All Obituaries

Deborah A. Ford, MD, 71, of Paxton died Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home after a brief illness. Dr. Ford was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Joan (Collins) and Francis X. Ford. A lifelong scholar, Deb graduated as valedictorian of Burncoat High School before earning her bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Wellesley College. She went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her ...

Sister Regina Whalen, of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 93, died Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Notre Dame Long Term Care. She was born in Boston, daughter of Richard A. and Mary A. (Sheehan) Whalen. She graduated from St. Peter and Paul High School in South Boston. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1950. Sister graduated from Emmanuel College with a degree in English. Sister earned three master’s degrees: guidance and child psychology from Boston College, sacred ...

Peter Forbes Armer, 82, of Webster and formerly of Sutton, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester. Peter was born in Ballston Spa, New York, son of Donald F. and Eleanor L. (Robinson) Armer. He leaves a son, Andrew Armer and his wife Huong Tran, and their children Benjamin and Maxwell of Sturbridge; his longtime business partner Patti Hallinan of Sutton; his sister Maggie Peterson and her husband Paul of Kenai, Alaska; and several nieces, nephews, ...

Robert J. Rourke, 80, of Worcester, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester. Robert was born in Worcester, son of the late William J. and Helen (Conlin) Rourke and lived in Worcester all his life.  Bob graduated from St. John’s High School in 1963 where he played varsity basketball.  He earned a bachelor degree in 1967 at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. where he also played varsity basketball and was a ...

Sister Paula Kelleher (Sr. John David), (4/16/35), beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, died in the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester, on July 11, 2026. A native of Worcester, she was the daughter of William and Catherine T. (O’Connor) Kelleher. Sister entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield from Blessed Sacrament Parish, Worcester in 1953. She was graduated from St. Peter High School, Worcester. She earned an A.B. degree from the College of Our Lady ...

Elizabeth “Bettyann” (Carroll) Chviruk, 68, of Worcester, passed away peacefully Friday, July 10, 2026 at home. She leaves her husband of 45 years, Daniel R. Chviruk; her children, Patrick Chviruk and his wife, Cathryn; Brendan Chviruk and his wife, Lauren; Meaghan Fontaine and her husband, Tim; and Timothy Chviruk and his wife, Meredith; her grandchildren, Vivienne, Henry and Colin; Julia, Lucas and Olivia; Maggie, Theo and Jack; and Anna and Eamon, all of Worcester; her ...

Michael P. Burdick, 72, of Leicester, died Thursday, July 9, 2026 at the UMass-Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Michael was born in Worcester, son of the late Leon C. and Patricia A. (Dolan) Burdick.  He lived in Monson for many years. Michael enjoyed bowling and competed in the Special Olympics programs. He participated in the Team Hoyt races and other events of the Hoyt Foundation.   He loved music and following the Red Sox. Michael leaves a brother Daniel L. Burdick ...

Barbara Ann (Berthiaume) Brosnihan, 92, a longtime Worcester resident and school teacher, died Tuesday, July 7, 2026. She is predeceased by her husband of 30 years, Francis E. Brosnihan, who passed away in 2010. Barbara was an art teacher for 31 years in the Worcester Public Schools.  She was on the staff at Forest Grove Junior High and Sullivan Middle schools for several years and completed her career in education at South High Community School.   She graduated from the ...

Kathryn E. Scalley, 76, of Worcester, died Sunday, July 5, 2026, after a short illness. Kathy was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Kathryn E. (O'Connor) Scalley, and was a lifelong resident of the city she proudly called home. She attended the former Ascension High School in Worcester and later graduated from Salter Secretarial School. Kathy devoted many years to her career at UMass Memorial Medical Center–University Campus, where she served as an ...

Mary-Ann Naum, 77, of Worcester, died Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at the UMass-Medical Center after a brief illness. Mary-Ann was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Vangjel and Pauline (John) Naum and lived in Worcester all her life.  She was a graduate of South High School in 1966.   Mary-Ann worked with information technologies in the banking industry for most of her career.  She concluded her decades-long banking work in customer service with the Digital Federal Credit ...