OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
Christine (Heald) Tinker
Jun 14, 2006
FORT COLLINS, CO - Christine (Heald) Tinker, 84, formerly of Upton, passed away from cancer in Fort Collins, CO, on Wednesday, June 14, 2006. She was a retired federal employee and the wife of George Tinker. Mrs. Tinker was born in Somerville, the daughter of the late Howard and Agnes (Helberg) Heald. She grew up in Upton, where she completed...

Marjorie A. (Whitney) Sadler
May 29, 2006
UPTON - Marjorie A (Whitney) Sadler, 79, of Upton, died early Monday, May 29, 2006 in her home after an illness. She was the wife of William H. Sadler. Born in Grafton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel E. and Nora (McCarthy) Whitney. She graduated from Grafton High School in 1945 and had been a telephone operator for...

Marion Ann Merrigan
May 10, 2006
UPTON - Marion Ann Merrigan, 87, aunt of Michael Merrigan of Upton, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Milford Regional Medical Center after an illness. Born in New York City, Miss Merrigan was the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Quill) Merrigan. She worked for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association of the Archdiocese of New York in New...

Chandler Wyman Jones
May 10, 2006
CORRALES, NM - Chandler Wyman Jones, 75, of Corrales, New Mexico, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis after he was stricken while visiting friends. He was the husband of Dorine (Leger) Jones, who died in 1999 after 45 years of marriage. Mr. Jones was born in Newton, MA, the son of the late Thomas Llewellyn...
Claire (Jameson) D'Arcy
May 7, 2006
UPTON - Claire (Jameson) D'Arcy, 90, of Upton, died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at home after a period of declining health. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Julia Jameson. She had lived in Paramus, NJ for 40 years before coming to Upton to live with her daughter about 3 years ago. She...
Constance Veda (Barker) Parker
Apr 26, 2006
UPTON - Constance Veda (Barker) Parker, 97, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Milford, after a period of declining health. She was the widow of William L. Parker, to whom she had been devoted for over 70 years until his death in 1990. Mrs. Parker was born in Birmingham, England, a daughter of the late...

Irene M. (Partridge) Flooks
Apr 21, 2006
UPTON - Irene M. (Partridge) Flooks, 86, a long time resident of Upton, died Friday, April 21, 2006, in the Westborough Health Care Center in Westborough. She was the widow of Robert E. Flooks, who died in 1996. Mrs. Flooks was born in Saco, Maine, a daughter of the late Harry and Hazel (Booth) Partridge. She grew up in Saco...

Valeria (Zlioba) Venckus
Apr 6, 2006
BEDFORD - Valeria (Zlioba) Venckus, 90, formerly of South Boston, died Thursday morning, April 6, 2006 in Park Ave. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Arlington after a period of declining health. She was born in Kreiviai, Lithuania, a daughter of the late Joseph and Konstancija (Kesyte) Zlioba, and was an assembly line worker for Cole-Hersee in Boston for many years....

Roberta M. (Ford) Mcfetridge
Apr 2, 2006
WHITINSVILLE - Roberta M. (Ford) McFetridge, 68, of Whitinsville and formerly of Upton, died late Sunday, April 2, 2006 in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness. A daughter of the late Robert and Marjorie (Heath) Ford, she was born in Methuen and grew up in Holliston, where she was a graduate of Holliston High School. She had lived...
Judith Ann Campbell
Mar 31, 2006
UPTON - Judith A. Campbell, 54, of Upton, died Friday, March 31, 2006 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford after a long illness. She was a graphic artist for New England Telephone and then Verizon for 25 years before retiring several years ago. Miss Campbell was born in Natick, a daughter of Angie (Seeley) Campbell of Upton and the...
Gilbert Andrew Peck
Mar 30, 2006
UPTON - Gilbert Andrew Peck, 89, entered eternal life on Thursday, March 30, with a smile on his face and holding the hand of a beloved friend. He joins his wife of 67 years, Dorothea (Krome) Peck, who passed away in June, 2005. Mr. Peck was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 19, 1916, one of six children of...
Mary V. (Keating) Conley
Mar 26, 2006
MENDON - Mary V. (Keating) Conley, 84, of Mendon, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 in the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Shrewsbury. Mrs. Conley was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Twomey) Keating. She grew up in Quincy and then lived in Randolph for 37 years before coming to Mendon to reside with her...

Eleanor R. (Killian) Broderick
Mar 25, 2006
UPTON - Eleanor R. (Killian) Broderick, 84, of Upton, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at Milford Regional Medical Center after she was stricken ill at home. A retired schoolteacher, she was the widow of Richard T. Broderick, who died in 1976 after 31 years of marriage. Mrs. Broderick was born in Boston, a daughter of the late William F. and...
Robert E. Maynard
Mar 24, 2006
GRAFTON - Robert E. Maynard, 91, of Grafton, died early Friday, March 24, 2006 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He and his wife, Kathleen J. (Horgan) Maynard, celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in February. Mr. Maynard was born in Worcester, a son of the late Ernest and Enid (Howe) Maynard. He grew up in Shrewsbury and was a...

Hellen (Burroughs) Handfield
Mar 14, 2006
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ - Hellen (Burroughs) Handfield, 83, of Prescott Valley, AZ, and formerly of Upton, died Tuesday evening, March 14, 2006 at home in AZ. She was the widow of Joseph R. Handfield, who died in 2000. Mrs. Handfield was born in South Boston, a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Brown) Burroughs. She grew up in Northbridge...

Norman A. Bergeron
Mar 11, 2006
UPTON - Norman A. Bergeron, 68, of Upton, died Saturday, March 11, 2006 at home after a long illness. He had been an automotive transmission specialist for AAMCO until retiring due to illness many years ago. Born in Woonsocket, RI, he grew up in Central Falls, RI and had lived in Upton for over 30 years. He served with the...
Medora (Desrosiers) Cote
Mar 7, 2006
UPTON - Medora (Desrosiers) Cote, 88, of Upton, died late Tuesday, March 7, 2006 in Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge after a brief illness. She was the widow of Ovide Cote, who died in 1987 after 45 years of marriage. Mrs. Cote was born in Fall River, the daughter of the late Zephir and Rosanna (Savard) Desrosiers. She...
Raymond E. Mcauley
Mar 3, 2006
UPTON - Raymond E. McAuley, 81, of Upton and formerly of Hopkinton, died Friday evening, March 3, 2006, in St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center after a long illness. Mr. McAuley was born in Boston, a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Kinsella) McAuley. He was a World War II Army veteran who served under Gen. Patton and...

Robert F. Earl
Feb 14, 2006
UPTON - Robert F. Earl, 77, of Upton, died Tuesday evening, February 14, 2006 at Milford Regional Medical Center after being stricken at home. He had struggled with Parkinson's Disease for several years. He was the husband of Norma A. (Sandstrom) Earl, to whom he was married for 55 years. Born in Milford, he was a son of the late...

Cagetan R. "Ketchy" Vermette
Feb 12, 2006
UPTON - Cagetan R. "Ketchy" Vermette, 88, of Upton, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 in the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Shrewsbury after an illness. His wife of 57 years, Rita R. (Lucier) Vermette, died in 2003. Born in Armagh, Quebec, Canada, he was a son of the late Philippe and Lydia (Lantagne) Vermette. He came to the U.S....