Richard K. Bates

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Pickering & Son Upton Funeral Home

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January 26, 2026

Richard Bates Obituary

Richard K. Bates, 79, a lifelong resident of Upton, passed away following a brief illness on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, in Worcester.Born in Upton, he was the son of the late Oscar and Christine... Read Richard Bates's Obituary