Obituaries

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Gary N.  Luboda

Gary N. Luboda

Mar 24, 2015

Biography WORCESTER -- Gary N. Luboda, 61, of Worcester, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus after an illness. Born in Worcester, Gary was the son of Edward and Irene "Dolly" (Coven) Luboda and lived many years in Leicester until moving to Worcester. His wife, Jayn (Berkowitz) Luboda died in 2002. He leaves...

Daniel David  Mccauley

Daniel David Mccauley

Mar 24, 2015

HOLDEN – Daniel David McCauley, 96, of Holden, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2015. Dan was born on April 17, 1918 in Grafton, one of 11 children to William and Myra Elva (Elliott) McCauley. His beloved wife of 64 years, Gloria (Castagna) McCauley predeceased him on August, 27, 2014. He was a proud and highly decorated U.S. Navy veteran...

David  Nore

David Nore

Mar 23, 2015

Biography WORCESTER – David Nore, 85, of Worcester died on Monday, March 23, 2015 in Evergreen Place Assisted Living, Manchester, New Hampshire. His dear friend of many years, Alice Pinard of Manchester, died in 2014. He leaves several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Nathan Nore, and by his two sisters, Sylvia Nore and Anna Edith Cummings....

Kimberly  Andreu

Kimberly Andreu

Mar 23, 2015

SOUTH LANCASTER – Kimberly Andreu, 21, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 23, 2015 at her Thatcher Hall room on the campus of Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Clovis E. and Sueleni (Soares) Andreu of Lancaster. Besides her parents, Kimberly leaves her brother, Kevin; two sisters, Kathleen and Ellen; grandparents, Anelice Andreu,...

Diane D. (Dow)  Deane

Diane D. (Dow) Deane

Mar 22, 2015

HOLDEN - Diane D. (Dow) Deane, 73, of Holden passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after an illness. Born and raised in Livermore Falls, Maine, Diane was the daughter of Charles and Irene (Loon) Dow, and lived 38 years in Holden. She leaves her beloved...

Donna L. (Thayer)  Cloutier

Donna L. (Thayer) Cloutier

Mar 22, 2015

PAXTON – Donna L. (Thayer) Cloutier, 70, died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, with her loving husband by her side. She was born in Lynn, a daughter of the late Walter S. and Shirley L. (Crowell) Thayer. Donna was raised in Peabody and graduated from Peabody High School, then from Chandler School for Women...

Cameron C.  Lufkin

Cameron C. Lufkin

Mar 21, 2015

HOLDEN - Cameron C. Lufkin, 38, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born in Worcester and has lived in Holden most of his life. Cameron graduated from Bancroft School in Worcester and attended the University of Hartford. With an aptitude for computers, Cameron taught himself to become proficient with their systems and coding. He...

William T.  Duffy

William T. Duffy

Mar 18, 2015

STERLING – William T. Duffy, 76, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 after an illness. He was born in Clinton, the son of William F. and Catherine (Gibbons) Duffy and had lived in Clinton before moving to Sterling 42 years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 56 years, Jane D. (Clark) Duffy; four children, Terrance M....

Rosalyn A. (Rosen)  Borsky

Rosalyn A. (Rosen) Borsky

Mar 18, 2015

Biography WORCESTER - Rosalyn A. (Rosen) Borsky, 94, of Worcester, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester. She was born on May 1, 1920, the daughter of Samuel and Lena Rosen. Funeral arrangements are private and under the direction of Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.

Leo J.  Digregorio

Leo J. Digregorio

Mar 17, 2015

WORCESTER - Leo J. DiGregorio, 92, a resident at Tatnuck Park, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, under the loving care of his family and the staff at UMass Memorial Hospital, Belmont Street Campus. Born and raised in Worcester, Leo was the son of Italian immigrants, Giuseppe and Rose (Sciascia) DiGregorio and lived in Vero Beach, Florida for...

John 'Jack' R.  Woodsmall

John 'Jack' R. Woodsmall

Mar 17, 2015

STERLING - John "Jack" R. Woodsmall, 87, a retired fire chief of the Sterling Fire Department, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Leominster, a son of the late Raymond and Elizabeth (Peontak) Woodsmall. Jack was raised on Sholan Farms in Leominster, graduated from...

Veronica E. (Yankus)  Mackenzie

Veronica E. (Yankus) Mackenzie

Mar 17, 2015

Biography HOLDEN — Veronica E. (Yankus) MacKenzie, 96, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, after a period of declin- ing health. Born in Lowell, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Veronica (Stanulonis) Yankus. She was married for 68 years to the late William G. MacKenzie, Sr. who passed away on June 20, 2013. Mrs. MacKenzie lived in...

Marilyn J. (Sullivan)  Dowd

Marilyn J. (Sullivan) Dowd

Mar 15, 2015

HOLDEN - Marilyn J. (Sullivan) Dowd, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at UMass Memorial Hospital. Born and raised in Worcester, Marilyn was the daughter of Francis and Helena (Dacey) Sullivan, and lived 38 years in Holden where she raised her family with her husband, Bernie. For 36 years, Marilyn was happily married...

Lewis L.  White

Lewis L. White

Mar 14, 2015

Biography PRINCETON - Lewis L. White, Jr., 78, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 14, 2015 after an illness. He was born in Keene, NH, the son of Lewis L., Sr. and Marjorie J. (Baker) White and had lived in Princeton for over 50 years. He leaves his loving wife of 58 years, Mary...

Russell D.  Montcalm

Russell D. Montcalm

Mar 14, 2015

STERLING – Russell D. Montcalm, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Healthalliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. He was born in Yarmouth Port, the son of Florence F. Montcalm and had lived most of his life in the Worcester County area before moving to Sterling in 2008. He leaves his loving wife of 26 years, Penelope “Penny”...

June B. (Sargent)  Szymkiewicz

June B. (Sargent) Szymkiewicz

Mar 13, 2015

WEST BOYLSTON -- June B. (Sargent) Szymkiewicz, 85, of West Boylston, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2015, under the loving care of her family and the staff at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. Born and raised in Clinton, June was the daughter of Charles E. and Louise (Gagnon) Sargent and lived 43 years in Sterling before moving...

Zigmon 'Zig'  Luksha

Zigmon 'Zig' Luksha

Mar 12, 2015

STERLING – Zigmon Luksha, 94, passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Nicholas M. and Mary (Lis) Luksha, Polish immigrant parents that settled in Sterling more than 100 years ago. Zig never moved far from his family’s roots. He was born at home a few hundred...

Carol A. (Harrison)  Landgren

Carol A. (Harrison) Landgren

Mar 11, 2015

WORCESTER – Carol A. (Harrison) Landgren, 69, passed away on March 11, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus after an illness. Her husband of 29 years, David R. Landgren, Sr., passed away in 2012. She leaves seven children, David R. Landgren, Jr., Verlon Thompson, William Thompson, David Thompson, Kenon Thompson, Martha Stewart and Vickie Savage; and several grandchildren...

Sharon L. (Horton)  Reardon

Sharon L. (Horton) Reardon

Mar 9, 2015

WEST BOYLSTON – Sharon L. (Horton) Reardon, 71, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. She was born in Reno, Nevada, the daughter of Carlos and Violet (Frost) Horton and had lived in Duluth, MN, Worcester and Shrewsbury before moving to West Boylston in 1994. She leaves her loving husband of 44 years,...

Eric P.  Warman

Eric P. Warman

Mar 9, 2015

HOLDEN - Eric Peter Warman, 74, of Holden passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.