OBITUARY LISTINGS

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...

May 17, 2018

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...

May 15, 2018

Barbara B. Davis, of Cranston, RI and formerly of Bedford, MA, passed away in Providence, RI on May 15, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Willis L. Davis, who passed away in Bedford, MA on May 29, 2015.

Barbara, born July 25, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, NY, was the daughter and only child...

May 9, 2018

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...

May 6, 2018

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.Â

Joan attended Peters High School in Southborough, Drury High School in North Adams, MA.,...

May 3, 2018

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)...

Apr 24, 2018

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,...

Mar 23, 2018

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 prior to...

Mar 9, 2018

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...