Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Paul Edward Desalvo
May 23, 2010
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Paul Edward DeSalvo, 81, of 42 Briarwood Circle died at home on Sunday, May 23, 2010. He was the husband of Earline (Stevenson) DeSalvo. His previous wife, Frances J. DeSalvo died in 2000. Mr. DeSalvo was the son of Paul S. and Regina (Hautzinger) DeSalvo and was born in Chicago, Illinois. The family moved to Toledo, Ohio in...
Robert B. Macewan
May 21, 2010
LANCASTER – Robert B. MacEwan, Jr., 75, of Shannon Way, died on Friday, May 21, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Shirley E. (Bright) MacEwan; two sons, Robert B. MacEwan III and his wife Cathy of Rock Hill, SC and Craig A. MacEwan of Lancaster. He was born on June 15,...
S Helena (Jouhkimo) Puntanen
May 21, 2010
HUBBARDSTON � Helena (Jouhkimo) Puntanen, 95, of Worcester Road, passed peacefully and quietly from this life to her next journey on Friday, May 21, 2010 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville/Templeton. Her husband, Eino N. Puntanen passed away in 1988. She leaves her son, Raimo K. Puntanen and his wife Anne of Rutland; a grandson, Richard Puntanen and his wife...
S Marjorie J. (Bingham) Perkins
May 20, 2010
STERLING/FITCHBURG – Marjorie J. (Bingham) Perkins, 74 of 279 Daniels Street, Fitchburg, formerly of Sterling, died peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2010 after a long illness. She was born in Waltham, daughter of Belding and Marjorie (Prentiss) Bingham, was raised in Princeton, lived 30 years in Sterling and 10 years in Clinton before moving to Fitchburg in 2000. She leaves...
Jacqueline Anne (Bonneau) Lampron
May 16, 2010
HOLDEN – Jacqueline Anne (Bonneau) Lampron, 89, of Redgate Lane, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010 in UMass Memorial Hospital-University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. Her husband of 54 years, Emil A. Lampron, died in 2001. She leaves two daughters, Nancy Jacobs of Worcester and Janine Christenson of Holden; four grandchildren, Lisabritt Solsky of Concord, New Hampshire, Marc Mathews...
Selvin H. Hawkins
May 15, 2010
FITCHBURG/LEHIGH ACRES, FL – Selvin H. Hawkins, 85, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital. He leaves his wife of 35 years, Alice G. (Peters) Hawkins; two sons, Richard Hawkins of Holden and Lionel Cloutier of Winchendon; four daughters, Nancy J. Kristoff of Sterling, Sheila Cramm of Winchendon, Annmarie Graves of Fitchburg and Connie Taylor of Richmond,...
S Jacqueline L. Welles
May 15, 2010
HOLDEN – Jacqueline L. Welles, 47, of Shrewsbury Street, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at home after an illness. She leaves her husband of 10 years, Jeffrey W. Voss; two daughters, Caroline C. A. Voss and Korey R. Caron both of Holden; two brothers, Allen Welles and his wife Michele of Windham, Connecticut and Michael D. Welles and his wife...
S Helen P. (Szadziewicz) Kaminski
May 15, 2010
NORTHBOROUGH – Helen P. (Szadziewicz) Kaminski, 93, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 in Saint Vincent Hospital after an illness. Her husband of 56 years, Benjamin S. Kaminski, died in 2006. She leaves two sons, Benjamin S. Kaminski Jr. and his wife Philippa of Virginia Beach, Virginia and John J. Kaminski of Sutton; two daughters, Gretchen H. Kaminski of Seabrook, Maryland...
S Marjorie F. (Maylott) Hjelm
May 14, 2010
WEST BOYLSTON – Marjorie F. (Maylott) Hjelm, 89, of Pierce Street, died Friday, May 14, 2010 in Kindred Hospital Park View-Central Mass, Leicester after an illness. Her husband of 44 years, David E. Hjelm, died in 1991. She leaves a daughter, Carla E. Hjelm of Mahwah, New Jersey; three sisters, Ruth Cartier of Worcester, Janet Pierce of Jonesport, Maine and...
