Massachusetts Obituaries

Susan (LaFrenier) Brothers, 67, of Leicester, passed away Sunday, May 19th in St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. She is survived by her beloved husband of 48 years, Thomas H. Brothers; her son, Christian T. Brothers and her daughter, …

William J. O’Neill, 53, of Leicester died Tuesday, May 14th. He leaves his wife of 32 years, Wendy (Fyrbeck) O’Neill; his children, Ryan P. O’Neill of Woodstock, CT, Jack W. O’Neill and Ally E. O’Neill both of Leicester; his mother, …

LEICESTER: Leonildes Torres-Velazquez, 72, of Ferncroft Road died Thursday, May 2 in his home. He leaves his wife of 42 years, Paula L. (Jacques) Torres, a son Aaron Torres and his wife Stacy of North Brookfield, two daughters; Iris Jacqueline …

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Brosnihan, 82, of Leicester died peacefully on Thursday, May 2nd with her family by her side in UMASS Memorial Medical Center – University Campus. Her husband who was her best friend and love of her life for …

LEICESTER/RUSKIN,FL.: Barbara L. (Berryman) Baumgartner,91, formerly of Leicester, died Sunday, April 28 in Sun City Center, FL. She leaves her husband Roger Whitman, two sons Walter L. Baumgartner and his wife Rosemary of Medway and John H. Baumgartner and his …

James L. Daige, 92, of Cherry Valley passed peacefully on Saturday, April 20 at home surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife of 70 years, Marie M. (Dufresne) Daige; their children, Suzanne Madore, Kenneth Daige, Peter Daige, Francis …

LEICESTER: Joseph W. Morley, Sr., 85 of 111 Huntoon Memorial Highway, Rochdale, MA, died peacefully, Monday, April 15 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He leaves his sons Joseph W. Morley, Jr., of Tujunga, CA., John Morley of Joshua …

NO.BROOKFIELD: Virginia L.”Ginger” (Johnson) Camarda, 84, of Grant St., died peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 13th. She was the wife of Joseph J. Camarda who died in 2005. She leaves her daughter; Linda M. Lusignan and her husband …

LEICESTER: Hazel M. (Hemstead) Doherty, 93 of Cherry Valley, died Saturday, April 13 in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. She was the wife of William D. Doherty who died in 2007. She leaves her sons; Jay P. Doherty and Daniel E. …

Doris V. (Morelly) Pressey passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Sutton on Sunday, April 7th, 2019. She was born in Worcester the daughter of James and Doris (Richards) Morelly and made her home in Cherry Valley. She is …

John F. “Bud” Sullivan, Jr., 90, of Leicester died at the Jewish Healthcare Center, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 29th. Bud leaves his children, John and his wife, Nancy of Phillipston, Paul and his wife, Susan of …

Sandra Beninati, of Fitchburg Massachusetts died on March 23, 2019 a hard fought battle with an autoimmune lung disease. She was 51 years old. Born in Waltham, and raised in Brighton, Sandra eventually found residency in Fitchburg in her later …

LEICESTER; Jean L. (Rooney) Bembridge, 96, of 100 Lake Ave., passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 17 at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester in the presence of her loving family. She leaves three sons; Thomas P. Bembridge of Errol, …

LEICESTER: Dorathy A. (Harrington) Wolanski, 85, of 1073 Main Street died Wednesday, March 13 in Hermitage Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband Richard T. Wolanski died in 2015. She leaves three sons; Richard D. Wolanski and his wife Rosemary of Spencer, Stephen …

LEICESTER: Peter M. Martinson, 77, of Pleasant Street died Tuesday, February 19 in Vibra Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Nancy (Wheeler) Martinson, two daughters; Jennifer W. Segalla and her husband Robert of Lakeville, CT …

LEICESTER: Joan M. (Mulvaney) Ressler, 85, of Mayflower Circle died Thursday, February, 21 in Holden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an illness. Her husband Joseph F. Ressler died in 1995. She leaves a son Mark T. Ressler and his wife …

Leicester – Edward J. Morley, 87, of Leicester died on Wednesday, February 13th in Saint Vincent Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Morley is survived by his wife of 64 years Claudette C. (Avery) Morley; his three daughters, …

LEICESTER: Robert O. Peterson, 87, of Leicester and Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton, died Tuesday, Feb. 12th. after an illness. His wife of 60 years, Patricia A. (Durant) Peterson died in 2018. He leaves his sons; Steven R. Peterson and …

