Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Christine DonFrancisco
February 1, 2008
Christine (Ruggieri) DonFrancisco, 79, of Worcester died peacefully Friday February 1, 2008 in the UMASS Memorial Hospital. Christine was a long term resident of the Golden Living at the Hermitage Center.She is survived by her beloved and devoted husband of 56 years Pat DonFrancisco, her loving sons; Perry DonFrancisco and his wife Dianna of Florida, and Jimmy DonFrancisco of Worcester....
Agnes Gulbicki-Herr
January 31, 2008
Agnes M. (Kissell) Gulbicki-Herr, 87, of Shrewsbury, passed away, Thursday, January 31, 2008, in Saint Vincent Hospital. Her husband, Elam Herr, pre-deceased her. She is survived by a son, William Gulbicki and his wife Patricia of Shrewsbury; a daughter, Betty Harrington and her husband Philip of Worcester; a brother, William Kissell of Worcester; six grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; nine great...
Theresa Andersen
January 31, 2008
Theresa (Scotti) Andersen 88, of Shrewsbury, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2008, in her home after being stricken ill. Born in Shrewsbury, Theresa was the daughter of Lucia (Villata) Scotti and John Scotti. She moved to Worcester at the age of 2 and back to Shrewsbury in 1953. She graduated from Commerce High School in 1937. Her husband of 55...
Fr. Joseph Saidi
January 29, 2008
Chorbishop Joseph Saidi, the former pastor of Our Lady Of Mercy Maronite Catholic Church in Worcester died peacefully in Lebanon on January 29, 2008, at the age of 97. He was born on June 29, 1911, in Zgharta, North Lebanon. His father was also a Maronite priest, Fr. Peter Saidi. Chorbishop Saidi was ordained to the priesthood on December 8,...
Natalie Longone
January 28, 2008
Natalie J. (Ciampaglia) Longone, 88, died peacefully Monday, January 28, 2008 at the UMASS Memorial Hospital, in Worcester, Ma., surrounded by her loving family. She was a long term resident of Shrine Avenue in West Boylston before retiring to Spanish Lakes in Ft Pierce, FL where she spent many happy years with her husband Albert. They recently moved to Southgate...
Doris Durost
January 27, 2008
Doris E. (Galusha) Durost, 91, of Fiskdale, formerly of Worcester passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, January 27, 2008, in the Radius Healthcare in Southbridge after a short illness. Doris had been living independently in fiskdale until recently. She will be greatly missed by her children, Ronald Durost of Phenix City, Ala., Debra Morrissey and her husband Michael of...
Gwendolyn Bailey
January 27, 2008
Gwendolyn O. Bailey, 93, of Worcester, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2008, in University Commons. She is survived by her two loving sons, Walter S. Bailey of Plainfield, New Jersey, and Paul F. Bailey and his wife Carmen of Spencer; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-five great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, including Dorothy Wilkins of Worcester. A son Robert "Bart" Bailey, Two...
Loucine Kopulian
January 27, 2008
Contact: Michael @ 508-754-0486 Worcester -- Loucine Kopulian, 79 of Benham Rd., passed after a brief and sudden illness on Wedesday, Jan 23, 2008, in Glendale Memorial Hospital, in Glendale, CA. Her husband Artine Kopulian passed away a few years earlier. She is survived by her two children, Irene Saleba of Worcester & Tony Kopulian of Glendale, California. She also...
Ann Rana
January 26, 2008
Ann (Bisceglia) Rana, 88, of Worcester, passed away Saturday, January 26th in the Autumn Village Long term care center. Ann is survived by her husband and partner of 42 years, John J. Rana; a brother, Maurice Bisceglia and his wife Pat, three sisters, Mary Charamella and her husband Francis, Louise Desto, and Marion Tricomi; many nieces and nephews including Theresa...
Latrell Barnes
January 26, 2008
Latrell (Alford) Barnes, 62, of Worcester, dedicated mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed into the arms of the Lord, Saturday, January 26th 2008. Latrell is survived by her children, Sarah Barnes with whom she lived, Tracy Barnes and William Barnes both of Rochester, New York; Her mother Eldora (Brooken) Alford, who lived with her; two brothers, Robert J Alford of...
