Obituaries
Local Obituaries
S Myrtle Harris Flagg
Jan 8, 2007
WORCESTER/BOYLSTON – Myrtle R. (Frew) Harris Flagg, 90, of 87 Briarwood Circle, Worcester, died on Monday, January 8, 2007 in Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester. Her husband, Alden Flagg died in 1989. Her first husband, Carl B. Harris, Sr. died in 1980. She leaves two sons, Carl B. Harris, Jr. and his wife Linda of Rutland and Robert S. Harris and...
S Helen T. Sheehan
Jan 8, 2007
PAXTON – Helen T. (Fadgen) Sheehan, 78, of 652 Pleasant Street, died Monday, January 8, 2007, in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband of 48 years, Robert P. Sheehan, died in 1996. She leaves two sons, Robert P. Sheehan of Paxton and William T. Sheehan and his wife Shirley of Vallejo, California; two daughters, Nancy J. Sheehan of Spencer and...
George R. Griffin
Jan 8, 2007
RUTLAND – George R. Griffin, 77, of 262 Pommogussett Road, died on Monday, January 8, 2007, in Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Dorene (Kelly) Griffin; two sons, Dirk A. Griffin and his wife Tamara of Frederick, Maryland and Glenn A. Griffin and his wife Nicole Johnson of Cambridge; a daughter, Kelly A....
Anthony V. Dinoia
Jan 5, 2007
HOLDEN – Anthony V. DiNoia, 78, of 47 Fairview Avenue, Jefferson, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving wife and children on Friday, January 5, 2007. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Barbara A. (Cronin) DiNoia; six children, Leonard DiNoia and his wife Susan of Holden, Michael DiNoia and his wife Linda of Centerville, Mary DiNoia Martin...
Edward ''Murph'' J. Murphy
Jan 4, 2007
HOLDEN – Edward “Murph” J. Murphy, 72, of 22 Causeway Street in the Jefferson section of Holden, died surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 4, 2007, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester, after a brief illness. He was born in Worcester on October 30, 1934, son of Edward F. and Mary E. (McKeown) Murphy, and in 1963...
Evelyne (Witzel) Whitney
Jan 2, 2007
HOLDEN – Evelyne (Witzel) Whitney, 76, of Brentwood Drive, died Monday, January 2, 2007 at home after a yearlong struggle with lung cancer. She leaves her husband of 50 years, Leon “Lee” E. Whitney; her cat, Orca; four cousins, Elsa Gross, Guenter Geiser, Dr. Marianne Kaiser and Rolf Mentzel all of Germany. Born in Berlin, Germany daughter of Erich and...
James A. Chenard
Dec 29, 2006
WORCESTER – James A. Chenard, 63, of 17 Hartford Road, died on Friday, December 29, 2006 in Oakham from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Marion J. (Erickson) Chenard; his son, James A. Chenard, Jr. and his wife Tammi of Oakham; a brother, Mark R. Chenard and his wife Linda of West Boylston;...
S Anne Honan
Dec 29, 2006
RUTLAND – Anne (Bredican) Honan, 87, of 140 Maple Avenue, died Friday, December 29, 2006 in Holden Nursing Home. Her husband of 39 years, Patrick J. Honan, died in 1992. She leaves three sons, John P. Honan of Rutland, Brian J. Honan and his wife Mary of New York City and Keven M Honan and his wife Laurence of Medford;...
S Katherine P. Hemenway
Dec 28, 2006
WORCESTER – Katherine P. (DiSalvo) Hemenway, 89, of Worcester, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 28, 2006. She leaves two sons, Lloyd F. Hemenway, Jr. of Bushnell, Florida and Roger L. Hemenway of Shrewsbury; two daughters, Joann M. Montbleau and her husband Richard of Holden and Kathleen A. Triola and her husband Francis of Sutton; a...
James T. Fleming
Dec 26, 2006
WORCESTER – James T. Fleming, Sr., 84, of 15 Edward Street, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in the Hermitage Nursing Home, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Lorraine E. (Arell) Fleming; two sons, Michael J. Fleming and his wife RoseAnn and James J. Fleming; two brothers, John and William Fleming; a sister, Margaret Fleming all of...
Lloyd C. Prescott
Dec 26, 2006
RUTLAND – Lloyd C. Prescott, 91, of 69 Pommogusett Road, died at home on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. He leaves his wife of 10 years, Vieno M. (Takala) Tuukanen Prescott; his son, Dr. Gordon F. Prescott of Princeton, West Virginia; a daughter, Susan Prescott Brown of Rutland; a step-son, Allan R. Tuukanen of Auburn, Georgia; a step-daughter, Ruth Lambert of...
James Edward Kelley
Dec 25, 2006
PAXTON – James Edward Kelley, Jr., 66, formerly of Paxton and a resident of Gilbert, Arizona, died Monday, December 25, 2006 in his home, where he resided with his loving wife Debbie, son Chris and daughter Megan. He is also survived by his four children from a previous marriage, James E. Kelley III of Lawrenceville, GA, Cheryl A. Chauvin and...
David Allen Keans
Dec 24, 2006
BARRE - David Allen Keans, 45, of Barre died suddenly on December 24, 2006. He was the son of Gladys Jean Allen of Barre and the late James L. Keans of Walpole, New Hampshire. He leaves his sister, Wendy Jean Keans and her partner Joseph Sokol of Salem, Massachusetts and Alton Bay, New Hampshire, and a sister, Jamie Keans Orszulak,...
Pau L
Dec 23, 2006
OAKHAM – Paul R. Clark, 21, of 522 East Hill Road, died Friday, December 23, 2006, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Oakham. He leaves his parents with whom he lived, Richard N. and Irena (Machnik) Clark, Jr. of Oakham; a brother, John H. Clark of Oakham; maternal grandmother, Alfreda Machnik of Rutland; paternal grandparents, Richard M. Clark,...
Bruce F. Carlson
Dec 20, 2006
HOLDEN – Bruce F. Carlson, 64, of Lowell Avenue, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Autumn Village Nursing Center, Worcester, surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Barbara (Richardson) Carlson; two daughters, Carolyn E. Carpenter and her husband Jon of Westboro and Dianna C. Berube and her husband Jared of Tolland, Connecticut; a brother, Jonathan Carlson...
S A. Barbara Carlson
Dec 20, 2006
HOLDEN – A. Barbara (Humes) Carlson, 80, of Shrewsbury Street, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Tatnuck Park Assisted Living, Worcester, after an illness. Her husband, Edward W. Carlson died in 1984. She leaves her son, Stephen E. Carlson of Holden; a daughter, Joan F. Lawson and her husband Scott of Holden; five...
Alfred H. Keith
Dec 19, 2006
STERLING – Alfred H. Keith, 74, of Sterling, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Leominster Hospital. His wife, Virginia ( Lawson) Keith, died in 2000. He leaves his son, David B. Keith and his wife Sharna of Sterling; a daughter, Kandy Davitt and her husband Robert of Deerfield, NH; a sister, Joanne Glover of Tucson, Arizona; four grandchildren, Sara...
Emile S. Potvin
Dec 19, 2006
HOLDEN – Emile S. Potvin, 89, of 333 Reservoir Street, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 19, 2006, in his home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Marcelle C. (Duquette) Potvin; two sons, Thomas Potvin and his wife Judy of Webster and Richard Potvin and his wife Sharleen of Leicester; four daughters,...