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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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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