All Obituaries

      Worcester - Spiro Papandile, 77, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on June 19, 2018 surrounded by his family; He was born in Kolonje, Albania on July 15, 1940, son of Pandi and Ngjelina (Fiku) Papandile.  Spiro was a hard...

Arthur "AJ" James Vogel, age 58, died unexpectedly at UMass Memorial on June 12, 2018 from complications arising from a heart attack.  Born in Hartford on January 28, 1960 and raised in Fabyan, AJ studied Engineering at Thames Valley State...

Worcester - Ruben Lugo Jr, 63, passed away on June 14, 2018; He is survived by: one son: Johnny Lugo; his daughter: Amanda Lugo; four brothers: Rafael, Raul, and Jose Lugo, and John Garner; two sisters: Evelyn Lassu and Myriam Medina; He was predeceased by his son Christoper...

Worcester - Jose G. Campos, 59, passed away on June 9, 2018 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center surrounded by his loving family; He was born in San Vicente, El Salvador on June 24, 1958, son of Rodolfo Perez and Juana Campos;  He leaves behind many relatives and friends...

  Worcester – Gloria (Rossi) Barbieri, 75, passed away on June 14, 2018 at the St. Francis Home; She leaves behind : two daughters: Jean Barbieri with whom she lived, and Diane Barbieri both of Millbury; A son: Joseph Barbieri and his wife Dyan of...

  Worcester – Lennyn J. Valerio, 22, passed away on June 2, 2018; He was born in Worcester, MA on April 9, 1996, son of Lennyn Daniel Valerio and Damaris Gonzalez. ...

Chicopee - Maria Ortiz Arocho, 56, passed away on June 3, 2018; She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on August 29, 1961, daughter of Jose Angel Ortiz and Luz Alfreda Busonet.  Calling Hours will be held on...

Worcester-Vincent J. Merulla, Jr., 42, passed away suddenly on May 17, 2018. He was born in Worcester, MA on February 2, 1976, son of the late Laura (Santoro) and Vincent J. Merulla, Sr. He leaves behind his sister, Tanya M. (Merulla) Millette; three nephews Kristopher V. Merulla, Joshua M. Merulla, and Ryan J. Millette all of FL; his maternal grandmother, Giovannina...

Worcester – Dennis Scott “Juice” Johnson, 60, passed away on May 30, 2018 surrounded by his loving family; He leaves his wife of 43 years: Joyce (LaPrade) Johnson; three sons: Dennis Jr, Scott, and Michael; seven granddaughters: Donna-Jo, Lianna, Emily,...

Maynard – Judy Wright, 76, passed away on June 5, 2018; She leaves behind: her husband Wayne Wright, to whom she was married for twenty-four years; her daughter: Lori Cullinan; She also leaves several grandchildren and great...