OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Upton, Worcester County & Surrounding Areas
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...
Dorothea A. (Krome) Peck
Jun 27, 2005
Dorothea Augusta (Krome) Peck, 90, of Upton, died peacefully on Monday, June 27, 2005. She was the wife of Gilbert A. Peck. They celebrated 67 years of marriage and her 90th birthday last September. Mrs. Peck was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the only child of German immigrants Carl and Wilhelmina Krome, from Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany. She moved...

Rene Rock Boyer
Jun 26, 2005
Rene R. Boyer, 88, of Upton, died Sunday, June 26, 2005, in Milford Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. His wife of 55 years, Mary (Sauve) Boyer, died in 1995. Mr. Boyer was born in the Rockdale section of Northbridge and had lived there before coming to Upton in 1950. He worked many years as a weaver and card...

Virginia F. (Barnes) Craib
Jun 15, 2005
Virginia F. (Barnes) Craib, 83, of Upton, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in the Geriatric Authority of Milford after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Stanley M. Craib, who died in 1997 after 54 years of marriage. Mrs. Craib was born in Athol, a daughter of the late John William and Florence (Chelifoux) Barnes. She was...

Paul E. Mcgee
Jun 15, 2005
Paul E. McGee, 50, of Milford, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, in Milford Regional Medical Center from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was a self-employed carpenter in the Milford area. Mr. McGee was born in Biddeford, ME, the son of Barbara (Partridge) McGee of Upton and the late Ernest McGee. He lived in Upton for many years until...

Angela A. (Debelak) Penko
Jun 11, 2005
Angela A. (Debelak) Penko, 88, of Hopedale, died Saturday evening, June 11, 2005, at her home after an illness. She was the widow of John W. Penko, who died in 1987 and to whom she was married for 46 years. Mrs. Penko was born in Newberry, Michigan, a daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (Lustik) Debelak. She had lived...
Patricia P. (Gilliatt) Chagnon
Apr 14, 2005
Patricia P. (Gilliatt) Chagnon, 67, of Upton, died Thursday morning, April 14, in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of Richard Gentili and a retired respiratory therapist. Ms. Chagnon was born in Marlboro, the daughter of Phyllis (Dodge) Gilliatt of Sudbury and the late Archie Gilliatt. She grew up in Marlboro, was educated in local schools, and...

Thomas F. Barnicle
Apr 6, 2005
Thomas F. Barnicle, 64, of Worcester and formerly of Upton, died April 6, 2005, in Clark Manor Nursing Home in Worcester where he had resided for many years. He was the son of the late Thomas E. and Gertrude (Murphy) Barnicle. He leaves a brother, Frederick Barnicle of Upton, a sister, Bonnie Colman of Northbridge, two nieces and two nephews....

Allan H. Leroy
Apr 3, 2005
Allan H. Leroy, 84, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, in Radius Health Care Center in Millbury, where he had lived for the past five years. He was the husband of Frances M. (Sears) Leroy, who died in 1996. Mr. Leroy was born in Worcester, a son of the late Joseph T. and Marion A. (Kimball) Leroy. He was a machine...