Obituaries

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Stanley B.  Fife

Stanley B. Fife

Jul 26, 2016

RUTLAND – Stanley B. Fife, 79, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 He was born and raised in Worcester, one of seven children of the late Gordon K., Sr. and Florence “Flossie” (Burgess) Fife and moved to Rutland more than 30 years ago. His wife of 24 years, June M. (Tucker) Fife, passed away in 2010. He leaves...

Barbara Ann (Ward)  Hjulstrom

Barbara Ann (Ward) Hjulstrom

Jul 26, 2016

PRINCETON/BLACKSBURG, VA – Barbara Ann (Ward) Hjulstrom, 85, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Virginia.   Her husband of 56 years, David Norman Hjulstrom, passed away in 2009. She leaves a son, Roger P. Hjulstrom of Blacksburg, VA; a daughter, Sandra J. Namin and her husband, Mehrdad of West Boylston; a brother, Charles Ward and his...

Richard W.  Knight

Richard W. Knight

Jul 23, 2016

HOLDEN – Richard W. Knight, 72, died peacefully at his home in Holden on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Richard was born in Worcester, the son of Roland F. and Anna T. (Mientkiewicz) Knight and moved to Holden with his family as a young child. He is survived by his son, Scott Kohlstrom of Brookfield; two granddaughters, Kristine and Kathleen Kohlstrom...

John A.  Dudley

John A. Dudley

Jul 23, 2016

HOLDEN - John A. Dudley, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. He was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio a son of the late Kenneth A. and Marjorie E. (Wiltse) Dudley. John graduated from Alfred University with a degree in ceramics engineering and later earned his MBA from Rutgers University. He enjoyed...

Jeffrey H.  King

Jeffrey H. King

Jul 20, 2016

PRINCETON - Jeffrey Holmes King, 66, of Princeton, died peacefully after a long illness on July 20, 2016. He was born in Hartford, CT, the son of E. Holmes and Marion E. (Tumey) King and lived in Millbury before moving to Princeton. Jeffrey leaves his wife of 41 years, Heather (McNiven) King; his daughter, Lyndsay King and her husband, Atma...

Rita B. (Turner)  Clancy

Rita B. (Turner) Clancy

Jul 19, 2016

HOLDEN - Rita B. (Turner) Clancy of Jefferson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 under the loving care of her son and the staff at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was 95. Born and raised in Worcester, Rita was the daughter of James E. and Dorothy (Jefferson) Turner and had lived 44 years in Jefferson....

Eric Patrick  Walker

Eric Patrick Walker

Jul 18, 2016

WORCESTER/AUBURN – Eric Patrick Walker, 40, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester after an illness. He was born in Fitchburg, the son of the late Gary F. Walker and lived most of his life in Auburn prior to moving to Worcester. He leaves his three beautiful children, Natalie Walker,...

Amy C.  Anderson

Amy C. Anderson

Jul 17, 2016

PRINCETON/STORRS, CT - Amy Christine Anderson, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut Storrs, died peacefully on Sunday morning, July 17, under the loving care of her family and the staff at UConn Health - John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. She was 47. Amy was...

Julian  Votruba

Julian Votruba

Jul 14, 2016

Biography RUTLAND - Julian Votruba of Rutland passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Thursday, July 14, 2016, after an illness.  He was 89. Julian was born in Lesko, Poland, the son of Filip J. and Catherine (Katarzyna Kotyk) Votruba. His family immigrated to the United States in 1951 and settled in the Vernon Hill section...

Joan C. (Bean)  Leibman

Joan C. (Bean) Leibman

Jul 14, 2016

Biography WORCESTER – Joan C. (Bean) Leibman, age 85, of Worcester, died on Thursday, July 14 at UMASS Memorial Healthcare. Her husband Sidney Leibman died in 1998. She leaves Howard Leibman and his wife, Dianne of Stoughton, and Wayne Leibman of Worcester; a daughter, Marjorie, wife of Neal Berenson of Westford; four grandchildren, Stacy, wife of Anthony Awe of Woodbridge,...

