09/26 Massachusetts Daily Obituaries

Paul H. Becht active at N. Chelmsford church, WWII vet; 81 N. CHELMSFORD Mr. Paul H. Becht, 81, of North Chelmsford, died Monday afternoon, September 24, 2007	Visiting hours Thurs. 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 Middlesex St., Chelmsford, MA. Funeral Fri. 8:00 a.m. from the Funeral Home with a Funeral Mass at 9:00 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 115 Middlesex St., N. Chelmsford.
Ruben Bermejo of Nashua, decorated U.S. Army veteran; 57 NASHUA, N.H. Ruben Bermejo, 57, of Nashua, N.H., died Sunday, September 23,	A Service of Remembrance will be held on Friday, September 28th at 11:30 a.m. at the Bedford VA Chapel, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730.
M. Julie Elie-Gagnon of Chelmsford M. Julie Elie-Gagnon, of N. Chelmsford, died Sept. 22, 2007.	Visiting hours Thurs. 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 MIDDLESEX ST., CHELMSFORD. Funeral Fri. at 11 A.M. at the Congregational Church in N. Chelmsford. Burial in East Cemetery, Hollis, NH.
Beatrice R. Estrella formerly of Dracut, St. Francis member; 82 PELHAM, N.H. Beatrice R. (Descoteaux) Estrella, 82, a resident of Pelham, N.H. for the last several years, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007	Relatives and Friends may call at the McKENNA-OUELLETTE FUNERAL HOME, 327 Hildreth Street, from 4 until 8 PM on Thursday. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning at 9 A.M. in St. Francis Church, Wheeler Road, Dracut.
Brenda L. Gouveia Loving mother and grandmother; 46 LOWELL Brenda Lee Gouveia, a longtime Christian Hill resident, died Thursday, September 20, 2007
HOWE Lois B. (Montgomery), Sept. 23
Mary L. Jesser of North Andover In Andover, Sept. 23, 2007	Friends may call at the O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME, 276 PAWTUCKET ST. at Fletcher from 4 to 8 P.M. Wednesday. Her funeral will take place from the funeral home on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock followed by a Funeral Service at the HELLENIC ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY at 10 o'clock.
Louis T. Leonsis Lowell native, Raytheon retiree, WWII vet; 93 VERO BEACH, Fla. Mr. Louis T. Leonsis, 93, formerly of Lowell, Mass., died on Sunday, Sept. 23	Friends will be received at the M.R. LAURIN FUNERAL HOME 295 Pawtucket St. Lowell on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will take place on Friday at 9 a.m. from the Funeral Home to be followed by services at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Lowell at 10 a.m.
Ida Lesperance active at Methuen Senior Center; 92 METHUEN Mrs. Ida (LaChance) Lesperance, 92 of Methuen, Mass., died Monday, September 24, 2007	A Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, St Theresa Church on Friday at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Family and friends may call on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Edgar J. Racicot Inc. Funeral Home, 256 Broadway, Lawrence.
Rena L. Roberge of Lowell, active in the senior community; 98 LOWELL Rena L. (Giroux) Roberge, 98, wife of the late Wilfrid A. "Fido" Roberge, a resident of the Centralville section of Lowell, died Monday, September 24, 2007	Friends may call at the McKENNA-OUELLETTE FUNERAL HOME, 327 Hildreth Street, from 4 until 8 P.M. on Wednesday. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday at 11:00 A.M. in Ste. Marguerite D'Youville Parish, 1340 Lakeview Ave., Dracut.
Robert W. 'Bill' Roy formerly of Billerica, avid outdoorsman; 60 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Robert William "Bill" Roy, 60, a longtime resident of Billerica, Mass., passed away unexpectedly on September 3rd.	A Memorial Service will be held at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, MaryAnn and Tom Proia, Saturday, September 29th at 10:30 A.M.
