OBITUARY LISTINGS

Sep 28, 2020

James “Jim” E. Flooks, 65, of Auburn and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2020 surrounded by his family.  He was the beloved husband to Helen L. (Lacoste) Flooks.

Born in Milford, he was a son of the late Robert and Irene (Partridge) Flooks.  He was raised and educated in Upton and was...

Sep 26, 2020

Carol A. (Nelson) Owczarzak, 74, of Upton, formerly of Hopedale, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 26, 2020.

Carol leaves behind her husband of 23 years, Jerome Owczarzak.  She is also survived by her daughters Debra (Parker) Hodgens and husband Christopher, and Kathleen (Parker) Haynes and husband Steven, all of Hopedale, and her step-son Michael Owczarzak of...

Sep 20, 2020

Robert K. “Bob” Fagan, 91, born in Richmond Hill, Long Island, NY, on October 26, 1928 a longtime Mendon resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2020, due to complications of diabetes, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband to Shirley A. (Christensen) Fagan. They had just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on...

Sep 11, 2020

James M. “Jim” Samarco, 54, of Upton, passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2020.  He was the beloved son to Margaret (Wallace) Samarco of Upton and to the late Michael Samarco, who passed away in 2016.  Jim was a caring and devoted brother to Laurie and Matt, and a very proud uncle.

Jim was born...

Aug 21, 2020

Family is what mattered most to Ralph Americo Mucci, 84, who died on August 21, 2020 in his Uxbridge, Massachusetts home surrounded by loved ones in his final days.  The son of Sabatino and Sabina Mucci, he was born in Secinaro, Italy and immigrated to the United States at age 11.  After graduating from Ambridge High School in western...

Aug 19, 2020

Donna Marie Lemieux Leclaire, 76, of Greenwood, SC. and formerly of Uxbridge, wife of Gene Leclaire, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, after a short illness.

Born July 12, 1944, in Milford, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Leo Joseph Lemieux and Mary Alice Hayes Lemieux Kalmes. She was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional...

Aug 2, 2020

Rachel “Mikama” (Loureiro) Candell, 95, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at home surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Candell, who died in 1995.

Born in Quimbra, Portugal, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Rose (Mello) Loureiro and was raised in...

Jul 31, 2020

Virginia V. Tetreault, 87, of Sparta, TN. and a former longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home in Sparta, TN.  She was the beloved wife of the late Durwood A. “Curly” Tetreault, who died in 2016.

Born in Worcester, she was a daughter of the late George and Helen (Groton)...

Jul 25, 2020

William R. Yanski, 46, of Bellingham and formerly of Milford, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 Surrounded by close loved ones in the Milford Regional Medical Center.

William who also went by “Bill” was born and raised in Milford, Ma and was the son of late John and Marlene (Partridge) Yanski.

Mr. Yanski was...

Jul 23, 2020

Laurie Joanne Bilodeau, 32, of Maynard, formerly of Westborough, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2020 with loving family by her side after a courageous battle against cancer.

Born in Framingham, she is the daughter of Thomas A. and Maryanne (Pratt) Bilodeau of Westborough. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Kelly...

Jul 17, 2020

Barbara E. (Hilliard) Burke, 91, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020, at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, ME.  She was the beloved wife of the late Russell W. Burke, who died in 2002.

Born in Milford, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Maude (Bates) Hilliard.  She...

Jul 11, 2020

Yvonne (Johnson) Frazer, 79, of Upton and formerly of Framingham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.  She is the beloved wife of John Frazer.

Born in Framingham, she was a daughter of the late Clayton and Alice (Green) Johnson.

She lived in Framingham MA for...

Jul 10, 2020

Alice (Baghdasarian) Catto, 94, of Upton and formerly of Sutton, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge.  She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Catto, Jr. who died in 2005.

Born in Providence, RI, she was a daughter of the late Kapriel and Eva...

Jul 8, 2020

Jessie L. (Kenney) Francis, 92, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Edward R. Francis, who died in 2014.

Born in Gardner, she was a daughter of the late Walter S. and Helen E. (Moore) Kenney and...

Jun 10, 2020

Kenneth E. White, 83, of Upton, passed away on June 10th, 2020, at home after a brief but furious battle with cancer.

Ken was born on September 21st, 1936 to the late George and Gertrude White in Upton, MA.

He attended Worcester Boys Trade High School where he studied the art of Mechanical Drafting.

Jun 9, 2020

Richard J. Yanis, 97, of Sudbury and formerly of Salem, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 9th after a period of declining health.  He was the beloved husband of Bertha (Kvetkas) Waleyko Yanis.

Mr. Yanis was born in Dorchester, MA on April 17, 1923, the son of the late Katherine (Klimas) and John Gavriel Yaniunas. He...

May 24, 2020

Dennis J. Ceruti, 47, of Upton and formerly of Medway, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ALS on Sunday, May 24, 2020, surrounded by his family at his home.  He is the beloved husband to Suzanne (Lazzara) Ceruti.

Born in Framingham, he was a son of Jean (Alluzio) Ceruti of Medway and Joseph Ceruti of...

May 9, 2020

Claire C. Varney, 83, of Millbury and formerly of Upton, died on May 9, 2020, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for nearly six years. She was the widow of Russell A. Varney, who died on February 14, 2019, the couples’ 60th wedding anniversary.

Claire was born in Milford, MA, a daughter of the late Eugene R. Cormier...

Apr 22, 2020

Fred L. Gorham, 82, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the Milford Regional Medical Center.  He is the beloved husband to Virginia A. (Cory) Gorham.

Born in Worcester, he was a son of the late Roland and Dorothy (Peabody) Gorham. He was raised and educated in Worcester and was a...

Apr 22, 2020

Gail N. (Wright) Snow, 81, a longtime Upton resident, Gail Snow, passed away on April 22, 2020.

Gail was born October 20, 1938 to Robert and Marjorie Wright of Pittsford, Vermont.  She graduated from Pittsford-Barstow High School in 1956, and worked in a supervisory position at New York Telephone Company in Albany, NY until her marriage to...