Obituaries

Henry Pierce

May 22, 2004

HOPKINTON Henry J. Pierce, 78, of Hopkinton, formerly of Millbury, died Saturday, May 22nd in Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of Milford. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Edith F. (OTM)Neill) Pierce; a son Eric H. Pierce of Sutton; a brother, Russell A. Pierce of Crescent City, Florida; a grandson; nephews and nieces. He was born in Worcester,...

Rodney Saad

May 20, 2004

SUTTON Rodney A. Saad, 52, of 11 Lackey Rd., died Thursday, May 20th in his home, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Linda (Catino) Saad; two sons, Christopher M. Saad of Kingston and Timothy R. Saad of Sutton; three brothers, William Saad Jr. of Oxford and Kenneth and Alfred Saad of Connecticut; five sisters,...

John Koczan

May 11, 2004

AUBURN John A. Koczan, 53, of 15 Kimball Rd., died peaceful, Monday, May 10th, in his home, after a long illness. He leaves his former wife of 28 years, Janice E. (Boria) Koczan; a son, Jeremy J. and his wife, Angela M. Koczan of Webster; his mother, Gloria (Flynn) Koczan of Worcester; nephews and nieces. He is predeceased...

William Braney

May 2, 2004

MILLBURY William U. Braney, 72, of 7001 142nd Ave. North, Largo, Florida, died Sunday in the Morton Plante Hospital, Clearwater, Florida. He leaves his wife, Janett M. (Oliver) Braney; a brother, James Braney of Uxbridge; three sisters, Barbara F. Blavackas, Alice Nordstrom and Kathleen Ledoux all of Millbury; nephews and nieces. He is predeceased by a sister, Joan...

Phyllis Joslin

Apr 30, 2004

MILLBURY Phyllis C. (Fredette) Joslin, 68, of 23R Lincoln Ave., Ext., died Friday, April 30th in Westborough HealthCare Center. She leaves a son, Keith E. Joslin of Virginia; a daughter, Beth A. Sills of Jefferson; her mother, Celia M. (Kaszer) Fredette of Millbury; a brother, Robert Fredette of Millbury; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was born in...

Kenneth Michalak

Apr 23, 2004

MILLBURY Kenneth E. Michalak, 62, of 10 Oak St., died Friday, April 23rd in the VNA Hospice Residence in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Pauline (Kaminski) Michalak; a son, Michael K. Michalak Sr. of Millbury; a daughter, Michele M. Michalak of Sutton; his mother, Jane S. (Kijowski) Michalak and a sister, Elaine J. Michalak both of Pennsylvania; four...

John Casey

Apr 22, 2004

MILLBURY John A. Casey Jr., 67, of 22 Woodland St., died Thursday, April 22nd in UMSS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, in Worcester. He leaves his wife, Geraldine C. (Klieza) Casey; three children, Deborah A. Casey of West Palm Beach, Florida, John M. Casey of Millbury and Christine M. Stephen of Leicester; four brothers, Thomas D. Casey of...

Viola Richard

Apr 17, 2004

MILLBURY Viola C. (Maillet) Richard, 87, of 23 Prospect St., died Saturday, April 17th in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Northbridge. Her husband, J. Edgar Richard died in 1991. She leaves two sons, Ronald E. Richard of Millbury and R. Wayne Richard of Naples, Florida; seven brothers, Vincent, Alvin, Charles, George and Ronald Maillet all of Canada,...

Ann Coggans

Apr 15, 2004

MILLBURY Ann P. (Pignataro) Coggans, 88, of 10 Tiffany Circle, formerly of Worcester, died Thursday, April 15, in St. Francis Home in Worcester. She leaves a son, Joseph F. Coggans Jr. a selectman in Millbury, a brother, James Pignataro of Worcester; a grandson, Joseph F. Coggans III of Dudley; a granddaughter, Kim E. Wunsch of Leicester; five great-grandchildren;...

Jeannette Dunn

Apr 15, 2004

MILLBURY Jeannette F. (Croteau) Dunn, 90, formerly of 2 Pearl St., died Thursday, April 15th in Radius HealthCare Center of Millbury. Her husband, William A. Dunn died in 1956. She leaves three sons, William A. Dunn of Sutton, Richard J. Dunn of Auburn and David M. Dunn of Grafton; three daughters, Jeannette M. Donnarimma of Millbury and Elaine...

