Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Guy R. Wills
March 13, 2020
Guy R. Wills, 74 of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2020 at UMass Medical Center surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer.Guy was born on August 23, 1945 in Teaneck, New Jersey, one of two sons to the late John and Anne (Murray) Wills. He worked as a truck driver and was also a...
Karen (Dahrooge) Melican
March 13, 2020
Karen H. (Dahrooge) Melican, 70, of Worcester passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones Friday, March 13, 2020; proceeded by her husband of 35 years Denis and sister Malocke “Millie” Esper, who both passed away in October of 2015.
Karen was born October 26th, 1949, one of four children of Abraham “Elis” and Gladys (Gabis) Dahrooge. Raised and...
Beatrice "Bea" Pepper
March 13, 2020
Beatrice A. “Bea” (Albrizio) Pepper, 92, died peacefully on Friday March 13, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, and sister. Bea leaves behind her loving family, a daughter Paula Pepper and her husband Ken Braun of Chestnut Hill, her daughter-in-law Ann Pepper of Worcester, her beloved grandchildren Alicia Pepper and her fiancé Jyovani...
Sandra (Mastromatteo) Sposato
March 13, 2020
Sandra S. (Mastromatteo) Sposato, 74 of Worcester passed away surrounded by the ones she loved in her home Friday, March 13, 2020.
Sandra was born in Worcester, one of four children of the late, Lawrence Mastromatteo Sr., and Madeline C. (Ryan) Mastromatteo. She graduated from Commerce High School, raised on the eastside of Worcester and in 1965, married her...
Diane M. Trigiano
March 13, 2020
Ms. Diane Marie Trigiano unexpectedly passed away on Friday March 13, 2020; she was 67. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 14 1952, she is survived by her loving son Anthony Trigiano and his wife Janice of Worcester, and their son Michael; sister Jenny (Trigiano) Healy and husband Mike Healy of Worcester, her two children Sean and Stephanie, brothers: Gerald...
Paul M Watts
March 12, 2020
Paul M. Watts, 78 of Worcester, passed away Thursday March 12, 2020.
Paul was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Matthew and Josephine (Sakalauskas) Watts. He graduated from Commerce High school, served in the U.S. Army National Guard HHC 181 INF. 110th armor for 6 years and lived here all his life.
Paul was a member of the...
Helen M. Popillo
March 10, 2020
Helen M. (Fortier) Popillo, 93, or Worcester passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Beaumont Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center at Westborough. Her husband, Donald H Courville, predeceased her in 1950.
Helen is survived by her son, Clifford D. Courville and his wife Rosemarie of Auburn; a daughter, Germaine L Eberl and her husband Peter of Worcester; two grandchildren,...
John J Chojnicki
March 10, 2020
John J. Chojnicki, 95 of Worcester, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, with loved ones gathered at his side.
John is leaving behind devoted and caring children, his son, Steven and daughter, Anne to mourn his passing. He also leaves his dear close friends Reverend Thaddeus Stachura, Thomas Stachura, Mark Gentile and Veronica Rosario. John is...
Jon A Francesco
March 6, 2020
Jon A. Francesco, 67, of Charlton, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020, in the comfort of his home, after living courageously for 15 months with pancreatic cancer.
Jon in survived by his loving wife and best friend, Norma J. (Stafinski) Francesco; two daughters, Billie Jean Theriault, wife of the late David Theriault of Dudley, and Leah Marie Berthiaume and...
Henry A. Frongillo, Jr.
March 3, 2020
Henry A. Frongillo, Jr., 96, of Shrewsbury, a long-time businessman, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Saint Francis Home in Worcester, reuniting in Heaven with is daughter, Nancy Coppellotti; his wife, Juanita (Black) Frongillo, as well as his first wife, Shirley (Garganigo) Frongillo, who all predeceased him.
Henry is survived by his loving family including a son, Henry...
Victor L Salerno
March 1, 2020
Victor L. Salerno, 96 of Worcester, passed away on March 1, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born to his parents Joseph and Teresa (Martello) Salerno of Caserta, Naples, Italy and resided in Worcester most of his life before moving to Shrewsbury. He was the beloved husband to the late Rose (DiBenedetto) Salerno. Vic and Rose were married...
André R. Gingras
March 1, 2020
André R. Gingras, 67, of Brimfield/Warren, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield.
André is survived by his adoring wife, who has been his greatest supporter for over fifty years, Margaret A. (Panzera) Gingras; their son, André R. Gingras, Jr. and his wife Amanda and their son, the apple of pépèr’s eye,...
Alfred A. Arena
March 1, 2020
Alfred A. Arena 96, born December 13, 1923, formerly of Shrewsbury, MA, passed away on March 1, 2020
He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Margaret (Palumbo) Arena and son Donald of Lincoln Nebraska. He is also survived by his grandchildren Zachary and Nicholas Arena and Nicole Dispersio of Hudson, MA. He has 4 great grandchildren: Miah, Jackson,...
Roseanne Venuti
February 29, 2020
Roseanne (Saksa) Venuti, 65 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Hospital with her family by her side.Roseanne was born in Worcester, one of seven children to the late Edward T. “Soxy” and Rose (Lanzillotti) Saksa. She worked as a clerk for the Worcester County Sheriffs Department for 20 years retiring in 2016. Roseanne...
Barbara A. Putes
February 28, 2020
Barbara A. (MacKoul) Putes, 73 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence.Barbara was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Michael G. and Adele (Aboody) MacKoul. She graduated from Commerce High School and later earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Worcester State University. Barbara was the Vice...
Donald Francis Adams
February 28, 2020
Donald “Francis” Adams, 88, of Pawtucket, RI, formerly of Worcester, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Bayberry Commons Nursing Home and Hospice in Pascoag, RI.
Donald, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, dedicated much of his professional career to aiding and guiding other veterans, while working as an administrator for the Veterans Administration, most recently in...
Shirley A. Pace
February 27, 2020
Shirley A. (Willey) Pace, 83 of Worcester, passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, February 27, 2020 with her family by her side.Shirley was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Stewart and Vera (Webber) Willey. She was a graduate of Commerce High School, Class of 1954 and has lived in Worcester all her life. Shirley worked various...
David E. Gregoire
February 26, 2020
David E. Gregoire, 60, of Oxford, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
David is survived by his loving wife of thirty-three years, Linda L. (Toney) Gregoire; a daughter, Ashley M. Belisle and her husband John-Paul of Leicester; two sons, Matthew D. Gregoire and Timothy E. Gregoire, both of Oxford; three sisters, Jacqueline Malone of...
James Saez
February 24, 2020
James Saez, 32, a loving Son, Father, and Brother, died peacefully Monday February 24 surrounded by his loving family. James leaves a son Landen J. Saez of California, his mother Lisa S. (Lalmond) Saez and her Fiancé Michael Macaruso of Worcester, two brothers Anthony Saez of Auburn, and Daniel J. Groccia of Worcester. He also leaves a sister Rosie...
Diane A. Sheehy
February 24, 2020
Diane (Aprea) Sheehy, 68 of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2020 at UMass Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.Diane was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Eleanor M. (Malaguti) Aprea. She graduated from Canton High School and later earned her bachelor’s degree in art history from Keene State. Diane loved...
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