Obituaries

Raymond Rainville

Aug 8, 2013

Raymond "Ricky" Rainville, 58, died August 8, 2013 in his home following a period of declining health. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Raymond A. and Ruth M. (Allard) Rainville. Ricky graduated from Shrewsbury High School and worked at Wyman-Gordon Company in Grafton since 1973. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, deep sea fishing, ice fishing...

Robert Blake

Aug 8, 2013

Robert F. Blake, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 8th after being stricken ill. He leaves his step-father, Raymond H. Carlson, with whom he lived in Millbury; one nephew; many cousins and wonderful friends. He was born in Worcester and is predeceased by his parents Donald E. Blake Sr. and Lorraine (Hill) Blake and has lived in Millbury all his...

Anton Yablonicky

Aug 7, 2013

Anton "Tony" J. Yablonicky Jr., 70, died peacefully Wednesday, August 7, 2013 after a lengthy illness in Fort Pierce, FL, where he was living with his wife. Mr. Yablonicky was born in Bayonne, NJ and resided for most of his life in Sutton. Mr. Yablonicky leaves behind his loving wife of 40 years, Elizabeth (O'Toole) Yablonicky; his daughter...

Linda Dunphy

Aug 2, 2013

MILLBURY / WORCESTER – Linda J. (Buffard) Dunphy, 67, of Worcester, formerly of Millbury, died Friday, Aug. 2nd in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She leaves her husband, Leonard D. Dunphy; a sister, Pamela Johnson and her husband, Richard of Millbury and a brother, Michael Riedle III, of Millbury; nieces and nephews. She was born in Worcester and...

Earl Karlson

Jul 26, 2013

Earl F. Karlson, 93, formerly of Millbury, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep, after a long illness on July 26, 2013 at Grafton County Nursing Home. He was born in Brockton, MA, the son of Frank Joseph Karlson and Eva (Menard) Karlson of Massachusetts. He was a veteran of World War II serving as Aviation Ordnanceman, Second...

Jan Charity

Jul 20, 2013

SUTTON / WORCESTER – Jan D. Charity, 76, of Worcester, formerly of Sutton, died Saturday, July 20th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves a daughter, Jana D. Richard and her husband, Gerry and a son, Joel R. Charity and his wife, Kim all of Sutton; six grandchildren, James, Robbin, Elizabeth, Mikhail, Alexandra and Jacob and six...

Kevin Blanchard

Jul 13, 2013

MILLVILLE, MA - Kevin B. Blanchard, 45, formerly of Uxbridge, MA, passed away Saturday, July 13th 2013 in Milford Regional Medical Center. He leaves his father, Walter B. Blanchard Jr. of Cranston RI; a sister, Cheryl L. Fleming of Millville, MA; a brother, Walt Blanchard, of Austin, TX. He is predeceased by his mother, Carol A. (Paquette) Blanchard,...

Shirley Lacrosse

Jul 6, 2013

Shirley F. (Clark) LaCrosse, 93, of Deltona, FL, formerly of Sutton, MA, died Saturday, July 6th in Florida. Her husband, Edward F. LaCrosse died in 2000. She leaves two daughters, Marcia Stephan of Deltona, FL and Brenda Benoit of Clearwater, FL; three grandchildren, Ronald Benoit Jr., Melissa Pentenski and Melanie Henault; five great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter;...

Addie Carlson

Jul 1, 2013

MILLBURY – Addie Mae (Brantigan) Carlson, 88, died Monday, July 1, 2013 in Beaumont Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Northbridge. Her husband, Harold A. Carlson died in 1992. She leaves two sons, Richard A. Carlson and his wife Linda and Joel J. Carlson and his partner, Sally Sampson all of Millbury; five grandchildren, Tracy Charbonneau of Millbury, Kristen Vigliotti...

Mary Ford

Jun 24, 2013

Mary Jean (Stone) Ford, 92, died Monday, June 24, 2013 in Millbury Healthcare Center surrounded by her loving family. Mary's husband, Francis A. Ford died in 1977. She leaves two sons, Gary P. Ford and his wife, Annette of Sutton and Alan S. Ford and his wife, Kim of Houston, TX; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren; many...