Todd M. Carson
May 12, 2010
HOLDEN, MA / HONOLULU, HI – Todd M. Carson, 49, of Honolulu, formerly of Holden, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, while hiking in the mountains in Hawaii. He leaves his mother, Sherron D. (Ciociolo) Carson of Holden; his father, Ronald C. Carson of West Boylston; a sister, Tracy Matthes of California; a brother, Christopher Mercier of Florida; a grandfather,...
S Elizabeth A. (Shaughnessy) Nanof
May 5, 2010
PAXTON/WEST BOYLSTON – Elizabeth A. (Shaughnessy) Nanof, 78, of Angell Brook Dr., died peacefully on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus, Worcester. She leaves her husband of 55 years, Robert T. Nanof; three sons, Robert J. Nanof of Mashpee, James S. Nanof and his wife Gail of Lancaster and Thomas P. Nanof and his wife...
Daniel M. Wambach
May 4, 2010
WORCESTER – Daniel M. Wambach, 46, of Worcester, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his mother, Dorothy (Connor) Wambach with whom he lived; four sisters, Carol Evans and Ann Dreyer with whom he lived, Denyse Moran and her husband Hugh, and Kim Ceccarini; two brothers, James Wambach and his...
Julio Gomez
May 3, 2010
RUTLAND, MA/PATCHOGUE, NY – Julio Gomez, 89, of Rolling Ridge Road, Rutland, formerly of Patchogue, NY, died peacefully on Monday, May 3, 2010 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves two sons, John Gomez and his wife Mary Garabedian-Gomez of Rutland and Jose Louis Ortiz of Philadelphia; and a daughter, Lillian Ortiz of Worcester. He is...
Barbara A. (Brunzell) Melick
May 1, 2010
HOLDEN – Barbara A. (Brunzell) Melick, 79, formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Saturday, May 1, 2010 in UMass Memorial-Memorial Campus, Worcester after an illness. She leaves two sons, Joel W. Melick and his wife Jane of Moriah, New York and Jay W. Melick and his wife Patricia of Princeton; a daughter, Kim B. Melick of Paxton; a brother, Robert...
Roger L. Whiting
May 1, 2010
PAXTON - Roger L. Whiting, 72, founder of Growth Through Learning and a Financial Consultant for Allmerica Financial, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Worcester. Mr. Whiting was born in Concord, NH, the son of Douglas B. and Irene (Kynast) Whiting. He was a graduate of Concord High School. He received a BA in Psychology from Brown University in 1959....
Everett P. Carver
Apr 29, 2010
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Everett P. Carver, 94, of Worcester and formerly of Holden, passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the Christopher House, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Annette (Vriesema) Carver; a sister-in-law, Doris Carver of Winthrop, Maine, and many nieces and nephews. Three brothers and four sisters predeceased him. Everett was born on November 1, 1915...
S Nancy Irene (Dunbar) Hawley
Apr 27, 2010
WEST BOYLSTON – Nancy Irene (Dunbar) Hawley, 80, of Monticello Avenue, beloved wife of Bradford F. Hawley, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 in Tufts Medical Center, Boston after open heart surgery. She leaves her beloved husband of 58 years, Bradford F. Hawley; a son, David T. Hawley and his wife Martha of Sterling; a daughter, Pamela K. Hogan...
Lillian M. (Hultman) Gustafson
Apr 26, 2010
HOLDEN – Lillian M. (Hultman) Gustafson, 91, of Jamieson Road, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 26, 2010. She leaves her husband of 67 years, Frank G. Gustafson and a daughter, Faith M. Gustafson. Lillian was born in Finspong, Sweden on February 20, 1919. Her parents were Richard and Agnes (Lindgren) Hultman. She immigrated to the United States at...