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Joan E. (Mccarthy) Lapan
Oct 29, 2016
Joan E. (McCarthy) Lapan, 89, of Upton, died late Saturday, October 29, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after an illness. She was the widow of Roland G. Lapan, who died in 2008. Mrs. Lapan was born in Milford, the last surviving of nine children of the late Frederick J. and Mary E. (Burns) McCarthy. She was a graduate...
Robert J. Pomfred
Oct 21, 2016
Robert J. Pomfred, 67, formerly of Upton and Hopedale, and recently of Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge, died Friday, October 21, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. His wife, Cecile (Rogers) Pomfred, died in May. Robert was born in Framingham, son of the late Clarence and Ruth (Colburn) Pomfred. He was a 1968 graduate...
Robert G. Baker
Oct 20, 2016
Robert G. Baker, 88, of Lincoln, ME and formerly of Upton, passed away unexpectedly October 20, 2016, at his home. He was the husband of Dawna (Pickering) DeMarey-Baker. Born August 1, 1928, in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Pauline (Behrens) and Guy Arthur Baker. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and had a long and...
Donald W. Dacosta
Oct 10, 2016
Donald W. DaCosta, 84, of Upton and formerly of Boston, passed away early Monday, October 10, 2016 in Wellesley after a long illness. He was the husband of Ruth L. (Randlett) DaCosta. Together they owned Resources Objectives, Inc. of Boston, of which he was President. Donald was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Vernon and Margaret (Feeley)...
Ellen J. Mcgee
Sep 29, 2016
Ellen J. McGee, 64, of Upton, died Thursday evening, September 29, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Ellen was born in Saco, ME, a daughter of the late Ernest A. McGee, Jr. and Barbara E. (Partridge) McGee of Upton. She leaves a niece, Melissa Ansell of Upton; a nephew, Matthew Ansell and his...
Michael R. Samarco
Sep 26, 2016
Michael R. Samarco, 76, of Upton, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a long illness. He was the husband of Margaret J. (Wallace) Samarco, with whom he was married 52 years. Michael was born in Newton, the last surviving of three sons of the late Michael A. and Margaret (Tierney) Samarco, and...
Raymond K. Smith
Sep 7, 2016
Raymond K. Smith, 101, a lifelong resident of Upton and the town's oldest citizen, died early Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Whitcomb House in Milford. His wife of 61 years, Mary E. (Ferrucci) Smith, died in 2012. Raymond was born in Upton, a son of the late Franklin and Ida (Hagberg) Smith, and was a graduate of Upton High School....
Robert T. Coffin
Sep 1, 2016
Robert T. Coffin, 83, of Upton, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Thursday, September 1, 2016 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Alice M. (Berry) Coffin. Bob was born in Queens, NY, the son of the late Wesley H. and Doris L. (Paine) Coffin. A Korean War Army veteran, he was an auto and...
Shirley C. (Todd) Willis
Sep 1, 2016
Shirley C. (Todd) Willis, 86, of Upton and formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, died in her home on September 1, 2016. She was the widow of Thomas Willis, who died in 1984. Mrs. Willis was born in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late George and Iola (Feaster) Todd. She had lived in the Pittsburgh, PA area before coming to Upton...
Russell W. Dearborn
Aug 31, 2016
Russell W. Dearborn, 86, formerly of Bellingham, died early Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in MidCoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, ME after a long illness. His wife of 45 years, Claire (Martin) Dearborn, died in 1997. Russell was born in Brookline, a son of the late Clyde W. and Alice M. (Wilkes) Dearborn. He was a U. S. Marine Corps...
Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes
Aug 19, 2016
Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes, 87, of Upton, died Friday, August 19, 2016 in Blaire House of Milford after a long illness. Her husband, James E. Barnes, died on August 6th. Sylvia was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Ormand and Florence E. (Munro) Leslie. She was a graduate of Holliston High School who also studied nursing at Framingham...
James E. Barnes
Aug 6, 2016
James E. Barnes, 86, of Upton, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Blaire House of Milford after a brief illness. He was the husband of Sylvia M. (Leslie) Barnes. Jim was born in Walpole, a son of the late Walter I. and Clara L. (Drummond) Barnes. He was a graduate of Walpole High School who also studied at Lowell Technical...
Steven Redbeard Goodman
Aug 2, 2016
"No one plans his own destiny, the best we can do is to hit what's pitched." SRB Steven Redbeard was an ExtraOrdinary Man. He was first and foremost a learner and a teacher. He shared his whole person with everyone he encountered - family, friends, children, those who walked high, low and all in between. He met everyone where they...
Lois A. (Erickson) Lapan
Jul 29, 2016
Lois A. (Erickson) LaPan, 83, of Medway, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the widow of Donald H. LaPan, who passed on June 10th. Born in Milford, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Vivian (Bruce) Erickson. A resident of Milford before moving to Medway 20 years ago,...
Robert E. Mckinstry
Jul 29, 2016
Robert E. McKinstry, 61, of Worcester and formerly of Upton, died Friday, July 29, 2016 after a battle with cancer. He had been an electronics engineer with Digital Equipment Corporation for 22 years. Mr. McKinstry was born in Waltham, the son of Gladys McKinstry of Upton and the late Allan W. McKinstry. He was a graduate of Blackstone Valley Tech...
Helen (Davis) Nelson
Jul 19, 2016
Helen (Davis) Nelson of Upton passed away on July 19, 2016 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew "Andy" S. Nelson and her son Corey L. Nelson. Helen was born on May 15, 1930, the daughter of the late Rose (Curran) and George H. Davis. A lifelong resident of Upton, she attended St....
Richard H. Humes
Jul 13, 2016
Richard H. Humes, 86, of Upton, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in the University of MA Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. His wife of 27 years, Nancy (Taft) Humes, died in 1997. Mr. Humes was born in Worcester, a son of the late Ralph and Gertrude (Young) Humes. A graduate of local schools and an Army...
Anne E. Lemoine
Jul 13, 2016
Anne E. "Betty" (Page) Lemoine died Wed., July 13, 2016 at Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard A. Lemoine, to whom she was married for almost 66 years. Betty was born in Upton, a daughter of the late Edward and Blanche (Pigeon) Page. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Academy in Milford and...
Hugh J. Stouppe
Jul 8, 2016
Hugh J. Stouppe, 82, formerly of Westboro and Norwood, MA, died early Friday, July 8, 2016 in the University of MA Memorial Medical Center in Worcester surrounded by his family. Mr. Stouppe, son of the late Robert and Beatrice (Middleswarth) Stouppe, was born on August 20, 1933 in Marblehead, MA. He was a retired self-employed painter and home improvement specialist...
Charles G. Reynolds
Jun 12, 2016
Charles G. Reynolds, 72, of Leominster, died early Sunday, June 12, 2016 in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was the husband of Suzanne M. (Jacques) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was born in Baltimore, MD, the son of Mary E. (Dix) Reynolds of PA and the late Charles P. Rousely. He was a 1962 graduate of Maryland High School in Baltimore...
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