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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,...
James W. Cote
Mar 11, 2017
James W. Cote, 85, of Grafton and formerly of Upton, died peacefully at his home in the presence of his family on Saturday, March 11, 2017 after an illness. Jim was born in Shrewsbury, a son of the late Wilfrid and Marie (Lavoie) Cote. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict and the owner of Blackstone...
Derek W. Voorhees
Mar 6, 2017
Derek W. Voorhees, 82, of Upton, died at home on Monday, March 6, 2017 after an illness. His wife, Cecelia D. (Heere) Voorhees, died in 2003 after 44 years of marriage. Mr. Voorhees was born in Albany, NY, a son of the late James and Mina (Wandall) Voorhees. He grew up in the Albany area and was a graduate of...
Edwin J. Wojdag
Feb 26, 2017
Edwin J. Wojdag, 84, of The Villages, FL, and Upton, formerly of Norwood and Walpole, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at home in FL surrounded by his loving family and friends. Ed was born and raised in Norwood, the son of late Edmund and Helen (Zaniewski) Wojdag of Norwood. He was a talented builder and owner of K Construction. During...
Helen F. (Sliney) Paille
Jan 9, 2017
Helen F. (Sliney) Paille, 95, a former longtime resident of Upton, died Monday, January 9, 2017 in Blaire House of Milford after a long illness. She was the widow of Leo A. Paille, who died in 2000 after 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Paille was born in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the late Francis and Elsie (McCleary) Sliney. She...
Loretta L. (Rivard) Lemoine
Jan 8, 2017
Loretta L. (Rivard) Lemoine, 83, formerly of Mendon, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Leo H. Lemoine, who died in 2015 after 63 years of marriage. Born in Upton, Mrs. Lemoine was the daughter of the late Azarias and Alphonsine (Paille) Rivard. A graduate...
Marjorie K. Weed
Jan 7, 2017
Marjorie Weed, 91 of Upton, MA and Deer Isle, ME died on January 7, 2017 with her family by her side from the long term effects of suffering a stroke in May. She was predeceased by her husband of 39 years, Gilbert "Gib" Weed, in 1987, who she met when she summered in Deer Isle as a nanny for the...
Austin Richard Quinn
Jan 2, 2017
Austin Richard Quinn, 13, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 2, 2017 after an extremely courageous 27-month battle with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Austin never gave in and never gave up; his spirit was indomitable, but his body was not. An 8th-grade student at Adams Middle School in Holliston, Austin could always be found with a smile on his face...
Barbara R. (Daniels) Allen
Dec 29, 2016
Barbara R. (Daniels) Allen, 96, of Upton and formerly of Newton Highlands, died peacefully at Countryside Health Care of Milford on Thursday, December, 29, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Edward C. Allen and sister of the late Robert C. Daniels of Peabody, she is survived by her two sons, Charles and his wife Meryle of Upton and Robert...
Irene E. (Daubney) Duhamel
Dec 14, 2016
Irene E. (Daubney) Duhamel, 94, formerly of Upton and Westerly, RI, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Eugene A. Duhamel, who died in 1971. Mrs. Duhamel was born in Northbridge, the last surviving of seven children of the late Henry and Ethel (Culley)...
Edna M. (Sansoucie) Furphy
Nov 21, 2016
Edna M. (Sansoucie) Furphy, 89, of Upton, died late Monday, November 21, 2016 in St. Camillus Health Center in Whitinsville after an illness. She was the widow of Edward J. Furphy, who died in 2011 after 61 years of marriage. Mrs. Furphy was born in Northbridge, a daughter of the late Elionel and Laura (Cournoyer) Sansoucie, and was a graduate...
G. Edward Waite
Nov 18, 2016
G. Edward Waite, 80, of Upton, died Friday, November 18, 2016. Edward was born in Cinderford, England, the son of the late William and Elsie (Davis) Waite, and had been a college instructor in Bristol, England before coming to the United States about 20 years ago. Service Details Following cremation, memorial services will be held at the convenience of the...
Donald L. Varney, Jr
Oct 30, 2016
Donald L. Varney, Jr., 83, of Upton, died peacefully Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Joan (Gorman) Varney, with whom he recently celebrated 60 years of marriage. Born in Boston, MA, son of the late Dorothy A. (Young) and Donald L. Varney, Sr., he moved to West Upton when he...
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