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Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Joseph O. Pellerin

Joseph O. Pellerin

Dec 20, 2011

Joseph O. Pellerin, 91, of Upton and Eustis, FL, died early Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at home in Upton after an illness. He was the husband of Margaret M. (Duffy) Pellerin. Mr. Pellerin was born in Sanford, ME, a son of the late Oscar and Emerilda (Compagna) Pellerin. He grew up in Clinton, where he was a former member of...

Richard Lewis Randall

Richard Lewis Randall

Nov 13, 2011

Richard L. Randall, 89, of Upton, died Sunday in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Estelle G. (Johnson) Randall, who died in 2003 after 57 years of marriage. An eleventh generation direct descendent of John Randall, who incorporated the settlement of Westerly, RI in 1657, Mr. Randall was born in Natick, a son of the late...

Phyllis P. (Peters)  Massey

Phyllis P. (Peters) Massey

Nov 10, 2011

Phyllis P. (Peters) Massey, 84, of Upton and formerly of Northbridge, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 in her home. She was the widow of Gerard E. Massey, who died in 1998 after 50 years of marriage. Mrs. Massey was born in Northbridge, a daughter of the late William H. and Florence (Barber) Peters. She grew up in Upton, was a...

Barbara M. (Baldwin)  Baker

Barbara M. (Baldwin) Baker

Nov 3, 2011

Barbara M. (Baldwin) Baker, 92, of Upton, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 in her home after a period of declining health. Her husband of 57 years, Stanton T. Baker, died in 1998. Mrs. Baker was born in Newton, a daughter of the late Ralph and Grace E. (Walden) Baldwin. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA, graduated from West Chester University...

Marguerite Alice (Bourgeois)  Walker

Marguerite Alice (Bourgeois) Walker

Oct 28, 2011

Marguerite "Alice" (Bourgeois) Walker, 82, of North Grafton and formerly of Upton, died Friday, October 28, 2011 in Millbury Health Care Center after a long period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of Richard A. Walker. Mrs. Walker was born in Uxbridge, the daughter of the late William and Rose I. (Lebossier) Bourgeois, and had lived in Grafton...

Joseph E. "Biff" Sheedy

Joseph E. "Biff" Sheedy

Oct 20, 2011

Joseph E. "Biff" Sheedy, 68, of Upton and formerly of Milford and Framingham, died at his home on Thursday, October 20, 2011, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Nancy I. (Burnham) Sheedy and was a well-known local entrepreneur. Mr. Sheedy was born in Milford, a son of the late Joseph and Delfina (Scagnelli) Sheedy. He worked at...

Margaret "Peggy" Libbey

Margaret "Peggy" Libbey

Oct 13, 2011

Margaret A. "Peggy" (Deluca) Libbey, 67, of Upton, died Thursday, October 13, 2011, at Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford. Active in Upton town boards and organizations, she was a popular and well-known local figure. Peggy was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Charles and Grace (Delle Femine) Deluca. She graduated from North High School in Worcester and...

Richard E. Aldrich

Richard E. Aldrich

Oct 4, 2011

Richard E. Aldrich, 61, of Franklin and formerly of Milford, died Wednesday, October 4, 2011 at his home. A retired postal worker, he was the son of Sam and Ann Aldrich of Upton. After many years of evening school, Mr. Aldrich graduated from the University of Phoenix in Framingham on Saturday. He had worked at the Framingham Post Office for...

Edward J. Furphy

Edward J. Furphy

Sep 29, 2011

Edward J. Furphy, 91, of Upton, died Thursday, September 29, 2011, in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a long illness. A retired teacher, he was the husband of Edna M. (Sansoucie) Furphy. Mr. Furphy was born in Clinton, the son of the late Henry and Catherine (Fitzgerald) Furphy. He was a 1937 graduate of Clinton High School and...

Carl W. Porter

Carl W. Porter

Sep 24, 2011

Carl W. Porter, 93, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Westborough Health Care Center after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Eunice M. (Claflin) Porter, with whom he celebrated 70 years of marriage on June 14th. Mr. Porter was born in Upton, the son of the late Theodore and Olga (Johnson)...

