Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Mary (Bobrawiecki) Jarzembowski
Jun 3, 2019
NORTHAMPTON/WORCESTER – Mary T. (Bubrowski) Jarzembowski, 93, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Christopher House in Worcester after an illness. Mary was born in Northampton, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Panus) Bubrowski and had lived most of her life in Northampton before moving to Worcester in 2018. She was a graduate at Northampton High School and Northampton...
Frances M. Colburn
Jun 3, 2019
PRINCETON/CLINTON – Frances M. (Cataldi) Colburn, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born and raised in Clinton, Fran was the daughter of Orlando and Laura (Paoli) Cataldi, and lived there until moving to Princeton in 1980. She was a graduate of Clinton High School class of 1943. In 1946, Fran...
Eileen M. (Cowperthwaite) Marsh
Jun 2, 2019
RUTLAND – Eileen M. (Cowperthwaite) Marsh, 95, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Sterling Village after an illness. She was born in Methuen, the daughter of Sydney T. and Marie F. (Wright) Cowperthwaite. She was raised in Bedford Hills, NY and had lived in Hartford, CT before moving to Rutland in 1946. Her loving husband of 56 years,...
Kerttu Anneli Vainionpaa
Jun 2, 2019
HOLDEN - Kerttu Anneli (Ollikainen) Vainionpaa, 84, beloved wife of Sakari I. Vainionpaa, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Born and raised in Seinajoki, Finland, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Edla (Niemi) Ollikainen. She was educated in Finland and immigrated to Canada in 1957 and then to the United States in...
Huu Thi Ngo
Jun 1, 2019
HOLDEN – Huu Thi Ngo, 86, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, June 1, 2019 after an illness. Huu was born in Quang Binh, Vietnam where she married her husband, Ai Nguyen and raised her nine children. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her 7 children, Hoa, and Thanh Nguyen...
Carolyn I. Bartek
Jun 1, 2019
RUTLAND – Carolyn I. (Openshaw) Bartek, 93, passed away peacefully at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center with her loving family by her side on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Born and raised in Worcester, Carolyn was the daughter of William and Irene L. (Amadon) Openshaw and lived in Rutland for 70 years. Carolyn graduated from Commerce High School in Worcester...
Richard "Rick" Lemay
May 29, 2019
HOLDEN - Richard "Rick" J. LeMay, 71, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family, on the morning of Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. He was born in Holden, the son of the late Edward and Frances (Harkins) LeMay. Rick is survived by his wife of 42 years, Riitta M. (Kautiainen) LeMay;...
John W. Davis
May 27, 2019
HUBBARDSTON – John W. Davis, 75, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his loving family on Monday, May 27, 2019 after an illness. Born and raised in Holden, John was the son of the late Albert I. and Evelyn R. (Greenquist) Davis and lived the last 38 years in Hubbardston. After attending Wachusett Regional High School in...
Barbara A. (Wood) Anger
May 27, 2019
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Barbara A. (Wood) Anger, beloved mother of Kimberly N. Ferguson, State Representative, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston after a long battle with dementia. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Handfield) Wood. She was predeceased by...
William E. Nierintz
May 27, 2019
WESTBOROUGH/HUDSON - William E. Nierintz, formerly of Hudson, passed away at his residence at The Highlands in Westborough on Monday, May 27, 2019. He was 80. Bill was born in Torrington, CT, the son of the late Virginia (Zeiner) Nierintz and William. He is survived by his sons Robert and Peter and grandchildren Phoebe and Hunter, all of Clinton, as...
Daniel A. King
May 27, 2019
HOLDEN – Daniel A. King, 81, beloved husband of Patricia A. (O’Grady) King, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, May 27, 2019. Born and raised in Worcester, he was a son of Maurice E. and Ethel (Bremer) King. Daniel was a graduate of Northeastern University where he earned two Bachelor’s Degrees, in English and in...
James H. Whipple
May 27, 2019
HOLDEN - James “Papa” H. Whipple, 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Jewish Healthcare Center, after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Elwood and Marion (Streeter) Whipple and had lived most of his life in Holden. James was a dedicated lineman for 32 years for the Holden Municipal Light Department before...
June A. (Gudas) Brown
May 27, 2019
WORCESTER - June A. (Gudas) Brown, 81, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester after brief illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter Joseph P. and Cecilia (Mikenas) Gudas and had lived most of her life in Worcester. June worked at Astra Zeneca in Westborough for many years before retiring. She enjoyed...
Beverly E. (Taylor) Casper
May 27, 2019
HOLDEN - Beverly E. (Taylor) Casper, 85, died peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Westborough. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Hazel F. (Mercier) and Harry H. Taylor. Beverly graduated from Holden High School and went on to work in the Billing Departments of the former Holden Hospital and later the...
Barry M. Finkle
May 25, 2019
WORCESTER – Barry M. Finkle, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Born in Clinton and raised in Worcester, Barry was the son of Sidney and Goldie (Hyde) Finkle and lived most of his life in Worcester. His beloved wife of 43 years, Nancy E. (Arnold) Finkle died in 2013. He will be lovingly remembered and...
"Savta" Edna Rabinovich
May 23, 2019
FRAMINGHAM - “Savta” Edna Rabinovich, age 83, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the residence of her son, Oz Rabinovitz after an illness. She leaves two sons, Oz Rabinovitz and his wife Ann, of Framinhgam, and Adi Baharav of Netiv HaAsara, Israel; a daughter, Amira Rabinovich of BrorHayil, Israel, a sister; Malka Zahavi of Ashkelon, Israel, seven grandchildren and...
Phyllis T. Mallen
May 23, 2019
WORCESTER- Phyllis Toby Mallen, 86, of Framingham, passed away on May 23, 2019. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Worcester to Phillip and Bertha (Hartz) Mallen. She was married in Worcester to Paul Stern of Brooklyn, NY in 1957, and moved to Texas a year later. She then moved to Boca Raton, FL in 2000, and returned to...
Ellen W. (Delaney) Monroe
May 20, 2019
PRINCETON - Ellen Winn (Delaney) Monroe, 57, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019, at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus, Worcester. Ellen was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army where she served for six years. It was in the Army where she was trained to be and X-Ray Technician. Upon her return to Massachusetts, Ellen worked...
David H. Spodick
May 19, 2019
WORCESTER - David H. Spodick, MD age 91, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Worcester. He is survived by his children, Marjory S. Blumenthal and her husband, William Blumenthal, Nancy Spodick Healey, John Spodick and Stephen Spodick and his wife Kathleen Spodick. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Deborah Johnson and her husband, Jason Johnson, Michael Healey, Ryan...
Constance A. (Packard) Hayden
May 17, 2019
RUTLAND - Constance A. (Packard) Hayden, 68, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester, surrounded by her loving family after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Holden, the only daughter of Theodore H. and Marion W. (Wishart) Packard, and lived in Rutland for 25 years before...