Obituaries

Antoinette Dupre

Jun 8, 2015

Antoinette M. Dupre, 95, passed away Monday, June 8th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after brief illness. Antoinette leaves a brother, Oscar Dupre of Chicopee; a niece, Michelle J. Arterton of Sterling and a nephew, Richard E. Lemire of Boston. She is predeceased by her parents, Olimbre and Sarah (Allain) Dupre. Antoinette was parishioner of St. Brigid...

Julia Graves

Jun 1, 2015

Julia M. (Katinas) Graves, 89, died Monday, June 1st surrounded by her family. Her husband John T. Graves died in 2001. She leaves two sons, Jack Graves of Charlton and Robert Graves of Sutton; six daughters, Cynthia Graves and Mary Ekstrom both of Millbury, Nancy Sluss of Williamsburg, VA and Julie Belliveau of Hampstead, NC, Christine Hannah of...

John Elliott

May 30, 2015

John L. Elliott, 86, died Saturday in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Betty Lou (Bristol) Elliott; a son, Ken Elliott and his wife, Beth of Millbury; seven grandchildren, Adam and John McClintock, Heather Stoddard, Ryan Boutilier, Jacquelynn and Duncan Elliott and Thomas Brothers; four great grandchildren; a...

Natalie Bourdeau

May 28, 2015

Natalie P. Bourdeau, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28th at Sandalwood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Oxford. She is survived by her sister, Shirley A. (Bourdeau) Stockwell and her husband, Fred of Millbury; her niece, Sharron A. (Stockwell) Vottiero and her husband, Scott of Millbury. Natalie was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Joseph and...

June Rixham

May 26, 2015

June S. (Mossa) Rixham, 90, passed away on Tuesday, May 26th in Millbury Health Care Center surrounded by her loving family. June leaves her husband of 70 years, Lewis H. Rixham; four sons, Ronald L. Rixham of Jefferson, Russell W. Rixham and his wife, JoAnn of Whitinsville, Randall C. Rixham and his wife, Debra of Grafton and Rodney...

Robert Devine

May 23, 2015

Deacon Robert (Bob) V. Devine, 75, of Shrewsbury MA and Eustis ME, formerly of Millbury, died May 23, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Born on December 5, 1939 in Teaneck, NJ to Nathan and Beatrice (Nolan) Devine, Bob married the love of his life Leah (Gormally) on June 15, 1963. Including his...

Grace Laflash

May 15, 2015

Grace M. (Gagliardi) Laflash, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Friday May 15, 2015 after a long illness. She leaves her loving husband of 54 years, Gerard Laflash; three children, Gerard Laflash and his wife Michelle, Andree Laflash, and Peter Laflash; 5 grandchildren, Nicholas, Joshua, Zachary, Justina, and Kyle; brothers Frank Gagliardi and wife Kathy,...

Ruth Grundstrom

May 6, 2015

Ruth E. (Salo) Grundstrom, 79, passed away after a brief illness, Wednesday, May 6th in her home, surrounded by her family. Her husband, Kenneth A. Grundstrom died in 2010. She leaves three children, Karen L. wife of Joseph Kosiba, Donna L. wife of Kenneth Elie and Sandy B. wife of Billy Lynch all of Millbury; five grandchildren, Joey...

Robert Cronan

May 3, 2015

Robert E. Cronan, 92, died Sunday, May 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. His wife of 68 years, Margaret M. (Fitzgibbons) Cronan died in 2010. He leaves a daughter, Marie P. Jolly and her companion, Barry Astukewicz of Sutton; a son, Robert E. Cronan, Jr. and his wife, Wendy of Millbury; seven grandchildren, Glen, Barbara, Sharon...

Donald Allaire

Apr 29, 2015

MILLBURY - Donald G. Allaire, 69, died peacefully, after a long illness on April 29th in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, of 46 years, Kathy (Jones) Allaire; a son, Anthony Allaire of Florida; a daughter Alicia Allaire of Connecticut, and four grandchildren; two sisters Louella Grenier of Florida and Donna...

