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Mary C. Legacy
Dec 20, 2010
**** Due to the impending snow storm, funeral services have been moved from Monday (12/27) to Tuesday (12/28). The following obituary has been updated. **** WORCESTER - Mary Charlotte (Boulia) Legacy died Monday, December 20, 2010, after a courageous and hard fought battle with cancer. She was 92 years old. Born in East Pepperell, Massachusetts to the late Raymond and...
S Barbara E. (Goodale) Lacomfora
Dec 16, 2010
WEST BOYLSTON – Barbara E. (Goodale) LaComfora, 87, formerly of Maple Street, died peacefully at Cape Regency Healthcare in Centerville early in the morning of Thursday, December 16, 2010, with her daughter Suzanne E. Staples (formerly of West Boylston) by her side. She was blessed with her surviving brother, Charles Goodale and his wife Joan of Sterling who stayed with...
Lewis 'Lew' A. Caola
Dec 16, 2010
WEST BOYLSTON – Lewis A. Caola, 85, of Bunker Hill Parkway, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Thursday, December 16, 2010, in UMass Memorial Healthcare-Memorial Campus, Worcester. He leaves his wife and best friend of 60 years, Ellen J. (McMullon) Caola; a son, Robert L. Caola of Taunton; three daughters, MaryAnn McFarland and her husband...
Richard 'Rick' A. Cole
Dec 13, 2010
WORCESTER/PRINCETON – Richard “Rick” A. Cole, 89, of East Mountain Street, Worcester, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2010 in the St. Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Worcester, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 67 years, Anita H. (Hart) Cole; a son, Stephen L. Cole and his wife Cynthia of Westborough; three grandchildren, Jaimeson, Jeffrey and...
Kenneth Norman Hagberg
Dec 13, 2010
PRINCETON - Kenneth Norman Hagberg of Princeton died peacefully at home with UMass Memorial Home Health and Hospice Care on December 13, 2010, at age 81. He was the son of the late Martin R. and Lillian A. (Toivonen) Hagberg of North Worcester. Fifty-five years ago on October 22nd he married Anna Ottoson Johnson of Holden, and in 1960 they...
S Priscilla C. Austin
Dec 7, 2010
HOLDEN - Priscilla C. Austin, 63, beloved wife of Murray A. Kohn, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Besides her husband of twelve years, she is survived by her brother, David J. Austin and his wife Patricia, niece Elisabeth Austin and nephew, Michael Austin of Overland Park, Kansas; her sister-in-law,...
Joseph E. Lipka
Dec 7, 2010
HOLDEN/CLINTON – Joseph E. Lipka, 86, of Worcester and formerly of Holden and Clinton, passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in The Hermitage/Golden Living Center, Worcester. His wife of 48 years, Irene P. (Smiech) Lipka, died in 1996. He is survived by three sons, Dennis J. Lipka of Holden, Kenneth E. Lipka and his wife...
June R. (Johnson) Austin Keller
Dec 6, 2010
STERLING – June R. (Johnson) Austin Keller, 84, of Sholan Terrace, died Monday, December 6, 2010 in UMass Memorial Health Care-University Campus, Worcester. Her husband, Harold Keller, died in 1997. She leaves her son, Joseph R. Austin and his wife Mary Anne of Sterling; a brother, George W. Johnson of Clearwater, Florida; five grandchildren, Kevin J. Austin of Los Angeles,...
S Marion 'Mimi' G. (Fairbanks) Thibeaul
Dec 6, 2010
NORTH BROOKFIELD – Marion "Mimi" G. (Fairbanks) Thibeault, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 6, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma and great-grandma. She leaves her four children, Diane Richards and her husband Buster and Denise Aspinall and her husband Douglas, all of West Brookfield, Mary Beth Bard and her husband Noe and...