Albert Ducharme

Jun 24, 2013

Albert E. Ducharme, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2013. He leaves his daughter, Cheryl Ducharme of Millbury, and two sons, Jeffrey Ducharme and wife Tish of Oxford, and Stephen Ducharme and wife Paula, of Sutton. He also leaves four granddaughters and four great-grandchildren with whom he loved to spend time with. His wife, Dorothy Ducharme,...

Stephen Oles

Jun 22, 2013

MILLBURY – Stephen B. Oles recently of Worcester, 70 passed away peacefully Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home lovingly attended by family and staff after a valiant battle with leukemia. He leaves his wife Janis R. (Hernberg) Oles; his son David F. Oles; his daughter-in-law, Monique (Atallah) Oles and his beloved year old granddaughter,...

David Cellucci

Jun 21, 2013

David M. Cellucci (50) of Douglas, passed away on June 20, 2013. He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Cellucci of Westborough and Ann (Chaisson) Cellucci of Worcester. He will be dearly missed by his siblings, Daniel Cellucci, of Grafton, Gail Chaffee of Philipston, Kathy Trout, of Westborough, Paul Cellucci, of West Boylston, and Beth Calderwood, of Brewster....

Richard Carbrello

Jun 15, 2013

Richard "Rich" Carbrello, 64, of Palm Coast, Florida passed away June 15, 2013, at Shands Hospital Jacksonville, Florida. Rich was born in Worcester, MA He graduated from Millbury High School in Millbury, MA. Rich moved to White River Junction, Vermont where he raised his children and was co-owner of the Gondola Deli and Sub Shop. He served as...

Antoinette Bernier

Jun 12, 2013

Antoinette M. (DeMeo) Murray Bernier 77, died on Wednesday June 12th at home. She was pre-deceased by her first husband, Robert P. Murray and her second husband, Walter A. Bernier. She leaves four children, her son Robert K. Murray and his wife Karen of Millbury, a daughter Donna M. Murray with whom she lived, a daughter Debra A....

Thomas Maloney

Jun 8, 2013

MILLBURY - Thomas Henry Maloney, 87 of Millbury died peacefully at home on Saturday, June 8, 2013 after a long illness. He leaves his wife Claire E.(Dupont) Maloney and two daughters, Jan C. Wilner and her husband Dr. David Wilner of Holden and Joy E. Biagiotti and her husband Joseph Biagiotti of East Boston. He is also survived...

Charlize Reith

Jun 7, 2013

Charlize Liane Reith, 9 years old, went to heaven on June 7, 2013 at Children's Hospital in Boston. She was the beloved daughter of Meridyth L. Reith of Millbury and James A. Reith, Jr. of Southbridge, beloved step-daughter of Raymond E. Brodeur, Jr. of Millbury, and Becky A. Hayward of Southbridge and beloved granddaughter of Arlene and Ken...

Tony Taraskiewicz

Jun 5, 2013

MILLBURY – Tony B. Taraskiewicz, 54, died suddenly Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Harrington HealthCare at Hubbard, in Webster. Tony leaves a beautiful daughter, Sydney A. Taraskiewicz of North Oxford; an amazing partner, Rita M. Cardinal of Douglas; four sisters, Jo Warren of Orlando, Sandra Taraskiewicz of San Diego, Amy Taraskiewicz of Charlton and Marcia Taraskiewicz of Millbury;...

Beverly Bricault

Jun 5, 2013

Beverly A. (Renaud) Bricault, 73, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Wednesday June 5, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Raymond J. Bricault Sr., his mate whom he cherished and fell in love with after being discharged from the US Army in 1958. From the first day they met, after three weeks of...

Catherine Girard

Jun 5, 2013

Catherine J. (Duda) Girard, 80, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, after an illness. She leaves her husband, Robert B. Girard and nephews and nieces. She was born in Northbridge and is predeceased by her parents, Stanley and Josephine (Piascik) Duda. Catherine was a head floor lady at the former Tuppers Company in South Grafton, many years ago. Her...