Obituaries
Theophile Beaudry
Feb 16, 2010
STURBRIDGE: Theophile J. “Pee Wee” Beaudry, 79, of Arnold Rd. died Tuesday, Feb, 16th at UMASS Memorial hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 57 years Jean (Wassmer) Beaudry; two sons David Beaudry and his wife Ann of Sturbridge; Michael Beaudry and his wife Sharon of Sturbridge; a brother Robert Beaudry and his wife Judy of Southbridge; four...
John Shields
Feb 12, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE: John F. “Jack” Shields, 80, of Hobby Horse Hill Farm, Lebanon Hill Rd., died Friday Feb. 12, at Radius Healthcare. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Beatrice (Moody) Shields, two daughters Nancy L. Shields and Kathleen E. Shields both of Southbridge; three sisters Maryanna Moody of Southington, CT, Joan Tracy of Providence, RI, Nancy Bloor...

John LaLiberte
Feb 11, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE – John P. Laliberte, 81, of Paige Hill, died Thursday, February 11, at Overlook Masonic home, after a long illness. His wife, Claire (Sandgren) Laliberte died in February 1989. He leaves one son, Jay P. Laliberte, and his wife LouAnn, of Southbridge; two grandchildren, Joshua and Ashley, also of Southbridge; two sisters, his twin, Anne Quinn, and her...
Ovila Massey
Feb 4, 2010
UXBRIDGE/NORTHBRIDGE – Ovila G. Massey, Jr., 78, affectionately known as “Frenchy,” died on February 4, at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, FL, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his wife of 10 years, Jeannette B. (Letendre) Daigle-Massey. His first wife, Muriel (Armstrong) Massey, died in 1993. He is also survived by two sons, Peter Massey, and his...

Jacqueline Wheeler
Feb 2, 2010
CLINTON/SOUTHBRIDGE/GARDNER - Jacqueline Olive (Cadoret) Wheeler, 82, died February 2, in Prescott, AZ.
She was born December 29, 1927, in Gardner, the daughter of William and
Lena (Labrack) Cadoret.
Jacqueline worked in nursing and was a real estate agent before her retirement. She moved to California to be with her family, and then to Arizona to be near her...
Winnifred Rybczyk
Jan 31, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE: Winnifred G. Rybczyk, 85, of Southbridge, Massachusetts, died peacefully Sunday morning at Radius Health Center following a series of debilitating strokes.
Winnie, as she was affectionately known to many, was born in Columbia, Maine, on May 21, 1924, the fifth of seven children of Roscoe and Vera Grant. She attended a consolidated elementary-secondary school in Columbia Falls,...
Walter Woods
Jan 31, 2010
PALMER/HOLLAND: Walter E. Woods, 82, of 10 Berkshire St. Palmer, formerly of Holland, died, Sunday, Jan. 31 at home. He leaves his wife Eda J. (Burrows) Woods, three sons; Richard B. Woods and his wife Carol of Port St. Lucie, FL; Robert H. Woods and his wife Debra of Windsor, CT; Roger E. Woods...
Theodore Harakaly, Sr.
Jan 23, 2010
WOODSTOCK, CT - Theodore M. Harakaly, Sr., 66, of Underwood Rd., died Saturday, January 23, at UMass Medical Center. He leaves his wife of 10 years, Maggie (Misch) Harakaly; two sons, Mitchell Harakaly, of Mansfield, CT and Theodore Harakaly, Jr., of Lebanon, CT; two daughters, Carolyn Bryan, of Eastford, CT and Katherine Harakaly, of Woodstock,...

Elva Procopio
Jan 18, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE: Elva Amaret (Tarbell) (Johnson) Procopio of Southbridge, MA, died peacefully at her home on January 18.
Born in Winchester, NH on May 19, 1921, she was the daughter of Sanford M. and Ethel (Milliken) Tarbell. She attended...

