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Alexander Francis Croteau
Mar 27, 2011
Alexander F. Croteau, 94, a longtime Upton resident, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at the Webster Manor Healthcare Center. His loving wife of 60 years, Irene (Robida) Croteau, died in 1999. Mr. Croteau was born in Marlboro, NH, a son of the late Henry and Pamelia (Girouard) Croteau. He lived most of his life in Upton, where he...
Howard W. Barss Iii
Mar 27, 2011
Howard W. Barss III, 60, of Upton and formerly of Framingham, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. A commercial construction superintendent, he worked for By Design Construction, Inc. of Bedford for the past 7 years and was the husband of Gail A. (Cardinal) Barss. Mr. Barss was born...
Helen M. Wickstrom
Feb 19, 2011
Helen M. "Peggy" (Gordon) Wickstrom, 82, of Upton and formerly of Medway, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, in the Blaire House of Milford after an illness. Born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Bennett F. and Elizabeth (McCarthy) Gordon, she was a 1947 graduate of Worcester North High School and began her career working at Woodbury & Co. in...
Wesley Charles Rianhard
Feb 14, 2011
Wesley C. Rianhard, 26, of Upton, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011 from injuries received in a car accident in Milford, MA. He was the son of William C. and Mary V. (Connick) Rianhard of Upton. Wesley was born in Nashua, NH, and had lived in Upton for the past 22 years. He attended Whitinsville Christian School through 6th grade, was...
Shelly Ann (Grant) Teachout
Feb 6, 2011
Shelly A. (Grant) Teachout, 52, of Mendon and formerly of Upton, died Sunday, Feb. 6, in UMass/Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after an illness. She was the widow of Robert M. Teachout, who died in 2003. Mrs. Teachout was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Robert and Barbara (Pancyzk) Grant. She worked as a technician at EMC for 15...
Harry Allan "Butch" Hamilton Iii
Jan 14, 2011
Harry A. "Butch" Hamilton, III, 55, of Upton and Florida, died Friday, January 14, in Panama City, FL. He was the son of Harry A. Hamilton, Jr. and Theresa-Marie (Gulledge) Hamilton of Upton.
In addition to his parents, he leaves one brother, Hugh Hamilton of Shrewsbury, and a sister, Ann Hamilton of Revere.
Service Details
Funeral arrangements are private.
Betsy Horton (Shwartz) Wall
Jan 11, 2011
Betsy H. (Shwartz) Wall, 90, of Wrentham, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in the Maples Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Wrentham after a long period of declining health. She was the widow of Raymond Wall, who died many years ago. Mrs. Wall was born in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late J. Arthur and Grace I. (Horton) Shwartz. She...
Marion L. (Weinert) Valdivia
Jan 3, 2011
Marion L. (Weinert) Valdivia, 80, of Millville and formerly of Upton, died Monday, January 3, 2011 after an illness. She was the widow of Mauro Valdivia. Mrs. Valdivia was born in Northbridge, the daughter of the late Ernst and Louise (Kopisch) Weinert. She earned a bachelor's degree at Warren Wilson College and a master's degree in education from Worcester State...
Doris Ruth (Orff) Whitney
Dec 27, 2010
Doris R. (Orff) Whitney, 86, of Upton, died early Monday, December 27, 2010 in her home after a long illness. She worked as a department manager at The Mart in North Grafton for many years until retiring several years ago. Mrs. Whitney was born in Upton, a daughter of the late Edward L. Orff, Sr. and Elsie May (Morrison) Orff....
Joseph Patrick Flynn
Dec 24, 2010
Joseph P. Flynn, 87, of Whitinsville, died Friday, December 24, 2010 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing & Rehab. Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Blanche E. (Williams) Flynn, who died on Christmas Day, 1986. Mr. Flynn was born in Tewksbury, the son of the late Mary Ellen Flynn. He lived in...
Eloise J. (Dubuc) Carr
Dec 22, 2010
Eloise J. (Dubuc) Carr, 85, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Knollwood Nursing Center in West Boylston after a long period of declining health. She was the widow of Edward J. Carr, who died in 2004 after 61 years of marriage. Mrs. Carr was born in Norwood, a daughter of the late Adhemar and Mary Ann (Shepard) Dubuc, and was...
Russell Gerard Massey
Dec 20, 2010
Russell Gerard Massey, 62, of South Grafton, died Monday, December 20, 2010 in the St. Francis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Worcester after an illness. He was the beloved son of Phyllis P. (Peters) Massey of Upton. Mr. Massey was born in Worcester, a son of the late Gerard E. Massey. He attended Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester State College, and...
Edith J. (Hilliard) Shaughnessy
Dec 16, 2010
Edith J. (Hilliard) Shaughnessy, 99, of Upton, died late Thursday, December 16, 2010 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Gerald L. Shaughnessy, who died in 1988. Mrs. Shaughnessy was born in Columbus, OH, a daughter of the late Harry and Maude E. (Bates) Hilliard. She was a graduate of...
Ruth M. (Goditiabois) Cardinal
Nov 28, 2010
Ruth M. Cardinal, 84, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, in the Westborough Healthcare Center in Westborough after a period of declining health. She was the assistant to the Dean of Admissions of the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for more than 25 years, retiring in 1994. Ms. Cardinal was born in Malden, the daughter of the late...
George E. Osachuk
Nov 22, 2010
George E. Osachuk, 84, a longtime Upton resident, died Monday, November 22, 2010 in University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after an illness. He was a carpenter at Westboro State Hospital for 19 years, retiring in 1990. Mr. Osachuk was born in Bellingham, a son of the late Michael and Anna (Fujon) Osachuk. A World War II Army veteran,...
Frank L. Thompson
Nov 17, 2010
Frank L. Thompson, 79, a long-time Framingham resident, died early Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in the Carlyle House in Framingham after an illness. He was the husband of Nancy M. (Gullett) Thompson. Frank was born in Somerville, a son of the late Edgar and Florence (Cleavland) Thompson, and grew up in Nova Scotia. He was self-employed as a painter. In...
Francis L. Bouthiette
Nov 8, 2010
Francis L. Bouthiette, 84, a lifelong Upton resident, died Monday, November 8, 2010 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. He was a self-employed carpenter and builder, and the husband of the late Alice R. (Oakham) Bouthiette, who died in 2005. Mr. Bouthiette was born in Upton, a son of the late Ernest and Mary (Paille)...
Duane E. Alger, Sr
Oct 23, 2010
Duane E. Alger, Sr., 85, of Hopedale, died early Saturday, October 23, 2010 in the Blaire House in Milford after a long illness. The husband of Joanne H. (Beal) Alger, he was a well-respected local insurance agent. Mr. Alger was born in Sunderland, the son of the late Haskell and Wava (Kempton) Alger, and grew up in western Massachusetts. He...
Stephen Bruen Heerde
Oct 18, 2010
Stephen Bruen Heerde, 54, of Upton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 18, 2010 after fighting a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was the son of the late Jean and Richard Heerde of Wellesley. He is survived by three daughters, Michelle Jameson of Walpole, Lindsey Anne Heerde of Medway, and Katelyn J. Heerde of Upton; and a granddaughter, Emma...
Dawn Marie Warren
Oct 14, 2010
Dawn M. Warren, 46, of Upton, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after a courageous battle with breast cancer. An emergency dispatcher for Philips Lifeline in Framingham for the past six years, she was the wife of Michael Sarapuk, to whom she was married for two years. Ms. Warren was born in Los...
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