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Lucas Nathaniel Rinker
Mar 20, 2021
WEST BOYLSTON - Lucas Nathaniel Rinker of West Boylston, residing in Leominster, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday March 20, 2021 at the age of 19. Lucas was born on February 12, 2002 in Cooperstown, New York. He attended West Boylston schools and graduated from Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School. Despite being dated in 2020, he earned his diploma in 2019 and...
Douglas M. Crapser
Mar 18, 2021
PAXTON - On March 18, 2021, Doug Crapser passed away peacefully at his home in Paxton. His three sons, sister, yellow lab, and his wife, the love of his life for over 48 years, were at his side throughout the five days leading up to his passing. Doug grew up in East Longmeadow, MA and was Class of 66’ at...
Paul B. Anderson, Jr
Mar 17, 2021
RUTLAND - Paul B. Anderson Jr., 85, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. He was born in Holden, the son of the late Paul B. Sr. and Elsa I.M. (Soderberg) Anderson, and lived in Rutland before moving to the Notre Dame Community. He leaves his son, Kevin P. Anderson and his...
Pauline J. (Turcotte) Messier
Mar 17, 2021
WEST BOYLSTON/RUTLAND – Pauline J. (Turcotte) Messier, 90, beloved wife of the late Richard D. Messier, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Timothy Daniels House Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Holliston. Born in Fitchburg and raised in the Central, MA area she was the daughter of the late Calix and Yvonne (Hamel) Turcotte. Pauline graduated...
Shirley Lerner
Mar 15, 2021
WEST YARMOUTH / WORCESTER - Shirley Lerner of West Yarmouth and formerly Worcester passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2021 at her home at the age of 95. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of Abraham and Dora (Aberman) Milman. She attended Clark University and received her Master’s Degree in social work at Boston University School of...
Roselana Stetson
Mar 13, 2021
Rose's funeral service will be livestreamed at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 27th at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/69864534 PROVIDENCE, RI – Roselana (Coutinho de Rocha) Stetson, age 76, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 13. Born in Brazil, the daughter of the late Madalena da Rocha Raimundo. Rose spent most of her early life in Brazil before moving to...
Marguerite F. (Girouard) Hughes
Mar 12, 2021
PAXTON – Marguerite F. (Girouard) Hughes, 101, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus after an illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Joseph S. and Florence A. (Collier) Girouard, and had lived most of her life in Paxton before moving to Highland House. Her loving husband of 40 years, Robert...
Marilyn E. Rogan
Mar 12, 2021
RUTLAND / LAS VEGAS, NV - Marilyn E. Rogan, 66, beloved wife of Earnest Smith, Jr., passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on Friday, March 12, 2021. Born in Worcester and raised in Boylston, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Paulson) Rogan. Marilyn graduated from Tahanto Regional High School...
Scott Asher Feldman
Mar 10, 2021
WORCESTER - Scott A. Feldman, age 55, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 10, 2020. Born in Webster, he was a son of Albert and Reva (Burwick) Feldman. Scott was a graduate of Fanning Trade High School, after which he enlisted in the US Army, proudly serving as a Culinary Specialist. After military service, he pursued a professional career in food...
Martha (Hannula) Kuokkanen
Mar 9, 2021
PRINCETON/WESTMINSTER - Martha (Hannula) Kuokkanen, beloved wife of Markku Kuokkanen, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Born in Gardner and raised in East Templeton, she was the daughter of the late Toivo and Fannie (Botman) Hannula. Martha graduated from Narragansett High School in 1963 and Ward School of Business in 1964. After...
Florence (Jones) Noponen-Coughlin
Mar 8, 2021
STERLING – Florence “Flo” (Jones) Noponen-Coughlin, 82, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021 at HealthAlliance Leominster after an illness. Florence was born in Weymouth, the daughter of Frank and Christine K. (Blair) Jones. She was a secretary for nineteen years at the Sterling Department of Public Works before retiring. Previously, she worked at the First Church in Sterling and...
Donald R. Rouleau
Mar 8, 2021
STERLING – Donald R. Rouleau, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021, at HealthAlliance Leominster. He was born in Lowell, the son of John and Elizabeth S. (Bell) Rouleau and had lived in Lowell and Worcester before moving to Sterling 50 years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 63 years, Dolores S. (Kozloski) Rouleau; his son, Daniel...
Malcolm Alan Cole
Mar 7, 2021
PAXTON - Malcolm Alan "Mac" Cole, 90, of Paxton passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from natural causes during a brief hospital stay. He leaves his wife of 38 years, Dr. Pauline Dyer Grey Cole along with two children; Sean Cole (N.Y.) and Meagan Cole Scalley (Cotuit, MA) three step-children; Douglas, Lachlan and Heather Grey (R.I., FL and CT),...
Gordon B. Lankton
Mar 7, 2021
WORCESTER/CLINTON - Gordon B. Lankton, Husband, Father, Plastics Entrepreneur, Museum Founder, Perpetual Collector, and Key-Holder to the Town of Clinton has passed away on March 7, 2021, just shy of 90 years of a very committed, unconventional, and illustrious life. Even as a young boy, Gordon was a collector of everything from pennies to WWII war posters that he delivered...
Helen B. (Case) Ridley
Mar 3, 2021
Helen's memorial service will be livestreamed at 11:30 am on Friday, April 16th, 2021 from Miles Funeral Home in Holden at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/5580583 HOLDEN – Helen B. (Case) Ridley, age 99, passed away peacefully at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Born in Leicester, she was the daughter of the late Phillip B. and...
Cynthia N. (Stevens) Beck
Mar 2, 2021
To view Cindy's funeral service, please click here: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/12722193 HOLDEN -- Cynthia N. (Stevens) Beck, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in the peaceful surroundings of her home after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Worcester, Cindy was the daughter of Willard and Mae (Clemence) Stevens and lived in Auburn and later Zephyrhills, Florida where...
Elizabeth "Lib" (Chapple) Decker
Mar 1, 2021
HOLDEN / DURHAM, NH - Elizabeth “Lib” (Chapple) Decker, 101, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Harmony Homes By The Bay. She was the beloved wife of the late Percy "Tweet" C. Decker. Lib was born on November 11, 1919 in Worcester, the daughter of Robert and Mabel (Ingham) Chapple. She will be lovingly missed...
Henry E. Hirvi
Feb 28, 2021
PAXTON - Henry E. Hirvi, 90, of Paxton, died peacefully on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. He leaves his daughter, Ann Gwyther and her husband, John of Rutland; three grandchildren, Lindsay Gwyther (Gil), Tracy Hookway (Steve) and Phil Gwyther (Rachel); as well as two nieces and their families. Henry's wife, Eva (Rantala) passed...
Samuel Shulman
Feb 28, 2021
Samuel Shulman, 85, of Rutland, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Life Care Center of Auburn. He was the son of the late Saul and Freda (Gangursky) Shulman and was predeceased by his brothers, Louis and Irving. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Iris Ann (Manning) and their son Adam Shulman, daughters, Lynne Johnson and...
Carol A. (Bergstrom) St. Laurent
Feb 26, 2021
Carol's funeral service will be livestreamed at 10:00 am, Saturday, March 6th, at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/43779623 PAXTON - Carol Ann (Bergstrom) St. Laurent, 86, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital from a short struggle with Covid-19. She was born in Brockton, the daughter of Arnold J. Jr., and Marion (Fozzy) Bergstrom and had lived in...
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