Obituaries

Anna Mccarthy

Anna Mccarthy

Apr 22, 2010

OXFORD - Anna M. (Polselli) McCarthy, 73, of Wheelock St., died on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, from complications of stomach cancer. She was surrounded by her loved ones when she passed. She was predeceased by her husband of 27 years, Chester C. McCarthy of Oxford who died in 1990. She is survived by...

Arthur Podell

Arthur Podell

Apr 14, 2010

OXFORD - Arthur J. Podell, 78, of Walnut St., died Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in his home. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Jean L. (Steele) Podell of Oxford who died in 2008. He is survived by two children, David A. Podell and his wife Rhonda of Webster, and Linda J. Osienski and her husband Steven...

Rita Smith

Rita Smith

Apr 6, 2010

OXFORD - Rita A. (Latino) Smith, 84, of Carey Lane, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in her home after a long illness. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, George A. Smith of Oxford; two children, Karen V. Szufat and her husband Luke of Worcester, and Stephen A. Smith and his wife Patricia of North Oxford; six...

Sharon Moir

Sharon Moir

Apr 3, 2010

OXFORD - Sharon L. Moir, 72, of Waite St., died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a recently diagnosed illness. She is survived by a brother, Bradford H. Moir and his wife Donna of Charlton; a sister, Kathy A. Archambeault and her husband Francis of Rochdale; a niece, Holly Fitzherbert and her husband Edward...

David Orbon

David Orbon

Apr 3, 2010

OXFORD - David N. Orbon, 71, of Lovett Road, died Saturday, April 3, 2010, surrounded by his family at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus, Worcester, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Patricia L. (Ashton) Orbon of Oxford; three children, Karin Curran and her husband Timothy of Dudley, David N. Orbon Jr....

John Lapomardo

John Lapomardo

Apr 3, 2010

OXFORD - John L. Lapomardo, 83, of Wheelock St., died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Angelina D. "Julie" Lapomardo of Oxford who died in 2004. He is survived by four children, John Lapomardo and his wife Karen of Dudley, Sandra Grandone and her husband Michael...

Gordon Kroll

Gordon Kroll

Mar 31, 2010

WARREN - Gordon R. Kroll, 83, of Yankee Drummer Dr., entered into the eternal arms of God on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, after a short illness. He is survived by his devoted wife of 34 years, Jean E. (Garry) Kroll of Warren; ten children, Betty Jane White of Worcester, Cheryl Arvanitis of Lunenburg, David Kroll of Worcester, Sandra LaRose...

David Sullivan, Jr.

David Sullivan, Jr.

Mar 31, 2010

OXFORD - David B. Sullivan, Jr., 50, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in North Carolina. He is survived by his son, Ryan D. Sullivan of Plainville; his mother, Jacqueline C. (Caplette) Sullivan of Oxford; two brothers, Daniel Sullivan and his wife Brenda of Dudley, and Dean M. Sullivan and his wife Heather...

Frederick Blackwell

Frederick Blackwell

Mar 28, 2010

OXFORD, MA - Frederick W. Blackwell, 82, died Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice, FL, after a short illness. He was predeceased by his first wife, Jean P. (Leonard) Blackwell, who died in 1991; and his second wife, Evangeline A. (McHugh) Blackwell, who died in 2002. He is survived by five children, Sheila J....

Josephine Hardy

Josephine Hardy

Mar 28, 2010

WORCESTER - Josephine L. (Pratash) Hardy, 88, formerly of Belmont St., died Sunday, March 28, 2010, at UMass Memorial Healthcare - Memorial Campus in Worcester. She is survived by many nephews and nieces, including her caregiver Barbara A. Moody of Oxford. She was predeceased by four sisters, and Antoinette Rano of Worcester, Mary Gagliastre, Helen Talbot, and Anne Bonovetto,...

Jeannette Daniels

Jeannette Daniels

Mar 25, 2010

CHARLTON - Jeannette M. (Thomas) Daniels, 91, formerly of Morton Station Rd., died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Sunbridge-Sandalwood Nursing Home in Oxford. She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick M. Daniels Jr. of Charlton, who died in 1985. She is survived by her son, Fred Daniels III and his wife Sheila of Charlton; four grandchildren, Fred, Louis, Mark,...

John Young

John Young

Mar 25, 2010

WEBSTER - John A. "Jack" Young, 68, of Vine St., died Thursday, March 25, 2010, in his home with his entire family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ruth E. (MacDonald) Young of Webster; three daughters, Lorrie E. (Young) MacDonald of Dudley, Allison M. (Young) Moran of Webster, and Christen R. Young and...

Elizabeth Hoving

Elizabeth Hoving

Mar 21, 2010

OXFORD - Elizabeth Hoving, a longtime resident of Oxford, died Sunday evening, a few days after suffering a stroke. She was 94. Her parents, Klaas de Weger and Antje Gorter, were residents of Friesland, the Netherlands, where she lived until age 37. In 1952, she emigrated to Canada and in 1959 to New England with her husband, Herman Hoving,...

Pauline Carroll

Pauline Carroll

Mar 20, 2010

OXFORD - Pauline Rose Emily (Piper) Carroll, 89, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Radius Healthcare in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Francis E. Carroll of Oxford, who died in 2003. She is survived by a son, Thomas F. Carroll of Oxford; two daughters, Nancy J. LeFebvre of Oxford and Janet F. Hebert of...

Marion Nyland

Marion Nyland

Mar 16, 2010

UNCASVILLE - Marion (Beckwith) Nyland, 83, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Nyland, who died in 1969; and her sister, Lois Niedzwicki, who died in 1991. She is survived by a son, Christopher Nyland and his wife Deborah Johnson of Thompson; two grandchildren, Anne Nyland and...

Caroline Schellbach

Caroline Schellbach

Mar 16, 2010

CHARLTON - Caroline (Johnson) Schellbach, 91, of Turner Road, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in her home. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Schellbach of Charlton, who died in 1975. She is survived by two sons, Charles Schellbach of Hickory, Mississippi, and Edward Schellbach of Charlton; grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was predeceased by one brother and four...

Ada Whaley

Ada Whaley

Mar 14, 2010

OXFORD - Ada E. (Rixham) Whaley, 93, of Wheelock St., died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Warren P. Whaley of Oxford, who died in 1995. She is survived by two brothers, Everett Rixham and Lewis Rixham, both of Millbury; nephews and nieces. She was predeceased...

Carl Austin

Carl Austin

Mar 13, 2010

OXFORD - After a long full life, Carl A. Austin, 91, of Cypress Street, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 13, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Helen M. (Jakstas) Austin of Oxford; two daughters, Jean Sidlo of Raleigh, NC, and Jane Redmond of San Francisco, CA; four step daughters, Susan Varin...

Joanne Kinsley

Joanne Kinsley

Mar 8, 2010

NORTH OXFORD - Joanne E. (Kinney) Kinsley, 60, of Prospect Street, died Monday, March 8, 2010, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, David E. Kinsley of North Oxford; her mother, Grace C. (Johnson) Kinney of Feeding Hills; a daughter, Janelle Roy of Rutland; a stepson,...

Sandra Brennan

Sandra Brennan

Mar 5, 2010

OXFORD - Sandra J. (Berry) Brennan, 58, of Church Street, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, after a short battle with cancer. She is survived by two children, Keith J. Brennan of Oxford, and Lori J. Merriam and her husband Jesse of West Brookfield; her mother, Shirley B. Berry of Webster; her brother,...