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Austin Richard Quinn
Jan 2, 2017
Austin Richard Quinn, 13, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 2, 2017 after an extremely courageous 27-month battle with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Austin never gave in and never gave up; his spirit was indomitable, but his body was not. An 8th-grade student at Adams Middle School in Holliston, Austin could always be found with a smile on his face...
Barbara R. (Daniels) Allen
Dec 29, 2016
Barbara R. (Daniels) Allen, 96, of Upton and formerly of Newton Highlands, died peacefully at Countryside Health Care of Milford on Thursday, December, 29, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Edward C. Allen and sister of the late Robert C. Daniels of Peabody, she is survived by her two sons, Charles and his wife Meryle of Upton and Robert...
Irene E. (Daubney) Duhamel
Dec 14, 2016
Irene E. (Daubney) Duhamel, 94, formerly of Upton and Westerly, RI, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Eugene A. Duhamel, who died in 1971. Mrs. Duhamel was born in Northbridge, the last surviving of seven children of the late Henry and Ethel (Culley)...
Edna M. (Sansoucie) Furphy
Nov 21, 2016
Edna M. (Sansoucie) Furphy, 89, of Upton, died late Monday, November 21, 2016 in St. Camillus Health Center in Whitinsville after an illness. She was the widow of Edward J. Furphy, who died in 2011 after 61 years of marriage. Mrs. Furphy was born in Northbridge, a daughter of the late Elionel and Laura (Cournoyer) Sansoucie, and was a graduate...
G. Edward Waite
Nov 18, 2016
G. Edward Waite, 80, of Upton, died Friday, November 18, 2016. Edward was born in Cinderford, England, the son of the late William and Elsie (Davis) Waite, and had been a college instructor in Bristol, England before coming to the United States about 20 years ago. Service Details Following cremation, memorial services will be held at the convenience of the...
Donald L. Varney, Jr
Oct 30, 2016
Donald L. Varney, Jr., 83, of Upton, died peacefully Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Joan (Gorman) Varney, with whom he recently celebrated 60 years of marriage. Born in Boston, MA, son of the late Dorothy A. (Young) and Donald L. Varney, Sr., he moved to West Upton when he...
Joan E. (Mccarthy) Lapan
Oct 29, 2016
Joan E. (McCarthy) Lapan, 89, of Upton, died late Saturday, October 29, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after an illness. She was the widow of Roland G. Lapan, who died in 2008. Mrs. Lapan was born in Milford, the last surviving of nine children of the late Frederick J. and Mary E. (Burns) McCarthy. She was a graduate...
Robert J. Pomfred
Oct 21, 2016
Robert J. Pomfred, 67, formerly of Upton and Hopedale, and recently of Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge, died Friday, October 21, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. His wife, Cecile (Rogers) Pomfred, died in May. Robert was born in Framingham, son of the late Clarence and Ruth (Colburn) Pomfred. He was a 1968 graduate...
Robert G. Baker
Oct 20, 2016
Robert G. Baker, 88, of Lincoln, ME and formerly of Upton, passed away unexpectedly October 20, 2016, at his home. He was the husband of Dawna (Pickering) DeMarey-Baker. Born August 1, 1928, in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Pauline (Behrens) and Guy Arthur Baker. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and had a long and...
Donald W. Dacosta
Oct 10, 2016
Donald W. DaCosta, 84, of Upton and formerly of Boston, passed away early Monday, October 10, 2016 in Wellesley after a long illness. He was the husband of Ruth L. (Randlett) DaCosta. Together they owned Resources Objectives, Inc. of Boston, of which he was President. Donald was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Vernon and Margaret (Feeley)...
Ellen J. Mcgee
Sep 29, 2016
Ellen J. McGee, 64, of Upton, died Thursday evening, September 29, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Ellen was born in Saco, ME, a daughter of the late Ernest A. McGee, Jr. and Barbara E. (Partridge) McGee of Upton. She leaves a niece, Melissa Ansell of Upton; a nephew, Matthew Ansell and his...
Michael R. Samarco
Sep 26, 2016
Michael R. Samarco, 76, of Upton, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a long illness. He was the husband of Margaret J. (Wallace) Samarco, with whom he was married 52 years. Michael was born in Newton, the last surviving of three sons of the late Michael A. and Margaret (Tierney) Samarco, and...
Raymond K. Smith
Sep 7, 2016
Raymond K. Smith, 101, a lifelong resident of Upton and the town's oldest citizen, died early Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Whitcomb House in Milford. His wife of 61 years, Mary E. (Ferrucci) Smith, died in 2012. Raymond was born in Upton, a son of the late Franklin and Ida (Hagberg) Smith, and was a graduate of Upton High School....
Robert T. Coffin
Sep 1, 2016
Robert T. Coffin, 83, of Upton, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, September 1, 2016 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice M. (Berry) Coffin. Bob was born in Queens, NY, the son of the late Wesley H. and Doris L. (Paine) Coffin. A Korean War Army veteran, he was an auto and...
Shirley C. (Todd) Willis
Sep 1, 2016
Shirley C. (Todd) Willis, 86, of Upton and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died in her home on September 1, 2016. She was the widow of Thomas Willis, who died in 1984. Mrs. Willis was born in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late George and Iola (Feaster) Todd. She had lived in the Pittsburgh, PA area before coming to Upton...
Russell W. Dearborn
Aug 31, 2016
Russell W. Dearborn, 86, formerly of Bellingham, died early Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in MidCoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, ME after a long illness. His wife of 45 years, Claire (Martin) Dearborn, died in 1997. Russell was born in Brookline, a son of the late Clyde W. and Alice M. (Wilkes) Dearborn. He was a U. S. Marine Corps...
Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes
Aug 19, 2016
Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes, 87, of Upton, died Friday, August 19, 2016 in Blaire House of Milford after a long illness. Her husband, James E. Barnes, died on August 6th. Sylvia was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Ormand and Florence E. (Munro) Leslie. She was a graduate of Holliston High School who also studied nursing at Framingham...
James E. Barnes
Aug 6, 2016
James E. Barnes, 86, of Upton, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Blaire House of Milford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes. Jim was born in Walpole, a son of the late Walter I. and Clara L. (Drummond) Barnes. He was a graduate of Walpole High School who also studied at Lowell Technical...
Steven Redbeard Goodman
Aug 2, 2016
"No one plans his own destiny, the best we can do is to hit what's pitched." SRB Steven Redbeard was an ExtraOrdinary Man. He was first and foremost a learner and a teacher. He shared his whole person with everyone he encountered - family, friends, children, those who walked high, low and all in between. He met everyone where they...
Lois A. (Erickson) Lapan
Jul 29, 2016
Lois A. (Erickson) LaPan, 83, of Medway, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the widow of Donald H. LaPan, who passed on June 10th. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Vivian (Bruce) Erickson. A resident of Milford before moving to Medway 20 years ago,...
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