Obituary notices, week of September 7 through September 13, 2026
Three Northfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week, all posted by The Recorder via Legacy.com: Field, Jeffory; Smith, Laurence T. ("Rennie," "Renegade"); and Tavallai, Nasser. Field, 74, was a 1969 Pioneer Valley Regional School graduate who served in the U.S. military …
NORTHFIELD — This column carries notices for three Northfield, Massachusetts obituaries published this week: Jeffory Field, Nasser Tavallai and Laurence T. Smith, all posted by The Recorder via Legacy.com.
Jeffory Alan Field, 74, of Northfield, died Friday, August 21, 2026, at home. He was born in Montague to Clesson ("Rusty") and Mary (Dodge) Field, was a 1969 graduate of Pioneer Valley Regional School, and served in the U.S. military. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary at The Recorder (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/recorder/name/jeffory-field-obituary?id=62391286.
Nasser Tavallai, 68, of Northfield, died unexpectedly on August 28, 2026. He was born in Kermanshah, Iran, to Hassan Tavallai and Zahra Ghazi, and was a champion swimmer. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary at The Recorder (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/recorder/name/nasser-tavallai-obituary?id=62391390.
Laurence T. Smith, known as "Rennie" and "Renegade," of Northfield, died Saturday, August 29, 2026, after a battle with multiple sclerosis. He was a lifetime member of the Mohawk Ramblers Motorcycle Club. Services were not detailed in the available notice. Full obituary via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/laurence-smith-obituary?id=62384976. Additional notice at The Recorder: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/recorder/name/laurence-smith-obituary?id=62383213.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com (including obituaries posted by The Recorder), Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Northfield Patch. No qualifying Northfield, MA resident obituaries published this week were found on Echovita, Tribute Archive, or Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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