All Obituaries

Steven P. Ide, 62, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 after a long, courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  He was constantly surrounded by his loving family and friends.  Born in Southbridge on December 16, 1957. He leaves behind his best friend and wife of 32 years, Marilyn (Sims) Ide.  His 5 children, Son Steven Jr. and wife Tracy of Dudley; Daughter Melissa Daniels and partner Bill of Rochdale; Son Timothy Magierowski-Howe and husband Nick of...

Forest City, PA/Southbridge....Lori A. Bonneau, 59, died Monday, March 9, 2020, after an illness.  She leaves her wife Jean Marie Heid, whom she married August 22, 2009. Lori was born in Southbridge, September 15, 1960, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Richard) Bonneau. She lived most of her life in Southbridge before moving to Pennsylvania in 2014. She is survived by her cousin, best friend and caregiver, BettyAnn Thibault of Forest City, her mother-in-law Eleanor Heid, and...

Sturbridge...Constance J Berger, 77, died Thursday, March 5th, after being stricken ill at home. She was the daughter of the late Roger G. and Jeannette (Donais) Berger. She is survived by her God-children Christine Garcia of North Carolina, and Roger Donais of Brookfield, as well as several cousins and friends.  She was born in Southbridge, but later moved to Sturbridge spending most of her life there. She was a lifelong member of Notre Dame Church, and graduated from the former Notre...

Dudley...Richard R. "Richie"  Guerin, Jr., 49, died Sunday at Baystate Medical Center after an illness. He was born in Southbridge, March 12, 1970, the son of Richard R. Guerin, Sr., of Southbridge, and Joan E. (Ohop) Guerin of Dudley.  He is survived by his aunts Eva (Capistrand) Ohop (his late uncle was Robert Ohop of Dudley, Robert and Ann Guerin of Charlton, and five cousins, Becky Bussiere, Sally Benson, Steven Ohop, Robert Guerin, and David Guerin. He also leaves...

Southbridge/Charlton...Robert A. "Smokey" Stoever, Sr., 88, a former longtime resident of Southbridge, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020,  at The Overlook in Charlton.  He leaves his wife of 59 years, Wilma M. (Castleman) Stoever. They were married January 7, 1961. Besides his wife he leaves 8 children.  5 sons: Richard Brian and his wife Dara of Putnam, CT., Robert A. Stoever, Jr. and his wife Susan  of Southbridge, John Stoever and his wife Paula of...

Fiskdale...Robert N. Peltier, 77, died at home Wednesday, February 26, 2020, after an illness.  He leaves his wife of nearly 55 years, Linda M. (Dionne) Peltier.  They were married April 24, 1965.  He also leaves 2 daughters, Kelly M. Robertson and her husband Larry of San Diego, CA., and Karyn M. Sullivan and her husband Cory of Webster and 2 grandchildren, Kevin R. Sullivan and Camryn J. Sullivan. He also leaves a brother, Ronald Peltier of Bury St. Edmunds, England, 2...

Southbridge...Mrs. Marjorie E. (McGrath) Proulx, age 102, a former longtime resident of South Street, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Southbridge Rehab & Healthcare Center.  Her husband of 60 years was the late George S. Proulx who died in 2007. She is survived by her nephew Richard McGrath of Sturbridge and a niece Janet Jenkins and her husband Robert of Southbridge, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was born in Southbridge, predeceased by her parents the late Albert N. and...

Alwin E. Schmidt, Jr., 68, of South Shore Drive, Sturbridge, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Northampton, MA. He was a longtime resident of Northampton until 2011. Alwin was born at Putnam, CT July 6, 1951, the oldest child of Alwin Emil Schmidt and the late Darthia Pursel Bernheim. Raised in Eastford, CT and later in Sturbridge, MA where his parents settled in 1961, Alwin graduated in 1969 from Tantasqua Regional High School; in 1973 he earned a BA in history and in 1985 a MA in...

Warren...Sidney Ralph Richardson, born September 16th, 1954, passed away on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center, in Worcester. Sidney grew up in Worcester and attended North High School. He was an avid fisherman; whose smile shined the largest on a big catch. Sidney was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam War as a Military Police and K-9 officer on base. Sidney is predeceased by his parents, father, John “Bumpa Jack”...

Southbridge...Carmen Bruno, 73, of Main Street, died Monday, February 24, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after an illness. She is survived by her children Julio Cabrera of Southbridge, Wanda Viruet of Charlton, Jhoan Jones and her husband Walter of Southbridge, her longtime companion of 25 years Modesto Aponte with who she lived, a brother William Bruno of Puerto Rico, and 2 stepsons Edwin and Javier Aponte and 2 step-daughters Melitza and Marisel Aponte. She also leaves her...