All Obituaries

Melanie (Wing) Gillis, 69, of Sterling passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2023 after a long illness.    Melanie is survived by her husband of 43 years Thomas Gillis.  Melanie also leaves many nieces and nephews. Melanie was born June 8th, 1953 in Worcester, the daughter of the late Karl and Murial (Allen) Wing.  Melanie grew up in Grafton, Mass., attended Grafton High School and was a graduate of Quinsigamond Community College of Nursing. Melanie was...

Marguerite “Peggy” Conlin, 95, passed away on Sunday, March 19th surrounded by her loving family, after a short illness. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter M. Conlin, son Bernard J. Conlin, Esq. and brothers Philp and Richard. She leaves behind daughter Kathryn Maguire (Richard), Walter Conlin (Brenda) and Daniel Conlin, MD (Robert Elsen, MD) and son-in-law Cliff Vera. In addition, she leaves grandchildren Charles and Martin Maguire, Caitlyn Palo, Megan Conlin, Michael...

Mary Jo (Williams) George, 87, of Worcester, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Care One of Millbury. Her husband of 58 years, Francis A. George, passed away in 2016. She leaves two daughters, Nancy E. Piscitelli of Holden and Gwenn M. Cipro of Worcester; two sons, Daniel F. George and his wife Patricia of Sutton, and Christopher J. George and his wife Rana of Holden; nine grandchildren, Isabella and Olivia Piscitelli, Anthony and Maria Cipro, Mackenzie, Ryan and Madison George, and Dorian and...

Hazel Mae Fleming, 104, died peacefully, on Saturday, March 18 surrounded by family and caring staff of Notre Dame Long Term Care Center of Worcester, MA. Hazel was born in Worcester on May 13, 1918, the daughter of the late Nora G. (Curtin) and Joseph P. Fleming. Following graduation from high school, Hazel helped run her father’s tool company and later worked at the former Norton Company for 40 years, retiring as a supervisor in 1979. Hazel was predeceased by her siblings Joseph,...

Marilyn A. (Powers) Early, 88, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in her home surrounded by her large and loving family. Her beloved husband and high school sweetheart, Congressman Joseph D. Early, died in 2012. Marilyn leaves eight children and twenty-three grandchildren, each one of whom believed that they were her "favorite." She leaves Joseph D. Early, Jr., Worcester County District Attorney, his wife Judy, and their children, Julia, J.J., Rosie, Bobby, and Jackie; Mark...

Frances M. (Hocker) Johnson, 97, of Worcester, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 11, 2023. She was born February 28, 1926 in Worcester, the daughters of Maria J. (Carrigan) Hocker whose parents were immigrants from Ireland in the late 1800s. Frances was pre-deceased by her husband Arthur C. Johnson, in 1995. She also lost her loving daughter Susan E. Reed in 1991. She was predeceased by her siblings Edward, Evelyn, and James Hocker. Frances leaves her four children,...

Charles Ernest Doody, 71, of Worcester, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus.   Charles is survived by his two daughters, Sarah McLaughlin and her husband, Braintree PD Officer Brendan McLaughlin and Celeste Cabana and her husband, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Cabana; six grandchildren, Tyler Horsman and his wife, Rebecca, Brendan McLaughlin Jr., Ryan McLaughlin, Kayla Silva, Hadley Cabana and...

Nancy Jean (Corn) Donahue, 76, of Worcester, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at St. Vincent Hospital.   Nancy leaves three children, Bill Donahue, Karen Bellerose and Paul Donahue, all of Worcester; her son-in-law Doug Mathews of Worcester; 14 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and her beloved cat Ginger. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, William Donahue, daughter, Lori Mathews and her son, John Donahue. Nancy and William also helped raise 13...

Frances A. (Farrell) Fisher Phelan, 83, died Monday, March 6, 2023 at the Christopher House, Worcester. Frances leaves four children, Donna (Fisher) Parmenter and her husband Wilfred of Clemmons, N.C., and their children Brent and Katelyn; Cheryl A. (Fisher) Burton and her husband David of Venice, Fla., and their three children Jarrod, Matthew and Dodi; Peter T. Fisher and his wife Helen of Worcester, and their three daughters Megan, Kayla and Briana; and Patricia Fisher Nelson of Worcester...

Silvia (Beretta) Cazzaniga, formerly of Scarsdale, NY, died on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in Worcester, MA, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Silvia was born to Adolfo and Teresa Beretta (Pastori) on June 6, 1936 in Brugherio, Italy. On February 19th, 1962 she was married to Riccardo A. Cazzaniga of Monza, Italy. The two would have celebrated 61 years of marriage last month. Growing up she was an active member of Azione Cattolica (Catholic Action), a lay group involved...