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Barbara C. Gould
Mar 9, 2026
WEST BOYLSTON - Barbara C. Gould, 88, of West Boylston passed away on the morning of Monday, March 9, 2026, after a short illness at Sterling Village Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center.
Barbara is survived by her loving son, Kenneth J. Gould of West Boylston, her sister, Annette Dior of Harvard, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in...
Linda J. Avedisian
Mar 8, 2026
Holden - Linda J. (Wisniewski) Avedisian, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 8, 2026 surrounded her loving family. Born and raised in Holden, she was the beloved daughter of the late John M. and Helena R. (Fournier) Wisniewski-who later changed the family name to Wisner-and a proud graduate of Wachusett High School, Class of 1961.
Linda began...
Michael Robert Goldstein
Mar 8, 2026
HOLDEN - Michael Robert Goldstein, 80, passed away surrounded by his wife and daughters on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Mike was born and raised in Worcester, son of the late Maurice and Ethel (Hurwitz) Goldstein.
He graduated from Classical High School in 1963 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, earning a B.A. in English. He continued with his graduate studies at...
Sylvia (Shankman) Palley
Mar 6, 2026
WORCESTER - Sylvia B. Palley passed away peacefully on March 6, 2026, at the age of 95. She was born in Lynn, MA to Minnie and David Shankman. She moved at a young age to Worcester, where she lived for the rest of her life. She was predeceased in 2019 by Melvin Palley, her husband of 69 years and by...
Maureen F. (Henry) Loan
Mar 5, 2026
RUTLAND – Maureen F. (Henry) Loan, 86, beloved wife of Thomas, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late William and Leona (Guertin) Henry.
Maureen was a graduate of South High School. She went on to become a...
Christopher V. Crowe
Mar 4, 2026
Holden/Catskill, NY – Christopher V. Crowe, 81, beloved husband of the late Jean (Mitchell) Crowe, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at St. Mary Health Care Center in Worcester. He grew up in Catskill, NY. He was the son of the late Christopher and Hazel (Johnson) Crowe.
After graduating from Brown University, he went on to further his education...
Robert W. Pike
Mar 2, 2026
WORCESTER – Robert W. Pike passed away peacefully on March 2, 2026, at the age of 94. He was born on December 6, 1931, in New York City. The son of Harold and Mabel (Doellinger) Pike, Bob was raised in Maywood, New Jersey and attended Bogota High School and Brown University.
Following his graduation from Brown University, Bob joined the United...
Linda K. (Routt) Ridlon
Feb 28, 2026
Holden – Linda K. (Routt) Ridlon, 76, died peacefully on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Hospital, Leominster Campus. She was born in Springfield, OH the beloved daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary (Hinton) Routt and was raised in Chelmsford.
Linda graduated from Chelmsford High School with the class of 1967. She went to work for Mitre Corp. for...
Marion (Goldstein) Ruminski
Feb 25, 2026
MARLBOROUGH - Marion Goldstein Ruminski, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend to many, passed away after a courageous multi-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease on February 25th at the age of 82.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on April 24th, 1943 to Claire and Robert Goldstein, Marion lived a full life - full of love, family, and much humor, that would all...
Alberta "Birdie" Chase
Feb 25, 2026
.WORCESTER – Nicknamed “Birdie” at a very early age, Mrs. Chase, a lifetime resident of Worcester died on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center – University Campus.
She was the wife of the late Paul Chase who passed away in December 2009 after being happily married for 61 years. They enjoyed traveling, attending musical theater, playing Scrabble and...
Richard C. Ustick
Feb 23, 2026
Rear Admiral Richard C. "Dick" Ustick, USN (ret.), son of Dorothy and Richard Ustick, graduated from Modesto High School in 1951, Modesto Junior College in 1953, and UC Berkely in 1956, at which time he received his commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy.
His 35 year naval career highlights include commanding Destroyer Squadron 21 in the Western Pacific,...
Dianne L. Knipe
Feb 23, 2026
PRINCETON - Dianne Louise (Lauzon) Knipe, loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, February 23, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
She leaves behind her devoted husband of 28 years, Howard William Knipe Sr. of Princeton; her adoring children, daughter Kara Grace Knipe of Princeton and son Howard William Knipe Jr. of...
Richard J. Burgess, Sr.
Feb 20, 2026
WORCESTER - Richard J. Burgess, Sr., 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester.
Born in Worcester, Richard was the son of the late William H. and Anna (Malonis) Burgess. He attended Sacred Heart School and went on to graduate from St. Peter's High School. Following...
Beverly (Morse) Russell
Feb 18, 2026
HOLDEN – Beverly Lorraine (Morse) Russell, age 97, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Milford Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Charles E. Morse (W. Boylston, Ma) and Irene R (Florence) Morse (Templeton, Ma) and was a lifelong resident in Central Massachusetts.
She was predeceased by her beloved...
Muriel Tucker
Feb 18, 2026
SHREWSBURY - Muriel Tucker, age 98, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, surrounded by her daughter and close friends who loved her like family.
Born on September 28, 1927, in Newark, New Jersey, she spent most of her life in New Jersey before moving to Shrewsbury, Massachusetts in 2020 to live with her daughter. She remained independent in her Springfield...
William G. Walker, Sr.
Feb 18, 2026
RUTLAND – William “Bill” Walker passed peacefully at the age of 93. Born in Worcester, Bill purchased land on Turkey Hill Pond in Rutland in the fifties. He, with friends and relatives, built by hand a home intended on being a summer camp. Once finished, Bill and his wife Carlene decided this was the place to raise their family and...
David M. Frazier
Feb 17, 2026
Worcester – David M. Frazier (Dave), 78, beloved husband of Anne Frazier, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Born in Cambridge and raised in Quincy, he was the son of the late Louis and Louise (Hersey) Frazier.
David graduated from North Quincy High School. He continued his education at the University of Massachusetts – Boston, where he met his wife...
Kathleen (McGreevy) Martellotta
Feb 17, 2026
HOLDEN – With heavy hearts, we announce that Kathleen (McGreevy) Martellotta, 75, cherished wife of John Martellotta, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus.
Born and raised in Worcester, Kathy was the youngest daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Donoghue) McGreevy. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and...
Elizabeth D. (McGilton) Spratt
Feb 15, 2026
WHITINSVILLE - Elizabeth “Betty” D. Spratt, 94, passed away February 15, 2026, after a period of declining health in Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester.
She was born on June 24, 1931, to Gwendolyn (Taggart) McGilton and Rev. Dr. Adam Clark McGilton of Uxbridge.
Betty leaves four children, Dianne Stevens (John Thibodeau) of Whitinsville, Deborah King (Glenn) of Whitinsville, Barbara Brown (Christopher) of...
Robert S. Holm
Feb 14, 2026
WORCESTER - It is with joy for a life well lived, and sadness for his loss that we share the passing of our dad and papa, Bob who was reunited with the love of his life, Janet (Lowe) on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2026.
He was known as a true family man, enjoying trips to our camp on Thompson pond to...
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