Obituaries

Alfreda Pepka

Jul 24, 2010

SUTTON/GRAFTON - Alfreda (Holewa) Pepka, 90, of Sutton, formerly of South Grafton, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 in St. Camillus Health Center, Whitinsville. Her husband of 67 years, William A. Pepka, Sr. died June 23rd. She leaves a daughter and best friend, Janice L. Pepka of Whitinsville; a son, William A. Pepka, Jr. and his wife Priscilla of...

Janet Oconnor-Wilson

Jul 19, 2010

WORCESTER Janet R. (Lavigne) O'Connor-Wilson passed away peacefully at home with her family around her on Monday, July 19, 2010. Janet was born in Worcester, MA July 28, 1934, the daughter of Armand and Margaret Lavigne. She was wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, educator, volunteer for many causes and a life-long advocate of peace. She highly valued pursuits...

Thomas Oleary

Jul 10, 2010

MILLBURY – Thomas M. O'Leary, 61, of Millbury died on Saturday, July 10 after a long and valiant battle with cancer at Milford Regional Medical Center, with his loving family by his side. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Virginia M. (Newman) O'Leary; two sons, James Patrick O'Leary of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Michael Thomas O'Leary of Paxton;...

Rosalind Mclaughlin

Jul 10, 2010

MILLBURY – Rosalind M. (Richard) McLaughlin, 81, died Saturday July 10th in her home surrounded by her loving family. Rosalind leaves her husband of 63 years, Edward H. McLaughlin; five children, Cheryl A. Richardson and her husband Alan of West Greenwich, RI, Richard F. McLaughlin and his wife Jean of Fort Myers, FL, Susan L. Larosee and her...

Ann Irr

Jul 10, 2010

MILLBURY – Ann (Briddon) Irr, 73 died Saturday, July 10th after a courageous and brief battle with Leukemia in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She leaves her husband of 54 years, Victor C. Irr; three sons, Victor C. Irr Jr. and his wife Linda of Millbury, Frank V. Irr and his wife Susan of Millbury and Brian...

Alexander Diiorio

Jul 9, 2010

SUTTON i�½ Alexander L.G. DiIorio, 48, died Friday, July 9th in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Carol A. (Gurney) DiIorio; three children, Cara L. DiIorio, Alexander S. DiIorio and Daniel R.C. DiIorio all of Suton; his mother, Angelina (DelMonaco) DiIorio of Westfield, NJ; two brothers, Domenick DiIorio of Watchung, NJ and Emilio...

Aldea White

Jul 6, 2010

SUTTON – Aldea M. (Boudreau) White, 80, died Tuesday, July 6th in the Millbury Health Care Center. She leaves her husband of 58 years, Lee E. White; a son, Stanley White of North Oxford; a granddaughter, Merissa Margo of Whitinsville; two great grandsons, James and Alex Margo; a brother, Anthony Boudreau of Mendon; five sisters, Theresa Carter of...

Ruth Chiras

Jul 4, 2010

MILLBURY/WORCESTER- Mrs. Ruth Virginia (Walker) Chiras, formerly of Worcester, a resident of Millbury Health Care Center passed away peacefully on Sunday July 4, 2010. She celebrated her centennial birthday on November 18, 2009. Mrs. Chiras was the wife of John J. Chiras, her beloved husband, who died in 1963. She is survived by her daughter, Janice, the wife...

Leonard Richford

Jul 3, 2010

MILLBURY – Leonard "Pepe" R. Richford, 72, died Saturday, July 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Leonard leaves his wife of 53 years, Lucy P. (Grenier) Richford; 8 children, Leonard Richford, Jr. and his wife Sharon, Guy Richford and his significant other Barbara Johnson, John Richford, Craig Richford and his wife Debbie, Michael Richford and his...

Richard Grant

Jul 1, 2010

SUTTON Richard A. Grant, 81 died Tuesday, June 30th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Joan L. (Harrington) Grant; three daughters, Martha L. Murphy of Northborough, Britt A. Berthiaume of Worcester and Kelley J. Richard of Auburn; six grandchildren, Julie, Paul, Sean, Brittany, Peter, and Andrew; two sisters, Harriette and Janice; nephews and nieces....

