Obituaries
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Margaret (Bowen) Diggins
Oct 27, 2021
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Margaret (Bowen) Diggins, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born and raised in Worcester, Margaret was the daughter of William C. and Cecilia E. (O’Brien) Bowen. She lived 25 years in Holden and 30 years in Cotuit before moving back to Worcester. She spent the last several years of her life...
Jane C. Sargent
Oct 26, 2021
PRINCETON - Jane C. Sargent, MD, Professor of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, died on October 26, 2021 at the age of 76 after a brief (non-COVID) illness. She was renowned as a neurologist, outstanding both as a teacher and clinician, and a loving mother of two daughters. Dr. Sargent, a longtime resident of Princeton, Massachusetts, was born in...
Elwood "Butch" Hogarth Jr.
Oct 25, 2021
PRINCETON - Elwood "Butch" Hogarth Jr., 72, beloved husband of the late Gayle (Atkins) Hogarth, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at Leominster Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Abington, PA, Butch was the first-born son of the late Elwood and Dorothy (Beck) Hogarth. He attended Bristol High School and married the love of his life, Gayle. Butch...
Emily Copeland
Oct 23, 2021
TEMPLETON - Emily (Logan) Copeland, 35, died peacefully at UMass Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester on Saturday, October 23, 2021. She was born in Beverly, the daughter of Robert and Andrea (Nielsen) Logan and grew up in Lunenburg. For the last seven years she lived in Templeton with her beloved husband, Matthew. Emily was a natural born artist and...
Penny T. Mckeon
Oct 22, 2021
EAST BROOKFIELD - We sadly say goodbye to Pauline “Penny” T. (Courteau) McKeon, 86, who passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 22, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Wilfred and Rose (Jette) Courteau and had lived most of her life in East Brookfield. Her loving...
Judith W. Allen
Oct 19, 2021
HOLDEN – Judith W. Allen, age 78, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, she was the daughter of Charles W. and Priscilla Allen. Judy worked for many years as a receptionist. She was a passionate reader, spending lots of time at the Gale Free Library searching for her next literature undertaking. Every...
Joyce (Mallen) Cotton
Oct 17, 2021
The Private Graveside Funeral Service for Joyce Cotton will be livestreamed on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 11:00am via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/5492174869 . The service also will be available for viewing after as well. WORCESTER - Joyce (Mallen) Cotton, age 91 died on Sunday, October 17th in Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham. She was the wife of the...
Larry B. Goff
Oct 17, 2021
WORCESTER - Larry B. Goff a lifelong resident of Worcester died on October 17, 2021. He was the son of the late Harry A. and Marcia Goff. He was the brother Barbara Goff Greenwald wife of Michael Greenwald of Palm Beach, FL. The uncle of Marisa and Keith Kenney of Needham, MA and great uncle to their children Maxwell Goff,...
Mariane V. Carey
Oct 17, 2021
Our beautiful and beloved mother passed from this life on to adventures unknown on October 17, 2021. Mariane (van Valkenburg) Carey, daughter of Dr. Samuel and Erica (Ashauer) van Valkenburg, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia (formally the Dutch East Indies) in 1923. Although she immigrated to the United States in 1926, Mom remained very proud of her Dutch heritage. She...
Mildred F. "Millie" (Moschitto) Malkoski
Oct 16, 2021
WEST BOYLSTON – Mildred F. “Millie” (Moschitto) Malkoski, age 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. Millie was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Dominic and Josephine (Gianino) Moschitto. Millie was educated at Horace Mann School for the Deaf in Roxbury and attended keypunch training at...
Marvin P. Levy
Oct 16, 2021
The Funeral Service for Marvin Levy will be livestreamed on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 2:00pm via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/9431400422 . The service also will be available for viewing after as well. WORCESTER- Marvin Paul Levy, age 85 died on Saturday, October 16th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare. He leaves his wife of 58 years Lila (Jonas) Levy, two sons...
Ann T. (Hunt) Oberg
Oct 13, 2021
Princeton - Ann T. (Hunt) Oberg, 79, died peacefully on October 13, 2021, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Clinton, the daughter of Frederick and Hazel (Taylor) Hunt. Ann grew up in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School. She married the love of her life, Donald R. Oberg, moved to Worcester and...
Charles "Chuck" R. Picard
Oct 12, 2021
STERLING/LUDLOW – Charles “Chuck” R. Picard, age 72, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Born in Ludlow, the son of the late Omer and Arlene (Guay) Picard. Chuck graduated from Ludlow High School, where he played football, and then attended Springfield Technical Community College where he received his associate degree in Mechanical Technology. Early in...
Doris "Dolly" Fisher
Oct 11, 2021
WORCESTER – Doris “Dolly” Fisher, age 95 passed away on October 11, 2021 after a period of declining health. Her husband of 42 years, Lawrence “Larry” Fisher a Worcester attorney died in 1995. She leaves her children, Elaine Fisher (Eric Schaefer) of MA, Dr. William Fisher and his wife, Kathy Amiri of Diablo, CA and Robert Fisher of Worcester, a...
Michael "Soupie" Todd Supernor, Sr.
Oct 11, 2021
ROCHDALE – Michael "Soupie" Todd Supernor, Sr. 54, passed away unexpectedly in the comfort of his home on Friday, October 8, 2021. Born in Jacksonville, NC he was the son of Cynthia C. Kenney and Russell H. Supernor. After graduating from Leicester High School, Michael proudly served his country in the United States Navy aboard the USS Enterprise CVN-65. Upon...
Jacqueline M. Oliver
Oct 11, 2021
Rutland - Jacqueline M. (Belisle) Oliver, 93, died peacefully on Monday, October 11, 2021, at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Marie R. and Dr. Eugene S. Belisle and lived most of her life in Rutland. Jacqueline graduated from Rutland High School and later earned a Bachelor's Degree in Teaching from...
George M. Fotiades
Oct 11, 2021
SHREWSBURY- George M. Fotiades, 84 of Shrewsbury passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, after an illness. He touched the lives of countless people during his life and will be deeply missed by family and friends alike. First and foremost George was a devoted family man who cared deeply about his extended family. Along with his siblings and cousins, George organized...
Phyllis R. (Antarsh) Chase
Oct 8, 2021
WESTBOROUGH – Phyllis R. (Antarsh) Chase age 86, beloved mother and grandmother, died on Thursday, October 7, 2021 surrounded by her loving children at The Residence at Orchard Grove in Shrewsbury. She leaves a son, Larry Chase and his wife, Laurie of Southborough, a daughter, Amy Chase, wife of John Cryan of Shrewsbury and six grandchildren; Emily, Noah, and April...
James A. Burnett
Oct 8, 2021
RUTLAND – James A. Burnett, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 8, 2021 after an illness. He leaves his loving wife of 64 years, Joyce M. (Wilkinson) Burnett; his daughters, Robin Congdon and her husband, Donald of Rutland and Kristin L. Nadeau and her husband, Michael of Athol; his grandchildren, Jamie, Lindsay, Kaylin, Drew, Breanna, Tyler and...
Paul R. Becker
Oct 7, 2021
JEFFERSON – Paul R. Becker, 87, beloved husband of Karen (Hubert) Becker, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late Frank and Alice (Motland) Becker. Paul proudly served his country with the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Upon his return, Paul earned his master’s degree from...