Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Ormsby John Buck
Aug 11, 2014
HOLDEN – Ormsby John Buck, 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 11, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus. He was born in Buckfield, Maine, May 15, 1926, the son of Warren F. and M. Elizabeth (Garland) Buck and had lived in Hopkinton, Moultonborough, NH, and Sarasota, Florida before moving to Holden in 2009. His...
Bella (Schaffer) Gross
Aug 11, 2014
LEOMINSTER - Bella (Schaffer) Gross, age 88, formerly of Leominster, died on Monday, August 11, 2014 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Her husband, Paul H. Gross, died in 2004. She leaves a daughter, Robin, wife of Dr. Alan Krumholz of Hilton Head Island, SC; a son, Frederick P. Gross and his wife, Laura of West Hills, CA; six grandchildren, and a great-grandson,...
Sydell (Tepper) Israel
Aug 11, 2014
Biography WORCESTER – Sydell (Tepper) Israel died on Monday, August 11, in the Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence at 631 Salisbury Street. Her husband of 65 years, Leonard Israel, died in 2012. She leaves a son, Mark Israel and his fiancée, Joni Fraser of South Hadley; two daughters, Ellen Israel of Worcester and Judith Israel of Newton; a brother, Maurice Tepper...
Aimee Jo (Paris) Dertouzos
Aug 11, 2014
WESTBOROUGH - Aimee Jo (Paris) Dertouzos, 58, died peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2014 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Aimee was born in Worcester, August 9, 1956, a daughter of the late Ronald B. and Eila T. (Ronnback) Paris. She later lived in Shrewsbury and Templeton. Aimee graduated from Cushing Academy in 1974 and later earned her Associates Degree...
Dorothy A. (Anderson) Holton
Aug 10, 2014
HOLDEN – Dorothy A. (Anderson) Holton, 96, of Holden, died peacefully Sunday, August 10, 2014 under the loving care of her family and the staff at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Born and raised in Holden, Dorothy was the daughter of Swedish immigrants, John and Sophia (Nilsson) Anderson, and lived 17 years in East Longmeadow and 13 years in Hingham...
Lillian (Anber) Aramony
Aug 7, 2014
WORCESTER - Lillian (Anber) Aramony of Worcester passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the UMass Medical Center after a brief illness. Born and educated in Montreal, Canada, Lillian was the daughter of the late Loutfy and Mary (Ghiz) Anber and lived in Worcester for most of her life. Her husband of 54 years, Fred...
Bertha (Sher) Jonas
Aug 7, 2014
Biography WORCESTER – Bertha (Sher) Jonas, 87, of Worcester, died on Thursday, August 7, 2014, after a short illness. She leaves her husband of 67 years, Bernard Jonas; a son, Frederick Jonas and his wife, Geri of California; two daughters, Vivian, wife of Elliot Honig of Worcester and Eileen, wife of Steve Schongold of Sharon; two sisters, Reva, wife of...
Paul M. Tsotsis
Aug 7, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Paul M. Tsotsis, 85, of Worcester, died peacefully on Thursday, August 7, 2014 under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born in Greece, Paul was the son of Michael and Fotini Tsotsis and lived here for over 50 years. He leaves a nephew...
Helen A. Davis
Aug 5, 2014
RUTLAND – Helen A. (Bjorklund) Davis, 93, a resident for 49 years, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nurse Center after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Michael and Lena (Carlson) Bjorklund. Her loving husband, Frederick L. Davis, passed away in 1973. She leaves two daughters, Donna Blake and her...
Herbert J. Jurgensen
Aug 5, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Herbert J. Jurgensen, Jr., 83, of Worcester, husband of Martha A. (Ruddy) Jurgensen, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, August 12, in Our Lady of Providence Church, 228 Lincoln Street, Worcester. Burial followed in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. To share...
Harriet L. (Evans) Mongeon
Aug 5, 2014
HOLDEN - Harriet L. (Evans) Mongeon, 82, of Holden, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 under the loving care of her family and the staff at Knollwood Nursing Center. Born in Worcester and raised in Auburn, Harriet was the daughter of the late Albert and Annie (Millington) Evans and lived over 50 years in Holden. Harriet is survived by...
Cynthia A. (Frigon) Tribandis
Aug 5, 2014
METHUEN/WORCESTER - Cynthia A. Tribandis, 55, formerly of Worcester, died peacefully under the loving care of her family and the staff at Merrimack Valley Hospice Home in Haverhill on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 after an illness. Cindy was born in Worcester on March 6, 1959, attended Worcester schools, and lived 30 years in Methuen. She is the daughter of the...
Paul J. Gradowski
Aug 4, 2014
RUTLAND - Paul J. Gradowski, 63, died Monday, August 4, 2014. He was born in Holden and raised in Rutland. He was a son of the late Stanley J. and Florence M. (Grenier) Gradowski and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School and UMass-Amherst with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to his retirement, Paul worked in the manufacturing field. He...
E. Lillian Hohler
Aug 2, 2014
Biography HOLDEN – E. Lillian (Lawrence) Hohler, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Sterling Village after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of John C. and Hildur M. (Soderberg) Lawrence and had lived in the Worcester and Holden for most of her life except for the two years she lived in Sweden with her...
Paul H. Raymond
Aug 2, 2014
RUTLAND – Paul H. Raymond, Sr., 93, of Rutland, died peacefully on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born and raised in Holden, Paul was the son of George N. and Esther L. (Malmberg) Raymond and lived 41 years in Rutland. He graduated from Holden High School and worked at Worcester Envelope Co. in Worcester...
Dana J. Linn
Aug 2, 2014
HOLDEN – Dana J. Linn, 61, passed away at home unexpectedly on Saturday, August 2, 2014. He was born in Brockton, the son of Dorothy H. (Greenleaf) Linn of Jefferson and the late Warren H. Linn. He was raised in Whitman and lived in Florida for 14 years before moving to Holden in 2002. Besides his mother, Dana leaves his...
Irving Witkes
Aug 2, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Irving Witkes, 87, died on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at home after a long illness. His wife of 60 years, Leah (Rafer) Witkes, died on May 7th of this year. He leaves two sons, Howard Witkes and his wife, Alice, of Boston and Neil Witkes and his wife, Ann of Gladwyn, PA; and 4 grandchildren, Samantha, Jason,...
Charles Aronson
Jul 31, 2014
Biography WORCESTER - Charles "Chuck" Aronson, 86, of Boca Raton, Florida, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, after an illness. He was born in Worcester and was the son of Joseph and Ruby (Kaufman) Aronson. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy (Slade) Aronson; a son, Robert J. Aronson of Sarasota, FL; a daughter, Joni Aronson of Boca...
The Kenneth E. Knox
Jul 31, 2014
AUBURN - The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Edward Knox, 74, passed away on July 31, 2014, following a short illness. He was born in Chester, Vermont to Rev. Frederick R. Knox and Dorothy Richardson Knox on March 14, 1940. He graduated from Boston University, Andover Newton Theological Seminary, and received his Doctorate from Hartford Seminary. He is survived by his beloved...