Obituaries

Martha Hartigan

Jul 2, 2005

MILLBURY Martha I. (Sheehan) Hartigan, 66, of 12 Phillips Dr., died Saturday, July 2nd in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. She leaves her husband, Robert J. Hartigan; a daughter, Kelly A. wife of Paul Lawson of Millbury; a son, Kevin P. and his wife Celia Hartigan of West Boylston; a brother, John Sheehan of Millbury; four grandchildren, Erica and...

Morris Hansen

Jun 30, 2005

SHREWSBURY Morris K. Hansen, 86, of 23 Bay View Dr., died Thursday, June 30th in Radius HealthCare Center in Millbury. His wife, Arlene L. (Faulk) Hansen, died in 1982. He leaves a son, Dana H. Hansen of Shrewsbury; a sister, Nora Swanson of Minneapolis, Minnesota; three nieces; Debra wife of Gary Schonborg of Millbury, Carol Miller and Gerri...

Joseph Sweet

Jun 28, 2005

MILLBURY Joseph Sweet, 96, of Millbury, died Tuesday, June 28th in Autumn Village Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. His first wife, Mary K. (Hamilton) Sweet, died in 1979 and his second wife, Harriet A. (Ayers) Whelan Sweet, died in 2002. He leaves a son, Paul A. Sweet of Millbury; two daughters, Mary "Mickey" T. Grenier of Charlton and...

Robert Liljestrand

Jun 26, 2005

BOLTON Robert A. Liljestrand, 74, of 600 Main St., died Sunday, June 26th in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Marlborough. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Virginia J. (Childs) Liljestrand; five children, Richard A. Liljestrand of Oxford, Bette-Ann Coy of Woodstock, N.H., Cheryl-Ann Williams of Northbridge, Robert A. Liljestrand of Ansonia, CT. and Philip A. Liljestrand of Grafton; 16...

Andrew Maccollom

Jun 23, 2005

SUTTON Andrew W. MacCollom, 55, of 658 Central Turnpike, died Thursday, June 23rd in his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 34 years, Beverly A. (Elder) MacCollom; three daughters, Bonnie M. wife of Peter Scott of Auburn, Laurel L. MacCollom and Julie A. MacCollom; his step-mother, Pauline (Weatherbee) MacCollom of Milbridge, Maine;...

Ennis Hastings

Jun 21, 2005

MILLBURY Ennis "Sam" Hastings, 86, died Tuesday, June 21st in Radius HealthCare of Millbury. He leaves a daughter Susan Applegate of Clayton, N.J. and a son, Samuel Ennis Hastings of Pennsylvania. He was born in Maryland, son of Horace and Ella Hastings; two grandchildren, James Robert Hastings and Suzanne Wawrzyniak both of Franklin, N.J. A graveside service will...

Daniel Foley

Jun 20, 2005

MILLBURY Daniel F. Foley Jr., 87, of 129 Wheelock Ave., died Monday, June 20th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. His wife, Stella M. (Finn) Foley died in 1966. He leaves three sons, Daniel F. Foley III of Benton, AR, Dennis M. Foley of North Brookfield and David P. Foley of Dowagiac, MI; a daughter, Maureen M. Boyda of...

Joseph Rogers

Jun 14, 2005

MILLBURY- Joseph Rogers, 59, of 1 Gates Lane, Millbury, died Tuesday, June 14th in his home, after being stricken ill. He leaves his wife, Maureen A. (Burns) Rogers, formerly of Milford; three daughters, Christina and her husband Jason Pietrezak of Dudley, Sarah Jean Rogers and Maryelizabeth Rogers both of Millbury; his mother, Josephine (Mikelonis) Rogers of Millbury; a...

Gertrude Lebel

Jun 13, 2005

MILLBURY Gertrude H. (Pickett) Lebel, 86, formerly of Riverlin St. and 95 Elm St., died Monday, June 13th in Radius Health Care Center. Mrs. LebelTM)s husband, Lawrence W. Lebel died in 1994. She leaves a son, William J. Lebel Sr. and his wife Joyce of Millbury; a brother, Thomas F. Pickett of Millbury; two sisters, Louise Murphy and...

Joseph Gillespie

Jun 12, 2005

SUTTON Joe Gillespie, 47, of Sutton, died Sunday, June 12th when his heart stopped at the close of a day of riding his 1978 Harley Davidson Shovelhead. He leaves his mother, Lucienne M. (Arell) Gillespie, his son Joe Gillespie Jr., with whom he lived, his daughter, Leah M. Gillespie and his sister, Phyllis M. Charpentier all of Sutton....

