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John 'Giovanni' J. Carbone
Apr 23, 2015
HOLDEN - John "Giovanni" J. Carbone, 97, of Holden, died peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born and raised in Worcester, John was the son of Italian immigrants, Felice and Clementina (Caracciolo) Carbone and lived 65 years in Holden. John enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 23 and honorably served...
Loretta J. (Nasse) Peters
Apr 23, 2015
PAXTON - Loretta J. (Nasse) Peters of Paxton, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 under the loving care of her family and staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home after a 19 year illness. She is survived by her husband, R. Norman Peters; her son, Jeffrey N. Peters and his wife, Sara Martin of West Sacramento, California; her daughter; Deborah...
Joann C. (Smith) Blum Harrington
Apr 23, 2015
RUTLAND – Joann C. (Smith) Blum Harrington, 71, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2015. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of John and Karin (Johnson) Smith and had lived in Rutland the past 50 years. She leaves her husband, Richard “Rich” J. Harrington; two sons, Dana H. Smith and his wife,...
Barbara (Strand) Olson
Apr 22, 2015
HOLDEN – Barbara (Strand) Olson, 84, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Barbara was born in Worcester, daughter of the late John L. and Alma E. (Bjorklund) Strand. She was raised in Worcester and graduated from Commerce High School, where she was a Horace Mann Scholar. Barbara worked for Norton Company (Saint Gobain) where she became the...
Bernard 'Bob' Costello
Apr 21, 2015
HOLDEN/STERLING – Bernard “Bob” Costello, 87, passed away on his sixty-fourth wedding anniversary, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the son of Patrick F. and Lila M. (Kinback) Costello and had lived in Morris, New York and Sterling before moving to Jefferson seven years ago. He leaves his loving...
Carolyn M. (Mason) Burnham
Apr 21, 2015
PRINCETON - Carolyn M. (Mason) Burnham, 71, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Carolyn was born in Clinton, a daughter of the late Rockwood P. and Edith J. (Pekkanen) Mason. She was raised in Princeton and attended Wachusett Regional High School in Holden. In recent years, Carolyn worked as a private duty care giver. She leaves her two sisters, Roslyn...
Paul 'Bib' M. Leblanc
Apr 21, 2015
STERLING – Paul “BiB” M. LeBlanc, 62, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 after an illness. He was born and raised in Fitchburg, the son of Maurice J. and Bertha M. (Bastache) LeBlanc and had lived in Sterling since 1971. He leaves two sons, Chris LeBlanc of Sterling and Greg LeBlanc and his wife, Jennifer of Fitchburg;...
Patricia (Hildick) Bazemore Maxson
Apr 16, 2015
Sturbridge - Dr. Patricia H. Maxson, 74, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, April 16, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Walter E. and Anne Folan Hildick of Worcester. She is survived by her husband, Stephen C. Maxson; her brother, William T. Hildick; her children, Jonathan P. Bazemore, Katherine A. Harrison and Mary E. Bazemore;...
Marian Nataupsky
Apr 15, 2015
Biography WORCESTER – Marian Nataupsky, 97, passed away on Wednesday, April 15th in Tenafly, NJ surrounded by her loving family. She leaves her two children, Elaine, wife of Edward Williams of Worcester, and her son Mark Nataupsky and his wife, Marilyn of Newport News, VA; her grandchildren, Jodi, wife of Dr. Scott Bienenfeld and their children Gus and Gemma, and...
Gail F. (Keefe) Wroten
Apr 15, 2015
Biography HOLDEN – Gail F. (Keefe) Wroten, 59, died peacefully on Wednesday April 15, 2015 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Hudson, daughter of the late Frederick T. and Irene E. (McCormack) Keefe. Gail was raised in Hudson and graduated from Hudson High School, Class of 1974 and then Broms...
Pentti O. Elolampi
Apr 14, 2015
WEST BOYLSTON/HOLDEN – Pentti O. Elolampi, 78, a resident of the Briarwood Retirement Community and formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, following a brief illness. Pentti was born in Kurkijoki, Finland, son of the late Lauri and Anna (Klements) Elolampi. Pentti arrived in New York as a 24-year-old immigrant, speaking no...
Allan P. Marzilli
Apr 14, 2015
WORCESTER – Allan P. Marzilli, 63, of Worcester, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015. He was born in Worcester, the son of Albert W. and Eva V. (Miklusis) Marzilli and lived here his entire life. Besides his mother, Allan leaves four sisters, Sandy A. Marzilli, Gail E. Dillon, Karen Marzilli, and Gina Marzilli Shaughnessy and her husband Daniel, all of...
Luke Inwood
Apr 14, 2015
RUTLAND – Luke Inwood, 17, the son of John and Patty (Dean) Inwood, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from injuries received from an automobile accident in Holden. Besides his loving parents, Luke leaves his brother, Logan Inwood of Rutland; grandparents, David and Judy (Garrah) Dean of Brockville, Ontario; grandparents, Lyle and Donna (Halligan) Inwood of Kingston, Ontario; great-grandparents,...
Charles A. Waite
Apr 13, 2015
WORCESTER - Charles A. Waite, 87, of Worcester, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2015 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Winfield, Kansas, Charlie was the son of Delmar and Sarah (Johnstone) Waite. His beloved wife of 60 years, Theresa M. (Mascioli) Waite died in...
'Tom' 'Tom' Keith T. Stafford
Apr 13, 2015
Biography PRINCETON – Keith “Tom” Stafford, 65, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare University Campus surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Boston and raised in Holden, and had lived in Princeton for 35 years. He leaves his loving wife of 42 years, Dale A. (Rice) Stafford; a son, Tim Stafford of Los...
Marjorie J. (Gaudette) Jodrey
Apr 12, 2015
Biography PRINCETON – Marjorie J. (Gaudette) Jodrey, 68, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 12, 2015. She was born in Holden, a daughter of the late Rudolph W. and Barbara P. (Bryant) Gaudette. Marjorie was raised in Princeton and attended Wachusett Regional High School. Her career as a nurse's aide spanned nearly 3 decades. She retired from Holden...
Valentine A. Kahlau
Apr 12, 2015
Biography WORCESTER - Valentine A. Kahlau, 83, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and the staff at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Val was born in Lithuania the youngest of six siblings and lived in Germany before moving to the United States in 1956. He later lived many...
Toivo E. Aho
Apr 11, 2015
Biography PAXTON – Toivo E. Aho, 98, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurse Center after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of William M. and Tina (Rantamaki) Aho and had lived in Paxton for over 60 years. His loving wife of 42 years, Viena M. (Marskey) Aho, passed away in...
Patricia A. (Splane) Woodland
Apr 10, 2015
Biography WORCESTER - Patricia A. (Splane) Woodland, 72, passed away on April 10, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare University Campus after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Clarence J. Sr. and Rita A. (Booden) Splane and was a member of the former St. Charles Borromeo Church in Worcester. She leaves her husband, Robert D. Woodland of...
Richard H. Dewitt
Apr 9, 2015
HOLDEN -- Richard H. DeWitt, 66, of Holden, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Worcester, Rich was the son of Walter and Virginia (Johnson) DeWitt and lived several years in Shrewsbury before moving to Holden in...
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