Obituaries

Mario Pellegrini

Jun 1, 2007

MILLBURY - Mario J. Pellegrini, 82, of 14 Broadmeadow Ave., died Friday, June 1, at his home in Millbury. He leaves his son, James Pellegrini of Millbury; his brother, Anthony Pellegrini of Worcester, his two sisters, Gilda Alano of Bristol, R.I., and Tina Mele of Fort Lauderdale, FL; one grandchild Courtney OKeefe; one great grandchild, Roman; and nieces...

Jesse Ellis

May 27, 2007

MILLBURY Jesse A. Ellis, 89, of 33 Manor Rd., died Sunday, May 27th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife, with whom he would have been married 68 years June 17th, Gertrude M. (Couture) Ellis; a daughter, Carolyn B. wife of Kenneth Moore of Sutton; a son Jesse A. Ellis Jr. and his wife Mary Ann...

Ralph Gurney

May 25, 2007

SUTTON Ralph W. "Bud" Gurney, Jr., 82, died Friday, May 25th in his home on the sixth anniversary of his wife, Ruth E. (Cotton) GurneyTM)s death, surrounded by family and friends. He leaves two daughters, Pamela S. wife of David Farnham of Sutton and Lori J. wife of James DeLisle of Westminster; four grandchildren, Daniel and Michael Farnham...

Francis Polanik

May 21, 2007

WORCESTER Francis "Frank" Polanik, 85, of 110 Pineland Ave., died Monday, May 21st in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. He leaves his wife, Carmela J. (Cataldo) Polanik; five children, Joseph G. Polanik of NC, Judith M. wife of John Culver of West Stockbridge, Mary F. wife of Reggie Sherman of Auburn, Michael A. and his wife Jeanne...

Statia Chase

May 17, 2007

SUTTON Statia G. (Stopyra) Chase, 90, formerly of Blackstone St., died peacefully surrounded by her family, Thursday, May 17th in St. Camillus Health Center, Whitinsville. She leaves a son, Herbert Chase of Sutton; two daughters, Geraldine wife of Edward Coady of Dudley and Christine Chase wife of Barry Freedman of North Oxford; a sister, Dolores wife of E....

Loren Bell

May 12, 2007

SUTTON Loren E. "Gus" Bell, 77, of Sutton, where he had lived for many years, died Saturday, May 12th in Beaumont Rebabilitation and Nursing Center, Northbridge. He also had previously lived with his daughter, in Whitinsville. His wife Elaine E. (Rose) Bell died in 1991. He leaves a daughter, Kathleen E. Audet of Whitinsville; a son, Robert S....

Jean Flynn

Apr 30, 2007

SUTTON Jean Flynn, 77, of 3 Sovereign Heights, died Monday, April 30th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after being stricken ill at home. She leaves a brother, William B. Flynn Jr. and his wife, Priscilla of Nashua, NH; a niece, Meghan E. Flynn and a nephew, Alexander B. Flynn both of Nashua, NH; three cousins, Mary Doherty of...

Shirley Holst

Apr 27, 2007

SUTTON Shirley D. (Hentz) Holst, 87, formerly of Boston Rd., died Friday, April 27th in Sunbridge Sandalwood Nursing Home, Oxford. Her husband, G. William Holst died in 2002. She leaves two daughters, Wendy S. wife of Dana Gravison of Sutton and Susan C. wife of George Kersten of Leavenworth, Kansas; four grandchildren, Keri Kersten, Jamie Bauer and his...

Signe Morin

Apr 27, 2007

MILLBURY Signe A. "Nan" (Carlson) Morin, 87, of 21 Manor Rd., died Friday April 27th, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband Roland J. Morin, Sr. died in 1996. She leaves one daughter, Patricia A. Beatty of Millbury; two sons, Roland J. Morin Jr. and his wife Andrea of Worcester and Douglas A. Morin and...

Theresa Felicetti

Apr 26, 2007

MILLBURY Theresa P. (Lambutis) Felicetti, , of 17 Hemlock Dr., formerly of Worcester, died Thursday, April 26th in Millbury Health Care Center. Her husband, Eugene J. Felicetti died in 1965. She leaves three children, Ellen "Honey" Valinski of Florida, Eugene "Butch" Felicetti and his wife, Nancy of Auburn and Geraldine "Gerry" wife of Wilfred Morin of Millbury; eight...

