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Richard G. Leighton

Richard G. Leighton

Dec 14, 2023

 

Celebration of Life Announcement

Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life for Richard on January 13th at Noon in the Millbury Federated Church 20 Main Street, Millbury. A time of fellowship and light refreshments to follow the service.

 

MILLBURY- Richard G. Leighton, 71, passed away peacefully on December 14 at UMASS Hospital with...

Kenneth S. Fairbanks

Kenneth S. Fairbanks

Dec 12, 2023

MILLBURY -- Kenneth S. Fairbanks, 58, passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, December 12 surrounded by his loving family. 

Kenny leaves behind his daughter Amanda "Tiger" Fairbanks of Auburn and her mother Laurie Fairbanks; his mother Joanne Fairbanks; his sister Katherine "Chatty" Fairbanks; his niece and Godchild Megan Ricardi and her husband Joseph; his nephew Jared Carlson and...

Norman C. Fairbanks, Sr.

Norman C. Fairbanks, Sr.

Dec 11, 2023

MILLBURY – Norman C. Fairbanks, Sr., 82, passed away from a major heart attack on Monday, Dec. 11th in St. Vincent Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.  Norman became ill after receiving the COVID and flu shots, which damaged his heart.

Norman leaves his wife of 62 years, Joanne (Davis) Fairbanks; a daughter, Katherine Fairbanks and a son, Kenneth Fairbanks,...

Patsy J. Goyette

Patsy J. Goyette

Dec 11, 2023

MILLBURY- Patsy J. Goyette, 87, passed away in Westerly, RI where she recently resided with her son, on December 11, 2023.

She was born in Macomb, Illinois, the daughter of the late Edwin and Margaret Huber Duncan.

Patsy’s husband of 69 years, Donald R. Goyette passed away in 2019.  She is survived by her five daughters, Debra Danault and her husband,...

Linda E. Belsito

Linda E. Belsito

Dec 10, 2023

MILLBURY – Linda E. (Collette) Belsito, 80, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, Dec. 10th with her loving family by her side. 

Linda lived most of her life in Millbury, graduating from Millbury Memorial High School. After raising her children, she went to work for UMASS Memorial where she retired after 20 years.

Linda leaves a daughter, Mary...

Stephen Ivey

Stephen Ivey

Dec 6, 2023

 

WEBSTER – Stephen Ivey, 56, passed away peacefully, after a long period of declining health, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA.

He was born in Somerville, MA on January 1, 1967, the son of Arthur Ivey of Thailand and the late Ann (McLaughlin) Ivey.

Stephen will be deeply missed by his caretaker, soulmate and...

Guy A. Gurinian

Guy A. Gurinian

Dec 3, 2023

 

WHITINSVILLE – Guy A Gurinian, 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 3rd with his loving family by his side in Mass General Hospital, after a long illness.

Guy leaves his wife of 37 years, Cheryl (Lauzon) Gurinian; a daughter, Amy Ostberg and her husband, Marc of Orange; a son, Matthew Gurinian and his wife, Tanya of Grafton; his...

Laura Lee DiLorenzo

Laura Lee DiLorenzo

Nov 27, 2023

Laura (Stratford) DiLorenzo passed away on November 27, 2023 in Hilton Head, South Carolina after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.  She was married to Tom DiLorenzo and resided in Bluffton, South Carolina.  She leaves behind her children Jacqueline Cloud and her husband Wesley Cloud of Bell Buckle, Tennessee; her son Robert Cassell who resides in Brazil; her sister Pamela...

David C. Needham

David C. Needham

Nov 26, 2023

MILLBURY - David C. Needham, 82, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2023. 

He leaves his beloved wife Janet (Schunmann) Needham of Millbury, daughters Heather Walles and husband Terry of Worcester, Kathy Rivera and husband Jose of Lakeland, FL, five granddaughters Jacquelyn Walles and her wife Nichole of East Providence, RI, Samantha Peterson and her husband Walker of Burlington, MA,...

Bertha L. Hodgdon

Bertha L. Hodgdon

Nov 24, 2023

 

Sutton, Massachusetts– With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Betty Hodgdon, age 90,

who passed away on Friday, November 24. She is predeceased by her parents, Henry and

Margorie Martin, her daughter Suzanne, her husband, Roy Hodgdon, as well as her siblings Dick

and Sonny Martin.

 

She is survived by her son Marc and daughter-in-law Sue, her...

