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• Harry Dewey, Worcester legal and civic luminary, dies at 99

  by Obituaries October 24, 2023
  Harry Dewey (Callahan Fay Caswell Funeral Home)  WORCESTER – Henry B. Dewey, a legal legend and stalwart of Worcester’s civic and cultural scene, passed away at his Worcester residence on October 23, 2023, at the age of 99. Born and raised in Worcester, Henry, better known to fr...

• Legendary Worcester lawyer dies at 89

  by Obituaries April 16, 2023
  Legendary Worcester Lawyer, Civil Rights Advocate Burton "Buddy" Chandler Passes Away at 89 Burton "Buddy" Chandler WORCESTER – Burton "Buddy" Chandler, a legendary and beloved Worcester attorney, passed away on Saturday, April 15th at the age of 89. "He died of many illnesses, most of wh...

• Family loses father and son in same tragic day

  by Obituaries July 29, 2022
  Double tragedy struck an area family that lost its father and son hours apart on the same day earlier this month. Justin Everitt, 35, passed away on Sunday, July 10th, and his father, 59-year-old Allen Everitt, passed away later that same day, according to obituaries on the Paradis-Givner Funeral H...

• Area couple married 74 years dies a day apart

  by Obituaries December 28, 2021
  A Worcester area couple married 74 years died a day apart shortly before Christmas, according to tributes posted to an area funeral home. Barbara Lucy (Johnson) Rawson passed away on Tuesday, December 21st, according to Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home of Webster. She was 94. Her husband, David E. Rawso...

• COVID claims brother, sister from well-known Worcester family

  by Obituaries January 24, 2021
  Theresa and Frank Bafaro (Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel)  A brother and sister from a large, well-known Worcester family recently succumbed to COVID-19, according to obituaries posted on the website of Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel. Francis Bafaro, 69, passed away on Dec. 28. His sist...

• Double heartbreak: 2 area couples die 9 days apart

  by Obituaries May 20, 2020
  Two area couples, each married for 67 years, recently passed away within nine days of each other, according to their obituaries. Dr. Anthony J. Polito and his wife, Florence M. (Donnelly) Polito, recently passed away at Oakdale Rehabilitation Center. Florence died on May 4, Anthony on May 13. Flor...