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

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...

Harrison E. Bates, Jr
Nov 14, 2005
GRAFTON - Harrison E. "Harry" Bates, Jr., 72, of Grafton, died Monday, November 14, 2005 at his home. He was a manufacturer's representative for Lawson Products of Chicago and the husband of Debra L. (Dupont) Bates. Mr. Bates was born in Worcester, the son of the late Emma L. (Sadler) and Harrison E. Bates, Sr. He grew up in Upton...
Theresa Y. (Fontaine) Brochu
Oct 28, 2005
UPTON - Theresa Y. (Fontaine) Brochu, 80, of Upton, died early Friday, October 28, 2005 at the Hospice Residence on Coes Pond in Worcester after a very courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was the wife of Camil A. Brochu, to whom she was married for 57 years. Mrs. Brochu was born in Morrisville, VT, the daughter of the late...

Marjorie A. (Chapdelaine) Keniston
Oct 28, 2005
UPTON- Marjorie A. (Chapdelaine) Keniston, 80, of Upton, died Friday, October 28, 2005, in Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation in Northbridge. She leaves her husband of 49 years, Donald R. "Doug" Keniston; one daughter, Lorraine G. "Lorrie" Loeper and her husband, David; and two grandchildren, Whitney Christine and Curtis Robert Loeper, all of Upton. She was also the mother of Robert...

Roy C. Swanson
Oct 26, 2005
UPTON - Roy C. Swanson, 87, of Upton, died early Wednesday, October 26, 2005 in Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford after a long illness. He was the husband of Myrtle A. (Davidson) Swanson, to whom he was married for 61 years. Mr. Swanson was born in Cambridge, the son of the late Carl V. and Esther (Lundmark) Swanson, and...
Fred M. "Mort" Hebb
Oct 4, 2005
UPTON - Fred M. "Mort" Hebb, 67, of Upton, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at his home after a year-long battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was a retired truck driver, a long-time Upton police officer, and the husband of Carol A. (Roche) Hebb. Mr. Hebb was born in New York, NY, a son of the late Ralph W....

Charles H. Zimmerman
Sep 29, 2005
UPTON - Charles H. Zimmerman, 51, of Upton, died Thursday, September 29, 2005 after he was stricken while fishing on the west branch of the Penobscot River in Piscataquis County in Maine. A consulting engineer for municipal, industrial, water/wastewater, manufacturing, and security clients; he was the owner of Charles Zimmerman Associates of Southborough and the husband of Carey W. (Bishop)...
Maria H. (Baldini) Hicklin
Sep 20, 2005
UPTON - Maria H. (Baldini) Hicklin, 45, of Upton, died Tuesday evening, September 20, 2005, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Joseph F. Hicklin and a registered nurse. Mrs. Hicklin was born in Natick, a daughter of Joseph Q. Baldini, Jr. of Shrewsbury and the late Helena (Madden) Baldini. A 1977 graduate...

June L. (Goding) Brown
Sep 8, 2005
MILLBURY - June L. (Goding) Brown, 83, formerly of Upton, died Thursday morning, September 8, 2005, in Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She was the widow of Irwin Brown, who died in 1981. Mrs. Brown was born in Masardis, ME, the tenth of 13 children of the late Arthur and Carrie (Murphy) Goding. She grew up in Masardis, where she...

A. Jessie (Hildak) Kozak
Sep 5, 2005
ATHOL - Anastasia Jessie (Hildak) Kozak, 86, formerly of Upton, died Monday, September 5, 2005 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol where she had resided for the past year. Her husband of 52 years, Michael Kozak, died in 1995. Mrs. Kozak was born in Woonsocket, RI, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Josephine (Miezaniec) Hildak. She grew up in...

Elizabeth (Erenius) Erickson
Sep 2, 2005
MENDON - Elizabeth (Erenius) Erickson, 86, of Mendon and formerly of Upton, died Friday evening, September 2, 2005 in the Lydia Taft House in Uxbridge where she had been a patient for seven months. Her husband of 48 years, Herbert E. Erickson, died in 1985. Mrs. Erickson was born in Grafton, a daughter of the late Melker and Nellie (Atchue)...
David F. Francis, Sr
Jul 25, 2005
David F. Francis, Sr., 58, was stricken and died at home on Monday, July 25, 2005. He was the husband of Elizabeth M. (Fales) Francis and worked as a quality control tester at Raytheon Co. in Andover for 25 years. Mr. Francis was born in Milford, a son of Harold F. and Dorothy M. (Wellman) Francis of Upton. He was...

Beverly J. Humes
Jul 12, 2005
UPTON - Beverly J. Humes, 73, of Upton and formerly of Marlboro and Natick, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in Milford Regional Medical Center after a long illness. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. Miss Humes was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Ralph and Gertrude M. (Young) Humes. A graduate of David Hale Fanning Trade High...

Barbara D. (Allen) Fowler
Jul 8, 2005
AVON PARK, FL - Barbara D. (Allen) Fowler, 90, of Avon Park and formerly of Upton, died July 8, 2005 in Florida after an illness. She was the wife of Theodore Fowler. Mrs. Fowler was born in Northbridge, the daughter of the late Charles and Edith Allen. She grew up there and graduated from Northbridge High School. Upon her marriage...