Obituaries

Bruce Kiesiner

Aug 21, 2013

Bruce A. Kiesiner, 63, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves a brother, Timothy L. Kiesiner of Millbury; two sisters, Susan M. Benoit and her husband, Paul of Sutton and Laurie J. Lucas and her husband, Thomas of Millbury; two god daughters, Melissa Minor of Worcester and Emily Kiesiner of Millbury; several...

Steven Callahan

Aug 21, 2013

Steven H. Callahan, 52, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 in St. Vincent Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was brave, courageous and spiritual in his fight against the disease. Steve leaves seven siblings, Jack Callahan and his wife, Sue of Millbury, Jean Callahan-Hanley and her husband, Bob of Boynton Beach, FL, Bill Callahan of Attleboro, Mike...

Axel Linder

Aug 20, 2013

Axel W. "Bill" Linder Jr. 83, died Tuesday, Aug. 20th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Jeannette (Mongeon) Linder; two sons, Kenneth Linder and his wife, Susan of Stafford Springs, CT and Michael Linder and his wife, Susan of Medford; three grandchildren, Kenneth Jr. and his wife, Lisa of Leesburg, VA,...

Jennifer Landry

Aug 18, 2013

MILLBURY - Jennifer L. Landry, 42, died Sunday, August 18th as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She leaves her two sons, Zachary Allen Steele and Ethan William Steele and her daughter Ayla Brissette; her parents, Suzanne C. Lemieux of Middlefield and William A. Landry of Millbury; her sister, Julie Ann Landry and her children,...

Sarah Soloperto

Aug 16, 2013

Sarah J. (Townsend) Soloperto, 91, died Friday, August 16, 2013 after a short stay in the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester surrounded by her loving family. Once diagnosed with cancer, Sarah J. "Sally" Soloperto approached death with dignity and the same unshakeable faith and love in God that was the hallmark of her extraordinary life and the...

Matthew Hartline

Aug 15, 2013

Matthew S. Hartline, 33, died Thursday, August 15 after a brief illness at St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his mother & step-father Madeline (Plante) Lennon & James F. Lennon, Jr. of Millbury, his father and step-mother Stephen D. & Deborah D. Hartline of Shrewsbury, his brother Jonathan A. Hartline of Millbury, his...

Edward Commo

Aug 11, 2013

SUTTON – Edward J. Commo Jr., 75, died Sunday at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, after a short illness. He leaves his wife, Barbara J. (Oliver) Commo; six children, Edward the III, Danielle, David, Andrew, Lisa and John; twenty grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. He was born in Millbury and is predeceased by his parent, Edward J....

Raymond Rainville

Aug 8, 2013

Raymond "Ricky" Rainville, 58, died August 8, 2013 in his home following a period of declining health. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Raymond A. and Ruth M. (Allard) Rainville. Ricky graduated from Shrewsbury High School and worked at Wyman-Gordon Company in Grafton since 1973. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, deep sea fishing, ice fishing...

Robert Blake

Aug 8, 2013

Robert F. Blake, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 8th after being stricken ill. He leaves his step-father, Raymond H. Carlson, with whom he lived in Millbury; one nephew; many cousins and wonderful friends. He was born in Worcester and is predeceased by his parents Donald E. Blake Sr. and Lorraine (Hill) Blake and has lived in Millbury all his...

Anton Yablonicky

Aug 7, 2013

Anton "Tony" J. Yablonicky Jr., 70, died peacefully Wednesday, August 7, 2013 after a lengthy illness in Fort Pierce, FL, where he was living with his wife. Mr. Yablonicky was born in Bayonne, NJ and resided for most of his life in Sutton. Mr. Yablonicky leaves behind his loving wife of 40 years, Elizabeth (O'Toole) Yablonicky; his daughter...

Linda Dunphy

Aug 2, 2013

MILLBURY / WORCESTER – Linda J. (Buffard) Dunphy, 67, of Worcester, formerly of Millbury, died Friday, Aug. 2nd in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She leaves her husband, Leonard D. Dunphy; a sister, Pamela Johnson and her husband, Richard of Millbury and a brother, Michael Riedle III, of Millbury; nieces and nephews. She was born in Worcester and...

