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Leon "Lee" E. Whitney Jr.
Aug 18, 2018
WILDWOOD, FL/HOLDEN – Leon “Lee” E. Whitney, Jr., 89, formerly of Brentwood Drive in Holden, passed away in Florida on August 18, 2018. His wife of 50 years, Evelyne (Witzel) Whitney, passed away on January 2, 2007. He was born in Athol, the son of Leon E. and Bessie M. (Hoyle) Whitey and had lived in Northborough and Holden before...
David T. Turcotte
Aug 16, 2018
RUTLAND — David T. Turcotte, 76, formerly of Princeton, passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Lake Ave. Campus on Thursday, August 16, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Boston and raised in Fitchburg, Dave was the son of the late Eugene A. and Agnes I. (Kernan) Turcotte and lived 34 years in Princeton before moving...
Judith S. Allen
Aug 15, 2018
BOYLSTON – Judith S. Allen, formerly of West Boylston, passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband by her side, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 67. Born in Worcester and raised in West Boylston, Judy was the daughter of the late Walter and Josephine (Renzoni) Allen and lived the last...
W. Donald Mackay
Aug 15, 2018
HOLDEN - William Donald MacKay, 92, passed away on August 15, 2018. He was born on November 30, 1925 in Worcester, MA to Ralph and Helen (Jordan) MacKay. His family lived in Worcester for ten years before moving to Holden.Don was drafted into the Navy during his senior year in high school, and graduated in absentia with his class in...
Ethel A. (Nevers) Lecuyer
Aug 10, 2018
WEBSTER – Ethel A. (Nevers) LeCuyer, 86, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 10, 2018. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of Frank W. and Mary (Hammond) Nevers. After raising her children, Ethel took a position as a clerk for Price Chopper in Worcester where she worked for many years. ...
Winifred 'Winnie' (Wentworth) Starbard
Aug 10, 2018
HOLDEN -- Winifred "Winnie" (Wentworth) Starbard, 94, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018 under the loving care of her family and the dedicated staff at Holden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Hardwick on January 24, 1924, Winnie was raised in Holden and was the daughter of Lyman E. and Diana (Hill) Wentworth. Winnie married her high school sweetheart,...
Julius J. Knoll
Aug 8, 2018
Biography WORCESTER – Julius J. Knoll, age 86, died at the Lutheran Home on Wednesday, August 8th. His wife, Elsa (Lainer) Knoll, died in 2011. He leaves three sons, Marc Knoll and his wife, Suzanne of Gardner, David and Allen Knoll, both of Worcester; six grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was a veteran of the Korean War and had...
Cynthia 'Cyndi' Amy (Graves) O'Brien
Aug 8, 2018
HOLDEN - Cynthia "Cyndi" Amy (Graves) O'Brien, 49, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 after an illness. Born in Boston, Cyndi was the daughter of Elizabeth A. (Hearns) Graves and the late Russell D. Graves. She was raised in Shrewsbury and lived 25 years in Holden before recently moving to Worcester....
Robert A. Clough
Aug 6, 2018
BARRE – Robert A. Clough, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 6, 2018 at UMass – University Campus, Worcester after a short illness. Born in Meriden, CT, Bob was a son of Allen L. and Hazel E. (Clark) Clough and lived in Barre, 25 years in La Puente, CA and over 25 years in Hudson, NY before returning to...
Sidney Dorfman
Aug 5, 2018
Biography WORCESTER - Sidney A. Dorfman, age 99, died on the evening of Sunday, August 5, 2018 in the Jewish Healthcare Center. His wife of over 71 years, Phyllis S. (Goldberg) Dorfman, died in 2014.He leaves his son, Robert Dorfman and his wife, Miriam of Centerville, MA; his son-in-law, Steven Gould and his wife, Ellen of Chicago. He leaves grandchildren,...
Gail M. (Laprad) Gully
Aug 3, 2018
HOLDEN – Gail M. (LaPrad) Gully, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 3, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of Peter M. and Mary F. (Peltier) LaPrad. Her beloved husband of 41 years, Richard F. Gully, passed away in 1999.Gail’s life was centered...
Beatrice (Miller) Canan
Aug 3, 2018
Biography WORCESTER – Beatrice (Miller) Canan, age 95, died on Friday, August 3, 2018 at Royal Meadow View Nursing Home in North Reading. Her husband, Philip Canan died in 1992.She leaves two sons, David Canan and his wife, Michelle of North Reading and Howard Canan of North Oxford and Sharra Canan of Holden; a sister, Nancy Gordon of Boston; four...
Alfred A. Doane
Aug 2, 2018
HUBBARDSTON – Alfred A. Doane, Jr., 75, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2018 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. He was a son of Alfred A. and Ruth I. (Shaffer) Doane.He attended Worcester Boy’s Trade High School and went on to enjoy a long career spanning more than 50 years as a service technician, retiring from Higgins Power...
Paul A. Moreau
Aug 2, 2018
HOLDEN - Paul A. Moreau, 76, died unexpectedly at home in the presence of his loving family on Thursday, August 2, 2018. He was born in Worcester, the son of Jerry and Mildred (Juskvitch) Moreau and had lived in Holden for 29 years. Paul graduated from Worcester Boy's Trade School with the class of 1960. He went on to pursue...
Shirley M. Larson
Aug 1, 2018
HOLDEN – Shirley M. (Olson) Larson, 91, passed away peacefully at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester on Wednesday, August 1, 2018. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Carl A. and Alice V. (Skarberg) Olson and had lived most of her life in Holden. Her loving husband of 58 years, Robert A. Larson, passed away in...
Muriel (Weinbaum) Tharler
Aug 1, 2018
BOCA RATON, FL/LEOMINSTER - Muriel (Weinbaum) Tharler, 93, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Leominster, MA died on August 1, 2018.For 70 years she was the loving, devoted wife of the late Stanley Tharler who died in 2016. Muriel was the proud mother of Steven and Gary; grandmother of Scott, Marni and Jen; and she was the great-grandmother of Annabella,...
Maria (Votruba) Klauzinski
Jul 29, 2018
HOLDEN – Maria Votruba Klauzinski, 93, of Holden passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 29, 2018 after a brief stay at the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.She was born in Lesko, in south-eastern Poland and endured the German invasion and later the occupation by Soviet troops during WWII (1939-1945). Soon after the war, she met and married her loving and...
John J. Chasse
Jul 28, 2018
RUTLAND - John J. Chasse, 73, beloved husband, father, brother and friend passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 28, 2018. He was born in Worcester on March 14, 1945, the son of Joseph M. and Margaret (Peltier) Chasse. He leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Maria P. (Kelley) Chasse; his daughter, Lisa Gigliotti; his sister, Catherine Chasse and her...
Andrew M. Wohlander
Jul 27, 2018
RUTLAND - Andrew M. Wohlander, 66, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 surrounded by family at UMass Memorial Medical Center after an illness. Born and raised in Holden, Andy was a son of the late Roy A. and Elaine N. (Field) Wohlander and lived 17 years in Perry, Maine before moving to Rutland in 2014.He will be lovingly remembered and...
Singleton Smith
Jul 26, 2018
Biography window.jQuery || document.write('') Call to Order Flowers by Phone 1-888-579-7953 Code: 75209P WEST BOYLSTON / WORCESTER - Singleton Smith, Jr., 71, of West Boylston, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 26, 2018, with his wife, Gunilla, and his nephew, Joseph Fairley by his side. He was born on August 7, 1946 in Brooklyn, Mississippi, a son of...
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