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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.
Laure G. (Doneux) Langevin
Dec 20, 2014
WORCESTER – Laure G. (Doneux) Langevin, 97, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center after a brief illness. She was born in Abee-Scry, Belgium, the daughter of Ernest and Marie (Plevoets) Doneux and had lived in West Hartford, CT and Beverly Hills, Florida before moving to Worcester in 2001. Her husband of...
Therese I. (Gargolinski) Palmer
Dec 18, 2014
HOLDEN – Therese I. (Gargolinski) Palmer, 69, died peacefully on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, with her loving family by her side. She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Dowgert) Gargolinski. Terry leaves her beloved husband of 42 years, Thomas Palmer; her three beautiful children, Christine Bonini and her...
Margaret 'Peg' L. (Will) Awbridge
Dec 17, 2014
HOLDEN – Margaret “Peg” L. (Will) Drawbridge, 103, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Alexander and Margaret B. (Louden) Will and had lived in Holden since 1958. Her husband of 45 years, William J. Drawbridge, passed away in 1986. She leaves two children, Nancy J....
George A. Tetu
Dec 17, 2014
STERLING – George A. Tetu, 72, of Sterling, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 after an illness. Born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, George was the son of Armand A. and Melina E. (Noel) Tetu and lived 47 years in Sterling. George graduated from St. Anthony High School in Manchester. After graduation he joined the Army honorably serving his...
Thomas W. Davis
Dec 16, 2014
Biography STERLING – Thomas W. Davis, 79, a resident of Sterling for more than 50 years, died peacefully on December 16, 2014, at HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster. He was born in Goffstown, NH, a son of the late James A. and Ethel M. (Gable) Davis. Tom graduated from New London (NH) High School. He spent several years serving in the National...
Michael W. Stan
Dec 15, 2014
HOLDEN – Michael W. Stan, 55, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus after an illness. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and had lived in Worcester and Leicester, before moving to Holden more than 10 years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 34 years, Carol A. (Maurizio) Stan; two...
Joseph A. Sweeney
Dec 15, 2014
OXFORD - Joseph A. Sweeney, Jr., 76, died peacefully on Monday, December 15, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born in Worcester, son of the late Marion E. (Greenhalge) and Joseph A. Sweeney, Sr. He graduated from South High School in 1956, and served several years in the US Air Force as a...
Richard W. Griffin
Dec 14, 2014
RUTLAND — Richard “Griff” W. Griffin, 74, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Harrington Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Holden, the son of William H. and Julia T. (Myers) Griffin, Sr. and had lived in Rutland and Vail, AZ before moving to Charlton three months ago. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Donna...
John Laurin
Dec 14, 2014
WEST BOYLSTON – John Laurin, 93, a West Boylston resident for 63 years, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Sterling Village after a brief illness. He was born in Biella, Italy, the son of Secondo and Delcisa (Iori) Laurin before immigrating with his parents to Worcester at the age of three. He leaves his loving wife of 69...
Charles 'Charlie' E. Keith
Dec 14, 2014
HOLDEN – Charles E. Keith, 87, of Holden, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Saint Vincent Hospital after an illness. Born in Worcester and raised in West Boylston, Charlie was the son of Morris B. and Iva (Pratt) Keith and lived in Worcester before moving to Holden in 1953. Charlie is a 1945 graduate of Commerce High...
Joseph F. Lahair
Dec 12, 2014
HOLDEN - Joseph F. LaHair, 70, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2014 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, following a courageous nine year battle with cancer. He was born in Worcester, a son of the late Joseph F. LaHair, Sr. and Mary (Brisebois) (LaHair) and Paul R. Allaire, step-father. Joe graduated from Wachusett Regional High School and Worcester...
Phyllis S. (Goldberg) Dorfman
Dec 11, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Phyllis S. (Goldberg) Dorfman, 94, lifelong Worcester resident, daughter of the late Leon and Frances Glick Goldberg died on Thursday, December 11, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Sidney Dorfman. They cherished each other with love for seventy-one years of marriage. She was a wise and gracious mother to her son, Robert Dorfman and his wife,...
William S. Crow
Dec 10, 2014
WINCHENDON/RUTLAND - William S. Crow, 53, formerly of Rutland, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Healthcare Alliance Hospital in Leominster. William was born in Chicopee on April 6, 1961 and lived many years in Rutland before moving to Winchendon in 1994. William is survived by his loving mother, Patricia A. (Strong) Crow of Rutland; a brother, Howard E....
Dorothy M. (Smith) Cobb
Dec 10, 2014
RUTLAND - Dorothy M. (Smith) Cobb, 77, of Rutland, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, after an illness. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dorothy was the daughter of Walter P. and Helen (Kulas) Smith, and lived 49 years in Rutland. Her husband of 58 years, Raymond D. Cobb, died in...
M. Evelyne (Nelson) Robillard
Dec 9, 2014
STERLING - M. Evelyne (Nelson) Robillard, 92, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. She was born in Portland, Oregon, the third child of William Burgess and Maude Evelyne (Yingling) Nelson. She was predeceased by her sister, Mae Bouseman, and her brother, William Nelson. She spent her youth in Portland and entered Portland State College...
John T. O'Malley
Dec 8, 2014
STERLING – John T. O’Malley, 97, of Sterling, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2014 under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born and raised in Clinton, John was the son of John T. and Hannah T. (McNamara) O’Malley and lived in Worcester before moving to Sterling in...
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