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Armando 'Deno' Puccetti
May 13, 2009
STERLING - Armando Puccetti, 77, of Boutelle Road, Sterling, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Armando, or "Deno" as everyone knew him, was born in West Boylston and moved to Sterling in 1967 where he has lived since. He is survived by his wife, Gail D. (Bray) Puccetti; his son, Perry A. Puccetti and...
Gary C. Swenson
May 13, 2009
LUNENBURG/HOLDEN – Gary C. Swenson, 67, Lunenburg, formerly of Holden, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in the Healthcare Alliance/Leominster Hospital, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Dorothy A. (Wrightson) Swenson; four sons, John E. Swenson and his wife Zenaide of Hudson, James J. Swenson of Gardner, Jeffrey R. Swenson and his wife Yolanda of Gardner...
Daniel Bradford 'Brad' Downer
May 11, 2009
WEST BOYLSTON – Daniel Bradford "Brad" Downer, 72, of West Boylston, died on Monday, May 11, 2009, surrounded by his loving family, after an illness. He is survived by his son, Jeffrey T. Downer and his wife Lucilia of West Boylston; a daughter, Tracy A. Folkersen and her husband Jon of Wakefield, NH; a brother, Gerry Downer of Sterling; two...
William A. Sheehan
May 10, 2009
HOLDEN – William A. Sheehan, 87, of Glenwood Street, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 10, 2009, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Marion T. (McDonald) Sawyer Sheehan; three sons, Gerald Sheehan of Northbridge, Chester and David Sheehan both of Millville; a daughter, Cynthia Nichols of North Smithfield, RI; two step-sons, Clifford R. and Francis E. Sawyer both...
S Dorothy A. (Briggs) Fife
May 9, 2009
WORCESTER – Dorothy A. (Briggs) Fife, 82, of Worcester died peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center, South Dennis after an illness. Her husband, Clifford W. Fife, Sr. died in 1998. She leaves a son, Robert E. Fife and his wife Sandra of South Yarmouth; two daughters, Annette P. Fife and Viola T. Wardell...
Richard H. Taylor
May 8, 2009
OSTERVILLE/WEST BOYLSTON – Richard H. Taylor, 63, of Village Lane, Bellingham, also of Osterville and formerly a 22-year resident of West Boylston, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 8, 2009, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 36 years, Christine M. (Hyland) Taylor; his son, Douglas D. Taylor and his companion Kate Powers of Boston; two brother-in-laws, Gerald...
Arthur Brackett Hess
May 8, 2009
HAYNESVILLE, ME/HOLDEN, MA – Arthur Brackett Hess, 86, of Phillips Road, Holden, died at home on Friday, May 8, 2009. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Irma (Cleaves) Hess; two daughters, Katharine O.H. Mills and her husband Gregory of Holden and Laura C.H. Savage and her husband The Rev. Arthur Savage of Chichester, NH; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Savage and...
Willard Scott Waterhouse
May 8, 2009
PRINCETON – Willard Scott Waterhouse, 68, of Calamint Hill Road South, died peacefully in his home on Friday, May 8, 2009. Some of the words that could be used to best describe Willard were kind, gentle, patient, warm, and funny. Willard, or Skip as many came to know him, loved being by the ocean, whether on the beach in Jamaica...
Robert 'Bob' J. Griffin
May 2, 2009
RUTLAND – Robert "Bob" J. Griffin, 77, of Pommogussett Road, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 in Oakdale Rehab. & Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Virginia H. (Herrick) Griffin; two sons, Robert Jay Griffin of Rutland and Lee A. Griffin of Paxton; a brother, Richard W. Griffin of...
George J. Cappuccio
Apr 28, 2009
HOLDEN – George J. Cappuccio, 100, of Winthrop Lane, beloved husband and father, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Holden Nursing Home. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio; a daughter, Dolores A. Ordway and her husband Albert of Hubbardston; two grandchildren, Timothy Ordway of Bell, Florida and Christine Marcinkiewicz of Hubbardston; three great-grandchildren,...
