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S Evelyn R. (Ericson) Wylie
Mar 14, 2011
PAXTON – Evelyn R. (Ericson) Wylie, 83, of Paxton, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 in Holden Nursing Home. Her husband of 48 years, Hugh B. Wylie, died in 2001. A retired Registered Nurse, she leaves three sons, Eric H. Wylie, Edward J. Wylie and Paul D. Wylie, all of Rutland; a brother, Robert Ericson of Harwich; 7 grandchildren;...
Vera M. (Carbone) Borci
Mar 9, 2011
HOLDEN – Vera M. (Carbone) Borci, 95, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Saint Vincent Hospital after a brief illness. Her husband of 55 years, John J. Borci died in 1994. She leaves her daughter with whom she lived, Elizabeth E. Borci; a son, John P. Borci; and two grandchildren. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter...
S Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Sprague
Mar 9, 2011
HYANNIS/PAXTON – Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Sprague, 94, formerly of Paxton, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011 under the loving care of The Pavilion Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and VNA Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod in Hyannis. Her husband of 55years, Ernest C. Sprague died in 1988. Her love and humor will be sorely missed by her daughter, Joan...
Matilda 'Tillie' Rana Iandoli
Mar 8, 2011
STERLING – Matilda "Tillie" Rana Iandoli, 80, formerly of Wiles Rd., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 under the loving care of her family and the staff at the Golden Living Center in Fitchburg, after a long illness. The daughter of James V. and Genevieve (Demuro) Iandoli, she was born and raised in Worcester where she attended Commerce High...
S Joanne M. (Murphy) Loftus
Mar 8, 2011
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Joanne M. (Murphy) Loftus, 81, of Briarwood Circle, formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully at home, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, under the loving care of her family and UMass Memorial Hospice following an illness. Her beloved husband of 57 years, Kenneth J. Loftus, died in 2007. Joanne is survived by seven sons, Rev. Kenneth G. Loftus, S.J....
Thomas M. Shelley
Mar 7, 2011
HOLDEN � Thomas M. Shelley, 86, of Quinapoxet Street, Jefferson, died peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2011 in the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Lauretta H. (Boudrias) Shelley. He also leaves two sons, Paul T. Shelley of Lexington and Richard C. Shelley of Newton; a sister, Sister Thomas Marie; two...
Vernon Ellsworth Prentice
Mar 7, 2011
PAXTON – Vernon Ellsworth Prentice, 96, passed away at Holden Nursing Home on Monday, March 7, 2011. Born in Worcester to Harry Vernon and Louella (Bemis) Prentice, he grew up on a dairy farm in Tatnuck, part of which became Worcester Airport. He lived most of his life on West St. in Paxton in a house that he and his...
Russell N. Brett
Mar 5, 2011
HOLDEN - Russell N. Brett, 80, of Holden, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Rose Monahan Hospice Home, with his family by his side. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Gayle (McDonnell) Brett; two daughters, Jennifer Brett and her husband, Ben Lubetsky, of Belmont, Mass., and Sara Carey and her husband, Michael, of Norfolk, Mass.; and four...
S Ruth M. (Howe) Hopfmann
Feb 28, 2011
STERLING – Ruth M. (Howe) Hopfmann, 93, of Tuttle Road, a 56-year resident of Sterling, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011 in the Oakdale Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, after a long illness. She was born on June 1, 1917 in Clinton, the daughter of Abigail Ruth (Langley) Howe Turnbull and Earle F. Howe. Her husband of...
S Blanche F. (Brewer) Pettis
Feb 27, 2011
HOLDEN – Blanche F. (Brewer) Pettis, 84, of Union Street, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 27, 2011 after a four year battle with cancer. Her husband of 51 years, Elmer "Russ" Pettis died in 1997. She leaves her son, Russell "Chip" R. Pettis and his wife Norma of Edgewater, Maryland; four daughters,...
Judith 'Judy' A. Mcgann
Feb 25, 2011
WORCESTER/RUTLAND – Judith "Judy" A. McGann, 69, of 1050 Main Street, Worcester died peacefully with her loving family by her side on Friday, February 25, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester, after a long illness. She leaves two sons, Robert L Asplund and his wife Melissa of Williamsport, Pennsylvania and Russell D. Asplund with whom she lived; three loving...
Serge And Nancy Raevsky
Feb 22, 2011
OREM, UT/RUTLAND, MA – Nancy Louise Raevsky, formerly of Rutland, passed away in Orem, Utah on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from complications of Parkinson's disease and dementia. Nancy was born in Worcester, the daughter of Edward and Dorothy Lamoureaux, on August 31, 1944. She is the mother of four, grandmother of seven and great grandmother of one. She leaves behind...
S Dorothy Mae (Landry) Donovan
Feb 21, 2011
HOLDEN – Dorothy Mae (Landry) Donovan, 90, of Mayo Drive, died peacefully with her loving family by her side on Monday, February 21, 2011 in the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Her husband of 57 years, James F. Donovan, died in 2000. She is survived by her son, James F. Donovan, Jr. and his wife Deborah of Clinton Township, MI;...
Eugene A. Fischer
Feb 21, 2011
WORCESTER – Eugene A. Fischer, 97, formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Monday, February 21, 2011 in Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester after an illness. His wife, Dorothy (Field) Chaplin Fischer died in 2004. He leaves a son, Bruce L. Fischer of Millbury; a daughter, Lynn B. Fischer and her husband Michael George of Jefferson; a sister, Betty Ruth Hause of...
Marion T. (Ashe) Lawson
Feb 19, 2011
PAXTON/EASTHAM – Marion T. (Ashe) Lawson, 97, of Spring Tide Lane, Eastham, formerly of Paxton, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. Her husband of 59 years, James M. Lawson, died in 2000. She leaves a son, James M. Lawson Jr. of Cotuit; three daughters, Anne T. Lawson of Port...
S Corinne (Schultze) Rixham
Feb 14, 2011
HOLDEN- Corinne "Queenie" (Schultze) Rixham, 62, of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, February 14, 2011 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester, after an illness. She was born and raised in Clinton, daughter of William and Corinne E. (Bilodeau) Schultze, and has lived in Jefferson since 1968. She leaves her husband of 42 years, Ronald L. Rixham; a daughter, Kimberly (Rixham)...
Richard 'Chip' K. Anderson
Feb 12, 2011
WEST BOYLSTON - Richard "Chip" K. Anderson, Jr. 50, of West Boylston, MA and Livingston, MT, died suddenly on Saturday, February 12, 2011. Richard was the son of Richard K. Anderson, Sr. and Eleanor M. Anderson (Jacobson) both deceased. Richard also leaves a sister, Cheryl Mitchell of Cary, NC. Chip was a graduate of West Boylston High School. He attended...
John H. Carlson
Feb 11, 2011
WEST BOYLSTON – John H. Carlson, 90, formerly of Lawrence Street, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 11, 2011 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, after a brief illness. His wife of 54 years, Ellen P. (McMahon) Carlson died in 1999. He is survived by his three daughters, Johna M. Arello and her husband Philip...
Elizabeth M. Pitman
Feb 9, 2011
HOLDEN – Elizabeth M. Pitman, 84, died on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Sterling Village, Sterling after an illness. She is survived by her sister, Ruth V. Johnson of Holden; a brother, Allison Pitman of Nova Scotia, Canada; and several nephews and nieces. She was born in Worcester the daughter of Allison and Myrtle (Jeffrey) Pitman, Sr. and had lived...
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