Obituaries

Marie Laplante

Aug 2, 2014

Marie A. (Loiselle) Laplante, 90, died Saturday, August 2nd in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Marie's husband of 54 years, Ovila J. Laplante died in 1996. She leaves three daughters, Caroline Bazin and her husband, Roland of Millbury, Lois T. Laplante of Millbury and Michelle Connelly of Worcester; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; three brothers, Brother Donald Richard...

Bruce Blake

Jul 25, 2014

Bruce W. Blake, 59, passed away Friday, July 25th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Bettyanne M. (Jones) Blake; a son, Christopher W. Blake and his wife, Elizabeth; granddaughters, Leah and Hannah; his parents, Vance G. and Nancy (Pike) Blake; his siblings, Robert Blake, and his wife, Anita and Dr. Carol Blake and...

Lucille Danahy

Jul 20, 2014

Lucille M. (LaPan) Danahy, 73, formerly of Millbury, died Sunday, July 20th after a long illness. Lucille leaves her husband of 51 years, Ronald H. Danahy; a daughter, Denise Cerkan of FL; two grandchildren, Ashley and Heather and one great granddaughter, Hayleigh; three brothers, John LaPan of Worcester, William LaPan and Robert LaPan both of Millbury; one sister,...

Philip Mcnamara

Jul 18, 2014

Philip J. McNamara, 85, passed away at home Friday, July 18th after a courageous battle with cancer. Philip was born in Millville, MA to the late John A. and Elizabeth (Quinn) McNamara. Phil is survived by two brothers, John R. McNamara of Douglas and Thomas R. McNamara and his wife, Rosanna of Millbury; a sister with whom he...

Billy Dowdy

Jul 18, 2014

Billy M. Dowdy, 80, died Friday, July 18th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Billy leaves his wife of 28 years, Elizabeth "Liz" (Snay) Dowdy. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Beverly (Spottiswood) Dowdy. Billy also leaves two daughters, Marie (Glenn) Cozine of NJ and Annette, wife of the late, Henry Moreau of Leicester;...

Lucille Chausse

Jul 17, 2014

SUTTON – Lucille A. (Gregoire) Chausse, 81, died Thursday, July 17th in her home, after being stricken ill. Her husband, Archie Boire died 1994. She leaves three children, Sharon Waskiewicz and her husband, James of Sutton, James R. Chausse and his wife, Leah-Jane of Sutton and Pamela Franco and her husband Robert of Shrewsbury; six grandchildren; eleven great...

Sharon Lindholm

Jul 13, 2014

Sharon J. Lindholm, died suddenly on Sunday, July 13th, on her 71st birthday. She was predeceased by her parents Eric and Anna (Morris) Lindholm and her sister, Ann Marie Dinsdale. She leaves behind her brother in law, Robert Dinsdale of Millbury; her niece/god-daughter, Linda Mahota and her husband Kenneth Mahota of FL, and their son, Kyle Mahota of...

Ronald Prunier

Jul 9, 2014

WORCESTER – Ronald F. Prunier, 51, died suddenly Wednesday, July 9th. Ronnie leaves his son, Joshua Prunier; two grandsons, Joshua and Jordan Prunier; his father, Ronald A. Prunier, who was his best friend in the whole world; his brother, John Prunier; many aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his mother, Barbara (Sweeney) Prunier...

Jeanne Yuknavich

Jul 6, 2014

MILLBURY - Jeanne M. (Coonan) Yuknavich, 59, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Grafton. She leaves her husband, David A. Yuknavich, with whom she spent the last 32 years, her son, David Bengtson and his wife, Mary of Sutton, her stepson, Bret Yuknavich...

Thomas Remuck

Jul 4, 2014

MILLBURY / LEESBURG, FL – Thomas L. Remuck, 70, passed away Friday, July 4th, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. He lived in Millbury until 2008 when he moved to Leesburg Florida. His wife of 45 years, Karen A. (Capistron) Remuck died in 2012. He leaves five sons, Scott, Mike, Timmy, Mark, and Kevin Remuck, all...

