Obituaries

May 18, 2015

ââ?¬â?¹HOLLAND: Donna E. (Burdick) Mrowka, 66, of Heritage Drive died Monday, May 18 at Harrington Hospital.    She leaves her husband, James J. Mrowka; a son, Kristofer Swanson of West Springfield; two daughters: Kimberly and her husband Brian Matuszek of Hobe Sound, Fl and Michele and her husband Dustin Joseph of Port St. Lucie, FL; a step-son, Joshua Mrowka of...

May 16, 2015

Holland: Maxine E. (Broad) Libby, 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 16, surrounded by her husband, Stanley P. Libby Jr. of 63 years and family.She leaves behind 6 daughters: Linda Libby of Marlborough, Valerie Reil of Maine, Brenda Hutchinson of Charlton, Stella Bonin and her husband John of Brookfield, Sheila Goodspeed of Fiskdale and Julie Libby of Fiskdale. She...

May 16, 2015

SOUTHBRIDGE: Jay Sellers, 83, of Hillside Road, died Saturday, May 16, at home after an illness.His wife Elizabeth (King) Sellers died March 29, 2010.

He leaves his daughter Barbara Lemanski of Southbridge, his 4 sons Robert Sellers of Provincetown; Daniel Sellers of Southbridge; Kenneth Sellers of Dudley; John Sellers of Woodstock, CT; 2 brothers Brink Sellers of Traver, CA; Daniel...

May 12, 2015

ââ?¬â?¹CHARLTON:  Joseph P. Kroell, 79, of Saundersdale Rd., died Tuesday, May 12, in his home after an illness.He leaves his wife of 55 years Barbara (Ortte ) Kroell, 2 sons Joseph P. Kroell Jr. of Putnam, James W. Kroell and his significant other Lisa Jilson, 2 daughters Barbara J. Gallo and her husband Joseph of Brimfield, Patricia Ann Wojciak of...

May 12, 2015

May 10, 2015

ââ?¬â?¹SOUTHBRIDGE: Bonifasio Lopez, 51, of Overland St. died Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Brookside Rehab and Nursing Center. He leaves 3 daughters Jeannette Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Joycelyn Lopez all of Southbridge, the mother of his children Carmen Rojas of Southbridge, 5 brothers Jose C. Lopez, Jose H. Lopez, William Nelson Lopez, Salorin Lopez all of Southbridge, Victor Lopez of Orocovis, PR,...

May 1, 2015

�DUDLEY/ SOUTHBRIDGE: John V. "Jack" Lachapelle, 76, of Mason Rd. Ext., died Friday, May 1, at home after an illness.He leaves his wife of 30 years Paulette (Richard) Mach, a son Keith Lachapelle and his fiancee Carmen Oppenheimer of Southbridge, 3 daughters: Kris Tourtellotte and her companion Russell Willett of Oakham, Denise Lachapelle and her companion Richard Paradise of Sturbridge,...

Apr 26, 2015

ââ?¬â?¹SOUTHBRIDGE: Estelle C. (Quevillion) Ballard, 94, of formerly of Woodstock Rd., died Sunday, April 26, in Charlton Manor where she was a resident for several years.Her husband Francis A. Ballard died in 1987.She leaves several nephews, nieces, grand nephews and grand nieces. She was born in Southbridge, the daughter of Philbert and Antonia (Belanger) Quevillion and lived in the area all...

Apr 26, 2015

ââ?¬â?¹NORTH BROOKFIELD:Debra L. (Bumpus) Trainor, 53, formerly of Stoddard Rd., died Saturday, April 25 at Overlook Masonic Health Center after a seven-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).  She is survived by her longtime fiancÃ?© and caretaker, Bill Parker of Spencer; her daughter Kelly Trainor of West Hartford, CT; her parents, Adrienne (Martel) and Everett Bumpus of Charlton; her brother,...

Apr 21, 2015

Holland-William R. Medina, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the age of 34. He leaves his daughter, Mackenzie Medina; his parents, Trudy and Charles Vail; a sister, Laura Medina all of Holland; a brother, Scott Vail of Franklin; a sister, Patti Wilcoxson and her husband Brian of Wichita, KS; his nieces and nephews, Mya, Kimmy, Gavin, Donovan, Emerson...

