Obituaries
Local Obituaries
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...
Rose Marie Catenacci
Apr 27, 2020
FRAMINGHAM – Rose Marie (Salti) Catenacci, 92, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Brookdale at Eddy Pond in Auburn after an illness. She was born in Framingham, the daughter of Rocco and Filomena (Zotti) Salti and was a lifelong resident of Framingham before moving to Auburn in 2017. Her loving husband of 35 years, Mario R. Catenacci, passed...
Brian J. Mckeown
Apr 26, 2020
WORCESTER/HARVARD – Brian J. McKeown, 74, beloved husband of Susan (Axelson) McKeown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s for several years, and unfortunately fell victim to the Covid-19 virus. Born and raised in Birkenhead, England, he was the son of the late Christopher and Josephine Lily...
James T. Forrest
Apr 26, 2020
RUTLAND – James T. Forrest, 67, passed away at home on Sunday, April 26, 2020 after an illness. He leaves his loving wife and best friend 32 years, Janice (Nurmi) Forrest; his son, Christopher Nurmi and his wife, Danielle; his daughter, Rebecca Nurmi; his grandchildren, Moxy, Jason and James; his Goddaughters, Megan and Jamie Lawler; and many great friends. James...
Edward Lafountaine Jr.
Apr 24, 2020
BARRE - Edward LaFountaine Jr., of Barre, MA, 82 just three days before his 83rd birthday, Ed died peacefully in the loving care of a team of dedicated and affectionate nurses at Wachusett Manor Nursing in Gardner, from complications of the horrid Covid-19 virus. The nursing team held his hand and comforted him through his last night, and let him...
Carol (Robin) Epstein
Apr 24, 2020
WORCESTER - Carol (Robin) Epstein, 94, died on Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Eisenberg Assisted Living after a period of declining health. Carol was born and raised in Providence, RI, the daughter of Paul and Sylvia (Lichtenstein) Robin. She graduated from Colby College, Waterville, ME, in 1946 and she moved to Worcester in 1947 following her marriage to her...
Jean Brown Jones
Apr 24, 2020
STERLING - Jean Brown Jones passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 24th after a brief illness. Born and raised in Sterling, she was the daughter of Albert N. and Marguerite (Russell) Brown and the last of their family of 7 to live in Sterling. Her brothers Russell, Bruce and Elliot, all Navy veterans, have since passed. Jean graduated from Leominster...
Charles A. Houghton Iii
Apr 24, 2020
HOLDEN – Charles Alexander Houghton III, 77, died peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020. He leaves behind his wife of 53 years, Linda (Schoenfeldt) Houghton; two daughters, Jennifer Jacque and her husband, Ken of Belchertown and Heather Sprunger and her husband, Andrew of Holden; and four grandchildren, Noelle and Charlie Sprunger and Delaney and Harlow Jacque, who fondly called him...
Peter George Murray
Apr 23, 2020
HOLDEN – Peter G. Murray, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born and raised in Holden, he was a son of the late Louis and A. Esther (Pratt) Murray. Peter was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and was a former Boy Scout Leader. He was a press break...
Eva (Mitchell) Zuspann
Apr 23, 2020
WORCESTER - Eva (Mitchell) Zuspann, 95, known to all as “Sito”, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020 as a result of complications from the Covid-19 virus. Born in Worcester, Eva was a daughter of the late Abdow and Rachel (Haddad) Mitchell and lived in Worcester her whole life. Eva was owner of Eve’s Coiffures for 38 years, taking enormous...
Glenn M. Rosander
Apr 23, 2020
LANCASTER – Glenn M. Rosander, 77, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 23, 2020 after an illness. He was born in Bremerton, WA, the son of Martin A. and Alice N. (Ramey) Rosander and had lived most of his life in New England before moving to Lancaster in 2006. He leaves his loving wife of 44 years, Donna...
Paul Kenneth Hicks
Apr 23, 2020
HOLDEN – Paul Kenneth Hicks, 62, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2020 after an illness. He was born in Chicago, IL, the son of Kenneth L. and Billie JoAnne (Yuill) Hicks, and had lived in Concord before moving to Holden in 2009. He leaves his beloved wife of 21 years, Karen M....
Madelyn Levenson
Apr 22, 2020
The service will be Live Streamed at 3:00 pm on April 24, at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/65832953 WORCESTER - Madelyn (Sadick) Levenson, 96, died on Wednesday April 22 after years of declining health. She was born in 1924 in Worcester, the daughter of Moses and Sara (Jacobson) Sadick. She married her husband Harry, the love of her life, in 1952. Mrs....
Roger H. Prince
Apr 22, 2020
PRINCETON - Roger H. Prince, 76, of Princeton died on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at St. Mary Healthcare Center, Worcester, after a long illness. Roger was born in Worcester, the son of Arthur and Ruth (Madsen) Prince and grew up in Shrewsbury graduating from Shrewsbury High School in 1962. He went on to graduate from Springfield College in 1966. In...
S. Charles "Chuck" Talamo
Apr 21, 2020
Here is the video link for Chuck's streamed service: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/35573169 RANDOLPH / WORCESTER - S. Charles “Chuck” Talamo, 88, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Beth Israel - Deaconess Hospital in Milton. Born and raised in Worcester, Chuck was the son of Joseph and Rebecca (Feingold) Talamo and lived in Randolph for the past 47 years. He...