Obituaries

William Haley

Mar 22, 2009

MILLBURY – William Haley, 64, died Sunday, March 22nd at UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his wife of 45 years and his soul mate and best friend, Roseann M. (Turner) Haley: three children, Laura wife of Keith Orphin of Manchaug, Lynn wife of Raymond Bernard of Northbridge and James...

Charles Fields

Mar 18, 2009

MILLBURY – Charles M. Fields, 60, died Wednesday, March 18th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Cheryl A. (Turner) Fields; four children, Charles M. Fields II of Worcester, Vanessa L., Linnea M., and Michael E. Fields all of Millbury; two sisters, Carol, wife of Blaine Sharleville and Gabra Swett both of Tennessee; nephews...

Marcella Hayes

Mar 17, 2009

MILLBURY – Marcella M. "Sissy" Hayes, 84, died Tuesday, March 17th in the Sunbridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Worcester, after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves a brother, James F. "Tyke" Hayes and his wife, Lorraine of Millbury and a dear friend, Debbie Brown of Oxford. She was born in Worcester and is predeceased by her...

Henry Szklarz

Mar 12, 2009

WORCESTER – Henry J. Szklarz, 87, died Thursday, March 12th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. His wife, Rita C. (Szlyk) Szklarz died in 2007. He leaves five sons, Henry J. Szklarz Jr. of New Woodstock, CT, Richard P. Szklarz of Auburn, Steven W. Szklarz of CT, David E. Szklarz of Worcester and John M. Szklarz of Alaska;...

Helga Garvey

Mar 11, 2009

BREA, CA – Beloved sister, aunt, great-aunt and great-great-aunt, Helga Harriet (Jacobson) Garvey, of Brea, CA, died on March 11, 2009 at the age of 100. Helga was born in New York City on November 1, 1908, daughter of Alfred and Ruth (Albin) Jacobson. She was formerly a resident of Millbury, MA until 1966 when she moved to...

Sandra Fischer

Mar 8, 2009

MILLBURY Sandra L. (Loring) Fischer, 66, died peacefully Sunday, March 8th in her home, after a long illness. She leaves her husband of 41 years, Bruce L. Fischer; a son, Robert E. Fischer of Millbury; a daughter, Karin L. Hunt and her husband, Richard of Oxford; a granddaughter Angelina L. Hunt; a sister, Eve, wife of William Tarmey...

Eleanor Hall

Mar 7, 2009

MILLBURY – Eleanor L. "Betsy" (Hayward) Hall, 90, died Saturday, March 7th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Her husband, Henry F. Hall died in 1995. She leaves a daughter, Donna L. DiGiulio and her companion, Walter Adamski of Charlton; three sons, Joseph W. Hall and his wife, Linda of South Carolina, David W. Hall and his wife,...

Alderic Melanson

Mar 7, 2009

MILLBURY – Alderic J. "Tick" Melanson, 94, died Saturday, March 7th at the Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth. His wife, Alice E. (Wissell) Melanson died in 1985. He leaves two daughters, Carol E. wife of Francis Sheehan of Sandwich and Kathleen A. wife of Charles G. Kleiza of Oxford; two grandchildren, Shelley Garcia of Bristol, RI and Jared Kleiza...

Thomas Zysk

Mar 6, 2009

SUTTON / MARLBOROUGH – Thomas E. Zysk, 70, formerly of Marlborough, died Friday, March 6th in his home, after a long valiant battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. He leaves his wife, Carol Ann (Vear) Zysk; his former wife, Betty (Ringgard) Zysk; two sons, Gary Zysk and his wife Carol Jean of Holden and Wayne Zysk and his wife...

Thomas Romano

Mar 2, 2009

MILLBURY – Thomas Romano, 76, passed away Monday, March 2nd at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his beloved wife of 53 years, Mary T. (Cuzzi) Romano; two sons, Angelo T. Romano and his wife Janet and Anthony V. Romano and his wife Donna both of Millbury; three grandchildren, Thomas, Kristina...

