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Violet E. (Lambert) Laska
Aug 28, 2025
WORCESTER - Violet E. (Lambert) Laska, 99, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at UMass Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness.
Born and raised in Worcester, Violet was the daughter of Albanian immigrants, Thomas and Catherine (Ligor) Lambert. She lived for several years in Holden before returning to Worcester in 2024. Her beloved husband of 56 years, Peter...
Wayne L. Armstrong
Aug 27, 2025
WORCESTER – Wayne L. Armstrong, 89, of Worcester, MA, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
He leaves his wife, Jean Armstrong, his daughter Dawn Erickson and her husband, Gary, his daughter Kathy Jo O’Leary, as well as his grandchildren, Jamieson O’Leary, Kayla Erickson, Andrew Erickson and his wife, Emily, and great-grandchildren, Logan and Zoey Erickson.
A private graveside service will be...
Pamela A Richards
Aug 26, 2025
PAXTON - Pamela A. (White) Richards, 65, beloved wife of Gary Richards, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Born and raised in Leicester, she was the daughter of the late William and Virginia (Bajorin) White.
Pam was a graduate of Leicester High School, Class of 1977. She went on to further her education at Worcester State College where she...
Rachel Macphee
Aug 26, 2025
LEOMINSTER – Rachel (Day) Macphee, 76, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025, at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Hospital Leominster Campus surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 2, 1949, in Clinton, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Marie (Bisson) Day.
Rachel grew up locally and graduated from Wachusett Regional HS in 1967. After high school, she earned her...
Robert E. Lingner
Aug 25, 2025
Worcester - Robert E. Lingner, 93, of Worcester, died peacefully at home on Monday, August 25, 2025. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Sally, his son Richard, and his sister, Nancy Carson, of Alabama. He leaves three sons: David and his wife Susan, of Santa Rosa, CA; Robert, Jr. and his wife Cynthia Thompson, of St. Louis...
Albert R. "Al" Bourget
Aug 25, 2025
HOLDEN – Albert R. “Al” Bourget, age 78, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, August 25, 2025. Born in Worcester, he was the son of the late Thomas Sr. and Katherine (Vassar) Bourget.
Al is survived by his twin daughters, Jennifer L. Bourget and her husband, Joseph Yaskis, of West Boylston; Janet L. Bourget of...
Diane K. Mirick
Aug 24, 2025
Diane K. (Lohman) Mirick, 78, a long-time resident of Worcester and then Princeton, died on August 24, 2025, after a sudden illness. Diane was the “New Year’s Baby” of Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania in 1947. She grew up in Glens Falls, New York and Waterville, Maine. She entered Mount Holyoke College in 1964. On a blind date that October, she met...
Warren O. Thorell
Aug 22, 2025
PRINCETON – Warren O. Thorell, at 102 years of age, died peacefully after a short illness on Friday, August 22, 2025, at UMASS Memorial HealthAlliance – Leominster Campus, surrounded by the love of his family. Warren will be remembered for his calm and reassuring presence, intelligence, kindness, sense of humor, problem solving abilities, his master skill at so many trades,...
Karen A. Howarth
Aug 22, 2025
Holden - Karen A. (Abramson) Howarth, 79, beloved wife of James E. Howarth, II, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Irene (Ferguson) Abramson.
Karen met her future husband of 54 years, Jimmy, and they were married in...
Mildred A. Gustafson
Aug 21, 2025
WORCESTER - Mildred Ann Gustafson passed peacefully on Thursday, August 21st at Rose Monahan Hospice Home after a period of declining health. She passed four days short of her 92nd birthday, and eight days short of her 71st wedding anniversary.The granddaughter of a west Texas pioneer and daughter of two teachers, Mildred was born in a "teacherage" in tiny Eola,...
Gertrude Grenon
Aug 21, 2025
HOLDEN - The family of Gertrude S. Grenon (Duprey) lost their loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, just one week shy of her 99th Birthday. Gertrude passed peacefully on August 21st, surrounded by family, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home. She lost her beloved husband of 50 years, Robert A. Grenon in 1997.
Gertrude leaves behind a son Robert E. Grenon...
Alfred E. Sculthorpe, Jr.
Aug 21, 2025
HOLDEN - Alfred E. Sculthorpe, Jr., 89, of Holden, passed away August 21, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
Born and raised in Lakewood, NJ, Al was the son of the late Alfred E. Sculthorpe, Sr. and Dorothy C. (Buswell). He proudly served his country in the United States Navy, completing 4 years of active duty during the Korean War. Al...
Beatrice M. Sarty
Aug 20, 2025
Princeton – Beatrice M. Sarty, 95, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Worcester, she was the devoted daughter of the late William C. and Bernice M. (Haverstock) Sarty. A proud member of the Commerce High School Class of 1947, Beatrice built a life marked by grace, service, and quiet...
Susan G. Lacey
Aug 18, 2025
RUTLAND – Susan G. Lacey of Rutland passed away from natural causes on August 18, 2025, in the comfort of her home. She was born in Worcester on May 4, 1948, daughter of the late John L. Underwood and Edith L. Underwood (Hewitt). She grew up in Auburn before becoming a resident of Rutland for the past fifty-three years.
Susan worked...
William Holmes
Aug 17, 2025
Holden - William George Holmes, II - age 97 died on August 17, 2025 resting comfortably at his home in Holden, Massachusetts.
William was married for 61 years to Grace Stansbury (deceased, 2013) and had four sons - William of Sante Fe, NM, Stephen and Patricia Creen of Auburn, David and Nan (deceased, 2020), David's fiancé - Judy Briggs of Sutton, and Robert...
Margaret Bishop
Aug 17, 2025
WORCESTER - With heartfelt sorrow, we announce the peaceful passing of Margaret "Midge" Irene (Jones) Bishop, on August 17, 2025, after an illness at UMass medical center surrounded by her family.
She was born April 25, 1943 and raised in Worcester. After marriage, she and her husband Roger moved to Holden, where she raised her four boys while running a small daycare...
Margaret Phaneuf
Aug 14, 2025
STERLING - Margaret A. "Peggy" Phaneuf, a long-time Teacher's Aide at the Chocksett School in Sterling, passed away at age 88 on Thursday, August 14th. She was at home, surrounded by a family who adored her.
Peggy was born on November 17, 1936, in The Bronx, New York to Edward J. Dowling and Cora M. Dowling (Pepin). While her Mother Cabrini...
Gerald Sawyer
Aug 14, 2025
WORCESTER - Gerald J. "Jerry" Sawyer, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital. Born and raised in Berlin, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Josephine Sawyer.
Jerry was a graduate of Tahanto Regional High School. He went on to further his education at Fitchburg State College and worked in their computer lab...
Donald R. Congdon
Aug 13, 2025
Rutland – Donald R. Congdon, 71, died after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Holden, the son of the late Chester and Grace Evelyn (Judkins) Congdon and graduated from Wachusett High School with the class of 1972.
Donald worked at Norton Co. for...
George Stevens
Aug 13, 2025
BEVERLY - George Stevens, a devoted father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2025, in Beverly, Massachusetts, at 94. Born October 9, 1930, in Newburyport, he was the son of Greek immigrants Peter and Stella (Demarkis) Stevens, and the beloved brother of James, John (deceased), and Tula (deceased). He will be fondly remembered by his nieces and...
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