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Joan M. (Murph) Hagspiel
Apr 19, 2007
Joan M. (Murph) Hagspiel, 65, of Ashland, died early Thursday, April 19, 2007 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after she was stricken ill on Wednesday. She was an administrative assistant at Wellesley College, where she had worked for the past 20 years. Mrs. Hagspiel was born in Danville, VA, a daughter of the late Charles Murph and...
Donald W. Nelson
Apr 11, 2007
Donald W. Nelson, 68, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston after suffering a heart attack four weeks previously. He was the husband of Gloria M. (White) Nelson and had worked for Fenwal, Inc. in Ashland for 37 years before retiring six years ago. Mr. Nelson was born in...
Helen J. (Zimmerman) Bosler
Mar 22, 2007
Helen J. (Zimmerman) Bosler, 87, a former long-time resident of Needham, died Thursday evening, March 22, 2007 in Hearthstone at Golden Pond in Hopkinton after a period of declining health. Mrs. Bosler was born in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late John and Blanche (Perrin) Zimmerman. She had lived in Needham since 1959 until moving to Hopkinton last September....
Helen M. (Luhta) Baxter
Mar 18, 2007
Helen M. (Luhta) Baxter, 86, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. Her husband of 61 years, Walter Baxter, died in 2004. Mrs. Baxter was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Niami) Luhta. She lived in Whitinsville before coming to Upton in 1970...
John A. Saucier
Mar 9, 2007
John A. Saucier, 80, died Friday, March 9, 2007, in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester following an illness. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Catherine (Bruce) Saucier; a son, Stephen J. Saucier and his wife Shirley of Millbury; three daughters, Annette E. Richards and her husband Don of Upton, Marie F. McMahon and her husband Joe of...
Gordon L. "Pete" Stearns
Mar 2, 2007
Gordon L. "Pete" Stearns, 58, of Upton, died Friday, March 2 in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester where he had been a patient since being stricken ill two weeks earlier. Born in Milford, he was a son of the late M. Lewis and Carrie (Jefferson) Stearns and a lifelong Upton resident. He was an avid NASCAR race...
Allan W. Mckinstry
Feb 17, 2007
Allan W. McKinstry, 75, of Upton, died Saturday, February 17, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford after a long illness. He was the husband of Gladys McKinstry and a retired postal carrier. Born in Worcester, he was a son of the late W. Frank and Doris (Kilburn) McKinstry. He grew up in Sterling, graduated from Leominster High School,...
Lawrence R. "Larry" Hart, Sr
Feb 7, 2007
Lawrence R. "Larry" Hart, Sr., 79, of Upton, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northboro after a long illness. He was the husband of Beverly B. (Norton) Hart. His first wife, Marion (Kane) Hart, died in 1965. Mr. Hart was born in Bath, ME, a son of the late Andrew B. and Dorothy...
Margaret M. (Daunais) Rodwill
Feb 3, 2007
Margaret M. (Daunais) Rodwill, 88, of Mendon, died Saturday, February 3, 2007, in the Geriatric Authority of Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Vincent Rodwill, who died in 1975. Mrs. Rodwill was born in Milford, one of 16 children of the late Joseph and Alma (Champlain) Daunais. She worked at the former Draper Corporation...
Judith C. Teachout
Feb 2, 2007
Judith C. Teachout, 71, of Upton, died at her home on Friday, February 2, 2007. She worked at State Mutual Insurance Company in Worcester for 35 years, retiring in 1990. Ms. Teachout was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Clifton C. and Marguerite F. (Lowder) Teachout. She was a 1953 graduate of Grafton High School, served briefly with...
Elizabeth J. (Zeliph) Lifrieri
Jan 14, 2007
Elizabeth J. (Zeliph) Lifrieri, 70, of Upton and formerly of East Windsor, NJ, died January 14 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford, MA. She was the widow of Louis J. Lifrieri, who died in August after 49 years of marriage. Mrs. Lifrieri was born in Peekskill, NY, a daughter of the late Alfred Mitchel and Maude (Daniels) Zeliph. She...
Albert J. Bradley
Jan 6, 2007
Albert J. Bradley, 89, a former long-time Upton resident, died Saturday, January 6, 2007, in the Geriatric Authority of Milford, where he had resided for the past six years. His wife of 57 years, Dorothy J. (Varney) Bradley, died in 2003. Mr. Bradley was born in Milford, a son of the late John and Annie (Dunn) Bradley. He grew up...
Goldie Marie (Berry) Criasia
Dec 13, 2006
Goldie Marie (Berry) Criasia, 79, of Milford, died Wednesday evening, December 13, 2006 in Continuing Care Center of Hopedale, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Criasia was born in Greenfield, MO, a daughter of the late Wiley and Ova Olivia (Bishop) Berry. She grew up in Missouri and came to Massachusetts as a young woman. She lived in Upton for...
George W. Burnham
Dec 8, 2006
UPTON - George W. Burnham, 93, former long-time Upton Town Moderator, died peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2006 in Milford Regional Medical Center. His wife of 60 years, Elsie I. (Crumb) Burnham, died in 1996. Mr. Burnham was born in Blackstone, a son of the late Clarence W. and Gertrude G. (Brown) Burnham. He was a 1931 graduate of Westfield...
Muriel O. Braverman (Phelps) Pedersen
Dec 7, 2006
BEDFORD - Muriel O. (Phelps) Braverman Pedersen, 72, died Thursday, December 7, 2006 in Emerson Hospital in Concord after a brief illness. She was the wife of Kenneth M. Pedersen. Mrs. Pedersen was born in Medford, the daughter of the late Hobart S. and Ruby O. (Kerr) Phelps. She grew up in Somerville, where she was a graduate of Somerville...
Anna B. Noesky
Nov 29, 2006
HOPEDALE - Anna B. Noesky, 84, formerly of Upton, died Wednesday, November 29, 2006 in the Continuing Care Center of Hopedale after a period of declining health. She was a nurse's aide and homemaker for the George and Alma Gorman family of Upton for many years, assisting with the long-term care of their daughter, Kathleen, who died in 2002. Miss...
Donna E. Carroll-Mendes
Nov 24, 2006
NORTHBRIDGE - Donna E. Carroll-Mendes, 45, of Northbridge and formerly of Upton, died Friday morning, November 24, 2006 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Ms. Carroll-Mendes was born in Worcester, the daughter of Donald S. and Maria M. "Leni" (Demmel) Carroll of Upton. A graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School, she earned a degree in...
Norma L. Taft (Brownell) Martell
Nov 24, 2006
Norma L. (Brownell) Taft Martell, 81, formerly of Upton, died early Friday, November 24, 2006 in Fairview Nursing Home in Hudson, NH, where she had resided since June. She was the widow of Gordon G. Martell, who died in 2005, and Ernest R. Taft, Jr., who died in 1973. Mrs. Martell was born in Upton, a daughter of the late...
Dorothy J. (Bates) Labine
Nov 24, 2006
Dorothy J. (Bates) Labine, of Upton, died Friday morning, November 24, 2006 in St. Camillus Health Center in Whitinsville after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Armand Labine, who died in 1988, and recently celebrated her 90th birthday at St. Camillus, attended by family and friends. Mrs. Labine was born in Grafton, one of ten children...
Nellie T. (Warren) Gilchrist
Nov 18, 2006
UPTON - Nellie T. (Warren) Gilchrist, 83, a longtime resident of Upton, died early Saturday, November 18, in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Andrew Gilchrist, who died in 2000 after 35 years of marriage. Mrs. Gilchrist was born in Medway, a daughter of the late Arthur and Helen...
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