Albert Gasco

Jul 1, 2010

GRAFTON – Albert P. Gasco, 81, of South Grafton, died Thursday, July 1st in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. His wife, Joan (Finn) Gasco died in 2000. He leaves a son, Joseph F. Gasco of Lake Hiawatha, NJ; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; two brothers, James Gasco of Rutland, Vermont and John L. Gasco of West...

Donna Fay

Jun 26, 2010

SUTTON – Donna M. (Burgess) Fay, 53, died Saturday, June 26th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Her husband, Steven D. Fay died in 2008. She leaves her son, Benjamin A. Fay of Sutton and her step-son, Todd D. Rochefort of Taunton; her mother, Agnes I. (Murdoch) Burgess of Westborough; three brothers, Paul J. Burgess of Worcester,...

Katherine Mongeon

Jun 25, 2010

PRINCETON – Katherine N. (Walker) Mongeon, 63, died at the Jewish Health Care Center on Friday, June 25, 2010. She was the wife of Thomas V. Mongeon of Princeton. She was born February 9, 1947 in Worcester, a daughter of the late Stanley G. and Gladys S. Walker of Northborough. She was a graduate of Algonquin Regional High...

William Pepka

Jun 23, 2010

SUTTON/GRAFTON –William A. Pepka Sr., 94, of Sutton, formerly of South Grafton, died Wednesday, June 23rd. He leaves his wife, Alfreda (Holewa) Pepka; a son, William A. Pepka Jr. and his wife, Priscilla of Sutton; a daughter, Janice L. Pepka of Whitinsville; three sisters, Clara Stawicki of Northampton, Lorraine Jablonski of Holden and Lillian Plasse of Shrewsbury; many...

James Gannon

Jun 19, 2010

MILLBURY James P. Gannon Jr. 71, died Saturday, June 19th peacefully in his home surrounded by his family and his beloved dog Molly, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Beverly E. (Choquette) Gannon; four children, Pamela E. Allard and her husband, Arthur of Millbury, James P. Gannon III and his wife, Michelle of Douglas, Glenn Gannon and...

Francis May

Jun 8, 2010

MILLBURY – Francis E. "Frank" May, 74 died Tuesday, June 8th in the Millbury Health Care Center, after an illness. He leaves; two daughters, Darlene R. Vaillancourt and her husband, Thomas of Millbury and Linda A. Chauvin and her husband, Neil of Worcester; four grandchildren, Brandon and Jillian Vaillancourt and Ty and Brett Chauvin; three brothers, Kevin May...

Thomas Carrier

Jun 7, 2010

WORCESTER Thomas F. Carrier, 68, died Monday, June 7th in his home surrounded by his family. His wife of 41 years, Linda (Carpinetti) Carrier died in 2009. Thomas leaves six children, Kimberly (Carrier) Blare, Christine, Joseph, James, Michelle and John Carrier; three grandchildren, James Nolan, III, Nicole and Katlyne Carrier; a great-granddaughter, Isabella Nolan; two brothers, Kenny and...

Joseph Antaya

Jun 7, 2010

OXFORD/MILLBURY – Joseph E. Antaya, Jr., 66, died Monday, June 7th in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph leaves his wife of 40 years, Donna A. (DiCandia) Antaya; three children, Sherry Rheault and her husband Randy of Millbury, Joseph E. Antaya, III and his wife Lori-Beth Porter of Upton and David M. Antaya of Oxford; his...

Leonard Orourke

Jun 5, 2010

MILLBURY –Leonard "Lenny" J. O'Rourke, 91, died Saturday, June 5th in Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Ruth L. (Erickson) O'Rourke; a step daughter, Judith Rogers and her husband Robert of Millbury; four grandchildren, Ronald Rogers of Millbury, Cheryl Kehoe and her husband Daniel of Worcester, Donna Daigneault and her husband Steven of Auburn...

Carmen Guilmette

Jun 1, 2010

GRAFTON Carmen E. (Hartford) Guilmette, 71 of Grafton, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, with her devoted family at her side, at Farren Medical Center in Turner Falls, following a long illness. She was born in Bangor, ME on August 21, 1938, the daughter of the late Winfred and Myrtle (Elston) Hartford. She was a 1956 graduate of...