OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
Jeanette J. (Belliveau) Moriarty
Mar 11, 2016
Jeanette J. (Belliveau) Moriarty, 82, of Mendon, died Friday, March 11, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of John J. "Jack" Moriarty, who died on February 7th after 62 years of marriage. Jeanette was born in Woonsocekt, RI, a daughter of the late Francois and Rose (Durette) Belliveau....
Corey J. Noel
Mar 3, 2016
Corey J. Noel, 35, of Whitinsville, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm on Thursday evening, March 3, 2016 in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Gretchen R. (Mahler) Noel. Corey was born in Milford, the son of Eugene and Lori (Howarth) Noel of Upton, and was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School. A...
Blanche F. (Hall) Grenier
Feb 11, 2016
Blanche F. (Hall) Grenier, 87, a longtime resident of Upton, died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at her daughter's home in Cherry Valley after an illness. She worked for Hanover Insurance in Worcester for 20 years, retiring in 1992. Blanche was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Maurice and Aurora (Belanger) Hall, and was a 1946 graduate of Grafton...
Luiz G. Neves
Feb 10, 2016
Luiz G. Neves, 86, of Upton, passed away early Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at his home after an illness. He was the husband of Ruth Tang Neves. Mr. Neves was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a son of the late Joseph and Francisca (Mathias) das Neves. He was educated in Brazil and came to the United States in 1964, where...
John J. Moriarty
Feb 7, 2016
John J. "Jack" Moriarty, 89, of Mendon, died late Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Jeanette (Belliveau) Moriarty. Jack was born in Boston, the son of the late James and Virginia (Bellefleur) Moriarty, and was a 1943 graduate of Boston English High School. A WWII Navy veteran, he was a radioman...
Jeanne Marie (Capone) Leonardi
Feb 6, 2016
Jeanne M. (Capone) Leonardi, 83, passed away peacefully early on February 6, 2016. Born and raised in Milford, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Alice (Sherman) Capone, and was a 1949 graduate of Milford High School. After completing training at the Massachusetts Police Academy, she was a corrections officer at MCI Framingham for 20 years. Her most...

Evelyn R. (Taylor) Allen
Jan 26, 2016
Evelyn R. (Taylor) Allen, 93, a long-time resident of Upton, passed away January 26, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge, where she had resided for the past eight years. Her husband, Melvin C. Allen, preceded her in death in 2004. Mrs. Allen was born in Mendon, one of 12 children of Lee and Nettie (Hartling) Taylor, and lived in...
Barbara Ann (Peters) Ramsey
Jan 10, 2016
Barbara Ann Peters-Ramsey, 83, of Glendale, AZ, and formerly of Upton, MA, passed peacefully into eternal life on January 10, 2016. Born in Northbridge, MA, she was a daughter of the late William and Florence (Barber) Peters of Upton, MA. She was a homemaker for many years prior to her employment at Valpey-Fisher in Hopkinton, MA. After the blizzard of...
Dorothea (Maclaughlin) Childs
Jan 5, 2016
Dorothea (MacLaughlin) Childs, 97, a longtime resident of Upton, died peacefully on January 5, 2016 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Verne Childs, who died in 1984, and Leo Lamanuzzi, Sr., who died in 1992. Dorothea was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Austin F. and...
Joseph A. Picard, Jr
Jan 2, 2016
Joseph A. Picard, Jr., 70, died peacefully at home in Worcester on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Born and raised in Milford, he was the son of the late Joseph and Violet (Mainville) Picard, and had lived in Worcester most of his adult life. Joseph is also predeceased by his three brothers: Ronald, Everett, and Russell Picard; and his beloved friend,...
Patricia A. Laberge
Dec 26, 2015
Patricia A. Laberge, 81, a former longtime Upton resident, died early Saturday, December 26, 2015 in Beaumont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge, where she had resided for over three years. She had been a supervisor at Travelers Insurance Company in Worcester for 25 years, retiring in 1990. Miss Laberge was born in Worcester, the only child of the late...
David A. Brassor
Dec 22, 2015
David A. Brassor 80, of Mendon, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Milford Regional Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Parente) Brassor. Born in Washington, DC, February 27, 1935, the only child of Edward J. and Grace M. (Lavigne) Brassor, he was raised and educated in Natick. Following graduation from high school, Dave attended and graduated...
Betty C. (Bragg) O'Connell
Dec 14, 2015
Betty C. (Bragg) O'Connell, 80, of Upton, died peacefully at home on Monday, December 14, 2015 after a brief illness. She was the widow of James R. O'Connell, who died in 1991. Mrs. O'Connell was born in Wayland, a daughter of the late Harry and Pearl (Jeffery) Bragg. She was a homemaker who lived in Pennsylvania and Chatham before coming...

Ronald F. Czajak
Dec 14, 2015
Ronald F. Czajak, 77, of Upton, died late Monday, December 14, 2015 in Heywood Hospital in Gardner after an illness. He was the husband of Diane (Worthington) Czajak. Born in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Stanley and Catherine (Wells) Czajak, and was a graduate of New York University. He worked as an accountant in the financial...
William H. Sadler
Dec 3, 2015
William H. Sadler, 89, of Upton, passed away at home on December 3, 2015 with loved ones by his side and in his heart. His wife of 52 years, Marjorie (Whitney) Sadler, died in 2006. Born in Upton, a son of the late H. Stephen and Grace (Weir) Sadler, Bill lived his entire life in the town he loved, where...
Margaret C. (Desmarais) Johnson
Nov 21, 2015
Margaret C. (Desmarais) Johnson, 82, of Upton, died late Saturday, November 21, 2015 in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after an illness. Her husband of 60 years, Herbert L. Johnson, died in 2012. Mrs. Johnson was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Armand and Marian C. (Piotrowski) Desmarais. A graduate of the former Mendon High School, she...
Gerald J. Lavergne
Nov 16, 2015
Gerald J. Lavergne, 81, of Upton, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester just days after being stricken ill. He was the husband of Elizabeth E. (Akeley) Lavergne. Mr. Lavergne was born in Milford, the son of the late Gerard J. and Caroline M. (Smith) Lavergne. He was a U. S. Army veteran who...

Barbara T. (Ciabaszewski) Hazzard
Nov 10, 2015
Barbara T. (Ciabaszewski) Hazzard, 82, of Grafton, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in her home. Her husband, John S. Hazzard, Jr., died in 2003. Mrs. Hazzard was born in Webster, the daughter of the late Anthony and Aldea (Dubeau) Ciabaszewski of Dudley and had lived at Tuckaway Farm in Grafton since 1965. She was a 1951 National Honor Society graduate...

Iris B. (White) Stevens
Nov 4, 2015
Iris B. (White) Stevens, 90, of Mendon, died early Wednesday, November 4, 2015 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief period of declining health. Her husband, Lawrence L. Stevens, died in 2003. Mrs. Stevens was born in Somerville, a daughter of the late Charles and Ann (Higgins) White. She worked as a drug store cashier and had lived in...
Barbara E. (Jones) Rose
Nov 2, 2015
Barbara E. (Jones) Rose, 73, of Yulee, FL and formerly of Lexington, Newton, Needham, Dover, and Holden, MA, died Monday, November 2, 2015 in Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL after a period of declining health. Her beloved husband of 48 years, John D. Rose, died in 2012. Barbara was born in Arlington, MA, a daughter of the late Earl...