George Alek

Apr 25, 2007

MILLBURY George J. Alek, 81, of 22 Canal St., died Wednesday, April 25th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after an automobile accident. His wife Pauline T. (Anger) Brodeur Alek died in 2004. He leaves his dearest friend, Doris McCourt of Whitinsville; two sisters, Therese Bannon of Oakdale, CT and Patricia Malaquias of Hyannis; four nieces,...

Wellesley Hatfield

Apr 15, 2007

SUTTON Wellesley W. Hatfield Jr., 67, of 2 Dodge Lane, was stricken at home Sunday, April 15th after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Joyce B. (Charland) Hatfield; five children, Michael W. Hatfield of Sutton, Denise R. Clinton of Worcester, Wellesley W. Hatfield III of Worcester, Ruth C. Hatfield of Sutton and Roland L....

Katherine Zemaitis

Apr 14, 2007

MILLBURY Katherine A. "Kitty" (Kacevich) Zemaitis, 90, formerly of 1 Heather Ave, died Saturday, April 14th in her home at Notre Dame du Lac, Worcester. Her husband, John A. Zemaitis died in 2002. She leaves a son, John A. Zemaitis, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Shrewsbury; three daughters, Nancy M. wife of Anthony Mangano and Carolyn, wife...

Lawrence Richards

Apr 12, 2007

MILLBURY Lawrence R. Richards, 84, of Millbury, died Thursday, April 12, 2007. His beloved wife, Shirley M. (Nichols) Richards, died in 1999. He is survived by his son, Lawrence L. Richards and wife Sharon; daughters, Sheila Hill and Barbara Richards; daughter-in-law, Helena Richards; sisters, Leona Mumley and Norma Tuttle; granddaughter, Jamie Hill; grandsons, Christopher, Matthew, Bryant and wife...

T. Taft

Apr 11, 2007

MILLBURY T. Louise (Thompson) Taft, 54, of 252 West Main St., died Wednesday, April 11th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, after a long illness. She leaves her husband, Clifford W. Taft; two daughters, Karen L. wife of John Cote of Dudley and Natasha M. Vargas-Taft of Millbury; nephews and nieces. She was born in Fredericksburg, VA, and...

Pauline Andrews

Apr 11, 2007

MILLBURY Pauline B. (Josephson) Andrews, 81, died Wednesday, April 11th in the Life Care Center of Auburn. She leaves two daughters, Janet Andrews of Greenfield and Susan wife of Craig Penterson of Sutton; a son, David Andrews and his wife Rebecca of Tewksbury; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Penterson and his wife Julie of Sutton, Michael Penterson of WY, Lynne...

Doris Hoyle

Apr 11, 2007

MILLBURY Doris (Searles) Hoyle, 82, of 95 Elm St., died Wednesday, April 11th in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence. Her husband of 50 years Harry Hoyle Jr. died in 1997. She leaves a son, David Hoyle of Hanover; two daughters, Linda Sprague of Millbury and Debra Paris of Southbridge; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha Perkins of...

William Lebel

Apr 10, 2007

WORCESTER William J. Lebel Jr., 44, of 55 Warner Ave. died peacefully Tuesday, April 10th in his home, surrounded by his family, after along battle with cancer. He leaves his wife, Laurie A. (Carlson) Lebel, three children, Rachel J. Flynn of Sherbourn, Lauren and Vanessa Lebel both of West Boylston and his parents, William J. Lebel Sr. and...

Francis Harmon

Apr 7, 2007

SUTTON Francis A. Harmon, 87, of 109 Mendon Rd., died Saturday, April 7th in Radius Health Care Center, Southbridge. He leaves his wife, Ruth A. (Amster) Harmon; a son, Eugene J. Harmon of Harwich; four daughters, Lois Land of Mountain Ranch, CA, Donna Harmon of Santa Cruz, CA, Ruth Lorusso and Delia "Deedee" Harmon both of Sutton; seven...

Patricia Auclair

Apr 3, 2007

SHREWSBURY Patricia Ann (Baribeault) Auclair, 63, of 549 Lake St., died April 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Her husband was the late Ovila Auclair. She leaves a sister, Doris Riopel of Florida and a close friend, James Cristo; nephews and nieces and grand nephews and nieces. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Louis F. and...