Obituaries

Feb 13, 2017

Roger A. Gelineau, age 89, of Chaplin, CT.,  died Monday, February 13, 2017, at Vanderman Place, Willimantic.

He leaves two sons, Daniel Gelineau of Douglasville, GA and Ronald Gelineau of Chaplain, CT.; two sisters, Rhea Chauvin of Webster and Loretta Jalbert of Webster; nine grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.

He was born in Lakeworth, Florida, son...

Feb 11, 2017

William J. Martin Jr., age 76, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 11, 2017.

He leaves behind three daughters, Donna Madore of Wakfield, RI, Lisa Mazurka of Sutton and Cindy Cottrill of Maricopa, AZ; two sons, Wilfred Boutillette of Webster and Michael Boutillette of Leicester; two sisters, Helena Bejune and Beverly Pacher, both...

Feb 9, 2017

Joanne "Josie" R. (Reed) Thomas, age 81, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Webster Manor.

She leaves a son, Robert Thomas and his wife Darlene of Gardner; four daughters, Lurena Thomas and her husband David Rocray of Southbridge, Joanne Palazini of Worcester, June Thomas of North Brookfield and Deborah Allard...

Feb 8, 2017

Anna (Szpyrka) Andrzejewski Przystas, age 92, of North Grosvenordale, CT and Wayland,MA, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 in the Newton Wellsley Hospital, Newton, MA.

She was the wife of the late Adolph Andrzejewski, who died in 1972 and the late Stanley Przystas, who died in 1991.  She leaves a grandson, Robert and his wife Kristina Andrzejewski of...

Feb 7, 2017

Marybeth (Pollier) Kelly, age 57, of Shrewsbury, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at home.

She leaves her husband, William Kelly of Shrewsbury; two sons, Andrew Stewart of Webster, Craig Stewart and his wife Taryn of Thompson; one daughter, Brianna VanDeusen and her husband John of Dudley; a brother, Roland Pollier of Haverhill; two sisters, Lisa DeBruyn of...

Feb 6, 2017

Nancy J. (Johnson) Fournier, age 75, of Dudley, died Monday, February 6, 2017.

Her husband, Gerard Fournier died in 2013.  She leaves a son, James E. Lynn and his wife Donna of Dudley; a brother, Albert Johnson of Kingsport, TN; three sisters, Irene Moody, Jeanne Boyd and Fay Smith, all in Tennessee; four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.  ...

Feb 5, 2017

ABINGTON-Elizabeth B. Adams, 97, known to all as "Betty" or "Grandma", passed away peacefully on Feb. 5, 2017 surrounded by family.

She was born March 16,1919 in Putnam, CT and resided most of her life in Abington and was a member of Abington Congregational Church and Wolf Den Grange. She was predeceased by her husband, Oren P....

Feb 5, 2017

Stephen M. Benkowski, Sr., a long-time resident of Webster and Dudley, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Hudson, Florida on Sunday morning, February, 5, 2017. He leaves his loving wife of forty years, Suzanne (Lamoureux) Benkowski of Hudson, Florida; siblings John and Betty; daughter Beth and her husband Kenneth Poplawski of North Grosvenordale; sons Stephen Jr. and his...

Feb 4, 2017

Charles Chito of Burlington, CT, formerly of Webster, MA, passed away at home surrounded by loving family on February 4, 2017.

Charles was born on May 14, 1923 in Lashova, Albania, immigrated to Istanbul, Turkey in 1935, and to Oxford, Massachussetts in 1956.  He is survived by his wife Antigone (Kerbici) Chito, with whom he enjoyed over...

Feb 4, 2017

David Arthur Howley, age 65, of Hopedale, MA, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Lakewood, OH on April 4, 1951.  He and his family moved to Vermilion, OH, a harbor town located on Lake Erie, in 1952.  David grew up enjoying sailing, fishing, swimming, and the...

Feb 3, 2017

Lucille E. (Montville) Belanger, age 91, of Webster, died Friday, February 3, 2017 at the Lutheran Home in Worcester.

She was the wife of the late Lionel Belanger, who died in 1990.  She leaves two sons, David Belanger of Naples, Florida and Donald Belanger of Denver, Colorado; two daughters, Jacqueline T. Belanger of Lyman, Maine and Paula...

Feb 1, 2017

Retired Chief of the Webster Police Department, Paul J. Minarik, age 78, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at UMASS Memorial Healthcare, Worcester,

He leaves his wife of 51 years, Kathleen A. (Ryan) Minarik of Webster; a son Thomas P. Minarik of Webster; a daughter, Donna and her husband Craig Zuidema of Oxford; a sister, Joanne E. Minarik...

Jan 26, 2017

Stanley C. Smith, age 81, of Webster, died Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Harrington Memorial Hospital, Southbridge.

He leaves his brother, Donald and his wife Rita Smith of Webster, and a sister Barbara Gignilliet of Springfield.

He was born in Worcester son of the late Everette and Carrie (Jason) Smith.  He was a grocer for...

Jan 25, 2017

Anna E. (Bielik) Koziak, age 102, of Webster,  died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Webster Manor.

She was the wife of the late John G. Koziak who died in 1978.  She leaves two sons, Richard and his wife Amelia Koziak of Leicester;  Edward and his wife Cynthia Koziak of Webster; a daughter, Janice and her husband Richard...

Jan 22, 2017

Dean R. Adamuska, age 58, of Webster, died Sunday, January 22, 2017.

He leaves his wife of 34 years, Pamela M. (Butts) Adamuska; a son, Devin R. Adamuska of Woodstock, CT;  a daughter, Ryan M. Adamuska of Littleton, NH; a brother, David Adamuska of Lisbon, NH; two sisters, Deborah Butts of Webster and Donna Mahoney of Putnam,...

Jan 19, 2017

James R. Kwasniewski, age 70, of Thompson, CT., died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at his home.

He leaves his wife of 50 years, Linda E. (Johnson) Kwasiewski of Thompson; a son, Dean Kwasiewski and his wife Leslie of Thompson; a daughter, Jami Madjcoucoff and her husband Theodore of North Providence; five grandchildren, Cody, Katey, Rebecca, Melissa and...

Jan 19, 2017

Audrey M. (Williams) Cudworth, age 80, of Webster, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was the wife of the late Donald Cudworth, who died in June 2004.  She leaves a son, Donald Roy and his wife Cathy of Webster; two sisters, Jane Kirby of Webster and Joyce Wright of Oxford;...

Jan 18, 2017

Agnes T. (Maciejewski) Rousseau, age 94, of Dudley, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Webster Manor.

She was the wife of the late Louis Rousseau, who died in 1984.  She leaves two sons, Gary Rousseau of Dudley, Alan Rousseau and his wife Theresa of Hopkinton; a daughter, Linda Rousseau and her companion Ronald Germain Jr. of Dudley;...

Jan 16, 2017

Ronald E. Cormier, age 87, of Gardner, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at Wachusett Manor in Gardner.

He leaves his wife, Gloria M. (Gallant) Cormier of Gardner; two sons, Jean Cormier of Gardner and Paul Cormier of Winchendon; three daughters, Theresa Walker of Gardner, Monique Haley of Gardner and Cecile Leufstedt of Auburn; two brothers, Leo Cormier...

Jan 15, 2017

Mario Brito, age 62, of West New York, New Jersey, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the UMASS Memorial Health Care - University Campus, Worcester.

He leaves four brothers, Jaun, Armando, Augustine and Alfredo and 4 sisters, Maria, Sylvia, Barbara and Merida.

He was born in Havana, Cuba, son of the late Jose and Merceves...