Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Worcester County Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

John J. Dunn, Jr.

John J. Dunn, Jr.

November 15, 2008

WORCESTER: John J. Dunn, Jr. , 84, of 53 Elm St. , formerly of Barnard Rd. , died peacefully on Saturday, November 15, 2008, in St. Vincent Hospital. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth M. âBetteâ (Donohue) Dunn; his daughter, Patricia A. Otterson and her husband Ronald of Auburn; 2 sons, Steven M. Dunn of Oxford, John S....

Donald F. Boulanger

Donald F. Boulanger

November 9, 2008

WORCESTER: Donald F. Boulanger, 70, of Worcester, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at St. Vincent Hospital, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Theresa M. (Plante) Boulanger; two step-daughters, Danielle M. Duquette of Georgia, Christine M. Duquette of Auburn; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister, all predeceased him. He was born in Charlton, son of...

Henry T. "Jake" Veroneau

Henry T. "Jake" Veroneau

November 8, 2008

WORCESTER: Henry T. âJakeâ Veroneau, 89, of 201 Providence St. , formerly of 1442 Main St. , died Saturday, November 8, 2008, under hospice care at Knollwood Nursing Center, after a long battle with prostate cancer. His wife of 54 years, Helen A. âBillieâ Veroneau, died August 28, 1994. He leaves a son, Ray T. Veroneau of Jefferson; two daughters,...

Pamela J. Potenti

Pamela J. Potenti

November 6, 2008

WORCESTER: Pamela J. (Freid) Potenti, 51, of 41 Harley Dr. , died peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2008, in her home. She leaves her loving companion of 23 years, Billy Riley; a son, Anthony P. Potenti and his wife Colleen of Worcester; two sisters, her twin Priscilla J. Mead of Thompson, CT, Candace Mason and her husband Donald of Georgia;...

William P. Ferrazzano

William P. Ferrazzano

October 20, 2008

WORCESTER: William P. Ferrazzano, 62, formerly of Grafton Hill, died Monday, October 20, 2008, in Radius Healthcare Center at Worcester, after a long illness. He leaves his twin daughters, Aria M. and Maria L. Ferrazzano of Spencer; his former wife and mother of his twin daughters, Paula Dadian of Worcester; a sister, Vivian Shaw Ring of Rancho Bernardo, CA; a...

Doris M. Thomas

Doris M. Thomas

October 17, 2008

MILLBURY: Doris M. (Trzcinski) Thomas, 80, of 22 Knollwood Circle, died Friday, October 17, 2008, after a long illness. She leaves her husband of 58 years, Richard A. Thomas; two sons, Neal R. Thomas and his wife Susan of Millbury, Robert F. Thomas and his wife Donna of Sharpsburg, GA; two daughters, Marcia M. Landingham and her husband Kip of...

Kathleen A. Laporte

Kathleen A. Laporte

October 9, 2008

WORCESTER: Kathleen A. (Ashe) LaPorte, R. N. , 63, of 116 Newton Avenue North, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, in her home, after an illness. She leaves 3 sons, Carleton H. âJayâ LaPorte, III, William H. E. LaPorte, II, and Justin Ashe LaPorte, all of Worcester; a sister, Janet M. Donahue of Cherry Valley; her husband of many years, Carleton...

Eva Martinez

Eva Martinez

October 9, 2008

WORCESTER: Eva (Gonzalez) Martinez, 49, of 57 Eastern Ave. , formerly of the Republic of Panama, died Thursday, October 9, 2008, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, after an illness. Her husband, James Martinez, died January 20, 1996. She leaves 3 sons, Julio C. Coffre of Worcester, Jimmy L. Martinez of Fort Drum, NY, Alex R. Martinez of Worcester; her...

Mary E. Savage

Mary E. Savage

October 8, 2008

PAXTON: Mary E. (Kelly) Savage, 65, of 5 Indian Hill Road, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center â Memorial Campus, after an illness. She leaves her husband of almost 37 years, Thomas J. Savage, Sr. ; a son, Thomas J. Savage, Jr. and his wife Gabrielle of Paxton; a daughter, Kelly M. Savage of Orlando, FL;...

Marie C. Dyer

Marie C. Dyer

October 7, 2008

WORCESTER: Marie C. (Thibodeau) Dyer, 72, formerly of Liscomb St. , died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 in Golden Living Center â The Hermitage, after an illness. Her husband of 21 years, Thomas C. Dyer, died October 1, 2001. She leaves a daughter, Deanna M. Sobolewski and her husband Mark of Grand Gorge, NY; two grandsons, Bradley Rose and Jeremy Rose;...

