Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Antoinette B Guyer
January 24, 2016
Antoinette (Girard) Guyer, 96, of Shrewsbury passed away Sunday, January 24th 2016 in her home at Shrewsbury Crossing surrounded by her loving family. Antoinette is survived by her husband of 23 years, Charles Guyer; her two sons, Allan Risedorf and his wife Doreen of Winsted CT, Bruce Risedorf and his wife Denise of Shrewsbury; a stepdaughter, Sarah Jones of North...
Frank J. Polaski
January 22, 2016
Frank J. Polaski of Worcester, a Veteran of World War II and a former instructor and Department Head at Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School in Upton, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016, in Saint Vincent Hospital.He leaves his loving wife of seventy-three years, Stephanie B. (Rosochacki); two daughters, Carol Carmody and her husband Cornelius Carmody of Worcester, and...
Charles D. Dahrooge
January 22, 2016
Charles D. Dahrooge, 88 of Westminster, formerly of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 22, 2016 at The Kindred Nursing Home in Westborough surrounded by his loving family. Charles is survived by his beloved wife of 21 years, Margaret (Brennan) Dahrooge; two daughters, Helen Mancini of North Grafton and Betty Albano of Auburn; a sister, Evelyn Kalil of Worcester;...
Armand Joe Mobilio
January 21, 2016
Armand J. “Joe” Mobilio, 85 of Holden, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his devoted family, Thursday, January 21st, 2016 after a brief illness. Joe was born in Worcester, one of five children of Italian immigrants Vincenzo and Camilla (Scoppettone) Mobilio. He grew up in Worcester and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy. Before leaving for active duty, he married the woman...
Shirley Mahassel
January 20, 2016
Shirley Mahassel 1936-2016 Shirley “Aunt Shirl” Mahassel passed away at home, on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, after a valiant battle with cancer . She loved the Red Sox, Patriots, cooking, gardening, traveling, her church, and most of all, she loved her family. Her passing leaves an indescribable hole. Shirley was the youngest of nine children, born at home in Worcester...
Carl A. Mangano
January 20, 2016
Carl A. Mangano, 86, passed away peacefully but unexpectedly Wednesday January 20th, 2016 at home. Carl leaves two sisters, Dorothy Evangeline and Eleanor Falcone of Worcester; a sister-in-law, Marion Mangano of Grafton and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by four brothers, Samuel, Anthony, William and Albert and five sisters Nancy Doucimo, Maria Mangano, Fanny Picard, Mary Mangano and...
Carol Ann Gay
January 19, 2016
Carol Ann (Chapman) Gay, 71 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Saint Vincent’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Carol is survived by two sons, Michael Gray and his wife Angela of Sutton and Matthew Gray of Maine ; five beloved grandchildren; Ashley, Jess, Tyler, Kayla, and Lauren also many nieces and nephews. She is...
Cecile M. Morrell
January 19, 2016
Cecile M. (Marcotte) Morrell, 96, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Her husband, Edgar J. Morrell, predeceased her in September 1993. Cecile is survived by her four daughters, Elizabeth (Betty) Koshinsky and her husband, Dan, of Jericho, Vermont, Terry Favulli and her husband, Ernie, of Shrewsbury, Donna Novelli and...
Janusz J. Nastaj
January 17, 2016
Janusz J. Nastaj, 81 of Sutton, formerly of Lublin, Poland passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17th, 2016, at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, with his beloved family by his side. He was predeceased by his wife Jadwiga (Dzieniszewska) in January of 2007. Janusz was born and raised in Lublin, Poland, one of eleven children of the late Józef &...
Bernadette A. Salvidio
January 17, 2016
Bernadette A. (Hurley) Salvidio, 77 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Saint Vincent’s Hospital. Bernadette is survived by two sons, Edward F. Salvidio, Jr. and his longtime companion Carla Schenker and Gary Salvidio and his wife Robin all of Worcester; her daughter, Donna Holbrook of Brookfield; her sister, Sister Marion Raymond Hurley, SND.; eight grandchildren,...
