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Waldo R. Schofield
Jun 8, 2008
HOLDEN –Waldo R. Schofield, 89, of Holden and Cocoa Beach Florida, died Sunday, June 8, 2008 at U Mass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 68 years, Birdie E. (Smith) Schofield; a son, Ronald Schofield and his wife Susan Johnson, D.V.M. of North Brookfield; a daughter, Nancy Mosher and her husband Clayton of Princeton; a brother, Eldon Schofield...
Frances M. (Harkins) Lemay
Jun 7, 2008
HOLDEN – Frances M. (Harkins) LeMay, 96, of Wachusett Street, died at home on Saturday, June 7, 2008, after an illness. Her husband, Edward U. LeMay died in 1965. She leaves three sons, Raymond H. Lawson of Princeton, Edward W. LeMay of Rutland and Richard J. LeMay of Holden; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased...
S Dorothy M. (Veroneau) Collins Greene
May 29, 2008
SHREWSBURY – Dorothy M. (Veroneau) Collins Greene, 90, formerly of Shrewsbury, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 in Knollwood Nursing Center, West Boylston. Her husband, Victor Greene died in 2001. Her first husband, Thomas P. Collins, died in 1967. She leaves her daughter, Kathleen "Kate" Kenneway of West Boylston; a sister, Beverly Sundquist of Spencer; three brothers, Jake and Paul Veroneau...
S Catherine T. (Baronas) Marziotti
May 25, 2008
WORCESTER – Catherine T. (Baronas) Marziotti, 80, of 12 Eustis Street, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Saint Vincent Hospital, after a sudden illness. She leaves her husband of 59 years, Pasquale J. Marziotti; a son, Joseph C. Marziotti of Worcester; a daughter, Patricia A. Duggan of Bailey, Colorado; a brother, John Baronas of Cocoa, Florida; three brother-in-laws, Arthur Collins...
James E. Welsh
May 25, 2008
HOLDEN – James E. Welsh, Jr., 86, of Beverly Hills, Florida, formerly of Holden, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Lecanto, Florida, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 28 years, Ruth M. (McLaughlin); a son, Raymond M. Welsh and his wife Ellen of Pensacola, FL; a daughter, Jean A. Hebden of Turners Falls; a step-son, Robert F....
S Elizabeth A. (Peoples) Rugg
May 24, 2008
STERLING – Elizabeth A. (Peoples) Rugg, 86, of Maple Street, died on Saturday, May 24, 2008, in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. Her beloved husband of 54 years, Edgar E. Rugg, Sr., died in 1999. She is survived by her sons, Arthur E. Rugg and his wife Julie of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and E. Earle Rugg, Jr. and...
Marjorie C. (Coggeshall) Bates
May 24, 2008
HOLDEN – Marjorie C. (Coggeshall) Bates, 95, formerly of Holt Road, died Saturday, May 24, 2008 in Overlook Masonic Healthcare, Charlton. She leaves her husband of 72 years, Kenneth Louis Bates; and six nieces including Judith E. Sikes of Holden and Carol E. Stys of Tewksbury. A brother, Dexter E. Coggeshall, Sr. and a sister, Priscilla C. Eales predeceased her....
S Madeline (Farmer) Parquette
May 23, 2008
RUTLAND – Madeline (Farmer) Parquette, 84, of Maple Ave., died on Friday, May 23, 2008, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, after a brief illness. Her beloved husband of 50 years, Archer W. Parquette, died in 1997. She is survived by three sons, James F. Parquette and his wife Rose of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Michael R. Parquette and his wife...
Raymond T. Mahon
May 23, 2008
HOLDEN – Raymond T. Mahon, 79, of 46 Surrey Lane, died Friday, May 23, 2008 in Holden Nursing Home from complications due to diabetes. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Patricia A. (O'Connor) Mahon; a son, R. Thomas Mahon of Holden; two daughters, Dr. Paula M. Mahon d'Entremont and her husband Robert of Derry, NH and Patricia A. Hurley...
Miss Rita A. St. John
May 22, 2008
WORCESTER – Rita A. St. John, 89, of Worcester, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Autumn Village Nursing Home, Worcester. She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of George E. and Nellie M. (Cox) St. John. Rita leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins as well as a dear friend, Ralph McSweeney of Nova Scotia. Eight brothers and sisters predeceased...