James 'Jim' W. Ramsey
Dec 5, 2010
HUBBARDSTON/HOLDEN, MA – James "Jim" W. Ramsey, Jr., 69, of Cross Road, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 5, 2010 in the Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster, after an illness. He is survived by the love of his life, Ursula M. (Holzinger) Ramsey, who would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on December 20th; three children: his son, Christopher K....
Edward H. Leonard
Dec 4, 2010
HOLDEN – Edward H. Leonard, 91, of Holden Street died on Saturday, December 4, 2010, in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Memorial Campus, Worcester. He was born in Berwick, Maine, son of Edward H. and Ethel M. (Stewart) Leonard, and lived in Holden for 43 years. He graduated from Arlington High School and Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. He earned Masters' degrees...
Edward J. Weber
Dec 3, 2010
WORCESTER – Edward J. Weber, 88, of Holden Street, died peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2010 in the Autumn Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester, after an illness. He leaves a brother, Walter A. Weber of California, several nephews, and his close friends James and Joyce Purcell of Holden and their family. Two sisters, Helen McCarron and Catherine...
Grace R. (Grimm) Moore
Dec 2, 2010
PRINCETON - Grace R. (Grimm) Moore, 95, of Princeton died on Thursday, December 2, 2010 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 7th, in Prince of Peace Church, 1 Worcester Road (corner of Rte. 31), Princeton. A private burial will be held in St. Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. At Mrs. Moore's request, there...
S Joan M. (Kelley) Doherty
Dec 1, 2010
WORCESTER – Joan M. (Kelley) Doherty, 79, of Ivernia Road, passed away at home on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Her husband of 44 years, Paul J. Doherty, died in 2000. She leaves behind two sons, Paul J. Doherty, Jr. and his wife Trish of Danielson, CT and John M. Doherty and his wife Ellen of Holden; a daughter, Cathleen A....
S Eleanor I. (Larson) Howe
Nov 30, 2010
WORCESTER � Eleanor I. (Larson) Howe, 93, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 in the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester after an illness. Her husband of 42 years, Paul G. Howe, died in 1983. She leaves two sons, Kevin P. Howe and his wife Diann of Leicester and Brian C. Howe and his wife Christina of Rutland; four brothers, Robert,...
S Hildred I. (White) Cooney
Nov 29, 2010
RUTLAND - Hildred I. (White) Cooney of Rutland died peacefully on Monday November 29, 2010 at Royal Oaks Nursing Home in Dade City, Florida. She leaves two sons, Donald H. Cooney, Jr. of Rutland and Michael C. Cooney of Columbus, Nebraska, and a loving companion and friend Robert Dumas of Rutland; three grandchildren, Douglas and wife Crystal, and Amy, both...
S Irene P. (Willard) Burke
Nov 29, 2010
WORCESTER – Irene P. (Willard) Burke, 90, of Worcester, died peacefully on Monday, November 29, 2010 in Knollwood Nursing Center. Her husband of 57 years, Edward G. Burke, died in 1999. She leaves her son, Stephen E. Burke and his wife Rosanna of Holden; her two daughters, Cheryl Faulkner of Sutton and I. Patricia O’Malley of Cumberland, ME; three sisters,...
Abbie J. (Pierce) Sleeper
Nov 28, 2010
BOYLSTON/WORCESTER � Abbie J. (Pierce) Sleeper, 86, of Chadwick Street, Worcester, formerly a resident of Boylston, passed away at home on Sunday, November 28, 2010. Her husband of 53 years, George L. Sleeper, died in 1995. She was born in Holden one of 10 children to Royal W. and Stella F. (Olin) Pierce. She leaves a son, Kenneth L. Sleeper...
S Ruth R. (Roberts) Cross
Nov 27, 2010
HOLDEN – Ruth R. (Roberts) Cross, 83, of Holden, died peacefully on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at Millbury Healthcare Center, Millbury, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers Disease. She leaves her husband of 62 years, John S. Cross, Sr.; a son, John "Jack" S. Cross, Jr. and his wife Donna of Holden; a daughter, The Rev. Rebecca A....
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