All Obituaries

WORCESTER – Gregg G. Balcom, 65, of Worcester, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital after a brief illness.  He leaves a brother, Mark Balcom-Wolf and his wife Moe of Barre; his two sisters, Linda Morrison and her lifetime partner Brad of Barre and Sharon Chaput and her lifetime partner Robert Lonconsolo of Worcester. He will also be missed by his nieces and nephews, Jen, Justin, Jessica, William, Shawnee, Scott, and Matthew; many great nieces and nephews;...

WORCESTER – Marguerite M. “Marge” Gamache, 89, of Worcester, died Saturday, November 21, 2020, at UMass Memorial – Lake Ave after a brief illness.  She moved to Worcester from Glens Falls, NY where she retired from General Electric. She enjoyed many road trips to Canada and Florida. Most recently spending time with niece Doris in Rhode Island and Cape Cod. She spent her spare time knitting scarfs and making rosary beads for the underprivileged. She leaves...

LEICESTER - Ruth A. (Kittredge) Capite, 93, of Leicester, died Monday, Nov. 16 at Beaumont Nursing Home in Northborough.  A longtime resident of Leicester, Ruth raised her three children there with her husband of 63 years, Vito, who predeceased her in 2012. She leaves a son, David & wife Cynthia Capite of Mashpee and 2 daughters, Deborah & her husband, Paul F. Daly of Boiling Springs, SC, and Maryruth Capite-Allen & her husband, Roosevelt Allen of Framingham.  She also...

WORCESTER – Austin Espey, 35, of Worcester, died Saturday, November 14, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital.  He leaves his loving daughters, Alayna and Lucy Espey; his mother, Lorraine Pennell of Worcester; his sister Molly Pennell; his aunt Annmarie Coleman of Phoenix, Arizona; many cousins and close friends in Worcester who are very dear to him and his family.  He was born in Albany, NY, son of Richard Espey and Lorraine Pennell. Austin worked in sales at a retail store. ...

WORCESTER - Justine V. (Stewart) Conlon, 93, of Worcester, died Thursday, November 12, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness. Her husband of 68 years, Robert E. Conlon, died in 2015.  She leaves four sons and their wives: Stephen and Muna Conlon of South Burlington, VT, Kevin and Betsy Conlon of Maryland, Dennis and Brenda Conlon of Hudson, MA, and Jeffrey and Brigitte Conlon of Worcester. Her infant daughter Kathleen pre-deceased...

Charles Cook (Charlie) from Worcester MA passed away at St Vincent’s Medical Center, early morning Nov 6, 2020 in his sister’s arms. Charlie lived by the motto PEACE,LOVE, & Hair Grease. He was born September 3rd In Sarasota Fl in 1954. Charlie resided in Worcester county for many years and made a living as a hairstylist. He never had a cross word to say about anyone unless it was politics. He enjoyed his rides with no destination, just getting in the car and going for a...

RUTLAND, VT – David M. Gleed, 57, an Amesbury, MA native, died on Nov. 4, in Rutland, VT where he resided with his son Justin Gleed.  Son of Roberta Folsom and the late Robert Gleed of Amesbury, MA, David leaves a brother, Jeffrey Gleed of North Andover, MA; two sisters, Marcia Noel of Amesbury, MA and Paula Minter of Warminster, England; his step-father Gary Folsom of Amesbury; and his former wife and companion, Babette Elwell of Mendon. David spent many years in the restaurant...

WORCESTER – Emil Joseph “Frenchy” LeBlanc Jr, 74, of Worcester, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at St. Francis Rehab and Nursing Center, 101 Plantation St after a brief illness. His wife, Kathleen (Harvey) LeBlanc, died in May, 2019.  He leaves a close friend, Kathy James of NY.  He was born in Worcester, son of Emil J. Sr and Lillian (Smith) LeBlanc.  Emil was a truck driver for Yellow Freight Trucking for 28 years.  He was a Navy Veteran of the...

WORCESTER – Christine M. Fitzpatrick, 47, of Blackstone, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at UMass Memorial – University Campus. She leaves two sons, Shawn McKinnon and Alec Fitzpatrick, both of Worcester; her parents, Gerald T. and Kathryn P. Fitzpatrick of Woonsocket, RI; a brother Gerald T. Fitzpatrick Jr of Blackstone, a grandchild, Gabriel Yozura, many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  Her son John “Jake” Trainor Jr, predeceased her.  She...

WEST BOYLSTON / WORCESTER – Doris L.J. (Jacques) Herrmann, 93 years young, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2020. She was born in Worcester to Albert and Alida (St.Jean) Jacques and lived in Worcester 80 years, moving to West Boylston in 2007. Her husband, William C. Herrmann, died in 1971. Bill was the love of her life. When he was stricken with polio in 1955, leaving him a quadriplegic, she devoted herself to taking care of him. When he was able to return to work, she...