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Alfons J. Smollin
Aug 30, 2004
WORCESTER – Alfons J. Smollin, 82, died Monday, August 30, 2004, in Worcester Medical Center, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Doris M. (Burdick) Smollin; three sons, Mark S. Smollin and his wife Heidi K. of Sterling, Kurt J. Smollin and his wife Donna M. of Holden, Jonathan C. Smollin; and five grandchildren, Shauna, Jeffrey, Leandra,...
Remo Rossi
Aug 27, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON – Remo Rossi, Sr., 94, died Friday, August 27, 2004, in Oakdale Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. His wife of 26 years, Mary A. (Rolleri) Rossi, died in 1975. He leaves a son, Remo J. Rossi of Sterling; a daughter, Geraldine R. Rossi of Sterling; and four grandchildren. A brother and three sisters predeceased him. He was born...
Linnea C. (Aronson) Carlson
Aug 26, 2004
HOLDEN - Linnea C. (Aronson) Carlson, 90, of 22 Slipper Hill Lane, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, in the Holden Nursing Home after a short illness. Her husband of 39 years, Bertil M. Carlson, died in 1972. She leaves a granddaughter, Cynthia C. Bettencourt and her husband Robert J. of South Portland, Maine; a great-grandson, John Carlson Bettencourt; a sister,...
Rita T. Tremblay
Aug 21, 2004
HOLDEN – Rita T. Tremblay, 77, formerly of 89 Princeton St., Jefferson, died Saturday, August 21, 2004, in Umass Memorial Health Care, Worcester an illness. She leaves a sister, Lucy Welsh of Holden; two brothers, Leo A. Tremblay of Jefferson and Bernard H. Tremblay of Holden; nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Three sisters, Alice Desrosier, Loretta Tremblay and Sister Flora...
William J. Kennington
Aug 17, 2004
WORCESTER – William J. Kennington, 86, of 150 Whitmarsh Avenue, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004, in Umass Memorial after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his loving wife of 63 years, Bernice S. (Ries) Kennington; three sons, James W. Kennington of Hubbardston, David R. and Paul C. Kennington, both of Oakham; three daughters, Paula F. Parkinson of Sterling, Susan...
David T. Maki
Aug 17, 2004
HOLDEN – David T. Maki, 77, of 71 Main Street, died Tuesday, August 17, 2004 in Holy Trinity Nursing Home. He leaves his sister with whom he lived, Linda S. Maki, and a sister, Alma Letourneau of Holden; a brother, Eino A. and his wife Barbara Maki of Holden; and several nephews and nieces. Three brothers, William, Olavi, and John...
Diran Deranian
Aug 14, 2004
HOLDEN – Diran Deranian, 96, formerly of Apple Tree Lane, Holden, died Saturday, August 14, 2004, in Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Beverly, in the presence of his loving family. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Marion E. (Tuysuzian) Deranian; a son, Dee J. Deranian of Windham, NH; two daughters, Susan M. Deranian of Peabody and Norma D....
Helen (Hendricks) Ericson
Aug 14, 2004
RUTLAND - Helen (Hendricks) Ericson, 82 of 68 Glenwood Road, died Saturday, August 14, 2004 in UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus. Her husband of 49 years, Cosmic F. Ericson died in 1990. She leaves two daughters, Lana J. Ambrose of Rutland and Doreen F. Colby of Naples, Florida; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A son, Paul D. Ericson, a brother,...
Shirley A. (Bavosi) Shepard
Aug 13, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON – Shirley A. (Bavosi) Shepard, 66, of 167 Maple Street, died in Umass Memorial Hospital on Friday, August 13, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. Her husband of 32 years, Bruce L. Shepard, died in 1991. She leaves two sons, Gregory M. Shepard and his wife Deanna of West Boylston, and Mark L. Shepard of Boylston; two...
Aldo Rana
Aug 13, 2004
STERLING – Aldo Rana Sr., 76, of 108 Heywood Road, died Friday, August 13, 2004 in Anna Jacques Hospital, Newburyport. He leaves his wife of 12 years, Virginia A. (Lackey) Rana; five sons, Aldo J. Rana Jr. of Leominster, Ronald S. Rana of Sterling, Philip J. Scalise of Ashaway, Rhode Island, Jeffrey V. Rana and Todd E. Rana both of...
