Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Thomas 'Tom' J. Cunningham

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

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

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

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 E. Lafontaine

Robert E. Lafontaine

Jul 15, 2011

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Robert J. Breen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Linda Ann Stranieri

Linda Ann Stranieri

Jul 6, 2011

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Miss Christina I. Seeley

Miss Christina I. Seeley

Jul 6, 2011

OAKHAM – Christina I. Seeley "Tina", 18, of Hapgood Road, died unexpectedly from complications of an illness, at the UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus, Worcester, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Tina is survived and will be greatly missed by her mother, Lisa M. (Grenon) Killick and her step-father Nicholas of Oakham; her father, Scott F. Seeley of Oakham; her brother,...

Cynthia 'Cindy' Jean Berling

Cynthia 'Cindy' Jean Berling

Jul 5, 2011

SHREWSBURY – Cynthia Jean Berling, 49, of Williamsburg Court, died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester, after being stricken ill two weeks earlier. She is predeceased by her father Donald S. Berling. Cindy is survived by her mother, Jane D. Berling of Paxton; a brother, Philip S. Berling of Douglas;...

Taylor  Benjamin

Taylor Benjamin

Jul 4, 2011

GROTON – Taylor Benjamin Young, four-year-old son of Matthew D. Young and Gale A. Devens, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 after a tragic accident. Besides his parents, Taylor leaves a sister, Olivia Lynne Young of Groton; paternal grandparents, Elizabeth A. (Hatala) Young of Dryden, NY and David H. Young of Ithaca, NY; maternal grandparents, Janet A. McKeon and...

Harold A. Stewart

Harold A. Stewart

Jun 29, 2011

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