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Theron L. Pope, Jr
Jan 9, 2014
Theron L. Pope, Jr., 84, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Mary K. (Spencer) Pope. Mr. Pope was born in Upton, a son of the late Theron and Priscilla (Cooper) Pope. He was a graduate of Grafton High School...
Ernest B. Porter, Jr
Dec 24, 2013
Ernest B. "Babe" Porter, Jr., 67, a lifelong resident of Upton, died at home early Tuesday, December 24, 2013, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Kathleen A. (Chapin) Porter. Babe was born in Milford, MA, a son of the late Ernest and Helen (Ford) Porter. He was a 1964 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School and attended...
Clifford C. Crosby, Jr
Dec 18, 2013
Clifford C. Crosby, Jr., 81, a lifelong Upton resident, died Wednesday morning, December 18, 2013, in Blaire House of Milford after a period of declining health. Mr. Crosby was born in Milford, a son of the late Clifford and Grace (Haynes) Crosby. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and had worked as an orderly at Westboro...
Harold A. Bates
Dec 3, 2013
Harold A. Bates, 87, a lifelong resident of Upton, died early Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Beaumont Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after a period of declining health. Mr. Bates was born in Upton, one of ten children of Daniel H. and Ina M. (Pond) Bates. He worked as a custodian, retiring in 1990 from Polyform Co. in...
Oscar K. Bates
Dec 1, 2013
Oscar K. Bates, 95, a lifelong resident of Upton, died at home on Sunday, December 1, 2013 after a period of declining health. His wife of 62 years, Christine (Whitney) Bates, died in 2001. Mr. Bates was born in Upton, one of ten children of Daniel H. and Ina M. (Pond) Bates. He was a World War II Navy veteran...
Toni Marie Vaccaro
Nov 21, 2013
Toni M. Vaccaro, 38, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at home. Toni was born in Worcester, a daughter of Charles J. Vaccaro of Upton and the late Mary E. (Kirby) Vaccaro. She was a graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School and Assumption College in Worcester, and had worked in the business office of the Ashland...
Marilyn Elizabeth (Rubel) Carroll
Nov 10, 2013
Marilyn Elizabeth (Rubel) Carroll, 76, of Framingham, MA, passed away following a brief illness on November 10th, 2013, one day shy of her 56th wedding anniversary. She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Carroll. Born in Detroit, MI, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Wojciechowski) Rubel. Marilyn spent a number of years raising her young...
Cecile M. "Cis" (Ducharme) Wood
Nov 6, 2013
Cecile M. "Cis" (Ducharme) Wood, 89, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. She was the widow of Earl C. Wood, who died in 1997 after 48 years of marriage. Mrs. Wood was born in Morrisville, VT, a daughter of the late Julian J. and Minnie (LaPan) Ducharme. She lived in Upton for 70 years and had been...
Steven J. Foye
Nov 5, 2013
Steven J. Foye, 56, of Upton, died peacefully at home on November 5, 2013 after an illness. He was the husband of Ann J. (Stefans) Foye. Steve was born in Framingham, a son of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Aylward) Foye. He grew up in Hopkinton and was a graduate of Keefe Technical High School in Framingham. He worked at...
Joan E. (Faretra) Marchand
Nov 3, 2013
Joan E. (Faretra) Marchand, 74, of Upton, passed peacefully with family by her side in Milford Regional Medical Center on November 3, 2013 after a long illness. She was the wife of retired Upton Police Chief Rodney B. Marchand. Mrs. Marchand was born in Natick, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine (Cotter) Faretra, and was a 1957 graduate...
Dorothy O. (Kenadek) Shackleton
Oct 24, 2013
Dorothy O. (Kenadek) Shackleton, 90, of Upton, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Fred Shackleton, who died in 1977. Mrs. Shackleton was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ora (Salisbury) Kenadek. A graduate of Becker College, she had...
Dorothy L. (Randall) Chiumento
Oct 21, 2013
Dorothy L. (Randall) Chiumento, 94, of Natick, died Monday, October 21, 2013 in MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham after an illness. Mrs. Chiumento was born in Natick, a daughter of the late Lewis A. and Bessie (Murphy) Randall. A graduate of Natick High School, she had worked as a cashier for several area businesses. After retiring, she lived in Marshfield...
John G. Holmes
Oct 16, 2013
John G. Holmes, 69, of Worcester, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Saint Vincent Hospital after an illness. John was born in Natick, a son of the late Arthur W. Holmes, Sr. and Nellie (Reid) Holmes. He worked as a custodian at Wellesley College for 18 years, retiring in 1987. A loving and caring person, he was always happy and...
Elaine L. (Kramer) Mazza
Oct 13, 2013
Elaine L. (Kramer) Mazza, 62, of Upton, died at home on Sunday, October 13, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Dennis J. Dunphy. Elaine was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Sidney and Agnes (Guarnieri) Kramer. She was an executive administrative assistant at Data General and then EMC for the...
Shirley L. (Bates) Felix
Oct 9, 2013
Shirley L. (Bates) Felix, 86, formerly of North Grafton, died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in Millbury Health Care Center after a long illness. She was the widow of Joseph W. Felix, who died in 1971. Shirley was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Harrison E. and Emma L. (Sadler) Bates. She grew up in Upton and was a...
Richard S. Kelly
Oct 4, 2013
Richard S. Kelly, 98, a long-time Upton businessman, died Friday, October 4, 2013 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. His wife, Kathleen A. (Gray) Kelly died in 1999. Mr. Kelly was born in Clear Lake, WA, a son of the late James E. and Mary Ellen (Gaffney) Kelly, and had lived in Upton since 1936. A self-employed farmer,...
Carmella Sanders
Oct 1, 2013
Carmella "Millie" (Campo) Sanders, 89, formerly of Upton, died Tuesday evening, October 1, 2013 in Life Care Center of West Bridgewater after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Norman J. Sanders, who died in 2012 after 52 years of marriage. Mrs. Sanders was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Guiseppe and Maria (Golisano) Campo....
Dorothy (Young) Bates
Sep 26, 2013
Dorothy (Young) Bates, 85, of Mendon and formerly of Upton, died Thursday morning, September 26, 2013, in Beaumont Nursing Center in Westborough after a long period of declining health. She was the widow of Daniel F. Bates, who died in 2003. Dot was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Charles and Hannah (Lawson) Young. She worked in the...
Estelle V. (Thompson) Coleman
Sep 24, 2013
Estelle V. (Thompson) Coleman, 88, of Natick, died peacefully surrounded by her family in her daughter's home in Upton after a long battle with cancer. She was the widow of Sherwood A. Coleman, who died in 1996 after 50 years of marriage. Mrs. Coleman was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a daughter of the late Arnold C. and Kathleen J....
Mary Catherine Lilley
Sep 22, 2013
Mary Catherine Lilley, 59, of Northbridge, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 22, 2013. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Phyllis (Slamin) Lilley. She leaves two brothers, Robert J. Lilley, Jr. of Carlisle, PA, and James W. Lilley of Upton. Service Details Following private burial in St. Stephen's Cemetery in Framingham, a...
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