Obituaries

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...
Lorraine Blakely
Feb 17, 2011
EASTON/STURBRIDGE - Lorraine Vivian Blakely, 87, formerly of Sturbridge, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, after a long illness. She was born July 12, 1923, and raised in Southbridge, MA, the daughter of the late Dorilda (Fountaine) Garceau Dupaul and Leo Garceau, and stepfather, Henry S. Dupaul. She was the loving wife of Abraham “Linc” Blakely, of 48 years, who passed away in 1989....
Linda Funcasta
Feb 13, 2011
SOUTHBIDGE: Linda L. (Morris) Funcasta, 73, of Litchfield Ave, died Sunday, Feb. 13, at Harrington Memorial Hospital. She leaves her husband of 52 years, Joseph Funcasta; two daughters Amy Tufts and her husband Bill of East Falmouth; Beth Crocker and her husband Jim of East Falmouth; two sisters Melane Bertschy of Bath, Maine; Susan Perham and her husband David of...
James Barrett
Feb 12, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – James Barrett, 64, of Brook Rd., died Saturday, February 12, at St. Vincent Hospital. He leaves his wife, Maria (Jimenez) Barrett; 2 sons, Keith Barrett, of Marlborough, and Scott Barrett, of Worcester; a step-son, Edgar Carrion, of California, MD; two step-daughters, Sara Janet Carrion of Woonsocket, and Ruth Carrion, Worcester; 3 grandchildren and 11 step-grandchildren.
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William Camacho
Jan 25, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – William Camacho Sr., 58, of Poplar St., died Tuesday, January 25, at UMASS Memorial Healthcare Center. He leaves his wife, Carmen (Hernandez) Camacho; three sons, William Camacho Jr., of Waltham, Kelvin Camacho, and Brian Camacho, both of Southbridge; his mother, Carmen Lopez, of Waltham; his father, Teodoro Camacho, of Chicago; 4 brothers, Teodoro Camacho, Miguel Rivera, both of...

Leo Lataille
Jan 24, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE – Leo A. Lataille, 93, of High St., died Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at UMASS Medical Center, University Campus, after being stricken ill. He leaves his daughter, Carol Poitras, of Southbridge and a son, Lee Lataille, of Sturbridge; 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was born in Southbridge, the son of the late Joseph and Evealina (Gerard)...

Apolonia Gajweski
Jan 22, 2011
WARREN - Apolonia “Pauline” (Dombrowski) Gajewski, 96, formerly of Moore Ave., died Saturday, Jan. 22, in Life Care Center in Scituate. Her husband, Alexander Gajewski, died May 8, 1965. She leaves her son, Raymond Gajewski, and his wife, Elaine (Laplante), of Marshfield, and a grandson, Mark Gajewski, and his wife, Megan, of Scituate. She was born in Warren, the...
Betty Atkinson
Jan 22, 2011
BROOKFIELD: Betty L. (Barrett) Atkinson, 63, of Conestoga Trail, died Saturday, Jan. 22, at home after a 4 year battle with cancer.
She leaves her husband of 44 years James Atkinson; 2 daughters Ginny Miller of Woodstock, CT; Susan Marie Atkinson Brookfield; a son Jesse J. Atkinson of Sutton,...

Elizabeth Lamoureux
Jan 22, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Elizabeth R. (Peck) Lamoureux, 95, of Dudley River Rd., died Saturday Jan. 22. Her husband Albert S. Lamoureux died in 2002.
She leaves 2 daughters Gloria Grenier of Southbridge, Annette Blash and her husband Michael of Charlton; a brother Rosairo Peck of Holland, 3 grandchildren Joanne Gibeault, Michael Gibeault and his Connie, Michael J. Balsh, 4...

Richard MacCormack
Jan 19, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE - Richard D. MacCormack, 78, of Ellis Rd., died Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Harrington Memorial Hospital. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Marilyn (Hetu) MacCormack; two sons, David MacCormack, of North Vernon, Indiana and Steven MacCormack, of Southbridge; three sisters, Margaret Burt, of Brockton, Nancy Gouin, of Spencer, and Ursula Couture, of West Brookfield; 5 grandchildren and 2...
Rita Belanger
Jan 16, 2011
SOUTHBRIDGE: Rita M. (Croteau) Belanger, 92, of High St. died Sunday, Jan, 16 in Radius Healthcare. Her husband Ernest Belanger died in 2002.
She leaves two sons Paul Belanger of Southbridge, and his wife Gail; Robert Belanger of Sturbridge, and his wife Margaret; three daughters Susan Curran of Ellenton, FL and her husband Richard; Francine Martel of Southbridge and...
Roberto Cruz
Dec 14, 2010
SOUTHBRIDGE – Roberto Cruz, 59, of 14 Overland St., died Tuesday, December 14, 2010. He leaves his wife of 16 years, Linda Baker Cruz; five children, Kitty Cruz of Fitchburg, Lisa Cruz of South Carolina, Katherine Cruz of Amherst, Brenda Cruz of Southbridge, and Roberto Cruz, Jr. of Southbridge; 2 step-daughters, 11 grandchildren; several brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces,...
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