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William P. Taylor
Dec 28, 2014
Biography HOLDEN/SYRACUSE, NY – William P. Taylor, 95, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Sterling Village after an illness. He was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Owen T. and Elizabeth L. (Wilz) Taylor and had lived in Syracuse, New York most of his life before moving to Holden in 2007. His loving wife of...
David K. Beach
Dec 27, 2014
RUTLAND/PAXTON– David K. Beach, Jr., 83, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, December 27, 2014. He was born in Worcester, the son of David K. and Florence M. (Nicholson) Beach and had lived in Paxton for many years before moving to Rutland in 2004. His loving wife of 59 years, Ella C. (Krog) Beach, passed away in 2012. He...
Michael Christopher Evans
Dec 27, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Michael Christopher Evans, 33, of 54 William Street, died on Saturday, December 27, 2014. He was born in Boston, son of Christopher Evans and Judith (Klein) Evans and was raised in Worcester. He leaves his parents, Judith (Klein) Evans and her husband, Jeff Fraser, Christopher Evans and his longtime companion, Leslie Russell; a brother, Jonathan Evans and...
Edwin 'Fuzzy' F. Forsberg
Dec 26, 2014
HOLDEN – Edwin F. “Fuzzy” Forsberg, 88, of Holden, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Friday, December 26, 2014. Born in Worcester, Fuzzy was the son of Edwin F. and Helen (Nelson) Forsberg and lived most of his life in Holden. Fuzzy graduated from Holden High School in 1945. After graduating high school,...
Robert P. Smith
Dec 26, 2014
BELMONT / WESTMINSTER – Robert P. Smith, 84, went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, after being stricken ill. He was born in Gardner, a son of the late Forrest E. and Martenah E. (Prescott) Smith. Bob was raised in Westminster and later spent many years in Chelsea. He...
Dolores C. (Bolivar) Sawicki Bragg
Dec 25, 2014
Biography RUTLAND/WORCESTER - Dolores C. (Bolivar) Sawicki Bragg, 89, formerly of Rutland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her first husband, Stephen Sawicki died in 1961. Dolores leaves a daughter, Mary Lambert of Leicester; two brothers, Lehman Bolivar and his wife, Ruth of West Boylston and Kenneth Bolivar and his wife, Stella...
Ralph E. Marsden
Dec 24, 2014
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - The Rev. Ralph E. Marsden, Jr., 86, formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Jewish Healthcare Center on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Born in Holden and raised in Worcester, Rev. Marsden was the son of Ralph E. and Olive (Glidden) Marsden. He lived 16 years in Holden...
Deborah J. (O'Rourke) Baldelli
Dec 24, 2014
STERLING - Deborah J. (O’Rourke) Baldelli, 66, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 24, 2014, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Hazel (Bacon) and Alfred O’Rourke and was raised in Fitchburg and St. Johnsbury, VT. Deborah graduated from Fitchburg High School. She worked as a service order writer for...
Donald R. Johnson
Dec 23, 2014
RUTLAND – Donald R. Johnson, 74, of Rutland, died peacefully Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at UMass Memorial - Lake Avenue, Worcester. Don was born in Ware the son of Ernest “Pop” R. and Ann (Slosek) Johnson and lived in Wheelwright and later Barre before moving to Rutland in 1969. After attending Hardwick High School, Don enlisted in the U.S. Marine...
Jeffrey W. Brooks
Dec 23, 2014
Biography HOLDEN - Jeffrey W. Brooks, 47, of Holden, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Holden Nursing ad Rehabilitation Center after an illness. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
Anne M. (Ford) Berkiel
Dec 23, 2014
Biography STERLING – Anne M. (Ford) Berkiel, 74, passed away at home with her husband by her side December 23, 2014. She was born in Clinton, the daughter of John M. and Catherine (Grady) Ford and had lived in Sterling her whole life. She leaves her loving husband Robert M. Berkiel, Sr.; a son, Robert M. Berkiel, Jr. of Millbury;...
Leeland J. Jacques
Dec 23, 2014
SOUTH GRAFTON – Leeland J. Jacques, Sr., 76, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus after an illness. He was born in Millbury, the son of Louis G. and Doris M. (Plouffie) Jacques and lived in South Grafton and Sutton most of his life before moving to Holden four years ago. He leaves...
Lila
Dec 23, 2014
SHREWSBURY/MILFORD, NH - Lila-ann (Lane) Rockefeller, 89, formerly of Shrewsbury and Auburn MA, and Nashua and Milford, NH, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Oakdale Skilled Nursing Facility in W. Boylston, MA. Born in Detroit on April 19, 1925, to Theodore T. and Lillian R. (Fritsche) Lane, she left high school to sing with the Detroit Light Opera...
Barbara Ganek
Dec 23, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Barbara (Caplin) Ganek, age 83, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Saint Vincent Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Worcester, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Levine) Caplin and was a lifelong resident of Worcester. She leaves her husband of 62 years, Edward S. Ganek; two daughters,...
April A. (Balcom) Hunter
Dec 22, 2014
HOLDEN – April A. (Balcom) Hunter, 53, passed away at home comforted by her husband and dearest friends on Monday, December 22, 2014 after a battle with cancer. She was born in Worcester and raised in Auburn and had lived in Holden since 1992. She leaves her loving husband of 17 years, Michael J. Hunter who has been by her...
Robert 'Bob' L. Himmer
Dec 22, 2014
HOLDEN/WEST BOYLSTON – Robert L. Himmer, 75, of Holden, passed away at home on Monday, December 22, 2014. Born in Clinton and raised in Sterling, Bob was the son of Albert and Eva (Pesso) Himmer and lived many years in West Boylston and Holden. Bob attended Wachusett Regional High School in Holden. In 1957, he married the love of his...
Esther (Ferman) Heitin
Dec 22, 2014
Biography MILFORD – Esther (Ferman) Heitin, 89, of 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury, formerly of Milford, died on Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Her husband of 61 years died in 2007. She leaves four sons; Barry Heitin of Arlington, VA, Mark Heitin of Toronto, Alan Heitin and his wife, Danouta of Las Vegas, and Randy...
Berwell 'Lefty' F. Ewing
Dec 22, 2014
HOLDEN/WESTBOROUGH - Berwell F. ‘Lefty’ Ewing, 95, formerly of Holden, died on Monday, December 22, 2014, at Saint Vincent Hospital. He was born in Harmony, NS, Canada, son of the late Percy B. and Harriet B. (Crocker) Ewing. Lefty attended Worcester schools and graduated from Commerce High School. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was...
Cynthia R. (Smith) Ayer
Dec 20, 2014
ORANGE- Cynthia R. (Smith) Ayer, 52, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 18. 2014. She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Chandler J. and Conjetta B. (McQuaid) Smith Cindy was raised in Holden and lived in Hardwick for several years. She graduated from Wachusett Regional High School, and worked for many years as an office clerk at the Gardner...
Benjamin Jeffrey Paulin
Dec 20, 2014
BOSTON - Benjamin Jeffrey Paulin, 34, died on December 20, 2014. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
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