Linda M. Barron 1953 - 2026

Linda M. Barron 1953 - 2026

Linda M. Barron (Brumer) of Plainfield MA. passed away on October 28, 2026 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a brave battle with lung cancer.

Linda was born on August 23, 1953 in Northampton MA. and graduated from Easthampton High School. She resided in Easthampton most of her life until moving to Plainfield MA where she lived with her partner of the last several years, Alfred (Fred) Chicoine and her beloved dogs Nuni and Borrego.

She leaves behind her only child, daughter Tami Banas and her partner, Mark Malave of Winchester NH, her beloved granddaughter, Kiara Leno (Banas) and her husband Carleton (Buddy) Leno of Warwick MA, her two loving grandsons, Bryon Banas of Greenfield MA, and Aspen Keel of Swanzey NH, four great-grandsons, Mason, Jayce, Preston, and Cullen, and her great granddaughter Olivia.

She was predeceased by her sister, Cynthia Sadowski (Brumer), her father Stephen Brumer, and her mother Gertrude Brumer (Patenaude).

A Graveside Service will be held on Monday November 9th at Noontime in St. Brigid’s Cemetery, 91 Everett St Easthampton all are welcome to attend. Boucher – O’Brien Funeral Home in Easthampton has been entrusted with her service.

In recognition of Linda's intense love of animals, in lieu of flowers please consider making a memorial donation to Best Friends Animal Society to help save all of the animals she so loved from kill shelters all over the USA. You can either go online to bestfriends.org/donate/sponsor-animal and click Donate, then In Honor, or you can mail your donation to: Best Friends Life Saving Center, 307 W. Broadway, New York City, NY 10013