Cheryl St. Germain

Cheryl St. Germain

Nov 24, 2023

Cheryl St. Germain (Myers), 65, from Oxford Ma passed away peacefully on November 24th with family by her side.

Cheryl was born on February 28, 1958 and recently resided in Auburn where she shared a beautiful life with her fiancé Donald.

Cheryl graduated from Bay Path Vocational Highschool. 

She started her career working with special needs children and adults and than...

Marion C. Falcone

Marion C. Falcone

Nov 21, 2023

SHREWSBURY - Marion C. (May) Falcone, 91, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 21, after a period of declining health.

Marion was the sixth of twenty-two children of John F. and Anna Grace (Kelliher) May of Millbury.  She is survived by her beloved and grief-stricken husband, Louis A. Falcone, Jr., with whom she would have celebrated...

Kelly A. Neal

Kelly A. Neal

Nov 19, 2023

 

MILLBURY- Kelly Anne Neal, 56, passed away on November 19, 2023 after a brief illness with cancer.

Kelly leaves a brother, Gary Thomas of Millbury, her children, Justin Thomas of Millbury and Cheyenne Neal of Worcester and her two grandchildren Maci and Nolan Marando of Worcester. 

She is predeceased by her mother Patricia A. Thomas (Graves) of Millbury, her...

Barbara Jo Karrat

Barbara Jo Karrat

Nov 17, 2023

 

NORTH OXFORD - Barbara Jo (Pece) Karrat, 74, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 17th. 

Barbara was the family matriarch and was first and foremost a dedicated wife, working alongside her husband managing his medical practice for over 40 years.  She treasured and adored her four children and embraced every moment with them.  She especially loved her role as...

Lawrence J. Brusa

Lawrence J. Brusa

Nov 13, 2023

NORTH OXFORD – Lawrence J.  Brusa, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 13th in UMASS Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.

Larry leaves his wife of 35 years, Maureen (Mallett) Brusa; eight children, Mark Brusa, Julie Campbell and her husband, Mike, Chrisopher Brusa and his wife, Tracy, Adam Brusa and his wife, Kristi, Sandy McAvoy, Paul Ferraro and...

Daniel W. Daly

Daniel W. Daly

Nov 11, 2023

Lake Worth, FL – Daniel W. Daly, 72, formerly of Millbury, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 11th 2023, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on February 5th 1951 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Daniel leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Suzanne (Zuromsky) Daly along with his sons, Daniel J. Daly and his wife, Maria of Millbury and Michael...

Donald "Tiny" Jordan

Donald "Tiny" Jordan

Nov 9, 2023

 

WEBSTER - Donald “Tiny” Jordan, 72, formerly of Millbury died peacefully at UMASS Hospital on November 9,2023 after a long illness.

He is predeceased by his father Earl Jordan, mother Ruth Jordan Casey, sisters Beverly and Nancy Jordan, Elizabeth Richard and brother Gregory Jordan.  He leaves his sisters Marie and Patricia Jordan, Natalie Young, a brother Walter Jordan, a...

Keith D. Boisvert

Keith D. Boisvert

Nov 7, 2023

Keith D Boisvert unexpectedly and tragically departed this world on November 7, 2023, in Brighton, Mass. Keith was the youngest and by far the largest of his two siblings entering this world, on May 29th, 1985, weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces.

Full of life, Keith was sensitive, compassionate, and loving to everyone he came to meet throughout his...

Donald Maillet

Donald Maillet

Nov 3, 2023

 

MILLBURY - Donald A. Maillet, 88, son of Alban and Helena Maillet, passed away on November 3, 2023 after a short illness. 

He leaves behind his wife Lorraine (Mongeau) Maillet, sisters, Carmen Dion of North Grafton and Delma (Edward) Ethier of Marlborough, sister-in-law Judy Maillet of Auburn, brother-in-law, Veto Filipkowski of Millbury; many nieces and nephews.

Donald was predeceased...

Jean G. Hunt

Jean G. Hunt

Nov 3, 2023

 

SHREWSBURY - Jean G. (Marsden) Hunt, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 3, 2023, with family by her side.

Jean leaves behind three children, Laurie Corkery and her husband Michael of Millbury, Paula Hunt of Chelmsford, and Lucian Hunt and his wife Dawn of Millbury; two sisters, Fay Bahmermann and Judi Tyler both from Shrewsbury; brothers Jay, David,...

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