Earl Karlson

Jul 26, 2013

Earl F. Karlson, 93, formerly of Millbury, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep, after a long illness on July 26, 2013 at Grafton County Nursing Home. He was born in Brockton, MA, the son of Frank Joseph Karlson and Eva (Menard) Karlson of Massachusetts. He was a veteran of World War II serving as Aviation Ordnanceman, Second...

Jan Charity

Jul 20, 2013

SUTTON / WORCESTER – Jan D. Charity, 76, of Worcester, formerly of Sutton, died Saturday, July 20th in St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He leaves a daughter, Jana D. Richard and her husband, Gerry and a son, Joel R. Charity and his wife, Kim all of Sutton; six grandchildren, James, Robbin, Elizabeth, Mikhail, Alexandra and Jacob and six...

Kevin Blanchard

Jul 13, 2013

MILLVILLE, MA - Kevin B. Blanchard, 45, formerly of Uxbridge, MA, passed away Saturday, July 13th 2013 in Milford Regional Medical Center. He leaves his father, Walter B. Blanchard Jr. of Cranston RI; a sister, Cheryl L. Fleming of Millville, MA; a brother, Walt Blanchard, of Austin, TX. He is predeceased by his mother, Carol A. (Paquette) Blanchard,...

Shirley Lacrosse

Jul 6, 2013

Shirley F. (Clark) LaCrosse, 93, of Deltona, FL, formerly of Sutton, MA, died Saturday, July 6th in Florida. Her husband, Edward F. LaCrosse died in 2000. She leaves two daughters, Marcia Stephan of Deltona, FL and Brenda Benoit of Clearwater, FL; three grandchildren, Ronald Benoit Jr., Melissa Pentenski and Melanie Henault; five great grandchildren; a great great granddaughter;...

Addie Carlson

Jul 1, 2013

MILLBURY – Addie Mae (Brantigan) Carlson, 88, died Monday, July 1, 2013 in Beaumont Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Northbridge. Her husband, Harold A. Carlson died in 1992. She leaves two sons, Richard A. Carlson and his wife Linda and Joel J. Carlson and his partner, Sally Sampson all of Millbury; five grandchildren, Tracy Charbonneau of Millbury, Kristen Vigliotti...

Mary Ford

Jun 24, 2013

Mary Jean (Stone) Ford, 92, died Monday, June 24, 2013 in Millbury Healthcare Center surrounded by her loving family. Mary's husband, Francis A. Ford died in 1977. She leaves two sons, Gary P. Ford and his wife, Annette of Sutton and Alan S. Ford and his wife, Kim of Houston, TX; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren; many...

Albert Ducharme

Jun 24, 2013

Albert E. Ducharme, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 24, 2013. He leaves his daughter, Cheryl Ducharme of Millbury, and two sons, Jeffrey Ducharme and wife Tish of Oxford, and Stephen Ducharme and wife Paula, of Sutton. He also leaves four granddaughters and four great-grandchildren with whom he loved to spend time with. His wife, Dorothy Ducharme,...

Stephen Oles

Jun 22, 2013

MILLBURY – Stephen B. Oles recently of Worcester, 70 passed away peacefully Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home lovingly attended by family and staff after a valiant battle with leukemia. He leaves his wife Janis R. (Hernberg) Oles; his son David F. Oles; his daughter-in-law, Monique (Atallah) Oles and his beloved year old granddaughter,...

David Cellucci

Jun 21, 2013

David M. Cellucci (50) of Douglas, passed away on June 20, 2013. He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Cellucci of Westborough and Ann (Chaisson) Cellucci of Worcester. He will be dearly missed by his siblings, Daniel Cellucci, of Grafton, Gail Chaffee of Philipston, Kathy Trout, of Westborough, Paul Cellucci, of West Boylston, and Beth Calderwood, of Brewster....