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

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....

Rita I. (Moroney) Usher
Feb 12, 2006
UPTON - Rita I. (Moroney) Usher, 83, of Upton, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 in Milford Regional Medical Center after having been stricken ill on Friday. Her husband of 54 years, Harry C. Usher, died in 1996. Born in Upton, she was a daughter of the late John L. and Claire V. (McCarty) Moroney, and a 1940 graduate of St....
Anna C. (Swett) Gorman
Jan 1, 2006
UPTON - Anna C. (Swett) Gorman, 92, formerly of Upton, died Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge after a lengthy illness. She was the widow of Joseph W. Gorman, Sr., who died in December of 1972. Mrs. Gorman was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Jeremiah H. and Lillian M. (Lincoln)...

Florence (Boynton) Bernard
Dec 28, 2005
UPTON - Florence (Boynton) Bernard, 90, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge after a long illness. She was the widow of Laurence Bernard, who died in 1981. Mrs. Bernard was born in Littleton, NH, a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Alice (LeHoux) Boynton, and had lived in Bedford, NH for...
Alice R. (Oakham) Bouthiette
Dec 25, 2005
UPTON - Alice R. (Oakham) Bouthiette, 79, of Upton, died early Christmas morning in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after an illness. She was the wife of Francis L. Bouthiette, to whom she was married for 33 years. Mrs. Bouthiette was born in Newport, RI, a daughter of the late Herbert and Rose (Blake) Oakham, and was...
Gwendolyn Provost Brown (Beard) Baker
Dec 20, 2005
WEST BROOKFIELD - Gwendolyn (Beard) Provost Brown Baker, beloved wife of Robert Guy Baker of West Brookfield and a former long-time resident of Westborough, died early Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at the Hospice at Coes Pond in Worcester after an illness. Mrs. Baker was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Charles and Rita A. (Chartier) Beard. She was...

Maureen E. (Flynn) Thistle
Dec 20, 2005
UPTON - Maureen E. (Flynn) Thistle, 54, of Central Falls, RI and formerly of Upton, died Tuesday night, December 20, 2005 in Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket after a long illness. Ms. Thistle was born in Milford, a daughter of Joseph Flynn of Upton and the late Blanche E. (Williams) Flynn. In addition to her father, she leaves two daughters,...

Russell P. Turner
Nov 30, 2005
NORTHBRIDGE - Russell P. Turner, 63, of the Whitinsville section of Northbridge, died late Wednesday, November 30, 2005, in his home after an illness. He was the husband of Judith (Labine) Turner. Mr. Turner was born in Northbridge, a son of the late Paul R. and Beatrice C. (Lavergne) Turner. He was educated in Northbridge schools and earned an associate's...