Obituaries

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Edward Z.  Savickas

Edward Z. Savickas

Feb 22, 2012

Biography PAXTON – Edward Z. Savickas, 92, of Bel Arbor Drive, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, with his loving family by his side at UMass Memorial Health Care-University Campus, Worcester. He was born and raised in Worcester, the son of Charles and Kazinira (Malukas) Savickas, and lived 55 years in Paxton. Ed graduated from North High School and...

F. Joel  Kinney

F. Joel Kinney

Feb 21, 2012

WORCESTER – F. Joel Kinney, 77, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, after a battle with mesothelioma. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Joan E. (Levanthal) Kinney; two sons, Mark P. Kinney of Worcester and Stephen F. Kinney and his wife Terry of Barre; two daughters, Kathleen J. Mack and her husband Kevin of Rutland and Nancy H....

Paul W.  Batura

Paul W. Batura

Feb 20, 2012

Biography STERLING – Paul W. Batura, Jr., 71, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012, at Clinton Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Janet P. (Stoddard) Batura, two sons, Michael Batura and his wife Susan and Timothy Batura, all of Denver; two daughters, Michelle and her husband Francis Rayne, Jr. of Billerica and Marcia Robles...

Jeanne A. (Messier)  Kimball

Jeanne A. (Messier) Kimball

Feb 19, 2012

RUTLAND/HOLDEN – Jeanne A. (Messier) Kimball, 81, a resident of the Briarwood Retirement Community in Worcester, passed away at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester, on Sunday, February 19, 2012. She was born and raised in Worcester, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Flanigan) Messier, and lived many years in Holden and Rutland before moving to Briarwood in 2004. She was...

The   H. Milton  Bartlett

The H. Milton Bartlett

Feb 18, 2012

Biography WEST BOYLSTON - The Rev. Dr. H. Milton Bartlett, 80, of West Boylston, died on February 18, 2012 at UMMC with his family by his side. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Janice I. H. Bartlett; his five children; Jennie E. Connolly of Cambridge; Jonathan M. Bartlett and his wife, Bonnie, of Sterling; Jodie I. B. Ramsey and...

Marie Anne (Langevin)  Turgeon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...