Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Jeanne M. Hanam
August 18, 2017
Jeanne M. (Brunette) Hanam, 90, a 60 year resident of Shrewsbury, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Rose Monahan Hospice Residence. Jeanne was born in Worcester, one of 8 children to the late Joseph N. and Delia M. (Malboeuf) Brunette. She was a graduate of Commerce High School and later worked for New England...
Kenneth Curry, Jr
August 18, 2017
Kenneth M. Curry, Jr., 43, of Worcester, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017. His wife, Kelly A. (Cesaitis) Curry, predeceased him in 2014. Kenneth is survived by his daughters, Brianna M. Curry and Kailee Rose Curry; his mother, Rosemary (Roncone) Curry; a sister, Maria Calcagni and her husband Jason and their daughter, Jayden, all of Worcester. Kenneth was predeceased...
Frances L. Flanary
August 17, 2017
Frances L. Flanary, 79, 32 Duxbury Rd. Worcester Ma. (formerly of Uniondale, NY,) entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 17, 2017. She was born in Dryden, VA to Virgie (Pennington) and Kermit Flanary on January 18, 1938, the family later settled in Pennington Gap, VA where she spent the majority of her young adult life. She moved to Hempstead,...
Richard "Richie" Kowaleski
August 16, 2017
Richard M. “Richie” Kowaleski, a dedicated husband and father passed away with those he loved gathered by his side, Wednesday, August 16th after being stricken ill two weeks earlier. Richie was born in Worcester, one of three children of the late William B. and Florence E. (Valentine) Kowaleski. Raised in the Burncoat neighborhood of Worcester, he graduated from Burncoat High...
Dr. Charles CL Zee MD
August 15, 2017
Charles L. Zee was born on May 25th, 1934 in Shanghai, China to Mr. and Mrs. Shao Zhing Xu. With optimism, courage, and deep faith, he battled cancer for 4 years and passed away peacefully on August 15th, 2017. In 1959, Charles met his future wife Dorothy in Shanghai. The 7 year courtship led to their wedding in May 1966. ...
Lt. Frank E Sweet
August 15, 2017
Retired Worcester Fire Lt Frank E. Sweet, 83, of Worcester, passed away peacefully with his the family he cherished gathered alongside him Tuesday, August 15, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Oxford, Pennsylvania on June 25th 1934, a son of Francis and Christine (Williamson) Sweet and moved to Worcester as a teenager. While attending Commerce High School, Frank left...
Leonard P. Cooper
August 14, 2017
Leonard P. Cooper, of Worcester passed away in his home on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the age of 70. Leonard was born on May 11, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by his father Philip H. Cooper and his mother Alice Mable (Hazard) Cooper. He was a graduate of Doherty Memorial High and received his Political...
James K. McDonald
August 14, 2017
James K. McDonald, 73 of Worcester, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 14, 2017 at UMass Medical Center. James was born in Worcester, a son to the late Donald M. and Mary (DePari) McDonald. He graduated from North High School and attended classes at Worcester Junior College. James worked as a repair technician for Verizon for 37 years before retiring...
Rosanna Martellotta
August 13, 2017
Rosanna Mary (Cencak) Martellotta, 92, of Haines City, Florida, formerly of Auburn, MA, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2017. She is survived by several nieces and a nephew. Besides her husband Cosmo M. Martellotta, she was also predeceased by a sister, Catherine V. Rutana, five brothers, John W., Andrew J., Albert J., Joseph A., and Paul E. Cencak; and...
Walter J Kalczynski
August 12, 2017
Walter J. “Walt” Kalczynski, 88 a longtime resident of Shrewsbury, died peacefully Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after a period of falling health. His wife of 63 years, Marie (L’Esperance) Kalczynski passed away on June 3, 2016. Walter, son of the late Joseph V. and Mary (Bernat) Kalczynski, was born in Three Rivers, Massachusetts...
