Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Albert F. Bonofiglio
August 6, 2008
Albert F. "Al" Bonofiglio, Sr., 82 of 4 Cameron St. passed away Thursday, August 6th 2008 in St Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. Albert is survived by his wife of 63 years Antoinette M. (Prudenti) Bonofiglio; his two sons, Albert F. Bonofiglio, Jr. and his companion Marie Lee of Holden, Robert A. Bonofiglio and his wife Judy of Worcester;...
Virginia M Petrone
August 5, 2008
Virginia M. "Gin" Petrone, 94, formerly of Seabury Heights, died peacefully Tuesday August 5, 2008, in the Autumn Village surrounded by her loving family, Virginia leaves several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews along with their families whom she was like a mother to; among them her niece Patricia Webber who was her care giver for the past 5 years...
Joseph DiPilato
August 4, 2008
Joseph DiPilato, who celebrated his 95th birthday on August 1, formerly of Pleasant Valley Drive in Worcester, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008 in University Commons. His loving wife of sixty-one years, Vincenza "Vinie" (Police) DiPilato, predeceased him in April 2000. Mr. DiPilato is survived by a loving family, including his daughters, Ruth Nelson of Worcester, Joanna Roskidany of Auburn,...
Theodora Gicas
August 4, 2008
Theodora "Dora" (Pappas) Gicas, 82, of Worcester passed away Monday, August 4th in the University of Massachusetts after being stricken earlier in the week. Dora was born November 14th, 1925 in Filliatis, Greece, the daughter of the late Christos and Anastasia (Filliou) Pappas. She came to Worcester, as a young child, graduated from Commerce High School, attended Becker Junior College,...
Joseph G. Hilton Sr
August 2, 2008
Joseph G. Hilton, Sr., 48, of Worcester, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008, in his home. He leaves his wife of twenty-six years, Margie V. (Meeks) Hilton; two sons, Joseph G. Hilton, Jr. and David P. Hilton; a daughter, Katrina F. Hilton, a granddaughter, Javiana Hilton all of Worcester; a brother, Stanley J. Hilton of Worcester; two sisters, Alicia Mompoint...
Marian A. Kelley
July 31, 2008
Marian A. (Weston) Kelley, 86, of Worcester passed away peacefully, Thursday, July 31st surrounded by family. Marian's husband of 59 years, Frederick Kelley passed away in October of 2007; she is survived by her two children, Thomas A. Kelley and his wife Vickie of Webster, Alicia M. Nottage and her husband Stanley of Oxford; a sister, Dorothy Manley of Sudbury;...
Mary Delaney
July 30, 2008
Mary (Tomasiello) Delaney, 82, of Worcester, passed away Wednesday, July 30th 2008 in the Memorial Hospital surrounded by her sons. Mary's husband of 54 years Paul R. Delaney passed away in 2006. She is survived by her devoted sons, Kevin Delaney and his wife Lynn of Pinckney, MI and Richard Delaney with whom she lived; a sister, Josephine Arell of...
Stella H. Mezynski
July 27, 2008
Stella H. (Boltruczyk) Mezynski, 80, of Worcester, passed away Sunday, July 27th in the Lutheran Healthcare Center after a long illness. Stella is survived by her husband of 60 years Vincent T. Mezynski; her devoted children, Linda Gustafson and her husband Waino of Worcester, Gary Mezynski and his wife Rosemary of Burlington, MA, and James Mezynski of Bangor, ME; a...
Lawrence Anthony Cassella
July 27, 2008
Lawrence A. "Larry" Cassella Sr, 92, of Sunrise Florida, formerly of Worcester passed away Sunday, July 27th, 2008 in Sunrise after a long battle with heart disease. Mr. Cassella was born in Hancock, NY, May 28th 1916 a son of Nunzio and Maria (Farina) Casella. He grew up and lived in Worcester, served in the U.S. Army during World War...
Edwin F. Symonowicz
July 27, 2008
Edwin F Symonowicz, 84 of Bristol St, passed away, Sunday, July 27, 2008, in Knollwood Nursing Home after a short illness, with family at his side. His wife of 59 years, Helen C Symonowicz, died in 2005. Two brothers, William V. Symonovicz and Michael Symonowicz, and a sister, Jenny Madalena also predeceased him. He leaves a daughter, Donna M Barton...
