Obituaries

Local Obituaries

S Esther (Whitaker) Hunter

S Esther (Whitaker) Hunter

May 14, 2011

RUTLAND – Esther (Whitaker) Hunter, 90, of Rutland, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Her first husband of 48 years, Robert H. Hunter, died in 1989. Her second husband of 6 years, Erwin H. Moore, died in 2004. She leaves two daughters, Cynthia E. Hale and her husband Rollins of Boothbay Harbor,...

Susan F. (Puniskis) Johnson

Susan F. (Puniskis) Johnson

May 14, 2011

RUTLAND / BOWIE, MD - Susan F. (Puniskis) Johnson now of Bowie, Maryland and formerly of 33 Barre Paxton Road, Rutland died on Saturday, May 14, 2011 after a brief illness. She leaves her daughter, Ruth Johnson Shea of Bowie, her son-in-law, Timothy Shea; seven grandchildren, Phyllis Warner, Tara Owens, Katie, Teresa, Maggie, Ed, and Anne Shea; a great-grandson, Patrick...

Alan C. Coolidge

Alan C. Coolidge

May 10, 2011

HOLDEN – Alan C. Coolidge, 71, of Manning Street, Jefferson, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester. He was born in Worcester, son of Charles and Elsie (Palmer) Coolidge and has lived his entire life in Holden. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carol A. (Carney) Coolidge; a son, Mark A....

S Theodora N. (North) Anderson

S Theodora N. (North) Anderson

May 9, 2011

LEOMINSTER / ORMOND BEACH, FL - Theodora N. (North) Anderson, 90, of Ormond Beach, FL passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011. She was born in Summit, New Jersey on February 8, 1921 to Eric and Gladys North. Mrs. Anderson graduated from Wellesley College and received her graduate degree from Columbia University. In 1945, she married Frederic Anderson and after...

S Josephine F. (Clark) Metcalf

S Josephine F. (Clark) Metcalf

May 8, 2011

WEST BOYLSTON – Josephine F. (Clark) Metcalf, 82, of Bunker Hill Parkway, passed away peacefully after an illness on Sunday, May 8, 2011, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. She leaves her husband of 63 years, Guy D. Metcalf, Sr.; a son, Gary R. Metcalf and...

S Cathryn N. (Evereth) Tibbetts

S Cathryn N. (Evereth) Tibbetts

May 7, 2011

PAXTON/RUTLAND – Cathryn N. (Everleth) Tibbetts, 85, died peacefully under the care of her family and the staff at Overlook Masonic Healthcare Center on Saturday, May 7, 2011. She was born in Worcester a daughter of Chester and Myra (Doane) Everleth. She was raised in Paxton, lived 12 years in Rutland, and many years in Mahopac, NY, before moving to...

Lorraine D. (Mathieu) Oldakowski

Lorraine D. (Mathieu) Oldakowski

May 7, 2011

PASCOAG, RI / HOLDEN, MA - Lorraine D. (Mathieu) Oldakowski, 86, formerly of Holden, Massachusetts and Greenville, Rhode Island, died on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Bayberry Commons, Pascoag, Rhode Island. Her husband, Charles J. Oldakowski of Holden, died in 1991. Her son, James J. Oldakowski of North Providence, Rhode Island died in 2003, another son, Chester E. Oldakowski of...

Ralph W.  Packard

Ralph W. Packard

May 7, 2011

RUMNEY, NH / HOLDEN, MA - Ralph W. Packard, 85, of Rumney, died peacefully of heart failure on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire. Born in Holden on December 31, 1925, he was the son of Frank K. Packard, Sr. and Margaret C. (Adams) Packard, graduated from Holden High School in 1943, and attended both the...

Brian K. Mahoney

Brian K. Mahoney

May 7, 2011

BROCKTON/PRINCETON – Brian K. Mahoney, 31, of Brockton, died unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, May 7, 2011. He was born in Worcester and raised in Princeton before moving to the South Shore in 1997. He graduated from Scituate High School in 1998 and attended Johnson & Wales University in Providence. He worked at various Stop & Shop Supermarkets as...

Patricia A. (Bagdonas) Puccetti

Patricia A. (Bagdonas) Puccetti

May 6, 2011

WEST BOYLSTON – Patricia A. (Bagdonas) Puccetti, 68, of Shrine Avenue, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, May 6, 2011. Her husband of 36 years, Fernando Puccetti, died in 2000. She is survived by her two sons, Mark Louis Puccetti and Joseph Peter Puccetti, his wife Michelle and their children Emileigh, Hayden and Hayleigh Puccetti, all of West Boylston....

