Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Norman E. Burke
December 28, 2011
Norman E. Burke, 81 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Norman's first wife, Bettymae (Lizotte) Burke passed away on October 10, 1991. He is survived by his wife of nineteen years, Nancy A. (Burbo) Lucier Burke; five sons, Norman Burke, Jr. and his wife Robin of Warren, Bruce...
Pauline L Ferrantino
December 28, 2011
Pauline "Polly" L. (Sutherland) Ferrantino, 88, of Worcester, passed away in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband, Anthony J. Ferrantino, predeceased her in 1992. Pauline is survived by three daughters, Elizabeth Verdolino and her husband Andrew of Worcester, Sue-Ellen Macaruso of Millbury and Tracey Stanton and her husband Ronald of Worcester; five grandchildren, Denise Gerolomo and her...
Rose M. Haffty
December 27, 2011
Rose M. (Haddad) Haffty, formerly of Rudolph Rd. Worcester, died peacefully Tuesday December 27, 2011 in hospice care at the Beaumont in Westborough. Her husband of 56 years, Thomas N. Haffty died in 2002. She was born in Worcester daughter of the late Kantos and Sofie (Cayot) Haddad and has lived here all her life. She leaves two sons, Thomas...
Rita B Capalbo
December 26, 2011
Rita B. (LaCoursiere) Capalbo, 83, of Shrewsbury and Wells Beach, Maine, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2011, in the Ichabod Washburn-Hospice Residence, with her loving family by her side. Her husband, Leo Capalbo of Shrewsbury Oil predeceased her in August 1994. Rita was born in 1928 in Worcester, to Arthur and Roseanna (Goulet) LaCoursiere. She was predeased by her...
Duane C Brown Jr
December 24, 2011
Duane C. "Rick" Brown, Jr., 61, of Oxford, passed away Saturday, December 24th 2011 in the University of Massachusetts Hospital after being stricken ill at home. Duane was born August 25th 1950 in Milo, Maine. His father was the late, Duane C. Brown, Sr. He grew up in Maine and moved to Worcester. In 1970, Duane married his wife for...
Lena E. Holmdahl MD PhD
December 24, 2011
Lena E. Holmdahl, MD, PhD, 57, of Grafton, a dedicated and passionate physician, author, researcher, mentor and colo-rectal surgeon, passed away in her home on Saturday, December 24, 2011, surrounded by her loving family, after a twenty-eight month battle with brain cancer. Lena is survived by her loving wife, Rebecca Cintron of Grafton; two sons, Per Holmdahl and Anders Holmdahl;...
Pamela M Swenson
December 24, 2011
Pamela M. (Smith) Swenson, 58, of Worcester passed away on Saturday, December 24th 2011 in her home with her devoted family by her side after a lengthy and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Pamela was born in Worcester, the daughter of Robert and Williamina Smith. She graduated in the class of 1971 from North High School and earned her degree...
Ronald M Vallon
December 24, 2011
Ronald M. Vallon, 64, of Medfield, MA died suddenly on December 23, 2011 in Cambridge, MA after losing his battle with cancer. Born in Worcester, MA, he was the son of the late Casimir and Rita (Tamulavicus) Vallon of Worcester, MA. A 1969 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, he also obtained a Masters' Degree from Boston College....
Sally V Bennett
December 21, 2011
Sally V. (Bigos) Bennett, 80, of Worcester passed away peacefully, Wednesday December 21st 2011 with her family by her side after a brief illness. Sally's husband of 35 years, Thomas W. Bennett, Jr. passed away in 1987. She is survived by her two devoted children, Thomas W. Bennett with whom she lived, and Lucia M. Baldowski and her husband Walter...
Janet Love Gay
December 21, 2011
Janet L. (Sullivan) Gay, 63, a longtime resident of Shrewsbury, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Bolton Manor in Marlboro. Janet is survived by her husband of 41 years, Daniel Gay; a son, Keith Gay and his wife Lacey of Grafton; a daughter, Stacy (Gay) Miller and her husband Lt. Col. Jody Miller of Ft. Benning, GA; one...
Anne Saucier
December 21, 2011
Anne (D'Errico) Saucier, 87, of Worcester, passed away peacefully, Wednesday December 21, 2011 in St. Camillus Nursing Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 38 years, Albert H. "Babe" Saucier passed away in 1987. Anne is survived by her two devoted sons, Michael Saucier and his wife Marilyn of Worcester, Stephen Saucier and his wife Karen of...
Raymond A. Breau, Sr.
December 20, 2011
Raymond A. Breau, Sr., a longtime resident of Shrewsbury died peacefully Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. His wife of 25 years, Grace (Bondanza) Breau died in 1974. He leaves a son, Raymond A. Breau, Jr. and his wife Pam of New York, seven daughters, Katherine Pulsifer and her husband Alan, RoseMary Anderson and her...
Manuel M Delgado
December 18, 2011
Manuel M. Delgado, 80, of Worcester ,died peacefully December 18, 2011 in the Holy Trinity Nursing Center surrounded by his loving family. His wife Lucia (Torna) Delgado died in 1996. Manuel is survived by two sons Marcial Delgado and his wife Colleen of Worcester, and Jose Delgado of Cuba, one daughter Angela Trafecante and her husband Michael of Shrewsbury, two...
Levi M. Wright
December 18, 2011
Levi M. Wright, 75 of Worcester, formerly of Hobson City, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Autumn Village Nursing Home after a long battle with cancer. Levi is survived by his wife, Grace L. Wright (Roberts) of Worcester, two sons, Matthew Wright and his wife Joanna of Worcester and Levi M. Wright, Jr. of Greensborough, NC;...
Henry T Celularo
December 17, 2011
Henry T. Celularo, 85 of Worcester passed away peacefully on Dec. 17 surrounded by his loving family and the devoted staff at St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Home on Plantation Street. Henry was born in Worcester, January 9, 1926, a son of Mariano and Carmella (Calarosa) Celularo. He attended Worcester public schools and has lived on Grafton Hill all his...
Theodore F Rojcewicz
December 15, 2011
Theodore F. Rojcewicz, of Holyoke, formerly of Millbury, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the age on ninety-one, at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, MA. He was predeceased by his loving wife of forty-five years, Sophie (Milos) Rojcewicz in 1990. He is survived by his daughter, Jacqueline Moini and her husband Dr. Mohammed Moini of Holyoke; a granddaughter,...
Ralph J Stukowski Jr
December 10, 2011
Ralph J. Stukowski, Jr., 68, of Auburn, passed away Saturday, December 10th 2011 in the Millbury Health Care Center, with his loving family by his side. Ralph was born October 15th 1943 in Worcester, a son of Ralph Stukowski, Sr. and Catherine (Waskowicz) Stukowski. He graduated from the former Commerce High School class of 1961 and attended Peru State in...