Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Nina (Shukeilo) Korotkaja
May 29, 2018
Nina (Shukeilo) Korotkaja, 81 of Shrewsbury formerly of Lithuania passed away Tuesday May 29th 2018, after being stricken ill.Nina leaves a daughter, Larissa Kashdan and her husband Val with whom she lived; grandchildren; other family members and extended relatives. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 31st at 11:30 am in The MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St,...
Adrianna Colon
May 29, 2018
Adrianna Colon, 31, affectionately known as Addy, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Worcester, MA. Her life was tragically taken from injuries sustained in a car accident while riding her motorcycle. Addy was born in Worcester, MA on November 13, 1986. A graduate of Worcester Vocational High School, she worked at UMass Memorial Group as a lab technician....
Jeralyn "Jerry" L. Harrison
May 28, 2018
Jeralyn “Jerry” L. (Waring) Harrison, 87, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, in the comfort of her home. Her loving husband of forty-eight years, Thomas F. Harrison, predeceased her in May 2000.
Jerry was born in Quincy, daughter of the late, David and Lilla (Lawrence) Waring. She lived in Hopkinton for many years, before settling in Shrewsbury...
Theresa M. Audette
May 27, 2018
Theresa M. (Gervais) Audette, 51 of Cherry Valley, formerly on Worcester, passed away after a 10 year battle with cancer in Hollis, NH.
Theresa was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Robert H. Gervais and was a graduate of South High School. She worked as a claims specialist for Bank of New York and BNY Melon for many...
Joseph F. Sullivan Jr.
May 27, 2018
Joseph F. Sullivan Jr. 65, of Worcester died unexpectedly on Sunday May 27, 2018 at home. He leaves behind his beloved Daughter and best friend Kerri Sullivan of Worcester and her boyfriend John Eval, his girlfriend Elizabeth Pool, his former wife and friend Lorilee (Smith) Valastro and her husband Joseph Valastro, his brother David Sullivan, and two sisters Peggy Dooling...
Norman L. Chagnon
May 27, 2018
Norman L. Chagnon, Jr., 65 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Norman was born in Worcester; a son of the late Norman L. and Eleanora Anna (Ducimo) Chagnon, Sr. He graduated from North High School and later received a bachelor’s degree in history from Worcester State College. Norman became...
Rose M. Richie
May 27, 2018
Rose M. (Schiavone) Richie, 93 of West Boylston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Rose was born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Dominic and Philomena (Belculfine) Schiavone. She was a graduate of Commerce High School and after graduation, she worked at Woodall’s and Richard Healy Company. ...
Auguster "Gus" Speight, Jr.
May 25, 2018
Auguster “Gus” Speight, Jr., 62, of Worcester passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 25, 2018 after battle with cancer. His loving wife of forty-four years, Estella (Bush) Speight, predeceased him this past December. Auguster was born and raised in Panola, Alabama, one of 15 children of Auguster and Lillie (Stanton) Speight. He married...
Mary Rose Shea
May 25, 2018
Mary Rose Shea, 62, of Worcester, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018, in the comfort of her home.
Mary is survived by two sisters, Kathleen Mary Shea-Gray of St. Petersburg, FL, and Virginia Mary Toupin of Paris, France; two brothers, John C. Shea, Jr. of Clearwater, FL, and Stephen J. Shea of Largo, FL; six nieces and...
Pauline A. Wilson
May 23, 2018
Pauline A. Wilson, 96 of Worcester died May 23rd with her loving family at her side. Born in Worcester to Albert and Albina (Duhamel) Moquin and was a lifelong resident of the city. Pauline’s husband of 27 years Russell G. Wilson died in 1974. Pauline worked for 40 years as a jig operator for the Vellumoid Corporation. She was a...
Thomas J. Mayotte
May 19, 2018
Thomas J. Mayotte, age 53, of Sterling, a loving fiancé, father, brother, nephew and friend passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home after a brief but brave and courageous battle with brain cancer. Thomas was born on September 21, 1964 in Worcester, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by his father Richard Mayotte, Jr....
Lynne (Steiman) Beando
May 19, 2018
Lynne R. (Steiman) Beando, 73, of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
Her husband, James N. Beando, passed away in March 2014. She is survived by her best friend, sister-in-law and principle caregiver, Barbara Bantz of Rutland; her brother Mark Steiman and his wife Anita of Attleboro; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Anthony and Deborah Beando; eight...
Kathleen (Hehir) Dagle
May 18, 2018
Kathleen “Kay” (Hehir) Dagle, 79 of Worcester, a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away surrounded by family, in her home Friday, May 18, 2018, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Kay the matriarch of her family was born and raised in Worcester, one of nine children of Thomas and Grace (Goechler) Hehir. On her birthday, September 27th...
Robert J Kazanovicz
May 17, 2018
Robert J. Kazanovicz, 57 of Worcester, passed away peacefully in his home, Thursday, May 17th 2018 after lifelong challenges. He met those challenges on a daily basis and overcame them with dignity and perseverance.
Robert was born in Worcester on February 2nd 1961, one of eight children of Adolph R. and Theresa M. (Miles) Kazanovicz. He graduated from Worcester Girls...
Alice (Wood) Johnson
May 17, 2018
Alice I. (Wood) Johnson, 86, a lifelong Shrewsbury resident passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family Thursday, May 17th, 2018.
Alice was born in Worcester on March 23rd 1932, a daughter of Samuel L. and Irma A. (Arnold) Wood. Raised in Shrewsbury, she graduated from Shrewsbury High School in 1949, and earned her degree in nursing from City...
Donald C. Johnson
May 16, 2018
Donald C. Johnson, age 86, of Worcester passed away peacefully after a brief illness on May 16, 2018 in UMASS Medical Center. His wife of 47 years, Lillie M. (Peoples) Johnson passed away in February 2012. Donald was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on October 19, 1931 and preceded in death by his parents, Leonard & Ethel M. (Grady) Johnson. ...
Lula (Smith) Dyer
May 15, 2018
Lula (Smith) Dyer, 88, of Worcester, passed from this life having “fought a good fight and finished her course”, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She is predeceased by her two sons Willie G. Pitts who passed away this past December and Philip Pitts who passed away in 1974.
Lula is survived by her devoted husband,...
Judith C. Rucho
May 13, 2018
Judith C. (Croteau) Rucho, 83, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Saint Mary Healthcare in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis Rucho and by her son, David Deorcy.
Judith is survived by her daughter, Jessica Brunelle and her husband Richard of Tampa, FL; two grandchildren, Dimitri Brunelle and Gracey Brunelle; two brothers, Rudolph Croteau, Jr. of...
David M. Amato
May 11, 2018
Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the
world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”
-Margaret Mead
David M. Amato, 62 of Paxton, formerly of Worcester, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 11, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
A devoted family man, David will be remembered for his strength, humor, and undying love for humanity, nature,...
Richard M. Trainor
May 10, 2018
Richard M. Trainor, 76, of Danielson, Connecticut, formerly a long-time resident of Shrewsbury and Worcester, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn, Connecticut. His loving wife of thirty-two years, Judith A. (Kuusisto) Trainor, pre-deceased him in April of 2000. Richard is survived by a son, Bryan Trainor of Brooklyn, Connecticut; a daughter,...
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