All Obituaries

David Wojdag

David “Buck” Wojdag, 64, longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 17, 2018, in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA hospital after a short, but courageous battle with ALS. David will be sadly and deeply missed by all his many friends and family but perhaps most by the animals he loved and cared for. To all who knew who him, David he was a quiet and caring individual with a great sense of humor who was able...

David “Buck” Wojdag, 64, longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 17, 2018, in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA hospital...

John LeBrun

John Francis LeBrun, 81, founding member of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, serving as a teacher, guidance counselor and assistant superintendent, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 9th, 2018. Born on July 28, 1936 in Boston, he was a son of the late Francis and Grace (Love) LeBrun. John is predeceased by his first wife, Nancy Ann (Prendergast) and his second wife, Patricia (Farnese). He is survived by his brother,...

John Francis LeBrun, 81, founding member of Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, serving as a teacher, guidance counselor and assistant superintendent, passed peacefully on...

Joan O'Dell

Joan L. (Williams) O’Dell, 80, of Natick, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2018, in the MetroWest Medical Center- Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. Born and raised in Southborough, she was the daughter of the late John and Mirdza (Keelcen) Williams. Joan attended Peters High School in Southborough, Drury High School in North Adams, MA., and graduated from the nursing program at Keefe Technical High School in Framingham. Prior to retirement, Ms. O’Dell...

Joan L. (Williams) O’Dell, 80, of Natick, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2018, in the MetroWest Medical Center- Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. Born and raised in Southborough, she was...

Mary Pope

Mary K. (Spencer) Pope, 86, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in the Blaire House of Milford surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 62 years to the late Theron L. Pope, Jr. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Inman) Spencer and was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Milford. Mrs. Pope was an active communicant of the former Holy Angles Church and...

Mary K. (Spencer) Pope, 86, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in the Blaire House of Milford surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 62 years to...

Richard Broderick, Jr.

Richard T. Broderick, Jr., 71, a longtime Upton resident, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, in the UMASS Memorial Hospital in Worcester as a result of complications from a fall he sustained in late March. His wife, Karen, and sister-in-law, Eleanor Allan, were by his side. Richard was born on June 18th, 1946, in Boston, and was the son of the late Richard T. and Eleanor (Killian) Broderick. He was a graduate of St. John’s High School in...

Richard T. Broderick, Jr., 71, a longtime Upton resident, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, in the UMASS Memorial Hospital in Worcester as a result of complications from a fall he...

Ernestine MacNeil

Ernestine L. MacNeil, 83, of Bellingham and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Blaire House of Milford. She was the wife of the late Arthur MacNeil. Born in Needham, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Marion (Humphrey) Johnson. Ernestine was raised and educated in Needham...

Ernestine L. MacNeil, 83, of Bellingham and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Blaire House of Milford. She was the wife of the late Arthur...

Gladys McKinstry

Gladys R. McKinstry, 84, of Upton, died on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Allan W. McKinstry. Born in Biddeford, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Aram Arthur and Grace Sarah (Berry) Bigelow. She was educated in Biddeford and Kennebunk schools and was a graduate of Kennebunk High School. Gladys worked as a teacher’s aide at Blackstone Valley Technical High School for many years prior to...

Gladys R. McKinstry, 84, of Upton, died on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Allan W. McKinstry. Born in Biddeford, Maine, she was...

Paul Cote

Paul J. Cote, 96, of Milford, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. He was the husband of the late Germaine (Lemarier) Cote. Born in Manchester, NH, he was the son of the late Emile and Marie Ange (Leclerc) Cote and was educated in Manchester schools. During WW II he served with the United States Army. Paul was a career musician with the 39th Army Band for over 30 years prior to his...

Paul J. Cote, 96, of Milford, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at home. He was the husband of the late Germaine (Lemarier) Cote. Born...

Frank Braney

Frank P. Braney, 71, of Upton, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rita L. (Rousseau) Braney. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Frank and Pauline (Skypek) Braney. He attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and graduated from DeLaSalle Academy in Newport, RI. He also graduated from Belknap College in Center Harbor, NH. Frank was employed as a...

Frank P. Braney, 71, of Upton, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the UMass/Memorial Healthcare-University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rita L....

Catherine Poirier

Catherine S. Poirier, 44, of Upton, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Scott A. Poirier. Born in Worcester, she is the daughter of Susan M. (Blanchard) Pomposelli of Upton and the late Vincent J. Pomposelli. Cathy was raised and educated in Whitinsville and graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at the...

Catherine S. Poirier, 44, of Upton, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Milford Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Scott A. Poirier. Born in...