Obituaries

Lorraine Stopyra

Jan 13, 2005

MILLBURY Lorraine (Leger) Giard Stopyra, 75, formerly of 2 Colonial Dr., died Thursday, Jan. 13th in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Northbridge, surrounded by family and friends. She was predeceased by her 1st husband, Victor J. Giard Jr. in 1961 and her 2nd husband, Richard Stopyra in1997. She leaves two sisters, Jeanne R. Chase and Nancy B....

William Whitten

Jan 12, 2005

MILLBURY William G. Whitten, 60, of 64 South Oxford Rd., died Wednesday, Jan. 12th in his home after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Kathleen J. (Hines) Whitten; three children, William G. Whitten Jr. of Hopedale, Christine J. Dion of Uxbridge and Michael R. Whitten of Sutton; three brothers, Paul F. Whitten of San Diego, CA, C....

Maxine Bengtson

Jan 11, 2005

MILLBURY Maxine A. ((Yale) Bengtson, 94, of 319 West Main St., died Tuesday, Jan. 11th in Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner. Her husband, Frank A.E. Bengtson, died in 1971. She leaves a daughter, Maxine wife of Ernest Fjellman of West Millbury; a son, James C. and his wife Ellen Bengtson of Anaheim, CA; a sister, Lavonne Thompson of North...

John Hall

Jan 9, 2005

MILLBURY John J. Hall, 71, of 8 West St., died Sunday, Jan 9th in the VNA Hospice Residence, Worcester. His wife, Joan W. (Donnelly) Hall died in 1992. He leaves a son, John H. Hall and his wife Laurie of Douglas and a daughter, Christine L. wife of John H. Caron of Millbury; two brothers, Joseph Bernard Hall...

Rita Fallstrom

Jan 9, 2005

WORCESTER Rita L. (Welcom) Fallstrom, 73 formerly of Belmont St. Worcester and of Millbury, died Sunday, Jan. 9th in Millbury Health Care Center. She leaves four children, Carol Damm of New Hampshire, Janet Odgren of Oxford, John Fallstrom of Spencer and Sandra Trayner of Danielson, Ct.; a brother Ronald Welcom of Rhode Island; two sisters, Joan Welsh of...

Gloria Lebeau

Jan 9, 2005

SUTTON Gloria M. (Roberts) LeBeau, 80, of 36 Boston Road, died Sunday, Jan. 9th in the VNA Care Hospice Residence, Worcester. She leaves two daughters, Nancy A. LeBeau of Worcester and Linda C. Whitman of Northfield, N.H.; a grandson, Joshua G. Whitman; nieces and nephews and her long time companion, Arnold Nieuwenhoff. She was predeceased by her husband,...

Helen Bouvier

Jan 6, 2005

MILLBURY Helen T. (Dooley) Bouvier, 78, formerly of May St., died Thursday, Jan. 6th in Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Shrewsbury, from complications suffered after a long battle with ParkinsonTM)s Disease. Previously she resided at the Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester. Her husband, Dewey A. Bouvier, died in May of 2003. She leaves two daughters, Ann Bouvier...

James Judkins

Jan 3, 2005

WORCESTER James W. Judkins Sr., 52, of 24 Whipple St., died Monday, Jan. 3rd, in the UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester. He leaves his wife, Donna M. (Mayotte) Judkins; a son, James W. Judkins Jr. and his wife, Lisa of Worcester; a daughter, Krishna wife of Mike Swanson of Southbridge; two step-children, Nicole Russo and A.J....

Rachel Caplette

Jan 1, 2005

MILLBURY Rachel M. (Lachance) Caplette, 76, of 36 Davis Road, died Saturday, Jan. 1st, New Years Day, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Her former husband, Alfred E. Caplette died in 1999. She leaves six sons, Ronald E. Caplette of Oxford, Peter J. Caplette of Brookfield, Paul M. Caplette of New Haven, N.Y., Fred J. Caplette of New Pine...

Ronnie Yaskis

Dec 29, 2004

MILLBURY Ronnie A. Yaskis, 53, of 18 Beach St., died Wednesday, Dec. 29th in Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester, surrounding by his family, after a long battle with bone cancer. He leaves his wife of 32 years, Judith T. (Lane) Yaskis; three sons, Lane R. Yaskis, Joseph D. Yaskis and Michael P. Yaskis all of Millbury; his father, Arthur...

