BOYLSTON- Donald A. Kelley Jr., 62, passed away on 03/19/2017 at his home after a recent illness. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska on March 1, 1955 a son of the late Donald A. Kelley Sr., and Patricia T. (Bennett). For many years Donald worked as a window washer and Auto Detailing. He loved to read the newspaper and many...
Charles A. "Chuck" Gelardi Jr., 68, passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2017 at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Chuck was born in Worcester, only son of Charles A. and Eva (Burbo) Gelardi. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade in the field of Pluming. He was a shop teacher at DYS in Worcester for many years and more recently worked for...
WORCESTER Janette (Abdulky) Raheb, 84, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Beaumont Nursing Center. Her husband, George Raheb died in 1980. She leaves five children, Naim G. Raheb and his wife, Rina, Deacon Nedal G. Raheb and his wife, Baha, Nada Hanna and her husband, Fawaz, Nelly Bahnan and her husband, Alfred, Attorney Nibal Raheb and her husband, Elie...
Barbara Ann Dreisbach, 66, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut on July 6, 1950. Barbara will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking and traveling to visit her grandchildren where she loved watching them play sports. Barbara is survived by her two sons,...
WEST BOYLSTON - Joan Marie (Doyle) Dion passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Oakdale Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Joan was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Daniel F. and Mary F. (Doyle) Doyle. She attended Worcester public schools, graduating with honors from Commerce High School where she was a Horace Mann...
WORCESTER-Colonel Joseph C. Deely, USAF, Ret., 93, formerly of Warner Robins, GA, Alexandria, VA and Boynton Beach, FL, died Sunday, March 12 at home after an illness surrounded by his family. His wife of 57 years, Elizabeth A. (Tivnan) Deely passed away in 2006. He leaves five daughters; Martha and her husband Romuald Cieszynski of Worcester, Rosemary and her husband...
NORTHBOROUGH-Albert B. Larson, 96, formerly of Uxbridge, died Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was predeceased by his first wife of 40 years, Vera C. Larson in 1983 and his second wife of 25 years, Louise N. Larson in 2009. Al is survived by a step-daughter, Cynthia L. Larson of Sutton, two step grandchildren, Justin and Nicole Renard, and many friends,...
WORCESTER-Suellen (Walsh) Lamothe, 64, of Worcester, died Friday, March 10, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family, after battling a long illness with COPD. She leaves two children, Gavin J. Lamothe of W. Boylston and Seana J. Lamothe of Leeds, MA, her beautiful granddaughter, Aislinn; three sisters, Patricia A. Walsh and her husband Ron Hewett of Worcester, Justine M....
MILLBURY-Shirley E. (Rydberg) Adams, 72, formerly of Elmwood Ave. died of Alzheimer's Disease on March 9th, 2017, in Seabury Meadows Memory Support Center, Bloomfield, CT. Her husband of 29 years, Dean J. Adams died in 1997. She leaves two daughters, Karen L. Hollant and her spouse, Richard of West Hartford, CT, and Donna R. Adams and her spouse, Kathy Phengrasamy...
Worcester-William C. O'Connell Sr., 95, died on March 8th at Saint Vincent's Hospital after a brief hospitalization. Katherine, his beloved wife of 54 years, died in 2002. Mr. O'Connell has two loved sons and daughters-in-law, William C. O'Connell Jr. and his wife Denise of Worcester and Francis C. O'Connell and his wife Jane of Dobbs Ferry, New York and two...