Obituaries

Ernest Lavalley

Jun 22, 2015

Ernest "Smokey" Lavalley, 68, passed away peacefully with his loving wife and family by his side. Smokey leaves the love of his life of 34 years, Elizabeth (Warren) Lavalley. His daughter, Michelle Cosenza and her husband, Michael and two granddaughters, Isabella and Giada all of Millbury; his mother, Cecile Linnell of Northbridge; five brothers, Francis "Butch" Lavalley and...

Karl Briel

Jun 18, 2015

Karl Lombard Briel, 95, died quietly while reading the newspaper in his favorite armchair on Thursday, June 18th. Born in Boston November 5, 1919, the son of Christian and Louise (Woodward) Briel, he spent summers as a youth at the summer home of his maternal grandparents in Sutton, and came to think of the Sutton/Millbury/Worcester area as home....

Joseph Driscoll

Jun 15, 2015

Joseph F. Driscoll, 89, died peacefully on June 15th at St. Mary Health Care Center in Worcester. Born in 1926, Joe was the father of 10 children, a teacher in Worcester Public Schools for 37 years, an entrepreneur, and a devout Catholic. He was a member of The Holy Cross Alumni Sodality of Our Lady and served as...

Francis Beaudoin

Jun 15, 2015

Francis R. Beaudoin, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, June 15th after a long illness. Francis leaves his loving wife of 65 years, Yvonne M. (Gemme) Beaudoin; five children, Dianne wife of William Philbrook of Sutton, Dennis Beaudoin of Worcester, Marie Beaudoin of Hopedale, James Beaudoin of Millbury and Denise wife of John...

Anna Danelius

Jun 14, 2015

WORCESTER – Anna E. (Kemazis) Danelius, 100, died Sunday, June 14th at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She leaves a son, Chester T. Danelius and his wife, Joyce of Sutton, a daughter, Phyllis Siam and her husband, Abe of Florida and five grandchildren. A private grave service will be held in Rural Cemetery in Worcester at...

Barbara Blavackas

Jun 13, 2015

MILLBURY – Barbara F. (Braney) Wood Blavackas, 90, died Saturday, June 13th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Her 1st husband, John E. Wood died 1971 and her 2nd husband, Joseph D. Blavackas died in 1998. She leaves two sons, Paul E. Wood and David J. Wood both of Millbury; a daughter, Susan F. Arrington of Worcester; 11...

Ronald Deschene

Jun 11, 2015

SUTTON – Ronald M. Deschene, 80, formerly of Millbury and Whitinsville, passed away on Thursday, June 11th at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, surrounded by his family. He leaves five children, Robyn M. Savoie and her husband, Shawn of Sutton, with whom he lived, Steven K. Deschene and his wife, Sandy of Worcester, Brian S. Deschene of Douglas,...

Antoinette Dupre

Jun 8, 2015

Antoinette M. Dupre, 95, passed away Monday, June 8th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after brief illness. Antoinette leaves a brother, Oscar Dupre of Chicopee; a niece, Michelle J. Arterton of Sterling and a nephew, Richard E. Lemire of Boston. She is predeceased by her parents, Olimbre and Sarah (Allain) Dupre. Antoinette was parishioner of St. Brigid...

Julia Graves

Jun 1, 2015

Julia M. (Katinas) Graves, 89, died Monday, June 1st surrounded by her family. Her husband John T. Graves died in 2001. She leaves two sons, Jack Graves of Charlton and Robert Graves of Sutton; six daughters, Cynthia Graves and Mary Ekstrom both of Millbury, Nancy Sluss of Williamsburg, VA and Julie Belliveau of Hampstead, NC, Christine Hannah of...

John Elliott

May 30, 2015

John L. Elliott, 86, died Saturday in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Betty Lou (Bristol) Elliott; a son, Ken Elliott and his wife, Beth of Millbury; seven grandchildren, Adam and John McClintock, Heather Stoddard, Ryan Boutilier, Jacquelynn and Duncan Elliott and Thomas Brothers; four great grandchildren; a...

