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James Usher Obituary
He leaves his mother, Marjorie (Skeates) Usher of Worcester; his four brothers: Arthur Usher of Tinmouth, VT, Edward Usher of Auburn, Thomas Usher of Brownville, ME and Joseph Usher of Leicester; his three sisters: Marjorie Powell of Poland Spring, ME, Elizabeth Chase of Sterling and Susan Bergman of Leicester; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Leroy D. Usher, III and by his brother, Leroy D. Usher, IV. He was born in Worcester and raised in Auburn. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School, and went on to work as a plumber and electrician, working for Advanced Electrical Systems at the time of his death.
An avid outdoors man, Jim loved to fish and hunt with his brothers and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a service celebrating Jim's life and will be held on Friday, August 15th at 2 PM in the Britton-Wallace Funeral Home, 91 Central St., Auburn. Following cremation, burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. For directions or to leaves a message of sympathy for the family, please visit
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Memories and Condolences
for James Usher
Mark Holland
August 15, 2008
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you with many fond memories.
Rhonda Chartier
August 15, 2008
My deepest sympathies to Jim's family and friends. I knew him casually when he worked at Unum Insurance. He always had a smile and was a sweet guy. I'm sure he will be missed by many.
Dennis Pietro
August 14, 2008
Hi Joe....I know how much your family means to you and am very sorry for your loss. Hopefully Heaven has a good deer population so Jim can stay busy.
Ginny Giannette
August 14, 2008
Joe, Brenda and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Please accept my deepest sympathy.
Charlene Grammatic
August 14, 2008
Joe, Brenda, Tony, Dave and Family,
Just wanted to give my deepest condolences to your family in this time of need. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Friends in Leicester
August 14, 2008
Joe,Sue,&family,
We were sad to hear the news about your brother,and we've got you and all of your family in our prayers and thoughts.
Jessica Garbauskas-Harris
August 14, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with your family. May your wonderful memories be a comfort.
M B
August 14, 2008
You will all miss him, but hold in your heart your fondest memories.Say strong during this sad time....
Mike Sweet
August 14, 2008
I had the pleasure of working with Jim at Coghlin Electric. He was a good man and a hard worker with a great sense of humor. He will be greatly missed. My Deepest sympathies to the Usher family.
Linda Holton
August 13, 2008
Our love and prayers for all. God Bless every family member.
Sandy Legasey
August 13, 2008
I just saw Jim Saturday and now he's gone this is hard to understand. His sense of humor and candid attitude about life will be missed. My deepest sympathies to all his family.
John McHugh
August 13, 2008
To the family of Jim Usher sorry for your loss,Jim was a good kind hearted person and he will be missed.
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