Congetta T. Burnham
July 26, 2008
Congetta T. "Connie" (Fratantonio) Burnham, 86, of Holden and Centerville, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26th 2008 with family by her side. Congetta is survived by the love of her life and husband of 66 years, Edward P. Burnham; her three children: Brenda T. Meringolo and her husband Nicholas of Holden, George W. Burnham and his wife Sheila...
Marie J. Hamel
July 25, 2008
Marie J. (LeBeau) Hamel, 94, formerly of Auburn passed away Friday, July 25th, 2008 with family by her side in the Pleasant Bay Care center Brewster. Marie was born January 5, 1914, in Worcester. Her parents were the late Francis and Zoe (DuPont) LeBeau. She grew up in Worcester, lived over 40 years in Auburn before moving to the Cape....
William Couming
July 24, 2008
William R. Couming, 62, of Millbury, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Saint Vincent Hospital. He leaves his companion of twenty years, Carol Mahlert, with whom he lived, a son, Vincent C. Couming, Sr. and his wife Elaina of Rutland; two daughters, Nicole Kariko and her husband Max of Rutland and Jessica Couming; two brothers Timothy Couming of New Hampshire...
Virginia M. Amato
July 22, 2008
Virginia M. "Ginnie" (Simone) Alano, Amato, of Worcester formerly of Shrewsbury and Ellenton Florida, passed away Tuesday July 22nd in the Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. Virginia was born in Shrewsbury; her parents were the late Ignazio and Margaret (Dellorto) Simone. She grew up in Shrewsbury, lived 26 years in Ellenton, Florida before returning in 2004. She was a member...
Dorothy Dion
July 21, 2008
Dorothy M. (Murray) Dion, 76, of Worcester died peacefully Monday July 21, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 54 years Russell J. Dion, two loving daughters Cynthia Bosselmann and her husband Charles of Tampa Florida, and Nancy Price and her husband Reginald of Worcester, a grandson Devin Price, a brother Edward Murray...
Kallie Brackett
July 17, 2008
Kallie A. Brackett, who would be celebrating her 2nd birthday on July 20th, died Thursday, July 17, 2008 in her home. She leaves her parents, Michael G. & Sharon A. (Stopyra) Brackett, a brother Ryan Brackett and a sister Abigail Brackett. She also leaves her maternal grandfather Francis Stopyra of Auburn; Aunt and Uncles, Kevin Stopyra and his wife Leigha...
Rhea Harmon
July 16, 2008
Rhea (Brule) Harmon, 74, of Natick, formerly of Worcester died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Riverbend of South Natick after a long illness. She leaves her two daughters, Holly L. Harmon of Housatonic, MA and Kathleen Bennett of Bold Springs, GA; two grandsons and two great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Rhea is predeceased by her brother Gerald Brule...
Gary Bedard
July 15, 2008
Gary E. Bedard, 54, formerly of Worcester passed away July 15th in his home in Framingham after being stricken ill. Born November 13, 1955, he is survived by mother, Ann (Gosselin) Raymond of Worcester, brothers, David Bedard of Dudley, and George Raymond of Princeton; sister, Maria Donovan of Oxford, nine nieces and nephews. His father George Raymond and sister Cheryl...
Kyle Gavin
July 15, 2008
Kyle T. Gavin, 12, of Worcester, teenage son of Daniel and Cheryl (Sweeney) Gavin, passed away Wednesday, July 15th 2008, in the University of Massachusetts Hospital after a brief illness. Kyle was born, January 15th 1996, in Worcester. He graduated from Jacob Hiatt Magnet School this past spring and planned to attend St. Peter Marian Jr/Sr high school, in the...
Norda Meehan
July 13, 2008
Norda V. (Zimmerle) Meehan, 83, formerly of West Orange, NJ, passed away, July 13, 2008 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Her husband John J. Meehan died in 1967, she leaves her son Edmund J. Meehan and his wife Linda of Northboro, a brother, Roberto Zimmerle of Brazil and two grandchildren, John and Liana Meehan. Norda was born in Campines, Brazil,...