Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Heidi J. (Nygard)  Moquin

Heidi J. (Nygard) Moquin

Sep 22, 2011

RUTLAND – Heidi J. (Nygard) Moquin, 48, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Heidi was born in Worcester on November 13, 1962, the daughter of the late Sandra J. (Peterson) Nygard and has lived in Rutland for the past eight years. Heidi leaves her loving husband of 27 years, Gary J. Moquin of Rutland;...

Shannon B.  Finn

Shannon B. Finn

Sep 21, 2011

SPENCER – Shannon B. Finn, 38, of Woodland Lane, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. She was born and raised in Worcester the daughter of the late Thomas L. Finn, Jr., and was a 1991 graduate of Burncoat Senior High School. Shannon lived in Maine for many years before moving to Spencer. She started her career as a certified...

Eileen R. (Kelly)  Longden

Eileen R. (Kelly) Longden

Sep 19, 2011

HOLDEN/WORCESTER – Eileen R. (Kelly) Longden, 90, formerly of Holden and a resident of the Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community in Worcester, died peacefully on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 32 years, Robert E. Longden, and an infant daughter, Margaret Mary Longden. She was born in Jersey...

Judson 'Jay' M.  Goodnow

Judson 'Jay' M. Goodnow

Sep 18, 2011

PRINCETON – Judson “Jay” M. Goodnow, Jr. 84, of Whitaker Lane, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 18, 2011 after an illness. Jay was born in Brookline, MA, the son of Judson M. and Marjorie N. (Needham) Goodnow and lived 84 years in Princeton. Jay graduated from Cushing Academy in Ashburnham and attended the...

Justina P. (Dayutis)  Shackett

Justina P. (Dayutis) Shackett

Sep 17, 2011

HOLDEN – Justina P. (Dayutis) Shackett, 92, of Bullard Street, died peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2011, under the loving care of her close friends and the staff at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Her husband, Raymond Shackett, passed away in 1997. Mrs. Shackett was born in Worcester the daughter of Simon P. and Isabelle (Kilimayiuto) Dayutis and lived...

Evelyn A.  Riggles

Evelyn A. Riggles

Sep 17, 2011

HOLDEN – Evelyn A. Riggles, 73, of South Wachusett Street, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Saint Vincent Hospital, after an illness. Evelyn was a lifelong resident of Holden, born on May 7, 1938 to John and Hildur (Richardson) Riggles. She was a graduate of Holden High School and worked as a baker at the Holden Big Y for...

Arnold 'Arnie' E.  Goodhile

Arnold 'Arnie' E. Goodhile

Sep 17, 2011

HOLDEN – Arnold “Arnie” E. Goodhile, 77, of Manning Street, Jefferson, died peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2011, under the loving care of his family and the staff at St. Mary Health Care Center in Worcester. He was born in Holden, the son of Stewart M. and Yvonne (Hachey) Goodhile and lived here all of his life. Arnie graduated from...

Irene T. (Tootle)  Blinn

Irene T. (Tootle) Blinn

Sep 17, 2011

HOLDEN – Irene T. (Tootle) Blinn of Holden, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. Her husband of 44 years, Samuel F. Blinn, died in 1993. She leaves her three daughters, Nancy E. Robbie and her husband Glenn, and Judith E. Pasierb and her husband Peter, all of Holden, and Carolyn J. Himottu and...

Nicholas Richard  Griggs

Nicholas Richard Griggs

Sep 17, 2011

LEOMINSTER – Nicholas Richard Griggs, infant son of loving parents Francis Griggs and Jennifer White, died peacefully under the care of his parents on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster. In addition to his parents, he leaves and will be greatly missed by his loving maternal grandparents, Robert and Sharon (Mitchell) White of Sterling; paternal grandparents,...

Ann F. (Tynan)  Cappuccio

Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio

Sep 14, 2011

HOLDEN – Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio, 90, of Winthrop Lane died peacefully under the loving care of her family and staff at Holden Nursing Home on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Roseanna M. (Vancelett) and James F. Tynan, and lived in Worcester until moving to Holden in 1963. Ann is predeceased...

