Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Martha L. (Fohs) Bowie
Apr 18, 2004
WORCESTER – Martha L. (Fohs) Bowie, 92, of 70 Briarwood Circle and a longtime resident of Stratford, Connecticut, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, in UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus. Her husband of 24 years, Robert B. Bowie, died in 1965. She leaves a daughter, Carol Bowie Blanchard of Rutland; three grandchildren, Gayle B. Ryan and her husband Timothy J. Ryan...
Linda Smith
Apr 18, 2004
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Linda Smith-Burden, 41, of 7 Mt. Pleasant St., Worcester, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, in Umass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. She leaves her loving husband, Robert Chesko; three sons, Robert C. Burden of Arizona, Derek J. Burden of Sterling, Thomas P. Kelley of Worcester; her mother, Elizabeth A. (Roth) Smith of Holden;...
Howard E. Davis
Apr 13, 2004
RUTLAND – Howard E. Davis, 81, of 310 Main Street, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Ruth E. (Walker) Davis; two sons, Gary A. Davis of Rockaway, New Jersey and Glenn H. Davis of Westminster; a daughter, Kathie R. Moskovitz of Norwalk, Connecticut; a sister, Bernice Boucher of...
Ruth C. (Rice) Farrington
Apr 7, 2004
WORCESTER – Ruth C. (Rice) Farrington, 92, formerly of Meadow Lane, died Thursday, April 7, 2004, in Millbury Health Care Center, Millbury, after an illness. Her husband, William A. Farrington, died in 1968. She leaves a daughter, Linda E. Cote of Rutland; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Farrell of Hubbardston; and a great-grandson, Zachary of Hubbardston. A brother, Warren Rice, and a...
Joyce A. (Casavant) Pelletier
Apr 4, 2004
HOLDEN – Joyce A. (Casavant) Pelletier, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at home in the presence of her loving family. Her husband, Gerard C. Pelletier, died in 1976. She leaves a daughter, Mary D. and her husband, Paul V. Murphy, Jr. with whom she lived; a grandson, Ryan P. Murphy of Holden, two granddaughters, Laurie Beth Murphy of Dracut, and...
Ann M. Stone
Apr 2, 2004
WORCESTER – Ann M. (Wynne) Stone, 71 of 77 Beaconsfield Road, died Friday, April 2, 2004, in Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Hammond House in Worcester. Her husband pf 36 years, George L. Stone, died in 1989. She leaves a son, James M. Stone of Meredith, New Hampshire; a daughter, Pamela J. Stone of Worcester; two brothers in England and two...
Edward Zukowski
Apr 2, 2004
HOLDEN – Edward Zukowski, 85, of 108 Mill Street, died Friday, April 2, 2004, in UMass Memorial Medical Center-Memorial Campus after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Jean M. (Geoffrion) Zukowski; three sons, Edward J. Zukowski and James G. Zukowski both of Holden and David P. Zukowski of Westminister; a daughter, Sharon A. Coolidge of Rutland;...
Leona R. (Campeau) Mathieu
Mar 26, 2004
HOLDEN – Leona R. (Campeau) Mathieu, 93, formerly of Worcester, died Friday, March 26, in Holden Nursing Home. She leaves a son, Donald R. Mathieu of Princeton; four grandchildren, Robin L. Mathieu of Newport Beach, California, Donald R. Mathieu, Jr. of Princeton, Jody L. Cates of Hubbardston and Michelle L. Drohan of Princeton; nine great grandchildren; nephews and nieces. A...
Marion E. (French) Lecuyer
Mar 24, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON - Marion E. (French) Lecuyer, 76, of 166 Goodale Street, died Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law after a long battle with cancer. She leaves her husband of 55 years, Norman P. Lecuyer; a son, Kevin P. Lecuyer of West Boylston; a daughter, Siobhan M. Bohnson and her husband Paul C. of...
David E. Munger
Mar 23, 2004
HOLDEN – David E. Munger, 57, of 75 South Road, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, in Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. He is the beloved husband of Peggy A. (Byrnes) Munger; loving father of Meg A. Beriau of West Newbury, Melissa Kaleskas of Worcester, Emily K, Elizabeth L. and Cameron E. Munger all of Holden; dearest son of Robert E....
