OBITUARY LISTINGS

Feb 11, 2019

Marion “M’ie” C. Bjork, 83, a longtime Upton resident and former North Grafton resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 11, 2019, at The Largo Medical Center in Largo, FL.

Born in Worcester, on July 29, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Arthur A. and Fannie E. (Clifford) Arenburg.  She...

Jan 26, 2019

Arthur ‘Red’ Lapan, formerly of Westborough, MA, passed away on Saturday the 26th of January, 2019, at age 96.

Red was born in Upton to Harry and Nettie (Burnham) Lapan.  He served in World War II in the Asia-Pacific Theatre, during which time he created detailed aerial maps for US intelligence. He was a long-time member of...

Jan 26, 2019

Francis Paul Perrone, Jr., 57, of Whitinsville and formerly of Mendon, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 26, 2019.  He was the husband of Joanne (Servant) Perrone.

Born in Milford on November 9, 1961, he was a son of the late Francis Paul, Sr. and Mary T. (Tumolo) Perrone.  He was raised and educated in Milford and...

Jan 23, 2019

Marion E. (Barnes) Weiker, 85, of Upton and formerly of Medfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Richard D. Weiker, Sr. who passed away in 2009.

Born in Walpole, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Clara...

Jan 17, 2019

UPTON- Jane M. Humes, 84, of Upton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Blaire House in Milford. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Humes Sr.

Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Ida (Ghetti) Leger. She was raised in Milford and was a 1951 graduate...

Jan 6, 2019

Constance M. (Levine) Sewell, 81, of Framingham, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 6, 2019, in the Oak Knoll Healthcare Center in Framingham.  She was the wife of the late Philip D. Sewell who passed away in 2011.

Born in Framingham, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Rose (Leone) Levine.  She was raised and...

Jan 4, 2019

George J. (Tucker) Summers, 83, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away as peacefully as he had lived, on January 4th, 2019, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, holding the hand of his wife of 63 years, Margaret A. (Kneeland) Summers.

Born August 21, 1935, to Mary Ellen (Van Riper) and William Reed Summers, he was the youngest...

Jan 4, 2019

UPTON- Gail L. (Shackleton) Manyak, 65, of Upton, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Frank Manyak.

Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy (Kenadek) Shackleton. She was raised in Upton and was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School....

Dec 28, 2018

Donald R. “Doug” Keniston, 96, a lifelong Upton resident, entered into eternal life on Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Milford Regional Medical Center.  He was the husband of the late Marjorie A. (Chapdelaine) Keniston, who passed away in 2005.

Doug leaves a daughter, Lorraine “Lorrie” Loeper, her husband David, and his grandchildren Whitney and Curtis of...

Dec 22, 2018

Deborah J. “Debbye” Dodd, 63, of Providence, RI. and formerly of Hopedale, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of Paul Kolesnikow.

Born in Worcester on February 9, 1955, she was a daughter of the late George...

Nov 25, 2018

Annelies A. van Raalten, 69, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in the Milford Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of the late Frederik “Hans” van Raalten who passed away in 2004.

Born on May 13, 1949 in The Hague, Netherlands, she was...

Nov 24, 2018

Dana Walters, 64, passed away unexpectedly at the Albany Medical Center on November 24, 2018. He was surrounded by his family.

Dana was born April 20th 1954 in Vallejo, California to parents Derek and Beverly. From California, the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama; Levittown, Pennsylvania; and then in 1963 they settled down in Waterford, Connecticut on Hayes...

Nov 14, 2018

Lloyd L. Hamm, Sr., 80, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at his home in Whiteville, NC, surrounded by many in his loving family.  He was the husband of Joan (Jablonski) Hamm.

Born March 27, 1938 in Spring Valley, MN, he was the son of the late Leslie and Oma (Prall)...

Oct 13, 2018

Earle L. Crosby, 92, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough.  He was the husband of almost 75 years to Sylvia R. (Prescott) Crosby.

Born October 23, 1925, in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Clifford and Grace (Haynes)...

Oct 5, 2018

Katharine B. (Beckert) Desjardins, 75, of Northbridge and a former Upton and Northborough resident, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home in Northbridge.

Born in Lynn on October 8, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. Beckert, Jr. and Sonja K. (Norelius) Beckert.  She was raised and educated in Reading and...

Oct 4, 2018

Maurice L. Chenevert, 81, of Largo, FL and a former Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2018, with his family by his side in the Tierra Pines Center in Largo, FL, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was the husband of 58 years to Nancy C. (Black) Chenevert.

Born in Worcester, he was...

Sep 20, 2018

Cahill, Barbara, 73, of Sagamore Beach, MA and Northbridge, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018, after a courageous eleven-year battle with cancer.  Barbara is survived by her husband of 46 years, John Barry Cahill, and her children, Kristen Anne Cahill, NP and Gregory Barry Cahill.  Barbara was the sister of the late Dr. James Milligan and...

Sep 16, 2018

Arlene M. Hoell, 80, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of 56 years to Dr. John F. Hoell.

Born in Upton on March 2, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Victor E. and Dorothy M. (Kearnan) Negus. ...

Aug 2, 2018

Elaine Louise (Williams) Tight, 80, a longtime resident of Upton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a yearlong battle with bile duct cancer. She was the beloved wife of 40 years to the late Richard F. Tight who died in 2000. Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the...

Jul 31, 2018

Henry J. “Sonny” Poirier, Jr., 84, a lifetime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  He was the husband to Marilyn Poirier for 17 years. He had also been married to the late Nina (Alger) Poirier for 40 years who...