OBITUARY LISTINGS

Martha D. Woodin

Jul 20, 2018

Martha D.  (Doucette) Woodin. 74, of Whitinsville and a former longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 20, 2018, in her home surrounded by generations of loving family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.  She was the wife of the late Robert L. Woodin who passed away in 1989.

Mrs. Woodin was...

Judith C. Collopy

Jun 13, 2018

Judith C. Collopy, 70, of Clinton, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester surrounded by family.

Born in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late William and Nellie (Ciavola) Favreau. She was educated in Clinton and was a 1966 graduate of Clinton High School.

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Carol M. Bowen

Jun 12, 2018

Carol M. (Bartera) Bowen, 78, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a very long and brave battle with cancer.  She was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Bowen who passed away in 2001.

Born and raised in Somerville, MA, she...

Joseph R. Palinkas

May 30, 2018

Joseph R. Palinkas, 47, of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Born in Framingham, he is the son of Barbara D. (Moore) Palinkas of Hopkinton and the late John Palinkas. He was educated in Hopkinton schools and was a 1988 graduate of Keefe Technical High School.

Joseph was a self-employed mason and...

Helen T. Cahn

May 26, 2018

Helen T. (Peterson) Cahn, 71, of Worcester and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Sullivan) Peterson.

Helen enjoyed scrapbooking, traveling across the country and to other countries, taking trips...

Judith A. Latimore

May 21, 2018

Judith A. (Haight) Latimore, 79, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 21, 2018, in the Milford Regional Medical Center after a very brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Kenneth L. Latimore, Sr. who passed away in 2012.

Born in Danbury, CT., she was the only child of the late Ernest...

David E. Wojdag

May 17, 2018

David “Buck” Wojdag, 64, longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 17, 2018, in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA hospital after a short, but courageous battle with ALS.

David will be sadly and deeply missed by all his many friends and family but perhaps most by the animals he...

Barbara B. Davis

May 15, 2018

Barbara B. Davis, of Cranston, RI and formerly of Bedford, MA, passed away in Providence, RI on May 15, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Willis L. Davis, who passed away in Bedford, MA on May 29, 2015.

Barbara, born July 25, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, NY, was the daughter and only child...

John Francis Lebrun

May 9, 2018

John Francis LeBrun, 81, founding member of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, serving as a teacher, guidance counselor and assistant superintendent, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 9th, 2018.

Born on July 28, 1936 in Boston, he was a son of the late Francis and Grace (Love) LeBrun.

John is predeceased by his first...

Joan L. O'Dell

May 6, 2018

Joan L. (Williams) O’Dell, 80, of Natick, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2018, in the MetroWest Medical Center- Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick.

Born and raised in Southborough, she was the daughter of the late John and Mirdza (Keelcen) Williams.Â

Joan attended Peters High School in Southborough, Drury High School in North Adams, MA.,...

Mary K. Pope

May 3, 2018

Mary K. (Spencer) Pope, 86, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in the Blaire House of Milford surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of 62 years to the late Theron L. Pope, Jr.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Inman)...

Richard T. Broderick, Jr.

Apr 24, 2018

Richard T. Broderick, Jr., 71, a longtime Upton resident, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, in the UMASS Memorial Hospital in Worcester as a result of complications from a fall he sustained in late March.  His wife, Karen, and sister-in-law, Eleanor Allan, were by his side.

Richard was born on June 18th, 1946, in Boston,...

Ernestine L. Macneil

Mar 23, 2018

Ernestine L. MacNeil, 83, of Bellingham and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Blaire House of Milford.  She was the wife of the late Arthur MacNeil.

Born in Needham, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Marion (Humphrey) Johnson.  Ernestine was raised and educated in Needham prior to...

Gladys R. Mckinstry

Mar 9, 2018

Gladys R. McKinstry, 84, of Upton, died on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Allan W. McKinstry.

Born in Biddeford, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Aram Arthur and Grace Sarah (Berry) Bigelow. She was educated in Biddeford and Kennebunk schools and...

Paul J. Cote

Feb 10, 2018

Paul J. Cote, 96, of Milford, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. He was the husband of the late Germaine (Lemarier) Cote.

Born in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Emile and Marie Ange (Leclerc) Cote and was educated in Manchester schools.

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Frank P. Braney

Jan 31, 2018

Frank P. Braney, 71, of Upton, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rita L. (Rousseau) Braney.

Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Frank and Pauline (Skypek) Braney. He attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and graduated from...

Catherine S. Poirier

Jan 4, 2018

Catherine S. Poirier, 44, of Upton, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Scott A. Poirier. Born in Worcester, she is the daughter of Susan M. (Blanchard) Pomposelli of Upton and the late Vincent J. Pomposelli. Cathy was raised and educated in Whitinsville and...

Frederick James Dewolfe

Jan 1, 2018

Frederick James DeWolfe, 80, passed away on January 1, 2018, following a heroic, eleven-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Fred, a resident of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, is survived by his loving wife Beverly of 58 years; his son, Scott DeWolfe and his wife Elizabeth of Alfred, ME; his daughter, Sandi Klinkhamer and her husband Jon of Rehoboth; his grandchildren, Erik Klinkhamer and...

Anne E. (Mcinerny) Mahler

Jan 1, 2018

Anne E. (McInerny) Mahler, 95, a longtime resident of Upton, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband Henry S. Mahler, Jr. Anne was born in Worcester, one of nine children of the late John Edward and Anna Mary (Butler) McInerny. She attended UMass Amherst and Boston School of Occupational...

Keith D. Orrell

Dec 25, 2017

Keith D. Orrell, 64, of Upton, died on December 25, 2017 in U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. His wife of 26 years, Tammy D. (Reynolds) Orrell, died in 2009. Keith was born in Worcester, a son of Donald and Jean (Brenner) Orrell of Millbury. He grew up in Millbury where he was an Eagle Scout with Boy Scout...