Obituaries

May 31, 2021

Fitchburg – Gina Maria (Cormier-Hultgren) Suomala, 57, formerly of Oxford, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by her loving family on Monday May 31, 2021 following a short but courageous battle with cancer.

Gina was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Jeremiah and Carol (Joyce) Flynn. She was an entrepreneur and a woman of many...

May 28, 2021

Webster – Judith D. (Davenport) Kingsbury, 81, passed way peacefully on May 28, 2021 while at the Lanessa Extended Care Center in Webster.

Judith was born in Dudley, MA on February 6, 1940, and lived here all of her life; she was a lifelong member of the Church of the Reconciliation where she formerly served as the...

May 26, 2021

Haverhill – Helen M. (Simone) DeFusco, 93, passed way peacefully on Wednesday May 26, 2021 while at the High Point House in Haverhill.

Helen was born in Lawrence, MA on November 27, 1927, daughter of the late Antonio and Filomean (Migliozzi) Simone; she worked in the accounting department for the Liucent Technologies Company for thirty-four years prior...

May 24, 2021

Webster – Jane B. (Kubicki) Kokoszka, 98, passed away peacefully on Monday May 24, 2021 while at the Webster Manor.

Jane was born in Webster, MA on June 26, 1922, daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (Wedda) Kubicki; She lived in Webster all her life and was a devout member of St. Joseph's Basilica.  Jane very...

May 23, 2021

Webster – Aracelis (Sulsona-Bulted) Hernandez, 77, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Sunday May 23, 2021.

Aracelis was born in Gurabo, Puerto Rico on November 22, 1943, daughter of the late Jorge Sulsona and Rosa Bulted; she worked for many years at the Shield Packaging Company prior to her retirement. ...

May 22, 2021

Southbridge – Ilse R. (Thewes) Brule, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday May 22, 2021.

Ilse was born in Bremen, Germany on September 18, 1929, daughter of the late Hans and Franchezea Thewes; she worked as a waitress for many years prior to her retirement.  Ilse very much enjoyed to go shopping and to...

May 19, 2021

Rochdale/Westborough – Steven H. Pelletier, 67, formerly of Rochdale, passed away on Wednesday May 19, 2021 while at the UMass Memorial Medical Center.

Steven was born in Worcester, MA on July 15, 1953, son of the late Henry and Mary (Brosnan) Pelletier; He served honorably in the United States Navy and worked as a metal fabricator for...

May 19, 2021

Southbridge – Dennis C. Quiry, 72, passed away at home with his loving family by his side on Wednesday May 19, 2021.

Dennis was born in Worcester, MA on May 23, 1948, son of the late Armand and Barbara (Cooper) Quiry.  In his younger days, Dennis served as a police office in the city of Worcester, most...

May 18, 2021

North Grafton – Nicholas Pines, 68, passed away at home with his loving wife by his side on Tuesday May 18, 2021.

Nicholas was born in Flambrio, Greece on March 24, 1953, son of the late Theodore and Olga (Kiritsis) Pines; he is survived by his wife of thirty-six years Susan J. (Padula) Pines; his son Theodore...

May 17, 2021

Danielson, CT – Scott Sortwell, 54, passed away on Monday May 17, 2021 at the Day-Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT.

Scott was born in Webster, MA on May 24, 1966 and lived in the area for most of his life.  Scott greatly enjoyed being outdoors whether boating or taking a long drive; he also enjoyed going out...

May 17, 2021

Webster – Robert P. "Bobby" Macomber, 42, ended his longtime battle with mental illness on Monday May 17, 2021.

Bobby is survived by his parents Michael and Sandra Macomber of Webster; his brother Spencer Macomber and his wife Claire of Uxbridge; his sister Michelle Macomber and her fiancée Joseph Piechocki of Webster; his nephew Jacob Macomber and...

May 17, 2021

Spencer – Edward C. Floyd, 79, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by his loving family.

Edward was born in Worcester, MA on November 8, 1941 son of the late Edward W. and Adelaide M. (Dalzelle) Floyd.  Edward served honorably in the United States Army during the Vietnam era; he greatly enjoyed hunting and fishing as...

May 15, 2021

Worcester - Mark Dulmaine passed away Saturday May 15, 2021. The son of Julio and Lucy Dulmaine. Mark leaves a son Joshua and daughter Jessie; a brother Bill and 2 sisters Pat and Judy. He is predeceased by a brother Michael and 2 sisters Joyce and Mary. He was a painter most of his life and loved the ocean...

May 14, 2021

West Brookfield – Lindsey E. Smith Jr., 94, a long-time resident of West Brookfield passed away at home on Friday May 14, 2021 with his loving wife and family by his side.

He leaves his wife of seventy-two years, Barbara L. (Jory) Smith; three children: Jonathan Smith and his wife Candace of Ware, Deborah Smith of Dornach,...

May 13, 2021

Judith M. Dean, 81, of Webster, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 13, 2021 after a long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. She passed on the Feast of the Ascension Day.

Judith May Blades was born on April 20, 1940, in Boston, MA to her parents Nettie May Blades and James William Stanley Blades....

May 9, 2021

Webster- Joanne M. (Julian) Bernard age 68 passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Univ. of MA Healthcare Center, Worcester, MA.

She leaves her husband of forty-five years Michael F. Bernard. She also leaves a son Justin Bernard of Webster, two daughters Tiffany Lasell and her husband John of Dudley and Annette Bernard of NY ,...

May 8, 2021

Keith Bruce Cooper

Killingly – Chief Keith B. Cooper, age 53 (8-04-1967 – 5-08-2021) passed away peacefully with his mother by his side, after a brief illness.  His family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Matulaitus Nursing Facility for their compassion and care during Keith's final days.

Keith was born on August 4 th ,...

May 8, 2021

Charlton – Irene E. (Connor) Sullivan, 97, of 42 J. Hammond Road Charlton, MA passed away on Saturday May 8 th 2021 at the Notre Dame Life Care Center in Worcester, MA.

She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Sullivan.  She was the daughter of the late Gladys (Turner) Connor and Francis Connor.   She...

May 7, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Stephen P. Derrick. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

May 4, 2021

Oxford – David W. Armstrong, 76, passed away on Tuesday May 4, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester.

David was born in Worcester, MA on October 16, 1944, and grew up in Webster.  After High School, David joined the United States Air Force where he served honorably.  After being discharged from the Air Force, David moved...