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Henry T. Hebb
Dec 15, 2017
Henry T. Hebb, 81, of Upton, passed away peacefully at Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge on December 15, 2017. He was the husband of Judith M. (Temple) Hebb. Mr. Hebb was born in Mayfield, KY, a son of the late Ralph W. and Mary Sue (Flood) Hebb. He lived in Upton since age 9, where he attended the former...
Robert J. Kozel
Dec 6, 2017
Robert J. Kozel, 60, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Wednesday, December 6 at his home. Bob was born in Worcester, a son of Thomas Kozel of Gardiner, ME and the late Gloria (Letourneau) Kozel. He was a machinist who operated KTS Packaging in Northbridge and was a 1975 graduate of Blackstone Valley Tech High School. He enjoyed golf and...
Doris (Bishop) Lebre
Dec 5, 2017
Doris (Bishop) Lebre, 94, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center in Northboro after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Edward G. Lebre, Jr., who died in 1983. Mrs. Lebre was born in Medford, the daughter of the late Patrick and Annie (Keough) Bishop. She had lived in Hudson for...
Harold T. "Tom" Mcgee
Dec 1, 2017
Harold T. "Tom" McGee, 83, of Upton passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge. He was the husband of Judith (Froehlich) McGee. Tom was born in Randolph, VT on October 9, 1934, a son of Eugene L. and Frances (Thomas) McGee. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the...
Rena Nelson
Nov 26, 2017
Rena Nelson, 81, of Upton, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 26, 2017. Born and raised in Upton, a daughter of the late George C. and Valida I. (Demers) Nelson, she was a graduate of Grafton High School and had lived in the greater Milford area before returning to Upton 35 years ago. She was a communicant of St....
Peggy A. (Rodwill) Phipps
Nov 9, 2017
Peggy A. (Rodwill) Phipps, 77, of Mendon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home after an illness. She was the widow of Howard F. Phipps, who died in 2016 after 57 years of marriage. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Margaret (Daunais) Rodwill and had lived in Upton before coming to...
Joseph A. "Pete" Ramsey
Oct 24, 2017
Joseph A. "Pete" Ramsey Sr., 80, of Upton, passed Tuesday, October 24, 2017 surrounded by family after a battle with leukemia. He was the husband of Helen L. (Langevin) Ramsey. Pete was born in Berlin, NH, the son of the late Arthur G. and Rose (Taillon) Ramsey, and was a graduate of the Notre Dame High School in Berlin. He...
Rodney D. Carter
Oct 24, 2017
Rodney D. Carter, 60, of Upton, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by family after a battle with brain cancer. Rod was born in Oklahoma City, OK, a son of Elsie R. (Bodenheimer) Carter of Oklahoma City and the late Richard A. Carter. A US Army veteran, he was self-employed as a land surveyor and operated Rod...
James R. Kelley
Oct 12, 2017
James R. Kelley, 60, of Upton and formerly of Hopkinton and Westboro, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. He was the husband of Cheryl A. (Dowden) Kelley. Jim was born in Worcester, the son of Davene (Johnson) Nelson of Sun City, AZ and the late Charles R. Kelley. He was a...
Alice T. (Brady) Cornell
Oct 12, 2017
Alice T. (Brady) Cornell, 93, of Mendon, died Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of George B. Cornell, who died in 1994. Mrs. Cornell was born in Woonsocket, RI, the daughter of the late Hugh and Leona (Daignault) Brady. She was a graduate of St. Claire's High School in Woonsocket and was an...
Dale A. Patterson
Oct 7, 2017
Dale A. Patterson, 68, of Upton, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the husband of Deborah A. (Shook) Patterson. Mr. Patterson was born in Perth, New Brunswick, Canada, a son of the late James M. and Iva G. (Gee) Patterson. He was a US Marine Corps veteran who served in Okinawa during the Vietnam...
Charles M. Shanahan
Oct 3, 2017
Charles M. Shanahan, 81, of Upton, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge after an illness. His wife of 49 years, Joan E. (Delaney) Shanahan, died six months ago. Charlie was born in Milford, a son of the late Charles J. and Geraldine R. (Murphy) Shanahan. He was a graduate of Milford High School and...
Marion O. (Peters) Ramsey
Oct 3, 2017
Marion O. (Peters) Ramsey, 88, formerly of Upton, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Westboro after an illness. She was the widow of Robert F. Ramsey, who died in 2003. Mrs. Ramsey was born in Northbridge, a daughter of the late William and Florence (Barber) Peters. She was a devoted mother and homemaker who lived...
Victoria F. (Grebenstein) George
Oct 2, 2017
Victoria F. (Grebenstein) George, 89, of Upton, died Monday, October 2, 2017 in Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge, after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Theodore F. George, who died in 1994 after 33 years of marriage. Mrs. George was born in Newton, the daughter of the late George and Ethel (Slocomb) Grebenstein, and was a...
Jason S. Rakitin
Sep 26, 2017
Jason Scott Rakitin, 41, of Franklin and formerly of Upton, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nicole (LaBreck) Rakitin. Born in Hartford, CT on November 13, 1975, he was the son of Steven Roy and Eileen Marcia (Lazarus) Rakitin. Jason was a graduate of Nipmuc High School...
John A. Richards, Jr
Aug 26, 2017
John A. Richards, Jr., 50, of Clinton and formerly of Upton, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a battle with lymphoma. John was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Louise M. (Tobey)and John A. Richards, Sr. of Upton. A graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School, he was a foreman at Suburban...
Douglas James Barents
Aug 17, 2017
Douglas James Barents, 43, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was born on February 28, 1974, in Worcester to Thomas A. Barents of Upton and Gail A. Valera of Boylston. Douglas grew up in Shrewsbury and graduated from Shrewsbury High School in 1992. After high school, he attended Becker College in...
Concetta F. "Connie" (Giordano) Clark
Jul 22, 2017
Concetta F. "Connie" (Giordano) Clark, 76, of Upton, died Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Milford Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Roger L. Clark. Connie was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Jack and Catherine (Gennaro) Giordano. She came to Upton from Framingham in 1970 and was a communicant of St. Gabriel...
Harold W. Coakley
Jul 15, 2017
Harold W. Coakley, 88, of Upton and formerly of Newton and Kissimmee, FL, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 after an illness. He was the husband of Gloria J. (Magnarelli) Coakley. Mr. Coakley was born in Newton, a son of the late Daniel J. and Cecilia (Mullahey) Coakley. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and the chef/owner of...
Dorothy M. (Murray) Gaskill
Jul 12, 2017
Dorothy M. (Murray) Gaskill, 89, of Naples, FL and formerly of Upton, MA passed away in peace at her home on July 12, 2017, surrounded by family. She was the widow of John F. Gaskill, who died in 2014. Born in Milford, MA, the daughter of the late Edward and Evelena (Page) Murray, Dottie was a devoted wife and mother....
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