Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Genoveva "Veva" Flores
November 2, 2020
Genoveva (Veva) Flores, 81, of Worcester, MA, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 after a brief illness. Her husband of 47 years, Alvin Gonzalez Flores died in 2016.
Genoveva was born in Canovanas, Puerto Rico on December 31, 1938. She was the daughter of Juana Rivera and Ramon Flores. She moved to the United States in 1967...
Harold R. "Buddy" Bouvier, Jr.
November 2, 2020
Harold R. “Buddy” Bouvier, Jr., 63 of Worcester, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 at UMass Medical Center after a brief illness.
Buddy was born in Worcester, a son of the late Harold R. and Phyllis (Gallicchio) Bouvier, Sr. and where he graduated from North High School, Class of 1975. He worked as an oil burner technician most of...
Paul G. Goulet, Sr.
November 1, 2020
Paul G. Goulet Sr., 97 years old, of Worcester, was called to the Lord’s home after a very brief illness, rejoining his loving wife of 67 years, Shirley A. (Legor) Goulet, who passed away December 7, 2016.
Paul leaves behind his two sons, Thomas Goulet & his wife Denise, and Paul Goulet, Jr. & his wife Frances, and his daughter,...
Paul F Rourke
October 30, 2020
Paul F. Rourke, 94 of Worcester passed away Friday, October 30th, 2020 at home surrounded by loved ones after a period of declining healthPaul was born in Worcester, on November 24, 1926 the son of Edward A. and Ellen (McGill) Rourke. Raised and educated in Worcester, Paul a member of “The Greatest Generation” left high school to join the...
Natalie A. Zois
October 28, 2020
Natalie A. (Piccinino) Zois, 90, of Worcester, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, surrounded by loving family in the comfort of her daughter’s home. She is reunited in Heaven with her husband, Peter A. Zois and her son, Robert A. Murphy, who both pre-deceased her in 1994.
Natalie is survived by her two daughters, Sandra L. Murphy of North...
William R Daley
October 26, 2020
William R. “Bill” Daley, 84, of Shrewsbury, passed on October 26, 2020, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, after a brave struggle with cancer.
Bill was born December 3, 1935 in Fitchburg to the late, William and Agnes (Durkin) Daley; an only child, he was raised in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School and Holy Cross College in Worcester.
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Sandra J Kopiec
October 25, 2020
Sandra J. Kopiec, 71, of Worcester, passed away unexpectedly at home on October 25, 2020.
Sandy was born on March 22, 1949 and grew up in Worcester. She is predeceased by her parents: Andrew Kopiec, 1969, and her mother, Shirley Kopiec, in 2016. She is solely survived by her niece, Wendy (Vogel) Liddy, along with her two sons: Andrew and...
John M Murphy
October 25, 2020
John M. Murphy, 52, of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation in Northborough.
John is survived by his loving family, including a son, Nathan H. Murphy; a daughter, Alicia N. Murphy; their mother and former wife, Virginia “Gina” (DiRamio) Murphy, all of Auburn; a niece, who John thought of as a daughter, Taylor...
Rosibel (Alvarado) Lovejoy
October 25, 2020
Rosibel “Rosi” De Los Angeles (Alvarado) Lovejoy, 35 of Leicester, a devoted wife and mother passed away Sunday, October 25th, 2020 with loved ones at her bedside while fighting a long battle with Leukemia.
Rosibel (Rosi) is survived by her devoted husband Steven R. Lovejoy, two children, Michelle Alvarado and Jacob W. Lovejoy, a step child, Steven A....
Dr. Jian Ming Li
October 24, 2020
Dr. Jian Ming Li, 85 of Worcrester, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Christopher House.
Joseph R Coskie
October 23, 2020
Joseph R. Coskie passed away peacefully on October 23rd after a brief illness. He leaves behind his children Carol-Lynn Tomaiolo, Cindy Halloran, and Jay Coskie, his son-in-law Mark Tomaiolo, daughter-in-law Amy Lewis Coskie, and grandchildren Jack, Matthew, Charlotte and Rachel.
Joe spent much of his youth living with his mother Ellen and sister Beverley on Mendon Street in Worcester, and...
Virginia S Hearns
October 23, 2020
Virginia S. (Murphy) Hearns, 79, of Worcester died peacefully on October 23, 2020 in the UMASS Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Her Husband John E. Hearns died in 1972. Virginia leaves her daughter Jean J. Hearns with whom she lived, a sister June Murphy-Katz and her husband Harvey of Wellesley, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A graduate of...
Virginia G Engvall
October 23, 2020
Virginia G. (Hand) Engvall, 90, of Worcester, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Hermitage Healthcare. Her husband, Gene A. Engvall, predeceased her in December 1992.
Virginia is survived by a daughter, Gail S. Gerolomo and her husband John of Rutland; two sons, Gary A. Engvall and his wife Margaret of Cranston, RI, and Gregory M. Engvall and his...
Daniel Ruggieri, Sr.
October 22, 2020
Daniel Ruggieri, Sr. a lifelong Worcester resident, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 22, 2020. He was 98 years old.
Daniel was born in Worcester the son of Italian immigrants Domenic and Josephine (Martucci) Ruggieri. He grew up on Caprera Rd in Worcester, and attended Commerce High School. A proud American patriot, Daniel joined...
Lorrinda Marie Covello
October 21, 2020
Lorrinda Marie Covello, 59 of Worcester, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at home.
Lorrinda was born in Worcester, where she graduated Doherty Memorial High School. Lorrinda worked as an administrative assistant for Fairlawn Rehabilitation for many years.
Lorrinda is survived by her brother, Richard T. Covello of Worcester; an uncle, Dean Dunn, Jr. of Bremerton, WA; many cousins...
Elizabeth Bonaventura
October 21, 2020
Elizabeth “Betty” Bonaventura 91 of Shrewsbury passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 21, 2020 at Umass Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Born in Trenton NJ, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Dostal) Hanuschik. In 1953 Betty married the love of her life Frank Bonaventura, whom she leaves behind. Betty met...
Robert L. Primmer
October 20, 2020
Robert L. Primmer, 88 of Shrewsbury, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at home with his family by his side.
A graveside service for Robert is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 11:00 am at Mountain View Cemetery, Section "M" in Shrewsbury. There are no calling hours.
If you would like to make a memorial contribution in his...
Glen Alan Zannotti
October 16, 2020
Glen Alan Zannotti, 58 of Worcester passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 16, 2020.
Glen was born in Worcester on June 10, 1962, one of three children of John and Inez M. (Jansson) Zannotti. He graduated from Auburn High School class of 1980, and went on to further his education finding his calling as a computer Technician for several companies...
Richard Ovian
October 15, 2020
Surrounded by his loving family, Richard (Dick) Ovian, 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2020, after courageously battling a prolonged illness. He was frequently referred to as the “comeback kid” by all witnessing his intense fight to beat the odds and strong will to live.
Born in Northbridge, MA, of Armenian immigrant refugees, Richard was a first-generation Armenian-American....
Lorraine R. Ricardi
October 15, 2020
Lorraine R. (St. Andre) Ricardi, 96, of West Boylston, died on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, after a short illness. Her husband of 57 years, James P. Ricardi died on September 24, 2002. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Edward W. St. Andre.
Lorraine was born on October 19, 1923,...