Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Janet Lee Lucey
March 23, 2015
Janet Lee (Helie) Lucey, 70 of Worcester passed away surrounded by family Monday, March 23rd 2015. Janet, one of six children of Joseph and Norma (Provost) Helie, was born September 18, 1944 in Worcester. She grew up here, met and married James R. Lucey in 1960. Together they began to raise their family with love, devotion and simplicity over the...
Robert Gustafson
March 23, 2015
Robert A. Gustafson, 71 of Worcester passed away Monday, March 23rd 2015 with his longtime friend and companion by his side. Robert was born in Chelsea, a son of John and Velma (Grey) Gustafson. Robert and his family moved to North Oxford where he grew up and entered the U.S. Marine corps during the Vietnam War. Upon his discharge Robert...
Roger C Hessel
March 23, 2015
Roger C. Hessel, 67 of Holden passed away with his beloved family gathered at his side Monday, March 23rd 2015. Roger was born in Worcester, one of three children of Robert and Barbara (Cowan) Hessel. He grew up in Worcester, graduated from Classical High School. He then attended Worcester Junior College and Clarkson University. Roger then volunteered for the U.S....
Susan E. (Evans) Giovanelli
March 22, 2015
Susan E. (Evans) Giovanelli,69, of Shrewsbury died peacefully Sunday March 22, 2015 in St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Susan is survived by her devoted husband of 26 Years, Angelo R. Giovanelli, A sister Carol Evans Surabian of Rutland and Marco Island Florida, two brothers, Jay W. Evans of Rutland, and Richard J. Evans of Worcester, and several...
Janice DeSantis
March 21, 2015
Janice E. (Fitzgerald) DeSantis, 61, of Worcester, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Janice is survived by her daughter and grandson, who were the lights of her life, Rachael A. DeSantis and her boyfriend Eric LeBeau and their son, Camden LeBeau, all in Worcester. She is...
Carol Slovin
March 21, 2015
Carol (Fagan) Slovin,78, of Worcester, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Jewish Healthcare Center. Her husband of 51 years, Robert (Bob) Slovin pre-deceased her in 2007. Carol leaves her 3 daughters, Linda Belsito and her husband Kenneth of Worcester, Judy Knoll and her husband Allen of Worcester, Debra Larivee and her husband David of Cumberland, RI and...
Joan R Turo
March 19, 2015
Joan R. (Galli) Turo, 75 of Shrewsbury passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 19th 2015 after a long illness. Joan was born May 15th 1939 in Worcester, a daughter of Italian immigrants Henry and Anna Marie (Turturro) Galli. Joan is survived by her two nephews, Anthony and Bruce Galli, several close cousins, including William Anthony Galli who was like a son...
Donald J Davio, Sr.
March 19, 2015
Donald J. Davio, Sr., 84, of Worcester, was surrounded by loving family and passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2015, joining his beloved wife, Marion D. (Streeter) Davio, in Heaven. Donald is survived by a son, Donald J. Davio, Jr. of Whitinsville; two daughters, Venise Chiras and her husband Robert of Coral Springs, FL, and Donna Iovanni, with whom...
Harry Pashoian Jr.
March 18, 2015
Harry Pashoian Jr. 78,of Worcester died peacefully Wednesday March 18, 2015 at home. Harry is survived by his loving family; a son Stephen Pashoian of Safety Harbor Florida, a daughter Jodi Lapham of Middletown CT., a brother Brian Pashoian and his wife Paula of Spencer, and four loving grandchildren; Olivia, Daniel, Jade and Dylan, also several nephews and nieces. He...
Joan Marie Desautels
March 16, 2015
Joan Marie Gamache Desautels, born in Worcester Massachusetts on November 4th, 1938, passed away on Monday March 16, 2015 at the Knollwood Nursing home. She was the daughter of Raoul and Theresa Gamache. She was the former wife of Kenneth R. Desautels who passed away on November 9, 2014. Joan was the mother of 4 children: Bruce Desautels of Nebraska,...
