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Rita A. (Andrews) Early
Jan 26, 2012
WORCESTER – Rita A. (Andrews) Early, 89, of Housatonic Street, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, January 26, 2012. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Frank and Annie (Plaska) Andrews and lived in Worcester all of her life. Rita’s husband of 49 years, City of Worcester Mayor Thomas J. Early, died in 1992. She is survived and...
John Robert 'Jr' Walls
Jan 26, 2012
Biography WORCESTER – John Robert “JR” Walls, 46, of Worcester, passed away at Marlborough Hospital on Thursday, January 26, 2012 due to complications from myotonic dystrophy. JR was born in Worcester, a son of Robert and Jeanne (Bergman) Walls. He is survived by his sister, Jean Marie Keddy of Lafayette, Maine; his aunt, Anna M. (Bergman) Howard and her husband...
Lawrence F. Pender
Jan 25, 2012
PRINCETON ~ Lawrence F. Pender, 82, of Ball Hill Rd., died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 after an illness. He was born in Worcester on March 29, 1929, the son of Thomas J. and Margaret (Guilfoyle) Pender and had lived in Princeton for over 40 years. He is survived by his brother Thomas Pender of Far...
Michael Williams
Jan 25, 2012
RUTLAND – Michael Williams, 64, of Rutland, died in Florida on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. He was born in Worcester, the son of Mary Jean Dolan and lived all of his life in Rutland. He leaves his wife of 23 years, Sandra N. (Blum) Williams, two daughters, Shelley L. Eckert of Hubbardston and Jodi A. Eckert of Holden; a son,...
Robert F. Whooley
Jan 24, 2012
HOLDEN – Robert F. Whooley, 64, of Reservoir Street, died peacefully at home under the loving care of his family and the VNA Hospice on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Boston and raised in Dedham, the son of George and Irene (Cox) Whooley, and lived the last 29 years...
Ann (Matthews) Lundy
Jan 24, 2012
HOLDEN – Ann (Matthews) Lundy, 53, of Beechwood Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. She is survived by her devoted husband of 31 years, James A. Lundy; her children at home, Katherine, Elizabeth, Jillian and Brian Lundy; her mother, Catherine M. (Sullivan) Matthews of Shrewsbury; two brothers,...
Alberta 'Bert' (Nowak) Maki
Jan 24, 2012
WEST BOYLSTON – Alberta “Bert” (Nowak) Maki, 92, of Newton Street, died unexpectedly under the loving care of her family at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, after a brief illness. She was born in her family home in West Boylston, one of eight children, on September 29, 1919, the daughter of Polish immigrants, Albin Peter and...
Jean M. (Lech) Anderson
Jan 22, 2012
WORCESTER – Jean M. (Lech) Anderson, 66, of Worcester, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 22, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. She leaves her loving husband and faithful companion of 22 years, Brack “Tom” Anderson; three children, Michael J. Lamb, Justina M. Hunter and James M. Lamb all of Worcester; two grandchildren; several nephews and nieces....
Muriel A. (Eaton) Heiniluoma
Jan 20, 2012
HOLDEN/RUTLAND – Muriel A. (Eaton) Heiniluoma, 91, of 106 Main Street, Rutland, died after a brief illness on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Heywood Hospital, Gardner, the same hospital in which she was born. She was the daughter of Elisha and Millie A. (Davis) Eaton. She lived 51 years in Holden before moving to Rutland in 1994. Her husband, Oiva...
Byron A. Carpenter
Jan 20, 2012
OAKHAM/SHREWSBURY – Byron A. Carpenter, Jr., 88, passed away at home on Friday, January 20, 2012, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Bernice S. (Judson) Carpenter; three sons, Byron A. Carpenter III and his wife Ellen of Oakham, Warren E. Carpenter and his wife Jayde Garcia of Las Vegas, Nevada and Judson P. Carpenter of Webster;...
