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Andrew Gustaf Johnson
Sep 7, 2013
BARRE – Andrew “Andy” G. Johnson, Jr., 62, of Williamsville Rd., Barre, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Saturday, September 7, 2013, after an illness. Born in Holden on March 17, 1951, Andy was the son of Andrew G. Johnson, Sr. and Ruth V. (Pitman) Johnson and lived in Holden until moving to Barre in 1977....
Patricia M. (Connolly) Finnegan
Sep 6, 2013
Patricia M. (Connolly) Finnegan, 80, of Highland St., died in the presence of her loving family on Friday, September 6, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after a short illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Pat was the daughter of Frederick and Sarah (Mulvey) Connolly and had lived in Holden for 53 years. Pat was proud of her Irish heritage....
Richard H. Cimato
Sep 6, 2013
WEST BOYLSTON /HOLLIS, NH - Richard H. Cimato, 63, of Maple Street, West Boylston, died on Friday, September 6, 2013, at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Worcester, after an illness. Richard was the son of Patsy and Gertrude (McMullon) Cimato and was raised in West Boylston. He graduated from West Boylston High School and was employed by Brockway Owens Plastics...
Sylvia I. (Page) Bockstein
Sep 2, 2013
HOLDEN – Sylvia I. (Page) Bockstein, 86, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 at Sunrise of Norwood. She was born on April 9, 1927 in Charleston, SC, the daughter of Richard E. and Lillian I. (Benoit) Page. Sylvia was a 1942 graduate from Nathan Hale High School in East Haddam, CT. She attended the University of Connecticut, earned an...
Kimberly J. (Morrow) Belsito
Sep 2, 2013
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Kimberly J. (Morrow) Belsito, 46, formerly of Holden, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 2, 2013. Born in Worcester and raised in Holden, Kim was the daughter of Ronald R. and Brenda J. (Johnson) Morrow. Kim graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in Holden and worked many years in the automotive industry. Throughout her life, Kim enjoyed all kinds...
Janice T. (Tillson) Wilson
Aug 31, 2013
HOLDEN – Janice T. Wilson, 79, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Saint Vincent Hospital after an illness. She leaves her husband of 60 years, Roger J. Wilson; a son, Paul A. Wilson and his wife Candy of Coventry, CT; a daughter, Marsha W. Morrison and her husband Jimmy of Tolland, CT; three sisters, Lois Kwiatkowski of Thomaston,...
Pauline M. (Mcneil) Washkevich
Aug 31, 2013
Biography SHREWSBURY – Pauline M. (McNeil) Washkevich, 80, passed away at home on Saturday, August 31, 2013 after an illness. She leaves her husband of 60 years, Conrad D. Washkevich; two sons, Stephen C. Washkevich and his wife Nancy of Holden and Michael S. Washkevich and his wife Theresa of Forestdale; a daughter, Debra L. Couture and her husband Kenneth...
Raymond D. Cobb
Aug 31, 2013
RUTLAND – Raymond D. Cobb, 82, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and staff at Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester on Saturday, August 31, 2013, after a long illness. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Harlan W. and Edith (Lindstrom) Cobb, and lived 47 years in Rutland. He...
Franklin 'Frank' A. Meanor
Aug 30, 2013
WEST BOYLSTON – Franklin “Frank” A. Meanor, 96, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, August 30, 2013, after a short illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Arthur and Parmelia E. (Boucher) Meanor and lived in West Boylston since 1955. Frank leaves his wife of 71 years, Dorothy P. (Campbell) Meanor; a daughter,...
Lorania E. (Graves) Blanchard
Aug 30, 2013
STERLING/PRINCETON – Lorania E. (Graves) Blanchard, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2013, after an illness. She was born in Southbridge, the daughter of John H. and Ethel M. (Bliss) Graves and was raised in East Princeton and graduated from Princeton High School. Her husband of 61 years, John V. Blanchard, passed away in 2008. She leaves three...
Joseph W. Lapointe
Aug 29, 2013
TOWNSEND – Joseph “Joe” W. LaPointe, 66, of Main St., died Thursday, August 29, 2013, at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island and raised in South Attleboro, Joe was the son of William J. and Eliza (Levesque) LaPointe and lived 39 years in Townsend. He leaves his two daughters, Dawn M. Hartnett and her...
Bruce Wyman
Aug 25, 2013
WORCESTER - Bruce Wyman, 63, of Worcester, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at The Hammond Center after a long illness. He was born in Milford, CT, the son of the late Everett and Helen (Auger) Wyman. He attended Worcester Public Schools and graduated from Doherty High School in 1968 and lived in Worcester most of his life. Bruce...
Lorraine Adams
Aug 24, 2013
Lorraine Adams, 84, of Millbury, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013, after a long illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Deus and Alvina Adams and lived many years in Auburn before moving to Millbury. She was predeceased by two sons, Gerald R. Gregoire and Gary P. Gregoire. She leaves and will be sadly missed by her...
Ruth M. (Valodka) Lakus
Aug 23, 2013
WORCESTER - Ruth M. (Valadka) Lakus, 94, died on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Christopher House in Worcester. Born in Worcester on the 13th of October, 1918, Ruth was the daughter of Joseph and Magdelene (Dereskevicius) Valadka, and was a lifelong resident of Worcester in the south Ward Street area. Ruth was a resident of Christopher House in Worcester...
Adam P. Urbanovitch
Aug 20, 2013
PAXTON – Adam P. Urbanovitch, 92, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus. He was born in Paxton, the son of Anthony and Sophie (Bullock) Urbanovitch and graduated from Worcester Boys Trade in 1940. His wife, Rose Marie (Rokosak) Urbanovitch, passed away in 1982. He leaves a son, John A. Urbanovitch of...
Cecelia George
Aug 17, 2013
Biography WEBSTER - Cecelia George, 80, of Webster, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013. She was born in Douglas, daughter of Pandi and Mary (Mitsin) George (aka Pantelis Blahopoulos), and had lived in Upton before moving to Webster. She was a member of Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Webster. A graveside service will be held at 1...
Judith (Buck) Johnson
Aug 15, 2013
RUTLAND - Judith (Buck) Johnson, 77, of Ridge Road, died peacefully at home under the loving care of her family and the staff at Affinity Hospice on Thursday, August 15, 2013. Born in Willimantic, CT, Judy was the daughter of George E. and Minnie (Oakes) Buck and lived most of her life in Rutland. Judy graduated from Rutland High School...
David Mitchell Glode
Aug 15, 2013
RUTLAND - David M. Glode, 64, of Bushy Lane, died at home after a recent struggle with cancer on Thursday, August 15, 2013. David was born in Worcester the son of Ernest J. and Stacia (Klezak) Glode and lived in Holden and Princeton before moving to Rutland over 25 years ago. He is survived by his loving sister, Marilyn J....
Richard Addison Hennigar
Aug 15, 2013
HOLDEN - The Rev. Richard Addison Hennigar, 81, retired Episcopal Priest from the former St. John's Episcopal Church in Worcester, died peacefully, surrounded by his devoted family and under the loving care of the staff at Ichabod Washburn Hospice Residence in Worcester, on Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born in Malden, son of Joshua M. and Margaret J. (McDougal)...
Frederick A. Hohler
Aug 13, 2013
Biography HOLDEN – Frederick A. Hohler, 87, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He was born and raised in Worcester the son of the late Frank and Rose Hohler and had lived in Holden for 60 years. Fred was educated in the...
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