Raymond C. Daly

Leicester - Mr. Raymond C. Daly, formerly of Worcester and Shrewsbury, died Tuesday, August 11, 2026 with family at his side after a brief illness. He was 83.

In addition to his wife, Phyllis M. DeForest, he leaves his children, Sherri A. McFadden (Terence) of Putnam, Connecticut, Andrea M. Terry (Erik) of Annapolis, Maryland and Matthew C. Daly of E. Wareham; his step-children, Cynthia M. St. Germain (Jay Holdash) of Shrewsbury and Todd R. St. Germain (Lynn) of Walpole; his grandchildren, Ashley Graham (Brad), Jocelyn and Melanie McFadden, Paige Hampton (Matthew), Joshua and Christopher McFadden, James and Rebecca Terry, Jessica Whitehouse (Mark), Emilee Butler (Nathan) and Hayley St. Germain (Zachary Tweed); his great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Josephine, Amelia, Wesley, Henry, Eloise, Maxwell, Benjamin and Penelope; in-laws, Linda Daly of Worcester and Robert Arello of FL; also survived by many nieces & nephews. Brother of the late Frederick Daly (late Katrin Svala), Richard Daly (late Dawn), Joanne Arello, and John Daly.

Family and friends will honor Ray's life by gathering for a Morning Wake on Saturday, August 15th from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. in Saint John's Church, 44 Temple Street, Worcester, followed by his funeral Mass celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Burial with military honors will follow in Saint John's Cemetery, Worcester.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or https://www.stjude.org/ or Saint John's Food for the Poor Program, 20 Temple Street, Worcester, MA 01604 https://www.stjohnsfoodforthepoor.org/about

Complete obituary to follow. 

Arrangements by James + John Heald of The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, Waltham.