Gordon 'Guy' R.  Johnson

Gordon 'Guy' R. Johnson

Sep 13, 2011

HOLDEN – Gordon “Guy” R. Johnson, 83, of 18 Bailey Rd., died peacefully in his home under the loving care of his family and Affinity Hospice after a long illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Willard F. and Ruth M. (Hobbs) Johnson, was raised in Spencer and had lived in Holden since 1949. His wife of 59...

Josephine T. (Kaminski)  Waskiewicz

Josephine T. (Kaminski) Waskiewicz

Sep 9, 2011

HOLDEN – Josephine T. (Kaminski) Waskiewicz, 92, of Holden died on Friday, September 9, 2011 at Holden Nursing Home after a battle with cancer. She was born in Worcester on March 2, 1919, daughter of Michael and Antonina (Dusak) Kaminski. Josephine lived in Holden for over 50 years on Chapel Street, with the last 7 years at Holden Nursing Home....

Lawrence A. 'Larry' Girouard

Lawrence A. 'Larry' Girouard

Sep 9, 2011

PAXTON – Lawrence A. Girouard, 79, of Lawrence Street, died after a battle with cancer on Friday, September 9, 2011 in Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Worcester, the son of Lawrence A. and Beatrice M. (Raymond) Girouard, and lived in Paxton for many years. He leaves his loving wife, Claire A. (McDermott) of Paxton; three brothers, Peter...

Jacob T. Bratkon

Jacob T. Bratkon

Sep 7, 2011

Biography HOLDEN – Jacob “Jake” T. Bratkon, 17, the loving son of Thomas J. and Patricia A. (Booth) Bratkon of Holden, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Besides his parents, he is survived by and will be greatly missed by his sister, Sammi Bratkon, his aunts Karen wife of John Cooney, Linda wife of...

Robert P. Bolton

Robert P. Bolton

Sep 6, 2011

HOLDEN – Robert P. Bolton, Jr., 69, of Chapel Street, passed Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, after an illness. His wife of 34 years, Louise E. (Stone) Bolton, passed in 1994. He leaves a son, Jason S. Bolton of Worcester; a daughter, Kimberly D. Bolton of Worcester; a sister, Linda Eaton of Florida; a granddaughter,...

Joan H. (Kosewski)  Wood

Joan H. (Kosewski) Wood

Sep 6, 2011

STERLING – Joan H. (Kosewski) Wood, 76, of Laurelwood Rd., died peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Kindred Transitional and Rehabilitation Center in Westborough. Joan was born in Clinton the daughter of Stanley and Gladys (Holka) Kosewski and lived 51 years in Sterling. Her husband of 45 years, William "Woody" G. Wood died in 2005. She leaves and will...

Johanna (Sikkema)  Bennett

Johanna (Sikkema) Bennett

Sep 4, 2011

OLD LYME, CT/LEOMINSTER – Johanna (Sikkema) Bennett, 80, recently of Leominster, passed away peacefully at her home, on Saturday, September 4, 2011, after an illness. She leaves two daughters, Diana L. Vece and her husband Joseph of Palm Coast, FL, and Maria A. Heskes-Allard and her husband Roger of Princeton; three grandchildren, Daniel Vece, David Vece, and Dina Allard; and...

Melissa Ann  Pike

Melissa Ann Pike

Sep 4, 2011

WORCESTER – Melissa Ann Pike, 51, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2011 at the home of her brother and sister-in-law in Hubbardston after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. Melissa is survived by her son, Matthew Pike of Worcester; her father, Robert Pike of California; three brothers, Rob Pike and his wife Terri of California, Jim Pike and...

Theodore H.  Curtis

Theodore H. Curtis

Aug 29, 2011

HUBBARDSTON – Theodore H. Curtis, 89, of Flagg Road, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and the staff of the Rose Monahan Hospice Home on Monday, August 29, 2011. He was born in Worcester, son of Varnum P. and Lillian L. (Hunter) Curtis, and lived in Rutland in Worcester before moving to Hubbardston 60 years ago....

George A.  Knipe

George A. Knipe

Aug 28, 2011

PAXTON – George A. Knipe, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Meadows of Leicester after an illness.He leaves his wife of 70 years, Lillian M. (Hakala) Knipe; a son, Roger A. Knipe and his wife Sandra of Hubbardston; a grandson, Seth A. Knipe and his wife Nichole of Hubbardston; three great-grandchildren, Brandon, Jacob and Corrine;...