Minnie Lague

Mar 1, 2009

MILLBURY – Minnie Belle (Shepard) Lague, 89, a resident of Millbury for over 50 years, died on Sunday, March 1st at St. Vincent Hospital, after a short illness. Born in Lansing, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Adolphus and Samantha Rosa (Elliott) Shepard. She graduated as Valedictorian of Lansing High School and attended Pfeiffer College. While living...

Patricia Anderson

Feb 26, 2009

MILLBURY / CLAREMONT NC. Patricia A. (Taylor) Anderson, 73, formerly of Millbury, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home in Claremont, NC on Thursday February 26, 2009. She was born in Worcester, MA, daughter of Charles C. and Mary M. (Tobin) Taylor. Her husband of 45 years Russell L. Anderson, Sr. predeceased her in death...

Maurice Obrien

Feb 20, 2009

SOUTH YARMOUTH MILLBURY – Maurice J. O'Brien, 85, of South Yarmouth, formerly of Millbury, died Friday, Feb. 20th in the Cape Cod Hospital. His wife, Ann C. (Dyer) O'Brien died in 1987. He leaves a daughter, Ann C. wife of Charles J. Kach of Worcester; a son Daniel P. O'Brien and his wife, Elizabeth of Ridgefield, CT; a...

Eva Higginson

Feb 14, 2009

AUBURN – Eva M. (Sharp) Higginson, 84, died Saturday, Feb. 14th in the Masonic Home in Charlton. Her husband, Arnold B. Higginson died in 1983. She leaves a daughter, Ruth A. Robertson and her husband, Dr. Michael S. Robertson of Lynchburg, VA; a son, Joel Higginson of Arlington; 6 grandchildren, Caitlin, Adrienne, Devin, and James Robertson of Lynchburg,...

Francis Powers

Feb 8, 2009

MILLBURY – Francis X. Powers, 68, died Sunday, Feb. 8th in his home, after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Ellen T. (Faron) Powers; a brother-in-law, Dr. Joseph R. Godzik of Scituate; nephews and nieces among which are, J.P. Godzik and family of Landenberg, PA, Lynn Fenton and family of Bartlett, IL, Brian Godzik and family of...

Kenneth Gauthier

Feb 6, 2009

MILLBURY – Kenneth J. Gauthier, 56, died Thursday, Feb. 5th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Nancy E. (Nash) Gauthier; three children, Matthew, Katie and Jessie Gauthier and two granddaughters, Maddison and MacKenzie Lamonda all of Worcester; a brother, Mark Gauthier of Sterling and several nephews...

Juliana Paradise

Feb 2, 2009

MILLBURY/SUTTON – Juliana C. (Danowski) Paradise, 70, also formerly of Worcester, died Monday, Feb. 2nd in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Her husband, Edward L. Paradise died in 1992. She leaves five children, Stephen E. Paradise of Shrewsbury, Mary E. Morley of Millbury, Bernadette M. Mahassel of Marston Mills, Elizabeth A. Blaue of Charlton and Christopher Paradise of...

Romeo Heroux

Feb 1, 2009

AUBURN - Romeo J. Heroux, 96, of 667 Washington St in Auburn, died Sunday, Feb. 1st. He was born in Providence, RI, son of Albert & Rose Heroux (Bedard), one of five siblings. Romeo was raised in the Northbridge area for the first half of his life and then resided in Auburn. Romeo served in the Navy during...

Robert Vickery

Jan 24, 2009

WEST BOYLSTON – Robert C. Vickery, 82, formerly of Boston Rd. in Sutton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24th in his home. His wife, Virginia (Lynch) Vickery died in 1998. He leaves three children, Craig Vickery and his wife Linda of Reading, Linda Vickery of Worcester and Barbara McGowan and her husband, David of Oxford; a brother, Earle Vickery...

Sven Corsak

Jan 24, 2009

EAST GRANBY – Sven Corsak, died early on Sat. Jan 24, 2009 after a recent illness at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster, MA. He leaves his wife Irmgard of 56 years, and two daughters, Betty Braden and her husband Gene and two grand children Hailey and Mason of Plano, TX and Irene Kneeland and her husband Bob and...