Obituaries
Rachel Lashua
May 2, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE/WORCESTER – Rachel A. Lashua, 28, of Main St., Southbridge, formerly of Worcester, died suddenly on Monday May 2, 2011. She leaves her mother, Debra S. (Lehto) Lashua, of Dayville, CT; four brothers, Douglas W.Lashua JR, of Worcester , Steven M. Lashua, of Southbridge, Christopher F.Lashua & Zachary A.Lashua, both of Dayville, CT ; her longtime companion, Fred Peck, and...
Donna Muniz
Apr 27, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – Donna (Corey) Muniz, 55, of Southbridge, died Wednesday, April 27 at UMass Medical Center after a long illness. She leaves her daughter, Mary Ellen Johnson, of Southbridge; eight grandchildren, Timothy, Stephanie, Steven, Katrina, Tessa, Anthony, Jamel, and Malik; her father, Dwight Corey Sr. of Southbridge; two brothers, Dwight Corey Jr., of Oneco, CT and Harold Corey, of Southbridge;...
Esther McKinstry
Apr 15, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Esther (Butterworth) McKinstry, 92, formerly of Therese Ave. died Friday, April 15, in Radius Healthcare. Her husband George McKinstry died in 1970 and her son Jeffrey McKinstry died in 2001.
She leaves her son Daniel McKinstry and his wife Sheron of Southbridge, 4 grandchildren Amy McKinstry, Alyssa McDonald and her husband Seth, Kristin Sanberg and her husband Brian,...
Herman Bayless
Apr 14, 2011
STURBRIDGE – Herman Taylor Bayless, Attorney, age 52, of Gay Rd., died April 14, in a single vehicle accident. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marjorie (Bonnett) Bayless. He leaves his five children, James Gentile, and his wife, Beth, of Thompson, CT, Herman Bayless Jr., and his wife, Kaitlyn, of Sturbridge, Daniel Bayless, of Wakefield, RI, and...
Nancy Normandin
Apr 14, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Nancy (Wilkinson) Normandin, 82, formerly of Lebanon Hill Rd, died, Thursday, April 14, at the Masonic Home in Charlton.
Her husband of 57 years, George Normandin died May 19, 2006, and her son Jack Normandin died March 11, 2003. She leaves her daughter Jill Leach of Southbridge, her daughter-in-law Rita Normandin of Southbridge and 3 grandchildren Christopher Leach, Nathan Normandin, Benjamin Normandin. Nancy was...
Carolyn Morse
Apr 11, 2011
STURBRIDGE - Carolyn (Anderson) Morse, 68, of River Rd., died Monday, April 11, at Harrington Memorial Hospital.
She leaves her beloved husband of 52 years, Charles M. Morse; her children, Betty Morse, and her husband, Mike Roy, of Sturbridge, Ruth Durling, and her husband, Bob, of Sturbridge, Charles Morse, and his wife, Lesa, of...
Edmond Gregoire
Apr 11, 2011
DUDLEY – Edmond Gregoire, 84, long-time resident of Florida and Dudley, died suddenly on Monday, April 11. His wife, Helen (Szydlowski) Gregoire, predeceased him in 1996. He leaves one son, David Gregoire, and his wife, Linda, of Oxford; three daughters: Jacqueline Malone, and her husband Michael, of Dudley; Elaine Wronski, and her husband, Stanley, of Sturbridge; and Debora Fitton, and...
Janet Whitney
Apr 5, 2011
Southbridge - Janet (Stillman) Whitney, of Southbridge, passed away peacefully on April 5, after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Donald Whitney, who passed away in 1998.
She has two children, Susan (Whitney) Koenig, and her husband, Dr. C. Scott Koenig, and Richard Whitney, and his wife, Peg Whitney, all of Southbridge....
Norman Kangas
Apr 2, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – Norman Victor Kangas, 79, of Marcy St., died late Friday night, April 1, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Irene (Messinger) Kangas; two sons, David L. Kangas, of West Brookfield and Victor C. Kangas, of Southbridge; two daughters, Beverly J. Gallop, of Manchester, NH and Gail M. Frank, of Southbridge; three grandchildren, Dale S....
