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Jerry F. Ash
Jun 22, 2020
PRINCETON - Jerry F. Ash, 71, died at home peacefully, after a long and courageous battle with ALS on Monday, June 22, 2020. He was born in Worcester, the son of Charles and Myrtle (Eccleston) Ash and lived in Princeton for 48 years. Jerry graduated from Wachusett High School in 1966. While attending Wachusett he fell in love with the...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Dubay
Jun 21, 2020
PAXTON/WORCESTER – Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Dubay, 62, passed away at UMass Memorial University Campus on Sunday, June 21, 2020. Born in Bristol, CT., Liz was the daughter of Bruce R. and Shirley (Allaire) Dubay. Liz spent her early years in Connecticut, Barrington, RI, and California before settling down in Worcester. She graduated from Doherty High School in 1975 and went...
Linda M. (Cutler) Brown
Jun 19, 2020
HOLDEN – Linda M. (Cutler) Brown, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 19, 2020 after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Walter and Leona (Shannon) Cutler and had lived in Leicester and Princeton before moving to Holden in 2002. She leaves her beloved husband of 35 years, Donald...
Barbara A. (Lundsgaard) Santry
Jun 19, 2020
PRINCETON – Barbara A. (Lundsgaard) Santry, 77, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Wachusett Manor in Gardner after an illness. She was born in Boston, the daughter of Victor T. and Pauline A. (Bonner) Lundsgaard and had lived most of her life in Princeton. She leaves her loving husband of 58 years, James J. Santry; her daughter Robin...
Robert W. Bolivar
Jun 19, 2020
WORCESTER - Robert Wilson Bolivar, 88, of Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on June 19, 2020. Robert was born on June 05, 1932 in Worcester, MA, son of the late Stillman Bolivar and Florence (White) Bolivar. Robert served in the United States Army from 1951-1954. He was deployed and served at the...
Jack L. Wolfson
Jun 18, 2020
Jack's funeral service will be live streamed at 11:00 am on Tuesday, June 23 from Miles Funeral Home. Here is the streaming link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/58088424 WORCESTER – Jack L. Wolfson age 95 of Boynton Beach, Florida died on Thursday, June 18, at his summer residence in Worcester. Jack took great pleasure in family and friends, as well as in his professional...
Robert "Rob" Happy
Jun 18, 2020
RUTLAND – Robert P. Happy, 64, beloved husband of Kimberly Happy, passed away in his wife’s loving arms on June 18, 2020, after an 8 month hard fought battle from complications of open-heart surgery. Robert was born in Worcester and was the son of Paul W. and Barbara Brandt Happy. Robert was a graduate of W. Boylston High School, and...
Timothy J. O'Malley
Jun 17, 2020
WORCESTER/RUTLAND - Timothy J. O’Malley, 72, beloved husband of Patricia (Harrington) O’Malley, passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Born in Clinton and raised in Worcester, he was a son of the late Philip and Mary (Monahan) O’Malley. Tim will be lovingly missed and remembered by his wife of 49...
Roger W. Frost
Jun 16, 2020
WORCESTER - Roger Walden Frost, a resident of The Briarwood Community in Worcester, passed away on June 16 at the age of 96, after a brief period of declining health. Roger, who embraced innovation and technology all his life—even mastering video production and editing in his 80s—would have loved seeing his family gathered on Zoom to say their final goodbyes...
William J. Shilale
Jun 15, 2020
HOLDEN – William J. Shilale, beloved husband of Anne E. Shilale, passed away on June 15, 2020, after a brief illness. Bill was born in Worcester, MA and was the son of John and Margaret (Scott) Shilale. Bill was a graduate of Worcester Vocational High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg State College and a master’s degree from Worcester...
Janice R. (Martin) Dick
Jun 15, 2020
WEST BOYLSTON – Janice R. (Martin) Dick, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center after an illness. Janice was born in Worcester, the daughter of Stuart and Viola (Demarest) Martin had lived most of her life in West Boylston and Worcester before moving to Colony Homes in Holden. She was devoted...
Judith Ann (Clifford) Sieminski
Jun 11, 2020
HOLDEN – Judith Ann (Clifford) Sieminski, 68, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ann (Noone) Clifford. Judy was educated at St. Stephen School and a graduate of Marian High School. She enjoyed working for...
William N. Johns
Jun 11, 2020
Bill's graveside committal service will be live streamed from Hope Cemetery on Tuesday, June 16th at 12:15 pm at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/4041066 HOLDEN - William N. Johns, 88, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born in Korce, Albania, Bill was a son of the late Nickolas and Olimbia (Floqui) Johns lived in Holden for many years. Bill’s love beyond...
Rita C. (Brouillard) Couto
Jun 11, 2020
Paxton/West Warwick, RI - Rita C. (Brouillard) Couto, 94, died peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Christopher House Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. She was born in West Warwick, RI and lived there for most of her life before moving to Paxton in 2005. Rita graduated from West Warwick High School. For 34 years she worked for Star Market as manager...
The Karen B. Safstrom
Jun 11, 2020
WILBRAHAM/RUTLAND -- The Rev. Karen B. Safstrom, the Pastor of Christ the King - Epiphany Church in Wilbraham, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, June 11, 2020. She was 48. Born in Worcester on May 5, 1972, Karen was raised in Rutland and later lived in Lynn, Northampton and Holden before moving to Wilbraham in 2018. Her father, Howard...
Danielle "Dani" R. Christian
Jun 10, 2020
RUTLAND - Danielle “Dani” R. Christian, 30, of Rutland, tragically lost her life on June 10, 2020 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Dani was a 2007 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and a 2016 graduate of Worcester State University. She began her employment career at Closet and Storage Concepts in Franklin. This job gave her the opportunity...
Joseph "Joe" F. Lynch
Jun 9, 2020
Joe's funeral service will be live streamed at 11:00 am on Monday, June 15th, from Christ the King Church, at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/25184927 WAQUOIT/WORCESTER – Joseph “Joe” F. Lynch, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus after an illness. He was born in Haverhill, the son of Michael F. and Mary (Kennedy)...
Dorothy P. (Kiritsy) Prifti
Jun 8, 2020
HOLDEN - Dorothy P. (Kiritsy) Prifti, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Dorothy was the daughter of John and Nora (Pano) Kiritsy and lived the last 10 years in Holden. Her beloved husband of 62 years, James K. Prifti, died in 2019. She will be lovingly remembered and...
Alvin "Al" H. Schiffman
Jun 8, 2020
WORCESTER - Alvin "Al" H. Schiffman, 84, of Worcester, Mass., passed away on June 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Maxwell I. and Lillian Goldstein Schiffman of Bayside, N.Y. Al is survived by his wife of 31 years, Lili Schiffman of Worcester; son Cary M. Schiffman, wife Cheryl of Hudson, N.H., grandson, Maxwell; son Rickey B. Schiffman...
Stanley Joseph Kowalczyk
Jun 7, 2020
BARRE – Stanley Joseph Kowalczyk, age 71, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Born in Ciecory, Poland, he was the son of Aleksander and Marijanna (Nosek) Kowalczyk. Stanley spent most of his childhood in rural Poland and immigrated with his family to Worcester at age 11. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic...
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