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Barbara E. Burke
Jul 17, 2020
Barbara E. (Hilliard) Burke, 91, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020, at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME. She was the beloved wife of the late Russell W. Burke, who died in 2002.
Born in Milford, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Maude (Bates) Hilliard. She...
Yvonne (Johnson) Frazer
Jul 11, 2020
Yvonne (Johnson) Frazer, 79, of Upton and formerly of Framingham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She is the beloved wife of John Frazer.
Born in Framingham, she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Alice (Green) Johnson.
She lived in Framingham MA for...
Alice Catto
Jul 10, 2020
Alice (Baghdasarian) Catto, 94, of Upton and formerly of Sutton, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Catto, Jr. who died in 2005.
Born in Providence, RI, she was a daughter of the late Kapriel and Eva...
Jessie L. Francis
Jul 8, 2020
Jessie L. (Kenney) Francis, 92, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward R. Francis, who died in 2014.
Born in Gardner, she was a daughter of the late Walter S. and Helen E. (Moore) Kenney and...
Kenneth E. White
Jun 10, 2020
Kenneth E. White, 83, of Upton, passed away on June 10th, 2020, at home after a brief but furious battle with cancer.
Ken was born on September 21st, 1936 to the late George and Gertrude White in Upton, MA.
He attended Worcester Boys Trade High School where he studied the art of Mechanical Drafting.
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Richard J. Yanis
Jun 9, 2020
Richard J. Yanis, 97, of Sudbury and formerly of Salem, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 9th after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Bertha (Kvetkas) Waleyko Yanis.
Mr. Yanis was born in Dorchester, MA on April 17, 1923, the son of the late Katherine (Klimas) and John Gavriel Yaniunas. He...
Dennis J. Ceruti
May 24, 2020
Dennis J. Ceruti, 47, of Upton and formerly of Medway, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ALS on Sunday, May 24, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home. He is the beloved husband to Suzanne (Lazzara) Ceruti.
Born in Framingham, he was a son of Jean (Alluzio) Ceruti of Medway and Joseph Ceruti of...
Claire C. Varney
May 9, 2020
Claire C. Varney, 83, of Millbury and formerly of Upton, died on May 9, 2020, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for nearly six years. She was the widow of Russell A. Varney, who died on February 14, 2019, the couples’ 60th wedding anniversary.
Claire was born in Milford, MA, a daughter of the late Eugene R. Cormier...
Fred L. Gorham
Apr 22, 2020
Fred L. Gorham, 82, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Milford Regional Medical Center. He is the beloved husband to Virginia A. (Cory) Gorham.
Born in Worcester, he was a son of the late Roland and Dorothy (Peabody) Gorham. He was raised and educated in Worcester and was a...
Gail N. Snow
Apr 22, 2020
Gail N. (Wright) Snow, 81, a longtime Upton resident, Gail Snow, passed away on April 22, 2020.
Gail was born October 20, 1938 to Robert and Marjorie Wright of Pittsford, Vermont. She graduated from Pittsford-Barstow High School in 1956, and worked in a supervisory position at New York Telephone Company in Albany, NY until her marriage to...
Daniel E. Mcgee
Apr 21, 2020
Daniel “Ruggy†McGee, 56, of Upton, died in his home surrounded by his loving family on April 21, 2020. Born in Marlborough, on August 22, 1963, Danny was raised in Westboro, and graduated from Assabet Valley Technical HS in 1981. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and dear friend to many. He is survived by his wife...
Elizabeth A Galloway
Apr 19, 2020
Elizabeth A. (Generazio) Galloway, 86, of Northbridge and formerly of Upton, died at home on Sunday, April 19, 2020 after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Thomas Galloway.
Born December 6, 1933, in Newton, she graduated from Newton High School in 1951. Along with her husband, she was a co-owner of Mustang Microsystems...
Camil A. Brochu
Apr 18, 2020
Service Announcement:
Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 PM on Friday, October 8, 2021, in the Pickering & Son Upton Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton.
His funeral Mass will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, October 9, in St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, 151 Mendon...
Conor M. Dugas
Apr 8, 2020
Conor Dugas (Schultz-Orfia), The Schultz and Ofria families are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their beloved Conor, 23 of Upton, Mass.
He was born in 1996, and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8th in his home with his Sister Erin Schultz, Mom Heidi Schultz-Ofria and his loving, and caring Stepdad Kenneth Ofria by his...
Allan J. Scott
Apr 8, 2020
Allan “Big Al” Scott, longtime resident of Upton, passed away on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020, after a short battle with cancer.
Allan was born on October 27th, 1954, to the late Barbara (Boyd) Scott and Robert Scott. Allan was the husband of the late Karen (Marais) Scott and is survived by their two children, Jennifer (Scott) Francis...
James F. Sullivan
Apr 1, 2020
James F. Sullivan, 77, of Upton and formerly of Hopkinton, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Â He is the beloved husband to Gerda Sullivan.
Born in Framingham, he was a son of the late Timothy and Catherine (Danahy) Sullivan. He was raised and educated in Hopkinton and was a graduate of Hopkinton High...
Myrtle A. Swanson
Mar 29, 2020
Myrtle A. (Davidson) Swanson, 99, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the Coleman House in Northborough. She was the wife of the late Roy C. Swanson who died in 2005.
Born in Framingham, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy (McCassey) Davidson. She was raised and educated...
Joan M. Faucher
Mar 24, 2020
Joan M. Faucher, 80, of North Grafton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, surrounded by her loving family at her home. She is the beloved wife to the late Alfred J. Faucher, Sr.
A complete obituary and service details to celebrate Joan and Alfred’s life will publish when the current public gathering restrictions end.
Bernice S. Lapan
Mar 23, 2020
Bernice S. Lapan, formerly of Westborough, MA, passed away on March 23, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, Arthur “Red” Lapan. The couple was introduced by friends and went on a blind date on a Monday. Every Monday after, Red gave Bernice a box of chocolates. They were married a year later.
Bernice...
Barbara "Bobbie" Reis
Feb 21, 2020
Barbara A. “Bobbie” Reis, 77, of Upton, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Milford Regional Medical Center.
Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Emanuel E. and Josephine (Renaldo) Reis. She was educated in Worcester and was a 1960 graduate of Commerce High School.
Bobbie was employed for many...
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