William F. "Buddy" Whalen

William F. "Buddy" Whalen

September 28, 2008

WORCESTER: William F. âBuddyâ Whalen, 89, of 557 South West Cutoff, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Rita L. (Donohue) Whalen; a son, Paul M. Whalen and his wife Katherine of West Boylston; a daughter, Mary E. Simmons and her husband David of Leicester;...

Ann Mcgrail

Ann Mcgrail

September 19, 2008

WORCESTER: Ann (OâCoin) McGrail, 79, formerly of Gilman St, died peacefully on Friday, September 19, 2008, in her home. Her husband of 28 years, John P. âJackâ McGrail, died July 8, 1980. She leaves 3 daughters, Mary M. McGrail, Kathleen McGee and her husband Darnell, and Jacqueline McGrail, all of Worcester; 2 brothers, John OâCoin of Grafton, Joseph OâCoin and...

Marie R. Riley

Marie R. Riley

September 3, 2008

WORCESTER: Marie R. (Fiore) Riley, 81, formerly of 67 Paine St, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, in Notre Dame Long Term Care Center. Her husband of more than 50 years, Richard F. Riley, Sr. , died February 2, 2001. She leaves 16 children, Richard F. Riley, Jr. of West Boylston, Kathleen A. Cavan and her husband Tim of...

Stella V. Foley

Stella V. Foley

August 15, 2008

WORCESTER: Stella V. (Koza) Foley, 94, of 140 Heywood St. , died Friday, August 15, 2008 in UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, after a brief illness. Her husband of 64 years, Earle F. Foley, a retired deputy chief with the Worcester Police Department, died January 10, 2006. She leaves a son, Robert F. Foley and his wife Kathleen...

Skip Howard

Skip Howard

August 6, 2008

AUBURN: Richard L. âSkipâ Howard, 76, of 3 Alpine Trail, died in his home, Wednesday, August 6, 2008, after a short illness, with his family by his side. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Mary A. (Fiorentino) Howard; three daughters, June Contois and her husband Robert of Worcester; Karen Mulhearn and her husband Brian of Worcester, Joyce Howard of...

Andy Johnston

Andy Johnston

July 30, 2008

WORCESTER: Andrew W. "Andy" Johnston, 55, of 14 Oran St. , died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center- Memorial Campus, after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 34 years, Carol A. (Brooks) Johnston; a daughter, Karrie A. Johnston of Cherry Valley; a son, Peter A. Johnston of Worcester; his mother, Catherine (Deonesopoulos) Johnston of Worcester;...

Robert R. Urbach

Robert R. Urbach

July 22, 2008

WORCESTER: Robert R. Urbach, 61, of 20 King St, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center â University Campus, after a long illness. He leaves his mother, Rita (Vaan) Urbach of Somers, NY; a brother, Ronald R. Urbach of New York City; a nephew and two nieces, Joshua, Kathryn, and Jennifer Urbach, all of Pawling, NY. He...

Helyn L. Lamotte

Helyn L. Lamotte

July 18, 2008

PAXTON: Helyn L. (Austikolins) Lamotte, 87, formerly of Marshall St. , died Friday, July 18, in Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. Her husband of 45 years, George C. Lamotte, died December 10, 1985. She leaves two daughters, Diane J. Riopel and her husband Don of Spencer, Karen J. Wylie and her husband Jim of Ridgefield, CT; four sons,...

Elizabeth B. Maenzo

Elizabeth B. Maenzo

July 14, 2008

WORCESTER: Elizabeth B. "Betty" (Flynn) Maenzo, 84, of 12 Brookhaven Rd. , died Monday, July 14, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus. Her husband of 53 years, Joseph F. Maenzo, died December 27, 2002. She leaves a son, Joseph M. Maenzo and his wife Stacey of Holden; two daughters, Mary M. Doherty and her husband Jody of...

Mary T. Duquette

Mary T. Duquette

July 9, 2008

WORCESTER: Mary T. (Browne) Duquette, 80, formerly of 279 James St. , died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, with her family by her side, in Radius Healthcare Center of Worcester, 119 Providence St. Her husband of 57 years, William E. Duquette, died February 15, 2007. She leaves a son, William E. Duquette, Jr. and his wife Mary of Hickory, NC; 3...