Obituaries

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Madelyn Levenson

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

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

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...

Stephen J. Chamberlin Jr.

Stephen J. Chamberlin Jr.

Apr 21, 2020

TOPSFIELD - Stephen J. Chamberlin Jr., 91, died peacefully at Notre Dame Long Term Care, Worcester, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 from complications due to COVID. He was born in Washington D.C., the son of Sarah (Shanks) and Stephen J. Chamberlin Sr., and had lived in Topsfield for many years. Steve served proudly as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army...

Dorothy (Hershkowitz) Swartz

Dorothy (Hershkowitz) Swartz

Apr 21, 2020

*** Dorothy's service video link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/34038505 WORCESTER – Dorothy (Hershkowitz) Swartz, 96, passed away April 21, 2020 at the Jewish Healthcare Center due to natural causes complicated by Covid-19. She was born in New York City on October 6, 1923, daughter of Mollie (Wachtel) Hershkowitz and Harry Hershkowitz. Her family moved Worcester in 1925 where she spent the rest of...

Harold "Butch" Army

Harold "Butch" Army

Apr 21, 2020

***A video recording of Harold's service will be posted on this link after the service has taken place: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/74680170 MILLBURY – Harold “Butch” Army, age 81, passed away on Tuesday April 21, 2020 at CareOne of Millbury due to complications of Covid-19. He was born on December 30, 1938 in Millbury to the late Anthony & Elna (Anderson) Army. Harold...

Jacqueline G. (Fairbanks) Matis

Jacqueline G. (Fairbanks) Matis

Apr 19, 2020

HOLDEN – Jacqueline G. (Fairbanks) Matis, 81, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was a resident of the Odd Fellows Home for the past 5 years. Her beloved husband, Sigmund A. Matis, Jr. passed away on February 5, 2020. She will be lovingly missed and remembered by her two sons, Mark Matis and his wife, Tammy of Farmville,...

Corrine A. Gibbons

Corrine A. Gibbons

Apr 18, 2020

WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Corrine A. Gibbons, 90, formerly of Holden, passed away at UMass Memorial Healthcare on Saturday, April 18, 2020 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Jefferson, Corrine was the daughter of George H. and Margaret E. (Manning) Gibbons and lived most recently at Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living Community in Worcester for the last four years....

Nelson E. Mather Iii

Nelson E. Mather Iii

Apr 18, 2020

STERLING – Nelson “Nel” E. Mather III, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Oakdale Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center after a long illness. He was born in Clinton, the son of Nelson, Jr. and Sylvia (Davis) Mather and had lived in Sterling since 1966. He leaves his beloved wife of 56 years, Judith (Crosby) Mather; his loving...

Jerilynn M. Valley

Jerilynn M. Valley

Apr 17, 2020

WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Jerilynn M. (Angell) Valley, 77, passed away peacefully at Tatnuck Park on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jerilynn was born in Worcester, and raised in Marlboro, a daughter of the late Frederick and Mary (Connery) Angell. She enjoyed a long career as a Senior Sales Assistant with Morgan Stanley Dean Whitter & Co. While she enjoyed many things in...

Leroy "Roy" A. Hermanson

Leroy "Roy" A. Hermanson

Apr 17, 2020

MILLBURY - Leroy “Roy” A. Hermanson, 87, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus. He was born in Gloucester, the son of John Alban and Margaret (Johnson) Hermanson and had lived most of his life in Holden. Roy graduated from Holden High School and enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1952. He proudly...

Morton "Red" Morin

Morton "Red" Morin

Apr 16, 2020

Red's Service Live Stream Link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/42197214 WORCESTER- Morton “Red” Morin of Worcester passed away peacefully at home on April 16th. Red’s wife of 53 years, Celia (Bazer) Morin, passed away May 1,2009. He is survived by daughter Joanne and son Steven and Steve’s finance Pam Martin all of Worcester. Two granddaughters. Eve and Micali of New York City. Red was...

Robert G. Anusbigian

Robert G. Anusbigian

Apr 16, 2020

The service will be live streamed starting at 10:00 AM, on April 21, 2020 at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/23276694 SHREWSBURY - Dr. Robert G Anusbigian, age 75, died April 16, 2020 at UMass Medical Center. He was born in Worcester on March 10, 1945, a son of the late Papkan and Charlotte (Emirzian) Anusbigian. Bob, as he was affectionately known, was...

Richard Thomas Goonan

Richard Thomas Goonan

Apr 13, 2020

HOLDEN - Richard Thomas Goonan, 81, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2020 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Dick was born in Milton, the son of the late James and Nora (Connolly) Goonan. Over the years he lived in Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque NM and Groton before moving to Holden in 2015. He grew up in Norwood where he...

Rita Toni (Brandstein) Wahle

Rita Toni (Brandstein) Wahle

Apr 13, 2020

WORCESTER - Rita Toni (Brandstein) Wahle, age 85, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 13 at the Jewish Healthcare Center after a brief illness, comforted by the loving presence of her family. Rita was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1935, the eldest daughter of Solomon and Esther (Riesel) Brandstein. In February of 1939, Rita and her sisters Ruth and Helen, accompanied...

David F. Gilchrist

David F. Gilchrist

Apr 13, 2020

RUTLAND – David F. Gilchrist, 69, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus after a brief illness due to Lung Cancer. He was born in Somerville, the son of Frederick L. and Shirley S. (Skillin) Gilchrist and graduated from Burlington High School. He leaves his children, Neil Gilchrist and his wife Angela Gilchrist,...

J. Jonathan Harrison

J. Jonathan Harrison

Apr 12, 2020

BARRE - J. Jonathan Harrison, 65, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was the son of H. Lincoln and Dorothy Harrison. He lived in Worcester until going away to college. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and for many years, owned and operated a job placement agency. Music was very important...

Marjorie Faith (Macintosh) Borg

Marjorie Faith (Macintosh) Borg

Apr 12, 2020

WORCESTER - Marjorie Faith (MacIntosh) Borg passed away peacefully in her home in Worcester, Massachusetts on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at the age of 88. She was born in 1932 in Cambridge to Walter MacIntosh and Ruth Virgo MacIntosh and grew up in nearby Watertown nurtured by abiding values of faith, family, and learning. She had an enduring love...

Shelly Ann (Martin) Magnett

Shelly Ann (Martin) Magnett

Apr 12, 2020

WORCESTER - Shelly Ann Magnett, age 50, passed away after an illness on Sunday, April 12, 2020. She was born in New Bedford, the daughter of Morris and Hellen and Morris Martin. She was a graduate of New Bedford High School and worked as a Personal Care Attendant/Home Health Aide in the Worcester area for 20 years. She leaves her...

Marilyn M. (Spillane) Henderson

Marilyn M. (Spillane) Henderson

Apr 11, 2020

WORCESTER - Marilyn M. (Spillane) Henderson, 87, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester after a lengthy illness. Born in Dracut and raised in Leicester, Marilyn was the daughter of Maurice and Lillian (Scarlett) Spillane, and lived 19 years in Princeton before moving to Worcester in 1977. She graduated from Leicester High School in 1951....