All Obituaries

Marie L. (Girouard) Campbell, 75, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021, in Medway Country Manor.      She leaves three children:  Ginnae E. (Hoover) Stamanis and her husband, Nicholas Stamanis, of Las Vegas, NV,  James A. Hoover and his wife, Heidi (Bein) Hoover, of South Hadley, MA,  and Steven E. Hoover of Whitinsville;  seven grandchildren;  and four great grandchildren.  She was predeceased by her parents, Albert J. and Valeda...

Dorothy M. (Chenevert) O'Brien, 86, died in the Rose Monahan Hospice House , Worcester, on Sunday, June 27, 2021, after an illness.      Her husband of 39 years, Donald J. O'Brien, died in 1991. She leaves three children:  Karen A. (O'Brien) Lawrence and her husband, Norman F. Lawrence, of Northbridge;  Michael J. O'Brien and his wife, Debra (Auger) O'Brien, of Webster;  and Elizabeth A. (O'Brien) Ramirez and her husband, Vincent P....

Early on Friday morning, June 18, 2021, Stanley J. Birdwell, Jr., 68, died in his Sutton home, surrounded by his loving family.      He leaves his wife of 37 years, Eileen (Plunkett) Birdwell;  two daughters:  Adeline B. (Birdwell) Krysko and her husband, Matthew M. Krysko, of Bellingham, and Leigh P. Birdwell and her fiance, Stephen D. Read, of Dedham;  his beloved cat, "Whiskey";  and several good friends.      He was predeceased...

Janice M. (Grenier) Lemoine, 80, died on Monday, May 17, 2021, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, as the result of complications from a surgical procedure.      She leaves her husband of 58 years, Andre J. Lemoine;  two sons:  Paul J. Lemoine and his wife, Linda B. (Roberts) Lemoine, of Millbury, and Eric D. Lemoine and his wife, Lisa A. (Ruffles) Lemoine, of Dudley;  five grandchildren:  Eli W. Lemoine of Spencer, Miranda B....

Denise R. (Labrie) Perreault, 89, of Whitinsville, died on Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Milford Regional Medical Center, surrounded by those who loved her, after a period of declining health.      She leaves six children:  Daniel J.L. Perreault of Whitinsville, with whom she lived,  Robert F. Perreault and Lisa M. Keniston, both also of Whitinsville,  Yvon J. Perreault, Michel J.N. Perreault, and Jean-Marc B. Perreault, Jr., all of Northbridge;  nine...

Adolphe Oscar Emile Schwartz, 85, died peacefully in his home in Millbury, surrounded by those he loved, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, after a long illness.        He leaves his wife of 62 years, Paulette B. (Houant) Schwartz; a son, Vincent T. P. Schwartz and his wife, Kimberly A. (Pichierri) Schwartz, of Millbury, with whom he made his home; two grandchildren: Mathieu V. Schwartz of Millbury, and Mikaela A. Schwartz of Worcester; a daughter-in-law, Holly L....

Frances Elizabeth (Swaine) Braman, 78, died on Friday, April 30, 2021, in Christopher House of Worcester, after a period of declining health.     Her husband, George E. "Ed" Braman, Jr., died in 2003.She leaves a son, William A. Gray and his wife, Amy M. (Lavoie) Gray, of Worcester; a grandson, Evan William; a brother, Mark B. Swaine of Leominster; and several nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her parents, Carrol M....

Claire "Cookie" (Guertin) Pelletier, 88, passed peacefully into heaven on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.  Born the eighth of eleven children of Joseph and Clara (Laramie) Guertin on October 18, 1932, in Oxford, MA.  Claire grew up there and graduated from Oxford High School in the Class of 1951.  She met the love of her life, Ronald R. Pelletier, also from Oxford, and was happily married to him for 47 years until his death in 2000.  They lived an exemplary life in...

Raymond P. Blette, 87, was stricken ill and died in his home in Northbridge on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.      He leaves three godchildren he adored:  Susanne J. Adams and her husband, Raymond E. Adams, of Uxbridge,  Joy A. Green and her husband, Richard D. Green. of Whitinsville,  and Scott R. Nadeau and his wife, Shannon (Coggins) Nadeau, of Worcester;  and many cousins and close friends.      He was predeceased by his parents, Noel J. and...

Roger A. "Butch" Lavallee, 82, of Millbury, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester.      His high school sweetheart and wife of 32 years, H. Janice (Langway) Lavallee, died in 1993. He leaves three children: Paul L. Lavallee and his wife, Raemah A. (Williams) Lavallee, of Worcester, Peter C. Lavallee and his wife, Kelly J. (Mottram) Lavallee, of Bradford, and Lisa M. (Lavallee) Vaughan and her husband, James B. Vaughan, of...