Alison M. Welch of Lowell, born in Scotland; 42 LOWELL Alison M. (McQue) Welch, 42, a resident of the Centralville section of Lowell, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 22, 2007
Claire (Moore) (Shields) Winter formerly of Malden; age 70 TEWKSBURY Claire (Moore) (Shields) Winter, 70, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday morning, September 25th	Her funeral will be held Friday, Sept. 28, at 9:00 a.m. from the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of Dewey and Main Sts. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 or 978) 851-2950. Funeral Mass Friday at 10:00 a.m. in St. William's Church, 1351 Main St. (Rte. 38), Tewksbury. Visiting hours Thursday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home.
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Hazel E. (Johnson) Askew-Robinson, 82, of North Attleboro, formerly of Easton, died Monday evening at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro after a period of failing health	The funeral will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. in the Bolea-Amici Funeral Home, 115 North Main St., Mansfield. Interment will follow in Furnace Village Cemetery, Easton. Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
WESTBORO - Trudy Black, 81, of Lyman Street, Westboro, and a former longtime Wrentham resident, died on Sept. 8, 2007 at Beaumont of Westboro.	A memorial service will be held to honor her memory and her life, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary of the Original Congregational Church, East Street at Dedham Street, Wrentham Center.
ATTLEBORO - Josephine Zajda, 86, of Park Street passed away Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 at the Life Care Center of Attleboro.	Her funeral will be held Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 from the Karol A. Romenski & Sons Funeral Home, 342 High St., Central Falls at 9 a.m., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph's Church, 391 High St., Central Falls at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
NORTH ATTLEBORO - Steven MacDonald, 38, a resident of Eldridge Drive in North Attleboro, died Sunday morning Sept. 23, 2007 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro of complications from MPS, Hurler-Scheie.	Graveside funeral services for Steven will be held Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the family lot in Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington, Vt.
APOPKA, FLA. - Robert E. "Pop" Miller Sr., 73, of Hackamore Road, Apopka, Fla., formerly of Norton, died Monday in Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fla. He was the former husband of the late Beatrice Y. (Dion) Miller.	His funeral will be held on Friday at 9 a.m. from the Foley-Hathaway Funeral Home, 126 South Main St. (Route 152), Attleboro, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, 133 South Worcester St., Norton. Burial with full military honors will follow at 12:30 p.m. in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours will be held Thursday in the Foley Chapel from 4 to 8 p.m.
Herbert "Larry" L. Alberts III, 48, of 176 Maple Avenue, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 24, 2007	Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 27th, in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. The funeral for Larry will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 28th, in the Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester.
Trudy Black, 81, of Lyman St., Westboro, and a former longtime Wrentham resident, died on September 8, 2007 at Beaumont of Westboro.	A memorial service will be held to honor her memory and her life, on Friday September 28, 2007 at 11 AM, in the Sanctuary of the Original Congregational Church, East Street, at Dedham Street, Wrentham Centre. Burial was in the Wrentham Centre Cemetery.
Margaret E. (Kelly) Fitch, 88, of 6 Maple Street died Monday, Sept. 24 in Notre Dame Long Term Care Center surrounded by her loving family.	The funeral will be held Friday, Sept. 28 from MORIN-MORRISON FUNERAL HOME, 1131 Main Street, Leicester with a Mass at 11:00 AM in St. Pius X Church, 1153 Main Street, Leicester. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Leicester. A calling hour will be from 9:30-10:30 AM Friday.
Pelagia M. (Stencel) Flaminio, 87, of Shrewsbury St. passed away Sun., Sept. 23 at home surrounded by her family.	Visiting hours will be Wednesday, September 26 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at CALLAHAN & FAY BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 61 Myrtle St. The funeral Mass will be Thursday, September 27 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, 24 Mulberry St.
Christine (Chris) Gagne	Calling hours will be held at Charbonneau Funeral Parlor in Ware, MA, Thursday, September 27, 2007, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held the following morning, Friday, September 28, 2007, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m.
George B. "Bud" Larkin, Sr., 80, of 17 Highland St. and Ocean Point, ME, died Monday morning, Sept. 24, in the Nashoba Valley Medial Center in Ayer.	A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 a.m in the United Parish on Main St. Burial will be in the North Cemetery at a later date. Calling hours at the funeral home will be held on Friday, Sept. 28, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Helen M. (Ostromecki) Lloyd, 86, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 23, 2007 in the Jewish Healthcare Rehabilitation Center.