Sadie Ordung

Dec 27, 2004

SUTTON Sadie L. Ordung, 82, of 301 Boston Road, died Monday, Dec. 27th in her home, after an illness. She leaves two sisters, Edna and Eva Ordung of Sutton; a brother, John Ordung of Tennessee; nephews and nieces. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Henry and Cassie (Martin) Ordung and moved to Sutton 18 years ago. A...

Mariea Snay

Dec 24, 2004

MILLBURY Mareia E. (Lacoste) Snay, 93, formerly of 2 Pearl St., Millbury and of Rochdale, died Friday, Dec. 24th in Millbury Health Care Center. Her husband, Noe Snay died in 1972. She leaves two daughters, Elizabeth A. Dowdy of Millbury and Irene Tolman of Worcester; a son, Joseph N. Snay of Spencer; five brothers, Theophil Lacoste, Kenneth Lacoste,...

Oscar Graveline

Dec 21, 2004

MILLBURY Oscar S. Graveline, 88, of 5 Millbury Avenue, died Tuesday, Dec. 21st in Radius Health Care of Millbury. His wife, Mary (Hamilton) Graveline died last month. He leaves two sons, Paul D. Graveline of Millbury and David A. Graveline of Worcester; two daughters, Anne M. wife of Richard Smardon of Syracuse, New York and Mary E. Brodeur...

Francis Hamilton

Dec 21, 2004

MILLBURY Francis J. Hamilton, 80 of 4 Juniper Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 21st in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Helen M. (Flynn) Hamilton; a daughter, Marie Guillory of Millbury; nephews and nieces. He is predeceased by his first wife, Eleanor (Keenan) Hamilton, a sister, Dorothy Army. He was born in Millbury, son...

Helen Guilfoyle

Dec 20, 2004

MILLBURY Helen (Barys) Guilfoyle, 82, of 2 Pearl St., died Monday, Dec. 20th at her sonTM)s home in Oxford, from an illness. She leaves a daughter, Nancy J. Fisette and her husband Edward Fisette of Alburg, Vermont; three sons, John Guilfoyle of Oxford, David A. and his wife Jane Guilfoyle of Auburn and Patrick E. and his wife...

Barbara Mankevetch

Dec 16, 2004

MILLBURY Barbara J. (Symonowicz) Mankevetch, 68, of 253 Riverlin Street., died Thursday, Dec. 16th at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, of Worcester, after a long illness. She leaves her husband of 50 years, David V. Mankevetch; three daughters, Virginia M. wife of Ronald Blaszczyk of Worcester, Pamela M. wife of Paul Vigeant of Grafton and Judith A....

Fred Pillsbury

Dec 8, 2004

MILLBURY Fred L. Pillsbury, 72, of 271 Riverlin Sreet., died Wednesday, December 8th in his home, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Veronica Ann (Cahir) Pillsbury; two sons, Mark A. Pillsbury of Charlton and Michael J. Pillsbury of Worcester; two daughters, Wendy Ayotte of Charlton and Darlene Pond of Goodyear, Arizona; five sisters, Pearl Greco and Hope...

Carole Mong

Dec 5, 2004

SUTTON Carole P. (Army) Mong RN, 62 of 23 Marsh Road, died Sunday, December 5th in her home after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Worcester, MA on December 21, 1941 and moved to Sutton 27 years ago. She leaves her husband of 42 years, Wayne. P. Mong; three...

Jessica Witek

Nov 25, 2004

MILLBURY Jessica Witek, 23, of Springfield, formerly of Millbury, died Thursday, Nov.25th from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She leaves her parents, Leszek and Halina S. (Simonska) Witek of Millbury; a sister, Angela Witek of Millbury; her maternal grandmother, Sophie (Jachimczyk) Lis of Florida; aunts and uncles, cousins and her boy friend, James Bazinet. She was...

James Mcgrath

Nov 22, 2004

MILLBURY James H. McGrath Jr., 59, of 29 McGrath Rd., died Monday, Nov. 22nd at home, after a battle with cancer. He leaves his wife, Donna L. (Wellington) McGrath; two sons, Ronald Tibbetts of Worcester and James Tibbetts of Palatka, Florida; two daughters, Kimberly Paine and Shannon Klose both of Worcester; a sister, Mary E. Horgan of Worcester;...