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

Priscilla M. (Hoel) Partridge
May 31, 2009
Priscilla M. (Hoel) Partridge, 67, of Upton, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 in her home. She was a retired factory worker and the widow of Roger F. Partridge, who died in 1977. Mrs. Partridge was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Pearl (Whalen) and Arnold Hoel, Sr. and had lived in Upton most of her life. She leaves...
Mary Frances (Sadler) French
May 25, 2009
Mary Frances (Sadler) French, 95, a lifelong Upton resident, died early Monday, May 25, 2009. She was the widow of James E. French, who died in 1969. Mrs. French was born in Upton, a daughter of the late Henry S. and Grace (Weir) Sadler. She graduated with honors from Upton High School in 1932 and had worked as a packer...

Robert Karl Sanderson
May 16, 2009
Robert Karl Sanderson, 75, of Upton, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at his daughter's home after an illness. Mr. Sanderson was born in Upton, a son of the late Charles E. and Dorothy G. (Burroughs) Sanderson, and had lived in Upton for most of his life. He was a graduate of Grafton High School, served a tour of duty with...
Laura (Libassi) Caron
May 3, 2009
Laura (LiBassi) Caron, 88, formerly of Natick, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 in Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Robert E. Caron, Sr., who died in 1984. Mrs. Caron was born in the North End of Boston, a daughter of the late Simone and Guiseppina (Ortoleva) LiBassi. She danced in...

James H. Costello
Apr 17, 2009
James H. Costello, 60, of Upton, died early Friday, April 17, 2009, in his home after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine E. (Shea) Costello, to whom he was married for 29 years. Mr. Costello was born in Boston, a son of the late Henry and Agnes (Wolkowski) Costello. He was a graduate of the University...
Alfred R. Leblanc
Apr 5, 2009
Alfred R. LeBlanc, 52, of Upton, died Sunday morning in his home after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Margaret (Gallagher) LeBlanc and a construction worker for Henderson Builders of Upton for many years. Mr. LeBlanc was born in Worcester, a son of the late Francis and Vera (Trevett) Jablonski, and grew up in Hopedale. He...
Jean E. (Whitney) Mcauliffe
Mar 31, 2009
Jean E. (Whitney) McAuliffe, 83, of Uxbridge, died early Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough after a long illness. She was the widow of James McAuliffe, who died in 1983 after 32 years of marriage. Mrs. McAuliffe was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Wilfred B. and Inez (Wood) Whitney. She grew up in...

Helen L. (Nydam) Larose
Mar 25, 2009
Helen L. (Nydam) LaRose, 79, a longtime Upton resident, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Milford Regional Medical Center following an extended period of failing health. She was the wife of John F. LaRose, who died in 1977. Born in Whitinsville, May 4, 1929, a daughter of the late George E. and Goldie (Dow) Nydam, she lived in Upton for...

Eleanor M. (Fenner) Mcdonnell
Mar 24, 2009
Eleanor M. (Fenner) McDonnell, 85 of Upton, died peacefully Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Sunbridge Care Center in Milford, following a long illness. She was the wife for 55 years of the late Paul "Slim" McDonnell who died in 1998. Born in Milford, a daughter of the late Raymond A. and Mabel (Ferguson) Fenner, she was raised and educated in...
Stephie M. (Kuras) Kuczinski
Mar 19, 2009
Stephie M. (Kuras) Kuczinski, 87, died early Thursday, March 19, 2009 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Edward Kuczinski, who died in 1988. Mrs. Kuczinski was born in Grafton, the daughter of the late Albert and Aniela (Matuszek) Kuras. She grew up in South Grafton, graduated from Grafton...

Donald L. Hebert
Mar 11, 2009
Donald L. Hebert, 79, of Northborough and formerly of Braintree, died early Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough after a long illness. He was the devoted husband of Gloria C. Hebert, who died in 2001 after 45 years of marriage. Mr. Hebert was born in Fort Kent, Maine, a son of the late...
Oma E. (Prall) Hamm
Feb 11, 2009
Oma E. (Prall) Hamm, 90, of Upton, died early Wednesday, February 11, 2009, in Westborough Health Care Center, where she had resided for several years. She was the widow of Leslie E. Hamm, who died in 1990 after 54 years of marriage. Mrs. Hamm was born in Alliance, Nebraska, the daughter of the late Roy and Orpha (DeRoss) Prall. She...
Raymond A. Benoit
Feb 8, 2009
Raymond A. Benoit, 80, of St. Cloud, FL and Sutton, and formerly of Upton, died Sunday, February 8, 2009, in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after he was stricken ill at home. He was the husband of Doris B. (Cote) Benoit. Mr. Benoit was born in Upton, a son of the late Pierre V. and J. Aurora (LeCourt) Benoit. He...
William A. Cilley
Jan 24, 2009
William A. Cilley, 68, died Saturday, January 24, 2009 in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Anita (Monica) Cilley and a retired science teacher for the Mendon-Upton Regional School District. Mr. Cilley was born in Winchendon, a son of the late H. Norman and Florence (Perham) Cilley. He graduated from Barre High School in 1959 and...
Alice Anna (Cencak) Stefans
Jan 23, 2009
Alice (Cencak) Stefans, 87, of Upton, died in her home early Friday, January 23, 2009 after a period of failing health. She was the widow of Joseph S. Stefans, who died in 2004 after 52 years of marriage. Mrs. Stefans was born in Worcester, one of four daughters of the late Andrew and Anna (Paciga) Cencak. She grew up in...
Robert A. Lambert
Jan 12, 2009
Robert A. Lambert, 86, of Upton, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2009, at his home on Eames Lane. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Shirley A. (Higgins) Lambert; two children, Shirley A. Taylor of Pascoag, RI, and David M. Lambert and his wife Jarilyn of Liberty, SC; three grandchildren, Wendy Throop of Atlanta, GA, Stacey Auger...
Helen J. (Ford) Porter
Jan 9, 2009
Helen J. (Ford) Porter, 91, of Upton, died Friday, January 9, 2009 after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Ernest B. Porter, who died in 1996 after 54 years of marriage. Mrs. Porter was born in Lynn, a daughter of the late Francis L. and Mary (McWilliams) Ford. She moved to Upton as a young child,...
Genevieve M. (Grenier) Laczka
Dec 27, 2008
Genevieve M. (Grenier) Laczka, of Upton, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 83 years old. Her husband of 51 years, Thaddeus J. Laczka, passed on October 24, 1994. She leaves two sons, Thaddeus J. Laczka, Jr. of Palm Coast, FL, and Brian P. Laczka, Sr. of Upton; one daughter, Linda Mae Allie of Bellingham; a brother, Donald Grenier of...
Laurence A. Cooper, Jr
Dec 9, 2008
Laurence A. Cooper, Jr., 89, of Upton and formerly of Southborough, died early Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in his home after a long illness. He was a retired chemical engineer and the husband of Janice E. (Temple) Cooper. Mr. Cooper was born in Lewiston, Maine, a son of the late Laurence A. and Alice L. (Tarr) Cooper. He grew up...

Richard E. Willette
Dec 6, 2008
Richard E. Willette, 75, of Blackstone, died early Saturday, December 6, 2008, in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. Mr. Willette was born in Worcester, a son of the late Joseph E. and Viola E. (Prevost) Willette. He was a U. S. Army Korean War veteran and had worked in maintenance at Bullard Abrasives and for other area companies...