Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Marlene C. (Peterson) Neal

Marlene C. (Peterson) Neal

Apr 3, 2019

RUTLAND - Marlene C. (Peterson) Neal, 83, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Hermitage Healthcare, Worcester. She was born in Stockholm, Maine, the daughter of Roland and Anna (Sandgren) Peterson and had lived in Rutland for many years. Marlene will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband of 61 years, Ralph "Nick" Neal of Jefferson; her son, David...

Kathleen Ann Fleming

Kathleen Ann Fleming

Apr 2, 2019

HOLDEN, MA / NASHUA, NH - Kathleen Ann Fleming, 48, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born in Worcester and raised in Jefferson, Kathy was the beloved daughter of Valerie A. (Nixon) and the late Joseph R. Fleming. Kathy graduated from Wachusett High School with the class of 1988 and went on to earn a Bachelor of...

George Thurman

George Thurman

Apr 1, 2019

WORCESTER - George Thurman, age 85, died on Monday April 1 in Yale New Haven Hospital. He leaves several nieces and nephews, Edward Adelman and his wife Elizabeth Lindorff of Hampton, CT, Lester Adelman and his wife Anna Joy of Sacramento, CA, Ira Adelman and his wife Marla Wiener of Needham, MA and Matthew Ritter and his wife Kelly of...

Bethea "Ann" (Smith) Roberts

Bethea "Ann" (Smith) Roberts

Apr 1, 2019

PAXTON – Bethea “Ann” (Smith) Roberts, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2019 in her childhood home in Paxton, with her devoted husband Paul by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ann was born on February 22, 1938, a daughter of the late Bernard W. and Gudren (Johnson) Smith. She attended Paxton Center School and was...

Dorothy "Aunt Betty" Perman

Dorothy "Aunt Betty" Perman

Mar 31, 2019

BRIMFIELD – Dorothy “Betty” E. Perman, 93, passed away peacefully at Shrewsbury Nursing Home on Sunday, March 31, 2019 after an illness. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Gilbert) Perman. She leaves her nieces, Linda Holman and her husband, Phillip of Sterling, Doris Jemiolo and her husband, Steve of Blandford and Jill Plant...

Susan P. Gothing

Susan P. Gothing

Mar 31, 2019

CLINTON/HUBBARDSTON - Susan P. (Decker) Gothing, 61, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Healthcare Alliance - Leominster Hospital after an illness. Born in Cambridge and raised in Lancaster, Susan is the daughter of Robert and Charlotte (Cameron) Decker who presently reside in Halfmoon, New York. Besides her parents, Susan will be affectionately remembered and missed by her son,...

Lola (Ossip) Salowitz

Lola (Ossip) Salowitz

Mar 29, 2019

WORCESTER - Lola (Ossip) Salowitz, age 94, died on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Her husband, Morris Salowitz, died in 2007. She leaves a son, Neil Salowitz and his wife, Debra, of West Des Moines, Iowa and a daughter, Hanna, wife of Peter Schwartz of Worcester; 4 grandchildren, Shoshana, wife of Paul Thompson, Rachel,...

Richard "Dick" G. Turcotte

Richard "Dick" G. Turcotte

Mar 29, 2019

HOLDEN - Richard “Dick” G. Turcotte, 89, beloved husband of Elizabeth”Betty” (Howard) Turcotte, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his family, whom he loved so dearly on Friday, March 29, 2019. He was born in Worcester on October 17, 1929, the son of the late George H. and Florence M. (Gagnon) Turcotte. He was a graduate of...

Thomas J. Welsh

Thomas J. Welsh

Mar 27, 2019

WEST BOYSLTON - Thomas J. Welsh, 87, longtime West Boylston resident, died peacefully on March 27, 2019 after an illness. He is survived by the love of his life Joan M. (Welcom) Welsh, their five children Denise M. Welsh; Donna L. Navarro and her husband Joseph; Thomas S. and his wife Ellen; Michael J. Welsh; Sharon K. Welsh and her...

Irene M. (Sherr) Talbot

Irene M. (Sherr) Talbot

Mar 27, 2019

WORCESTER - Irene M. (Sherr) Talbot, age 96, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Jewish Healthcare Center. Her husband, Nathan Talbot died in 2009. She leaves two sons, Seth Talbot and his wife, Bonnie of Portland, OR and Gill Talbot and his wife, Donna of Nashua, NH; her daughter-in-law, Marilyn Talbot of Westborough; her brother, Carl Sherr and...

