WORCESTER-Grace Maria (Pellettiere) LaGorce Clohessy, 97, formerly of 72 Haven Lane died Friday, February 7th in Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a short illness. She leaves 3 sons, Henry LaGorce, Jr., Francis LaGorce and Leonard Clohessy all of Tucson, AZ; 2 daughters, Gloria Ingram-Thompson of Palm Beach Garden, FL and Camille “Dolly” Parajeckas of Worcester; several grandchildren; many great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; many nephews and nieces. Her first ex-husband, Henry LaGorce and her second ex-husband, Thomas Clohessy, 4 brothers and 5 sisters predeceased her.
She was born in Worcester the daughter of Leonardo and Carmella (Lavigna) Pellettiere and lived here most of her life. She attended Worcester schools. Mrs. Clohessy worked for the former Nick’s Grill and the former Liggets Drugstore. She was a nurse’s aide in West Palm Beach, FL. She enjoyed traveling.
A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 10th in St. Christopher’s Church, 950 W. Boylston Street. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours. O’Connor Brothers Funeral Home, 592 Park Avenue is directing the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to VNA Care Network of Central Massachusetts, Inc., 120 Thomas Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608.