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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...
Doris Helen Clark
Jun 5, 2020
HOLDEN – Doris Helen Clark, 103, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. Doris was one of nine children of Cyril and Florence (Arsenault) Gauthier. Doris leaves her three children, Jacqueline and Stephen Powers of Barnstable, Paul and Diane Clark of Holden and Robin Teachout of Shrewsbury and her...
Marion E. (Seymour) King
Jun 4, 2020
Marion King's service will be live streamed at 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 10, at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/11700062 SHREWSBURY/MILLBURY – Marion King, 91, passed away on June 4th at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. She was born in Worcester and lived in Shrewsbury for 48 years before moving to Millbury. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Virgil...
Maxine Horovitz
Jun 1, 2020
WORCESTER/WARWICK - Maxine (Torman) Horovitz, born Maxine Benjamin passed away on June 1, 2020 from natural causes. Maxine was 85 years old and has been resided at the Eisenberg Assisted Living in Worcester, MA for the last four years. Maxine was born on February 1, 1935 to Sarah and Dr. Barnard Benjamin and lived in Attleboro, MA during her childhood....
Gary V. Murray
May 31, 2020
HOLDEN – Gary V. Murray, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 31, 2020. He was born in Holden, the son of Edwin V. and Dorothy C. (Rivers) Murray. After graduating high school, Gary started his career at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in 1969 and was known as a fair and talented criminal court case reporter who...
Beverly S. Carr
May 30, 2020
BEVERLY/LEICESTER – Beverly S. (Butland) Carr, age 68, passed away in Beverly, after a long battle with MS, Parkinson’s and most recently, Covid-19. Born in Worcester, Beverly was the daughter of the late Ralph and Doris Butland. She was predeceased by her husband, Gary R. Carr, in 2019. Beverly spent her early life in Paxton and graduated from both Wachusett...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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