OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
Barbara E. (Jones) Rose
Nov 2, 2015
Barbara E. (Jones) Rose, 73, of Yulee, FL and formerly of Lexington, Newton, Needham, Dover, and Holden, MA, died Monday, November 2, 2015 in Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL after a period of declining health. Her beloved husband of 48 years, John D. Rose, died in 2012. Barbara was born in Arlington, MA, a daughter of the late Earl...

Nancy E. Kennedy
Oct 30, 2015
Nancy E. Kennedy, 91, of Upton, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late George P. Kennedy. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late George and Nanine (Sprague) Churchill. She was educated in Worcester schools and graduated from Worcester Classical High School in 1942. Nancy...
James J. Gormley, Jr
Oct 26, 2015
James J. Gormley, Jr., 70, of Upton, died Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home after a battle with lung cancer. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Popec) Gormley, who died in 2011 after 39 years of marriage. Mr. Gormley was born in Boston, a son of the late James and Helen (Jordan) Gormley. He grew up in Quincy...
Richard G. Burrell
Oct 23, 2015
Richard G. "Dick" Burrell, 72, of Upton, died Friday, October 23, 2015 in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness with his family by his side. He was the husband of Joan E. (Fritz) Burrell. Dick was born in Weymouth, the son of the late Frank G. and Elizabeth (Ford) Burrell. He grew up in Hingham and was a...

Steven C. Cote
Oct 12, 2015
Steven C. Cote, 48, of Milford and formerly of Upton, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at his home. Born in Milford, the son of Beverly A. (Snow) Cote of Upton and the late Arthur J. Cote, Sr., he was a 1986 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School and worked in the construction industry. In addition to his mother, he leaves...
David J. Benney
Oct 9, 2015
David J. Benney, 85, of Upton, died October 9, 2015 in Countryside Healthcare in Milford after a period of declining health. Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a world-renowned M.I.T. applied mathematician,he was the beloved husband of Elizabeth M. (Matthews) Benney. Professor Benney was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of the late...

James H. Poquette
Oct 8, 2015
James H. Poquette, 75, of Uxbridge, died late Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Beaumont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge after a long illness. He was the husband of Sandra L. (Behrendt) Poquette. Mr. Poquette was born in Marinette, WI, the son of the late Irvin and Marie (Garon) Poquette. He served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
Gladys E. (Coleman) Hanrahan
Sep 17, 2015
Gladys E. (Coleman) Hanrahan, 89, of Milford, died Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Thomas J. Hanrahan, who died in 1991 after 44 years of marriage. Mrs. Hanrahan was born in Nashua, NH, a daughter of the late Robert F. and Mary Delena (Bouley) Coleman. She grew...
Yvette (Houle) Normandin
Sep 3, 2015
Yvette (Houle) Normandin, 82, of Hopedale, and formerly of Waterbury, CT and Sarasota, FL, died peacefully in Countryside Healthcare of Milford after a brief illness. She was the wife of J. Maurice Normandin. Mrs. Normandin was born in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Oscar and Florentine (Bernier) Houle. She lived many years in Waterbury, where she was the office...

George A. Moir
Sep 2, 2015
George A. Moir, 95, of Upton, died early Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in Countryside Healthcare in Milford. His wife of 56 years, Elise M. (Toomey) Moir, died in 2008. Mr. Moir was born in Graniteville, VT, the son of the late George and Margaret (McLellan) Moir. He was a graduate of Worcester Boys Trade School and worked as a foreman...
Glenn L. "Larry" Ferris, Sr
Aug 25, 2015
Glenn L. "Larry" Ferris, Sr., 66, of Uxbridge, died Tuesday evening, August 25, 2015, in the U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester surrounded by his family. He had been a truck driver for Osterman Gas of Northbridge for over 20 years, retiring earlier this year. Larry was born in Fall River, a son of the late Charles H. Sr....
Leo H. Lemoine
Aug 23, 2015
Leo H. Lemoine, 86, of Mendon, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of Loretta L. (Rivard) Lemoine, with whom he was married 63 years. Born in Grafton, Mr. Lemoine was the son of the late Hormedas and Bertha (Cardin) Lemoine. A graduate of Grafton High School and Bryant College, he was a Korean War...
Richard A. Lemoine
Aug 8, 2015
Richard A. Lemoine, 89, died Saturday, August 8, 2015 in Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Anne E. "Betty" Lemoine, with whom he was married for almost 66 years. Dick was born in Northbridge, a son of the late George and Alice (LeBlanc) Lemoine. He was a graduate of Northbridge...

Dorothy M. "Dot" (Wellman) Francis
Aug 1, 2015
Dorothy M. (Wellman) Francis, 90, passed away at home, Saturday, August 1, 2015, with her family by her side after an illness. She was the widow of Harold F. Francis, who died in 2008 after 65 years of marriage. A lifelong Upton resident, Mrs. Francis was the daughter of the late Ernest and Hazel (Houghton) Wellman. She attended Upton schools...
Troy Kevin Mcelreath
Jul 31, 2015
Troy Kevin McElreath, 49, of Whitinsville and formerly of Upton, died Friday, July 31, 2015 in U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Upton Town Clerk Kelly A. (McCormack) McElreath and had been a firefighter/EMT for the Town of Upton for many years. Kevin was born in Worcester, a son of Troy Jack McElreath of...
Muriel M. (Cote) Brochu
Jul 22, 2015
Muriel M. (Cote) Brochu, 79, of Upton, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Bernard Brochu, who died in 1991. Mrs. Brochu was born in Upton, a daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette (Page) Cote and lived here most of her life. She worked...

Rachel H. (Lemoine) Rivard
Jul 18, 2015
Rachel H. (Lemoine) Rivard, 89, formerly of Grafton and Upton, died early Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Beaumont Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Donald A. Rivard, who died in 1985. Mrs. Rivard was born in Grafton, the daughter of the late Hormedas and Bertha (Cardin) Lemoine. She...
Albert P. Leblanc
Jul 9, 2015
Albert P. "Al" LeBlanc, 88, of Upton, died late Thursday, July 9, 2015 in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, best friend, and soulmate of 66 years, Jeannette M. (Caruso) LeBlanc of Upton. He will be greatly missed, especially by his devoted wife, Jeannette; his daughter, Cynthia Panagian and her husband Peter of Shrewsbury; his...

Martha R. (Wohlfahrt) Williams
Jun 22, 2015
Martha R. (Wohlfahrt) Williams, 79, of Harwich and formerly of Upton, died early Monday at home after a long illness. She was the wife of Walter H. Williams and had been the Upton Town Clerk for 30 years, retiring in 2001. Mrs. Williams was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late Adolph and Viola (Pigeon) Wohlfahrt. After graduating from...
Cynthia R. Seitz
Jun 18, 2015
Cynthia R. (Sweet) Seitz, 84, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2015 after a 22-year struggle with pulmonary fibrosis. Cynthia was the daughter of Robert K. Sweet Sr., and Ruth A. (Henry) Sweet. Married in 1951 to James B. Seitz, who passed away in 2007, Cynthia spent most of her life in Upton before moving to Petersham in 2004. Together...