Obituaries

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Donald O. Wellington

Donald O. Wellington

Oct 21, 2019

HOLDEN – Donald O. Wellington, 96, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Sterling Village after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of John A. and Adella I. (Brown) Wellington and had lived in Media, PA and Prospect Park, PA before moving to Holden in 2014. He leaves his loving wife of 73 years, Dolores E....

Wendy R. Tripp

Wendy R. Tripp

Oct 20, 2019

WORCESTER – Wendy R. Tripp, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 20, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Ed and June (Kalat) Sato and graduated from Burncoat High School in 1969 where she was voted “most witty” in her yearbook. After that Wendy attended the Leland Powers School of Radio. She...

Ruhamah A. "Ranny" (Gaw) Sabourin

Ruhamah A. "Ranny" (Gaw) Sabourin

Oct 18, 2019

STERLING - Ruhamah Ann "Ranny" (Gaw) Sabourin, 78, died peacefully at home, in the presence of her loving family, on Friday, October 18, 2019. She was born in Clinton, the daughter of Clarence M. and Ruhamah M. (Harris) Gaw. Her beloved husband of 58 years, Roger M. Sabourin, passed away on September 5, 2019. Ranny will be lovingly remembered by...

Gladys R. (Simonds) Strong

Gladys R. (Simonds) Strong

Oct 14, 2019

WEST BOYLSTON - Gladys R. (Simonds) Strong, a long-time West Boylston resident and, more recently, a resident of Worcester passed away October 14, 2019 at the age of 95. She was the widow of William J. Strong who passed away in 1992. She was the daughter of Dana and Beatrice (Medros) Simonds of Everett. She is survived by her daughter...

Greta M.  Nichols

Greta M. Nichols

Oct 13, 2019

LANCASTER - Greta M. (Davis) Nichols, 90, formerly of Sterling, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Born in Elmira, New York and raised in Pennsylvania, Greta was the daughter of Frank and Greta (Hubley) Nichols. She lived over 20 years in Maine and 25 years in Sterling before moving to Lancaster in 2007. Her husband for...

Vita Harris Hirsch

Vita Harris Hirsch

Oct 12, 2019

WORCESTER - Vita Harris Hirsch passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Her husband of 53 years, Dr. Lawrence S. Hirsch died in 1997. She is survived by her children Arnold and Linda Hirsch of Revere, MA, Howard and Linda Hirsch of Montgomeryville, PA, Dr. Robert and Amy Hirsch of Naples FL, and...

Margaret "Jane" (Daringer) Kinnunen

Margaret "Jane" (Daringer) Kinnunen

Oct 11, 2019

STERLING - Margaret "Jane" (Daringer) Kinnunen, 65, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Octocber 11, 2019 after a long battle with Breast Cancer at River Terrace Rehabilitation & Heathcare Center in Lancaster, MA. Her beloved husband, Ronald W. Kinnunen passed away in 1981. Jane was born in Ft. Benning, GA and raised in New Jersey. Daughter...

Whitney L. Foster

Whitney L. Foster

Oct 11, 2019

RUTLAND – Whitney L. Foster, 43, husband of, Kristen S. (Kennedy) Foster, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 11, 2019 after an illness. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Whit’s family on Wednesday, Oct. 16th from 9 to 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. in the Heritage Bible...

Marion (Rugg) Tuttle

Marion (Rugg) Tuttle

Oct 11, 2019

STERING – Marion (Rugg) Tuttle, 94, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 11, 2019 after an illness. She was born in Sterling, the daughter of Harrison and Cecelia (Newton) Rugg. Her loving husband of 50 years, Kendall C. Tuttle, passed away in 1996. She is survived by her two sons, David H. Tuttle and his wife, Rosemary of...

Judy A. Tanguay-Dickman

Judy A. Tanguay-Dickman

Oct 10, 2019

GARDNER – Judy A. Tanguay-Dickman, 68, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 10, 2019 after an illness. She was born in Rumford, Maine, the daughter of Jude and Gisele (Carrier) Tanguay and had lived most of her life in Gardner. Her loving husband of 24 years, Dennis M. Dickman, passed away in 2012....

