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Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Elizabeth E. "Betty" Nichols Marengo

Elizabeth E. "Betty" Nichols Marengo

Jun 12, 2008

Elizabeth E. "Betty" (Roberts) Marengo, 87, of Upton, died early Thursday, June 12, 2008 in Beaumont Nursing and Skilled Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. The widow of Robert Marengo, who died in 2000, she was previously married to Alvin P. Nichols from 1963 until his death in 1995. Her first husband, Ernest M. Weinert, died...

John T. "Tom" Usher

John T. "Tom" Usher

May 29, 2008

John T. "Tom" Usher, 60, of Upton, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 in his home. Born in Milford, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Rita I. (Moroney) Usher. He was a 1965 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School and earned a degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts. He had lived in Upton for most...

Pauline (Kessler)  Monica

Pauline (Kessler) Monica

May 27, 2008

Pauline (Kessler) Monica, 98, of Milford, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008 in Blaire House of Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Savino Monica, who died in 1986 after 49 years of marriage. Mrs. Monica was born in Lanesboro, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Wagner) Kessler. She attended Hoosick Falls schools and...

Eleanor F. "Betty" Young

Eleanor F. "Betty" Young

May 6, 2008

Eleanor "Betty" (Friend) Young, 76, of Upton, died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in U. Mass. Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after an illness. She was the wife of William C. Young and a licensed psychologist with Riverside Community Care in Upton. Dr. Young was born in Aurora, WV, the daughter of the late Robert and Nellie (Forman) Friend. She earned nursing...

Ernest R. Rivers

Ernest R. Rivers

Mar 29, 2008

Ernest R. "Junie" Rivers, 78, of Upton, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 in Milford Regional Medical Center after he was stricken ill at home. He was the husband of Florence E. (Drew) Rivers, to whom he was married for 57 years. Mr. Rivers was born in Grafton, a son of the late Ernest N. and Dorothy (Gilbert) Rivers. A lifelong...

Charles Francis Weisner Ii

Charles Francis Weisner Ii

Mar 13, 2008

Charles F. "Tony" Weisner II, 56, of Upton, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, March 13, 2008 after a spinal cord stroke in August, 2003, which rendered him paralyzed. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth L. (Fiekers) Weisner, to whom he was married for 17 years. Mr. Weisner was born in Manchester, CT, the son of the late...

Altha (Wallace)  Duncan

Altha (Wallace) Duncan

Mar 3, 2008

Altha (Wallace) Duncan, 96, died peacefully at her home in Whitcomb House of Milford on Monday, March 3, 2008. She was the widow of the Rev. Paul C. Duncan, who died more than 30 years ago after 43 years of marriage. Mrs. Duncan was born in Pasadena, CA, the daughter of the late Herbert and Cora (Corder) Wallace. She spent...

Ashley M. Perkins

Ashley M. Perkins

Feb 3, 2008

Ashley M. Perkins, 88, a former long-time Upton Town Treasurer and Collector, died early Sunday, February 3, 2008 in Bolton Manor Nursing Center in Marlboro after a period of declining health. His wife of 63 years, Elinor A. (Hall) Perkins, died in 2004. Mr. Perkins was born in Upton, the son of Ernest and Lema (Daily) Perkins. He was a...

Elizabeth A. Fraser

Elizabeth A. Fraser

Jan 15, 2008

Elizabeth A. "Beth" Fraser, 45, of Townsend, died early Tuesday, January 15, 2008 in Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer after being stricken ill at her home. She was the daughter of George H. Fraser of Carlisle and the late Elizabeth "Betsy" (Brooks) Fraser. Born in Concord, she was a graduate of Concord-Carlisle Regional High School and Mt. Ida College...

Harold F. Francis

Harold F. Francis

Jan 13, 2008

Harold F. Francis, 84, of Upton, died Sunday, January 13, 2008 in the University Campus of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after being stricken ill at home. He and his wife, Dorothy M. (Wellman) Francis, would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in March. Mr. Francis was born in Milford, one of ten children of the late William and...