Dorothy Morin

Apr 29, 2015

Dorothy "Dottie" M. (Kennedy) Morin, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 29th, in the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester after a courageous thirteen year struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Dottie's husband, Marcel "Marty" Morin died in 2002. She leaves four children: Sharon M. Morin, James M. Morin and his wife, Janice, Gail A. McArdle and her husband, Kevin all of...

Bruce Hall

Apr 27, 2015

Bruce A. Hall, 60, passed away on April 27, 2015 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born June 14, 1954 in Houlton, Maine, the son of Ernest and Gladys (Patten)Hall. Bruce was employed at Wyman-Gordon until the early 80's when he became disabled.He resided at Seabury Heights at 240 Belmont Street, Worcester for several years, where he...

Susan Harrington

Apr 22, 2015

MILLBURY – Susan F. (Fjellman) Harrington, 64, died Wednesday April 22nd in her home. She leaves her husband, Richard D. Harrington; her mother, Maxine (Bengtson) Fjellman of Millbury; two sisters, Sandra Smith and her husband, Paul of Florida and Sally Glavin and her husband, Edward of New Hampshire; a brother, Carl Fjellman and his wife, Deborah of Millbury;...

Roger Wilder

Apr 22, 2015

Roger E. Wilder, 83, died peacefully at home on April 22nd which would have been his 59th wedding anniversary, 4 days after the passing of his daughter, Heidi and 3 ½ years after his loving wife Arline. Roger was born in Worcester on Easter Sunday, March 27th and was the son of the late Lillian and Eugene Wilder....

Dorothea Molleur

Apr 22, 2015

Dorothea Molleur, 97, passed away Wednesday, April 22nd surrounded by her loving family at St. Camillus Heath Center in Northbridge. Dorothea leaves two children, Bruce J. Molleur of Maine and Carolyn J. Cournoyer and her husband, Robert P. of South Grafton; two grandchildren, Robert A. Cournoyer and his wife, Tina Pescheta of Barre and Rebecca A. Corda and...

Wayne Gravel

Apr 21, 2015

MILLBURY – Wayne T. Gravel, 55, died Tuesday April 21st in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, after a prolonged illness. He leaves two daughters, Amanda Roy and her husband Mike of Southbridge and Kristi Gravel of Southbridge; his parents, Robert and Irene (Pajala) Gravel of Millbury; two brothers, Mark Gravel of Agawam and Jeffrey Gravel of Auburn; three...

John Donnelly

Apr 21, 2015

John S. Donnelly, Jr., 85, died Tuesday, April 21st in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. John leaves his wife of 60 years, Irene G. (Mongeon) Donnelly; four children, John S. Donnelly, III and his partner, Ben Grehan of Florida, Donna M. Flaminio and her husband, Frank of Worcester, Kathleen A. McCauliffe and...

Heidi Wilder

Apr 18, 2015

Heidi L. Wilder, 56, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family after a 2-year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Heidi was born in Worcester on April 19th and was 1 day shy of her 57th birthday. She was the daughter of Roger Wilder and the late Arline Wilder. Heidi graduated from Keefe Tech in Framingham...

Harold George

Apr 16, 2015

Harold P. George, Sr. 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16th in Beaumont Nursing Home of Northbridge. He joins his loving wife of 69 years, Eleanor C. (Tolman) George who passed away in December. He also leaves his sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Janice George of Spencer; David George of Swansea, Kenneth and Denise George of Shrewsbury,...

Yvette Skamarack

Apr 12, 2015

Yvette D. (Proulx) Skamarack, 93, died peacefully on April 12th in Life Care Center of Auburn surrounded by family. Yvette is predeceased by her husband, Julius A. Skamarack and her longtime companion, William "Bill" Savage. She leaves three children, Gail D. Skamarack of Southbridge, Susan S. Serkey of Rocky Hill, CT and Jules R. Skamarack and his wife,...