Obituaries Worcester County Massachusetts

Anita J. (Gordon) Devault, of Leicester, formerly of Worcester, died on Thursday May 23, 2013 with all of her family by her side at the Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster. She was 80 years old. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

On Monday, May 13, 2013, Richard Quitadamo, 55, of Shrewsbury died surrounded by loved ones. On May 27, 1957, Richard was born to Virginia (Bassett) Quitadamo and the late Ralph Quitadamo. He was the fourth of six children raised in a home where love of family, God, friends, and yes, food, was clearly evident. He graduated from South High School in Worcester and earned his Bachelor's degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He...

George J. Broderick, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 in UMASS Medical Center in Worcester. He was 74. He was born June 13, 1938 in Worcester the only child of the late John A. and Marion (Crowe) Broderick. A graduate of the former Commerce High School he attended Clark University with the class of 1959. George served in the Air National Guard. On October 3, 1964 he married Mary A. MacKoul in Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Worcester. Residents...

Mrs. Eleanor F. (McNamara) Rand, of Shrewsbury died Saturday, April 27, 2013. She was 89. She was born in Worcester on May 30, 1923 the oldest child of eight to the late William and Ella (End) McNamara. She was raised in Berlin and graduated from Hudson High School. She married James E. Rand on June 29, 1946 and has been a Shrewsbury resident since 1956. Her father owned and operated a diner in Leominster where she worked as a short...

Clayton H. Webber, of Worcester, died Saturday April 20, 2013 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. He was 73. Clay was born on October 24, 1939 in Worcester, one of three children of the late Herbert H. & Ruth M. (Small) Webber. Raised and educated in Shrewsbury he attended Shrewsbury High School before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1957 where he proudly served his country as a Paratrooper in the 101st Airborne...

H. Michael Morand, of Shrewsbury, passed away in the care of his family on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Mike was born November 15, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, one of five sons of the late Arnold and Bess Morand. Raised and educated in the Santa Monica, CA school system he then immediately entered the United States Air Force. He served for over 6 years in various duty stations in Japan, South Korea and Europe as a specialist in Air Force...

We join you and the families who have suffered great loss, our community, our nation and our much loved City of Boston in honoring, remembering and celebrating the lives of Martin Richard, a 8 year old boy described by his school as "a bright, energetic young boy who had big dreams and high hopes for his future." We remember Krystle Campbell, descibed by her father as " a very caring, very loving person, and was daddy's little girl." We...

Betty (Mitchell) Schold, of Shrewsbury, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. She was 93. Betty was born August 3, 1919 in Worcester a daughter of the late Aldin and Nellie Isabel (Paul) Mitchell and was a graduate of the former Maj. Howard J. Beal High School and Becker Junior College. Upon graduation she worked at Rockwood Sprinkler Company and later married Stanley V. Schold on February 22, 1942. They lived in Shrewsbury for over 60 years....

Mildred G. (O'Brien) Leach, of Shrewsbury, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Dodge Park Rest home in Worcester with her family gathered by her side. She was 91. Mildred, lovingly known as "Mimi" was born September 3, 1921 in Northborough a daughter of the late William and Ella (Cadieaux) O'Brien. A lifelong Shrewsbury resident she graduated from the former Maj. Howard J. Beal High School. On April 2, 1944 she married Robert T. Leach and they...

Mr. Paul J. Ryan, of Shrewsbury, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. He was 76. Paul was born in Somerville on December 3, 1936 a son of the late Thomas F. and Mildred V. (Neville) Ryan. He was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Saint John the Evangelist High School in North Cambridge. He earned both his Bachelor degrees from Northeastern University. He honorably served in the United States Army. He lived many years...