Obituaries

Dec 18, 2017

Danielson, CT- Geraldine J. (Bruce) Collins age 99 died Monday, December 18, 2017 at her home.  She was the wife of the late George Collins who died in 2001. She leaves two daughters, Sandra J. Collins of Moosup, CT, Reba Collins of Ocala, FL and a son John Collins of Sarasota, FL.  She also leaves grandchildren, great grand children...

Dec 14, 2017

Worcester- Barbara M. (Newell) Durkee age 84 died Thur. Dec. 14, 2017 at the Christopher House, Worcester, MA. She was born in Whitman, daughter of the late Bertha E. Newell and lived in Worcester most of  her life. She leaves a son Richard Smith of Worcester. There are no calling hours, services and burial in Whitman are privateat a...

Dec 14, 2017

Rhea Roseland Roy (McCarthy)

Rhea would not want you to take time from your busy day to read this description of her life as she would describe herself as just an ordinary person.  However, anyone that knew her would tell you that she was far from ordinary or average.   Rhea was a private, humble, kind, stoic, open-minded,...

Dec 5, 2017

Dudley- Christopher J. "Kiki" Bartolomei Jr., age 94 years and 10 months, died Tuesday,  December 4, 2017.  Christopher is survived by his children, Joyce Johnson and husband Wayne,  Chris Bartolomei III and wife Sandra, and Linda Bartolomei.all of Dudley.  Chris is also survived by his grandchildren, Lauri Jankowski and husband Chris of Grafton, MA,   Kelly Sanders and husband Michael...

Nov 28, 2017

East Brookfield- Ronald L. Dumouchel age 79 died Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at his home.  He leaves his wife of 29 years Irene M. (Dillstrom) Dumouchel.  He also leaves three daughters; Susan Couture of N. Oxford, Sandra Miller of Leicester and Dawn Marie Constantino of Corinth, NY, three sons, Michael Dumouchel of Nashua, NH, Joseph Lynde of Brookfield and...

Nov 25, 2017

Webster- Rosa A. Cruz Almodovar age 68 died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Holy Trinity in Worcester. She is survived by her son Jose Sanchez and his fiancée Lauren Tremblay of Webster.  She also leaves two brothers, Pedro Cruz of Southbridge and Victor Manuel Cruz of Puerto Rico. three sisters; Olga Cruz of Webster, Celia Cruz of Worcester and...

Nov 25, 2017

Danielson- Cecile A. (Peloquin) Miller age 94 died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late Virgil Miller who died in 1946.

She leaves two sons, Col. Kipp Miller and his wife Danuta of Manchester, CT, Leslie Miller of Lihue, Hawaii, three daughters; Beverly Miller of Brattleboro,...

Nov 25, 2017

Paxton/Webster- Joyce P Donovan age 90 died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester.  She was the wife of the late Richard J. Donovan who died in 1975.

She leaves one son, Michael C. Donovan of Paxton.

She was born in Oxford and lived on Webster Lake for many years and most recent...

Nov 18, 2017

Thompson, CT/ Fort Myers, FL - Dorothy F. (Summers) Whittemore age 92 died Sat. Nov. 18, 2017 in Putnam.  She was born in Woodstock, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Basto) Summers.  She resided in Thompson, CT and Fort Myers, Florida. Dorothy leaves her husband of 55 years, Clarence J. Whittemore. Dorothy was preceded in death by...

Nov 14, 2017

Webster- David J. Paradise age 85 died at his home Tuesday, November 14, 2017.  He was the husband of the late June A. (Bowen) Paradise who died in 2015.  He leaves two daughters, Susan M. Paradise of Webster and her husband Michael, and Cathryn Paradise of Colorado. He also leaves two nephews, Rich Paradise and Jim Paradise and their...

Nov 14, 2017

Edwin Dale Beals of Dudley passed away in his sleep at St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester on Tuesday morning, November 14, 2017 at the age of 81.Dale, as he was best known, will be lovingly remembered by his wife Rosalie (Vincent) Beals of 57 years and his three children, Randy Beals (Andrea), Wendy Harris Hammond (Roger) and Molly Beals...

Nov 9, 2017

Webster- Annette G. (Raymond) Krasnecky age 75 died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 at Brookside in Webster.        She leaves four sons Allen A. Krasnecky II of Palmer, Daniel and Bernard Krasnecky of Southbridge and Robert Krasnecky of Webster.  She is also survived by a daughter Gail M. Raymond of Webster.  She also leaves a sister Janice Czernicki of Webster, 13...

Nov 9, 2017

Northbridge- Rosaura Santiago age 88 died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.  She was the wife of the late Dr. Tutin Rosado of Puerto Rico.  She leaves two sons, Pedro Alejanaro Rosado of Northbridge and Pedro Pablo Rosado of VA and a daughter Rosaura Rosado of Portland, Texas and two grandchildren.

She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, daughter...

Nov 7, 2017

Commander Michael C. Masley Jr. passed away peacefully in his home on November 7th, 2017. His parents, Michael C. Masley Sr. and Agnes Masley, predeceased him. He will be sorely missed by his brother Joel Masley, his wife Juliana, and their 3 children Arianna, Nicholas, and Alexandra, and his brother John, his wife Elaine, and their children Kristen Dahlman...

Nov 5, 2017

Fitchburg- Christopher J. Johnson age 64 died at the Leominster, Hospital, Leominster, MA

He leaves his daughter, Celina L. Johnson of Henderson, Nevada.

He was born in Lunenburg son of the late Robert Johnson and Martha (Jones) Johnson.  He was a electrician for many years.  There are no calling hours.  The Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48...

Nov 5, 2017

WHITINSVILLE - RALPH E. GILMORE, 98, passed away, peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the St Camillus Health Center. Born in Whitinsville, he was the son of Robert and Pansy ( Vansteinsburg), Gilmore, graduated with perfect attendance, from Northbridge High School Class of 1936. He apprenticed and worked at the former Whitin Machine Works before entering the Navy...

Nov 3, 2017

Uxbridge-Yvonne T. (Parziale) Baker age 54 died peacefully at her home Friday, November 3, 2017.

She leaves her husband of 23 years, Randall J. Baker a son Robert Brancato of Haverhill and a daughter Tina Mitchell of Endicott, NY, five grandchildren, a brother Robert Parziale of Holiday FL and a sister Mary Jane Glavin of Las Vegas,...

Nov 2, 2017

Wheelwright/Hardwick, MA- Elizabeth ( Betty) M. (Brodeur) Buckley age 66 died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Univ. of MA Memorial, Worcester, MA.

Betty was born April 13, 1951 in Hartford, CT daughter of the late Raymond and Shirley M. (Taylor) Brodeur and lived in Wheelwright for the past 10 years prior to that Auburn and Worcester.  She...

Nov 2, 2017

Worcester- Mark L. Beardsley age 61 died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Vibracare in Auburn after a battle with cancer.  He is survived by his sister Sandra L. O'Day and her husband Dennis of Oxford and a brother Auburn D. Beardsley and his wife Linda of Spencer. He was predeceased by a brother, Brian J. Beardsley of Worcester. He...

Nov 1, 2017

Webster- Monir Zaky Elnagar age 85 died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Univ. of MA Healthcare Center, Worcester, MA.

He leaves his wife Souzan S. (Ibrahim) Elnagar of Webster, two sons, Hisham Zaky of Webster and Hany Zaky of Cairo, Egypt and 5 grandchildren.

He was born in Cairo, Egypt son of the late...