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Myra (Blumenstein) Rosenberg
Dec 28, 2018
WORCESTER - Myra Rosenberg, 92, of Worcester passed away peacefully on December 28, 2018, with her loving daughter and best friend, Isada Rosenberg-Martignetti by her side. She was born on July 3, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY to Ida (Markenson) and Lewis Blumenstein. She was predeceased by her husband and soul mate, Milton Rosenberg and her sister, Pauline Pesner-Banker. Myra leaves...
Daniel R. O'Neil
Dec 27, 2018
SHREWSBURY/CHELMSFORD - Daniel R. O'Neil, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 27, 2018 with his loving wife by his side. Born and raised in Taunton, Dan was the son of the late Daniel and Rita (Bird) O'Neil and lived 45 years in Chelmsford before moving in 2014 to the Willows in Worcester and then to Southgate in...
Theodore A. Martin
Dec 27, 2018
STERLING – Rev. Theodore A. Martin, 103, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 27, 2018 under the loving care of his family and the compassionate staff at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Rev. Martin was the son of Rev. Louis H. and Emma (Arzt) Martin and lived the last 33 years in Sterling. Rev. Martin graduated...
Alison Rose Marchessault
Dec 26, 2018
AUBURN - Alison Rose Marchessault, age 25, of Royal Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Auburn died on December 26, 2018 during a long awaited multi-organ transplant surgery, in Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. She was born in Worcester, a daughter of Robert J. and Estalee (Bloomfield) Marchessault. Besides her parents, she leaves a sister, Jennifer Bayrouty Motto, wife of...
Marie G. (Wood) Rosenlund
Dec 26, 2018
WEST BOYLSTON – Marie G. (Wood) Rosenlund, 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Lanessa Extended Care in Webster. Her beloved husband, Ronald H. Rosenlund passed away in 2005. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of Herbert and Edith (Turnquist) Wood. She will be lovingly missed and remembered by her son, Ronald Rosenlund and...
Frances Lee (Pedusey) Johansen
Dec 23, 2018
HOLDEN - Frances Lee Johansen, 84, of Holden passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 23, 2018, under the loving care of her family and the dedicated and compassionate staff at Tatnuck Park Assisted Living. Fran was born in Worcester on January 7, 1934 to Lee and Karin (Bottcher) Pedusey. Fran graduated from the University of Vermont where she majored in...
Barbara A. (Cierpich) Diesslin
Dec 23, 2018
HOLDEN - Barbara A. (Cierpich) Diesslin, 81, of Holden, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus, Worcester. She was born in Charlton, the daughter of Joseph J. and Mary T. (Smolen) Cierpich, had lived over 40 years in Holden. Barbara was a graduate of Charlton High School, Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and earned...
Bruce A. Fagerquist
Dec 23, 2018
HOLDEN - Bruce A. Fagerquist, 70, beloved husband of Sharon A. (Maynard) Fagerquist, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus, Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Bruce was the son of Fred and Alice (Carlson) Fagerquist. Bruce was in the first graduating class of Burncoat High School...
Herbert F. Fisher
Dec 23, 2018
WORCESTER – Dr. Herbert F. Fisher, age 97, died peacefully at home beside his wife of 74 years, early Sunday morning, December 23rd. The couple moved to Worcester from Long Island, New York four years ago to be close to family. Herbert was born in Brooklyn, NY and was a graduate of Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, City College of...
Maurice "Sonny" Lubin
Dec 23, 2018
WORCESTER – Maurice “Sonny” Lubin, age 82, died on Sunday, December 23rd at UMASS Memorial Healthcare. He was born in Lowell, the son of Arthur and Jennie (Grosnick) Lubin and had lived in Worcester 67 years. He was predeceased by his parents and his two brothers, Richard and John Lubin. He is survived by several cousins. He had been a...
Gloria L. (Forbes) Bell
Dec 21, 2018
HOLDEN – Gloria L. (Forbes) Bell, 101, passed away peacefully at Shrewsbury Nursing Home on Friday, December 21, 2018 after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of C. Russell and Frances A. (Chapin) Forbes and had lived most of her life in Holden before moving to Colony 3 in Worcester. Her husband of 55 years, Wesley O....
Marion Davis Queler
Dec 21, 2018
WORCESTER - Marion (Cohen) Davis Queler, age 97, died on Dec. 21st at Dodge Park Residential Care in Worcester. She was married three times. Her first husband, Leonard Davis, died in 1977. Her second husband, Jack Queler, died in 2000. Her third husband, Dr. Daniel Kaplan, died in 2005. She leaves three sons, Jeffrey, husband of Karen Robert, of Putnam,...
Walton "Walt" F. Stockwell
Dec 21, 2018
STERLING/GILFORD, NH – Walton “Walt” F. Stockwell, 86, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. He was born in Worcester, the son of the late Walton F. and Phyllis L. (Skerry) Stockwell and had lived nearly 30 years in Sterling before moving to his adopted home in New Hampshire in 1995. Walt is survived by his wife, Shirley (Jasper) Stockwell;...
Dennis W. Bagley
Dec 21, 2018
LEOMINSTER – Dennis W. Bagley, 84, beloved husband of Phyllis (Bergeron) Bagley, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Sterling Village. Born and raised in Leominster, Dennis was the only son of Holman and Olive (Kendall) Bagley. Dennis was a lifelong resident of Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. After high school he served his community as...
Armand I. Roseberry
Dec 21, 2018
STERLING – Armand I. Roseberry, 76, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at Sterling Village after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Odilon N. and Simonne G. (Lambert) Roseberry and had lived in Sterling since the mid 1950’s. His loving wife of 41 years, Susan M. (Nadeau) Roseberry, passed away in 2006. He leaves two...
Teresa M. (Gagliardi) Heirtzler
Dec 20, 2018
WORCESTER - Teresa M. (Gagliardi) Heirtzler, 93, died peacefully at home on the morning of Thursday, December 20, 2018. She was born in Naples, Italy, the daughter of Francesco and Amalia (deVincentiis) Gagliardi and has lived in Worcester for many years. Teresa will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Lewis H. Heirtzler; her sons, Paul L. Heirtzler and his wife,...
Raymond E. Rugg, Sr.
Dec 20, 2018
STERLING – Raymond E. Rugg, Sr., 64, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Clinton Hospital. Born in Clinton and raised in Sterling, Ray was the son of the late William H. and Luella R. (Farnsworth) Rugg. He was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School, class of 1972. Ray worked for the Town of Sterling for 40...
John W. Mccarthy
Dec 20, 2018
WEST BOYLSTON – John W. McCarthy, 71, formerly of Sterling, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 20, 2018 under the loving care of his family and the compassionate staff at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born and raised in Fitchburg, John was the son of the late William J. and Elise “Elsie” R. (Belliveau) McCarthy, and lived 34 years in...
Ruth F. Fay
Dec 20, 2018
GEORGETOWN/MARSHFIELD - Ruth F. Fay, 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Port Healthcare Center in Newburyport. Born in Boston and raised in Roslindale, Ruth was the daughter of Francis and Myrtle (Morse) Fay, and lived several years in Cambridge, 40 years in Marshfield and 12 years in Hudson before moving to Georgetown in 2015. Ruth graduated...
Frederick L. Hart
Dec 20, 2018
HOLDEN - Frederick Lewis Hart, 73, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully in the early hours of December 20, 2018 in the comfort of his home. He was born on January 6, 1945 in New Britain, CT, son of Louise Stebbins Hart and George Hart of Newington, CT. Fred is survived by his daughter, Carina L. Hart and son-in-law, Daniel Albano...
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