Marilyn S. (Sheahan) Furmanick
Mar 19, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON – Marilyn S. Furmanick, 70 of 86 North Main Street, died Friday, March 19, 2004, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 28 years, John A. Furmanick; two sons, William A. Oser of Holden and John P. Oser of New Braintree; two daughters, Kristiane M. Oser and Sharon R. Oser both, of...
Elizabeth A. (Liberty) Hennessey
Mar 16, 2004
HOLDEN – Elizabeth A. (Liberty) Hennessey, 78, of 115 Main Street, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester after an illness. Her husband, Robert J. Hennessey died in 1986. She leaves a son, John R. and his wife, Patricia M. Hennessey of Orlando, Florida; a daughter, Kathleen E. Mountain of Holden; two sisters, Marie Early of Paxton...
Gladys L. (Parent) Kohlstrom
Mar 16, 2004
HOLDEN – Gladys L. (Parent) Kohlstrom, 78, formerly of Holden, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Home, Westboro after an illness. Her husband, Frank F. Kohlstrom died in 1999. She leaves five sons, Richard D. Kohlstrom of Worcester, Kevin Kohlstrom of Hubbardston, Frank F. Kohlstrom, Jr. of Holden, Brian Kohlstrom of Northboro, and Dr. Steven Kohlstrom...
Elaine R. (Doucet) Dion
Mar 12, 2004
STERLING - Elaine R. (Doucet) Dion, 64, of 8 Oakwood Drive, died Friday, March 12, 2004, in Leominster Hospital. She leaves her husband of 39 years, Donald L. Dion; two brothers, Paul Doucet of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Raymond Doucet of Newport, New Hampshire; nephews and nieces. She was born in Manchester, the daughter of Edward E. and Bernadette (Ricard)...
Marjorie E. Williams
Mar 10, 2004
HOLDEN – Marjorie E. Williams, 83, of 7 Mount View Drive, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, in Umass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. She leaves five nephews and nieces, Stuart W. Macomber of Newton, Richard K. Macomber of Marion, Nancy Macomber Gauthier of Worcester, Lynn Drinkard of Cumberland, Maine, and Lance Dow of Cumberland, Maine; 10 grandnephews and grandnieces;...
William F. Doyle
Mar 10, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON - William F. Doyle, 81, of 54 Worcester Street, formerly of Sterling, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, in Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 29 years, Jeanne N. (Boyden) Murray Doyle; two sons, William F. Doyle, Jr. of California and Kevin P. Doyle of South Grafton; a daughter, Kathleen A. Parker of Irmo, South Carolina;...
Robert K. Goehle
Mar 10, 2004
PRINCETON - Robert K. Goehle, 43, of 3 Matthews Lane, has gone home to be with the Lord as a result of injuries sustained from an auto accident on Wednesday, March 10, 2004. He leaves his beloved wife of 18 years, Linda A. (Galloway) Goehle; three sons, Kyle R., Matthew J. and Sean A. Goehle all of Princeton; his parents,...
Charles R. Thibodeau
Mar 9, 2004
WORCESTER – Charles R. Thibodeau, Sr., 76, of 80 Goldthwaite Road, formerly of 1097 West Boylston Street, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at home. His wife of 52 years, Patricia D. (Skorb) Thibodeau, died in June of 2003. He leaves a son, Charles R. Thibodeau, Jr. of Phillipston; two daughters, Sheryle A. Thibodeau of Princeton and Nicole M. Gleason of...
Viola M. Luukko Jarvi
Mar 2, 2004
RUTLAND - Viola M. Luukko Jarvi, passed away on March 2, 2004 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Viola is survived by her husband of 56 years, Veikko Armas Jarvi; six children, William E. Jarvi of Rutland, Donald A. Jarvi of Hollywood, Florida, Elaine M. Jefferson of Pepperell, Martha L. Doherty of Kensington, New Hampshire, Cathy A. Reichlen...
Frederick T. Robinson
Feb 28, 2004
RUTLAND – Frederick T. Robinson, 87, of Barre-Paxton Road, died Saturday, February 28, 2004, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. His beloved wife, Dorothy B. (Edwards) Robinson, died in 1976. He leaves his son, David P. Robinson of Landers, California; three daughters, Phyllis Lavoie and her husband James of Worcester, Carol Pearson and her husband Maurice of Rutland, and Hazel Hooper...