OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Phoebe Esther Saturen
Mar 19, 2015
Phoebe Esther Saturen MD, 86, died peacefully of renal failure on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at her home at the Willows in Westboro, where she was a resident for the past 10 years. The second daughter of Philip and Cecilia Saturen, she was born July 29, 1928, in Philadelphia PA. She graduated from West Philadelphia High School at age 16...
Rose K. Mango
Mar 8, 2015
Rose K. Mango, 89, a former long-time resident of Upton, died early Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Stella Maris in Timonium, MD after a period of declining health. She was a registered nurse who worked in Veterans' Administration hospitals in West Roxbury, Framingham, and Rutland and then at the former Belmont Hospital in Worcester before retiring in 1980. Rose was...

John Paul O'Brien
Mar 6, 2015
John P. O'Brien, 70, of the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, died Friday, March 6, 2015 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. Mr. O' Brien was born in Wareham, the son of John F. and Gertrude E. (Linnell) O'Brien. He grew up on Cape Cod and served with the U. S. Coast Guard. He lived in the greater Milford...
Connie L. (Arkland) Peterson
Feb 27, 2015
Connie L. (Arkland) Peterson, 52, of Upton, died early Friday, February 27, 2015. She was the wife of Cristopher P. Peterson and had worked as a technology consultant, photographer and massage therapist. Connie was born in Boulder, CO, a daughter of Bradley Arkland of Mesa, AZ and Caroline (Picker) Arkland of Boulder. She attended the University of Colorado, and had...
John J. Triggs
Feb 25, 2015
John J. "Jack" Triggs, 67, of Upton, died early Wednesday, February 25, 2014 at his home after a 5-year battle with cancer. He was the husband of Trina (Citro) Triggs and President of ATC Technologies, Inc. of Haverhill and Wilmington. Mr. Triggs was born in Boston, a son of the late James and Rose (Perdicaro) Triggs, and grew up in...

Thomas A. B. Rogers
Feb 16, 2015
Thomas A. B. Rogers, 65, of Hopedale and formerly of Upton, died Monday, February 16, 2015 in U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after an illness. Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of the late Bernard and Bernadette (Carpentier) Rogers. He worked at Bullard Abrasives in Westborough and then at Polyfoam in Northbridge before retiring. A communicant...
Michael Fedorczuk
Feb 3, 2015
Michael Fedorczuk, 83, of Upton and formerly of Sutton, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. He was the husband of Mary E. (Roche) Fedorczuk and had been an accountant for Wyman-Gordon in Worcester for 35 years before retiring. Mr. Fedorczuk was born in Sutton, a son of the late Fred and Julia...

James J. "Ponzi" Bettano, Sr
Jan 18, 2015
James J. "Ponzi" Bettano, Sr., 77, of Mendon, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, in Milford Regional Medical Center. His wife of 46 years, Jerry Ann (Priode) Bettano, died in 2007. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John and Katherine (London) Bettano. He grew up in Boston and had lived in Lynn for many years before moving...
Daniel M. Smith
Jan 17, 2015
Daniel M. Smith, 49, of Malden, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 in his home. He worked for the past 29 years at Mass. General Hospital as a Master Sheet Metal Mechanic. Mr. Smith was born in Stoughton, a son of the late Robert E. and Ann Louise (Wallace) Smith. He grew up in Easton and graduated from Oliver Ames High...

Shirley T. (Clark) Caputo
Jan 13, 2015
Shirley T. (Clark) Caputo, 90, of Westborough and formerly of Upton, died early Tuesday, January 13, 2015 after a period of declining health. Her husband of 57 years, Francis L. Caputo, died in 2001. Mrs. Caputo was born in Beacon, NY, a daughter of the late H. Homer and Frances (Freeman) Clark. She was a 1943 graduate of the former...
Gaston M. Dufresne
Jan 11, 2015
Gaston M. "Gus" Dufresne, 85, of Upton, died Sunday, January 11, 2015 in U Mass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after an illness. His wife of 57 years, Claire M. (Blanchard) Dufresne, died in 2010. Mr. Dufresne was born in Lewiston, ME, the son of the late Albert and Edwilda (Simoneau) Dufresne. He served with the U.S. Army during the...

Gerald J. Lapierre
Jan 9, 2015
Gerald J. Lapierre, 80, a lifelong Upton resident, died Friday, January 9, 2015 in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Jacquelyn F. (Teachout) Lapierre. Mr. Lapierre was born in Upton, a son of the late Joseph and Corena (Paille) Lapierre. He was a gas station attendant in West Upton for many years and had previously worked...
Joy M. (Baldwin) Reed
Dec 25, 2014
Joy M. (Baldwin) Reed, 79, of Upton, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the wife of Edwin R. Reed. Mrs. Reed was born in Upton, the daughter of the late Elmer C. Baldwin and Thelma A. (Brownell) Tumolo. She grew up in Upton and had lived in Westborough for many years...

Edward Francis Mcgrath Ii
Dec 20, 2014
Edward Francis McGrath II, 79, of Upton, and formerly of Brightwaters, NY, died peacefully at home after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Eugenia (Manthey) McGrath. Mr. McGrath was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Edward F. and Mary Ellen (Broderick) McGrath. He was a graduate of St. John's University in NYC and...
Maxine F. (Heavner) Marin
Dec 15, 2014
Maxine F. (Heavner) Marin, 91, of Hopkinton, died Monday, December 15, 2014, in Countryside Healthcare in Milford. Her husband of 61 years, Victor H. Marin, died in 2009. Mrs. Marin was born in Berryburg, WV, a daughter of the late Goff and Lacie (Mick) Heavner. She grew up in West Virginia, and had lived in Hopkinton for over 60 years....

Harry A. Hamilton, Jr
Dec 7, 2014
Harry Allan Hamilton, Jr., 85, of Upton, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 in U Mass Medical Center in Worcester. His wife of 58 years, Theresa-Marie (Gulledge) Hamilton, died in 2012. Mr. Hamilton was born in Boston, the son of the late Harry and Catherine (Nihill) Hamilton. He attained the rank of sergeant with the U. S. Marine Corps during the...
Rodney B. Marchand
Nov 29, 2014
Retired Upton Police Chief Rodney B. Marchand, 77, of Upton, died November 29, 2014 in the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a period of declining health. His wife of 53 years, Joan E. (Faretra) Marchand, died last November. Chief Marchand was born in Needham, the son of the late Joseph and Mildred (Gear) Marchand. He grew...
Barbara Ann (Searing) Robertson
Nov 26, 2014
Barbara A. (Searing) Robertson, 83, of Upton, was called by the Lord to Heaven and passed peacefully in her home on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, with her family by her side. Throughout the past 83 years, her faith, strength, and courage were unshaken through every obstacle she faced. Her family is comforted in knowing that her spirit will shine on....
Stephen J. Gorham
Oct 28, 2014
Stephen J. Gorham, 52, of Upton, died after a lengthy battle with illness. He was the son of Fred L. and Virginia A. (Cory) Gorham of Upton and a self-employed finish carpenter. Born in Worcester, he was a 1980 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School. A military history buff, he also worked in World War II military equipment restoration for...
George H. Fraser
Oct 24, 2014
George H. Fraser, 79, of Carlisle, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at his home after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Waring) Fraser. George was born in Boston, the son of the late George S. and Alice (Stow) Fraser. He lived in the Pinehurst section of Billerica before coming to Carlisle in 1978, where...