Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Marty R. Veroneau
November 21, 2019
Marty Robert Veroneau, 57 of Leicester, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at home, Thursday, November 21st, 2019.
Marty was born in Worcester on February 6, 1962, the son of the late David Owen Veroneau and Linda May (Brown) Setaro. He graduated from Burncoat Senior High, joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard serving as a member of the 1st...
Joshua I. Calcano
November 20, 2019
Joshua I. Calcano of Worcester passed away on his 54th birthday, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at UMass Medical Center. He was born in the Dominican Republic, the son of the late Ramon A. and Luz P. (Matos) Calcano. Joshua and his family immigrated to New York City in 1973, where he lived the majority of his life. Joshua was a...
Brian P. O'Malley
November 19, 2019
Brian P. O’Malley, 37, of Milford, formerly of Worcester, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
Brian is survived by his parents, Robin M. (Bisceglia) O’Malley Murphy and her husband Bill Murphy of Worcester and David M. O’Malley of Boynton Beach, Florida; his sister, Jessica M. O’Malley; grandmother, Grace Bisceglia, both of Worcester; several aunts, uncles including, Cindy and Mick...
Jennie (Cariglia) Stewart
November 19, 2019
Jennie A. (Cariglia) Stewart, 92, of Worcester died peacefully Tuesday November 19, 2019 in the UMASS Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Her Husband Robert E. Stewart died in 2006. Jennie leaves her loving family, two sons, Robert J. Stewart and Michael H. Stewart of Worcester, two daughters, Lynne M. Stewart and partner John W. Brennan of Boston, and...
Barbara (O'Rourke) Thomas
November 19, 2019
Barbara J. (O’Rourke) Thomas, 94, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at home peacefully, Tuesday, November 19th 2019, surrounded by her husband, children and family.
Barbara was born one of seven children of Edward Rourke and Ellen (Magill) O’Rourke. Raised in Worcester, Barbara married the love of her life and best friend, John “Sonny” Thomas. They settled in...
John MacKoul
November 17, 2019
John MacKoul, Local Developer and former President of MacKoul Electric, died on Sunday, November 17, 2019, in The Jewish Healthcare Center, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
John is survived by his wife, Gloria (Elliott) MacKoul and his beloved daughter, Jennifer MacKoul. He also leaves his sisters, Elinor Graves of Clinton and Mary Broderick of Shrewsbury; sisters in law,...
John Aulizio
November 16, 2019
John Aulizio 84, an Army Veteran of Worcester died Saturday November 16, 2019 at the Masonic Home in Charlton Ma. Born in Worcester he was the son of the late Pasquale and Antoinette (Cariglia) Aulizio. Growing up in the city of Worcester, he attended the Rice Square Elementary School, the Grafton St. Jr High School, and graduated from the Commerce...
Phyllis A Sullivan
November 15, 2019
Phyllis Ann (Tomaiolo) Sullivan 96 of Worcester died peacefully on Friday November 15, 2019 after a brief illness surrounded by her devoted family at the Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester. Phyllis was the loving wife of 34 years to the late Daniel F. Sullivan who died in 1977. Born in Worcester, on February 1, 1923, Phyllis was the daughter of...
Michele D Dufresne
November 14, 2019
Michele D. (Beaupre) Dufresne 55 of Worcester died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday November 14, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home of Worcester. Born in Worcester, Michele was the daughter of the late Jean Paul and Irene (Dupre) Beaupre. Michele leaves her beloved daughter Nicole Dufresne and her 4 brothers William, Paul, Ernest, and Edward Beaupre
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Lt. Jason "Jay" Menard
November 13, 2019
Worcester Fire Lieutenant Jason James Menard, 39, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from injuries suffered when he became trapped in a four-alarm fire in Worcester, after helping his Ladder crew get to safety. Jason was born in Worcester, on April 4, 1980, the son of James Menard and Cheryl (Pike) Kelly. Jason graduated from Doherty Memorial High School, Class...
Dolores T Rano
November 12, 2019
Dolores T. (Leonard) Rano, 88 of Worcester died peacefully Tuesday November 12, 2019. Her husband John A. Rano died in 2004. Dolores is survived by her loving grandchildren, Dianna and her husband Ryan, Jaclyn and her husband A.J. Nicholas Jr, and his wife Katie, and Jessica and her husband Eli. Dolores was the proud great grandmother to Wyatt, Elene,...
James H Miller, Sr
November 12, 2019
James H Miller, 83 a lifelong resident of Worcester, passed away surrounded by the ones he loved at home, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.
Jim was born in Worcester, on February 7th, 1936, one of nine children of Joseph P and Charlotte (Phelps) Miller. His parents then brought Jim home to a place and...
David John Payne
November 12, 2019
David John Payne “DJ”, the son of Deacon Anthony Payne and Ruth Payne, brother to Simon Payne died of natural causes on November 12th, 2019 at the age of 38, from complications arising from his lifelong battle with diabetes. Born in Singapore on December 2nd, 1980, DJ was proud to be a naturalized United States citizen, a graduate of UCSD...
Larry C. Bovaird
November 11, 2019
Larry C. Bovaird, 74, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Fitchburg Healthcare.
Larry, son of the late Charles and Naomi (McMinn) Bovaird of Brockway, PA was an outstanding athlete and award winning science student in his youth and graduated from Pennsylvania State University in the mid-1960s with a Bachelor’s degree in Botany.
Following graduation, he...
Ryan W. Finnegan
November 11, 2019
Ryan W. Finnegan, “Porky” 24, of Worcester died unexpectedly Monday November 11, 2019 from Injuries from a Motorcycle accident. Ryan Leaves his devoted parents William and Deborah (Zdonczyk) Finnegan of Worcester, his loving sister Heather A. Finnegan-Campbell and her husband Patrick of Worcester. Ryan was also the proud uncle to his nephew Julian and his niece Aubrey, he loved...
Michelle L. Gallant
November 10, 2019
Michelle L. Gallant, 48, of Worcester, a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed away surrounded by her adoring family on Sunday, November 10, 2019 in UMASS Memorial Hospital.
Michelle was born on July 28, 1971 in Milford, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by her father Regis Gallant and her mother Dorothy (Killmar) Gallant. She was a graduate of...
Giuseppe DelloStritto
November 9, 2019
Giuseppe DelloStritto, 84, of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his family. He leaves his beloved wife of 62 years, Maria (Fierro) DelloStritto; two sons, Giovanni DelloStritto and his wife Kathleen of Worcester, and Frank DelloStritto and his wife Debra of Rutland; two daughters, Maria O’Malley and her...
Albert P Belsito, Sr
November 8, 2019
Albert P. “Al” Belsito, Sr., a lifelong resident of Worcester, MA passed away Friday, November 8th 2019 with his devoted loved ones gathered at his side, after 96 years of a blessed life of family, joining in heaven the love of his life for 73 years, Theresa who left his side in 2017, a son Donald Belsito, and his cherished...
James F. Robinson, Sr.
November 8, 2019
James F. Robinson, Sr., 79 of Worcester, formerly of Charlton passed away Friday, November 8th, 2019.
James was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Ernest J. and Margaret R. (Daley) Robinson. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade as a skilled machinist and accepted a position with Norton Company where he worked for over 40 years before retiring. He...
John P Manning, Jr.
November 7, 2019
John P. Manning Jr., 80 of Holden, formerly of Southborough passed away Thursday, November 7th surrounded by his family, after a more than courageous battle with cancer.
John was born in Marlborough, the only child of John P. Manning Sr. and Kathryn (Brown) Manning. Raised and educated in Marlborough, John graduated from Holy Name High School in Worcester and earned...