Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Worcester County Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

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...

Jean E. D'Ambra

Jean E. D'Ambra

July 4, 2008

SPENCER: Jean E. (Walsh) D'Ambra, 52, of 126 Main St. , formerly of Worcester, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 4, 2008, in her home. She leaves a daughter, Jeannette L. Dakin and her husband Steve of Worcester, two sons, Raymond R. D'Ambra of East Brookfield and Shawn M. D'Ambra of Spencer; her parents, Charles W. and Claire E. (Desy) Walsh...

Barbara A. Donovan

Barbara A. Donovan

June 28, 2008

WORCESTER: Barbara A. Donovan, 59, of 6 Mountainshire Drive, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, after a brief illness. She leaves her sister-in-law, Susan M. Donovan of Brookfield; a nephew, John F. Donovan, II and his wife Deryn J. of Worcester; two nieces Maryan D. Ryan and her husband Christopher J. of Holden, Theary Jyringi...

Alberta V. O'Brien

Alberta V. O'Brien

June 2, 2008

WORCESTER: Alberta V. (Johnson) O'Brien, 78, of 8 Rodney St. , died Monday, June 2, 2008, in St. Vincent Hospital, after a short illness. She leaves her beloved husband of 59 years, William J. O'Brien; 5 sons, William T. O'Brien, Philip F. O'Brien, Wayne D. O'Brien and his wife Belinda, Jay E. O'Brien, Robert P. O'Brien and his wife Sandra,...

Thomas C. Purcell

Thomas C. Purcell

May 28, 2008

WORCESTER: Thomas C. Purcell, 79, of North Port, FL, a retired Worcester Police Lieutenant, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Florida, after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Phyllis A. (Buduo) Purcell; 3 sons, Thomas P. Purcell and his wife Kathleen of Oxford, Robert A. Purcell and his wife Roberta of Barrington, RI, James P. Purcell...

George W. Donald

George W. Donald

May 19, 2008

WORCESTER: George W. "The Rebel" Donald, 63, of Norfolk St. , died unexpectedly on Monday, May 19, 2008, at UMass Memorial Medical Center- University Campus. He leaves a daughter, Bonny Dulmaine and her husband Jeff of Worcester; 4 sons, George W. Donald, Jr. of Westborough, Butch L. Donald and his family of Agawam, Toby T. Donald of Worcester, Daniel A....

Michael A. Garcia Iii

Michael A. Garcia Iii

May 15, 2008

WORCESTER: Michael A. Garcia III, 2 day old infant son of Michael A. and Samantha (Angers) Garcia, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center- Memorial Campus. Besides his parents he leaves a sister, Aiana N. Burgos; a brother, Caiden R. Garcia; his paternal grandparents, Belinda Perez of Worcester and Michael A. Garcia of Boston; his maternal grandparents,...

Retired Fire Chief Edward F. Hackett

Retired Fire Chief Edward F. Hackett

May 8, 2008

WORCESTER: Edward F. Hackett, 93, formerly of Duncannon Ave. in Worcester and Meadowbrook Circle in Shrewsbury, retired Chief of the Worcester Fire Department, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Notre Dame Long Term Care Center. His beloved wife of 64 years, Mary M. (Fenton) Hackett, died March 4, 2006. He leaves several nieces and nephews including Maureen A. Hackett of...

Peter D. Maciver

Peter D. Maciver

April 30, 2008

RUTLAND: Peter D. MacIver, 60, of River Rd. , after a long and courageous struggle with prostate cancer, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in his home, surrounded by loving family and friends. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Elizabeth A. (Gaskell) MacIver; his daughter, Diana L. MacIver of Worcester; 2 brothers, Kenneth F. MacIver and his wife Nan of...

Stephen W. O'Day

Stephen W. O'Day

April 27, 2008

WORCESTER: Stephen W. "Toy" O'Day, 49, of 25 Almont Ave. , died Sunday, April 27, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center- University Campus, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves a son, Patrick S. O'Day; two daughters, Julianne E. and Grace E. O'Day, all of Worcester; three brothers, John F. O'Day, Jr. and his wife Marlene of Auburn, Robert...

Evelyn L. Walsh

Evelyn L. Walsh

April 22, 2008

WORCESTER: Evelyn L. (Andersen) Walsh, 95, formerly of Sears Island, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough. Her husband of 56 years, Francis E. "Frankie" Walsh, died August 26, 1990. She leaves a half-brother, Harry Andersen of Framingham; a half-sister, Carol Nordeen of Vista, CA; three nephews, Lawrence B. Johnson of Barre, Douglas...

Helen J. Cavanaugh

Helen J. Cavanaugh

April 6, 2008

PAXTON: Helen J. (Gleason) Cavanaugh, 92, a former resident of Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living and previously a longtime resident of Paxton, died Sunday, April 6, 2008, in St. Patrick's Manor, Framingham, MA. Her husband of 57 years, Lawrence F. Cavanaugh, died July 3, 1998. She leaves two grandsons, Keith M. Saxon and his wife Denise of Wilmington, Todd...

Carlton E. Cutty

Carlton E. Cutty

March 25, 2008

WORCESTER: Carlton E. Cutty, 78, of 9 Canton St. , died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in Oakwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 11 Pontiac Ave. , Webster, after a long illness. His wife of 43 years, Dorothy I. (Chiginsky) Cutty, died June 1, 2002. He leaves a daughter Colleen L. Cutty of Putnam, CT; a stepson, Daniel D. Silver of Phoenix,...