Obituaries

Gerard Houle

Gerard Houle

Nov 9, 2015

AUBURN - Gerard J. Houle, 81, of Auburn and North Oxford, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Auburn, with his family by his side. He leaves his wife of 47 years and love of his life, Anne M. (Robidoux) Houle; a sister, Marianne Haroian and her husband Robert of Auburn; three cousins,...

Diana Pagnotto

Diana Pagnotto

Oct 24, 2015

OXFORD - Diana M. Pagnotto, 71, of Wildrose Street, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, in her home. She is survived by her husband of 11 years, Anthony Pagnotto Jr.; four children, Fred Surbito of Oxford, Debra Welter-Smith of Cape Coral, FL, Tina Despis and Robin Sippach both of Lehigh Acres, FL; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was...

Avis Gomes

Avis Gomes

Oct 17, 2015

THOMPSON, CT - Avis E. (Beauregard) Gomes, 83, of Orchard Drive and formerly of Webster, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, in her home. She was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, Louis A. Gomes Jr. of Webster. She is survived by three children, Alan L. Gomes and his wife Wendy of North Grosvenordale, Doreen M. Hatfield and her...

Garry Pratt

Garry Pratt

Oct 17, 2015

OXFORD - Garry P. Pratt, 57, of Shady Lane, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Debra A. (LaMonda) Pratt of Oxford; three sons, Jayme P. Pratt and his wife Amy, Jeremy F. Pratt and his wife Leanne, and Adam J. Pratt...

Richard Ethier

Richard Ethier

Oct 16, 2015

OXFORD - Richard J. Ethier, 82, died on October 16, 2015, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, with his family by his side after a 6-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Carrstedt) Ethier of Oxford; three children, Gary J. Ethier and his wife Paula of Millbury, Michael R. Ethier of Oxford, and Deborah...

Edward Costen

Edward Costen

Oct 16, 2015

DUDLEY - Edward F. Costen, 64, of Worcester Street in Southbridge and formerly of Dudley, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Debra A. (Menzone) Costen of Southbridge; three children, Timothy E. Costen and his wife Kelly of...

John Sneed, Iii

John Sneed, Iii

Oct 14, 2015

OXFORD - John T. Sneed, III, 70, of Nottingham Road, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Judith F. (McCue) Sneed of Oxford; three children, Tammy S. Kimbar and her husband Christopher of Worcester, John T. Sneed, IV, of Cebu, Philippines, and...

Dorothea Orcutt

Dorothea Orcutt

Oct 12, 2015

OXFORD - Dorothea T. Orcutt, 89, formerly of Main Street, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester. She is survived by her sister, Earlene M. Smith and her husband Dr. Emerson Smith of Oxford; and many nephews and nieces. She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Earl E. and...

Rene Gagnon

Rene Gagnon

Oct 2, 2015

OXFORD - Rene R. Gagnon Jr., 67, a lifelong resident of Oxford, passed away suddenly on October 2, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born on June 20, 1948, son of the late Rene and Therese (Rochefort) Gagnon Sr. He was predeceased by his sister, Joan Gagnon. He is survived by two daughters, Melanie and Danielle Gagnon, both...

Ernest Arsenault

Ernest Arsenault

Oct 1, 2015

NORTH OXFORD - Ernest J. Arsenault, 89, of Main St., died Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster. He was predeceased by his first wife, Rita (Prunier) Arsenault who died in 1987; and his second wife, Diane L. (Duggan) Arsenault who died in 2010. He is survived by his daughter, Linda A. Lavalle of North Oxford;...

Genevieve Brown

Genevieve Brown

Sep 28, 2015

WORCESTER - Genevieve "Gigi" M. Brown, 2, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 28, 2015. She is survived by her mother, Clarissa R.A. Miller; her fathers Raheem Brown & Reynaldo pagan her brother, Isaiah A. Morales; her sister, Amiee L. Miller; her grandmother, Melissa French; her grandfather, Christopher French; two step grandmothers, April Lackey and Sol de Lourdes Ocasio; and...