Adrien Gosselin

Apr 12, 2004

MILLBURY Adrien J. "Tish" Gosselin, 63, of 9A Elm St., died Monday, April 12th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, surrounded by his family. Tish leaves his devoted wife of 32 years, Karen M. (Elie) Gosselin; three sons, Matthew Gosselin of MacDill Air Force Base in Fl., Craig Gosselin of Sutton and Shawn Gosselin of Douglas; a daughter Kristin...

Burton Griggs

Apr 8, 2004

MILLBURY Burton H. Griggs, 66, of 284 West Main St., died Thursday, April 8th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Patricia T. (Fairbanks) Griggs; five sons, Mark B. Griggs of Worcester, Michael S. Griggs of Texas, James B. Griggs, John J. Griggs and Daniel C. Griggs all of Millbury; a daughter, Dawn...

Steven Couture

Apr 3, 2004

SUTTON Steven J. Couture, 54, of 38 Lackey Rd., formerly of Millbury, died Saturday, April 3rd, surrounded by his family in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his beloved wife of 30 years, Debra A. (Rice) Couture; two loving daughters, Kerie L. Couture of Oxford and Marcie L. wife of Anthony A. Barron of Sutton; two sisters, Donna...

Gerard Anderson

Apr 2, 2004

SUTTON Gerard N. "Jerry" Anderson, 60, of 194 Burbank Rd., died Friday, April 2nd in his home, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer. He leaves his loving wife of 37 years, Beverly B. (Borland) Anderson; a daughter, Kristen A. Anderson of Millbury; a son, Glenn S. Anderson of Agawam; his mother, Thyra (Nelson) Anderson...

Carol Oleary

Apr 2, 2004

MILLBURY Carol A. (Gearin) OTM)Leary, 67, of 48 Auburn Rd., died Friday, April 2nd surrounded by family and friends in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester, after a brief illness. She leaves husband, Raymond J. OTM)Leary; three children, Michael D. OTM)Leary of Auburn, Timothy A. OTM)Leary of Millbury and Mary Kate OTM)Leary Oviedo, Fl.; two step-children, Karen...

Marino Nastasi

Mar 31, 2004

FLORIDA Marino R. Nastasi, 93, formerly of Malden, Ma. and Clearwater, Florida, died Wed. March 31st in Radius HealthCare Center of Millbury. His wife, Josephine (DelloRusso) Nastasi , died in 1979. He leaves a daughter, Lorraine J. DiStefano formerly of East Boston, Clearwater, Fl., and Upton; two granddaughters, Josephine Bethune of West Peabody and Susan Addeo of Grafton;...

Francis Morris

Mar 30, 2004

WORCESTER Francis J. Morris, 74, of 1050 Main St., formerly of Millbury, died Tuesday, March 30th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. He leaves his wife, Gloria I. (Fielding) Morris; a daughter, Ravyn A. Steele of Fall River; three bothers, Robert, Leo and Walter Gouin of Woonsocket, R.I.; a sister Gadys McGourty of Blackstone. He was born...

Jean Mcelroy

Mar 28, 2004

WORCESTER Jean E. (LaBrie) McElroy, 61, of 431 Massasoit Rd., died Sunday, March 28th in her home, after a long illness. She leaves her husband, John F. McElroy; a daughter, Carrie M. wife of Kevin R. Boudreau of Oxford; a daughter-in-law, Stephanie McElroy of Worcester; a sister, Karen M. LaBrie of Grafton; two granddaughters; nephews and nieces. A...

Warren Catherwood

Mar 24, 2004

MILLBURY Warren S. Catherwood, 80, of 10 President Rd., died Wednesday, March 24th, after a long illness. His wife, Ruby M. (Underwood) Catherwood died in 1988. He leaves a son, Warren S. Catherwood Jr. and his wife, Susan, of Millbury; four daughters, Doreen M. Josephsen of Goose Creek S.C., Deborah M. Padeni of Charlton, Amy L. Brote of...

Patricia Kirwin

Mar 24, 2004

MILLBURY Patricia A. (VanAlstyne) Kirwin, 70, of 66 South Main St., died Wednesday, March 24th, surrounded by her family, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. She leaves her husband, William F. Kirwin Sr.; three sons, Michael P. Kirwin of Worcester, William F. Kirwin Jr. and Anthony J. Kirwin both of Millbury; five daughters, Jane-Marie Dyer and Patricia A. Kirwin...