OBITUARY LISTINGS

Jan 4, 2019

George J. (Tucker) Summers, 83, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away as peacefully as he had lived, on January 4th, 2019, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, holding the hand of his wife of 63 years, Margaret A. (Kneeland) Summers.

Born August 21, 1935, to Mary Ellen (Van Riper) and William Reed Summers, he was the youngest...

Jan 4, 2019

UPTON- Gail L. (Shackleton) Manyak, 65, of Upton, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Frank Manyak.

Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy (Kenadek) Shackleton. She was raised in Upton and was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School....

Dec 28, 2018

Donald R. “Doug” Keniston, 96, a lifelong Upton resident, entered into eternal life on Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Milford Regional Medical Center.  He was the husband of the late Marjorie A. (Chapdelaine) Keniston, who passed away in 2005.

Doug leaves a daughter, Lorraine “Lorrie” Loeper, her husband David, and his grandchildren Whitney and Curtis of...

Dec 22, 2018

Deborah J. “Debbye” Dodd, 63, of Providence, RI. and formerly of Hopedale, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 22, 2018 in the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of Paul Kolesnikow.

Born in Worcester on February 9, 1955, she was a daughter of the late George...

Nov 25, 2018

Annelies A. van Raalten, 69, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in the Milford Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of the late Frederik “Hans” van Raalten who passed away in 2004.

Born on May 13, 1949 in The Hague, Netherlands, she was...

Nov 24, 2018

Dana Walters, 64, passed away unexpectedly at the Albany Medical Center on November 24, 2018. He was surrounded by his family.

Dana was born April 20th 1954 in Vallejo, California to parents Derek and Beverly. From California, the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama; Levittown, Pennsylvania; and then in 1963 they settled down in Waterford, Connecticut on Hayes...

Nov 14, 2018

Lloyd L. Hamm, Sr., 80, a longtime Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at his home in Whiteville, NC, surrounded by many in his loving family.  He was the husband of Joan (Jablonski) Hamm.

Born March 27, 1938 in Spring Valley, MN, he was the son of the late Leslie and Oma (Prall)...

Oct 13, 2018

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)...

Oct 5, 2018

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...

Oct 4, 2018

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...

Sep 20, 2018

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...

Sep 16, 2018

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. ...

Aug 2, 2018

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...

Jul 31, 2018

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...

Jul 20, 2018

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...

Jun 13, 2018

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.

Jun 12, 2018

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...

May 30, 2018

Joseph R. Palinkas, 47, of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

Born in Framingham, he is the son of Barbara D. (Moore) Palinkas of Hopkinton and the late John Palinkas. He was educated in Hopkinton schools and was a 1988 graduate of Keefe Technical High School.

Joseph was a self-employed mason and...

May 26, 2018

Helen T. (Peterson) Cahn, 71, of Worcester and formerly of Upton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Sullivan) Peterson.

Helen enjoyed scrapbooking, traveling across the country and to other countries, taking trips...

May 21, 2018

Judith A. (Haight) Latimore, 79, a lifelong Upton resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 21, 2018, in the Milford Regional Medical Center after a very brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Kenneth L. Latimore, Sr. who passed away in 2012.

Born in Danbury, CT., she was the only child of the late Ernest...