Mary Ann (Popec)  Gormley

Mary Ann (Popec) Gormley

Sep 14, 2011

Mary Ann (Popec) Gormley, 65, of Upton, died late Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of James J. Gormley, Jr. and an accomplished and internationally known educator. Mrs. Gormley was born and raised in Springfield, the eldest child of Estelle A.(Wood) Popec of Springfield and the late Stephen J....

David Mcclain Mackey

David Mcclain Mackey

Sep 8, 2011

David McClain Mackey, of Upton, died peacefully in his sleep at home in September. After being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007, he lived the rest of his life with strength, humor, and optimism. Born to Burl and Margaret Mackey on June 30, 1942, in Greene County, PA, he grew up on a small farm near the West Virginia border....

Vivian Cooper Langille

Vivian Cooper Langille

Jul 14, 2011

Vivian (Cooper) Langille, 92, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2011 at Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge from complications after a stroke. She is survived by her son David Langille and his wife Lorrie, of Northbridge, MA. Vivian enjoyed a very close relationship with her only grandchild, Emily Langille, also of Northbridge, where she lived for the past 4 years....

Walter C. Kane

Walter C. Kane

Jul 2, 2011

Upton- Walter C. Kane, 64, of Upton died Saturday July 2, 2011 in Milford Regional Hospital after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 41 years Maureen (O'Sullivan) Kane, and their two sons, Michael J. Kane and his wife Elyse of Hanover, and Peter J. Kane of Upton, and a grandson Ryan M. Kane of Brimfield, his mother...

Fernanda "Nan" Haven

Fernanda "Nan" Haven

Jun 30, 2011

UPTON- Fernanda "Nan" (Wneck) Haven, 85, of Upton, died on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of failing health. Born in Sayreville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Madeline (Marek) Wneck.. She was a 1947 graduate of Jersey City Medical Center and in 1956 received a Bachelor of Science...

Josephine Clara (Corazza)  O'Brien

Josephine Clara (Corazza) O'Brien

Jun 29, 2011

Josephine Clara (Corazza) O'Brien, 85, passed away on June 29, 2011 in Ocala, FL after a long period of declining health. She was the widow of Marcus L. O'Brien, who died in 2010 after 59 years of marriage. Mrs. O'Brien was born in Gaiarine, in the northern Italian province of Treviso, the daughter of the late Tomaso and Natalina (Bet)...

Thomas Foster Galloway

Thomas Foster Galloway

Jun 25, 2011

Thomas F. Galloway, 71, president of Mustang Microsystems in Hopkinton, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011. He was the husband of Elizabeth A. (Generazio) Galloway. Mr. Galloway was born in Detroit, MI, a son of the late Thomas and Catherine (Deming) Galloway. He grew up in Rochester, MI, where he was a graduate of Avondale High School, and later earned...

Barbara L. (Francis)  Allen

Barbara L. (Francis) Allen

Jun 8, 2011

Barbara L. (Francis) Allen, 84, a lifelong Upton resident, died early Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. Her husband of 62 years, John H. Allen, died in 2006. Mrs. Allen was born in Milford, the youngest and last surviving of ten children of William J. and Florence E. (Sellon)...

Bruce Edward Aldrich, Sr

Bruce Edward Aldrich, Sr

May 26, 2011

Bruce E. Aldrich, Sr., 62, a lifelong Upton resident, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, in the University of Massachusetts/Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. He was the husband of Kathleen P. (Tilton) Aldrich, to whom he was married for over 36 years. Mr. Aldrich was born in Northbridge, son of Grace R. (Brothers) Aldrich of Upton and...

Bertha M. (Boucher)  Thomas

Bertha M. (Boucher) Thomas

Apr 27, 2011

Bertha M. (Boucher) Thomas, 87, of Upton, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after an illness. She was the wife of Reginald Cave, to whom she was married in 2000. Her first husband, Lewis J. Thomas, died in 1979. Mrs. Thomas was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Joseph and Albina (Pichette)...

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