Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Mary E Mae Warren
July 28, 2012
Mary E. "Mae" (Bracey) Warren, 76, of Worcester, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in Saint Vincent Hospital. Her husband, Edward L. Warren predeceased her in 1992. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Charles W. Boykin in 1959. Mary is survived by her loving family including, two sons, Charles Boykin and his wife Annette and Edward L....
James J Barbato
July 28, 2012
James J. Barbato, 95, of Worcester, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012 in The Jewish Healthcare Center. His wife of sixty-eight years, Dorothy J. (Manna) Barbato, predeceased him in September 2007. James is survived by his family including a daughter, Joan M. Champagne and her husband Raymond of Lancaster; two sons, Dr. James P. Barbato and his wife Ann...
George F. DeFalco
July 28, 2012
George F. DeFalco, Sr.died July 28, 2012 at home at the age of 96.He was born in Worcester, on January 18, 1916 the son of Thomas and Mary (Zito) DeFalco. He is survived by his wife of 33 years Domenica (Bracciale)"Dolly" DeFalco, his three sons, George F. DeFalco Jr.and his wife Elizabeth, of Westborough , William T. DeFalco of Fort...
Estelle L Cappabianca
July 26, 2012
Estelle L. (Prince) Cappabianca, 68, of Worcester, passed away on Thursday July 26, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband, Pasquale F. Cappabianca, predeceased her in 1999. Estelle is survived by her loving family, including her daughter, Jennifer M. Cappabianca of Worcester; two sons, David P. Cappabianca and his wife Lynn of Sterling, and Pasquale F. Cappabianca Jr. of...
Janet C. Goldschmidt
July 26, 2012
Janet C. (Beaudoin) Goldschmidt, 73 of Worcester, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Worcester and lived here all of her life. Janet leaves her beloved husband of 53 years, Andrew A. Goldschmidt, Jr.; four children, Cheryl A. Leupold and her husband Matthew, Debra L....
Rose Saksa
July 26, 2012
Rose (Lanzillotti) Saksa, 88, of Worcester died peacefully Thursday July 26, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. Rose was predeceased by her husband Edward T. Saksa. She is survived by three sons; Edward T. Saksa and his wife Julia, Leonardo Saksa and his wife Ann Marie, all of Worcester and Joseph Saksa of Las Vegas, three daughters Mary...
Donald D. Spring, Sr.
July 25, 2012
Donald D. "Mouse" Spring, Sr., 78 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at UMASS Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Donald is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Ann S. (Chester) Spring; three daughters, Donna Spring of Worcester, Cheryl Barnwell and her husband Mark of Columbia, SC, and Karen Watkins and her husband Frank...
Joshua R. Ayisi
July 24, 2012
Joshua R. Ayisi, 64 of Worcester, formerly of Adukrom-Akuapem, Ghana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at home surrounded by his wonderful family. Joshua is survived by his loving wife of thirty-one years, Martha Johnson Ayisi; a son, Richard Ayisi Johnson of Worcester; two daughters, Erica Ayisi of New York City, NY and Charity Duncan and her husband...
Mary Germain
July 21, 2012
Mary L. (Catacchio) Germain, 92, of Worcester passed away peacefully Saturday, July 21nd with her devoted family gathered beside her after a period of declining health. Mary was born in Worcester, a daughter of Thomas and Antoinette (Guerra) Catacchio. She graduated from Worcester Girls Trade School. Mary met and married her cherished husband of 45 years, Louis J. Germain. In...
James B Medlinskas
July 20, 2012
James Medlinskas, of Worcester passed away Friday July 20th 2012 after being stricken ill in his sleep. Jim was born in Worcester, son of Bernard and Anne (Wallance) Medlinskas. He graduated from St. John's High School in 1965, earned his bachelor's degree in English from Holy Cross College in 1969, and then earned his master's degree in Social Work from...