Elizabeth A. (Bailey)  Clapp

Elizabeth A. (Bailey) Clapp

Jul 11, 2016

HOLDEN/CHARLTON – Elizabeth A. (Bailey) Clapp, 82, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus after an illness. Her loving husband of 15 years, Mark L. Clapp, passed away in 2005. She leaves her daughter, Tress A. Zurowski and her husband, Mike of Brooklyn, CT; her son, Scott G. Francis and his wife, Christine...

Jeannette C. (Lucier)  Mclellan

Jeannette C. (Lucier) Mclellan

Jul 11, 2016

MARLBOROUGH/RUTLAND – Jeannette C. (Lucier) McLellan, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. She was born in Marlborough, the daughter of Fred and Loretta (Wood) Lucier and lived most of her life there before moving to Rutland.   Her loving husband of 65 years, Neil D. McLellan, passed away...

Robert Wesley  Warren

Robert Wesley Warren

Jul 10, 2016

PRINCETON - Robert Wesley Warren, 71, died in his home on July 10, 2016 after a long fight with cancer.  Bob was born and grew up in Shrewsbury, the son of Wesley Daniel and Hazel (James) Warren.  He was educated in the Shrewsbury schools, including a year or two in the schoolhouse that eventually became Spag's.  Bob graduated from Shrewsbury...

Robert  L Mcgourty

Robert L Mcgourty

Jul 8, 2016

HOLDEN - Robert L. McGourty passed away peacefully at home in Holden on Friday, July 8, 2016 with his loving family by his side. He was 73. Born and raised in Worcester, Bob was the son of Walter and Margaret (Sykes) McGourty and lived 43 years in Holden. He leaves his daughters, Laura McGourty and her husband, Michael of San...

Jean  Trudeau

Jean Trudeau

Jul 8, 2016

PRINCETON/GARDNER – Jean Ann (Gauvreau) Trudeau, 72, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born and raised in Princeton, daughter of the late Leo and Emma (Linnus) Gauvreau. Jean was predeceased by her loving husband, Gerald Trudeau in 2004. She leaves two daughters; Terry Henry and Cindy Chartrand Rattigan, both...

Stephan G. ''Shlomo'' Rubinstein

Stephan G. ''Shlomo'' Rubinstein

Jul 5, 2016

Biography WORCESTER – Stephan “Shlomo” Rubinstein, age 78, died suddenly on July 5th at his residence. He leaves his sister, Joan Urdan of Milwaukee, WI; his special niece, Jennifer Urdan and his special nephews, Jonathan (Jennifer Gonsky) and Jeffrey (Carolyn Sporn) Urdan; grand-nieces, Margaret, Talia and Avery Urdan; and a grand-nephew, Max Urdan; and many other relatives and friends. He...

John D.  Wentworth

John D. Wentworth

Jul 4, 2016

PAXTON- John D. Wentworth, 72, a lifelong resident of Paxton, passed away at home on July 4, 2016 after a brave 5-year battle with Multiple Myeloma. He leaves his significant other of more than 30 years Mary Ford, with whom he lived. John is survived by his daughter, Lisa Luzzo and her husband, Marc of Nantucket; his son, Jason Wentworth...

Madeline L.  (Grampetro) Mariotti

Madeline L. (Grampetro) Mariotti

Jul 3, 2016

HOLDEN – Madeline L. (Grampetro) Mariotti, 72, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at River Terrace in Lancaster after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Lawrence Grampetro and had lived in Holden since 1974. She leaves her loving husband of 48 years, Howard “Howie” T. Mariotti;  two sons, Howard L. Mariotti and his...

Edward  Bodurian

Edward Bodurian

Jun 30, 2016

Biography EAST FALMOUTH - Edward Bodurian, 91, of East Falmouth passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at his residence. He was a son of the late Giragas and Surophe “Rose” (Arslanian) Bodurian and lived in Shrewsbury for many years before moving to East Falmouth 3 years ago. Eddie received an Associate’s Degree from Worcester Junior College and was president...

Margaret (Haddad)  George

Margaret (Haddad) George

Jun 28, 2016

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Philip G. Haddad, Jr. of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. To share a memory or offer an online condolence, please visit our "Guest Book" here on our page. MAY HER MEMORY BE ETERNAL!!!