Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Henry ''Hank'' J. Fortier
Jan 27, 2004
WORCESTER – Henry J. Fortier, 77, of 35 Stoneleigh Road, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004, in Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester after a long illness with emphysema. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Evelyn A. (Skrzyniarz) Fortier; a son, William H. Fortier of Worcester; a daughter, Francine A. and her husband Dr. Rohit Vakil of Shrewsbury; a sister, Elizabeth...
John A. Andriski
Jan 26, 2004
HOLDEN – John A. Andriski, 52, of 183 Holden Street, died Monday, January 26, 2004, in his home after a long illness. He leaves his mother, Antoinette (Cattel) Andriski of West Boylston; a brother, Stanley E. and his wife Susan Andriski of Petersham; a sister, Angela A. and her husband James A. Tauras of Tolland, Connecticut; two aunts, Elena Crotty...
Roy C. Guillet
Jan 23, 2004
ATTLEBORO – Roy C. Guillet, 85, a long time resident of Attleboro and Framingham, died Friday, January 23, 2004, in the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Anne H. (Siminski) Guillet, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was born and raised in Attleboro, son of Zaccheus and Lumena (Benoit)...
Edward Markiewicz
Jan 20, 2004
WEST BOYLSTON – Edward Markiewicz, 83, of 4 Horseshoe Drive, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004, in Umass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 19 years, Sophia C. (Grabierz) Markiewicz; a son, Ronald E. Markiewicz of Gales Ferry, Connecticut; two step-daughters, Candace R. Nelson of Leicester and Susan D. Jorritsma of Spencer; a brother, Richard Markiewicz, and a sister,...
Christopher C. Maloney
Jan 20, 2004
WORCESTER – Christopher C. Maloney, 33, of 60 Salisbury Street, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. He leaves his mother, Christine L. (Kenney) Maloney with whom he lived; his father, David C. Maloney of Worcester and East Orleans; a sister, Laura L. and her husband Darin J. Lonergan of Brookfield, Connecticut; a niece and a nephew,...
Christopher P. Hammond Malo
Jan 19, 2004
HUBBARDSTON – Christopher P. Hammond Malo, 16, of 9 Kruse Road, died Monday, January 19, 2004, in Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He leaves his parents, Kenneth F. and Diana K. (Bureau) Malo of Hubbardston; a sister, Kaela T. Veverka of Hubbardston; maternal grandparents, Robert and Rita Bureau of Hudson; paternal grandparents, Nancy Witek of West Boylston, Kenneth F. and Deborah...
Robert C. Hsu
Jan 18, 2004
HOLDEN - Robert C. Hsu, 66, of 6 Centerwood Drive, died Sunday, January 18, 2004, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, of complications from leukemia. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Sharon B. (Branch) Hsu; a son, Steven W. Hsu of Portland, OR; and two nephews. His daughter, Nancy M. Hsu, died in 1998, and a brother, Terry T. Hsu,...
Betty J. (Calkins) Hempel
Jan 16, 2004
DENNIS – Betty J. (Calkins) Hampel, 84, died Friday, January 16, 2004, in her home after an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Dr. Carl H. Hampel, died in 1993. She leaves a daughter, Betty J. Boyer of Dennis and Canyon Lake, California; a son, James P. Hampel of Dennis; a brother, Nelson M. Calkins, Jr. of Rutland; four grandchildren;...
Palmina (Antinarella) Luhta
Jan 16, 2004
HOLDEN – Palmina (Antinarella) Luhta, 81, formerly of 8 Parker Avenue, died Friday, January 16, 2004, in the Blair House in Worcester after an illness. Her husband of 55 years, Eino J. Luhta, died in 1998. She leaves three daughters, Joanne K. Bouvier of Shrewsbury, and Mary A. Cravedi of Boylston and Jocelyn A. Segrin of Holden; 11 grandchildren; and...
Elberta F. (Bollinger) Steinel
Jan 13, 2004
LANCASTER, MA – Elberta F. (Bollinger) Steinel, 72, died Tuesday, January 13, 2004, in the New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton. She was born in Oklahoma City in 1931. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma, then married Nathan Altucher and settled in Buffalo, NY, where she raised three children. Sh remarried in 1976 and returned to Oklahoma where she taught...
Charles A. Erickson
Jan 8, 2004
WORCESTER – Charles A. Erickson, 76, of 923 West Boylston St., Greendale, born June 2, 1927 in Worcester crossed over from heart complications in his home on January 8, 2004. He was the youngest and only living son of Adolf W. and Hulda (Erickson) Erickson, both born in Sweden, and made their home in America on Belmont Hill in Worcester...
Harriet (Badjo) Herzog
Dec 23, 2003
HOLDEN – Harriet (Badjo) Herzog, 81, of 68 Reservoir Street, formerly of Worcester, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003, in Oakdale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Boylston, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 59 years, Robert F. Herzog; a son, Richard F. Herzog and his wife Carol J. of Holden; two daughters, Cynthia E. Lakus and her...
John D. Mercurio
Sep 11, 2000
WEST BOYLSTON – John D. Mercurio, 49, or 29 Raymond Huntington Highway, a professional opera singer, died Monday, September 11, in St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Paula D. (Rabidou) Mercurio; two daughters, Laura M. and Francesca M. Mercurio, both of West Boylston; his parents, Daniel N. and Norina C. (Carima)...
Daniel F. Mcauliffe Jr.
Jun 27, 1934
WORCESTER – Daniel Francis McAuliffe, Jr., 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Daniel F., Sr. and Agnes C. (Thompson) and was a lifelong resident of Worcester. He leaves his loving wife of 58 years, Jane M. (McKenna) McAuliffe; two...
Conrad 'Washkevich' D.
Feb 9, 1933
SHREWSBURY – Conrad D. Washkevich, 81, passed away at home on Monday, February 9, 2015, after an illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the care of the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
Hannah (Karp) Laipson
Apr 27, 1925
WORCESTER – Hannah (Karp) Laipson, age 93, died on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at the Jewish Healthcare Center. She was the wife Myron “Mike” Laipson, who died in 2016. A FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT TEMPLE EMANUEL SINAI, 661 SALISBURY STREET, WORCESTER AT A TIME TO BE ANNOUNDED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD PERLMAN OF...
Stephen Nowak
Jan 1, 1753
Life Legacy HOLDEN – Stephen Nowak, 91, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 6, under the loving care of his family and the staff at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Hardwick on September 3, 1925, Steve was the son of the late John and Felitia (Tarka) Nowak and lived most of his life in Jefferson. ...