Mitchell Lipka
January 17, 2016
Mitchell S. Lipka, 53, of Worcester, died on Sunday, January 17, 2016. He is survived by hiswife, Christi (Sprunger) Lipka, and their twin children, Sam and Lily, all of Worcester.He is also survived by his mother, Ann (Seidner) Lipka of Whitestone, NY; a brother, JerryLipka (Janet) of Fairbanks, AK; a sister, Ronnie Modena (Robert) of Whitestone. He is alsosurvived by...
Helen R Kouri
January 15, 2016
Helen Ruth Kouri, 90, of Shrewsbury passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 15th 2016, with her loving sister, Edith, at her bedside. Helen was born in Worcester, one of two daughters of Assad and Victoria (Abisamra) Kouri. Highly intelligent, Helen earned her associate’s degree from Quinsigamond Community College and furthered her education at Clark University, graduating summa cum...
Joanna Roskidany
January 14, 2016
Joanna (DiPilato) Roskidany, loving wife, mother, sister and aunt passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 in Saint Vincent Hospital. She was 71 years old and surrounded by her family. Joanna was born on March 26, 1944 in Worcester and was preceded in death by her father Joseph DiPilato and her mother Vincenza P. (Police) DiPilato. She is survived by...
Craig E Binette
January 11, 2016
Craig E. Binette, 48, of Oxford passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 11th. Craig was born in Worcester one of eight children of Eugene J. and Jean (Bourassa) Binette. He grew up off Lincoln St, graduated from Worcester Vocational High School with a focus in cabinet making and New England Tractor trailer institute. He has lived in Worcester, many years in...
Fortune Tonga
January 11, 2016
Fortune Tonga, of Clinton, a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and beautiful spirit passed away peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2016 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center. He was 45 years young and was surrounded at the end by his adoring family who marveled at his courage, dignity, and shining radiance.Fortune was born on January 12, 1970, in Zambia, Africa and...
Joyce L. Hale
January 11, 2016
Joyce L. (Yonkosky) Hale, 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 11, 2016, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home. Her husband of 47 years, Charles H. Hale, Jr., passed away on September 26, 2005. She leaves her children Lizbeth F. Patterson of Auburn and her daughters Chloe and Hannah, Jennifer L. Hale and her husband Andrew O’Connor of Shrewsbury and...
Donna M Hilow
January 10, 2016
Donna (Labelle) Hilow, 57 of Spencer, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 10th 2016 with her husband and brother by her side after being stricken ill earlier. Donna is survived by her best friend and beloved husband of 15 years, Michael Hilow; her brother, Dennis Labelle, niece Tammy Labelle; great nephew and niece, James and Felicia Foucault all of Spencer: and...
Robert LoPriore III
January 10, 2016
Robert LoPriore III, 57 of Shrewsbury passed away Sunday, January 10th 2016 after being stricken ill while visiting friends in North Carolina joining in heaven his mother Grace and sister Amelia who both passed away in 2015. Robert was born in Worcester, a son of the late Robert LoPriore Jr., and Grace (DiLeo) LoPriore. He grew up in Shrewsbury, graduated...
Madeline (McGrath) Kennedy
January 9, 2016
Madeline (McGrath) Kennedy, 95, a long time Shrewsbury resident died Saturday January 9, 2016 in the Auburn Life Care Center. Her husband of 35 years Thomas F. Kennedy died in 1986. Madeline leaves a daughter Maryellen Burns and her husband Kenneth of Shrewsbury, and a son Mark F. Kennedy and his wife Leslie of Texas, and one sister, Marion Campbell....
Alexander H McLean, Jr.
January 8, 2016
Alexander H. McLean, Jr., 76, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016, at the Luther Home of Worcester. His wife, Alice A. (Stewart) McLean, predeceased him in December 1990.Alexander is survived by a son, Mark McLean and his wife Linda of Morrisville, Pa; a step son, David Morel and his wife Margie of Shrewsbury; a step daughter, Cindy...