SPENCER:William E. “Bill” Millett, Jr. ,58, of Spencer was reunited with his beloved parents William E. Millett, Sr. and Loretta M. (Pinard) Millett on Sunday, February 10th, after losing his short battle to cancer. Bill leaves behind his wife of …

LEICESTER: Carol E. (MacDougall) Fauerbach, 75, died unexpectedly from natural causes on Friday, Feb. 8th . Her husband Rudy Fauerbach died in 1980. She leaves her two sons; Kurt Fauerbach and his wife Jocelyne of Milford and Michael Fauerbach and …

LEICESTER: Norman F. Hutchins, Jr., 71, of Parker Street in the Rochdale section of Leicester, died Thursday, Jan. 31 in his home surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 48 years; Mary Lou (Hanlan) Hutchins, two sons; Matthew …

Leicester: Alberta Lee Wieman, 98,Formerly of Bakersfield, CA Died Jan. 25, in Christopher House, Worc. She lived with her daughter Janice Parke and husband David for the past 14 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Bill Wieman, parents Mary …

LEICESTER: Careen B. (Bielski) Dolan, 80, of Leicester died suddenly, Saturday, Jan. 26 after being stricken ill. She was the wife of Donald E. Dolan who died in 1990. She leaves her companion, Roger W. Jette, Sr. of Leicester with …

Mary Elizabeth (Hardiman) Vail, 81, died on Monday, January 21st after a long illness. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 60 years, John “Butch” Vail; her sons, John M. Vail of Leicester and James Vail and …

LEICESTER: Jennie (Cooper) Champagne passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on Friday, January 11, 2019. She was born on April 7,1930 to William and Jennie Cooper. She worked for many years at Holden Plastics until her retirement in …

LEICESTER/ROCHDALE; Charles A. Hagglund, 65, of 2 Hankey St., Rochdale, a section of Leicester, died Sunday, January 13 at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by his family, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Nancy (Catacchio) Hagglund, a …

STURBRIDGE: Frank W. James, 85, of the Fiskdale section of Sturbridge, died Thursday, Jan. 10 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Hazel M. (Miner) James who died July, 23, 2018 after 65 years of marriage. …

LEICESTER: Alice May (Podielsky) Kane, 72, of Leicester, died January 9 , at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, after a courageous battle with breast and ovarian cancers. She was the loving wife of John Robert Kane for 51 …

Worcester – Charles M. Fisher, 91, of Cherry Valley passed away on Saturday, January 5th in UMass Memorial Medical Center – University campus after a brief illness. Mr. Fisher was married for 58 years to his wife, June N. (Vigneault) …

WORCESTER: Richard Armand Forgit, born August 28, 1930 in Worcester, passed away on December 28th., at St. Francis Nursing Center in Worcester. He was 88 years old. Richard lived at the Goddard Retirement House in Worcester prior to hospitalization. Master …

LEICESTER: Joyce H. Chickering,87, of Leicester, died Thursday, Dec. 27 at The Meadows of Leicester. She leaves several nieces, nephews, great nieces, nephews and cousins. Joyce was an assembler for Rexnord Corp. in Auburn for many years before retiring. Born …

John B. Banach 86, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. John was born and educated in Cieciory Poland, a son of Aleksander and Wladyslawa Bugnacka Banach. He was predeceased by his brothers Alex, Stanley, …

LEICESTER: Robert M. Harris, Sr., 86, of King Street died Wednesday, Dec. 5 in his home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Carolyn A. (MacIntosh) Harris, two sons; Robert M. Harris, Jr. and his wife Jane …

LEICESTER: Margaret H. “Peg” (O’Neil) Higgins Partenheimer, 84, of Gleason Way, Leicester died Friday, Nov. 30 in Notre Dame Long term Care Center. Her husband Paul E. “Pep” Partenheimer died in 2017. She leaves a son James C. Higgins and …

LEICESTER/ROCHDALE; Tina L. Bria,54, formerly of Rochdale and Worcester, died Saturday, November 24 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. She leaves her mother, Louise (Friettsch) Smith and her husband Robert W. Smith, four brothers; John A. Dulmaine and his wife …

CLINTON: Bradford E. Boucher, Jr.,37, of Chestnut St., Clinton, formerly of Lakeview Dr., Leicester, left this world after a brief illness on Thursday, Nov 22 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester. He leaves his father Bradford E. Boucher, Sr. and …