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Virginia S. (Van Horn) Taub
May 12, 2020
COTUIT/SANIBEL ISLAND – Virginia S. (Van Horn) Taub, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Bayside, Queens, New York, the daughter of the late Alfred, Jr. and Virginia (Hart) Van Horn. She leaves her children, Russell Taub and wife Anne, Dr Rebecca Taub and husband Dr Paul Friedman,...
William Golden
May 10, 2020
READING – William A. Golden, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Born in Ware and raised in Spencer, he was a son of Walter and Kathleen (Sousa) Golden. William (Bill) graduated from the former Worcester Boy’s Trade High School where he excelled in carpentry. He went on to own and operate a successful carpentry business for many...
Ruth L. (Gibbons) Denio
May 10, 2020
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Ruth L. (Gibbons) Denio, 88, a longtime Holden resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Denio who passed away in 1993. Ruth was born and raised in Jefferson, a daughter of the late George and Margaret (Manning) Gibbons. She graduated...
Boris Epshteyn
May 9, 2020
WORCESTER – Boris Epshteyn, age 92 died on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at UMass Memorial- University Campus, Worcester. His wife Olga (Zagalskaya) died in 2018. He leaves a son, Yakov Epshteyn of Worcester; a daughter, Bella Shapiro of Southborough; a sister Sofa, wife of Arkadiy Vichnevich of Brooklyn, New York; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was born in Belarus,...
Maxine E. (Schofield) Anderson
May 9, 2020
HOLDEN– Maxine E. (Schofield) Anderson, 96, died peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. Maxine was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of Raymond A. and Hilda (Hatt) Schofield and had lived most of her life in Holden. She was a nurse’s aid for many years at Holden Hospital before retiring. Her loving...
Eleanor Susan (Kaplan) Garber
May 7, 2020
WORCESTER - Eleanor Susan (Kaplan) Garber, age 81, passed away peacefully after bravely battling a long illness at Milford Hospital on May 7, 2020. Eleanor was born on January 9, 1939, in Worcester to Abraham and Elizabeth “Betty” (Golub) Kaplan. Eleanor attended Classical High School, graduating from Commerce High School in 1957. A gifted student both academically and musically, Eleanor...
Dorothy "Dotty" Kashuk
May 6, 2020
WORCESTER - Dorothy “Dotty” Kashuk, age 93, passed away on May 6th. She was born in Worcester on March 11th, 1927 to Isaac and Anne Potash. She was a 1945 graduate of Commerce High School. Dotty always had the knack for writing, and was on the High School’s newspaper staff. She met the love of her life, Nathan, at a...
Florence "Fawn" D. Brown
May 6, 2020
NORTHBOROUGH/STERLING – Florence “Fawn” D. (Favour) Brown, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough. She was born in Uncasville, CT, the daughter of the late Frank L. and Hortense D. (Vittaly) Favour. Her husband, Edward S. Brown, predeceased her. During the depression, Fawn and her family lived in...
Jonathan Otis Phelps
May 6, 2020
HOLDEN - Jonathan Otis Phelps, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at UMass Memorial-University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. He was born on December 7, 1948 in Holden, the son of Willard and Cynthia (Harrington) Phelps, and lived in Holden most of his life. Jonathan was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and he received an...
Carlo Cappuccio
May 5, 2020
Carlo's service will be streamed at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/61180887 HOLDEN - Carlo Cappuccio, 75, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at UMass Memorial-University Campus, Worcester, after a brief illness. Born in Grottaminarda, Italy, Providence of Avellino, Carlo was the son of Michealangelo and Michaelina (Flamia) Cappuccio and lived the last 29 years in Holden. He will...
Robert J. Kunen
May 5, 2020
Link for Streamed Service: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/47230768 WORCESTER - Robert J. Kunen passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, with family by his side. Bob was born in Boston on December 4, 1941, to Samuel and Eleanor Kunen. He grew up in Marlborough and was the oldest of four sons. After graduating from Clark University and Leslie College, he enjoyed a...
Robert J. (Bob) Colon Phd
May 5, 2020
HOLDEN/INDIANA – Robert J. (Bob) Colon, PhD, 75, beloved husband of Bonnie (Amundson) Colon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Tatnuck Park in Worcester. Born in Cedar Rapids and raised in Mt. Vernon, IA, he was a son of John and Helen (Emerson) Colon. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1962. He married Paula Thomson...
Nancy P. Ferguson
May 3, 2020
HOLDEN – Nancy (Parsons) Ferguson, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Blaire House of Worcester. She is survived by her husband of nearly 69 years, Robert Ferguson. She was the daughter of the late James and Laura (Knowlton) Parsons and sister of the late Lois Carlson, Kenneth Parsons and Philip Parsons. In addition to her husband,...
Jeffrey A. Stanhope
May 1, 2020
DOUGLAS/WEST BOYLSTON -- Jeffrey A. Stanhope, 58, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Worcester. Jeff was the son of the late Roland E. and Cora A. (Revell) Stanhope and lived in West Boylston before moving to Douglas last year. He leaves his daughter, Mackenzie Stanhope of...
Stephen R. Messier
Apr 29, 2020
WINCHENDON/WEST BOYLSTON – Stephen R. Messier, 66, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, MA from complications with Covid-19. Born in Worcester, Steve was the son of Richard and Pauline J. (Turcotte) Messier, was raised in West Boylston and was a graduate of West Boylston High School. He was gifted at mechanics and used...
Gerry W. Burbank
Apr 29, 2020
Gerry's Service will be live streamed on this link at 11:00 am, Saturday May 9, 2020. http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/25096600 RUTLAND/LAKELAND, FL - Gerry W. Burbank, 73, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after an illness. Gerry was born in Worcester the son of Herbert W. and Bertha (McCrea) Burbank and lived most of his life in...
Amanda Leigh Chasse
Apr 28, 2020
WORCESTER – Amanda Leigh Chasse, 31, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Amanda was a larger than life person who loved to help others. Amanda was born and raised in Lawrence and graduated from Haverhill High School. She went on to further her education as a Licensed Nursing Assistant, while aspiring to become a Registered Nurse. Her greatest...
Kathleen C. Threadgould
Apr 28, 2020
RUTLAND - Kathleen C. (Hyland) Threadgould, 75, passed away peacefully at the Blaire House in Worcester on April 28, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Bernard F. and Claire (Brule) Hyland and lived most of her life in Rutland. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her devoted husband...
Danny S. Sampson
Apr 28, 2020
BROOKFIELD - Danny S. Sampson, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Baystate - Mary Lane Hospital in Ware. Born and raised in Worcester, Danny was the son of the late Ronald and Nancy (O’Connell) Sampson and later lived in Holden and Worcester before moving to Brookfield in 2018. Danny will be lovingly remembered in life by...
Alice (Kaditz) Goldstein
Apr 27, 2020
WORCESTER - Alice (Kaditz) Goldstein passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27 at the Jewish Healthcare Center of complications after contracting COVID-19. She had celebrated her 102nd birthday on October 7, 2019. Alice was born and lived her life in Worcester. She graduated from Commerce High School and worked as a legal secretary for a prominent Worcester lawyer. In 1939...
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