Nancy (Tagliaferri) Genelli

Nancy (Tagliaferri) Genelli

Mar 25, 2019

WEST BOYLSTON – Nancy (Tagliaferri) Genelli, 88, passed away peacefully into the hands of her Lord on Monday, March 25, 2019 while in the loving care of her family and the compassionate staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born and raised in Fitchburg, Nancy was the daughter of Neno and Carmeline (Delmolino) Tagliaferri and lived over 50 years...

Helen (Thomas) Lindstrom Roscillo

Helen (Thomas) Lindstrom Roscillo

Mar 24, 2019

HOLDEN – Helen (Thomas) Lindstrom Roscillo, 90, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 with her loving family by her side. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of Martin and Anna Thomas and graduated from Commerce High School in Worcester. Helen worked as an administrative assistant for many well known companies in the Worcester area including Alcoa, U-Mass Medical and...

Kenneth L. Grenier

Kenneth L. Grenier

Mar 24, 2019

RUTLAND – Kenneth L. Grenier, 75, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 24, 2019 after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Wilfred J. and Rose A. (Potvin) Grenier and had lived most of his life in Rutland. He leaves his loving wife of 19 years, Cheryl A. (Kalinowski) Grenier;...

Thea Aschkenase

Thea Aschkenase

Mar 23, 2019

WORCESTER -- Thea (Obarzanek) Aschkenase, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 under the loving care of her family and the compassionate staff at Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care in Wisconsin. Thea was born in Munich Germany and lived there with her parents, Samuel and Adele Obarzanek, and her younger brother Emanuel. In the late 1930’s, because of...

Maureen P. (Mcguire) Shaughnessy

Maureen P. (Mcguire) Shaughnessy

Mar 20, 2019

HOLDEN/STERLING - Maureen Patricia (McGuire) Shaughnessy, 74, left this world to reunite with her high school sweetheart and husband of 43 years, Tommy, on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Quincy and raised in Clinton, daughter of the late James and Eleanor (Nolan) McGuire. Maureen will be lovingly remembered by...

Ruth M. (Johnson) Pappas

Ruth M. (Johnson) Pappas

Mar 17, 2019

HOLDEN – Ruth M. (Johnson) Pappas, 81, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus after a brief illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Melvin and Mary (Cicio) Johnson and had lived in the Indian Lake section of Worcester before moving to Holden in 1976. Her husband of 33 years, Anthony...

Ruth A. (Maki) Miller

Ruth A. (Maki) Miller

Mar 17, 2019

HOLDEN – Ruth A. (Maki) Miller, 76, passed away peacefully at Sterling Village on Sunday, March 17, 2019 after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Carl J. and Alli Naime (Laiho) Maki and had lived most of her life in Holden. She leaves her loving husband of 50 years, Kenneth J. Miller; her two daughters, Lynn...

Betty P. Bennett

Betty P. Bennett

Mar 15, 2019

HOLDEN - Betty Emma (Prensner) Bennett, of Holden passed away peacefully on March 15, 2019 in the presence of family. She was married to the late Edmund T. Bennett, the love of her life, for 55 years. She had four children whom she cherished dearly - Susan B. Gustafson and her husband Philip W. Gustafson of Oxford, MA; Pastor Richard...

Roland E. Gaudette

Roland E. Gaudette

Mar 14, 2019

WORCESTER- Dr. Roland E. Gaudette, of Worcester died peacefully surrounded by family on March 14, 2019 at the Jewish Healthcare Center. Born and raised in Spencer, he was the son of the late Edward H. Gaudette and Evelyn A. (Duhamel) Gaudette. His beloved wife of 64 years, Therese (Audet) Gaudette passed away in January of 2018. He graduated from David...

Richard Dana Fox

Richard Dana Fox

Mar 11, 2019

WARE/NEW BRAINTREE – Richard D. Fox, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 11, 2019 after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Winston E., Jr. and Beverly F. (Martin) Fox and had lived in Worcester, New Braintree and Holden before moving to Ware over fifteen years ago. After graduating from high school, Richard enlisted...