Natalie Bourdeau

May 28, 2015

Natalie P. Bourdeau, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28th at Sandalwood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Oxford. She is survived by her sister, Shirley A. (Bourdeau) Stockwell and her husband, Fred of Millbury; her niece, Sharron A. (Stockwell) Vottiero and her husband, Scott of Millbury. Natalie was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Joseph and...

June Rixham

May 26, 2015

June S. (Mossa) Rixham, 90, passed away on Tuesday, May 26th in Millbury Health Care Center surrounded by her loving family. June leaves her husband of 70 years, Lewis H. Rixham; four sons, Ronald L. Rixham of Jefferson, Russell W. Rixham and his wife, JoAnn of Whitinsville, Randall C. Rixham and his wife, Debra of Grafton and Rodney...

Robert Devine

May 23, 2015

Deacon Robert (Bob) V. Devine, 75, of Shrewsbury MA and Eustis ME, formerly of Millbury, died May 23, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Born on December 5, 1939 in Teaneck, NJ to Nathan and Beatrice (Nolan) Devine, Bob married the love of his life Leah (Gormally) on June 15, 1963. Including his...

Grace Laflash

May 15, 2015

Grace M. (Gagliardi) Laflash, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Friday May 15, 2015 after a long illness. She leaves her loving husband of 54 years, Gerard Laflash; three children, Gerard Laflash and his wife Michelle, Andree Laflash, and Peter Laflash; 5 grandchildren, Nicholas, Joshua, Zachary, Justina, and Kyle; brothers Frank Gagliardi and wife Kathy,...

Ruth Grundstrom

May 6, 2015

Ruth E. (Salo) Grundstrom, 79, passed away after a brief illness, Wednesday, May 6th in her home, surrounded by her family. Her husband, Kenneth A. Grundstrom died in 2010. She leaves three children, Karen L. wife of Joseph Kosiba, Donna L. wife of Kenneth Elie and Sandy B. wife of Billy Lynch all of Millbury; five grandchildren, Joey...

Robert Cronan

May 3, 2015

Robert E. Cronan, 92, died Sunday, May 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. His wife of 68 years, Margaret M. (Fitzgibbons) Cronan died in 2010. He leaves a daughter, Marie P. Jolly and her companion, Barry Astukewicz of Sutton; a son, Robert E. Cronan, Jr. and his wife, Wendy of Millbury; seven grandchildren, Glen, Barbara, Sharon...

Donald Allaire

Apr 29, 2015

MILLBURY - Donald G. Allaire, 69, died peacefully, after a long illness on April 29th in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He is survived by his wife, of 46 years, Kathy (Jones) Allaire; a son, Anthony Allaire of Florida; a daughter Alicia Allaire of Connecticut, and four grandchildren; two sisters Louella Grenier of Florida and Donna...

Dorothy Morin

Apr 29, 2015

Dorothy "Dottie" M. (Kennedy) Morin, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 29th, in the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester after a courageous thirteen year struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Dottie's husband, Marcel "Marty" Morin died in 2002. She leaves four children: Sharon M. Morin, James M. Morin and his wife, Janice, Gail A. McArdle and her husband, Kevin all of...

Bruce Hall

Apr 27, 2015

Bruce A. Hall, 60, passed away on April 27, 2015 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born June 14, 1954 in Houlton, Maine, the son of Ernest and Gladys (Patten)Hall. Bruce was employed at Wyman-Gordon until the early 80's when he became disabled.He resided at Seabury Heights at 240 Belmont Street, Worcester for several years, where he...

Susan Harrington

Apr 22, 2015

MILLBURY – Susan F. (Fjellman) Harrington, 64, died Wednesday April 22nd in her home. She leaves her husband, Richard D. Harrington; her mother, Maxine (Bengtson) Fjellman of Millbury; two sisters, Sandra Smith and her husband, Paul of Florida and Sally Glavin and her husband, Edward of New Hampshire; a brother, Carl Fjellman and his wife, Deborah of Millbury;...