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Wallace 'Wally' B. Seger
May 1, 2012
HOLDEN – Wallace “Wally” B. Seger, 90, formerly of North Main Street in the Jefferson section of Holden, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Sterling Village in Sterling after an illness. Born in Worcester and raised in Rutland, he was the son of Burton W. and Evelyn A. (Abbott) Seger and...
Harvey Gordon Goodwin
May 1, 2012
WORCESTER – Harvey Gordon Goodwin, 89, of Briarwood Circle, died peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of Harvey and Helen E. (Case) Goodwin, was raised in West Hartford, CT and lived 12 years in Holden and 25 years in Carolina...
Lucien R. Chamberlain
Apr 30, 2012
WORCESTER – Lucien R. Chamberlain, 85, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2012 at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of advanced stages of Parkinson Disease. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Annie L. (Campbell) Chamberlain; a son, David S. Chamberlain and his wife Maryellen of Charlton; four daughters, Judy M. Chamberlain of Princeton, LuAnn Gallant and her husband Samuel...
Nancy J. Higgins
Apr 30, 2012
Biography WORCESTER/WEST BOYLSTON – Nancy J. Higgins, 59, formerly of West Boylston, died peacefully at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester after an illness. Born in Holden, Nancy was the daughter of Alan M. and Roberta E. (Romkey) Higgins, and lived most of her life in West Boylston before moving to the Pleasant Acres Rest Home, Worcester in 2004. Nancy...
David 'Moke' 'Moke' Kush
Apr 28, 2012
STERLING – David “Moke” Kush, 74, of Swett Hill Road, died unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, April 28, 2012. He was born in Great Meadows, New Jersey, the son of Michael and Julia (Drochak) Kush, and lived 59 years in Sterling. David attended schools in New Jersey and worked many years at both Happy Hollow Farm and Kush Construction...
John J. Poplis
Apr 28, 2012
PAXTON – John J. Poplis, 88, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Barbara A. (Plankey) Poplis; a son, Roger D. Poplis and his wife Katrina of Holliston; a daughter, Linda J. Pepin and her husband John of Paxton; two grandchildren, Stephanie and Adam Pepin; and...
Loring G. Briggs
Apr 27, 2012
RUTLAND – Loring G. Briggs, 91, formerly of Highland Park Road, died peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Lutheran Healthcare Center in Worcester. Born in West Brookfield, he was the son of Charles D. and Miriam E. (Greene) Briggs and lived over 60 years in Rutland. Loring graduated...
Florence L. (Phaneuf) Lien
Apr 26, 2012
WORCESTER – Florence L. (Phaneuf) Lien, 102, died peacefully on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in the compassionate care of Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. Born in Worcester on October 12, 1909, she was the daughter of Osias and Mary H. (Hippert) Phaneuf and after her marriage she lived 18 years in New York and 20 years in...
Evelyn Gail (Crawford) Munro
Apr 26, 2012
RUTLAND, MA / FREDERICA, DE- Evelyn Gail (Crawford) Munro, 65, formerly of Holden and Rutland, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. She was born on June 17, 1946 in Holden, the daughter of the late Lewis & Ruth (Oberg) Crawford and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 1964. Evelyn had worked as a receptionist/secretary...
Shirley M. (Johnston) Anderson
Apr 21, 2012
HOLDEN – Shirley M. (Johnston) Anderson, 74, of Mill Street, Jefferson, died at home unexpectedly on Saturday, April 21, 2012. She was raised in Douglas the daughter of Harry and Anna (O’Connell) Johnston and lived 49 years in Holden. Shirley graduated from Douglas High School and Becker College in Worcester, and worked at Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. in Worcester...
Barbara C. (Mcnutt) Raymond
Apr 21, 2012
RUTLAND – Barbara C. (McNutt) Raymond, 88, of East County Road, died peacefully in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester. Born in Worcester, Barbara was raised in Shrewsbury the daughter of Gervace A. and Catherine (Haggerty) McNutt, and lived in Holden before moving to Rutland in 1973. She graduated...
Joanne D. (Mccarthy) Knox
Apr 20, 2012
HOLDEN – Joanne D. (McCarthy) Knox, 93, formerly of Raymond St., died peacefully under the loving care of her family and the staff at the Christopher House in Worcester on Thursday, April 19, 2012. She was born in Milford, the daughter of James M. and Emmeline M. (Belland) McCarthy and lived over fifty years in Holden. Joanne was a graduate...
Isabel Jean (Burnett) Muzzy
Apr 17, 2012
HOLDEN/BELFAST, ME ~ Isabel Jean (Burnett) Muzzy of Belfast, ME, formerly of Holden, MA, died on April 17, 2012 at the age of 90 with family at her side. Isabel was the daughter of the late Robert and Jean Burnett. She was a resident of Holden for 62 years where she raised her family, worked as secretary to the school...
Barbara L. (Evans) Minasian
Apr 15, 2012
RUTLAND/WEST BOYLSTON– Barbara Louise (Evans) Minasian, 93, of Rutland, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston after an illness. Her husband of 64 years, Minas “Marty” Minasian passed away in 2004. She leaves three daughters, Doris Phillips of Manchester, CT, Dawn Lussier and her husband Robert of Jefferson and Dale...
Lurana H. (Morse) Sandstrom
Apr 14, 2012
RUTLAND – Lurana H. (Morse) Sandstrom, 80, of Anthony Drive, died peacefully under the loving care of her family and the staff at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester on Saturday, April 14, 2012. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Chester and Evelyn L. (Mosher) Morse and lived in Princeton, MA, New Haven, CT, before moving...
Elaine Sullivan
Apr 14, 2012
WEST BOYLSTON/PLAINVILLE – Elaine Sullivan, 89, formerly of Plainville, died peacefully at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the daughter of John and Ada (Wells) Sullivan. Raised in North Attleboro, Elaine later lived 30 years in Plainville before moving to West Boylston in 2008. She graduated from N. Attleboro High School and worked many...
Ruth H. (Johnson) Hultgren
Apr 14, 2012
WORCESTER - Ruth H. (Johnson) Hultgren, 105, formerly of Holden, died peacefully under the loving care of her family and the staff at Knollwood Nursing Center on Saturday, April 14, 2012. She was born in Worcester on December 18, 1906, the daughter of Anton and Hilda (Johnson) Johnson, was raised in Boylston, and lived many years in Quinsigamond Village and...
Beverly Ann (Thompson) Plucinski
Apr 14, 2012
WORCESTER - Beverly Ann (Thompson) Plucinski, 84, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 14, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Bev was born in Holden, the daughter of George and Dorothy (McCrillis) Thompson of Princeton. She is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Walter P. Plucinski, who passed away November 8, 2011. She is survived by her children and...
Rhea A. (Benoit) Johnson
Apr 13, 2012
PETERSHAM - Rhea A. (Benoit) Johnson, 98, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2012, under the care of the wonderful staff at Sterling Village. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Napoleon and Margaret (LaTour) Benoit. She graduated from Commerce High School and lived in Petersham for over 50 years. She spent her last four years...
Arthur F. Powell M.D.
Apr 13, 2012
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Arthur F. Powell, MD, 81, of Briarwood Circle, died peacefully at home Friday, April 13, 2012, under the loving care of his family after an illness. He was born and raised in Roslindale, the son of Arthur G. and Edna G. (Tidd) Powell and lived 45 years in Holden before moving to Worcester in 2009. Arthur graduated from...
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