Ralph P. Bovenzi, 76, of 3 Brookside Drive died in Providence House Nursing Home, Worcester.
He left his wife, Eleanor A. (Reilley) Bovenzi, who joined him in heaven on June 6, 2007; four sons, Ralph P. Bovenzi Jr., Philip R. and Paul R. Bovenzi, all of Worcester, and Bernard W. Bovenzi of Leicester; three daughters, Ann M. Sweeney, Gail L. Brunelle and Linda J. Fassett; his stepmother, Margaret (Felconi) Bovenzi, all of Worcester; five brothers, Victor, Edward, David and Frank Bovenzi, all of Worcester, and Louis Bovenzi of Auburn; six sisters, Rose Gervais, Ann Coran, Stella Niziolek and Ellen Clarke, all of Worcester, Florence Gregor of Northboro, and Dolores Bovenzi of Oxford; 18 grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Mr. and Mrs. Bovenzi observed their 43rd wedding anniversary on Nov. 9, 1989. He was born in Worcester, son of Frank and Agnes (Morgan) Bovenzi, and lived here 34 years.
  He was a foreman at the former Frank L. Adams Co. paints, in the Greendale section of Worcester, where he worked for 40 years, retiring in 1979.
  Mr. Bovenzi was a member of St. Jude's Chapel and Auburn Lodge of Elks.
  The funeral was held from O'Connor Brothers, 592 Park Ave., Worcester, with a Mass following, in St. Jude's Chapel, 489 Pleasant St. The Rev. Bernard R. Reilley, his brother-in-law, was principal celebrant. Burial was in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.