Byron J. Kingsley
Aug 11, 2004
HOLDEN – Byron J. Kingsley, 73, of 312 Holden Street, died Wednesday, August 11, 2004, in Knollwood Nursing Center, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 17 years, Diane M. (Lariviere) Kingsley; a brother, Ralph Kingsley and his wife Margaret of Chicago, Ilinois; eight nephews and nieces; and cousins in Newfoundland, Canada. He was born in Rumford, Maine,...
Richard V. Granger
Aug 10, 2004
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Richard V. Granger, 86, of 101 Chadwick Street, Worcester, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Autumn Village Nursing Home, Hospice Unit, Worcester on Tuesday, August 10, 2004. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Dorothy J. (Greany) Granger; three daughters, Dorothy J. Granger of Holden and her three daughters, Linda J. Jumonville and her...
Myrtle A. (Viner) Erickson
Aug 9, 2004
RUTLAND – Myrtle A. (Viner) Erickson, 96, a longtime resident of Rutland, died Monday, August 9, 2004 in the Autumn Village Nursing Home, Worcester. Her husband of 62 years, Russell E. Erickson died in 1992. She leaves a daughter, Sandara J. Kett of Worcester; a brother, Morris Viner of Rutland; two granddaughters, Patricia A. Kett of Worcester and Carolyn J....
Louis J. Solaperto
Aug 6, 2004
WORCESTER – Louis J. Solaperto, 83, of 101 Chadwick Street, was stricken ill and died Friday, August 6, 2004. He leaves his wife of 53 years, M. Janet (Cherry) Solaperto; a son, John A. Solaperto of Worcester; three daughters, Jeana A. Garoulis and her husband Billy of Worcester, Mary-Ellen Veraldi and her husband Thomas of Laughlin, Nevada, Louise M. Solaperto...
Paul K. Johnston
Aug 4, 2004
WORCESTER – Paul K. Johnston, 94, of Briarwood Circle, formerly of Holden, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 in Knollwood Nursing Center after an illness. He leaves his wife, Muriel (Norton) Sweeney Johnston; two step-sons, James R. Sweeney of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Paul F. Sweeney of Hubbardston; three step-daughters, Patricia A. Stuck of Sagamore Beach, Patricia M. LeBeau of Sandwich...
Agnes A. (Carlson) Jacobson
Aug 3, 2004
HOLDEN – Agnes A. (Carlson) Jacobson, 95, died Tuesday, August 4, 2004 in UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester after an illness. Her husband, Albert E. Jacobson, died in 1985. She leaves a daughter, Sandra A. Packard and her husband Stephen J. of Holden; four grandchildren, Richard McElhiney of South Yarmouth, Sean McElhiney of Ashuelot, New Hampshire, Sandra Lee Vitale of...
Marion A. Cawley
Aug 2, 2004
WORCESTER – Marion A. Cawley, 96, of Briarwood Circle, died Monday, August 2, 2004, in Knollwood Nursing Center after an illness. She leaves a niece, Mary Joe Russell of Norway, Maine; and a good friend, Patricia White of Holden. Her sister, Mary Louise Cawley, who died in 1978, was the Principal of Rice Elementary School in Holden for many years....
Jennifer L. (Morin) Lepage
Aug 1, 2004
STERLING, MA – Jennifer L. (Morin) LePage, 25, recently of 11 Center Road Dudley, died at home on Sunday, August 1, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. She leaves her husband, Mark G. LePage of Dudley; her parents, Roland A. and Martha L. (Burlingame) Morin of Sterling; a brother, Michael D. Morin of Sterling; her father-in-law, George A. LePage...
Arnold B. Childs
Aug 1, 2004
HOLDEN – Arnold B. Childs, Sr., 82, of 1867 North Main Street in the Jefferson section of Holden, died at home on Sunday, August 1, 2004. His wife of 59 years, Anna M. (Merchant) Childs, died in 2001. He leaves a son, Arnold B. Childs, Jr. of Paxton; two daughters, Carol R. Crawford of Holden and Helen R. Bibeau of...
Georgia R. (Dawson) Fowler Campbell
Jul 30, 2004
RUTLAND – Georgia R. (Dawson) Fowler Campbell, 98, a long time resident of Rutland, died Friday, July 30, 2004 in the Holden Nursing Home. Her husband, George M. Campbell, died in 1980. Her first husband Henry L. Fowler died in 1972. She leaves two stepdaughters, Ruth E. Pelligrini of Rutland and Georgia E. Graves of Barre; seven step-grandchildren; five great-step-grandchildren;...
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