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Charles Harold Moskovitz
Mar 19, 2017
Biography ATHOL - Charles Harold Moskovitz, age 95, originally from Athol and now from Ashburn, Virginia, died March 19, 2017, after a short illness. He was born December 10, 1921, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of the late Israel and Dora Moskovitz. He was the elder of two children. He attended Athol schools and then Boston University. He left college...
Sidney R. Stein
Mar 18, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Sidney R. Stein, 93, of Eisenberg Assisted Living, 631 Salisbury Street, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 18 in St. Vincent Hospital. He lived in Worcester for 50 years.Sidney was most proud of his family. His loving red-headed freckled wife of 61 years, Sarah (Sandy) (Cogan) Stein died in 2012. Sidney loved her deeply...
Roberta M. (Murray) Bodwell
Mar 16, 2017
HOLDEN – Roberta M. (Murray) Bodwell, 74, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Born in New Haven, CT and raised in North Haven, CT, she was the daughter of Robert and Eileen (McCabe) Murray, and lived in Holden for the last 32 years. She graduated North Haven High School and...
Erin E. (Hegarty) Pasquale
Mar 16, 2017
STERLING – Erin E. (Hegarty) Pasquale of Sterling passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 16, 2017, after a fierce battle with MSA (Multiple Systems Atrophy). She was 48. Born in Plymouth and raised in Middleboro, Erin was the daughter of the late Hugh and Winifred Marie (O’Brien) Hegarty and lived in Somerville and Plymouth before moving to Sterling...
Hilda M. Witkes
Mar 15, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Hilda M. (Miller) Witkes, age 98, died Wednesday, March 15th in the Jewish Healthcare Center. Her husband, Morris Witkes died in 1966. She leaves three sons, Gary Witkes and his wife, Tammy of Cleveland, Richard Witkes and his wife, Sarah of New York City and David Witkes and his wife, Chana of Worcester; a daughter, Ruth Witkes...
Doris Estelle (Washburn) Johnston
Mar 14, 2017
WORCESTER – Doris E. (Washburn) Johnston, 86, longtime Worcester resident, passed away peacefully at The Meadows of Leicester on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Born and raised in Worcester, Doris was a daughter of the late Frank H. and Dora (Veitch) Washburn. Doris graduated from Commerce High School. She soon began her computer programming career and worked for several area companies,...
Vivian Marie (Samberg) Killoran
Mar 14, 2017
WEST BOYLSTON/WORCESTER – Vivian Marie (Samberg) Killoran, 70, formerly of Worcester, passed away peacefully in the loving presence of her family at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Born in Brooklyn New York, Vivian was the daughter of Bernard and Alice F. (Cupo) Samberg and lived in Boylston and Worcester before moving to Hillside Village...
M. Patricia (Mulvany) Deamer
Mar 14, 2017
WEST BOYLSTON - M. Patricia (Mulvany) Deamer, 72, passed away peacefully at her home in West Boylston on March 14, 2017 after a brief illness. Born March 26, 1944 in Bath, ME, she was the daughter of the late James and Marion (Beverley) Mulvany and sister of the late John Mulvany. She grew up and attended school in Acton, MA,...
Susan Evans Whitney
Mar 13, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - Susan Evans Whitney, 86, died peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Raised in Westfield, NJ, Susan was the daughter of Willamay (Lindsay) and Stewart Evans and later lived inTappan NY, West Chester, PA and Atlanta before moving to Princeton and then Worcester over 20 years ago.She is survived by her husband of...
Phyllis 'Sugar' (Seay) Joseph
Mar 13, 2017
Biography SHREWSBURY - Phyllis "Sugar" H. (Seay) Joseph, 82, passed away on March 13, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 21, 1935 and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Osborn and Dorothy "Nina" Seay. Sugar was a 1953 graduate of Commerce High School and married Everett "Chick" Joseph in 1954. She met Chick at the...
Catherine H. (Kaminski) Rose
Mar 13, 2017
Biography STERLING – Catherine H. (Kaminski) Rose, 72, of Sterling, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Monday, March 13, 2017. Catherine was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Gargulinski) Kaminski and was a lifelong resident of Sterling. Catherine was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School, Class of 1962, and New England School of Accounting...
Rose P. (Brighenti) Mcguirk
Mar 12, 2017
Biography LEOMINSTER/ATHOL – Rose P. (Brighenti) McGuirk, 93, formerly of Athol, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2017 in the presence of her loving family and the dedicated staff at Leominster Crossings. Born and raised in Athol, Rose was the daughter of Italian immigrants, Anthony and Maria (Boccagni) Brighenti and lived her final few years in Leominster. Rose was...
Patricia (Marziotti) Duggan
Mar 12, 2017
WORCESTER, MA / BAILEY, CO – Patricia (Marziotti) Duggan, 67, formerly of Worcester, passed away peacefully at her home in Bailey, Colorado on Sunday, March 12, 2017 after an illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Pat was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Catherine T. (Baronas) Marziotti and lived the last 24 years in Colorado. Pat was a graduate...
Lillian Godin Ginsburg
Mar 10, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - It is with great grief and a profound sense of sadness that the family of Lillian Godin Ginsburg of Worcester shares with you her passing. Lillian passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester surround by her loving family. Born in Worcester, Lillian grew up in Northborough, MA, the only daughter...
Lena (Gabrielli) Zottoli
Mar 9, 2017
HOLDEN - Lena (Gabrielli) Zottoli, 102, died on Thursday, March 9, 2017. She was born in Charlton, the daughter of Elvira (Baldelli) and Sam Gabrielli, and grew up in the Jefferson section of Holden. Lena attended Holden High School and worked at Caldwell's store in Jefferson, before her marriage. She met her husband, Ernest Zottoli, as legend has it, when...
Joseph 'Joe' J. Lacey
Mar 8, 2017
Biography RUTLAND - Joseph "Joe" J. Lacey of Rutland, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his wife, Susan at Rose Monahan Hospice Home on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Worcester, Joe was the son of the late John F. and Beatrice (LeBeau) Lacey and resided in Rutland the...
Margaret Joyce 'Joy' (Peaslee) Nadon
Mar 7, 2017
Life Legacy HOLDEN - Margaret Joyce "Joy" (Peaslee) Nadon, 81, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Joy was born in Worcester, the daughter of Evelyn T. (Johnson) and Philip D. Peaslee. Her loving husband of over 30 years, James Nadon passed away in 2003. Joy is survived by her son, Brett Boucher and his...
Marvin A. Singer
Mar 7, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Marvin A. Singer, age 86, died on Tuesday, March 7th after a long illness at the Jewish Healthcare Center. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Lois (Gold) Singer; a son, Steven Singer and his wife, Jessica Liebson of Nashville, TN; a daughter, Suzanne Singer of Auburndale, MA; a granddaughter, Mikayla Singer. He was predeceased by his...
Carol A. (Moore) Albee
Mar 7, 2017
Biography HUBBARDSTON – Carol Ann (Moore) Albee, of Hubbardston, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at UMass Memorial Hospital, amidst a courageous journey of recovery from a stroke in 2014. Born on November 18, 1965 in Fullerton, California, Carol was the daughter of John R. and Cheryl L. Moore. Carol and her husband Kevin were married...
Kenneth R. Openshaw
Mar 7, 2017
Biography HOLDEN - Kenneth R. Openshaw, 81, of Holden, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on March 21, 1935 in Worcester, the first of his siblings to be born in a hospital. He was one of six children, and as a child he loved nature and playing outside. He...
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