Apr 13, 2015

Charlton: Raymond Joseph Ciani, 64, of Lincoln Point Road died Monday, April 13 in St. Vincent's Hospital. He leaves his wife Susan Ciani, a daughter Brenda MacGrath and her husband Todd of Charlton; 3 sons: John Ciani and his wife Noreen of Charlton, Clay Ciani and his wife Melissa of North Grosvenordale, Ct., and William Ciani of Chicago, Il.; 4 step-daughters...

Apr 1, 2015

STURBRIDGE: Fred Madel, 82, of River Road, died Wednesday, April 1, at Harrington Hospital. He leaves his wife of 47 years Roberta (Snell) Madel and a brother George Madel of King of Prussia, PA.

Fred was born in Irvington, New Jersey the son of Frederick and Anna (Boyer) Madel and lived in the Sturbridge area many years.

He retired as...

Apr 1, 2015

SOUTHBRIDGE: Bernice Ziemski, 82, of 12 Charlton St. died Wednesday, April 1, in UMASS Medical Center.She leaves her daughter Sandra Beavan and her husband, Robert, of Oxford, 3 sons: Kenneth Ziemski,  Edward Ziemski,; Mark Ziemski all of Southbridge; a sister Dorothy Morin of Charlton; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson.

She was predeceased by her 2 sisters:...

Mar 26, 2015

Charlton/Holland: Thelma N. (Nichols) Thompson, 92, passed away on Thursday, March 26 in the Overlook Masonic Home. Born in Auburn, Maine she was the daughter of George and Lillian (Day) Nichols.

She is predeceased by her husband Arthur G. Thompson. She is survived by a son George Thompson and his wife Jean of Holland, MA and two daughters: Crystal T....

Mar 10, 2015

Donald K. Bopp, 60, of Lakeshore Lane, Holland, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015 after a brave battle with cancer.   Born on April 6, 1954, he was the son of the late Karl G. and Janet (Hagen) Bopp.  He was a 1972 graduate of Tantasqua Regional High School in Sturbridge.  Donnie was a self-employed carpenter for many years.  He...

Mar 9, 2015

Woodstock, CT: Caroline (Reed) Alley, 73, of Route 197, died March 9, 2015.

Born in Southbridge, Massachusetts she was the daughter of Wesley and Virginia (Collins) Reed.

She is predeceased by her husband Jan Alley. She is survived by two brothers: Anthony Reed of Woodstock, CT and Peter Reed of Webster, MA and one sister: Katherine Reed of Newark, NY.

Caroline graduated from...

Feb 21, 2015

Paul Rizner, of Ferry's Tavern Lane, died Saturday, February 21 at the age of 69. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Emily (Bloniarz) Rizner, 3 daughters: Dr. Amanda Rizner and her husband Todd Chrisman of Shapleigh, ME; Rachel Rizner of Burbank CA, Jaime Rizner of East Boston and a brother George Rizner of North Franklin, CT.His sister Mary Hattin...

Feb 21, 2015

Dorothy " Dot" Alice Barr (Hickox) died peacefully on early Saturday morning, February 21, comfortably tucked in bed at her home in Brimfield, Massachusetts.Born on April 11, 1924 to Mae (Martell) and Burton Irving Hickox in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Dorothy grew up in Holland, Mass. with her four sisters, Doris, Barbara, Jane and June. At 25, she married Sumner D. Barr,...

Feb 14, 2015

John Wilbur (Will) Hicks, Jr., who made major contributions to fiber optics as an inventor, an entrepreneur, and a visionary, passed away on February 14, 2015, at the Overlook Rehab Center due to complications from a fall.Jeff Hecht, author of City of Light, stated that, "the most important of Hick's many inventions was the single-mode optical fiber, which others enhanced...

Feb 13, 2015

Southbridge: Laurie J. (Burke) Johnson passed away Friday,February 13, 2015 at the age of 61. She leaves her daughter: Ashley Johnson and her granddaughter-to-be of Southbridge, her grandson: Scott Cyr; her step-mother: Mary Burke of Northborough; a step-sister: Debra Davidian of Northborough and her long time friend Denise Mawdsley.Laurie was born in Worcester the daughter of, Louis and Helen Burke....