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James E. Donaldson
Apr 29, 2016
Biography Rutland- James E. Donaldson, 65, a lifelong resident of Rutland, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with cancer. Born in Holden, Jim was the son of the late Robert and Helen (Wales) Donaldson. He leaves the love of his life, Darlene M. (Daoust) Donaldson; daughters,...
Warren E. Clark
Apr 29, 2016
Biography HARDWICK -- Warren E. Clark, Sr., 92, formerly of Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 29, 2016 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield. Born in Springfield, Warren was the son of Leroy M. and Irene M. (Allen) Clark and lived over 40 years in...
William John Crystoff
Apr 29, 2016
Biography JEFFERSON - William J. Crystoff, 96, a lifelong Jefferson resident, passed away peacefully at his son’s home in Mount Storm, WV. He was born in Holden, a son of the late John and Anna (Dominitis) Crystoff. As a member of what is often referred to as “the greatest generation”, Bill began his life’s journey by attending Holden High School...
Andrew Lee Salitsky
Apr 26, 2016
Biography WORCESTER - Andrew Lee Salitsky, 66, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 26th, surrounded by his precious family. He was the loving son of Irving and Sarah (Cutler) Salitsky, devoted husband of Barbara (Blitz) Salitsky; beloved father to sons, Ira and his wife, Dinara, Eric and his wife, Tamara, and daughter, Amy; and brother to Rhonda (Salitsky)...
Barbara Jane (Pulaski) Roscoe
Apr 25, 2016
WORCESTER - Barbara J. (Pulaski) Roscoe, 81, of Worcester, died peacefully surrounded by family at Knollwood Nursing Center on Monday, April 25, 2016. She leaves her daughters, Claudia Roscoe Nash and her husband, Craig of Millbury, Jennifer Roscoe of Watertown; her grandsons, Adam and Zachary Nash; her sister, Darlene Jenny of Bradenton, Florida; her brother, Robert Pulaski of Newark Valley,...
Anthony Paul 'Tony' Berry
Apr 24, 2016
Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. Funeral services for Anthony will be held on Monday, May 2, with a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church, 114 Princeton St., Jefferson. Burial will be private at St....
Kevin R. Gustafson
Apr 20, 2016
Biography WESTBOROUGH/RUTLAND - Kevin R. Gustafson, 54, formerly of Rutland, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He is survived and will be lovingly missed by his father, Theodore A. Gustafson and his wife, Maureen C. of Rutland; his sister, Lisa Nabulsi of Windsor, CT; three uncles, Carl Gustafson of N. Brookfield, Alan...
Beverly Ann (Blake) Armstrong
Apr 18, 2016
HOLDEN - Beverly Ann (Blake) Armstrong, 81, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2016 under the loving care of her family and the dedicated staff at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Holden. Born in Windsor, Vermont and raised in Worcester, Beverly was the daughter of Henry and Evelyn (Savary) Blake. She attended Worcester schools...
Dorothy B. (Tibbetts) Beckwith
Apr 17, 2016
Biography RUTLAND - Dorothy B. (Tibbetts) Beckwith, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Life Care Center of Auburn, where she has been so lovingly cared for over the past several months.Dorothy was born in Danvers, a daughter of the late Alvah and Lila B. (Reed) Tibbetts, and spent several years in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, but...
Edward J. Berry
Apr 15, 2016
For Eddie Berry, living a life with health limitations over the past 25 years has had its challenges, especially with the heart breaking loss of his beloved wife, Patricia. But Eddie persevered like everything was fine and he lived his remaining years to their fullest. His larger than life presence in the lives of his loving family came to a...
Irene (Gauvreau) Kowalczyk
Apr 14, 2016
Biography WEST BOYLSTON – Irene G. (Gauvreau) Kowalczyk, 88, quietly passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 while in the gentle and tender care of the dedicated staff of Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born and raised in Princeton, a daughter of the late Leo and Emma (Linnus) Gauvreau. Following graduation from high school, Irene entered the working...
John W. Carter
Apr 14, 2016
HOLDEN - John W. Carter, 80, of Arizona Ave., Holden, died on Thursday, April 14, 2016, after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Shirley R. (Grenier) Carter of Holden. Mr. Carter retired in 2000 from Signet Electronics, Inc. in Norwell where he was employed as an electronics project manager. He worked 31 years with Integrated Communications...
Barbara Frankel
Apr 14, 2016
Biography SHREWSBURY - Barbara Frankel, 65, of Shrewsbury, passed away at her residence at Southgate in Shrewsbury on Thursday, April 14, 2016.Local arrangements were under the care of Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
Nelson R. Guillette
Apr 13, 2016
STERLING / FITCHBURG - The life of Nelson Richard Guillette came to a peaceful close on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester in the presence of his loving family. He was born in Ayer, a son of the late Leon and Loretta (Saulnier) Guillette. Nelson grew up in Leominster and Fitchburg and attended St. Bernard’s High...
Mary Elizabeth (Eldridge) Kielion
Apr 12, 2016
EAST BROOKFIELD – Mary E. (Eldridge) Kielion, 92, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth E. (Gilinsky) Eldridge and lived for over 50 years in East Brookfield. Her loving husband of 60 years, Matthew Kielion, passed away in 2006. She leaves...
David L. Luboda
Apr 12, 2016
Biography STERLING/LEICESTER – David Luboda, age 55, died on Tuesday, April 12th at his residence in Sterling. He leaves several cousins, aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by his brother, Gary Luboda. He was born in Worcester and was a son of Edward and Irene “Dolly” (Coven) Luboda, and was raised in Leicester, graduating from Leicester High School, moving to...
Janice M. (Prouty) Howland
Apr 12, 2016
HOLDEN/NEW BRAINTREE – Janice M. (Prouty) Howland, 75, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Hardwick, Janice was the daughter of Homer and Helen (Walsh) Prouty and lived 30 years in Holden before moving to New Braintree in 1989....
Bernard S. Coblentz
Apr 11, 2016
Biography WORCESTER – Bernard S. Coblentz, 88, of West Boylston died on Monday, April 11th in the Jewish Healthcare Center. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Joan (Friedman) Coblentz; a daughter, Ellen, wife of Richard Levitt of Worcester; a son, Hal Coblentz and his wife, Joy of Huntington Beach, CA; and a granddaughter, Marissa Levitt; several nieces and nephews,...
William J. Young
Apr 11, 2016
HUBBARDSTON – William J. Young, 87, of Hubbardston, passed away peacefully with his wife Jackie by his side on Monday, April 11, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born and raised in Fulton, New York, Bill was the son of William H. and Ethel (Sommer) Young and lived 32 years in Holden before moving to Hubbardston in 2002. Bill graduated...
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