Obituaries

Jan 10, 2018

MILLBURY – David A. Collette, 65, passed away on Wednesday. Jan 10th at Care One at Millbury.

He leaves his parents, Albert D. and Doris T. (Fortin) Colette of Millbury; two brothers, Michael A. Collette and his wife, Cuc of Worcester and Jeffrey Collette of Arizona; two nephews, Michael and Matthew Collette.

David worked for...

Jan 8, 2018

MILLBURY – Jane J. (Niewiera) Gervais, 88, of Ocala, Florida, formerly of Millbury, died Jan. 8th in Florida, surrounded by her family.

Her husband, Raymond R. Gervais died in 1997.  She leaves a daughter, Jane C. McConnaughey and her husband, Gary of Ocala, FL; a sister, Rita A. Niewiera of Worcester; three grandchildren, Shawn Magill of MA,...

Jan 7, 2018

Raymond E. Dame, 93, passed away surrounded by his loving family in his home on Sunday, Jan. 7th.

Ray’s wife, Barbara Lois (Bigelow) Dame passed away in 1999.  He leaves three daughters, Brenda A. Graham and her husband, Rich of Charlton, Linda M. White of Millbury and Debra Fjellman of Millbury; three grandchildren, Nicholas Graham, Jason Graham...

Jan 4, 2018

Nicholas D. Cocaine, 26, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Jan. 4th.

Nick leaves his parents, David T. and Cathy A. (Canty) Cocaine of Millbury; his brother, Andrew S. Cocaine of Millbury; paternal grandfather, Theodore Cocaine of Millbury; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his grandmothers, Janice Canty and Dorothy Devlin.

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Jan 3, 2018

Robert S. Cardin, 88, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Jan. 3rd in the Blaire House, Milford.

Robert is predeceased by his first wife, Madeline M. (Blair) Cardin; a son, Norman J. Cardin and a daughter, Debra Cardin; his parents, Alfred and Margaret (Sampson) Cardin; his brothers, Francis and Walter Cardin; his sisters, Mabel...

Jan 2, 2018

MILLBURY- Janet Loretta (Wood) Howard, age 79, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 peacefully surrounded by her family.    She was born in Worcester the daughter and only child of Stanley Earl and Loretta Cora (Guertin) Wood.

In 1961, Janet married the love of her life James Howard and they were married for 56 wonderful years.  They enjoyed travelling...

Jan 2, 2018

MILLBURY – Bettyann (Robichaud) Hakala, 61, passed away, surrounded by family on Tuesday, Jan 2nd at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

She leaves a daughter, Nicole Parsekian; a son, Jared Hakala and his wife, Karla; two grandchildren; his mother, Elizabeth Green; her father, John Robichaud; two brothers, Jon Robichaud and his wife, Tammie and Ricky Robichaud...

Dec 30, 2017

Janet T. (Torpey) Sullivan, 83, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Janet’s Funeral Service will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 3rd at 2 p.m. in St. Brigid Church, 59 N. Main Street in Millbury.

Dec 28, 2017

Angelina M. (Guenette) Pelkey, 89, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28th surrounded by her loving family in Beaumont Nursing Center in Northbridge.

Angelina is predeceased by her husband, Howard A. Pelkey and a son, Howard A. Pelkey, Jr.  She leaves her daughter, Dr. Rita M. Bernard and her husband, David of Florida and a son, George...

Dec 24, 2017

SUTTON – Linda C. (Simonelli) Carr, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 24th at home, surrounded by her family, after an illness.

She leaves her husband of 41 years, Scott Carr; two sons, Matthew Carr and his companion, Samantha of Spencer and Alex Carr and his companion, Jillian of Danielson, CT; her parents, Albert and Elizabeth (Burns) Simonelli of...

Dec 22, 2017

Jane Frances Lonergan, 82, formerly of Millbury, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, Dec. 22nd in Life Care Center of Auburn.

Jane is predeceased by her parents, Paul F. and Gertrude T. (Donahue) Lonergan; her brother, Paul R. Lonergan; beloved gram, Mary (McGrath) Donahue and her dedicated four legged children, Teddy, Tess, Tillie, Trixie...

Dec 19, 2017

Judith I. (Renaud) Marderosian, 72, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Dec. 19th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center.

Her husband, Harry F. Marderosian died in 2009.  She leaves three children, Kelley M. Marderosian, Kimberley J. Marderosian and Keith F. Marderosian; two grandchildren, Heather L. O’Connell and Matthew B. Levitsky; an aunt, Mary Dranginis all...

Dec 13, 2017

MILLBURY – Lena E. (Dion) Lagerholm, 95, died Wednesday, Dec. 13th surrounded by her loving family.

Her husband, Richard F. Lagerholm died in 1998 and a loving daughter, Donna Evans died in 2011.  She leaves a son, Richard E. Lagerholm and his wife, Susan of Millbury, where she received loving care for seven years; a daughter, Janet...

Dec 10, 2017

Edward Perry King, 71, died with dignity on December 10, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. King was born the eldest son of M. Marthena King and the late Edward S. King of Sutton and grandson of the late Eunice Perry King, Arthur E. King, Ethel Woodbury and Wallace F. King of Sutton. He leaves behind...

Dec 4, 2017

Connor Francis Tronerud, 15, took his own life on Monday, December 4th, 2017, after struggling with bullying from peers.

Connor leaves his parents Jason and Teresa A. (Schiavone) Tronerud of Sutton; his brother, Kyle N. Tronerud of Sutton; his maternal grandmother, Mary A. Farrar and her husband, Arthur of Ashland; his god parents, Mary Sprino, who he...

Dec 2, 2017

Robert “Bob” Walter Tokarz, 75, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 2nd.

Bob was born in Ware, MA to the late Walter and Frances (Szumiel) Tokarz.  He was a 1960 graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Worcester.  Bob was a veteran of the United States Army and after his discharge he served in the Army National...

Dec 2, 2017

Bruce O. Hervieux, 59, formerly of Millbury, passed away after a short illness Saturday, Dec. 2nd at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Bruce leaves three children, Joshua Mayotte of Rutland, Mindy Lent of Millbury and Justin Mayotte of Sterling; three siblings, Sherryann Cadell and her husband, Doug of Millbury, Joseph A. Hervieux, Jr. and his wife,...

Dec 1, 2017

Ann (Guertin) Beausoleil, 85, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 surrounded by her loving family and close friends after a short illness.

Ann leaves her two sons Robbie Beausoleil of Worcester, MA, and Rick Beausoleil of Whitefield, ME, seven grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. She was pre-deceased by her son, Jim Beausoleil in 2012 and her husband...

Nov 28, 2017

MILLBURY– Kenneth R. Desjardin Sr., 83, died Tuesday, Nov. 28th St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, after being stricken ill.

His wife, Priscilla M. (MacDonald) Desjardin died in 2013.  He leaves a son, Kenneth R. Desjardin Jr. of Millbury; a daughter, Pat M. Antaya of Sutton; three grandchildren, Stephanie M. Antaya, Sean K. Desjardin and Kristen Thoin; two...

Nov 26, 2017

Gladys Louise (Gwinnearth) Stewart, 96, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday Nov. 26th, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Somerville, MA on Nov. 7, 1921 at the family home, she was the third of four girls born to Godfrey and Margaret (Hilton) Gwinnearth.  She and her sisters sang their way through the Depression, emulating the McGuire Sisters....