Charmian Ewell

Jun 7, 2005

JACKSONVILLE, FL Charmian Roxanne (Fisher) Ewell, 67, died June 7, 2005, in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Worcester on February 7, 1938, the daughter of the late Roscoe D. Fisher Sr. and the late Lois Woodward Briel Fisher. She was a graduate of Sutton High School in 1955 and attended Clark University before marrying and moving to...

Louis Nadolink

Jun 6, 2005

MILLBURY Louis W. Nadolink, 92, of 47 Maple St., died Monday, June 6th in the VNA Care Hospice Residence, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Evelyn M. (Hughes) Nadolink; a son, Dr. Richard and his wife, Janet A. Nadolink of Portsmouth, R.I.; a grandson, Erik and his wife, Jill Nadolink of Richmond, VA; a brother, Walter...

Frank Dipilato

Jun 4, 2005

MILLBURY Frank "Westy" DiPilato, 85, of 17 Johnson St. Millbury, died Saturday, June 4th in Radius Health Care Center, Millbury. He leaves his loving wife of 62 years, Constance (Colarusso) DiPilato; four daughters, Paulette wife of George M. MacKoul and Doreen DiPilato both of Millbury, Frances Sclar of Grafton and Jeanne wife of Paul R. Murphy of Sutton;...

Mary Plante

Jun 3, 2005

MILLBURY Mary E. "Mae" Plante, 95, formerly of Maple St., died Friday, June 3rd in Millbury HealthCare Center. Her husband, Edward A. Plante died in 1983. She leaves two sons, E. Bernard Plante and Richard F. Plante both of Millbury; four grandchildren, Maureen Trottier, Michelle Remuck, Kevin Plante and J.R. Plante all of Millbury; nine great grandchildren; nephews...

Barbara Laflash

May 25, 2005

MILLBURY Barbara F. (Strom) LaFlash, 82, of 20E Rhodes St., died Wednesday, May 25th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after a long battle with AlzheimerTM)s. Her husband, Frederick I. LaFlash died in 1985. She leaves two sons, Walter F. LaFlash and Louis J. LaFlash both of Millbury; five grandchildren, Sandra La Flash, Kim Gogonis, Robyn Zmayefski, Carrie Gunstrom...

Kevin Omalley

May 23, 2005

SUTTON Kevin P. OTM)Malley, 51, of 14 Marble Rd., died Monday, May 23rd in his home after being stricken ill.<br><br>He leaves two sisters, Denise J. OTM)Malley of Sutton and Karen A. Jason of Webster; a nephew and three nieces and three great nephews and two great niece. He was born in Worcester, son of Andrew R. and Margaret...

Francis Stone

May 23, 2005

MILLBURY Francis J. Stone, 65, of 140 West Main St., died Monday, May 23rd in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife, Vivian E. (Sauvageau) Stone; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Carrignant of Millbury; a son, Bradford J. Stone of Millbury; two grandchildren; a nephew and a niece. He was born in Ware, son of George W. and...

Chester Skowronski

May 22, 2005

SUTTON - Chester R. Skowronski, 66, of Burbank Rd., Sutton and Murrells Inlet, S.C., died Sunday, May 22nd , after a long illness, surrounded by his family, in his daughterTM)s home in Awendaw, South Carolina. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Carole A. (Fox) Skowronski; three children, Carole Ann Stevenson of Sutton, Chester Skowronski Jr. of Murrells...

Shirley West

May 21, 2005

MICCO, FL. Shirley H. (Weagle) West, 75, of 7682 Fox Hunter Circle, formerly of Millbury Terrace in Millbury, died Saturday, May 21st in the Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne. She leaves her husband, Albert H. West; six sons, Dennis A. West of Grafton, Albert C. West of Southbridge, Timothy P. West of Oxford, Todd D. West of Worcester,...

George Legassey

May 18, 2005

RICHMOND, VT. - George F. Legassey, 94, of 141 Mountain View Road, Richmond, Vt., formerly of South Grafton, Ma., Framingham, Ma., and Southbridge, Ma., died Wednesday, May 18th, in Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt., after a brief illness. George was pre-deceased by his wife, Germaine (Pelletier) Legassey. He leaves three daughters, Patricia Thomson, and her husband Laurence,...