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Barbara Jean (Flooks) Willette
May 6, 2010
Barbara Jean (Flooks) Willette, 63, a former long-time Upton resident, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in Westborough Healthcare Center in Westborough after a long illness. Ms. Willette was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Robert E and Irene M. (Partridge) Flooks. She grew up in Upton and lived in Grafton before moving to Westborough eight years ago. She...
Kenneth Earle Usher
Apr 27, 2010
Kenneth E. Usher, 92, a lifelong resident of Upton, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford after an illness. He was the husband of Carolyn (Williams) Usher. They recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Mr. Usher was born in Upton, the youngest and last surviving of thirteen children of the late Frank and Sarah (Chapin)...
Robert E. Sadler
Apr 20, 2010
Robert E. Sadler, 79, a lifelong Upton resident, died early Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in St. Camillus Health Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He had been a factory worker for the former Porter Shoe Company in Milford and Bullard Abrasives in Westborough until retiring about ten years ago. Robert was born in Upton, the youngest of...
Everett Gerard Lapierre
Apr 5, 2010
Everett G. Lapierre, 66, of Uxbridge and formerly of Upton, died late Monday, April 5, 2010 in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Cynthia L. (Simpson) Lapierre, and a retired maintenance supervisor who worked most recently at Draper Place in Hopedale. He previously worked at Milhaus Apartments in Upton for 18 years. Mr. Lapierre was born...
Carolyn Johnson Blomquist
Mar 30, 2010
Carolyn (Johnson) Blomquist, 86, a lifelong Upton resident and an avid town historical researcher, died late Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in Milford Care and Rehabilitation Center in Milford after a brief illness. Ms. Blomquist was born in Winchester, MA, the daughter of the late Roy Ruggles and Frances Adelaide (Blake) Johnson. She graduated from Upton High School in 1940, Duke...
Marcus Leo O'Brien
Mar 24, 2010
Marcus L. O'Brien, 89, passed away on March 24, 2010 in Dunnellon, FL after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Josephine Clara (Corazza) O'Brien and a retired financial planner. Mr. O'Brien was the son of the late Thomas and Genevieve (Sullivan) O'Brien, born on the Silver Leaf Farm in Galesburg, IL, which has been owned by...
Kevin G. Pedersen
Feb 10, 2010
Kevin G. Pedersen, 58, of Chelmsford and formerly of Carlisle, died Wednesday, February 10, at home after a long illness. He had been an electronics technician for Brooks Automation for several years and more recently was a sales associate at Ace Hardware stores in Concord and Cambridge. Mr. Pedersen was born in Concord, a son of Kenneth M. Pedersen of...
John Francis "Red" Bowen
Feb 4, 2010
John F. "Red" Bowen, 87, of Upton, died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, February 4, 2010 in St. Francis Nursing Home in Worcester. He was the husband of Doris B. (Daubney) Bowen and had lived in Upton most of his life. Mr. Bowen was born in Framingham and raised in Upton by Rubelle Keniston. He was a World War...
Shirley Lucille (Merrill) O'Connor
Feb 1, 2010
Shirley L. (Merrill) O'Connor, 86, of Hopkinton, died Monday, February 1, 2010 in her home. She was the wife of Irving P. "Pat" O'Connor and a founder of Evergreen Haven Garden Center. Mrs. O'Connor was born in Springfield, a daughter of the late Amos A. and Margaret L. (Gunther) Merrill. She had lived in Hopkinton for 60 years and with...
Roger I. Bartlett
Jan 25, 2010
Roger I. Bartlett, 86, of Upton, died Monday, January 25, 2010 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. A retired carpentry instructor at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, he was the husband of Marie A. (Viger) Bartlett, who died in 2008 after 62 years of marriage. Mr. Bartlett was born...
Patricia Joan (Farnese) Lebrun
Jan 20, 2010
Patricia J. (Farnese) LeBrun, 61, of Upton, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 in the University of Massachusetts/Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after an illness. She was the wife of John F. LeBrun and had lived in Upton for the past ten years. Mrs. LeBrun was born in Newton, a daughter of Dalby A. Farnese of Newton and Dora A. Frada of...
Catherine Elizabeth Tourish
Jan 16, 2010
Catherine E. Tourish, 86, of Upton, died January 16, 2010 at home after an illness. The eldest child of the late James and Mary (Diver) Tourish, she was born in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland on July 7, 1923. She immigrated to Worcester, MA on March 27, 1951, arriving on the Queen Mary from Southampton, England with her two younger sisters,...
Ruth F. (Garrity) Perkins
Jan 8, 2010
Ruth F. Perkins, 91, formerly of Upton, died on Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Cedars Nursing Care Center in Portland, ME. She was the wife of the late Phillip F. Perkins. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Leah (Slater) Garrity. She was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School in...
Leo L. Morin
Dec 26, 2009
Leo L. Morin, 74, of Upton, died Saturday evening, December 26, 2009, in his home after a long illness. He was a longtime Water/Sewer Superintendent for the Town of Upton and the husband of Mildred F. (Roche) Morin. Mr. Morin was born in Milford, a son of the late Arthur and Lillian (McGee) Morin. He was a graduate of the...
Madeline M. (Mclaughlin) Gallagher
Dec 25, 2009
Madeline M. (McLaughlin) Gallagher, 79, of Upton, died Friday, December 25, 2009 in St. Antoine's Residence in North Smithfield, RI after a long illness. She was a retired teacher and the former wife of James J. Gallagher, who died in 1983. Mrs. Gallagher was born in Somerville, a daughter of the late George and Madeline (Sullivan) McLaughlin. She was a...
Nathan Walker Snow
Dec 17, 2009
Nathan W. "Nate" Snow, 41, of Upton and Barre, died Thursday, December 17, 2009 in Barre after an illness. He was the son of Robert H. and Gail N. (Wright) Snow of Upton and was self-employed. Nate was born in Worcester and was educated in local schools. He graduated from King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, attended Butera School...
Teresa E. (Roughan) Dodd
Dec 7, 2009
Teresa E. (Roughan) Dodd, 83, a long-time Upton resident and well-known soloist, died Monday evening, December 7, 2009 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westboro after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. She was the widow of George V. Dodd, who died in 1994 after 41 years of marriage. Mrs. Dodd was born in Worcester, a daughter of...
Pamela Joan Raff
Nov 20, 2009
Pamela Joan Raff, a Boston-based jazz tapper and internationally known solo performer and dance instructor, died early Friday, November 20, 2009 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of James M. Richards and had lived in Upton for the past four years. Ms. Raff was born in Oxford, England, a daughter of the late...
Doris V. (Jacobson) Rooney
Nov 17, 2009
Doris V. (Jacobson) Rooney, 90, of Upton, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, in Pleasant View Center in Concord, NH after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Karl H. Rooney, who died in 1981. Mrs. Rooney was born in Everett, MA, a daughter of the late John M. and Grace (Fretts) Jacobson, and had lived in Upton...
Winifred Rita (Heffernan) Guyette
Nov 2, 2009
Winifred R. (Heffernan) Guyette, 86, of Upton, died early Monday, November 2, 2009, in St. Camillus Nursing Home in Northbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Alfred F. Guyette, who died in 1967. Born in Grafton, she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Winifred L. (McDonald) Heffernan. She attended local schools and...
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