Obituaries

Dec 24, 2017

AUBURN – Ellen M. (Andersen) LaMura, 71, died Sunday, December 24, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus, after a long illness. She is survived by two sons, Jeffrey B. LaMura and his wife Cheryl of Wake Forest, NC, and Scott W. LaMura of San Francisco, CA; two sisters, Judy A. Heist and her husband...

Dec 22, 2017

CHARLTON – Paula A. (Beaudette) Entwistle, 58, of Main Street, died suddenly on Friday, December 22, 2017, after a long illness. She is survived by two children, Dean R. Anderson and his wife Shayna of Oxford, and Angela M. Entwistle of Worcester; her sister, Beth-Ann Beaudette of Charlton; two grandchildren, Riane E. Anderson and Addelin Anderson, both of Oxford;...

Dec 20, 2017

BARRE – Dawn Marie (Benjamin) Nelson, 40, of Cedar Street, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence. She is survived by three children, Joshua C. Nelson, Jillian C. Nelson, and Joseph A. Nelson, all of South Barre; her mother, Elaine H. Benjamin of New Port Richey, FL; a brother, Michael Benjamin of Griswold,...

Dec 17, 2017

OXFORD – Charles F. Bell, 82, of Allen Avenue, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus in Worcester, after an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Elizabeth M. (Riordan) Bell of Oxford; two daughters, Robin S. Bell and Karen L. Bell, both of Oxford; a sister,...

Dec 17, 2017

THOMPSON, CT – Steven Edward Farland, 52, of Elmwood Hill Road, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident in Putnam, CT. He is survived by his parents, Edward W. and Donna M. (Drake) Farland of New Port Richey, FL; three children, Amanda J. Wolffram and her husband Jeremy of Holiday, FL,...

Dec 16, 2017

OXFORD – Philip K. Spinney, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 16, 2017. He was born on Buffalo Hill Farm in Oxford on September 4th during the hurricane of 1938 and lived in Oxford his entire life. He was the son of the late Kenneth E. and Mayfred D. (Crocker) Spinney. Phil was a member of...

Dec 13, 2017

OXFORD – Raymond E. Freniere, Sr., 93, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ida F. (Davis) Freniere; three children, Cheryl A. Dagnese and her husband Richard of Worcester, William M. Freniere of Webster, and Raymond J. Freniere of Dudley; 7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and several...

Dec 12, 2017

CHARLTON – Barbara A. (Mallett) Tremblay, 80, of Stafford Street, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Overlook Masonic Health Center in Charlton. She is survived by her daughter, Annemarie Simmons and her husband Kris of Windham, CT; her brother, Ronald Mallett of Florida; her granddaughter, Kelli-Lynn Simmons of Windham, CT; and two great-grandsons, Kayden Simmons and...

Dec 6, 2017

NORTH GROSVENORDALE, CT – Paula A. (Guerin) Perry, 65, of Riverside Drive, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. She is survived by three daughters, Patricia M. Beauchesne and her husband Christopher of Oxford, Jodie A. Prokopowich and her husband David of Leicester, and Amy M. Perry and her fiancé Shaun Salmon of North Grosvenordale;...

Dec 5, 2017

NORTH OXFORD – Christine A. (Goddard) Bilodeau, 64, of Turner Road, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Ronald W. Bilodeau who died in 2014; her mother, Evelyn M. “Polly” (Caribo) Goddard, who died in 2017; and her brother,...

Nov 23, 2017

OXFORD – Wendie A. (Walker) Germain, 68, of Main Street, died Thursday, November 23, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus in Worcester, after a short battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 2 years, Donald R. Germain of Oxford; two sons, Mark D. Darby and his wife Jamie of Nebraska, and Joel D....

Nov 21, 2017

WEBSTER – Cecile F. (Cazeault) Butler, 78, of Golden Heights, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband of 23 years, John W. Butler who died in 2004. She is survived by three children, Norma L. Collins of Webster, John LaFountain of Dayville, CT, and Katherine Haseley and...

Nov 19, 2017

MANCHESTER, CT / WORCESTER – Gerald R. Willett, 72, of Charis Road and formerly of Worcester, died in his home with his daughter Michelle by his side on Sunday, November 19, 2017, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma. He is survived by four children, Steven of Cherry Valley, Deborah of Dudley, Michelle L. Conlon of Worcester, and Sandra...

Nov 13, 2017

WEBSTER – Lucille “Chicky” P. (Saad) Keefe, 84, of Victoria Drive, died Monday, November 13, 2017, UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Arthur “Buddy” A. Keefe, Jr. of Webster who died in 2010. She is survived by her son, William J. Keefe and his wife Kelly of...

Nov 10, 2017

WEBSTER – Melora M. (Butler) Dauksz, 71, of East Main Street, died Friday, November 10, 2017, at the Overlook Masonic Health Center in Charlton. She was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, David J. Dauksz of Oxford, who died in 2003. She is survived by two children, Melora M. Dauksz of Webster, and James D. Dauksz and his...

Nov 2, 2017

HAVERHILL – Michael J. Faubert, 53, of Temple Street, died Thursday, November 2, 2017, in his home. He is survived by his son, Brandon J. Faubert of Rutland; his mother, Rita (Tebeau) Faubert of Boylston; two brothers, Richard Faubert and John Faubert, both of Worcester; a sister, Kathleen Faubert of Uxbridge; a grandson, Emery Faubert; his former...

Nov 1, 2017

CHARLTON – Kenneth F. Reynolds, 70, of J Davis Road, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester. He is survived by two children, Craig D. Reynolds and his wife Martha of Whittier, CA, and Jill K. Villari and her husband James of Las Vegas, NV; two grandchildren, Nicholas C....

Oct 30, 2017

WEBSTER – Lee A. Despeaux Jr., 68, of Granada Hills, CA, and formerly of Webster, died Monday, October 30, 2017, after a long illness. He is survived by two brothers, John P. Ivascyn and his wife June of Northridge, CA, and Daniel W. Ivascyn and his wife Catherine of Charlton; and several nephews, nieces, and cousins. He was born...

Oct 29, 2017

WORCESTER - Dorothy V. (Wistaris) Berry, 86, of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2017.

Dorothy will always be remembered as a devoted Catholic, fashionista, fabulous cook, and someone with a passion for exercise. She thoroughly enjoyed instructing aerobics to the women at the Cascades Community. Along with aerobics, she learned...

Oct 29, 2017

NORTH OXFORD - Evelyn M. “Polly” (Caribo) Goddard, 86, of Turner Road, died Sunday, October 29, 2017, in her home. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Roger A. Goddard; her daughter, Christine A. Bilodeau of North Oxford; her brother, Richard Caribo of Worcester; two grandchildren, Cole Goddard and Chad Bilodeau; a great-granddaughter, Delaney; nephews and nieces....