Obituary Listing

Jun 1, 2024

SPENCER; Joyce (Jolly) Frigon, 90, passed away peacefully on June 1st at Knollwood Nursing Home, Worcester. Joyce was born on June 6th, 1933 to the late Florence and William Jolly. As a lifelong resident of Spencer, Massachusetts, Joyce spent many happy years with her husband Donat (Bob) Frigon, surrounded by their five children in a full house that was...

May 31, 2024

LEICESTER: Anne Ruth (Geary/Tivnan) Landry, 80, of Leicester MA, died on Friday, May 31st in St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, following a brief illness. Her husband and love of her life, Bob Landry, died in 2000.

She is survived by her sons; Bobby (Dale), Chris (Charleen), and David Tivnan, her daughter Kelly Rice (Chris). She was an...

May 30, 2024

SPENCER; Lucille E. (Cassavant) Ela, 91, died Thursday, May 30 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, after a brief illness. She was the wife of David M. Ela, Sr. who died in 2016. She leaves her son David M. Ela, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Everett, her daughter, Virginia M. Ela of East Sandwich, her brother, Eugene...

May 27, 2024

SPENCER/CHARLTON: Louise I. (Gadbois) Foisy, 89, beloved mother and grandmother, formerly of Spencer, died Monday May 27th at The Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton. She was the wife of Roger A. Foisy who died in 1991. She leaves her daughters; Deborah L. Hall and her husband Russ of Leicester and Lisa A. Foisy and her husband Peter Smith of...

May 24, 2024

CHARLTON: Michelle R. Zacek, 46, of Charlton, passed away suddenly, Friday, May 24th in her home. She leaves her sons; Tristan R. Arduini and his partner, Madeline Martin-Mills, Cameron J. Arduini and his partner, Arianna Murphy, Anthony S. Zacek all of Charlton, her mother Susan E. (Martocci) DeMalia of Charlton, her brothers; Richard Curtis of Southbridge, James Keyes of...

May 23, 2024

STERLING: Michael Patrick Murphy, 61, of Sterling, died Thursday, May 23rd in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. He leaves his brother, Ryan S. Murphy, sisters; Barbara A. Murphy and Kelley J. Murphy; his two lifelong friends; Michael and Marie-Anne Lavallee of Holden, an aunt, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mike was born in Worcester, the son of Edward J....

May 19, 2024

SPENCER: Carol A. (Mercier) Gatto, 82, died Sunday, May 19 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Frederick W. Gatto, Jr. who died in 2012. She leaves four daughters: Cathy Brennan of Santa Cruz, CA., Kelley Grenier and her husband Bryan of Spencer, Pamela Sagendorph of Spencer, Jennifer Haynes and her husband Sean of...

May 12, 2024

HOLDEN; Joseph Leon Cote, 81, died Sunday, May 12 in his home surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Nancy May Cote, his daughter, Alethea May Cote Dorgan and her wife Gennifer of Worcester, a sister, Elaine Arsenault and her husband Michael of Sutton, his brother Don Cote, his son, Daryl Cote, and several nieces...

May 6, 2024

N.BROOKFIELD: Maureen J. (Dugan) Ouellette, 84, passed away on Monday, May 6th in the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester.

She was born in Worcester and welcomed into Heaven by her parents Al and Doris (Reedy) Dugan, Sr. and her grandmother Clara Reedy.

She leaves her daughter Teresa Smith of Leicester, her son Frank J. DiPilato,...

May 2, 2024

LEICESTER: Karol J. (Carlson) Harmon, of Rochdale, MA, passed away on Thursday, May 2nd in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester after a brief illness. Her husband of 49 years, Robert C. Harmon, died March 27, 2024. She leaves her four children: Christine V. Harmon and her partner Brett Baker of Oakham, Michael R. Harmon and his partner Kaitlin Naleski...

Apr 30, 2024

SPENCER: Matthew J. MacGregor, 68, passed away on Tuesday, April 30th. He leaves Roseanne (Saad) MacGregor, his daughters; Lauren MacGregor, and Stephanie MacGregor and her companion Brendan Harney, 3 grandchildren; Gloria Harney, Lilly Harney, and Stefeni Harney, two sisters; Amy MacConnell and Janet Lawrence, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his two brothers: Thomas...

Apr 28, 2024

NO.BROOKFIELD: Debra M. (Choiniere) Harmon, 67, of North Brookfield, died Sunday, April 28th with her daughter, Kristen Harmon, by her side.  In addition to her daughter, she leaves two grandchildren, Sophie and Rhys Shogren, who were her shining lights.  She was so proud to be called their Nan.  She also leaves two sisters, Carol Parfomak and her husband, Peter,...

Apr 25, 2024

SPENCER: Michael D. Sheil, 53, died Thursday, April 25 in Leicester after injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He leaves his mother, Sandra (Demas) Sheil and his closest friend Amber Griffin, both of Spencer. He was predeceased by his father Thomas Sheil in 2023. Mike previously worked as a fork truck driver for Polar Beverage in Worcester. He loved...

Apr 18, 2024

SPENCER: William C. Cassanelli, 71, of Spencer, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 18th with his family, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Leo J. and Janet (Boyd) Cassanelli.

He was the husband of Debra K. (Simonis) Cassanelli who died in 2020.  He leaves his daughter, Jesslyn L....

Apr 16, 2024

BROOKFIELD: Lorraine M. (Labarge) Laperriere,93, of Brookfield, died Tuesday, April 16th. in the Meadows of Leicester.

She leaves her daughters; Sharon A. Beaudin and her husband Leonard of Auburn and Sheryl A. Means and her husband Robert of E.Brookfield, 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren. She is predeceased by her son Nelson Laperierre, III in 2019 and her...

Apr 14, 2024

LEICESTER: George H. Parkin, Sr., 79, of 1075 Main St., died Sunday, April 14th in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester. He leaves the "love of his life" and fiancé for the past 26 years, Carolyn M. Wood with whom he lived, his son; George H. Parkin, Jr. and his wife Angela of Spencer, his daughters; Patricia Joyce and her husband...

Apr 13, 2024

NO.BROOKFIELD: Robert A. Popowicz,72, of No.Brookfield, died Saturday, April 13th in Hartford Hospital after a brief illness.He leaves his son, Vance J. Popowicz with whom he lived, his sisters; Donnamarie Marhefka of Spencer and Charlene Carrington of Leicester, many nieces and nephews. He is predceased by brothers Alan Popowicz in 2021 and Paul Popowicz in 2019. Bob was an...

Apr 11, 2024

LEICESTER: Carol L. Johnson,73, of 1075 Main St., Leicester, died Thursday, April 11th in Marlborough Hospital.

She leaves her sons; Edward F. MacDonald, Jr. of Leicester and Scott E. MacDonald and his wife Kelly of S. Hadley, her granddaughters; Shayna, Lexie and Samantha MacDonald, her sister; Barbara E. Johnson Keller of Worcester and her brother; Paul E....

Apr 8, 2024

AUBURN; Rita Theresa Berryman, aged 89, died Monday, April 8 after a sudden illness. She was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, daughter of the late Ernest and Pearl Vincent. She devoted her life to her husband, Henry, and to raising her two children, Glen and Mark, having lived in Auburn, Massachusetts for close to 60 years. Rita loved vacationing in...

Apr 5, 2024

Janet Theresa (McLaughlin) Bibinski was an amazing Woman, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Friend who sadly passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Regency Oaks in Clearwater, Florida.

Janet leaves her beloved husband of 20 years, Roger E. Bibinski, and her loving children Allen A Lucas, Jr and son in law David J Mirola of Safety...