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Marie Anne (Langevin) Turgeon
Feb 17, 2012
WORCESTER – Marie A. (Langevin) Turgeon, 75, went home to our Lord surrounded by loved ones on February 17, 2012, at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her husband of 48 years, Joseph G. Turgeon, passed away in 2009. She leaves four sons, James J. Turgeon, his wife Cheryl of Worcester and their son Michael; Bryan T. Joyce,...
Paul E. Chute
Feb 15, 2012
FRAMINGHAM/WORCESTER - Paul E. Chute, 82, formerly of Worcester, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at Mary Ann Morse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Natick. He was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Elbert R. and Mary B. (Burns) Chute and lived the last 14 years in...
Barbara Anne Carroll
Feb 15, 2012
HOLDEN – Barbara Anne Carroll, 53, died unexpectedly at her home in Holden on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Barbara Anne is loved and survived by her parents, John and Kathleen Carroll of Shrewsbury; her sister, Elizabeth B. Hendriks of Hollis, NH; a niece, Kathleen V. Hendriks of Hollis, NH; many loving friends. Services will be private at Miles Funeral Home,...
Elizabeth M. (Sasse) Doyle
Feb 14, 2012
HOLDEN – Elizabeth M. (Sasse) Doyle, 85, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Knollwood Nursing Center in West Boylston with her daughters by her side. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Ernest of Cologne, Germany and Mary (Matheson) Sasse of Grand Rapids, Nova Scotia. She leaves her husband of 62 years, Howard J. Doyle; two daughters,...
Chester J. Johnston
Feb 14, 2012
HOLDEN – Chester J. Johnston, Jr., 87, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at the Lutheran Healthcare Center in Worcester with his loving wife by his side. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Rita B. (Bard) Johnston; a daughter, Donna R. Johnston of Worcester; a son, James C. Johnston and his wife Deborah of Spencer; four brothers, Max...
Virginia 'Ginny' N. (Mcavoy) Sullivan
Feb 14, 2012
HOLDEN/ FITCHBURG – Virginia “Ginny” N. (McAvoy) Sullivan, 85, formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully in her home in Fitchburg on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Health Alliance Hospice, Leominster. She was born in Worcester on August 16, 1926 the daughter of Joseph and Nora (Tynan) McAvoy and lived 25...
James S. Mathews
Feb 13, 2012
HOLDEN – James S. Mathews, 77, of Spruce Lane, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on Monday, February 13, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester. He was born and raised in Worcester, son of John F. and Ann (Shields) Mathews, and has lived in Holden for...
Robert E. Bobeck
Feb 12, 2012
FRAMINGHAM – Robert E. Bobeck, 85, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Rehab. of heart failure. He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Czulak) Bobeck of Clinton. He leaves his wife, Gloria C. (Choney) Bobeck; two sons, Robert J., his wife Chris and their children, Josephine and Erich, all of Michigan and Jeffrey C. of New York...
Prudence I. (Folkins) Davidson
Feb 12, 2012
LANCASTER – Prudence I. (Folkins) Davidson, 90, of Bigelow Gardens, died peacefully at home under the care of her loving family on Sunday, February 12, 2012. She was born in Clinton on December 6, 1921, the daughter of William and Florence (Baker) Folkins. Mrs. Davidson was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Luther William Davidson in...
Warren E. Cheever
Feb 12, 2012
STERLING – Warren E. Cheever, 93, of Fuller Street in Clinton, formerly a 55-year resident of Sterling, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. Warren was born on July 28, 1918 in Worcester, son of Perry W. and Elsie M. (Bombard) Cheever, and was a graduate of Beal High School in Shrewsbury. He proudly served...
Bilida Decena
Feb 11, 2012
Biography LEOMINSTER – Bilida Decena-Joseph, at the age of 69, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, February 11, 2012. After a long battle with gastric cancer, she was under the loving care of her family and the staff at Leominster Healthcare Alliance Hospice. Born in Boca Banica, Dominican Republic, to Cencion and Aurellia (Liriano) Decena. In 1983, Bilida moved...
Harvey Louis Rittenhouse
Feb 11, 2012
STERLING – Dr. Harvey Louis Rittenhouse was born in Takoma, Washington on December 8, 1918 and passed to his rest at his home on Kendall Hill Road, Sterling, Massachusetts on February 11, 2012. He was the third of five children born to Sidney and Lilly Rittenhouse. His father was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and they moved frequently from church to...
Neil David Kirsch
Feb 11, 2012
PAXTON – Neil David Kirsch, 36, of Paxton died on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Worcester on March 18, 1975, was raised in Auburn, and lived the last 20 years of his life in Paxton. Neil graduated from the Bancroft School in Worcester where he was the captain of the soccer team...
Spyridon 'Spiro' Garoulis
Feb 8, 2012
WORCESTER - Spyridon “Spiro” Garoulis, 90, of Sever Street, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at MetroWest HomeCare and Hospice. Spiro was born and raised in Athens, Greece, the son of Vasilios M. and Agathe (Antoni) Garoulis, and was educated in Greece where he attended four years...
Virginia 'Ginny' L. (Lothrop) Salisbury
Feb 8, 2012
PRINCETON – Virginia “Ginny” L. (Lothrop) Salisbury, 66, of Main Street, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Auburn, Maine, the daughter of Frank L. and Alice L. (Higgins) Lothrop and lived 20 years in North Reading before moving to Princeton in 1996. She leaves her two daughters, Kelly L. Love and...
Leslie H. Coley
Feb 8, 2012
HOLDEN, MA /CHESHIRE, CT – Leslie H. Coley, Jr., 87, formerly of Cheshire, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Leslie H. and Edith (Leonard) Coley and lived in Cheshire most of his life....
Richard Niewiera
Feb 6, 2012
STERLING – Richard E. Niewiera, 70, formerly of Worcester, passed away at home on Monday, February 6, 2012. He was born in Worcester, the son of Joseph J. and Victoria T. (Pietrynczak) Nevera and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Richard worked for the Department of Mental Health as a patient reimbursement investigator in Westborough and was a member of...
Lillian G. (Garber) Palmer
Feb 6, 2012
PAXTON – Lillian G. (Garber) Palmer, 93, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 6, 2012, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 69 years, Arthur S. Palmer; a son, Richard G. Palmer of Paxton; two daughters, Susan Martin and her husband John and Catherine L. Palmer, all of Paxton; three grandchildren, Tracey Chasmine,...
Barbara V. (Trefethen) Whitney
Feb 4, 2012
PAXTON – Barbara V. (Trefethen) Whitney, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband of 31 years, Francis M. Whitney, passed away in 1983. She leaves a son, Gary S. Whitney of North Kingstown, RI; two daughters, Cynthia J. Poole of Spencer and Cathleen J. Jones of Ware; a brother,...
David C. Provost
Feb 2, 2012
Biography WORCESTER – David C. Provost, Jr., 80, a resident of the Briarwood Retirement Community, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester, son of David C. and Kathleen E. (O’Donnell) Provost, and lived many years in Worcester, later in West Boylston, before moving back to...
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