Paul W. Ollila
May 19, 2008
RUTLAND - Paul W. Ollila of Rutland died Monday at Saint Vincent Hospital after a long illness bravely borne. He was 58. The only son of Marjorie P. and the late Leo W. Ollila, he was born in Worcester on August 15, 1949. He graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 1967, and then earned a BA in Fine Arts...
Philip Irving Connors
May 15, 2008
PRINCETON - Philip Irving Connors, 70, of Princeton, Massachusetts died Thursday, May 15, 2008 following a car accident. Phil was born October 7, 1937 in Norfolk, VA to the late John Francis and Blanche Owens Connors. He graduated from St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, NJ. In 1959 he received a BS in Physics from the University of Notre Dame,...
Joseph Michael Alvardo Riley
May 11, 2008
HOLDEN – Joseph Michael Alvarado Riley, 19, of 82 Bull Run, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 from injuries suffered in a car accident on Rte. 140 in Hopedale. He leaves his parents with whom he lived, Terence M. and Grace Guadalupe (Alvarado) Riley; his brother at home, Joshua D. Riley; paternal grandparents, Richard G. and Barbara (Schlautman) Riley, Jr. of...
Gordon K. Anderson
May 10, 2008
HOLDEN – Gordon K. Anderson, 73, of 58 Glenwood Street, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, May 10, 2008, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Marion E. (Hallstrom) Anderson; three sons, James S. Anderson and his wife Thea of Holden, Jon S. Anderson and his wife Kelly of Madison, Ohio and...
S Bernice E. (Paronto) Tillotson
May 10, 2008
NORTH BROOKFIELD – Bernice E. (Paronto) Tillotson, 100, formerly of North Brookfield and Rutland, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Holden. She was born on March 1, 1908 in Lowell, Vermont, to Charles and Sadie (Hill) Paronto. In 1926 she married her husband of 54 years, Harold H. Tillotson who died in 1980. She...
John L. Berthold
May 7, 2008
HUBBARDSTON – John L. Berthold, 66, of 12 Barre Road, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Linda A. (Duncan) Berthold; a son, Robert A. Berthold of Hubbardston; a daughter, Robin L. Hammond and her husband Thomas of Charlotte, NC; a granddaughter, Elainie Hammond; two brothers,...
S Lucille M. (Pratt) Dunphy
May 3, 2008
HOLDEN – Lucille M. (Pratt) Dunphy, 85, of 47 Steele Street, died peacefully at home Saturday, May 3, 2008. She leaves her husband of 48 years, Thomas L. Dunphy; four sisters, Claire, Yvonne, Theresa and Jeanette; nephews and nieces. She was born in Winooski, Vermont the daughter of Leo and Isabelle (Provost) Pratt and lived over 50 years in Holden....
S Marie J. (Jorjorian) Whitaker
May 2, 2008
HOLDEN – Marie J. (Jorjorian) Whitaker, 72, of Holden died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2008 surrounded by her loving family after a valiant 14-year battle with chronic myclogenous leukemia. She leaves her husband of 50 years, Ronald A. Whitaker; a son, Dr. Scott Whitaker of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Wendy Lancey of Paxton and Holly Rochebort of Stowe,...
S Dorothy E. (Forsberg) Nelson
May 2, 2008
HOLDEN – Dorothy E. (Forsberg) Nelson, 85, of the Lodge at Eddy Pond, Auburn, formerly of Holden died Friday, May 2, 2008 in UMass Memorial – University Campus, Worcester. Her husband of 50 years, Sven Yngve Nelson, died in October of 2002. She leaves her son, John Y. Nelson and his wife Denise of Worcester; her daughter, Linda M. Flanagan...
Irving W. Olson
May 1, 2008
HOLDEN – Irving W. Olson, 80, of 251 Chapel Street, died peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2008 surrounded by his family in the Leo P. LaChance Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Gardner. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Phyllis M. (Holmes) Olson; two daughters, Kristina A. Hunter wife of Robert Hunter of Shrewsbury and Lynne I. Olson of Holden; a...
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