Obituaries

Nov 6, 2016

PAXTON- Margaret A. (O'Melia) Eident, 82, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, November 6, 2016. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Anne C. (Phillips) and Edward F. O'Melia living there until she married and moved to Paxton for 53 years. Margaret was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Francis P....

Nov 4, 2016

Biography WESTON, FL / WORCESTER, MA - Burton Boyer, 94, of Weston, Florida and Worcester, MA, died on Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Willows in Worcester.Funeral services were private and under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.

Nov 4, 2016

WORCESTER - Jean L. (Laverty) Maloney, 81, of Worcester, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, November 4, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital. Born and raised in Worcester, Jean was the daughter of Chester J. and Mary “Minnie” L. (McCoy) Laverty. After graduating from St. Peter’s High School, Jean attended Worcester State College where she...

Nov 3, 2016

Biography LEOMINSTER - Ruth Hess, 95 of Leominster, died on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home.  She was born in 1921 in Berlin, Germany, to Leon Fichmann and Charlotte Sydow Fichmann.Ruth attended school in Berlin until age 14 when she was forced to quit school because of Hitler's mandates, but possessing a keen intellect, she never...

Nov 3, 2016

Nov 3, 2016

SPENCER – Kevin Raymond Nieber, 40, formerly of Worcester died after a sudden heart attack on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Kevin was the loving son of Fay (Olsen) and Donald Nieber and had recently moved to Spencer. Kevin is also survived by his son, Derrick of Natick; his daughter, Dorothy Robinson of Gardner; his brothers,...

Nov 2, 2016

WEST BOYLSTON / HOLDEN - Daniel F. Griffith, 58, of West Boylston, formerly of Holden, died peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, Memorial Campus, Worcester. Daniel was born in Worcester, the son of the late Joyce (Chappler) and Homer W. Griffith. He is survived by his brothers, Thomas Griffith and his wife...

Nov 2, 2016

Biography WARREN, MI / WORCESTER, MA - Joan O. (Thomson) LaFave, 95, formerly of Warren, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at UMass Memprial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester.Funeral services were private and under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.

Oct 30, 2016

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Tony's family from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, November 4th, at the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. A funeral service honoring his life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 5th, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester. In lieu of...

Oct 30, 2016

PAXTON – W. Duane Kidwell, 94, passed away October 30, 2016 at the Knollwood Nursing Center. He was born August 16, 1922 on a farm in Kinsman, Ohio to Inez (Arnold) and Omar Kidwell, the sixth of 13 children. Duane received his undergraduate degrees from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, and his Masters Degree from The Ohio...

Oct 30, 2016

Biography WORCESTER – Joan A. (Harwood) Girard, 78, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. She leaves her four children, Deborah M. Caola and her husband, James of Shrewsbury, and their children, Andrew Caola and his wife, Nicole, Matthew Caola and Aaron Caola; Lisa A. Wiseman and her husband, Jamie of Holden, and their children, Ryan Wiseman, Jillian Bates and...

Oct 29, 2016

LITTLETON/PAXTON - Curtis John Lanciani, Sr. passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016 in Leominster Hospital.  He was 82.  Born in Clinton, he was the son of Frank and Dorothy (Harman) Lanciani, was raised in Sterling and graduated from Leominster High School.  For the last 40 years he has lived in Littleton. Curtis dedicated his life to the public power...

Oct 29, 2016

HOLDEN - Robert G. Barton, Sr., 96, a resident of Dunedin, FL for the past several years died peacefully on October 29, 2016. He was born and raised in Worcester, a son of the late Fred and Ruth (Sanders) Barton. Bob graduated from North High School and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. HE worked for many years as an industrial engineer for...

Oct 29, 2016

PAXTON – Dianne M. (Lamarre) Roy, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Brighton. She was born in Brunswick, ME a daughter of the late Roland and Annette (Bonsaint) Lamarre. Dianne was raised in Fitchburg and graduated from Fitchburg High School. For more than 25 years, Dianne worked as the bookkeeper for her...

Oct 29, 2016

Biography WORCESTER - David Greenberg, 106, died peacefully on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Jewish Health Care Center in Worcester, MA. Married for 68 years to his beloved wife, the late Pearl (née Kaplan), he leaves a son, Dr. Martin S. Greenberg of Philadelphia, and wife Patricia; a daughter, Carol J. Sleeper of Worcester, and husband Michael; grandchildren; Deborah...

Oct 28, 2016

Biography WORCESTER – Ceril E. (Werblin) Glass, age 79, died on Friday, October 28, 2016 in the Jewish Healthcare Center peacefully with her family by her side. She leaves a son, Michael Glass of Worcester; three daughters, Andrea, wife of Richard Zona of Worcester, Karen, wife of Attila Kara of East Douglas, Robin, wife of Rick Jones of Holland, MA;...

Oct 24, 2016

LEOMINSTER - Stanley Lester Tharler, 92, of Boca Raton, FL, and Leominster passed away on October 24, 2016. He was born on August 30, 1924 to the late Samuel and Fannie (Mandel) Tharler. He was the devoted husband of Muriel Tharler for more than 70 years; a loving role model for his sons, Steven Tharler of Wayland, MA and Gary...

Oct 23, 2016

Life Legacy Howard A. Safstrom, 81, died peacefully on Sunday, October 23, 2016 following a 14 year battle with Alzheimer’s dementia. He was born in Greenfield, a son of the late Aldo G. and Olga V. (Anderson) Safstrom.Howard was raised in Athol and graduated from Athol High School and American International College, Springfield with a Bachelor of Science in Management....

Oct 22, 2016

HOLDEN – Edith M. (Lesieur) Lemire, 98, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 after an illness. She was born in Woonsocket, RI, the daughter of Joseph O. and Hedwidge C. (Boucher) Lesieur and had lived most of her life in Holden. Edith was a nurse for thirty years at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus retiring as a nursing...

Oct 22, 2016

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Bob’s family on Thursday, Oct. 27, in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church, 114 Princeton Street, Jefferson. Burial will follow at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton. In lieu of flowers, memorial...