Winifred Greene
January 25, 2008
Winifred R. (Harding) Greene, 95, of Saybrook Road in Worcester, passed away, Friday, January 25, 2008 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband of fifty-eight years, Albert A. Greene, Jr., predeceased her in 1994. Winifred leaves her loving family, two daughters, Donna M. Griffin and her husband Raymond with whom she lived, and Patricia "Pat" Michalak and...
Jerry DiTerlizzi
January 24, 2008
Jerry J. DiTerlizzi, 84, of Shrewsbury, devoted family man and friend, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2008 in the University of Massachusetts hospital after being stricken ill at home. Jerry is survived by his devoted wife and partner of 58 years Rose Z. (Tonelli) DiTerlizzi; his three cherished daughters, Lucille F. Cernak and her husband Charles of Southampton, Ma, Brenda...
Martin Fernsten
January 22, 2008
Martin L. Fernsten, 85, of Worcester, formerly of Woodland St, West Boylston, passed away Tuesday, January 22nd in St. Vincent Hospital. Martin is survived by his devoted wife and partner of 63 years, Mary A. (D'Ambra) Fernsten; two beloved sons, Martin R. Fernsten and his wife Lynda of Auburn, Jeffrey A. Fernsten and his wife Linda of Amherst; a cherished...
George Silaidos
January 22, 2008
George F. Silaidos,86, of Worcester died peacefully Tuesday January 22, 2008 In the St Francis Home. George is survived by his wife of 59 years Mary (Ciccarelli) Silaidos, two sons George J, Silaidos, and Theodore R. "Teddy" Silaidos, a daughter Bernadette M Silaidos all of Worcester, and many nieces and nephews. A sister Nikolitsa "Niki" Silaidos-Stepp predeceased him George was...
Frances T. Kurtz
January 21, 2008
Frances T. (Garofoli) Kurtz, 87, passed away January 21, 2008 in Elderwood Health Care at Crestwood, Niagara Falls, NY. Her husband, Frederick K. Kurts died in Febuary of 1990. She leaves her two sons, Ron Kurtz and his wife Susan of Whitby, Ontario and Paul F. Kurtz of Boston; her daughter Cynthia J. Pontes and her husband Gilson of Sao...
Mary Deschenes-Whiton
January 21, 2008
Mary A. (Freeman) Deschenes-Whiton, 81, of Heritage Lane in Boylston, formerly of Southborough, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008, surrounded by her loving family in Memorial Hospital. She is survived by two daughters Joyce Simonis and her husband Francis J. Simonis of East Harwich, and Darlene Johnson and her husband Richard A. Johnson of Plymouth; their father, Albert Deschenes passed...
Edmund Nowak
January 21, 2008
Edmund A. Nowak, 65, of Rochdale, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008, in Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his son, Christopher D. Nowak of Lincoln, Rhode Island and his girlfriend Sarah Waizenegger; his life partner and soul mate of more than twenty-three years, Judy (Senosk) Brideau and her daughters, Melissa Katz of Largo, Florida and Donna Neil of St....
Joseph Ginese
January 21, 2008
Joseph F. Ginese, 87, of Worcester, formerly of Orient St. passed away peacefully, Monday, January 21, 2008 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born March 4, 1920, in Worcester, the son of Natale and Grazia (Ritacco) Ginese. He was a World War II, U.S. Army Veteran and has lived in Worcester all his life. Joe is...
John Laraia
January 21, 2008
John F. "Snooky" Laraia, 64, of Shrewsbury, passed away Monday, January 21, 2008. He leaves his three children, Kimberly Laraia McCallum of Worcester and her boyfriend of fourteen years, Ernest Belanger, John N. Laraia of Worcester and his girlfriend of twenty years, Tracy Arnold, and Michelle Laraia of Boston; a brother, James Laraia of Paxton; a sister Joan Laraia Christiansen...
Samuel Palermo
January 20, 2008
Samuel J. Palermo, 88, of Worcester passed away Sunday, January 20th 2008, in the University of Massachusetts Hospital after a brief illness. Sam's first wife Phyllis (Cangello) Palermo passed away in 1958. He is survived by his devoted wife and partner of thirty four years, Antoinette R. (Mazzone) Marzilli, Palermo; his beloved children, Elaine Hamel of Hyannis, Joseph Palermo, Michele...