Michaelene C. Parmenter
August 11, 2017
MICHAELENE C. PARMENTER 12/15/42 to 8/11/17 Michaelene C. (Gingerelli) Parmenter, 74 of Worcester, MA passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 in Morrisville, North Carolina. Her husband and love of her life, Albert G. Parmenter predeceased her in 1991. She is the daughter of the late James and Christine (Garvey) Gingerelli. Michaelene, known to many as “Mikie” or “Cookie” is...
Matthew F. Sciannameo
August 9, 2017
Matthew F. Sciannameo, 44, of Auburn, passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Matthew is survived by his daughter, Nicole T. Sciannameo of Westborough; his parents, Frank and Donna (Paquette) Sciannameo, with whom he lived; a brother, Zachary Sciannameo of Auburn; a sister, Sarah Hagglund and her husband Nathan, and their two sons,...
Josephine L. Verdolino
August 8, 2017
Josephine L. (DePiro) Verdolino, 94, of Worcester, died peacefully August 8, 2017 in St. Mary’s Healthcare Center surrounded by her loved ones. Her husband of 41 years, Armand “Red” Verdolino, died in 1998. Josephine is survived by her daughter Gail M. Scott and her husband Stephen of Dudley, a son Stephen J. Verdolino of Vernon, CT, one sister Theresa Jason...
Priscilla R. O'Connor
August 8, 2017
Priscilla R. (Stetson) O’Connor, 85, of Boylston, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at Saint Camillus Healthcare in Whitinsville. Her husband Hugh R. O’Connor, predeceased her in 1997. Priscilla is survived by three sons, Paul A. O’Connor and his wife Linda of Boylston, David B. O’Connor and his wife Karyn of Grafton, and Roy R. O’Connor and his wife...
Joseph Armenti
August 7, 2017
Joseph A. Armenti, Sr., 76, of Worcester, passed away peacefully Monday, August 7, 2017 in Munroe Regional Medical Center, in Ocala, Florida, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Norma (Mazzuchelli) Armenti; three daughters, Angela Stanikmas and her fiancé Craig Foisy; Deborah Borski and her husband Robert, and Michelle Swift and her husband...
Ragnar F. Petursson, III
August 7, 2017
Ragnar F. Petursson, III, 41 of Worcester, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital. Ragnar is survived by his four siblings, Tracy A. Petursson and her fiancé Marc Bourgault, of Worcester, Elizabeth K. Daneshmand and her husband Afshin of Worcester, Paul S. Petursson of Worcester, and Michael J. Petursson and his wife Heather of East Brookfield;...
Michael R. Rana
August 7, 2017
Michael Richard Rana, 100, of West Boylston, died peacefully Monday August 7, 2017, in the Christopher House. Michael is survived by his wife Ann (McMahon) Rana, his daughter Arlene F. Maurello wife of the late Joseph T. Maurello, a brother Maurice Rana of Worcester and a sister Rose Oliver of Auburn. Mike was the proud grandfather to Anthony Maurello and...
Walter E. Haddad
August 7, 2017
Walter E. Haddad, 87, of Worcester, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017 at UMass Hospital in Worcester, with his loving family at his bedside. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Christine R. (Buckley) Haddad, his sister in law, Kathy Colbert, of Florida, 4 children, Michael Haddad and his wife Pamela of Shrewsbury, Lorna Haddad Omidi,...
Marsha Kunin
August 6, 2017
Marsha Kunin died on Sunday, August 6, 2017. She was born January 11, 1949, in Worcester, and lived most of her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was an award-winning poet and published four volumes of poetry: Out of Its Cage (2012), Ho Toy, Good Fortune (2013), This Garden, These Woods (2015), and Peregrines Nesting and Other Poems (2017). Her books...
Mary Ellen "Mimi" FitzGerald
August 6, 2017
Mary Ellen “Mimi” (Brown) FitzGerald, 60, of Oxford, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, surrounded by her loving family at Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Mary Ellen is survived by her son, Robert C. FitzGerald and his wife Jennifer of Dudley; six sisters, Karan Cuthberson, Marsha Bombard, Sherri Peterson, Wendy Halal, Andrea Perrin, and Christine Esposito; three brothers, David E....
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