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John H. Buzzell
May 11, 2015
Biography HOLDEN/WORCESTER – John H. Buzzell, 91, formerly of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 11, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Worcester, John was the son of Clarence H. and Viola E. (Lajoie) Buzzell. His beloved wife of 47 years, Rita (Adamonis) Buzzell died in 1996. He leaves two sons, John “Jack” M. Buzzell...
Raymond B. Fife
May 9, 2015
RUTLAND – Raymond B. Fife, Sr., 75, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Tufts-New England Medical Center after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Gordon K. Sr. and Florence (Burgess) Fife and had lived in Worcester before moving to Rutland over twenty-five years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 37 years, Janice B....
Antone Soitos
May 9, 2015
TAUNTON – Antone Soitos, Jr., 89, a lifelong resident, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Notre Dame Health Care Center after an illness. His wife of 54 years, Dorothy (Tsika) Soitos, passed away in 2002. He leaves his loving daughter, Deborah A. Duchesneau and her husband, James of Sterling; a sister, Eileen Coleho of Naples, FL; two grandchildren,...
Richard F. Castonguay
May 8, 2015
WEST BOYLSTON - Richard F Castonguay, 88, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Sterling Village after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Onesime E. and Lucinda A. (Fontaine) Castonguay Obrien and had lived in West Boylston for over 50 years. His loving wife of 62 years, Lucy I. (Luksevish) Castonguay, passed away in 2009....
Teresa M. (Tarzia) Moran
May 7, 2015
HOLDEN – Maria Teresa (Tarzia) Moran, 92, passed into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. She was born in Bayonne, NJ, the daughter of Dominic and Catherine (Stramandinoli) Tarzia, and later moved to North Brunswick, NJ, and then Princeton. Teresa leaves a daughter, Kathleen Moran Nicoll, with whom she lived in...
Sara Shack
May 7, 2015
Biography WORCESTER – Sara Shack, 95, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Funeral arrangements under the care of the Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden are incomplete.
Kenneth R. Strong
May 7, 2015
OXFORD/PRINCETON - Kenneth R. Strong, 43, of Oxford, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his home in Oxford. Born in Holden and raised in Princeton, Ken was the son of Robert A. and Beverly A. (Yoder) Strong and lived 10 years in Oxford. He leaves his partner with whom he lived, Robert V. Ackerman, Jr.; their two children,...
Robert T. Collins
May 6, 2015
WORCESTER - Robert T. Collins, Jr., 52, of Worcester, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Bob was born and raised in Worcester and lived there all his life. Bob leaves his beloved wife and best friend, Laurie (Casey) Collins; his two sons, Michael T. Collins of Chicago and Timothy R. Collins of Worcester; his daughter, Kirsten E....
Sandra J. (Ranta) Ury
May 6, 2015
PRINCETON - Sandra J. (Ranta) Drury, 78, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 under the loving care of her family and the staff at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born in Rockland and raised in Abington, Sandy was the daughter of William E. and Edna C. (Hammell) Drury and lived 50 years...
Harry A. Sargent
May 5, 2015
STERLING – Harry A. Sargent, of Sterling, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 5, 2015. He was preceded to Heaven by his wife of 64 years, Clara “Eileen” Sargent. He leaves behind six children: Sandra Blanchard of NJ, Betty Weeden of RI, Kathleen Sargent of Sterling, Maureen Lovejoy of SC, Harry Sargent, Jr. of Sterling, and John...
David A. Rich
May 5, 2015
Biography OAKHAM – David A. Rich, 66, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 5, 2015. He was born in New York, the son of the late C. Allen and N. Elizabeth (Dugard) Rich. David attended Boys Trade School in Worcester and then began a 30 year career with Norton Company/Saint Gobain in Worcester, where he retired as a sheet...
Charles H. Burnham
May 2, 2015
HOLDEN -- Charles H. Burnham, 95, of Holden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the hospice center in Pinellas Park, Florida. Born and raised in Worcester, Charlie was the son of Arthur and Lillian (MacNeil) Burnham, and lived over 50 years in Holden before retiring to Palm Harbor, Florida in 2003. His beloved wife of 73 years,...
Marie Foster
May 1, 2015
Biography STERLING/HILLCREST, NY - Marie (Miller) Foster, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Sterling Village in Sterling, MA. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Marie was the daughter of Thomas J. and Estelle C.E. (Rockefeller) Miller and lived thirty years in Hillcrest, NY and several years in Rockledge, FL before moving to Sterling, MA in 2010. Her...
Carol A. (Decker) Page
Apr 30, 2015
HOLDEN – Carol A. (Decker) Page, 69, died peacefully at home on April 30, 2015. She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of the late Rupert S. and Verna M. (Hupman) Decker. Carol graduated for North High School and has lived in Holden for many years. She worked as a private duty personal care attendant in the area. She...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 30, 2015
Biography WORCESTER - Susan R. Shapiro died peacefully at her home in Watertown on Thursday April 30th surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 62 years old. Susan had a dedicated career as a clinical social worker and geriatric care manager and held a number of clinical management and supervisory positions during her career....
Schuyler 'Sky' M. Fredrikson
Apr 28, 2015
WORCESTER - Schuyler “Sky” M. Fredrikson, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Knollwood Nursing Center after a brief illness. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Holden, the son of Arvid and Elsie (Nelson) Fredrikson and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School. Sky’s loving wife of 52 years, Madeline B. (Caffarelli) Cove Fredrikson, passed...
Ann R. (Brown) Brunelle
Apr 28, 2015
PAXTON – Ann R. (Brown) Brunelle, 93, formerly of Paxton, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester, where she has been so lovingly cared for over the last several years. Ann was born in Grafton, daughter of the late Frederick C. and Blanche V. (Dalbec) Brown and graduated from Auburn High School....
John H. Griffin
Apr 24, 2015
RUTLAND – John H. Griffin, 87, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after an illness. He is survived by a niece, Kelly Robinson and her husband, Patrick of Rutland; two nephews, Dirk Griffin and his wife, Tami of Frederick, MD and Glenn Griffin and his wife, Niki Johnson of Uniontown, OH; and two...
Enis Anna 'Unes' (Occhialini) Arell
Apr 23, 2015
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Enis Anna “Unes” Arell, 95, formerly of Jefferson, died on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester, after a period of declining health. She was the loving wife for 66 years of the late Rene R. Arell. She was born in Jefferson, the daughter of Andrew and Susie (Pandolphi) Occhialini. She graduated from Holden High...
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