Donald Caissie

Donald Caissie

Sep 26, 2015

SAFETY HARBOR, FL - Donald F. Caissie, 68, died September 26, 2015, in Safety Harbor, Florida, after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis. He is survived by his daughter, Beth (Amy Mayer) Caissie Iowa; two step daughters, Marcia (Jason) Cronin of Auburn and Amanda (Everton) Araujo of Marlboro; his brother, Robert (Mary) Caissie of Oxford; four grandchildren, one niece,...

Alice Castellano

Alice Castellano

Sep 25, 2015

WEBSTER - Alice L. (Hicks) Castellano, 50, died Friday, September 25, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester, after a long battle with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH). She is survived by her husband of 9 years, Dominic M. Castellano of Mendon; four daughters, Amanda M. Rivas and her husband Sid of Charlton, Melissa L. Butler and...

Richard Capozzoli

Richard Capozzoli

Sep 23, 2015

DUDLEY - Richard Pasquale Capozzoli, 64, of Joshua Place, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. He is survived by his sister, Donna B. DeNardis and her husband Thomas of Dudley; two nieces, Dayna Dumas and her husband Michael of Charlton, and Stacy Flynn and her husband Patrick of Dudley; and six great nephews and...

Ashlynne Donnelly

Ashlynne Donnelly

Sep 22, 2015

WEBSTER - Ashlynne Ryan Donnelly, infant daughter of Kelly L. Donnelly, died unexpectedly in her sleep on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Kenneth B. Donnelly of Webster, and Elizabeth R. Kelly of Dudley; her maternal great grandmothers, Theresa M. Donnelly and her longtime companion Joseph Boisvert of North...

Evelyn Beaudette

Evelyn Beaudette

Sep 20, 2015

WEBSTER - Evelyn J. (Gagen) Beaudette, 75, of Lake Avenue, died Sunday, September 20, 2015, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. She was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Robert J. Beaudette of Webster who died in 2003. She is survived by three children, Susan M. Brooks and her husband Philip of Cherry Valley, Mary A....

Charles Benjamin

Charles Benjamin

Sep 19, 2015

WORCESTER - Charles W. Benjamin, 73, of Plantation Street, died Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Beaumont of Worcester. He is survived by five children, Sharon Walker of Webster, Michael Benjamin of Connecticut, Amy Benjamin of Southwick, Dawn Nelson of Barre, and Nicole Benjamin of New Hampshire; his former wife, Elaine H. Benjamin; five brothers, Paul Benjamin, Richard Benjamin, Henry...

Edward Shultz, Jr.

Edward Shultz, Jr.

Sep 17, 2015

OXFORD - Edward J. Shultz Jr., 59, of Fort Hill Road, died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, after a long battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Suzanne M. (Coderre) Shultz of Oxford; two children, Joshua J. Shultz and his wife Krista of Dudley, and Sheena...

Bruce Mccassey

Bruce Mccassey

Sep 14, 2015

CHARLTON - Bruce A. McCassey, 56, of Partridge Hill Road, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 14, 2015. He is survived by his fiancée, Pamela J. Maynard of Charlton; two children, Kristin L. Schultz and her husband Richard of Pittsfield, and Keith A. McCassey of Oxford; his mother, Marilyn L. McCassey of Charlton; his brother, John M. McCassey of Marlborough;...

Lauretta Grant

Lauretta Grant

Sep 11, 2015

AUBURN - Lauretta M. (Wall) Grant, 84, formerly of Aleda Drive, died Friday, September 11, 2015, at Brookside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Webster. She is survived by two children, Richard Grant and his wife Patricia of Sanbornton, NH, and Linda Labonte and her husband Peter of Webster; a brother, Thomas Wall of Salem, NH; a sister, Rita Wall...