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Jason S. Rakitin
Sep 26, 2017
Jason Scott Rakitin, 41, of Franklin and formerly of Upton, passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Nicole (LaBreck) Rakitin. Born in Hartford, CT on November 13, 1975, he was the son of Steven Roy and Eileen Marcia (Lazarus) Rakitin. Jason was a graduate of Nipmuc High School...
John A. Richards, Jr
Aug 26, 2017
John A. Richards, Jr., 50, of Clinton and formerly of Upton, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a battle with lymphoma. John was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Louise M. (Tobey)and John A. Richards, Sr. of Upton. A graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School, he was a foreman at Suburban...
Douglas James Barents
Aug 17, 2017
Douglas James Barents, 43, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was born on February 28, 1974, in Worcester to Thomas A. Barents of Upton and Gail A. Valera of Boylston. Douglas grew up in Shrewsbury and graduated from Shrewsbury High School in 1992. After high school, he attended Becker College in...
Concetta F. "Connie" (Giordano) Clark
Jul 22, 2017
Concetta F. "Connie" (Giordano) Clark, 76, of Upton, died Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Milford Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Roger L. Clark. Connie was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Jack and Catherine (Gennaro) Giordano. She came to Upton from Framingham in 1970 and was a communicant of St. Gabriel...
Harold W. Coakley
Jul 15, 2017
Harold W. Coakley, 88, of Upton and formerly of Newton and Kissimmee, FL, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 after an illness. He was the husband of Gloria J. (Magnarelli) Coakley. Mr. Coakley was born in Newton, a son of the late Daniel J. and Cecilia (Mullahey) Coakley. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and the chef/owner of...
Dorothy M. (Murray) Gaskill
Jul 12, 2017
Dorothy M. (Murray) Gaskill, 89, of Naples, FL and formerly of Upton, MA passed away in peace at her home on July 12, 2017, surrounded by family. She was the widow of John F. Gaskill, who died in 2014. Born in Milford, MA, the daughter of the late Edward and Evelena (Page) Murray, Dottie was a devoted wife and mother....
Norman J. Sanders, Jr
Jul 6, 2017
Norman J. Sanders, Jr., 68, of Upton and formerly of Everett, died Thursday, July 6, 2016 in the University of MA Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after an illness. He was the husband of Linda (Juliano) Sanders. Mr. Sanders was born in Boston, the son of the late Norman J. and Patricia M. (Oberton) Sanders. He worked as a machinist...
James P. Hentz
Jul 2, 2017
Attorney James P. Hentz, 50, of Upton, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 after he collapsed while walking. He was the husband of Yara Hentz and father to Annabelle and Kiki. A member of the Worcester County and Massachusetts Bar Associations, his law practice included offices in Worcester and Milford. Born in Ft. Bragg, NC, the son of James D. and...
Nancy L. (Wright) Greenwood
Jun 27, 2017
Nancy L. (Wright) Greenwood, 77, of Upton, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Genesis Milford Center after an illness. She was a health aide at the former Cushing Hospital and Wrentham State School until retiring about ten years ago. The daughter of the late Harold and Mabel (Swan) Wright, she was a lifelong Upton resident and a member of the...
Michael D. Canane
Jun 24, 2017
Michael D. Canane, 77, of Worcester, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 in St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. He had worked as a press operator for Woodbury & Co. of Worcester until retiring several years ago. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Charles and Emily (Ford) Canane. He was a lifelong Worcester resident who served...
Walter H. Williams
Jun 9, 2017
Walter H. Williams, 84, of Harwich and formerly of Upton, died Friday morning, June 9, 2017, at home. He was the husband of Martha R. (Wohlfahrt) Williams, who died two years ago after 61 years of marriage. Mr. Williams was born in Springfield, the son of the late Harold and Florence (Barrett) Williams, and was a graduate of Classical High...
William C. Conine
May 31, 2017
William C. Conine, 55, of Davie, FL, and formerly of Mendon and Franklin, died Wednesday May 31, 2017 at Westside Regional Medical Center in Davie, FL following a five-year battle with metastatic colon cancer. Born in Cranston, RI, he was the son of Lenora Conine of Uxbridge and the late Charles Conine. He was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High...
Kathleen M. (Foley) Woodin
May 14, 2017
Kathleen M. (Foley) Woodin, 46, of Bradford, ME and formerly of Upton, MA, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Bradford. Born in Worcester, the daughter of Paula A. (Robbins) Foley of Upton and the late Robert J. Foley, Sr., she grew up in Upton and was a 1988 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School. A talented equestrian trainer and instructor,...
P. Michael Labaire
Apr 17, 2017
P. Michael LaBaire, 80, of Upton, died early Monday, April 17, 2017 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness. He was the husband of Jacqueline M. (Fleurant) LaBaire. Mr. LaBaire was born in Worcester, a son of the late Ernest and Betty (Mitchell) LaBaire. He was a 1954 graduate of Auburn High School and served with the US...
Christa E. (Strauss) Person
Apr 16, 2017
Christa E. (Strauss) Person, 77, of Upton, died early Sunday, April 16, 2017 at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Donald V. Person. Mrs. Person was born in Ansbach, Germany, a daughter of the late Karl and Marie (Zippold) Strauss. She came to the U. S. in 1966 and had lived in Upton since then. She...
Luella E. (Brownell) Wood
Apr 12, 2017
Luella E. (Brownell) Wood, 94, of Upton, died early Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness. She was the widow of Russell Wood, who died in 1969 after 18 years of marriage. A Gold Star Widow, her first husband, George L. Wood, was killed in action in Europe during World War II. Mrs. Wood...
Joan E. (Delaney) Shanahan
Apr 2, 2017
Joan E. (Delaney) Shanahan, 78, a well-known community volunteer and former member of the Upton Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at home. She was the wife of Charles M. Shanahan. Mrs. Shanahan was born in Hartford, CT, a daughter of the late John B. and Birnie C. (Bocquin) Delaney, and had lived in Upton...
Mary Ellen Chamberlain
Mar 26, 2017
Mary Ellen or Helen as she was known to some, passed away on Sunday March 26, 2017 at MRMC with dignity and grace. She was born on December 27, 1935, raised in Uxbridge, MA and lived in Upton for 30 years before moving to Beaumont in Northbridge. She leaves behind her children: Susan Lyon of Acton, Richard St. Martin of...
Virginia L. (Randall) Fairbanks
Mar 12, 2017
Virginia L. (Randall) Fairbanks, 97, died March 12, 2017 in Kathleen Daniel Nursing Home in Framingham after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Vernon Fairbanks. Mrs. Fairbanks was born in Natick, the daughter of the late Lewis A. and Bessie E. (Murphy) Randall, and had lived there most of her life. She had been an assembler...
Elaine C. (Gregoire) Picard
Mar 12, 2017
Elaine C. Picard of Upton left this world for a new journey on March 12, 2017. Elaine was born on May 22, 1930 in Spencer, MA to Loretta (Arsenault) and Athanase Gregoire. She earned a business degree from Becker Junior College in 1948. She was the loving and devoted wife of 43 years to her late husband, Eugene D. Picard,...
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