Boleslaus Ray Bondar
July 20, 2012
Boleslaus "Ray" Bondar, 88 of Worcester passed away peacefully Friday, July 20th 2012 after a period of declining health. Ray was born September 8th 1923 in Worcester a son of Stanislaus and Helen (Janiszewski) Bondar and has lived here all his life. Ray's wife and partner of 45 years, Mildred (Anderson) Bondar passed away in 1990. His son Richard Bondar...
Robert Frost
July 20, 2012
Robert Frost, 89, of Worcester passed away peacefully Friday, July 20th 2012 in St. Vincent Hospital after a period of declining health. Robert was born October 8, 1922 in Boston; his mother was the late Margaret Wyman. In 1951, Robert met and married what would be his wife and best friend for the next 40 years Lena (Pecorelli) Frost before...
Harriet M. Thayer
July 20, 2012
Harriet M. Thayer, 83, a longtime resident of Worcester, died peacefully Friday, July 20, 2012 in Millbury Health Center in Millbury after a period of failing health. She leaves her son, Stephen T. Thayer of Worcester; three brothers, Steven Thayer of New York, Clifton Thayer of Mashfield, MA and Walter Thayer of Jacksonville Beach, FL; a sister, Grace Taylor of...
Clementine J Etre
July 18, 2012
Clementine J. (Ricciardi) Etre, 93, of Worcester, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in Knollwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her husband Thomas A. Etre, Sr., pre-deceased her in 1987. She is survived by a daughter, Phyllis Leonard and her husband Paul, with whom she lived and a son, Thomas A. Etre, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Marlborough; two...
Francis J Venincasa
July 17, 2012
Francis J. Venincasa, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in his home from cancer. He was born in Worcester on February 14, 1932, to the late Antonio and Katherine (Romeo) Venincasa. He leaves his wife Katherine Hamelin; two sons, Steven F. Venincasa and Michael J. Venincasa both of Westborough; five grandchildren, Angela, Julie, Alyssa, Jessica and James Venincasa; one...
Mark R Lukas
July 14, 2012
Mark R. Lukas, 45, of Grafton passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012. He was predeceased by his loving mother, Nancy M. (Hamilton) Lukas. Mark is survived by his father, Richard L. "Luke" Lukas of Grafton; two sisters, Karyn A. O'Connor and her husband David of Grafton and Krystal B. Kenney and her husband Michael of Sutton; three nephews, Luke...
Mary Craft
July 13, 2012
Mary (Grecho) Craft, 78, of Worcester passed away peacefully Friday, July 13th 2012 with her family by her side after a period of declining health. Mary was born in Natick, the youngest of six children of Pando and Alexandra Grecho. June 8th marked sixty years since she married the love of her life Harold E. Craft. Together they raised three...
Aaron W McMullen-Coley
July 13, 2012
Aaron Winston McMullen-Coley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1993 to Danielle McMullen and George Coley. Aaron lived in Philadelphia during his early childhood but moved to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1999 when he was 5 years of age. Aaron attended Tatnuck Magnet Elementary School, Elm Park Community School, Forest Grove Middle School and Doherty Memorial High School. He...
Tionenji Mwainda Tonga
July 13, 2012
Tionenji Mwainda "Tita" Tonga, 10 of Clinton, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 13, 2012 at home with her beloved family by her side after a long battle with Leukemia. Tita is survived by her parents, Fortune and Jane (Mtowa) Tonga of Clinton; a brother, Mainza Daliso Tonga and a sister, Langa Mwezi Tonga both of Clinton. Tita was born...
William J Dwyer
July 12, 2012
William J. Dwyer, 89, a World War II, U.S. Army Veteran (Battle of the Bulge and POW), a member of the 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lions" 422nd Infantry Regiment, passed away Thursday, July 12th 2012 with his children by his side. William's wife of 53 years, Alice M. (Sweeney) Dwyer, passed away in 2009. His son, William J. Dwyer, Jr,...