Chester J. Sendrowski
Apr 27, 2009
HOLDEN – Chester J. Sendrowski, 92, of Parker Avenue, died peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2009 in his home after an illness. His wife of 37 years, Alice C. (Lempicki) Sendrowski, died in 1992. He leaves two sons, Steven C. Sendrowski and his wife Susan, and Michael S. Sendrowski and his wife Christine, all of Holden; two grandchildren, Robert and...
William 'Bill' H. Erickson
Apr 26, 2009
PRINCETON/WORCESTER – William "Bill" H. Erickson, 64, of Elm Street, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Marlborough Hospital after an illness. He leaves three sons, Leif W. Erickson of Gorham, ME, Michael K. Erickson of Worcester and Mark C. Erickson of Spartanburg, SC; a sister, Dianne B. Majewski, wife of Robert of York, ME and Clermont, FL; three nieces, Robyn...
Leonard 'Lenny' E. Morris
Apr 25, 2009
STERLING –Leonard "Lenny" E. Morris, 80, of Hardscrabble Road, died peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, after an illness. His beloved wife and best friend of 37 years, Patricia (O'Leary) Morris, died in 1996. He leaves his two daughters, Lennie S. Paquette and Shawn T. Morris and her long time companion...
James M. Hebert
Apr 23, 2009
WORCESTER/PRINCETON – James M. Hebert, 38, of Tiverton Parkway, Worcester, died surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2009 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, after a courageous 2-year battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 9 years, Van (Saphirak) Hebert; his son at home, Jacob M. Hebert; his father, James M. Hebert of Sebring, Florida; two...
S Hazel I. (King) Hughes
Apr 22, 2009
WEST BOYLSTON/HOLDEN – Hazel I. (King) Hughes, 84, of Briarwood Circle, formerly of Dorothy Ave., Holden, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. She was the only child of Leslie and Hannah (Peterson) King. Her husband of 14 years, Harold "Babe" Hughes died in 1966. She grew up in the Greendale area of Worcester. She was a part of...
Homer 'Skip' S. Tillson
Apr 20, 2009
STERLING – Homer "Skip" S. Tillson, 75, of Twine Road, died on Monday, April 20, 2009 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Lake Avenue, Worcester, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 31 years, Mary A. (Luksha) Tillson; five sons, Homer S Tillson and his wife Dianne of FL, Edwin P. Tillson of NH, Clyde M. Anderson and his wife...
S Barbara L. (Harris) Day
Apr 19, 2009
STERLING – Barbara L. (Harris) Day, 97, of Princeton Road, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Sterling Healthcare after an illness. Her husband of 37 years, Laurence W. Day and her two sons, Addison W. Day, Sr. and Craig L. Day predeceased her. She leaves four grandchildren, Dorothy A. Higgins of Sterling, Nancy J. Day of Barre, Patricia M. Amburgey...
S Ann Louise (Freberg) Beaupre
Apr 15, 2009
WORCESTER, MA/ PINELLAS PARK, FL – Ann Louise (Freberg) Beaupre, 69, died on her 37th wedding anniversary, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. She leaves her husband, Richard A. Beaupre; two daughters, Gerri-Ann Whigham and her husband Tom of Barre and Patricia Symmes and her husband Judson of Holden; a sister, Patricia Gibbons of Swansea;...
The Erend Barbara A. Hollerorth
Apr 14, 2009
NATICK - To her colleagues and friends as well as to those who sought her help as a pastoral counselor or psychotherapist, the Reverend Barbara E. Hollerorth was an unusually perceptive interpreter of human experience, offering a depth of insight and understanding which enabled people to see themselves and their world more clearly. Her death on April 14 is an...
S Pauline E. (Barsalou) Lavallee
Apr 11, 2009
PRINCETON/STERLING – Pauline E. (Barsalou) Lavallee, 69, of Boylston Avenue, died at her son's home in Boylston on Saturday, April 11, 2009, surrounded by her loving family after an illness. She leaves a son, James E. Lavallee and his wife Lynne of Boylston; two daughters, Cindy L. Carey and her husband Michael of Rutland and Melissa J. Sweeten and her...
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