All Obituaries

Earle Crosby Upton

Earle L. Crosby, 92, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. He was the husband of almost 75 years to Sylvia R. (Prescott) Crosby. Born October 23, 1925, in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Clifford and Grace (Haynes) Crosby. He was raised in Upton and attended Upton Schools before proudly serving his Country as a Corporal for the United States Marine Corps...

Earle L. Crosby, 92, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. He was the...

Katharine Desjardins Northbridge

Katharine B. (Beckert) Desjardins, 75, of Northbridge and a former Upton and Northborough resident, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home in Northbridge. Born in Lynn on October 8, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. Beckert, Jr. and Sonja K. (Norelius) Beckert. She was raised and educated in Reading and was a graduate of Reading Memorial High School Class of 1960. Prior to retirement, Ms. Desjardins was employed by the former Mass Electric, now National Grid,...

Katharine B. (Beckert) Desjardins, 75, of Northbridge and a former Upton and Northborough resident, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at her home in Northbridge. Born in Lynn on October 8,...

Maurice Chenevert Largo, FL.

Maurice L. Chenevert, 81, of Largo, FL and a former Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2018, with his family by his side in the Tierra Pines Center in Largo, FL, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was the husband of 58 years to Nancy C. (Black) Chenevert. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Henry and Loretta (Lussier) Chenevert. He was raised and educated in Northbridge and was a graduate of the Northbridge High School class of 1955. He...

Maurice L. Chenevert, 81, of Largo, FL and a former Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2018, with his family by his side in the Tierra Pines Center in Largo, FL, after...

Barbara Cahill Northbridge

Cahill, Barbara, 73, of Sagamore Beach, MA and Northbridge, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018, after a courageous eleven-year battle with cancer. Barbara is survived by her husband of 46 years, John Barry Cahill, and her children, Kristen Anne Cahill, NP and Gregory Barry Cahill. Barbara was the sister of the late Dr. James Milligan and sister-in-law of the late Dr. Karen Blank and aunt to Ned Milligan of New York. Barbara was born on August 26,...

Cahill, Barbara, 73, of Sagamore Beach, MA and Northbridge, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018, after a courageous eleven-year battle with cancer. Barbara is survived...

Arlene Hoell Upton

Arlene M. Hoell, 80, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 56 years to Dr. John F. Hoell. Born in Upton on March 2, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Victor E. and Dorothy M. (Kearnan) Negus. She was raised and educated in Upton. Mrs. Hoell was employed as a Registered Nurse at the Saint Vincent Hospital, as the Upton Town Nurse, and most recently as the Blackstone...

Arlene M. Hoell, 80, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of 56 years to Dr. John F....

Elaine Tight Upton

Elaine Louise (Williams) Tight, 80, a longtime resident of Upton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a yearlong battle with bile duct cancer. She was the beloved wife of 40 years to the late Richard F. Tight who died in 2000. Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Violet Rose (Davis) Williams. Elaine was raised in Avon and was a graduate of the Avon High School Class of 1956. Elaine moved to Upton in 1960, where she...

Elaine Louise (Williams) Tight, 80, a longtime resident of Upton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a yearlong battle with bile duct...

Henry Poirier, Jr. Upton

Henry J. “Sonny” Poirier, Jr., 84, a lifetime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the husband to Marilyn Poirier for 17 years. He had also been married to the late Nina (Alger) Poirier for 40 years who passed away in 1993. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Henry J. and Florence (Letourneau) Poirier. He...

Henry J. “Sonny” Poirier, Jr., 84, a lifetime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 in the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough...

Martha Woodin Whitinsville

Martha D. (Doucette) Woodin. 74, of Whitinsville and a former longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 20, 2018, in her home surrounded by generations of loving family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Woodin who passed away in 1989. Mrs. Woodin was born in Boston in 1943, a daughter of the late James and Eva (Karacozian) Doucette of Framingham. She was a graduate of Framingham High...

Martha D. (Doucette) Woodin. 74, of Whitinsville and a former longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, July 20, 2018, in her home surrounded by generations of...

Judith Collopy Upton

Judith C. Collopy, 70, of Clinton, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester surrounded by family. Born in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late William and Nellie (Ciavola) Favreau. She was educated in Clinton and was a 1966 graduate of Clinton High School. Judy was employed in the housekeeping department at Milford Regional Medical Center prior to her retirement. She was known as the “candy...

Judith C. Collopy, 70, of Clinton, formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester surrounded by family. Born in Clinton, she was...

Carol Bowen Upton

Carol M. (Bartera) Bowen, 78, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a very long and brave battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Bowen who passed away in 2001. Born and raised in Somerville, MA, she was a daughter of the late Primo and Margaret (McFarland) Bartera. She was a graduate of Somerville High School and attended Salem Teachers College. ...

Carol M. (Bartera) Bowen, 78, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family after a very long and brave battle with...