Obituaries

Mar 11, 2018

MILLBURY – Linda H. (Watkins) Taft, 75, passed away on March 11th due to a brief illness.

She is survived by her two children, Vickie White and her husband, Joseph of Hubbardston and Lee Taft of Millbury; her grandchildren, Shayne and Sierra; her great granddaughter, Annabelle White; her brother, Robert Watkins and his wife, Colleen and Robert’s...

Mar 5, 2018

MILLBURY – Cheryl A. (Sarnblad) Piasta, 62, died March 5th at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, after a long illness.

Predeceased by her husband, Edward T. Piasta, she leaves her mother and late father, Dorothy (LaCoy) and Thomas Foley, of Millbury; her daughter, Shayne Piasta of Columbus, Ohio; her son and daughter-in-law, Kene and Jennifer Piasta of...

Mar 1, 2018

SUTTON – Maurina Marie (Calabrese) Gingras, 81, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family and nurses after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Maurina was born on November 4th 1936.  She spent her childhood growing up on Shrewsbury Street the Italian section of Worcester MA.  She was a long term resident of...

Feb 23, 2018

MILLBURY – Patricia M. (Donohue) Hamilton, 86, died Friday, Feb. 23rd in her home, surrounded by her family, after a long illness.

Patricia leaves her loving husband of 63 years, Thomas A. Hamilton, Jr., three sons, Thomas P. Hamilton and his wife Susan of South Windsor, CT, Robert J. Hamilton and his wife Jody Barron of Framingham,...

Feb 22, 2018

Thomas W. Hackett, 69, passed away on Thursday, February 22nd after a brief illness.  He was surrounded by his family.

Tom leaves his wife of forty-four years, Katherine E. (Clark) Hackett; his daughter, Elizabeth E. Smith and her husband, Kevin of Wellesley; his granddaughter, Whitney; his sisters-in-law, Joanne M. Daly and her husband, Kevin of Millbury and...

Feb 17, 2018

SUTTON – Gordon J. Young, 89, passed away Saturday, Feb. 17th in his home surrounded by his loving family.

Gordon’s wife of 54 years, Elaine V. (Boucher) Young passed away in 2005.  He leaves seven children, Linda wife of Richard Ezold of Sutton, James Young and his wife Natalie of Millbury, Patricia wife of Donald Henderson of...

Feb 14, 2018

MILLBURY – Lena L. Neri, 94, died Wednesday, Feb 14th in her home, after a short illness.

She is predeceased by her sister, Rose B. Neri with whom she lived and her parents, Louis G. and Maria C. (Pititto) Neri and lived in Millbury all her life and was especially close to her sister, Rose.

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Feb 12, 2018

MILLBURY – John “Jack” A. Watters, Jr., 63, passed away surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer on Feb. 12th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Jack leaves his wife of 37 years, Patricia Ann (Baker) Watters; four children, John A. Watters, Jr. of Millbury, Christopher C. Watters and his wife, Katy...

Feb 9, 2018

Scott A. Gully Sr., 50, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 9th.

Scott leaves his loving wife and best friend of thirty years, Linda J. (Daviau) Gully; three precious children, Scott A. Gully Jr. of Millbury, Richie Daviau and wife Ashley of Millbury, Tiffany Sousa and husband Donny of Dudley. Scott leaves...

Feb 7, 2018

Thomas F. Foley, 79, passed away on February 7th, 2018 at Beaumont Nursing Home in Northbridge, MA. He was born in Worcester, MA.

Graduating as valedictorian from St. Johns High School, he also excelled on their basketball team and attended Nichols College. He served in the United States Air Force 798th AC&W SQDN ILL Alaska....

Feb 7, 2018

Gertrude S. (Kosciucyzk) "Kosky" Ellstrom, 89, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 7th in Care One of Millbury.

Gertrude was married to the love of her life, Donald G. Ellstrom in 1954 and moved from Worcester to Millbury.  They enjoyed 60 years of marriage until his death in 2014.  She is also predeceased by a son,...

Feb 3, 2018

Richard “Dick” P. Johnson, 77, passed away in his home on Saturday, Feb. 3rd surrounded by his loving family.

Dick leaves his wife of 56 years, Pamela A. (Bouffard) Johnson; three children, Pamela A. Hall, Todd R. Johnson and his wife, Tracey and Lisa M. Gilbert all of Millbury; three grandchildren, Michael Hall, NaDean Lowe...

Feb 3, 2018

QUINCY - Barbara A. (Swirko) Connor, 76, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Millbury, Massachusetts.

Barbara was born in the South End of Boston, MA to Josephine (Sampson) and Joseph Swirko on November 29, 1941.  Barbara grew up in South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School.  She was married to the late Michael...

Feb 2, 2018

MILLBURY – Albert L. Graves, 87, died Friday, Feb. 2nd in his home, surrounded by his family.

He leaves his wife of 63 years, Joan M. (McSherry) Graves; a daughter, Joanne Cronkhite of Millbury; two sons, Thomas C. Graves and his wife, Gail of Worcester and Albert W. Graves of Millbury; seven grandchildren, Matthew, Ryan, Cameron, Kelsey,...

Feb 2, 2018

MILLBURY – Henry L. Allard, Jr., 59, died Friday Feb. 2nd at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.

He leaves his wife, Deborah (Garriepy) Allard; his mother, Irene (Atchue) Allard of Millbury; two children, his son Hank Allard and his wife, Tiffany of Auburn and a daughter Jen (Allard) Boucher and her husband, Ryan of Millbury; four grandchildren,...

Feb 1, 2018

Rose-Marie (Parzych) Bernard, 73, formerly of Worcester, Millbury, and Paxton, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1st surrounded by her family and friends.

Rose-Marie leaves her husband of 51 years, Lawrence P. Bernard; two children, Mary-Ann M. Rokicki and her husband, John of Rutland and Michael D. Bernard and his wife, Larni of Grafton; six grandchildren, Rebecca, Alicia,...

Jan 28, 2018

Michael P. Krumsiek 72, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 28th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center surrounded, by his loving family.

Mike leaves his wife of 47 years, Marion L. (Donoghue) Krumsiek; two children, Kathryn A. Krumsiek and her partner, Justin Orstrom of Millbury and Thomas Michael Patrick Krumsiek of Millbury; his granddaughter, Teagan M. Orstrom; seven siblings,...

Jan 27, 2018

MILLBURY – Nicole M. Deeter, 29, died Saturday, Jan. 27th at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.

She leaves two daughters, Payton Marie Giovaninni Deeter and Piper Lee Ellis; two brothers, Michael Deeter Jr. of Uxbridge and Mark Deeter of Worcester; her father, Michael E. Deeter Sr. of Millbury; her maternal grandparents, Richard and Nancy Havalotti of Deland,...

Jan 25, 2018

Scott B. Carey, 44, passed away suddenly due to injuries sustained in a car accident on Thursday, Jan. 25th.

Scott leaves his wife of 10 years, Sarah J. (Hartley) Carey; a step daughter, Julia R. Tetreault; a daughter, Ava R. Carey; his father, Lawrence Carey of Harrisville, RI and his mother, Dianne (Madore) Carey of Mims, FL;...

Jan 19, 2018

Todd Fletcher Goodwin, 54, formerly of Sutton, died Friday, January 19, 2018.  He was born on October 7, 1963.

Todd grew up in Sutton and graduated from Sutton High School and attended Central New England College.  His professional career included working at New England Motor Freight as Outbound Operations Manager, Toys R Us as Transportation Manager, and...