funeral Home on N. Main Street in Palmer, MA. He operated it as such until Herbert Story was hired shortly after returning from World War II.
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Facts about the city
Chester is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the western part of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. The town includes the Chester Factory Village Historic District. The total population was 1,337 in the 2010 census.
Chester Obituaries
It was reported by The Times Record on September 30th, 2014 that Roberta D Kolsti died in Topsham, Maine. Kolsti was 75 years old and was born in Chester, MA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Roberta D's life.
It was reported by The Chronicle-Herald/Mail Star on September 14th, 2010 that Harold W Whittier passed on in Halifax. Whittier was 90 years old and was born in Chester, MA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Harold W's life.
History
Chester was incorporated on February 21, 1783. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area Statistical Area.
Chester was opened for settlement in the 1750s as Township No. 9 and was first called Murrayfield. Chester is a New England town in Hampden County, Massachusetts County, Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Western Massachusetts part of the state. .
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