Obituaries

Jul 7, 2014

Janis A (Goff) McManus, of Webster, died Monday, July 7, 2014.

She was the wife of the late Stephen N. McManus . She leaves three daughters; Tracey and her husband James Molaskey of Groton, MA, Shelley Hill and her companion Wayne Cazeault of Webster and Cindy McManus and her companion Margo Richard of Dudley; four brothers, Edward...

Jul 3, 2014

Allard J. "Tyke" Heath Jr., age 61, formerly of Putnam, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

He leaves his wife, Debra (Robidoux) Heath of Spencer; two daughters, Melissa Rhinehart of Tullahoma, TN and Wendy Heath of Lewisburg, TN; his step-father, Harvey E. Bennett of Putnam; his brothers, Steven M. Heath and...

Jul 1, 2014

Roger Donald Hubert, age 77, of North Grosvenordale died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at home.

He leaves his wife of 53 years, Dolores E. (Gaumond) Hubert; two daughters, Cynthia Gatineau of North Grosvenordale, Nancy Rexford and her husband Allen of Dalton, NH; a brother, Normand Hubert of Putnam; four grandchildren.

He was born in Danielson,...

Jun 30, 2014

Frances (Krupinski) Lacky, age 95, of Webster, died Monday, June 30, 2014 at her home.

She was the wife of the late Edward P. Lacky who died in 2002.  She leaves her son James Lacky and his wife Bonnie of Webster; a grandson, Christopher Lacky; several nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by a son,  Edward Lacky...

Jun 29, 2014

Patricia A. (Pye) Riendeau, age 61 of Holland, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester.

She leaves her husband, Robert W. Reindeau of Holland; a son, Josh Riendeau of Harrisville, RI; a sister, Betty Wilson of South Grafton.

Patricia was born in Worcester, daughter of the late James D. and Antonia...

Jun 28, 2014

Elizabeth (Krisko) Pion returned to her heavenly father on June 28, 2014, at the age of 95, surrounded by her loving family.

Elizabeth's husband, Wallace Pion, passed away in 1962.  She leaves her daughter, Lisa (Pion) Genest and her husband Norm; two grandsons, Justin Genest and his wife Aiko of Brookfield, and Aaron Genest of Dudley; three...

Jun 24, 2014

Pedro A. Ortiz, age 64, of Worcester, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

He leaves his son, Pedro A. Hebert and another son Pedro; his daughters, Nola Parmentier of Putnam, Naomi Hrzyan of Putnam, Amy Melendez of Putnam, Laura Hebert of Virginia and Erica Hebert of Oxford; three brothers, Miano Ortiz, Domingo Ortiz and Jose Ortiz, both of...

Jun 24, 2014

Daniel J. Landry Sr., age 71, of Webster died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at UMASS Memorial Health Care – Memorial Campus, Worcester.

He leaves his wife of 44 years, Candice L. (Elcevich) Landry; one son, Chief Petty Officer Daniel J. Landry Jr. and his wife Jen of Norwich, CT.; three daughters, Sharon M. Aldrich and her husband...

Jun 21, 2014

Dennis Lee Giambattista, age 59 of Danielson, CT., died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at his home. He leaves his mother, with whom he lived, Esther M. (Brisson) Giambattista; three brothers, Wayne Giambattista of Boston, David Giambattista of Central Village, Tony Giambattista and his wife Meredith of Danielson; five sisters, Brenda Souza and her companion Paul Moninski, Pamela...

Jun 21, 2014

Ernest H. Hiitt, age 88 of Worcester, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family.

His wife, Mary (Doherty) Hiitt died in September 2010.  He leaves three sons, Robert Hiitt of Worcester, Ronald Hiitt of Worcester and David Hiitt of Wellesley; 9 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.  He was predeceased by...

Jun 21, 2014

Wayne A. Drake Sr., age 59, of Webster, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Harrington Health Care at Hubbard, Webster.

He leaves a son, Wayne A. Drake Jr. of Webster; a daughter, Crystal Drake of Georgia; his long-time companion, Celeste Hall of Webster; four grandchildren.

Wayne was born in Southbridge, son of the late Charles...

Jun 20, 2014

Evangelos "Vange" Giantsios, age 51, died Friday, June 20, 2014, after being stricken at home.

He leaves his parents, Stergios and Kiriaki (Jordanoglou) Giantsios, with whom he made his home; a brother, Anestis Giantsios of Harmony, FL; a sister, Maria Giantsios of Orlando, FL.

He was born...

Jun 19, 2014

Dudley-Barbara M. (Burnell) Baker,age 81, died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Harrington Health Care at Hubbard in Webster. She leaves her husband of 62 years, Donald A. Baker Sr.; two sons, Donald A. Baker Jr. and David M. Baker, both of Webster; two daughters, Ann M. Peckham of Tennessee and Susan B. Gruczka of Putnam; two sisters, Helen Canty...

Jun 18, 2014

Barry G. Baker, age 60 of Fabyan, CT, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at his home.

He leaves his wife of 39 years, Joanne C. (Note) Baker; two sons, Michael Baker of Worcester and Travis Baker of Grafton; a daughter, Samantha Baker of Spencer; three brothers, Joseph Baker of...

Jun 13, 2014

Edward Bibek Sr., age 91, of North Grosvenordale, died Friday, June 13, 2014 at Regency Heights of Danielson.

He leaves his wife of 65 years, Mary (Pershula) Bibek; a son, Edward Bibek Jr. and his companion, Joan Macdonald of Putnam; a daughter, Nancy Mason and her husband William of Putnam; a grandson, Alex Macdonald of Easton, MA. ...

Jun 11, 2014

Dwayne A. Hunter, age 57, of Worcester, died Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at UMASS Memorial Health Care - University Campus, Worcester.

He leaves two brothers, Derek J. Hunter Sr. of Palm Bay, FL. and Dan Morrison of Indian Orchard, MA; a sister, Monette A. Trottier of Melbourne, FL.; a nephew, Derek J. Hunter Jr. of Worcester.  He...

Jun 5, 2014

Lucille "Lucy" Marie Eugena (Bedard) Gerling of Putnam passed quietly into eternal peace and rest on Thursday June 5, 2014 following a year long battle with cancer.

She was born January 18, 1949 in Bloomfield Vermont to Adelard and Lydia Rose (Guay) Bedard. She is...

Jun 4, 2014

Wayne W. Wells, age 71, of Mystic, CT, died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at home.

He leaves his children, Wesley Wells and his wife Donna of Mystic, Steven Wells of Mystic, Robert Levesque and his wife Brenda of Millbury, MA, John Marszalkowski of Putnam, Edward Marszalkowski of Florida, Marty Marszalkowski and his wife Dawn of Jewett City,...

May 23, 2014

Kerri (Curran) Chalmers, 42, passed away Friday morning, at home, surrounded by her family after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She leaves her husband, Jonathan, and sons Nicholas and Christopher, of Brimfield. Mrs. Chalmers was the youngest child of Carolyn A. (Chamberlain) and George N. Curran, who pre-deceased her....

May 21, 2014

Constance Nedoroscik passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

Connie was a Renaissance Woman.  She owned two businesses, one being Connie's Yarns and Woolen in Dudley. She retired from American Red Cross as a field representative for Southern Worcester County for 17 years.  She had a successful real estate career for...