Obituaries

Mar 31, 2023

Virginia M. (Leroy) Salerno, 95, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2023 at UMass Hospital.  Virginia was predeceased by the love of her life, Leonard A. Salerno, to whom she was married for sixty-five years, before he died in November 2017. 

Virginia endured several losses that no parent should experience when she was predeceased by a son,...

Mar 31, 2023

Joseph J. Zecco, Jr. 89, a (67)-year resident of Shrewsbury, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend passed away surrounded by loved ones Friday, March 31, 2023 after a valiant battle with cancer.

Joe was born in Worcester, May 14, 1933, one of two sons of Joseph J. Zecco, Sr. and Helen D. (Agbay) Zecco.   He grew up in...

Mar 30, 2023

Patricia A. (Coonan) Loiselle, 70, of Leicester, formerly of Oxford passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at The Meadows in Leicester.

Her husband Lawrence Loiselle, predeceased her.  She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late, Joseph C. and Mabel G. (Pruneau) Coonan.  She was also predeceased by her brother, Joseph.

She is survived by several extended family members.

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Mar 30, 2023

Felicetta “Phyllis” (Finocchi) D’Agostino, 89, of Worcester, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 30, 2023. 

 

Phyllis was born in Castrovalva, Italy, in the L’Aquila province of Abruzzo. She was the daughter of Camillo and Concetta (Nanni) Finocchi. Raised in Italy, Phyllis immigrated to the United States in 1952. Three years later, on June 18, 1955,...

Mar 29, 2023

Mar 29, 2023

Denival Lopes Barreira, age 50, of Worcester, formerly of Goiás, Brazil, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home with his loving family by his side, after valiantly and courageously battling cancer with the utmost humility and grace.

Denival, affectionately known as “Danny”, was born in Itapirapuã, a municipality in the state of Goiás in...

Mar 28, 2023

Violet E. “Vi” (Wenho) Gazal, 93 of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at UMass Medical Center. Violet was the matriarch of her family. She meant so much to so many people in her life. She was a daughter, a sister, a devoted wife, a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and a great friend. Violet was a kind,...

Mar 26, 2023

Roger L. Hemenway, 78, of Marlborough formerly of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 26th after a period of declining health.

Roger was born in Worcester, the son of Katherine P. (DiSalvo) Hemenway.  Raised in Worcester Roger graduated from Cosmetology school and began a life of customer service styling hair.  He once owned and operated the Hair Wizard, then worked...

Mar 25, 2023

June Theresa (Giorgio) Wilder, 86 of Shrewsbury, passed away in the comfort of her home on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

June was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Johnson) Giorgio.  She grew up in Worcester where she graduated from Commerce High School.  June was a devoted wife and mother who stayed at home to raise...

Mar 24, 2023

Margaret B. (Donaghy) Setaro, 73, a lifelong resident of Worcester and Gold Star Mother, passed away surrounded by loved ones, Friday, March 24th, 2023, seven days after her 73rd birthday.  She joins in heaven, her son, Pararescueman (PJ) Richard M. Setaro, Jr. USAF who passed away in a helicopter crash on, 6 October 1994, during a training mission at a...

Mar 23, 2023

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Mar 19, 2023

Phyllis A. (Loughlin) Brennan, 91, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Florida and Grafton, passed away Sunday, March 19th 2023, with the family she loved gathered by her side after a period of declining health.

Phyllis was born in Worcester, the daughter of Irish immigrants Thomas and Mary J. (Callinan) Loughlin.  Raised in Worcester, Phyllis graduated from Commerce High.   In 1965, she...

Mar 19, 2023

Christopher J. Scavone, 51 of Auburn, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in JFK Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL.

Chris was born in Worcester and grew up in Auburn.  He graduated from the former St. Peter Marian Central Catholic High School, Class of 1989.  Throughout his life, he worked various jobs in construction, worked for Demma Tiling and...

Mar 18, 2023

Janet E. Marshall, 82, of Douglas, MA and Bradford, ME passed away March 18, 2023, after a period of declining health.  She was born April 23, 1940, in Willimantic, ME, a daughter of Walter and Louise (Allen) Stone. 

She leaves behind two children, Randolph G. Marshall and his wife Linda of Hermon, ME, and Patricia A. Marshall and her...

Mar 16, 2023

Mar 16, 2023

George F. Burton, Jr. 60, a lifelong Worcester resident was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry” psalm 40:1.

George was born in Worcester, the son of George F. Burton, Sr. and Rosemarie A. (Cursi) Burton.   Raised here, he...

Mar 15, 2023

Roger W. Lavallee, 70 of Charlton formerly of Worcester, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at UMass Hospital.

Roger was born in Worcester, a son of the late Henry Lavallee and Barbara M. (Masterson) Morrow.  He attended Worcester Public Schools and lived in Worcester all his life until moving to Charlton 12 years ago. Roger worked as a maintenance...

Mar 15, 2023

Richard S. “Dick” Flynn, 78, a lifelong Worcester resident, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, after a period of declining health, which was spent surrounded by the family he loved.

Dick was born in Worcester, the son of Irish immigrants, Christopher and Emma (McMahon) Flynn. After graduating from Worcester Boys Trade, he joined the U.S. Army....

Mar 15, 2023

Paul Richard Zenaro,  56, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, formerly of Sturbridge and Shrewsbury, passed away on March 15, 2023, surrounded by loved ones as he ended his extended battle with a rare cancer, malignant Myoepithelioma.

Paul was born on August 16, 1966, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of  Ronald and Carol (Giarusso) Zenaro.  He graduated from St. John’s High School class...