Nellie A Paladino
March 16, 2015
Nellie A. (Sviklas) Paladino, 95, of Auburn, formerly of Harlem Street in Worcester, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Saint Mary Healthcare. Her loving husband of sixty-nine years, Anthony J. Paladino, predeceased her in December 2010. Nellie is survived by her two daughters, Dianne L. Paladino ,with whom she lived, and Marilyn Paladino-Hanson and her husband Paul...
Elizabeth Ahronian
March 15, 2015
Elizabeth (Tomasian) Ahronian, of Westborough and West Yarmouth formerly of Millbury passed away unexpectedly in her sleep Sunday, March 15, 2015. She was 90 years of age. Elizabeth was born in Worcester; her parents were the late George and Sarah (Israelian) Hightian. She grew up in Auburn and graduated from Oxford High School. In 1952, Elizabeth married Henry Ahronian in...
Marie J Kozlowski
March 15, 2015
Marie (Carofaniello) Kozlowski, of Sturbridge formerly of Worcester passed away peacefully Sunday, March 15th 2015 surrounded by family. Marie one of six children of Italian immigrants Pompilio and Maria (Mobilio) Carofaniello was born in Worcester and grew up in the Italian section off Shrewsbury Street. She graduated from Commerce High School, and married Albert S. Kozlowski in Our Lady of...
William M Pugliese Jr
March 14, 2015
William M. Pugliese Jr. 69 of Worcester passed away unexpectedly Saturday March 14, 2015 Bill was born in Worcester; one of five children of William M. Pugliese Sr. and Genevieve (Tomaiolo) Pugliese. He graduated from Classical High School and attended Worcester Junior College. Bill then joined the U.S. Coast Guard during the Vietnam War. Upon his discharge, William furthered his...
Ceil Katz
March 14, 2015
Ceil (Rubin) Katz, 89 of Shrewsbury Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence surrounded by her loving family. Ceil moved to Shrewsbury from Staten Island two years ago. She was born and lived most of her life in Brooklyn New York, daughter of Russian immigrants Mollie & Abraham Rubin. Ceil was predeceased by...
Lucia Piarulli
March 13, 2015
Lucia (Caggianelli) Piarulli, longtime Shrewsbury resident passed away surrounded by loved ones, Friday, March 13th 2015. Lucia, one of six children was born in Bisceglie province of Bari, Italy to Girolomo and Rosa (DiReda) Caggianelli. Raised, educated and lived in her native Bisceglie, until 1946, when she married Luigi Piarulli, the man who she would spend the next 25 years...
Phyllis J. Martella
March 12, 2015
Phyllis J. Martella, of Worcester passed away peacefully in The Christopher House surrounded by her loving family on March 12, 2015 at the age of 87. Phyllis was born on May 31, 1927 in Worcester, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by her father John Martella, Sr. and her mother Mary (Carrera) Martella. She was a 1950 graduate of Commerce...
Lillie T. Jones
March 11, 2015
Lillie T. (Givins) Jones 64, born December 15, 1950 passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Lillie is survived by her daughter Tammy Jean Givins and her husband Fabian Brown; her sister Creola Hutchful, her brother Willie Givins Jr; four grandchildren, Ieshia Givins, Calvin Bradshaw III, Rashaud Bradshaw and Tiera Givins; five great grandchildren, Brandon, Anthony, Hunter, Leonna and...
Charles F. Salvail
March 10, 2015
Charles F. Salvail, 88, of Worcester, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence. He was predeceased by his wife of forty-eight years, Mary A. (Murphy) Salvail. Charles is survived by a nephew, Victor Blais and his wife Harriet; a great nephew, Jonathan Blais and his wife Rachel; and an aunt, Marguarite Blais, all of...
Francis "Frank" McIntire
March 7, 2015
Francis Edward "Frank" McIntire, age 90, of Worcester, was born on October 12, 1924 in Winchester, Massachusetts, eldest child of Edward and Anna (Doherty) McIntire. He grew up in Wakefield and attended Malden Catholic High School, class of 1942. A member of the greatest generation, he enrolled in Norwich University, Northfield, VT, with the class of 1946. He was drafted...