OBITUARY LISTINGS

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas

Carlton Brown

Carlton Brown

Jan 6, 2008

Carlton Brown, 64, of Upton, died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at his home after a long illness. He was the husband of Dianne (Grignon) Brown. Mr. Brown was born in Northbridge, a son of the late Irwin and June (Goding) Brown. He had lived in Upton for most of his life and was a 1961 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High...

Sean Richard Donald

Sean Richard Donald

Jan 4, 2008

Sean R. Donald, 21, of Franklin, died Friday, January 4, 2008, at the Stanley Tippet Hospice in Needham after a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Born in Milford, he was the son of Terry M. Donald of Franklin and Leslie S. Young of Upton. He had worked as a sales associate at Stop & Shop in Franklin for...

Frederick J. Smith, Sr

Frederick J. Smith, Sr

Dec 15, 2007

Frederick J. Smith, Sr., 78, of Upton, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 in St. Camillus Healthcare in Northbridge after an illness. He was the husband of Jeannine M. (Capistran) Smith, to whom he was married for nearly 58 years. Mr. Smith was born in Natick, the youngest of ten children of the late Jesse W. and Agnes H. (Hubert) Smith....

Albert J. Pepin

Albert J. Pepin

Dec 1, 2007

Albert J. Pepin, 67, of Upton, died Saturday, December 1, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a long illness. He was the husband of Avis (Swett) Keating Pepin and a retired engineer. Mr. Pepin was born in Plattsburgh, NY, a son of the late Albert E. and Ione E. (Aubrey) Pepin. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and...

Gerard J. Lavergne

Gerard J. Lavergne

Nov 27, 2007

Gerard J. Lavergne, 97, of Upton, died late Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Northbridge after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Carolyn M. (Smith) Lavergne, who died in 1974. Mr. Lavergne was born in Lincoln, RI, the son of the late Napoleon and Alida (Lavasseur) Lavergne, and had lived in...

Mary F. (Larosa)  Lapierre

Mary F. (Larosa) Lapierre

Nov 21, 2007

Mary F. (LaRosa) Lapierre, 68, of Upton, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. She was the widow of Joseph W. Lapierre, Jr., who died in 1999 after 43 years of marriage. The daughter of the late Leonard Tony and Madelene (Hamlet) LaRosa, she grew up in Holliston and had lived most of her...

Josephine S. (D'Alesio)  Silva

Josephine S. (D'Alesio) Silva

Nov 12, 2007

Josephine S. (D'Alesio) Silva, 79, of the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, and formerly of Milford, died Monday evening, November 12, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Silva was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Carmenio and Domenica (Monoco) D'Alesio. She was a lifelong resident of Milford until moving to Whitinsville in 2002, where she lived with her...

Betty C. (Michel)  Labaire

Betty C. (Michel) Labaire

Nov 9, 2007

Betty C. (Michel) LaBaire, 98, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Westborough Healthcare Center in Westborough. Born in Worcester in 1909, she was the daughter of the late Eva and Michael Michel. She attended Worcester schools and resided in Worcester, Auburn, and Westborough. Her husband, Ernest L. LaBaire, died in 1980 shortly after they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Betty...

Beatrice L. (Negus)  Perkins

Beatrice L. (Negus) Perkins

Nov 6, 2007

UPTON - Beatrice L. (Negus) Perkins, 93, a lifelong Upton resident, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation of Milford where she had been a patient since August. She was the widow of Leslie E. Perkins, who died in 1975. Mrs. Perkins was born in Upton, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Julia (Noe) Negus....

Margery A. (Black)  Carbonneau

Margery A. (Black) Carbonneau

Nov 4, 2007

Margery A. (Black) Carbonneau, 95, of Upton, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 in SunBridge of Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Philip G. "Buster" Carbonneau, who died in 2002 after 65 years of marriage. Mrs. Carbonneau was born in Milford, a daughter of the late James L. and Florence (Bradish) Black. She moved to...

