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Arthur 'Spud' Andrews
Jan 22, 2014
DRACUT/WORCESTER – Arthur “Spud” Andrews, 89, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Knollwood Nursing Center. He was born in Dracut on March 29, 1924, the son of Spyros and Helen (Kosaris) Andrews, and had lived in Dracut before moving to Worcester five years ago. His loving wife of 69 years, Gladys H. (Perks) Andrews passed away on October...
Vitte Krapas
Jan 19, 2014
HOLDEN – Vitte Krapas, 93, of Fairchild Dr., passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving wife on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Vitte was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, Thomas and Mary (Bagurskas) Krapas and lived 58 years in Holden. Vitte was educated in Worcester and in 1942 enlisted with the U.S. Army Air...
Elaine L. (Arsenault) Scanlan
Jan 19, 2014
WEST BROOKFIELD – Elaine L. (Arsenault) Scanlan, 91, passed away at Quaboag on the Common on Sunday, January 19, 2014 after an illness. Her loving husband of 56 years, Frank W. Scanlan, passed away in 1999. She leaves a son, Michael F. Scanlan and his wife Lucinda of Castro Valley, CA; three daughters, Susan C. Leroy and her husband Stuart...
Thomas F. Morris
Jan 18, 2014
HUBBARDSTON – Thomas F. Morris, Sr., 87, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014. He was born at home in Worcester, one of seven children to Joseph B. and Nora T. (Qualey) Morris. He attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary School and St. Peter’s High School where excelled in baseball, basketball and football. He was later inducted into St. Peter’s Hall of...
Scott James Hassett
Jan 18, 2014
STERLING - Scott James Hassett, 52, beloved husband and best friend of Gail (Friars) Hassett for over 30 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2014, at Mass General Hospital, surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, loved and who loved him. He and Gail were blessed with two daughters, Lauren Marie Hassett and Shayna Friars Hassett,...
Nancy Lee Hillhouse
Jan 18, 2014
Biography HOLDEN/ ROCHESTER HILLS, MI - Nancy Hillhouse, 64, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, and formerly of Holden, passed away on January 18, 2014, after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Holden, the daughter of James W. and Shirley E. (Johnson) Hillhouse III. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Johnson; a sister, Elizabeth N. Pendleton...
Bernard J. Witkowski Jr.
Jan 18, 2014
Biography SHREWSBURY – Bernard J. Witkowski, Jr., 56, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Ichabod Washburn Hospice Residence after an illness. He was born in Holden, the son of Bernard J. and Laura M. (Wagner) Witkowski, Sr. He leaves his loving wife of 19 years, Elizabeth A. (Smith) Witkowski; two children, Scott and Sarah Witkowski whom both attend...
Frank Louis Nelson
Jan 17, 2014
LEICESTER/ELKHART, IN - Frank Louis Nelson, 73, of Elkhart, Indiana and formerly of Leicester, passed away unexpectedly at Elkhart General Hospital in Indiana on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Frank was born in Worcester on April 13, 1940, the son of Joseph and Hazel (Foster) Nelson and had lived many years in Leicester before moving to Indiana in 2004. Frank entered...
Bradford Clifford Cook
Jan 14, 2014
HOLDEN - Bradford Clifford Cook, 71, of Shrewsbury Street, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. He is survived by his three children, Nikki, Kimi and Michael. Bradford served in the US Navy and is a Vietnam Veteran. He proudly served as a letter carrier a the Worcester Post Office for 20 years. You will be deeply missed and...
David H. Pearson
Jan 12, 2014
HOLDEN – David H. Pearson, 62, of Holden St., passed away after a long illness Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Vibra Hospital in Leicester. David was born in Worcester, the son of Harold E. and Barbara J. (Mandell) Pearson and lived his entire life in Holden. David graduated from Worcester Academy and owned and operated Pearson Electric in Holden for...
Thomas Ralph Reynolds
Jan 11, 2014
OAKHAM/ELKTON, FL – Thomas Ralph Reynolds, 71, formerly of Oakham, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the University of Florida Health in Jacksonville, Florida. He leaves his loving wife of 48 years, JoAnne C. (Doresky) Reynolds; a daughter, Pamela L. Ford and her husband Paul of Rutland; two grandchildren, Michaela and Tyler. He was born in Worcester,...
Stanley L. Miller
Jan 11, 2014
PAXTON – Stanley L. Miller, 87, passed away with his family by his side on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester in 1926, the son of Harold and Frances (Thompson) Miller. Stan graduated from Worcester Academy and was inducted into the U.S. Army in October, 1944 where he...
John 'Jack' Roscoe
Jan 10, 2014
WORCESTER - John "Jack" Roscoe died peacefully surrounded by family at Knollwood Nursing Center, on January 10th. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Barbara Roscoe (Barbara Jane Pulaski) of Pittsfield; his daughter, Claudia Roscoe Nash and husband, Craig Nash of Millbury; daughter, Jennifer Roscoe of Watertown; and grandsons, Adam and Zachary Nash. He also leaves his sister, Mary Callahan...
Maria Villaran
Jan 8, 2014
Biography RUTLAND - Maria Villaran, 78, of Rutland, passed away at the Christopher House in Worcester on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. A private graveside service was held on Friday, January 10, at Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. At the request of the family, an obituary was not published.
Dennis R. Hall
Jan 8, 2014
WORCESTER – Dennis R. Hall, 69, of Mountainshire Dr., was stricken ill on Monday and passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. Dennis was the son of Joseph Scucko and Maxine C. (Mandell) Hall and lived his entire life in Worcester. Dennis graduated from Commerce High School in 1963 and worked at Astra...
Anna M. (Zucco) Hester
Jan 7, 2014
RUTLAND – Anna M. (Zucco) Hester, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 surrounded by her loving family, as the light shined in, she took her final breath holding her two daughters hands. She is now in God’s hands looking over all of us. She leaves two daughters, Frances J. Goessinger and her husband, Dave of Plymouth, CT...
Joseph O. Caissie
Jan 7, 2014
RUTLAND – Joseph O. Caissie, Jr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Joseph and Ethel (Cunningham) Caissie. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School and went on to honorably serve his country in the U.S. Army as a Tech 5 during WWII....
John Furmanick
Jan 5, 2014
STERLING – John Furmanick, 48, of Clinton Road, died unexpectedly at UMass Memorial Healthcare on Sunday, January 5, 2014. He was born in Clinton, the son of John Furmanick and Carolyn M. (Kazmierczak) Ramsey and was a life-long resident of Sterling. John attended Wachusett Regional High School and was the successful owner and operator of Kristal Klear Tree Services in...
Mabel V. (Hall) Picard
Jan 3, 2014
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Mabel V. (Hall) Picard, 90, passed away at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center after a period of declining health. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Frank E. and Emma (Buck) Hall and graduated from Commerce High School. Her loving husband, William J. Picard, Jr. passed away in 1976. She leaves two daughters, Jeanne M. Elliott...
Mildred L. (Mccracken) Noel
Jan 2, 2014
PAXTON – Mildred L. (McCracken) Noel, 87, formerly of Paxton, died peacefully under the loving care of her family and the staff at Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Millie was the daughter of Ralph S. and Dorothy E. (Amell) McCracken and lived 35 years in Paxton. Millie graduated from South High School and Hahnemann Hospital...
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