Allen Stacy

Jul 3, 2014

PAXTON – Allen W. Stacy, 67, formerly of Millbury and Sutton, died Thursday, July 3rd in his home, after an illness. His first wife, Deborah A. (Dobrovolski) Stacy died in 1992 and his second wife, Donna M. (Daniels) Stacy died this year. He leaves four children, Tracy A. Stacy and her husband John Beauchaine of Northborough, Allen S....

Lionel Hamer

Jul 2, 2014

Lionel "Sonny" Clayton Hamer, 81, formerly of Morrisdale, PA died Wednesday, July 2nd in Sunrise of Norwood after a brief illness. He was born in Morrisdale, PA to the late Harry E. and Beatrice Hamer. On February 26, 1955, he married Christine Hynd, who survives him. He is also survived by a daughter, Rhonda J. Camann and her...

Stephen Orcutt

Jun 25, 2014

MILLBURY - Stephen M. Orcutt, 64, died suddenly on June 25th in Swanzey, NH. He is survived by his wife, Dawn (Allard) Orcutt; three daughters, Jennifer Orcutt, Sandra Briggs and Barbara Orcutt; one son, Michael Orcutt; two grandsons, Khristian Charpentier and Bryan Orcutt. He was born in Worcester, and is predeceased by his parents, Ralph T. and Barbara...

C. Muscatell

Jun 24, 2014

C. J. "Chilly" Muscatell, 87, died peacefully Tuesday June 24th, after surviving his longtime loving wife Doris, who died in 1989. He is survived by his only son, Rev. Rande Muscatell: three grandchildren, Michael, Christina and Rande Dominic and two great grandchildren, Hyan and Tristan, all of the Carolinas; his brother, Francis Muscatell of Whitinsville and his 22...

Derek Powers

Jun 21, 2014

LEICESTER - Derek J. Powers, 29, died Saturday, June 21st after being stricken ill. He is predeceased by his parents, Dean J. and Debra J. (Riani) Powers. He leaves a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. He also leaves his maternal grandmother, Patricia (Jones) Powers, who resides in California. His calling hours are Saturday, July 12th...

Helen Mankevetch

Jun 20, 2014

Helen C. (Chiras) Mankevetch, 99, died Friday, June 20th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester surrounded by her loving family. Her husband, Peter J. Mankevetch died in 2007. She leaves a son, David V. Mankevetch of Millbury; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; five great great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Helen is predeceased by a son, Peter P. Mankevetch...

William Blunt

Jun 19, 2014

William J. Blunt, 83, formerly of Worcester, passed away peacefully with family by his side, Thursday June 19th, after a short illness. He was born in Providence RI., moving to Worcester at a young age and lived there until retirement. Bill served in the Army during the Korean War then worked for Wyman-Gordon Company in Worcester for 42...

John Wackell

Jun 18, 2014

MILLBURY – John J. Wackell died June 18, 2014, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's. John is survived by his wife, Joan A. (Berard) Wackell. He also leaves his loving family, Robin M. Pond and her husband, Robert Pond, of Webster, Michael J. Wackell, Sr. and his wife, Diane M. Wackell, of Millbury, Paul F. Wackell of Worcester,...

Diana Robbins

Jun 15, 2014

Diana T. (Boire) Robbins, 52, died suddenly Sunday, June 15th in St. Vincent Hospital after being stricken ill. Diana leaves two children, Nathan R. Smith of Millbury and Stephanie L. Smith and her husband, Bryan Shaw of Leominster; her mother, Gloria (Salois) Boire of Millbury; a sister, Donna Fregosi and her husband, Frank of Leominster; three brothers, David...

Pennie Linder

Jun 9, 2014

Pennie (Putnam) Linder, 75, passed away Monday, June 9th after a long illness. Pennie leaves two children, K. Martin Linder and his partner, Carol Botty and Joy M. Linder all of Sutton; four grandchildren, Rebekah, Lucas, and Elizabeth Nydam and Mikaela Linder. She also leaves her ex-husband, Kenneth Linder. She is predeceased by her parents, David T. and...