Worcester State Magazine
In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Alumni, friends and faculty who passed between September 1, 2024-December 20, 2025
IN THIS SECTION

Class of 1947

Virginia Collins '47

Class of 1950

Barbara E. (Wiseman) Waters '50, M.Ed. '53

Class of 1951

Jane E. (Forsey) Dunphy '51, '59
Jane M. (Beringer) Hickey '51, '56
Edwin S. Titus '51, M.Ed. '54

Class of 1953

Elizabeth A. Mahan '53, '56
William J. Cotter '53, '59
Barbara (Kelleher) Argento '53

Class of 1954

Margaret M. Curran '54, M.Ed. '56

Class of 1955

Richard D. Lang '55, '59
David J. Twiss '55, '58

Class of 1956

Nancy S. (Cunningham) Mann '56
Florine E. (Severance) Martel '56
Thomas A. Sheahan '56, '64

Class of 1957

Jane F. O'Hara '57
Jane (Kelly) Lewis '57
Donald R. Cousineau '57, '60
Judith (Hees) Garrett '57

Class of 1958

Robert F. Fougere '58
Jean M. (Guibord) Wheeler '58, '88

Class of 1960

Charles J. George, Jr. '60, '66
Ann M. (Holohan) O'Leary '60
Victoria Jarvis '60
Sara A. (Dunbar) Deptula '60
Diane S. Berthiaume '60
Mary H. Lonergan, M.Ed. '60
Ralph L. Zona '60, '63

Class of 1961

Ronald E. Spakauskas '61, '69
John F. Gaumond '61, M.Ed. '64
Sheila A. (Johnson) Hennessey '61
Edward F. King '61, '64

Class of 1962

Robert C. Repsys '62, '65
Barbara A. (Jolicoeur) Polewaczyk '62, '66
Ann W. (Houlihan) Faron '62
Michael J. Cavanagh '62
Patricia A. O'Grady King '62

Class of 1963

Elaine G. (Sharistanian) Tateronis '63, '74
Stephen F. Bennett, M.Ed. '63
Joan A. (Triba) Helmer '63
Doris L. Light, M.Ed. '63
Frank R. Viscardi, M.Ed. '63

Class of 1963

Kathleen P. (Scales) Faucher '64, '67
Maureen M. (O'Connor) Baldwin '64
Charlotte A. (Heffernan) Lucier

Class of 1963

Arthur A. Tateronis '65
Dorothy G. Cybulski '65, '71

Class of 1966

Neil F. Collins '66, '70
Ruth C. (Carlson) O'Connor '66

Class of 1967

Mary E. (O'Connor) Blanchard '67
Jean V. (Jeffers) Corbin '67
Kevin R. Power '67
Janet M. Sylvester '67

Class of 1968

Virginia B. White '68, '72
Marianne (Kovago) St. Pierre '68
Robert L. Platukis '68, '73
John M. O'Toole '68
Anna Kontaxis '68
Joseph T. Mahoney, M.Ed. '68

Class of 1969

Jane R. (Shenkowski) Umphrey '69
Judith M. (Fray) Roy '69
Alice C. Gannon '69
Eileen A. Linga '69
Richard J. Quinlivan '69
Marilyn R. (Hasz) Schur, M.Ed. '69

Class of 1970

Mary E. Hughes '70, '73
Donald R. Landers '70
Paul M. Joseph '70
Ann M. (Constantino) Dziokonski '70
Irene M. Adamaitis '70, '72
Gerald F. Barnicle '70

Class of 1971

Daniel J. Connolly, Jr. '71, '75
Maureen B. (Smyth) Brosnan '71
Mary S. Pelletier '71
Isabel E. Flynn '71, '80

Class of 1972

Anthony M. Spalatro '72
Barbara Dowgieliewicz, M.Ed. '72
William F. McAuliffe '72, '79

Class of 1973

Judith A. Grady '73
Rita M. (Comeau) Bernard '73, '88
John J. Nolan '73
Margaret A. Sorenson '73, '76

Class of 1974

Terrence M. O'Toole '74
Mary R. (Horgan) O'Loughlin '74
John C. Lemon '74

Class of 1975

Bruce Bousquet '75
June E. (Sullivan) Eressy '75, M.Ed. '96
Philip Farlinger '75
Eugene Savage '75
Anne K. (Melican) Servideo '75, '78

Class of 1976

Chester P. Hanratty

Class of 1977

Milton M. Kerr '77
Barbara A. (Duclos) Giguere '77
Anne M. Bourgeois '77, '80
Ruth A. (Bloomfield) Gadbois '77
Rita M. Traft '77

Class of 1978

Denise M. Conley '78
Betty Lou Lambert '78, M.Ed. '93
Thomas P. McNamara '78
Patricia L. Scarborough '78
Jeffrey W. Taylor '78

Class of 1979

Kathryn Waryas-Fisk, M.S. '79

Class of 1980

Gary J. Gemme '80
Jeanne R. Hayes '80

Class of 1981

Judith Leary '81
Karen E. Prescott '81
Bernard P. Quinlivan '81
Costa Rapo '81
Kathryn Reilly, M.Ed. '81

Class of 1982

Patricia M. (Daignault) MacDonald '82
Carole R. (Paladino) Kelly '82
Shirley M. (Carlson) Rovezzi '82
Robert P. Fahlin '82
Scott F. Horgan '82
Melvin E. Laughton '82, '94
Arleen Slawinski-Watkins '82

Class of 1983

Markku S. Rautiainen '83
William S. Coleman '83
Margaret M. (Plante) Burgess '83
Gayle M. Ilacqua '83

Class of 1984

Matthew J. Doyle '84
Gregory P. Burke '84, M.Ed. '00
Cindy L. (Besly) Fanning '84

Class of 1985

Alice H. Forrester '85, '90
Susan J. (O'Brien) Kelly '85

Class of 1986

Lisa M. Boucher '86

Class of 1986

Mary R. Scott-Everett '87

Class of 1989

Elaine M. Foley '89
Lesley B. Coots '89
Judith A. Hall, M.Ed. '89

Class of 1990

John J. LaPrade '90
Joan M. Spellane, M.Ed. '90
Penelope C. Temple '90

Class of 1991

Lois M. Froehlig '91
Kathleen Alberque '91
Joan M. Bedard '91
Sean R. Horrigan '91

Class of 1991

Daniel G. Durgin '92

Class of 1991

Nancy E. Meola '93

Class of 1995

Sarah L. Heller, M.Ed. '95

Class of 1995

Scott D. Nims '04

Class of 2008

Jeffrey P. Moffett '08
Jeffrey J. Perron '08

Class of 2009

Jonathan G. Stadig '09

Class of 2009

Kacy J. Gillis '12

Class of 2009

Megan C. Dunlevy '17

Friends of the Institution

George F. Reidy
Leonard J. Morse
Joseph B. Deely
Francis Carroll
Barbara Englander
Donald D. Hochstetler, Ph.D.
Michael Massouh
Doryce M. Moosey
Bruce D. Russell
Cynthia A. Taberner
Helena B. Semerjian