Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Leslie H.  Coley

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

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

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

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

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...

Rita A. (Andrews)  Early

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...