Paul F. Crowley
Jan 18, 2012
PAXTON - Paul F. Crowley, 86, of Crowningshield Drive, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Alice L. (Wincek) Crowley; a son, John P. Crowley of Paxton and his companion Carol Cataldo;...
Allen Elbag
Jan 16, 2012
RUTLAND - Allen Elbag, 87, of Rutland, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 16, 2012, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Roxbury after an illness. Allen is survived and will be greatly missed by his son, Mark Elbag and his wife Mary; two daughters, Glenna I. Sullivan and her husband Michael, and Louise B. DiMarzio and her husband Guy,...
Francis E. 'Frank' Lepore
Jan 14, 2012
STERLING - Francis E. Lepore, a columnist for the Clinton Item, died peacefully on Saturday, January 14, 2012. He was eighty-seven. Born in Clinton in 1924, the son of John Lepore and Concetta Cecchini, Lepore grew up on the neighborhood called “the Acre” where, in 1935, he formed a softball team called the Winter Street Supers. Tuesday nights, the Supers...
Michael A. Hayden
Jan 13, 2012
RUTLAND – Michael A. Hayden, 65, of 106 Main Street, died unexpectedly in his home on Friday, January 13, 2012. He was born in Holden, the son of Francis B. and Lorena E. (Fitzpatrick) Hayden and lived in Rutland all of his life. He is survived and will be greatly missed by his loving daughter, Shannon M. Johnson and her...
Isabella Beatrice Hennessey
Jan 8, 2012
CHARLTON/HOLDEN – Isabella Beatrice “Betty” (Parajeckas) Hennessey of Charlton, formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully under the loving care of the staff at the Overlook Masonic Healthcare Center, Charlton, on Sunday, January 8, 2012, with her family by her side. She was 95. Her husband of 46 years, William F. Hennessey, Sr., died in 1986. She leaves her loving children,...
Ethel J. (Stonehouse) Firth
Jan 7, 2012
LANCASTER – Ethel J. (Stonehouse) Firth, 93, formerly of Acton, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at Sterling Village after an illness. Her husband of 52 years, Richard A. Firth, passed away in 1992. She leaves a daughter, Marcia L. Firth of Lancaster and several nephews and nieces. Two brothers, Howard and Frank Stonehouse and a sister, Roberta Stonehouse,...
Kristine G. (Nygard) Mcdonald
Jan 5, 2012
Biography WORCESTER – Kristine G. (Nygard) McDonald, 45, a lifelong resident of Worcester, died at her home on Thursday, January 5, 2012. She was born in Worcester on January 22, 1966, the daughter of Paul and Sandra J. (Peterson) Nygard. Kristine is survived by her daughter, Kylie R. Nygard of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, her son Damien Nygard; a grandson Blake...
Robert 'Bob' J. Girouard
Jan 4, 2012
PAXTON –Robert “Bob” J. Girouard, 65, of Lawrence Street, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at UMass Memorial Hospice. He was born in Worcester, the son of Lawrence A. and Beatrice M. (Raymond) Girouard and lived his entire life in Paxton. Bob is survived and will...
John 'Jack' N. Ethier
Jan 1, 2012
PAXTON – John “Jack” N. Ethier, 59, of Monticello Drive, died unexpectedly from heart complications at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester on Sunday, January 1, 2012. He was born in Worcester, son of Paul E. and Margaret M. (Johnson) Ethier, and lived 20 years in Spencer, and many in Worcester before moving to Paxton in 2000. He leaves his beloved...
Pauline P. (Pronski) Hall
Dec 31, 2011
HOLDEN – Pauline P. (Pronski) Hall, 84, died on Saturday, December 31, 2011. She leaves a daughter, Francesca Hall of Uxbridge; a sister, Frances A. Stephens and her husband Charles of Brewster; and her “grand-dog”, Gloria. Pauline was born in Worcester, the daughter of Frank A. and Nellie (Dainys) Pronski and had lived in Holden for over 40 years. She...
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