S Marion A. (Bohn) Nelson Larson

S Marion A. (Bohn) Nelson Larson

May 6, 2011

WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Marion A. (Bohn) (Nelson) Larson a 35-year resident of Holden, died on Friday, May 6, 2011 in the St. Mary's Healthcare Center, Worcester. She was 94 years old. She was born on March 9, 1917 in Worcester, daughter of Peter T. and Mathilda K. (Hedenstad) Bohn, and was a graduate of Commerce High School. In 1939 she married...

Jane (Nealing) Kirkpatrick

Jane (Nealing) Kirkpatrick

May 5, 2011

SHREWSBURY/BACK BAY, BOSTON - Jane (Nealing) Kirkpatrick, 82, of Julio Drive a resident of Southgate, Shrewsbury and formerly of the Back Bay in Boston, died suddenly on Thursday, May 5, 2011 in her home. Her husband of 44 years, Dr. John A. Kirkpatrick, Jr., died in 1994. She is survived by her son, John A. Kirkpatrick III and his wife...

Gayle A. (Atkins) Hogarth

Gayle A. (Atkins) Hogarth

May 4, 2011

PRINCETON - Gayle A. (Atkins) Hogarth, 62, of Redemption Rock Trail North, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Hillcrest Nursing Home, Fitchburg, after an illness. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Elwood "Butch" Hogarth, Jr.; a son, Jason A. Hogarth of Princeton; a sister, Paula J. Cross and her husband Rick of Southwick; two brothers, Chester...

Jo Ann Lysik

Jo Ann Lysik

May 4, 2011

PAXTON – Jo Ann Lysik, 67, of Village Road, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jo Ann was born and raised in Worcester on December 7, 1943, daughter of Joseph R. and Isabel A. (Garofoli) Lysik, and has lived in Paxton since 1968. She was a...

S Shirley M. (Smith) Mascroft

S Shirley M. (Smith) Mascroft

May 3, 2011

OAKHAM – Shirley M. (Smith) Mascroft, 81, a resident of Oakham for over 51 years, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in her home surrounded by her loving family, after a long illness. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Alpheus Mascroft, Jr.; six sons, Stanley W. Mascroft of Jacksonville, Florida, Carl R. Mascroft of Hubbardston, Dana...

S Catherine (Ninos) Burgholzer

S Catherine (Ninos) Burgholzer

May 1, 2011

HOLDEN – Catherine (Ninos) Burgholzer, 52, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, May 1, 2011. She is survived by her loving husband of 27 years, Paul E. Burgholzer; her children, Julie Ann, Casey Lee, and Paul Andrew Burgholzer; her mother, Paraskevi "Patricia" Ninos of Holden; a sister, Anne Malkasian and her husband Steven of Paxton;...

G. Owen Listovitch

G. Owen Listovitch

Apr 29, 2011

HUBBARDSTON/PRINCETON - G. Owen Listovitch, 60, of Bemis Road, Hubbardston, formerly of Princeton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, April 29, 2011, after an 18 year battle from complications stemming from leukemia. He was born in Binghamton, New York, and lived 50 years in Princeton, where he and his wife Cindy raised their three loving children, before...

S Kerrie M. (Murawski) Moran

S Kerrie M. (Murawski) Moran

Apr 29, 2011

RUTLAND/MILLBURY – Kerrie M. (Murawski) Moran, 37, of Juniper Lane, Rutland, died Friday, April 29, 2011 in her home. She was born in Worcester and raised in her home town of Millbury, graduating from Millbury High School in 1991 and Connecticut College in 1995, where she was the captain of the equestrian team. In October of 1999, Kerrie married Aaron...

Howard Earl Crow

Howard Earl Crow

Apr 27, 2011

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S Stephanie 'Stella' (Magiera) Hamalainen

S Stephanie 'Stella' (Magiera) Hamalainen

Apr 27, 2011

RUTLAND/WORCESTER – Stephanie "Stella" (Magiera) Hamalainen, 94, of Juniper Lane, Rutland, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the Christopher House, Worcester. Her husband of 55 years, Arthur W. Hamalainen died in 1992. She leaves three daughters, Helen Hamalainen with whom she lived, Margaret Hammons of Vero Beach, Florida and Stephanie Langelier and her husband Daniel of Marlborough; her...