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Helen Roumeles
May 26, 2023
Helen (Athenakis) Roumeles, age 99 of Worcester passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023 in Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Her husband of 25 years, John J. Roumeles, died in 1974. Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Costas and Maria (Georgalis) Athenakis. She graduated from Somerville High School and continued her education enrolling...
Lucinda W. Crohn
May 26, 2023
The Graveside Funeral Service for Lucinda "Cindy" Crohn will be available for livestreaming at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 30 and after via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/4125354853 . BELCHERTOWN - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lucinda (Cindy) Crohn on May 26, 2023, at the age of 87. Born June 17, 1935, in Pontotoc, Mississippi,...
Edward A. Leahy
May 26, 2023
Edward A. Leahy, (Ed) born in Holden on June 12, 1932, son of the late Edward F. and Isabelle L. (Krizinowek) Leahy, passed away on May 26, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. A graduate of Holden High School, class of 1951. He proudly served his country during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He married Audrey Wolfe...
Ruth Anne (Hoffman) Ault
May 25, 2023
HOLDEN - Ruth Anne (known as Anne) Ault passed away May 25, 2023, at her son and daughter-in-law's home in Pelham, MA. Anne Hoffman was born at home in Findlay, Ohio on July 10, 1922, to Ernest & Hazel Hoffman. She graduated from Findlay High in 1940 and attended Miami University in Oxford, OH and eventually received a scholarship to...
Ronald H. Kanerva
May 24, 2023
WEST BOYLSTON - Ronald H. Kanerva passed away at the age of 87 on May 24, 2023 at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center following a brief battle with brain cancer. The son of Hans Kanerva and Miriam “Mimsie” (Poulakka) Kanerva, he was born in Worcester on April 8, 1936 and lived most of his life in West Boylston....
Lois (Mackay) Packard
May 22, 2023
MANCHESTER, NH - Lois M. Packard left us and joined her husband, Bud, on a sunny day on May 22, 2023. Lois was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on July 15, 1931, to Ralph and Helen (Jordon) MacKay. The family moved just a few miles down the street into Holden where she grew up. She was a cheerleader at Holden High...
Irene (Lieberich) Johnston
May 22, 2023
HOLDEN/CAPE COD – Irene (Lieberich) Johnston, 102, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Oakdale Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center after an illness. She was born in Newark, NJ, the daughter of Fred, Jr. and Antoinette C. (Fraebel) Lieberich. Irene graduated from Douglas College (formerly New Jersey College for Women), in 1942 and she lived for many years in...
Katherine (Proko) Arakelian
May 21, 2023
HOLDEN - Katherine (Proko) Arakelian passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Born in Worcester on November 15, 1942, she was a daughter of Thomas E. and Despina (Mina) Proko. She is survived by her husband, Seth N. Arakelian, children Andrea Adams of Westborough, Seth G. Arakelian and his wife Aneta of Harvard,...
Ernest J. "Skip" Leveillee, Jr.
May 21, 2023
RUTLAND – Ernest J. “Skip” Leveillee, Jr., age 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at home in Rutland. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Ernest and Eleanor (McCann) Leveillee. Raised in Paxton, Skip attended Wachusett Regional High School and went on to be a truck driver for most of his career. He worked...
Thomas A. Blair
May 20, 2023
LEOMINSTER/STERLING – Thomas A. Blair, 76, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus after a long struggle with cancer. He was born in Leominster and raised in Keene, NH, the son of Walter E. and Lillian P. (Lamoureux) Blair and had lived in Templeton and Sterling before moving back to Leominster in 2019....
Judith Ann (Mckay) Lowry
May 18, 2023
Judith Ann McKay Lowry, cherished mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend passed away peacefully on May 18, 2023 in Saco, Maine. Judy was born in Holden, MA on April 26,1957 to Robert Bruce and Jean McKay. Following Jean’s death in 1961, Judy was raised by R. Bruce and his wife Anne C. McKay. Judy graduated from Wachusett Regional...
Mee V. Lee
May 17, 2023
LEOMINSTER - Mee V. Lee, 56, of Leominster, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on May 17, 2023 at home after a brutal fight with terminal cancer. Mee was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who cared for her loved ones and worked as a machine operator and custodian at Fosta Tek for many years....
Joseph Douglas Sage Phd
May 15, 2023
Paxton - Dr. Joseph Douglas Sage, Ph.D., a beloved husband, father, and member of our community, passed away on May 15, 2023, at 91, in Colorado Springs, CO, in the loving care of his daughter Nadine and her husband. He was born on July 14, 1931, in Leonardo, NJ, a son of a fisherman and the eldest of five children....
Charlotte A. Sabagonis
May 15, 2023
Charlotte (Porter) Sabagonis, 91, died May 15, 2023, at Athol Memorial Hospital from cardiopulmonary failure on the eve of her 92nd birthday. Charlotte was born in Leominster, Ma. on May 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Rufus and Phoebe (Murray) Porter. Charlotte is survived by numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews, and was predeceased by four sisters, Evelyn Blake, Dorothy...
Ruth (Werblin) Lonstein
May 14, 2023
Ruth D. (Werblin) Lonstein, ‘affectionately known as Ma’, age 98, died peacefully on May 14, 2023, at the Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester. Born in Worcester, Ruth was the daughter of Abraham and Eva (Kulin) Werblin and was a lifelong resident. After graduating from Classical High School, Ruth pursued technical training and worked for many years as a Laboratory Technician...
Christy L. Turner
May 14, 2023
HOLDEN - Christy L. Turner, age 53, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in the company of her two daughters, after fighting a long battle against endometrial cancer. Born in Leominster, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Karen T. (Kosiewski) Turner. Christy attended Bancroft High School in Worcester, and later attended the University of Miami and graduated...
Patricia Ann Nason
May 13, 2023
HUBBARDSTON/CLINTON - Patricia Ann (Massart) Nason, 87, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at UMass Memorial Health Alliance - Leominster Campus on Saturday, May 13, 2023, after a declining period of health. Born in Woonsocket, RI and raised in Blackstone, MA, Pat was the daughter of Irving F. and Mabel E. (Ray) Massart. She graduated from Blackstone...
Jordan J. Howe
May 12, 2023
Jordan J. Howe, 22, passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his parents and siblings, on Friday, May 12, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital. He was the beloved son of Nathan and Angelina (Morley) Howe. Jordan graduated from Wachusett Regional High School, Class of 2018, and was a member of the school’s football team for four years. After graduation,...
Leesa B. Themistocles
May 12, 2023
MILLIS- Leesa Beth (Fleischman) Themistocles, 59, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on May 12, 2023, after a yearlong illness. Leesa was born on February 19, 1964, to Marty Fleischman and Marlene White in Skokie, Il. Leesa and her family moved to Framingham in 1966 and lived there for over thirty years. Leesa and Peter...
Robert W. Halloran
May 11, 2023
SPENCER - Robert W. Halloran passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at his home in Spencer, surrounded by his loving family. Rob was born in Worcester in 1961, one of eight children of Joseph P. and the late (Catherine) Phyllis Halloran. He grew up in the close-knit “Edgie” neighborhood and stayed in touch with many of his childhood friends...
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