Vernon R. Taylor

Vernon R. Taylor

Nov 4, 2007

Vernon R. Taylor, 76, a former long-time resident of Upton, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. His wife of 35 years, Ruth A. (Barnes) Taylor, died in 1999. Mr. Taylor was born in Milford, the son of the late Lee P. and Nettie F. (Hartling) Taylor. He had lived in...

Marion R. (Mccarthy)  Roche

Marion R. (Mccarthy) Roche

Nov 3, 2007

Marion R. (McCarthy) Roche, 94, of Upton, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 surrounded by loved ones at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. She was the widow of William P. Roche, who died in 1993 after 53 years of marriage. Mrs. Roche was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Edward J. and Mildred (Thain) McCarthy. She...

James B. Seitz

James B. Seitz

Oct 22, 2007

PETERSHAM - James B. Seitz, 76, of Petersham and formerly of Upton, died Monday, October 22, 2007 in University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare in Worcester after a brief illness. He was a retired teamster and the husband of Cynthia R. (Sweet) Seitz, to whom he was married for 56 years. Mr. Seitz was born in St. Cloud, MN, the son...

Sheila J. (Walker)  Porter

Sheila J. (Walker) Porter

Sep 17, 2007

Sheila J. (Walker) Porter, 64, of Upton, died Monday, September 17, 2007 in Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of John F. Porter and a nurse practitioner who specialized in healthcare within the state's correctional system. Mrs. Porter was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Norman E. and...

Angelo Buscemi

Angelo Buscemi

Sep 15, 2007

Angelo Buscemi, 90, a lifelong resident of West Groton, died peacefully on September 15, 2007 at the Keystone Center in Leominster after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Nellie (Mazukna) Buscemi. Mr. Buscemi was born in West Groton on October 16, 1916, a son of the late Carlo and Antonina (Zammuto) Buscemi. He served with...

Mark L. Johnson

Mark L. Johnson

Sep 7, 2007

Mark L. Johnson, 53, of Upton, died Friday, September 7, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Tina L. (Jones) Johnson and a systems engineer for Sun Microsystems. Mr. Johnson was born in Brockton, a son of Herbert A. and Jean A. (Wilkie) Johnson of Plymouth. He was a 1973 graduate...

Judith Ann (Pease)  Wetzelaer

Judith Ann (Pease) Wetzelaer

Sep 6, 2007

Judith Ann (Pease) Wetzelaer, 66, of Millville, died Thursday, September 6, 2007 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a ten-month battle with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of Peter J. Wetzelaer and a retired electronic assembler. Mrs. Wetzelaer was born in Ludlow, the daughter of Virginia F. (Andrews) Jernberg of Springfield and the late Clifford N. Pease....

Loraine M. (Houde)  Bouthiette

Loraine M. (Houde) Bouthiette

Sep 3, 2007

Loraine M. (Houde) Bouthiette, 83, of Upton, died Monday, September 3, 2007 in her home after a long illness. She was the wife of Omer A. Bouthiette, to whom she was married for 61 years. Mrs. Bouthiette was born in North Grafton, a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Mary Ellen (Atchue) Houde. She grew up in Grafton, where...

Michael D. Mccarthy

Michael D. Mccarthy

Aug 27, 2007

Michael D. McCarthy, 67, of Grafton and formerly of Upton, died Monday morning, August 27, 2007 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after being stricken ill on Friday. He was the husband of Catherine T. (Brosnan) McCarthy and a retired natural resource officer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. McCarthy was born in Worcester, a son of the late...

Catherine M. "Kay" (Bruce)  Saucier

Catherine M. "Kay" (Bruce) Saucier

Jul 29, 2007

Catherine M. "Kay" (Bruce) Saucier, 79, of Upton, died Sunday morning, July 29, 2007, in Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of John A. "Jack" Saucier, who died March 9th after 58 years of marriage. Mrs. Saucier was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Frank J. and Kathryn (Lang) Bruce. She was a 1946 graduate of...