Carlton Brown

Carlton Brown

Jan 6, 2008

Carlton Brown, 64, of Upton, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Dianne (Grignon) Brown. Mr. Brown was born in Northbridge, a son of the late Irwin and June (Goding) Brown. He had lived in Upton for most of his life and was a 1961 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High...

Sean Richard Donald

Sean Richard Donald

Jan 4, 2008

Sean R. Donald, 21, of Franklin, died Friday, January 4, 2008, at the Stanley Tippet Hospice in Needham after a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Born in Milford, he was the son of Terry M. Donald of Franklin and Leslie S. Young of Upton. He had worked as a sales associate at Stop & Shop in Franklin for...

Frederick J. Smith, Sr

Frederick J. Smith, Sr

Dec 15, 2007

Frederick J. Smith, Sr., 78, of Upton, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 in St. Camillus Healthcare in Northbridge after an illness. He was the husband of Jeannine M. (Capistran) Smith, to whom he was married for nearly 58 years. Mr. Smith was born in Natick, the youngest of ten children of the late Jesse W. and Agnes H. (Hubert) Smith....

Albert J. Pepin

Albert J. Pepin

Dec 1, 2007

Albert J. Pepin, 67, of Upton, died Saturday, December 1, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Avis (Swett) Keating Pepin and a retired engineer. Mr. Pepin was born in Plattsburgh, NY, a son of the late Albert E. and Ione E. (Aubrey) Pepin. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and...

Gerard J. Lavergne

Gerard J. Lavergne

Nov 27, 2007

Gerard J. Lavergne, 97, of Upton, died late Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Carolyn M. (Smith) Lavergne, who died in 1974. Mr. Lavergne was born in Lincoln, RI, the son of the late Napoleon and Alida (Lavasseur) Lavergne, and had lived in...

Mary F. (Larosa)  Lapierre

Mary F. (Larosa) Lapierre

Nov 21, 2007

Mary F. (LaRosa) Lapierre, 68, of Upton, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the widow of Joseph W. Lapierre, Jr., who died in 1999 after 43 years of marriage. The daughter of the late Leonard Tony and Madelene (Hamlet) LaRosa, she grew up in Holliston and had lived most of her...

Josephine S. (D'Alesio)  Silva

Josephine S. (D'Alesio) Silva

Nov 12, 2007

Josephine S. (D'Alesio) Silva, 79, of the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, and formerly of Milford, died Monday evening, November 12, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Silva was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Carmenio and Domenica (Monoco) D'Alesio. She was a lifelong resident of Milford until moving to Whitinsville in 2002, where she lived with her...

Betty C. (Michel)  Labaire

Betty C. (Michel) Labaire

Nov 9, 2007

Betty C. (Michel) LaBaire, 98, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Westborough Healthcare Center in Westborough. Born in Worcester in 1909, she was the daughter of the late Eva and Michael Michel. She attended Worcester schools and resided in Worcester, Auburn, and Westborough. Her husband, Ernest L. LaBaire, died in 1980 shortly after they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Betty...

Beatrice L. (Negus)  Perkins

Beatrice L. (Negus) Perkins

Nov 6, 2007

UPTON - Beatrice L. (Negus) Perkins, 93, a lifelong Upton resident, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation of Milford where she had been a patient since August. She was the widow of Leslie E. Perkins, who died in 1975. Mrs. Perkins was born in Upton, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Julia (Noe) Negus....

Margery A. (Black)  Carbonneau

Margery A. (Black) Carbonneau

Nov 4, 2007

Margery A. (Black) Carbonneau, 95, of Upton, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 in SunBridge of Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Philip G. "Buster" Carbonneau, who died in 2002 after 65 years of marriage. Mrs. Carbonneau was born in Milford, a daughter of the late James L. and Florence (Bradish) Black. She moved to...

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