Juan Lopez
Jan 11, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE - Juan E. Lopez, 20, of Union St., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. He leaves his wife of 2 years, Raiza Rivera, and his son, Juan Y. Lopez, both at home; two brothers, Joel Lopez and Fabian Lopez, both of Southbridge; his grandmother, Carman Miranda, of Southbridge; aunts, uncles, and many cousins. He was predeceased by his mother, Maria...

Evelyn Guevara
Jan 8, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE: Evelyn (Portalatin) Guevara, 47, died Friday, Jan. 8th at UMASS University campus after suffering from a stroke two years ago. She leaves her husband Trevor Guevara, a son Jason Guevara serving with the Marines in Iraq; a daughter Jennifer Guevara of Lake Worth, FL, her mother Justina (Medina) Portalatin of Southbridge; four brothers Jose Portalatin of Southbridge, Carlos Portalatin...
Rita Smith
Jan 7, 2010
BRIMFIELD / SOUTHBRIDGE – Rita C. (Perry) Smith, 92, of Apple Rd., formerly of Southbridge, died Thursday, January 7, at UMASS Medical Center, University Campus. Her husband, William A. Smith, died in 1987. She leaves a son, William Smith, and his wife, Sharon, of Brimfield; one brother, Harold Perry, of Arkansas; 8 grandchildren, William C. Smith, Kimberly Ferron, Jennifer...

Paul Jenkins
Dec 20, 2009
CHARLTON – Paul Jenkins, 93, died Sunday, December 20, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 69 years, Jane (Gagnon) Jenkins; three daughters, Carolyn, Barbara, and Sandra and one son, David; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
He was born July 2, 1916, in Quincy, MA, the son of the late Herbert and Grace (Forsyth)...
Rita Culliton
Dec 19, 2009
WEST WARREN – Rita O. (Ouimet) Culliton, 84, of North St., died Saturday, December 19, in Mary Lane Hospital, of congestive heart failure. Her husband, Pierce R. Culliton, died in 1989. She leaves a daughter, Martha Culliton, and her husband Erich Kranz of Salem, NY; a son, Pierce Culliton, and his wife, Joanna, of Pawleys Island, SC; a sister, Dolores...

Melvin Langley
Dec 13, 2009
HOLLAND - Melvin Perry Langley, 87, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital Sunday, Dec.13 after a short illness. His wife of 54 years, Marie E. (Scott) Langley, predeceased him. He is survived by his son, Brent N. Langley, and his wife Cynthia, of Brimfield; two grandsons, Nathan and Zachary; many nieces and nephews. One son, Barry D. Langley, died in...
Roberta Briere
Dec 13, 2009
FISKDALE - Roberta Ethel (Gibb) Briere, 78, of 50 Arnold Road, died December
13, at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester with her family at her side.
She leaves her husband of 52 years, Robert J. Briere and three children, Gerald, his wife Susan of Wales, Laurie Kubik and her husband Thomas of Chelmsford and Daniel Briere and...
Rita Yurgilas
Dec 10, 2009
SOUTHBRIDGE ââ?¬â?? Rita (Lacasse) Yurgilas, 88, died in Harrington Memorial Hospital on December 10. Her husband, Vincent Yurgilas, died in July of 2009. She leaves her daughter, Kathleen Grenier, and her husband, Scott, and their daughter, Cheyenne, all of Southbridge; her beloved niece, Joanne Ayers, and her husband, Ken, and their children, of Charlotte,...

David Spielvogel
Dec 10, 2009
SOUTHBRIDGE: David R. Spielvogel, 66, of Clemence Hill Rd, died Thursday, Dec. 10th in his home after being stricken ill. He leaves his daughter Leigh Spielvogel and her husband Kevin P. Callahan of Jersey City, NJ; tow brothers Dr. Richard L. Spielvogel of Devon, Pa; Robert A. Spielvogel of Brooklyn, CT; a sister Dr. Ruth S. Campanella of Steamboat Springs,...

Linda Broughton
Dec 7, 2009
MAINE - Linda Broughton, 60, of Kennebunk, Maine died on December 8th at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a long fight with cancer.
She is survived by her parents, Louis and Mildred (Edwards) Broughton of Southbridge; three brothers, William Broughton, Richard...
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