Charlotte Smith
Mar 30, 2011
STURBRIDGE – Charlotte (Stone) Smith, 100, of Main St., died Wednesday, March 30, at the Meadows Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Leicester. Her husband, Ellis E. Smith Jr., died in 1990. She leaves one daughter, Eleanor VanNorman, and three sons, William Smith and Ellis E. Smith, III, all of Sturbridge, and Dwight Logan, of TN; six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren,...
Walter Helgeland
Mar 25, 2011
CHARLTON - Walter Helgeland, 75, died late on Friday, March 25, 2011, in the Skilled Nursing Unit at the Overlook. The cause of death was glioblastoma.
Walter was born on June 11, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Pauline Regina (Aarstad) Helgeland and Oskar Helgeland. He received a BS in Chemistry (magna cum laude) from Brown...
Nancy Blakely
Mar 22, 2011
Woodstock, CT - Nancy B. Blakely, of Port St. Lucie, FL, formerly of Woodstock, went to live with the Lord on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Nancy was the daughter of William and Lea Blakely of Wheelwright, MA. She was married to Albert L. Simonds in Southbridge, MA on November 14, 1951. In 1952, she and husband Al established Linemaster Switch...
Carmen Smeltzer
Mar 12, 2011
CHARLTON - CARMEN WARREN SMELTZER, 68, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011, at Harrington Memorial Hospital following a long battle with cancer.
Carmen is survived by his wife of 46 years, Emilie A. (Rieder) Smeltzer. He leaves his daughters, Suzanne Tucker, and her husband, Tim of Charlton, and Heidi Smeltzer of Leicester. He...
Gloria Wilson
Mar 4, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Gloria J. (Asselin) Wilson, 68, of Poplar St. died, Friday, March 4th after a courageous 12 month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She leaves her husband of 49 years Roy Wilson, 2 sons Bruce Wilson and his wife Theresa of Las Vegas, NV, Bryan Wilson...
Walter Misiaszek
Feb 27, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE - Walter Misiaszek, 56, of Forest Ave., died Sunday, Feb. 27, at Harrington Memorial Hospital after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his wife of 31 years, Linda (Boniface) Misiaszek; a daughter, Jacquelyn Misiaszek, of Southbridge; a brother, Stanley Misiaszek, of Southbridge and a sister Maxine Kasabula, of Framingham and several nephews, nieces and several great nephews great...
Phyllis Rutanen
Feb 27, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE - Phyllis (Morse) Rutanen, 87, formerly of North Woodstock Rd., died Sunday, Feb. 27, at Radius Healthcare in Southbridge. Her husband, Onni Rutanen, died in 1985. She leaves 2 daughters, Susan Jarvais, and her husband, Richard, of Dudley and Carol Sansoucy of Woodstock, CT; 2 sons, Roy Rutanen, of Worcester and David Rutanen, of Feeding Hills; grand children, Renee...
Orel Belanger
Feb 26, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Orel Belanger, 98 formerly of Charlton St., died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster.His wife Lucy Surprerant (daughter of John Suprenant and Mary Bouthillette) died in1984.He leaves a son Ronald Belanger of Lawrenceburg, TN, a daughter Jeanne Dionne of Quinebaug, CT, 7 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.He was predeceased by a son...
Louis Broughton
Feb 23, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Louis C. Broughton, 90, of Country Club Place, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Harrington Memorial Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Mildred (Edwards) Broughton; three sons William, of Sturbridge, Richard, and his wife, Robin, of Sturbridge, and Robert, and his wife, Marie, of Southbridge; four grandchildren, Meg, Melissa, Greta, and...
Charles Lavallee
Feb 22, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE - Charles Lavallee Sr., 59, of 555 Worcester St., died Tuesday evening at Oakwood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Webster.
He leaves a son, Charles Lavallee Jr., of Everett, WA; a daughter, Shannon Lee Spalding, of Exeter, NH; two sisters, Anita Summers, of Thompson, CT and Lugene Gibeault, of Garden City, SC; 4 grandchildren, 1 great great grandson, nieces...
Ella Szlosek
Feb 19, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – Ella L. (Hartig) Szlosek, 89, of Ashland Ave., died Saturday, February 19, in Harrington Healthcare at the Hubbard Campus. Her husband of 60 years, Peter V. Szlosek, died on Oct. 26, 2006. She leaves 2 sons, Peter V. Szlosek, Jr., of Southbridge, and Gustav Szlosek, and his wife, Erica, of California; 2 granddaughters, Holly Szlosek and Lauren...
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