Judith Anne Gauvin Gressak, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at home after a brief illness.  Judy was born in Westfield, April 1, 1947, the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Parker) Gauvin.  She grew up in Northbridge and graduated from Saint Patrick's School, Northbridge High School in 1965 and Salter's Secretarial School, in Worcester, in 1967.   Judy leaves her husband of 55 years, Stephen C. Gressak, three children, Elizabeth Mantoni and her...

Gary John Kazarian, 67, died Saturday, February 4 after a long period of declining health. He was predeceased by his parents, Kenneth and Grace (Kinoian) Kazarian, and his brother, Richard Kazarian, his Aunt Grace and Harry Kazarian as well as his Aunt Betty Donabedian who passed a few months ago. Gary is survived by his Aunt Gladys and Uncle Jerry Lujan of Tucson, AZ and their sons Michael and Christopher. He leaves cousins, Brian Donabedian and his wife Judy of Auburn and their daughter...

Tanya Lee Janovsky died Friday, February 3, 2023, at home.  She leaves 3 sons with whom she lived: Jarrod Kent, Kyle Janovsky, and Toby Janovsky: her mother Lorie (Loader) Janovsky, of Northbridge; 3 brothers: Dillon Janovsky, of Uxbridge; Brandon Janovsky, of Northbridge; and KJ Janovsky, of Westfield; 3 sisters: Samantha Libby, of Northbridge; Danielle Janovsky, of Grafton and Amelia Laprade, of Wilbraham.  She was predeceased by her father, Kenneth Janovsky. Born in...

Cynthia "Nina" (Sprott) Bedard passed away peacefully with family by her side due to a very sudden and quick battle with brain cancer.  Born October 9, 1945, in Whitinsville, to Kenneth and Anne (Karoty) Sprott, she graduated from Northbridge High School in 1963.  Moving forward she worked as a computer stockroom manager at Scott Systems, Banyan Systems and Astrodyne Corp. She also was a bus driver for Northbridge and Uxbridge schools, as well as for the...

Constance J. (Mongeon) Aubin died Thursday, January 26, at the Saint Vincent's Medical Center, while surrounded by her family. She leaves her three sons; John Aubin and his wife Jennifer Murphy Aubin of Berwick, ME; Michael Aubin and his wife Rhonda Pratt Aubin of Cherokee, OK; Mark Aubin of Dover, NH; a sister, Muriel Beaulieu of Northbridge; a brother, Donald Mongeon of Bethlehem, PA; and 9 grandchildren: Courtenay Aubin, of...

William T. Herbst, Jr., "Bill", died at home, Sunday, January 15, following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Janice (Menard) Herbst; a daughter, Jennifer Herbst, and his grandson, Kyle Wronski-Herbst, all of Webster, with whom he lived, and his twin sister, Kathleen Lange and her son Gregory. Bill was born in Worcester, March 28, 1949, the son of William T. and Margaret (Hall) Herbst, Sr. He grew up in Sutton and graduated from Sutton High School....

Nancy P. (Hall) Frieswyk, 92, died Monday, January 9, at Advidia Care, Northbridge, where she had been a resident since 2018. Her husband, Richard C. Frieswyk, died in 2001. Nancy is survived by three daughters: Jo Ann Frieswyk of Whitinsvillle; Sandra Gautreau and her husband, Gary; and Lee Hartwick and her husband, Stephen, both of Northbridge. Also, three grandchildren: Katelyn, Michael and Carl Hartwick, and a sister, Dorothy Pemberton, of Webster.  Nancy was...

Maureen F. (Andrews) Tauper, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 5. She leaves two daughters, Kerry Gendron and her partner David Markt of South Grafton, and Jennifer Troio and her husband Stephen of Whitinsville; two brothers, Anthony Andrews Jr. of North Carolina and Stephen Andrews of Florida; three grandsons, Matthew and Jonathan Gendron, and Stephen Troio, and a great granddaughter Harleigh. Born in Worcester on March 5, 1946, Maureen was the daughter of...

Barbara A. Bates Wade, died Wednesday, January 4, at home after a period of declining health.  She leaves a son, Michael Albro and his partner Laurie Hally, of Medway; two sisters: Jane Bates Gilmore, of Norway, ME and Carol Bates, of Whitinsville; 2 grandchildren: Amanda Albro and David Albro, and 3 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son Jonathan Wade.   Born August 27, 1952, a daughter of John E. and Pauline (Grenier) Bates, Barbara lived most of her life in...

Fredrick Michael Ferriter of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, passed away on December 29, 2022 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.   The third son of Robert P. and Jeanne L. (Roy) Ferriter, Michael was born in 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His family moved to South Deerfield in 1960 for the adventures of country life. Mike attended grammar school in South Deerfield, graduating from Frontier Regional High School with letters in baseball, track and...