Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Marianne Rose (Ogorewac)  Osmolowski

Marianne Rose (Ogorewac) Osmolowski

Oct 7, 2014

STERLING - Marianne Rose (Ogorewac) Osmolowski, 75, a Sterling resident for many years, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, following a struggle with cancer. Known to her friends as Anne, she was born in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia) in 1939 to the late Josef Ogorewac and Teresa (Hahn) Konschuk. Marianne lost her beloved...

David D.  Kaplan

David D. Kaplan

Oct 6, 2014

Biography WORCESTER - David Kaplan of The Goddard House, 1199 Main Street, Worcester, passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 6, 2014 after a short illness, three days before his 105th birthday. Mr. Kaplan leaves his three children, Kim Kaplan and his wife Joan of Worcester, Ellie Soltz and her husband Elliot of Highland Beach, FL, and...

Shelah O.  Bjorkman

Shelah O. Bjorkman

Oct 6, 2014

STERLING – Shelah O. Bjorkman, 70, of Tanglewood Rd., passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Holden. Born and raised in Worcester, Shelah was the daughter of Howard and Olive (Severance) Glidden. She lived 13 years in Princeton before moving to Sterling...

R. Marion (Ojerholm)  Mctigue

R. Marion (Ojerholm) Mctigue

Oct 5, 2014

WEST BOYLSTON / PAXTON - R. Marion (Ojerholm) McTigue, 96, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of C. Hugo and Irene M. (Alix) (Ojerholm) Collins and graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1935. Her husband of 14 years, Edward V....

Charles H.  Brewer

Charles H. Brewer

Oct 3, 2014

HOLDEN - Charles “Charlie” H. Brewer, Jr., 86, a lifelong Holden resident, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 3, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Charlie was born in Holden, one of five children to the late Charles H. and Mary B. (Berube) Brewer. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Army 25th...

Russell H.  Smith

Russell H. Smith

Oct 3, 2014

WORCESTER - Russell H. Smith Jr., 92, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Knollwood Nursing Center on Friday, October 3, 2014. Born in Worcester, Russell was the son of Russell and Elsie (Manning) Smith and lived many years West Brookfield and Worcester. Russell completed high school in West Brookfield and took...

Brett J.  Saucier

Brett J. Saucier

Oct 3, 2014

SHREWSBURY/NORTHBOROUGH – Brett J. Saucier, 32, of Shrewsbury, passed away with his family by his side on Friday, October 3, 2014 at UMass Memorial in Worcester. Brett was born on May 5, 1982 at home in Northborough where he lived many years before moving to Shrewsbury in 2002. Brett attended Algonquin Regional High School and worked for United Parcel Services...

Elmer G. 'Poppy' Merchant

Elmer G. 'Poppy' Merchant

Oct 3, 2014

HOLDEN – Elmer G. “Poppy” Merchant, 93, of Quinapoxet St., Jefferson, died peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Blaire House of Worcester. He was born in Westminster, the son of the late Joseph and Regina (Brough) Merchant and lived in the Jefferson section of Holden for most of his life. Elmer was predeceased by his wife of 59 years,...

Alden C.  Palmgren

Alden C. Palmgren

Oct 1, 2014

WORCESTER - Alden C. Palmgren, 87, of Worcester died peacefully on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home with his children by his side. Alden’s life was guided by a devotion to his family, faith and community. His wife, Shirley, to whom he was married 51 years, passed away in 2006. He leaves two sons, Mark and...

Diane G. (Olson)  Labaire

Diane G. (Olson) Labaire

Oct 1, 2014

HOLDEN-Diane G. (Olson) Labaire, 72, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Odd Fellows Home, surrounded by her loving family. Diane was born and raised in Worcester, a daughter of the late Roger B. and Helen S. (Stockbridge) Olson, and lived there most of her life before moving to Holden 18 years ago. A longtime homemaker, Diane also...

Harriet R.  Gould

Harriet R. Gould

Oct 1, 2014

Biography PALM BEACH, FL - Harriet R. Gould, 86, of Palm Beach, FL, passed away on October 1, 2014, in Palm Beach, Florida. Her husband of 44 years, Calvin C. Gould, died in 1997. She leaves three children, Samuel Adams, Elizabeth Gould and her spouse, Katherine Jaeger of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Emily Holdstein and her husband James Holdstein of...

Fred F.  Adamowicz

Fred F. Adamowicz

Oct 1, 2014

EUCLID, OHIO – Fred F. Adamowicz, 79, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, MA after a brief illness. He was born in Euclid, the son of John and Sally (Banaszek) Adamowicz and had lived in Sun Lakes, AZ for 16 years before moving to Rutland, MA in 2006. His loving wife of...

Timothy S.  Kenney

Timothy S. Kenney

Oct 1, 2014

WORCESTER/NORTHBOROUGH – Timothy S. Kenney, 52, of Worcester, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Tim was born in Worcester on February 17, 1962, raised in Rutland and lived over 10 years in Northborough before moving to Worcester. He is survived and will be lovingly missed by his two daughters, Catherine and Erin Kenney of Northborough; his...

Brian V.  Lillis

Brian V. Lillis

Sep 28, 2014

Worcester - Brian V. Lillis, 66, of Worcester, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.

Robert Edwin  Chapman

Robert Edwin Chapman

Sep 27, 2014

PRINCETON/HOLDEN – Robert Edwin Chapman, Jr., 91, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus after an illness. He was born on August 25, 1923 in Wilkinsburg, PA, the son of Robert and Marion (Bradish) Chapman, Sr. and had lived in Princeton for over 40 years before moving to Holden six years ago. He...

David A.  Miles

David A. Miles

Sep 27, 2014

HOLDEN – David A. Miles, 50, of Holden, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Dave was born in Tullahoma,Tennessee and was raised in Northborough, MA, where he lived before moving to Holden in 1995. Dave graduated from Algonquin High School in 1982 and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1986...

Raymond Joseph  Perry

Raymond Joseph Perry

Sep 27, 2014

Biography HOLDEN - Raymond “Ray” Joseph Perry, 55,passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 27, 2014 after an illness. Ray is survived by his loving mother, Cedelice “Cookie” Leonard, his sister Barbara (Williams) Harrington, her husband Kevin Harrington and their son Kyle. He also leaves behind his second family and brother Bob Hendrickson with his two daughters Paige Hendrickson...

Foti  Kola

Foti Kola

Sep 25, 2014

WORCESTER – Foti Kola, age 77, of Worcester passed away at home on Thursday, September 25, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Permet, Albania, he was a son of Ndreko and Afroviti (Mitrushi) Kola , and lived in Worcester since 1998. He leaves his wife, Leonara (Konomi) Kola; a daughter, Endrita Kola and her husband, Marenglen Begaj; and...

Peter J.  Davidian

Peter J. Davidian

Sep 25, 2014

HOLDEN / EAST DENNIS - Peter J. Davidian, 78, of East Dennis and formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the McCarthy Care Center, Sandwich. Peter was born on May 31, 1936 in Lawrence, son of Katchig and Rose (Chilingirian) Davidian. He graduated from Lawrence High School and attended Northeastern University in Boston where he completed...

Mary Lou (Potterfield)  Thompson

Mary Lou (Potterfield) Thompson

Sep 25, 2014

HOLDEN / RUTLAND - Mary Lou (Potterfield) Thompson, 87, formerly of Holden and Rutland, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Sherwood Oaks, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. She was born and raised in Hagerstown, MD, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Margaret E. (Levi) Potterfield. She graduated from Hagerstown High School. Mary Lou and her family lived in...