Obituaries

Local Obituaries

George ''Bud'' Hunt

George ''Bud'' Hunt

Jan 18, 2007

PAXTON/RUTLAND – George “Bud” C. Hunt, Jr., 82, died Thursday, January 18, 2007 in the West Side House, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his son, Gary C. Hunt and his wife Roberta of Hancock, Maine; three grandchildren, Christen L. Hunt of Astoria, New York, and Ethan B. and Zachary B. Hunt of Hancock, Maine; and close friends, Wayne Jordan...

S Agnes G. Pond

S Agnes G. Pond

Jan 14, 2007

RUTLAND – Agnes G. (Locker) Pond, 94, of 17 Finn Park Road, died Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Holden Nursing Home, after an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Clarence A. Pond, died in 1986. She leaves her sister, Miriam Lamondy of Putnam, Connecticut; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a close friend, Norma I. Johanson of...

Robert ''Bobby'' H. Cranston

Robert ''Bobby'' H. Cranston

Jan 13, 2007

WEST BOYLSTON – Robert “Bobby” H. Cranston, 62, of 32 Cavour Circle, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 13, 2007, in his home. He leaves his wife of 41 years and childhood sweetheart, Marilyn A. (Rudis) Cranston; his son, Jeffrey R. Cranston and his wife Cathy of West Boylston; his daughter, Mindy A. Esteves and her husband Barry of West Boylston;...

S Marie E. Giard

S Marie E. Giard

Jan 13, 2007

WORCESTER – Marie E. (Ekberg) Giard, 81, of 61 Brigham Road, died on Saturday, January 13, 2007, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home after an illness. Her husband of 54 years, William L. Giard, died in 2000. She leaves three daughters, Christine M. Santom and her husband Michael of Princeton, Jill A. Talevi and her husband Fred of Oakham and...

Ralph ''Santa'' Meagher

Ralph ''Santa'' Meagher

Jan 12, 2007

WESTMINSTER – Ralph “Santa” Meagher, 80, of 61 Main Street, died on Friday, January 12, 2007, in his home. His wife of 48 years, Doris L. (Lytle) Meagher, died in 1995. He leaves a daughter, Robin Moisan of Westminster; four sons, Michael Meagher of Portland, Maine, Joseph Meagher of Richmond, Maine, Timothy Meagher of Savannah, Georgia and Daniel Meagher of...

S Myrtle Harris Flagg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...