Obituaries
Local Obituaries
S Muriel M. (Forrest) Wilber
Jul 27, 2011
HOLDEN – Muriel M. (Forrest) Wilber, 93, formerly of Holden, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, under the loving care of the Lutheran Healthcare Center of Worcester. Muriel was born and raised in Lynn, the daughter of Ernest L. and Ethel (Parker) Forrest and lived 50 years in Holden before moving to Worcester. Her husband, Jack T. Wilber, Sr. died...
Nora Antoun Hakim
Jul 26, 2011
SHREWSBURY/NEWTON - Nora Antoun Hakim, 90, formerly a 68 year resident of Shrewsbury, died peacefully under the care of her family and the staff at the Stone Institute in Newton on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Ameen J. and Sophie (Farage) Antoun. Nora leaves her family of five children: Clifford, Clyde, Geoffrey, Christopher, and...
Norman F. Youngstrom
Jul 26, 2011
HOLDEN – Norman F. Youngstrom, 81, of Holden, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after an illness. His wife of 54 years, Joan Louise (LeBlanc) Youngstrom died in May of 2006. Norman is survived by his two daughters, Gail Truedson and husband David of Oakham and Anne Greene and her husband Marty of...
Richard Paul Kneeland
Jul 24, 2011
STERLING – Richard Paul Kneeland, 69, of Sterling, died peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2011 in the St. Francis Home in Worcester, following a period of declining health with his loving wife by his side. He is survived by his wife, JoAnne C. (Kotomski) Kneeland, two weeks short of their 38th wedding anniversary; his mother, Evelyn E. (Seuss) Kneeland of...
S Betty M. (Webber) Penney
Jul 23, 2011
HOLDEN – Betty M. (Webber) Penney, 81, of Bullard Street, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2011 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, daughter of John A. and Lottie (Martin) Webber, and was a 1947 graduate of South High School and a 1948 graduate of Salter Secretarial School. She leaves her husband of 62 years,...
Thomas 'Tom' J. Cunningham
Jul 21, 2011
PAXTON – Thomas "Tom" J. Cunningham, Jr., 85, of Pleasant Street, died peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2011 under the loving care of his family and staff at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, after a long illness. His wife of 46 years, Ann F. (McCarthy) Cunningham, died in 2009. Tom was born in Worcester, son of Thomas J. and...
Richard A. Renshaw
Jul 20, 2011
RUTLAND - Richard A. Renshaw, 78, of Rutland passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester after a long courageous battle with cancer. He leaves his wife Mary J. (Lebel) Renshaw who he married September 24, 1955 in Bath, Maine. He also leaves three sons, Richard B. Renshaw of Brookfield, Michael J. Renshaw and his...
S Verna E. (Merrill) Erhardt
Jul 19, 2011
WEST BOYLSTON / SPRINGFIELD – Verna E. (Merrill) Erhardt, 95, formerly of West Boylston and currently of Springfield, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. She was born and raised in West Boylston, daughter of George G. and Florence M. (Reed) Merrill, and lived most of her life in Springfield. She graduated from West Boylston...
Joshua Daniel Thibodeau
Jul 18, 2011
HOLDEN - Joshua Daniel Thibodeau, "Moose", 12, of Highland St., Holden died unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2011, while attending a soccer camp in Holden. Josh was born in Worcester on May 26, 1999, the son of loving parents, Ralph and Deb (O'Brien) Thibodeau and lived most of his life in Holden. Besides his parents, Josh leaves and will be...
Robert J. Breen
Jul 14, 2011
WORCESTER - Robert J. Breen, 74, of Autumn Village, Worcester, died on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Mr. Breen is survived by his brother, William M. Breen of Newmarket, NH, and three sisters, Patricia F. Cote and Shirley M. Menard of Worcester, and Florence M. LeBeaux of Bacliff, TX. He is predeceased by his parents, Joseph E. and Mary M. Breen....
Joseph C. Marshall
Jul 14, 2011
PAXTON – Joseph C. Marshall, Jr., 64, of Richards Avenue, died Thursday, July 14, 2011, at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. Joe was born and raised in Houlton, Maine, and lived 19 years in Paxton. He leaves his best friend and wife of 39 years, Ann S. (Nakatani) Marshall; his daughter, Lucy A. Marshall and her husband Derrick Anderson of...
S Carol A. (Reed) Henry
Jul 13, 2011
SHREWSBURY � Carol A. (Reed) Henry of Shrewsbury passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Carol is survived by the love of her life and best friend, Ernest W. Henry; her 3 children, Michael (Elaine) Henry, Eleanor (Stephan) Norling and Robert (Kim) Henry; 9 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Charles; extended family members and...
Richard 'Fritz' Louis Guerro
Jul 10, 2011
HOLDEN – Richard “Fritz” Louis Guerro, 66, of Wachusett Street in the Jefferson section of Holden, died at home surrounded by his loving family after an illness. He leaves his beloved wife and best friend of 19 years, Carol A. (Hickey) Guerro; two daughters, Gina M. Guerro and Lisa A. Dupuis both of Spencer; two stepsons, Kevin J. Churchey of...
Charles J. Gove
Jul 9, 2011
HOLDEN – Charles J. Gove, 86, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011at the Overlook Masonic Nursing Home in Charlton after an illness. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Dorothy L. (Horne) Gove; a son, Charles “Chuck” A. Gove of Rutland; a daughter, Bonnie J. Cerrato of Titusville, Florida; a sister, Harriet DeJesus of Warren; four grandchildren, Ashley, Rob,...
S Stephania M. (Jatrinski) Leonardi Sallou
Jul 8, 2011
WEST BOYLSTON – Stephania M. (Jatrinski) Leonardi Salloum, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 8, 2011, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. Mrs. Salloum was born in Jefferson, the daughter of John and Mary (Vovicska) Jatrinski, and lived 54 years in West Boylston before recently...
Michael D. Salluce
Jul 8, 2011
HOLDEN – Michael D. Salluce, 33, of the Jefferson section of Holden, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus in Worcester after a sudden illness. He leaves his father, Michael J. Salluce of Jefferson; two brothers, Matthew A. Salluce and his girlfriend Jennifer Lake of Worcester and Benjamin J. and Flavia Salluce and their daughter...