Obituaries

Sep 15, 2022

OXFORD – Michael W. Rabidou, 77, of Wheelock Street, died Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester.  He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Susan M. (Nash) Rabidou of Oxford; ten children, Michael, Suzanne, Cheryl, Bonnie, Bobby, Lynne, Brian, Laurie, Michelle, and Anthony; six grandchildren and four great-grandsons.  He was predeceased by a...

Sep 15, 2022

OXFORD – Paul D. O’Reilly died on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester.  He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jean M. (McKenney) O’Reilly of Oxford; two sisters-in-law, Barbara O’Reilly of Oxford, and Judy O’Reilly of South Carolina; four nieces, Patricia O’Reilly and her husband Jon Harper of Georgia, Jean E....

Sep 12, 2022

WOODSTOCK – James W. Witter, 55, of Brickyard Road, died Monday, September 12, 2022, at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT, after a battle with cancer.  He is survived by wife of 35 years, Susan E. (Fifield) Witter of Woodstock; two sons, Michael J. Witter and Brian M. Witter, both of Woodstock; his brother-in-law, Dale Fifield of Thompson; his nephew,...

Sep 7, 2022

OXFORD – Diane Marie Mathurin, 61, of Main Street, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in her home.  She is survived by two brothers, Paul Mathurin and his wife Ruth, and Francis Mathurin and his wife Priscilla, all of Oxford; nephews and nieces, Michael Mathurin and his wife Jill of Orange, Christy Mathurin of Auburn, Chris Mathurin and his wife...

Sep 5, 2022

OXFORD – Martha Bell, 98, of Oxford, MA died peacefully on September 5, 2022, with her daughter Barbara at her bedside.  Martha was born in Providence, RI on March 8, 1924. Martha and her family moved to Oxford in 1936.  She was the second of three children to Mamie Wilson Oborne and Horace Oborne. She married the love of...

Sep 3, 2022

WHITINSVILLE – M. Darlene Esip, 82, of Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation died Saturday, September 3, 2022, after a 16 year battle with Alzheimer's disease.  She is predeceased by her husband of 21 years, James Esip, who died in 1986.  She is survived by two children, Brian Esip and his wife Tammy of N. Huntingdon, PA, and Michele O'Brien...

Sep 3, 2022

AUBURN – Laurie Ann (Reynolds) Ward, 52, of Auburn, Massachusetts passed away on September 3rd, 2022. She is survived by her children, Makenzie and Samuel Ward, her husband Thomas Ward, her father, George Reynolds, sister, Melinda Beaudette, grandson, Grayson Ward, grandmother, Phyllis Chase, and a large extended family. She also leaves behind a lifelong group of friends, many of...

Aug 30, 2022

OXFORD – Raymond J. Casey, almost 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, after a long illness.  His eldest daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne (Casey) and Frank Cole, and goddaughter Linda (Casey) Primel, were by his side.  He was born on September 24, 1931, in Bennington, VT.  He is the son of the late Edmund and Ida (Gallant)...

Aug 29, 2022

OXFORD - Dr. Emerson G. Smith 93, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Oxford MA and Wolfeboro NH, passed away peacefully on August 29th at Southgate at Shrewsbury after a period of declining health. Born in Worcester MA, he was the son of the late Ralph and Doris Smith.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years,...

Aug 26, 2022

WORCESTER - Robert J. Byron, Jr., 48, died peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2022.  He is survived by three children, Brittni A. Tinker of Manchester, NH, Naydene E. Byron of Worcester, and Owen J. Byron of Boylston; his mother Joan E. (Carey) Green of Plainfield, CT; his father, Robert J. Byron, Sr. of Worcester; two sisters, Jennifer A. Luman...

Aug 24, 2022

WORCESTER – Sheila A. (Belliveau) Anderson, 64, of Stockholm St., lost her battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester.  She was predeceased by her husband of 32 years, John “Jack” A. Anderson III, who died in 2018.  She is survived by two children, Steven J. Anderson of Worcester;...

Aug 23, 2022

OXFORD – Daniel M. Faulkner, Sr., 61, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, in his home.  He is survived by two sons, Daniel M. Faulkner Jr. and his wife Shauna of Charlton, and Jason D. Faulkner and his wife Jessi of Charlton; seven grandchildren, Jayden, Chad, Carter, Clyde, Chevelle, Dillon, and Shaelan Faulkner, all of Charlton; three brothers,...

Aug 18, 2022

AUBURN – Marjorie Ellen (VanLiew) Zimmerman, 93, died peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge.  She was born in Woonsocket, RI, daughter of the late Albert Lapham and Edith Viola (Henry) VanLiew. She is survived by three daughters, Dawn Lucier and her husband Marvin of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Eileen Keller and her husband Sheldon...

Aug 16, 2022

NORTH OXFORD – Frank Riseden, 70, of Thayer Pond drive, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at UMass-Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester, after an illness.  He is survived by his wife, Linda Baxter-Riseden; his son, Travis R. Riseden of North Oxford; two sisters, Claudette Riseden-Anane of Shrewsbury, and Suzanne Bay of Belchertown; two nephews, Darrell...

Aug 15, 2022

OXFORD – John “Jake” B. Strzelewicz, 64, died Monday, August 15, 2022, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester.  He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Cheryl A. (Gervais) Strzelewicz of Oxford; two sisters-in-law, Christine Collotta and her husband Alfred of Shrewsbury, and Charlene Bell and her husband Mark of Redmond, WA; his longtime...

Aug 15, 2022

OXFORD – Kenneth D. Devault, 92, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Davis Place in Danielson, CT.  He was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Mildred (Perron) Devault, who died in 2020.  He is survived by three sons, David Devault and his wife Lorraine of Westerly RI, Andrew Devault and Jeffrey Devault, both of Oxford; three...

Aug 14, 2022

CHARLTON - Paul P. Guertin, 85, of Charlton, MA, (recently of Holden, MA), passed peacefully into heaven on Sunday, August 14, 2022.  Born in Oxford, MA on May 4, 1937, the eleventh child of eleven children to Joseph V. and Clara (Laramie) Guertin, he grew up in the town he loved, and graduated with the Oxford Class of 1955....

Aug 14, 2022

Mark and Ramona Mrzyglod

CHARLTON – Mark A. Mrzyglod, 54, of Vine Road, died peacefully on Monday, January 30, 2023, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester.  His wife, Ramona A.W. (Wetteland) Mrzyglod, 56, of Vine Road, died unexpectedly on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester....

Aug 14, 2022

OXFORD – Eugene B. MacKay, 89, of Huguenot Road, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster.  He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Kristin L. (Lovett) MacKay of Oxford; three sons, Mike J. MacKay of Centerville, James L. MacKay and his wife Melinda of Westerly, RI, and Peter C. MacKay and his partner...

Aug 10, 2022

OXFORD – Gloria J. (Swanson) Provencal, 85, of Depot Road, died Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT.  She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Donald H. Provencal of Oxford who died in 2006.  She is survived by three children, Ronald Provencal and his wife Marjorie of Ormond Beach, FL, Julie Warblow and...