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Ronald J. Paquette

Ronald J. Paquette

May 29, 2020

HOLDEN - Ronald J. Paquette, 78, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center after an illness. Born in Worcester, Ron was the son of Russell and Catherine (McInnis) Paquette and lived his entire life in Holden. He will be lovingly remembered and missed by his brother, Rodney J. Paquette; his sister, Cynthia A. Egan and...

Jaye (Judith) Brightman Boardman

Jaye (Judith) Brightman Boardman

May 29, 2020

HYANNIS - Jaye (Judith) Brightman Boardman, Age 81, died suddenly on May 29, 2020, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Dick (Richard) Boardman; daughter Stephanie Casale, her husband Thomas Casale, and their two children Alessandro and Sofia; daughter Jessie (Jennifer) Glockner and her son Liam; a brother Peter Brightman...

Alexander Mark Kozlov

Alexander Mark Kozlov

May 29, 2020

WORCESTER - Alexander Mark Kozlov, our beloved son and brother, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020. He was the son of Vitaly and Olga Kozlov of Worcester. Alex was born and raised in Worcester and graduated from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and attended Cornell University. In addition to his parents, Vitaly and Olga, Alex leaves behind his...

Detective John D. Songy

Detective John D. Songy

May 29, 2020

LEICESTER/RUTLAND – Detective John D. Songy passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 after a courageous battle with coronavirus. He was 48. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, John was the son of Alfred and Elaine (Galeckas) Songy of Spencer. John was raised in Spencer and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical Institute. He worked several years as a machinist at...

Randall Kulunis

Randall Kulunis

May 28, 2020

WORCESTER - Randall Kulunis passed away on May 28, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, Randall came from a musical family, he heard his contralto aunt sing in Messiah at Memorial Hall as a child. Lillian had won the first N.E. Met auditions and was a Worcester celebrity, later moving to NYC and making a colorful career. Randall was also...

Catherine M. (Wrenn) Geoffroy

Catherine M. (Wrenn) Geoffroy

May 27, 2020

PRINCETON/HOLDEN– Catherine M. (Wrenn) Geoffroy, age 80, passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial University Campus on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Catherine was the daughter of the late Eugene P. and Ethel K. (Anderson) Wrenn. Catherine was raised in Millville and graduated from St. Mary’s Central Catholic High School in Milford, where she met the love of her life, David. Soon...

Audrey H. (Francis) Cote

Audrey H. (Francis) Cote

May 27, 2020

WORCESTER – Audrey H. (Francis) Cote, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Life Care Center of Auburn. Born and raised in Lenox Island, she was a Mi’kmaq of the Abegweit Band, Canada. Audrey was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha Francis, Rocky Point, P.E.I., Canada. She will be lovingly missed and remembered by...

Elaine F. (White) Simes

Elaine F. (White) Simes

May 26, 2020

RUTLAND - Elaine F. (White) Simes, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. She was born in Holden, the daughter of the late William A., Sr. and Regina A. (Keefe) White. Her beloved husband of 45 years, Kenneth D. Simes, passed away in 2015. Elaine leaves her two children, Karen Phillips and her husband, Theodore Phillips,...

Winifred "Winnie" D. (Arnold) Vient

Winifred "Winnie" D. (Arnold) Vient

May 22, 2020

WINCHENDON / GARDNER - Winifred "Winnie" D. (Arnold) Vient, 94, died peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Life Care Center in Leominster. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Randolph and Lillian (Liberty) Arnold and attended Classical High School. Winnie's passion in life was her work as a Nurses Aide at the former Eastwood Pines Nursing Home in...

Gloria L. Gardner

Gloria L. Gardner

May 22, 2020

WORCESTER/JEFFERSON - Gloria L. (Davis) Gardner, age 90, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, at the Jewish Healthcare Center after a long battle with dementia and complications of Covid-19. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Warren G. Gardner, who passed in 2017. Born in Clinton, Gloria grew up in Rutland before moving to Jefferson in 1953....

Dorothy E. Matsik

Dorothy E. Matsik

May 21, 2020

CLINTON - Dorothy E. Matsik, 60, died at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born in Butler, PA the daughter of Elizabeth A. (Bates) and George H. Matsik and has lived in Clinton for over ten years. Dorothy studied at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro campus. It was here that...

Patricia L. Tomer

Patricia L. Tomer

May 20, 2020

SPENCER/STOW- Patricia L. (Kondratick) Tomer, 73, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center from Coronavirus complications. Born in New York City, Patricia was the eldest daughter of Frank and Rose (McCoy) Kondratick and lived in Stow, MA for 47 years before recently moving to Spencer. She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 50...

"Jimmy" James F. Caola

"Jimmy" James F. Caola

May 20, 2020

AUBURN - “Jimmy” James F. Caola, 62, beloved son of the late Frank and Virginia (Ryan) Caola passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Jimmy was an inspiration to others, and always saw the world as a rainbow, full of color. He loved to travel with Trips R Us and formed many lifelong friendships with his fellow...

John "Jack" H. Mcauliffe

John "Jack" H. Mcauliffe

May 20, 2020

JEFFERSON – John “Jack” H. McAuliffe, 71, beloved husband of the late Sandra (Jordan) McAuliffe, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late William and Ann (Healy) McAuliffe. Jack was an extraordinary man in every sense. He and...

William C. Ford

William C. Ford

May 20, 2020

MILTON, NEW YORK – William C. Ford, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Sterling Village after a short illness. He was born on November 13th in Trenton, NJ, the oldest son of William and Hazel (Dye) Ford. His siblings included, Gail Jerry and Kathleen. He is survived by Kathleen who resides in Georgia. Bill attended Dickinson College in...

Ronald J. Ouellette

Ronald J. Ouellette

May 19, 2020

WORCESTER – Ronald J. Ouellette, 75, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 after an illness. He was born and raised in Worcester, the son of the late Ernest and Grace (Bricault) Ouellette. He leaves his loving wife, Constance (Valentgas) Ouellette; his son, Nathan Ouellette and his wife, Michelle of Sutton; his two grandchildren, Gracie and Aiden...

Faye Elizabeth Hunter

Faye Elizabeth Hunter

May 15, 2020

Faye's service will be live streamed on Friday, May 22, at 9:30 am at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/95684210 Paxton - Faye Elizabeth Hunter, 31, died after a long courageous battle with chronic illness on Friday, May 15, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. Faye was born on October 26, 1988, the daughter of Dr. Todd W. Hunter...

Barbara A. Scerra

Barbara A. Scerra

May 15, 2020

Worcester/Auburn – Barbara A. (Berglund) Scerra, age 80, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020 at her Christopher Heights’ residence in Worcester after a short illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Elmer R. and Alice R. (Jordan) Berglund. Barbara spent her childhood in Millbury, graduating from Millbury High School, class of 1958. Soon after graduating...

John "Jack" W. Ghize

John "Jack" W. Ghize

May 13, 2020

PAXTON/SHREWSBURY – John “Jack” W. Ghize, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 after a long illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of John G. and Elsie I. (Butterfield) Ghize and had lived most of his life in Shrewsbury before moving to Paxton fifteen years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 57 years,...

Susan R. Southard

Susan R. Southard

May 12, 2020

PRINCETON – Susan R. Southard, 72, beloved partner of “Rob” Cowles, and a long-time resident of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at The Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough. Born in Pittsfield, and raised in Hancock, MA, she was the oldest daughter of the late James and Marjorie (Whitman) Southard. She was a 1966...