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Richard P. Conway
Dec 27, 2012
PRINCETON – Richard P. Conway, Jr., 61, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at home. He leaves a son, Matthew A. Conway of Worcester; a daughter, Christine Conway of Spencer; his mother, Daveeda A. (Chamberlain) Conway of Princeton; and a grandson, Jacob Conway. He was born in Worcester, the son of Richard P. Conway, Sr. and had lived his...
James A. George
Dec 27, 2012
Biography RUTLAND - James A. George, 80, of Rutland, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
Paul T. Mcdermott
Dec 27, 2012
HOLDEN – Paul T. McDermott, Sr., 67, of Holden, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the Jewish Healthcare Center on Thursday, December 27, 2012, eight months after being stricken with glioblastoma. Paul was born in Worcester, son of John J. and Mabel (Maynard) McDermott. Paul leaves his loving wife of 44 years, Barbara J. (Vania) McDermott;...
Amy I. (Goulding) Antinarella
Dec 26, 2012
HOLDEN – Amy I. (Goulding) Antinarella, 86, of Malden St., died peacefully on Wednesday, December 26, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, Belmont St. Campus, after an illness. Born in Spencer on September 24, 1926, Amy was the daughter of Edward and Grace (Widdowson) Goulding and was raised in Spencer and Leicester. Amy graduated from Leicester High School and worked as a...
Mary Ann (Flagg) Himmer
Dec 26, 2012
HOLDEN/WEST BOYLSTON – Mary Ann (Flagg) Himmer, 71, of Old Salisbury St., died peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in Worcester on May 29, 1941, Mary Ann was the daughter of Maro and Ruth (Potter) Flagg and was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School in...
Donald A. Bloom
Dec 24, 2012
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Donald A. Bloom of Holden died Monday, December 24, 2012 with his wife by his side in St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, as the result of a heart attack. He leaves behind his loving wife of twenty-one years, Elaine (Willey) Bloom; his sister, Barbara and her husband Charles Greene of Santa Barbara, California; his nephews,...
Lillian M. (Hickson) Wright
Dec 23, 2012
HUBBARDSTON – Lillian M. (Hickson) Wright, 92, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after a brief illness. Her husband of 35 years, Robert C. Wright, passed away in 2006 and her first husband of 30 years, Bertil G. Buthen, Sr., passed away in 1970. She leaves a daughter, Barbara A. Belisle of Rutland; two...
Lisa J. Renshaw
Dec 22, 2012
RUTLAND – Lisa J. (Doyon) Renshaw, 53, of Bethany Dr., died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Born in Leominster, Lisa was the daughter of Ernest and Sally (Young) Doyon and lived Worcester before moving to Rutland in 1983. Lisa was a 1977 graduate of Doherty Memorial High School and later attended Quinsigamond Community College both in Worcester....
Charles A. Hodgkins
Dec 20, 2012
WORCESTER – Charles A. Hodgkins, 85, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus after an illness. His wife of 51 years, Elizabeth M. (Lawless) Hodgkins, passed away in 2003. He leaves two sons, Andrew C. Hodgkins and his wife Jennifer of Franklin and Stephen D. Hodgkins and his wife Deborah of Princeton; three...
Carol (Howe) Hagan
Dec 19, 2012
Biography WEST BOYLSTON – Carol (Howe) Hagan, 82, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus after an illness. Her husband of 23 years, James F. Hagan, passed away in 1995. She leaves three children, Cheryl Daggett and her husband Will of West Boylston, Jeffrey Hebb and his wife Kathleen of Sterling and Lisa...
Helen T. Wajda
Dec 19, 2012
HOLDEN – Helen T. Wajda, 90, of Sawyer Lane, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. She is survived by her nieces and nephews: Kathleen Finnerty and Jane Hallinan of Clinton, Laurie Cousins, Joanne Beyer, Alan Wajda and Robert Wajda and all their families and her sister-in-law Ann Hancock of Sterling. She was preceded in death by...
Patricia A. (O'Connor) Mahon
Dec 18, 2012
HOLDEN – Patricia A. (O’Connor) Mahon, 85, of Holden, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Born in Lawrence, she was the daughter of Arthur P. and Gertrude (Taffe) O’Connor and lived in Holden for the past 50 years. Mrs. Mahon graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Lawrence, attended Boston University and worked as...
Lois H. (Miller) Seifert
Dec 17, 2012
STERLING – Lois H. (Miller) Seifert, 83, of Sterling, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012 at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. She was born in Sterling, the daughter of Lewis S. and Elizabeth G. (Kendall) Miller. Lois attended Anderson Junior College and later graduated from Hahnemann Hospital Nursing Program in 1952 and became a Registered...
Chester J. Kisiel
Dec 16, 2012
WEST BOYLSTON - Chester J. Kisiel, 88, formerly of Maplewood Avenue, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012, in the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Worcester in 1924 where he was also raised, he was the son of Joseph M. and Adela (Batura) Kisiel. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army...
Robert J. Diperrio
Dec 14, 2012
HOLDEN – Robert “Bob” J. DiPerrio, Jr., 55, of Wachusett Street, Jefferson, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 14, 2012, after a brief illness. He leaves his two sons, John A. and Michael C. DiPerrio, both of Holden; his mother, Virginia M. (Pendleton) DiPerrio of Holden and his father and step-mother, Robert J. DiPerrio, Sr. and Eleanor P. DiPerrio...
Frances Jean (Hussey) Meppelink
Dec 14, 2012
Biography WEST BOYLSTON – Frances Jean (Hussey) Meppelink, 79, of West Boylston, died peacefully with her family by her side at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI, Jean was the daughter of Francis L. & Bessie (Young) Hussey. Jean attended Central Bible Institute in Springfield, MO and went on with her husband, Harvey, to raise...
Kiran Patel
Dec 13, 2012
Biography HOLDEN - Kairan Patel, 72, of Holden, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2012. He was born in Uganda, son of Raojibhai and Kantabel (Patel) Patel. He leaves his wife, Saroj Patel, and his daughter, Pratiksha Patel. A service was held at the Ellen Rogers Kennedy Memorial Chapel, 180 Grove Street, Worcester, followed by cremation at Rural Crematory in...
Thomas Patrick Bragg
Dec 9, 2012
RUTLAND – Thomas P. Bragg, 64, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus in Worcester. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Maryann (Bagdonas) Bragg; a son, Michael P. Bragg and his wife Jennifer of Southbridge; a daughter, Amy E. Sherman and her husband Phillip of Washington, DC; a brother, William Bragg...
Jack J. Helander
Dec 9, 2012
STERLING – Jack J. Helander, 89, passed away in his home on Sunday, December 9, 2012. Born Jakko Johannus Helander in Finland, he was the son of Toivo and Lyyly (Virsu) Helander. He leaves his partner of 31 years, Irene E. Camerano; a niece, Michelle Braconnier with whom he lived; and his son, Roy Helander and his wife Linda of...
Joyce H. (Chappelear) Griffith
Dec 8, 2012
HOLDEN – Joyce H. (Chappelear) Griffith, 81, of Oregon Trail, passed away peacefully at home under the loving care of her family and the staff at Visiting Nurse Association Home Hospice on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Her beloved husband of 60 years, Homer W. Griffith died this past February 23rd. Joyce was born and raised in Washington, D.C., daughter of...
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