Richard J. Clark

Richard J. Clark

Oct 9, 2019

WORCESTER / HOLDEN - Richard J. Clark, 67, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. He was born in Worcester, the son of the late Alice M. (Newell) and William R. Clark Jr. and grew up in Holden. He later moved to Worcester where he had lived for the past ten years. Richard graduated from Wachusett Regional High School with...

Edward C. Tidman Jr.

Edward C. Tidman Jr.

Oct 8, 2019

HOLDEN - Edward C. Tidman, Jr., 89, passed away peacefully at home in the loving care of his family on October 8, 2019. He was born in Worcester, the son of Edward C. and Gurly L. (Bottcher) Tidman and lived in Holden for most of his life. He graduated from Holden High School where he played football, baseball, basketball and...

Micheline "Mimi" Grenier

Micheline "Mimi" Grenier

Oct 7, 2019

WORCESTER - Micheline "Mimi" Grenier, 89, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on October 7, 2019. Born and raised in Montreal, she was the daughter of Rita (Laurier) and Louis-Henri Gariepy, MD, and the widow of Dr. Raymond Grenier, who died in 1982. Mimi’s true legacy is the bond she fostered within her large and loving...

Matthew James Bisceglia

Matthew James Bisceglia

Oct 7, 2019

HOLDEN - Matthew James Bisceglia, 23, of Holden, died unexpectedly at home on October 7. He was born in Worcester on April 23, 1996, the son of Brian and Ann (Boulay) Bisceglia. He attended Holden Schools and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 2014. Matt is survived by his mother, Ann Bisceglia of Holden, his father, Brian and wife,...

Harold E. Ahlquist, Jr.

Harold E. Ahlquist, Jr.

Oct 6, 2019

HOLDEN - Harold E. Ahlquist, Jr., 95, died Sunday morning, October 6, 2019 at Knollwood Nursing Center. Before his time there, he lived in Holden for over 50 years. He was predeceased by Shirley (Friel) Ahlquist, his loving wife of 64 years in 2013, and his brothers Merton & Stanley Ahlquist. He leaves his daughter, Gail and her husband David...

James M. Lynch

James M. Lynch

Oct 5, 2019

WEST BOYLSTON - James Michael “Jim” Lynch, 94, a long-time resident of West Boylston, passed away peacefully at the Oakdale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Boylston, on Saturday, October 5, 2019. He was born on February 15, 1925 in Chicopee, the son of John Raymond and Mary (Twarog) Lynch. Jim left high school and proudly served for four years...

Wayne Alanson Irish

Wayne Alanson Irish

Oct 3, 2019

RUTLAND – Wayne A. Irish, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Alanson L. and Louise C. (Stevens) Irish and had lived in Rutland the past 35 years. Wayne worked at Assumption College in Worcester and later at Saint...

James E. Beliveau Jr.

James E. Beliveau Jr.

Oct 1, 2019

BOYLSTON – James E. Beliveau, 73, passed away while holding hands with his wife of 50 years, Elizabeth (Field) Beliveau on October 1, 2019. Born in Boston and raised in Natick, Jim was the son of the late James E. and Helen (Keough) Beliveau and lived the last 32 years in Boylston. Besides his beloved wife, Betty, James will be...

Marlene K. (Brooks) White

Marlene K. (Brooks) White

Oct 1, 2019

RUTLAND - Marlene K. (Brooks) White, 81, of Rutland, peacefully passed away on October 1, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home following a brief illness. Her husband, George White, was by her side. Marlene was born in Leetonia, Ohio to the late Herbert and Irene (McDonald) Brooks. She was predeceased by seven brothers: Daryl, Ronald, Franklin, James, and Jackie...

Muriel S. Witkin

Muriel S. Witkin

Sep 30, 2019

WORCESTER – Muriel (Goodman) Witkin, 91 passed away after a long illness on September 30, 2019 in the Jewish Healthcare Center. Her husband of 66 years, Nathan Witkin died in 2013. She leaves her daughters Shelley, wife of Gerald Kashuk of Paxton and Carol Witkin of Natick; a granddaughter Jill Kashuk Ricardo wife of Jason Ricardo of Framingham and her...