All Obituaries

Edwin R. Reed, 91, of Upton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home.  He is the beloved husband to the late Joy M. (Baldwin) Reed. Born in Fair Haven, VT, he was a son of the late Roscoe and Rose (Benson) Reed and was raised and educated in Vermont. Mr. Reed served as Corporal for the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a factory worker and security guard at Bay State Abrasives in...

Barbara H. Smith, 96, of Upton, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Milford Regional Medical Center.  She was the beloved wife to the late Ralph Smith. Born in Lyndonville, VT, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Leota (Heflin) Wheeler.  She was raised and educated in South Grafton. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Smith was employed as a weaver, waitress, customer service representative, and assembly worker at various places. She loved to sing, enjoyed needle point...

Doris M. Bailey, 95, of Upton passed away quietly on Monday, November 21, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 25, 1927 in Upton, to the late Joseph Couture and Juliette (Arguin) Couture. In addition to her parents Doris was predeceased by her husband Richard B. Bailey, infant son Richard Bailey and infant daughter Baby Girl Bailey. Also preceding her in death were her brother Paul Couture of Maryland and sister Madeline (Couture) LaBastie of...

Thelma “Penny” M. Downey, 85, of Northborough, passed in her sleep on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge. She was born May 22, 1937, in Clinton, MA, to the late Walter Parker and Mildred (Daniels) Parker. In addition to her parents Penny was preceded in death by her husband Gerald Downey and sons Richard and John Chase. Also preceding her death were her sisters Phyllis Manzi of Rhode Island and Beverly Smith of Virginia. Penny is survived by her...

Diane Christine Judd (Carter), of Upton, Mass., passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, with her family by her side. She was born in New Bedford, Ma., the daughter of George and Marie Carter (Sylvia). She was predeceased by her loving husband, Larry Judd, and her cherished friend, Claudette LaFlamme. She is survived by her children, Cathryn Ste. Marie and her husband Peter of North Troy; and David Judd and companion Christina Nelson, also of North Troy; her cousin Beverly Sylvia of New...

Donald  E. Francoeur, Jr., age 74, of Northbridge, Massachusetts passed away at his home on Saturday November 12th.  He was born February 6, 1948, in Rochester, NH. He was the only son of the late Berniece and Donald Francoeur, Sr.  A proud, lifelong resident of New Hampshire, Don graduated from Henniker High School and went on to the University of New Hampshire, completing his Bachelor of Arts from New England College.   It was during his college days he married...

Daniel P. “Dan” Matthews, formerly of Upton, died Thursday, November 3, 2022, in Stuart, Fl. He was 69 years old. Dan leaves behind his wife, Robin (nee Handfield) of Stuart, FL, three children Amy Jimmis of Coventry, RI, Tracy Cunningham (Jim) of Oakwood, OH, and James Matthews (Lindsay) of Brugelette, Belgium, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind three sisters Charlotte McMahon (Robert) of Auburn, MA, Maryclaire Quine (Douglas) of...

Katherine A. “Kathy” Hebert, 73, of Dayville, CT, and formerly of Upton, passed away on Monday, October 31, 2022, at the UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus in Worcester.  She is the beloved wife to Joseph Hebert. Born in Milford, MA, she was a daughter of the late Henry Earl, Jr. and Julia (Lyford) Earl Bouthiette.  She was raised and educated in Upton and was a graduate of Nipmuc High School Class of 1966. Kathy enjoyed countless trips to various...

Sarah “Sally” F. Lynch, 90, of Whitinsville, MA, formerly of Shrewsbury and Framingham, passed quietly on October 27th surrounded by her children.  She was preceded by her husband of 67 years, Edward F. Lynch, whom she missed and loved deeply, as well as her granddaughter, our angel, Colette Sullivan. Sally attended schools in Longmeadow and Brookline, eventually settling in Framingham, where she lived for over thirty –five years.  She was a regular communicant at St....

Thomas A. Drapeau, a life-long resident of Upton, died at the age of 70, on Saturday, October 15, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late John William Drapeau and Rita Frances (Hanley) Drapeau. Tom is survived by his loving fiancée, Brenda Charles, his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Cindy Drapeau, and their children, Cory and Tiffany of Pennsylvania. He also leaves behind many life-long friends and cousins who recently got together for a family reunion...