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Ruth E. (Pendrak) Oslund
Nov 10, 2014
Biography SHREWSBURY/HOLDEN – Ruth E. (Pendrak) Oslund, 90, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born and raised in Ware, Ruth was the daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Cebula) Pendrak and lived in Holden, Rutland and, for the...
Grace L. (Grazulis) Jakubosky
Nov 9, 2014
WORCESTER - Grace L. (Grazulis) Jakubosky, 95, died peacefully on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Homestead Hall, Worcester, with her cherished family by her side. Grace was born and raised in Worcester, a daughter of the late Victor and Mary M. (Sampson) Grazulis. Her husband of almost 65 years, Antoni J. Jakubosky, died last year. She graduated from Commerce High...
Carol Ann (Smithling) Dipietro
Nov 4, 2014
WEST BOYLSTON - Carol Ann (Smithling) DiPietro, 70, of West Boylston, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a brief illness. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Carol was the daughter of Ernest and Melba (Sanders) Smithling and lived 40 years in West Boylston. She is survived and will...
Winslow M. Spofford
Nov 4, 2014
HOLDEN - Winslow M. Spofford, 80, passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. He was born May 26, 1934 in Holden and was a life-long resident. He attended Holden High School and graduated from Williston Academy in Easthampton. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. While at WPI, he was...
Paul J. Foley
Nov 3, 2014
HOLDEN - Paul J. Foley, 87, of Holden died on Monday, November 3, 2014, at UMass Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Paul was the son of Edmund F. and Katherine R. (Leahy) Foley and lived 59 years in Holden. Paul is survived by his wife of 64 years, Jane I. (Lindstrom) Foley; a...
Tracy M. (Longvall) Rivera
Nov 3, 2014
HOLDEN-Tracy M. (Longvall) Rivera, 44, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 3, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Tracy was born and raised in Worcester. She graduated from Saint Peter Marion High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University and her Masters in Counseling from Assumption College. For the past 20 years, Tracy has worked for...
Herbert R. Enman
Nov 1, 2014
WEST BROOKFIELD/RUTLAND - Herbert R. Enman, 92, died peacefully on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, West Brookfield, following an illness. Herb was born in Worcester, son of the late Angus H. and Evangeline S. (Colby) Enman. He graduated from Commerce High School and attended classes at Texas A & M and later the School...
Christine M. (Bisceglia) Iafrato
Nov 1, 2014
HOLDEN – Christine M. (Bisceglia) Iafrato, 91, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Avery Manor in Needham after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Matteo and Antonia (Falcone) Bisceglia and had lived in Worcester before moving to Holden in 1969. She was a former member of St. Mary’s Church in Jefferson and enjoyed cooking,...
Frank J. Wagner
Oct 31, 2014
WORCESTER – Frank J. Wagner, 91, of Moreland St., passed away peacefully on Friday, October 31, 2014 after a brief illness. Frank is survived and will be lovingly missed by his wife of 66 years, Doris S. (Benedictis) Wagner; four children, Holly Brazel of Marshfield, Dennis Wagner and his wife, Linda; Nancy Chanson and her husband, Scott; and Cheryl Kassira...
Leona A. (Lanteigne) Blanchflower
Oct 30, 2014
LANCASTER – Leona A. (Lanteigne) Blanchflower, 80, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 30, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at the Life Care Center of Leominster after an illness. Born in Shirley, Leona was the daughter of Leo and Alice (Gionet) Lanteigne and lived her formative years in Leominster. Leona was a...
Garda E. (Bernasconi) Casareale
Oct 30, 2014
LANCASTER - Garda E. A. (Bernasconi) Casareale, 79, of South Lancaster, died on Friday, October 31, 2014, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Basil, Switzerland, Garda was the daughter of Bruno and Hedweg Bernasconi. She moved to the United States in 1965 and was a longtime resident of South Lancaster. She leaves her son, Arni B.V. Casareale and...
Matthew D. Guminski
Oct 30, 2014
HOLDEN - Matthew D. Guminski, 88, died peacefully on October 30, 2014 in Bellevue, WA, thirty days shy of his 89th birthday. Matthew was born in Worcester, on November 30, 1925, a son of the late Kazimer and Viola (Hlodnicki) Guminski, both immigrants of Poland. He attended St. Mary’s School in Worcester and graduated from Commerce High School in Worcester...
Lorraine Abdow
Oct 30, 2014
WORCESTER - Lorraine Abdow, sister of Marion (Abdow) Busada, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 in Ohio. A private funeral was held in St. George Orthodox Cathedral under the direction of Philip G, Haddad, Jr., Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. Burial was in Hope Cemetery. The family requests contributions be made to St. George Orthodox Cathedral, 30...
George M. Pape
Oct 28, 2014
STERLING – George M. Pape, 75, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Harry and Katiena (Kapustianyk) Pape and had lived in Sterling since 1977. His wife of 50 years, Tanya M. (Alkire) Pape, passed away in 2009. He leaves two daughters, Cynthia L. Chadwick and...
Jeffrey W. Ritter
Oct 27, 2014
STERLING - Jeffrey W. Ritter, 61, of Sterling and also the Town Administrator, died on October 27, 2014. Funeral arrangements were private and under the care of Richard Perlman of Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling.
Raj V. Pathi
Oct 26, 2014
Biography HOLDEN - Raj V. Pathi, Ph.D., of Holden, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden. At the request of the family, no obituary was published.
Sylvia M. (Husson) Husson
Oct 24, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Sylvia M. (Husson) Husson, 84, of Worcester, known by all as “Sitto”, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 in St. Vincent’s Hospital. Born and educated in Worcester, Sylvia was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Armoush) Husson and lived in Worcester her whole life. Her husband George A. Husson died in 1994. Sylvia is...
James 'Jim' M. Ryan
Oct 23, 2014
HOLDEN/MORRISTOWN, NJ - James M. Ryan of Morristown, NJ, formerly of Holden, MA died Thursday, October 23, at Morristown Medical Center. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Michael James and Mary (Sweeney) Ryan. He is survived by his brother, Rev. Laurence D. Ryan, S.J. of Fairfield, CT; his sister, Maureen Ryan Doyle and her husband, Francis X....
John E. Stake
Oct 22, 2014
WEST BOYLSTON – John “Johnny” E. Stake, Jr., 18, of West Boylston passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Born in Worcester on January 23, 1996, John lived his formative years in Worcester before moving to West Boylston in 2006. While attending West Boylston Middle School, he played football in the West Boylston Lion’s Pop Warner Football program and...
Ruth C. (Camann) Raphaelson
Oct 22, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Ruth C. (Camann) Raphaelson, 85, of Lansdowne, Virginia, retired-antiques dealer, died today at home after a brief illness. She was the widow of Arnold H. Raphaelson. For more than 25 years she was the chief executive officer and partner with her sister in Newport Trade, a company that participated in antiques shows in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and...
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