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Mary Ann (O'Keefe) Nelson
Jul 3, 2018
Biography STERLING – Mary Ann (O’Keefe) Nelson, 85, a devoted educator, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Sterling Village. She was born in Leominster, the daughter of John and Helen (Childs) O’Keefe and had lived in Leominster before moving to Sterling 58 years ago. She leaves her loving husband of 58 years, Roland A. Nelson; her three...
Nancy (Nore) Sadick
Jul 2, 2018
Biography WORCESTER – Nancy (Nore) Sadick, age 90, died on Monday, July 2, 2018 at UMass Memorial Healthcare. She was born in Worcester and was the daughter of Harold M. and Miriam (Chase) Nore.Nancy leaves her husband of 68 years, David W. Sadick; four children, Barbara Sadick and husband, Kenneth Goldman of Portsmouth, NH, Carol Sadick of New York City,...
Charles Burack
Jun 30, 2018
Biography Charles Burack, age 88, died on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital. He was the son of Joseph and Pauline (Klein) Burack. He leaves his wife of 67 years, Shirley (Sigel) Burack, whom he married on November 2, 1951. It was literally a match made in Heaven; they were inseparable. Beside his wife, Shirley, he leaves a...
Bruno Fritz Koppetsch
Jun 30, 2018
HOLDEN – Bruno Fritz Koppetsch, 85, died peacefully and surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus, Worcester. He was born in the town of Neuwalde, East Prussia, Germany, one of eight children of Hermann and Emilie Koppetsch. In January 1945, he and his family fled East Prussia for Hamburg where...
Elissa 'Lee' (Oliver) Mahan
Jun 29, 2018
Biography RUTLAND - Elissa "Lee" (Oliver) Mahan, 86, died peacefully on Friday, June 29, 2018 at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was born in Leominster, the daughter of James and Roberta (Baldo) Oliver and had lived in Rutland for over 65 years. Lee graduated from Leominster High School. From a young age she had a passion and...
Robert Newton Gowing
Jun 29, 2018
FLAGLER BEACH, FL/HOLDEN – Robert Newton Gowing, 93, of Flagler Beach, Florida passed away on June 29, 2018 at Florida Hospital Flagler. He was born April 18, 1925 in Franklin, MA to the late Albert Charles Gowing and Jeanette Newton Shaw.Robert proudly served in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII in the European Theatre. After being honorably discharged,...
Philip Joseph Sobol
Jun 29, 2018
HOLDEN - Philip J. Sobol, 71, a lifelong Holden resident died peacefully on Friday, June 29th at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Worcester the son of A. Virginia (Oslund) and the late Felix Sobol. Philip graduated from Wachusett Regional High School with the class of 1964. Growing up, Philip loved the peace and...
Bette V. (Kostell) Foster
Jun 29, 2018
Biography WORCESTER - Bette V. (Kostell) Foster, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 29, 2018 at The Willows in Worcester. Born in New York, New York, Bette was the daughter of David and Pearl (Saltzman) Kostell.She leaves her sons, Richard Gansler and his wife Ellen of Worcester, and Ted Gansler and his wife Wendy of Cocoa Beach, Florida; her...
William E. Burns
Jun 28, 2018
FT. PIERCE, FL/WEST BOYLSTON -William E. Burns, 75, passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Bill was the son of William L. and Elizabeth T. (Sullivan) Burns and lived many years in West Boylston and later Sterling before...
Shirley E. (Staples) Connor
Jun 28, 2018
WEST BOYLSTON – Shirley E. (Staples) Connor passed away peacefully into the hands of her Lord on Thursday, June 28, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. She was 91. Born in Springfield, raised in both East Longmeadow and Clinton, Shirley was the daughter of William R. and Jennie (Peterson) Staples and lived 62...
William 'Wave' C. Moody
Jun 28, 2018
Biography HOLDEN – William “Wave” C. Moody, 68, passed away on Thursday, June 28th St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. A celebration of life service will be announced in the near future. Arrangements are under the care of the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. www.milesfuneralhome.com
Aleck J. Urbanovitch
Jun 27, 2018
PAXTON - Aleck J. Urbanovitch, 96, died peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, June 27th at Christopher House, Worcester. He was born in Paxton, the son of Anton and Sophie (Bullock) Urbanovitch and lived in Paxton his entire life. Aleck attended Paxton schools and went on to work for the Town of Paxton Highway Department for over 40 years. He...
Samantha Ann Mantyla
Jun 24, 2018
WEST BOYLSTON - Samantha blessed thousands of lives with her compassion, love, kindness, inspiration, and her amazingly positive outlook on life. Her life was fueled by her endless love for her five amazing children, Sarah, Samuel, Rachel, Noah and Ethan, who gave her all she ever wanted. Throughout her beautiful life she was loved and supported by her family and...
Albert J. Horsfall
Jun 24, 2018
HOLDEN – Albert J. Horsfall, 86, passed away with family by his side on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Liberty Commons in North Chatham. He was born and raised in North Adams, the son of Albert and Rose (Roy) Horsfall and had lived most of his life in Holden before moving to Cape Cod in 2014. His loving wife of...
Edith J. (Canan) Shuster
Jun 24, 2018
Biography WORCESTER - Edith J. (Canan) Shuster, 98, died on Sunday, June 24 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. She was born in Worcester and was a daughter of Nathan and Celia Canan.Her husband, Joseph Shuster, died in 1984. She leaves a son, William Shuster of St. Petersburg, FL; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her...
Paul G. Dunn
Jun 23, 2018
WEBSTER – Paul G. Dunn, 67, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in the presence of his loving family at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born and raised in Queens, New York, Paul was the son of George M. and Anna M. (McDonnell) Dunn and lived the last 15 years in Webster.Paul graduated from Msgr. McClancy High School in...
Nancy J. (Joy) Brown
Jun 23, 2018
WORCESTER, MA – Nancy J. (Joy) Brown died peacefully on June 23, 2018, in Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester with members of her family by her side. She was born on June 20, 1929, in Syracuse, NY and lived in Worcester for 57 years. Nancy was the daughter of Dr. Harold H. Joy and Vivian (White) Joy. She was married...
Melissa (Castellani) Tuttle
Jun 21, 2018
RUTLAND/SPENCER – Melissa (Castellani) Tuttle, 46, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born in Worcester and had lived most of her life in Rutland before moving to Spencer. She leaves her three children, Emily C. Tuttle of Worcester, Amie R. Tuttle of Rutland and Nick H. Tuttle of Rutland; her mother, Linda (Cole) Bergstrom...
Grace C. (Sandelin) Anderson
Jun 19, 2018
WORCESTER - Grace C. (Sandelin) Anderson, 91, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Born in Lyndon, Vermont, Grace was the daughter of Harry F. and Margaret H. (LeMear) Sandelin and lived 74 years in Worcester Her beloved husband of 63 years, Unto A. Anderson died in 2012. She is...
Edna Belle (Berman) Burack
Jun 19, 2018
Biography WORCESTER - Edna Belle (Berman) Burack passed away on June 19, 2018 at the age of 90 at the Jewish Healthcare Center. She went to be with her beloved husband, Philip, who predeceased her in 1991. They were married on March 16th, 1952. Edna was born on June 17th, 1928 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Benjamin Bernard and Lena Lillian...
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