Local Obituaries for Worcester, MA
Deborah Racicot
October 18, 2022
Deborah J. Racicot, 64, of Worcester passed away on October 18, 2022, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, after a battle with cancer, with the family she loved gathered at her bedside. Deb was born in Worcester on December 6, 1957. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 36 years, James W. Racicot Sr., along with her parents, Anthony &...
James "Jimmy" Beasley
October 17, 2022
James W. "Jimmy" Beasley, 68 a lifelong Millbury resident passed away surrounded by the family he loved, Monday, October 17, 2022, after a period of declining health.
Jimmy was born in Worcester, son of Walter R. and Rita E. (Mackowiak) Beasley. He grew up in Millbury, graduated from Millbury High, and served for a time in the U.S. Navy during...
Sandra (Mysliwicz) Genduso
October 17, 2022
Sandra J. (Mysliwicz) Genduso, a lifelong Worcester resident, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, with her devoted family gathered at her bedside after being stricken ill at home. She was 60 years of age and joins in heaven her son, Bryan Hamel who passed away in 2018.
Sandra was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Chester J. and...
Charles "Chuck" Manero
October 17, 2022
Charles J. “Chuck” Manero, 70, a longtime Holden resident and a second-generation business owner, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022, with the family he loved gathered at his bedside after a long illness. Charles is welcomed into heaven by his father Angelo, brother Robert and his mother Lena Manero who passed away June 29th.
Charles was born in Worcester,...
Ann M Chasse
October 16, 2022
Ann M. Chasse, 83, of West Boylston, MA and formerly of Worcester, passed away October 16, 2022, after a period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of Reynold H. Chasse, who predeceased her; loving mother of Deborah Gagne (Walter) of Worcester, Christine Bermingham (Timothy) of Brookfield, and Darlene Walsh (Thomas) of Paxton; cherished grandmother of Jamie Bermingham of...
Dr. Pamela M. Pettinati, MD, Ph.d
October 14, 2022
Dr. Pamela M. Pettinati, M.D., Ph. D a resident of Worcester, formerly of Medford, Brighton, and Gloucester, passed away Friday, October 14th, 2022, with loved ones gathered at her bedside.
Pamela Mary Pettinati M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. grew up in Medford, MA. with her parents, seven siblings, and her extended family. She attended the Medford Public Schools where she distinguished herself...
Anthony "Tony" J Cormier
October 12, 2022
Anthony Cormier passed away on October 12, 2022. He was the son of Leonard Cormier of Shrewsbury, MA, and Teresa Benton of Grifton, NC. In addition to his parents, Tony leaves a brother Steven Cormier (Diana), of Kansas, and a sister Andrea Shackelford (David) of Indiana. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles, a niece, nephews and cousins. He...
Camille R Sullivan
October 10, 2022
Camille R. Sullivan, 92, of Holden, MA passed away October 10, 2022, after a period of declining health. She leaves her daughter Debra Ventresca and son-in-law Nicholas of Auburn, as well as her grandson Paul Ventresca of Somerville.
Camille retired from UMass Medical and loved painting, gardening, travelling, the Red Sox and her orchids.
Thanks to the staff at UMass...
Virginia N O'Neil
October 10, 2022
Virginia N. (Martin) O’Neil, 47, a resident of Holden passed away suddenly Monday, October 10th, 2022, at home.
Virginia “Ginny” was born in Springfield, Ma the daughter of Betty (Safarik) Martin and the late, Harry Martin. Raised in Springfield, Virginia earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Worcester State College and worked many years for the Umass-Memorial Hospital system in...
William J Jarobski
October 9, 2022
William "Duba" Jarobski, 71, of Worcester passed away suddenly Sunday, October 9, 2022 at home. Funeral arrangements are private.
Ruth Leshore
October 8, 2022
Ruth (Bettis) Leshore, 90 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at The Christopher House.
Ruth was born in Selma, Alabama, a daughter of the late Richard Richardson and Emma Bettis and where she graduated from high school. She worked for various companies as a housekeeper most of her life. Ruth was a faithfully member of Belmont...
Shirley June (Croft) Coleman
October 6, 2022
Shirley June (Croft) Coleman of Worcester, MA, died in her home surrounded by her loving and devoted daughters on Thursday, October 6th at the age of 86. She was lovingly known as the matriarch of the Coleman family, but sadly her reign came to an untimely end due to pancreatic cancer.
She was born in New London, NH on...
Joan (Pierce) Latuga
October 6, 2022
Joan M. (Pierce) Latuga, 84, a longtime Worcester resident passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 6, 2022, surrounded by the family she cherished. Joan is welcomed in heaven by her husband Mario and son Mark, who both passed away in 2016.
Joan was born in Millbury, the only child of Arthur and Alice (White) Pierce. Raised in Millbury, Joan graduated from...
Edith R Pedone
October 5, 2022
Edith R. (Dell’Olio) Pedone, 98, of Worcester, MA passed away peacefully on October 5, 2022. Edith was the beloved wife of the late Bartolomeo J. Pedone; the loving mother of Carol Pedone Needham, Vincent A. Pedone and his wife Yezhan, all of Worcester; and the cherished grandmother of LCpl Ethan A. Pedone, USMC, and Alexander Z. Pedone, the grandsons she...