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Marie Claire (Richards) Macilvane

Marie Claire (Richards) Macilvane

Oct 21, 2020

AUBURN – Marie Claire (Richards) MacIlvane, 86, passed away with family by her side on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Life Care Center of Auburn. Marie was born in Worcester, the daughter of Francis D. and Grace H. (Nugent) Richards and had graduated from Commerce High School. Raised in the Worcester area, she lived in Punta Gorda, Florida for 30...

Jane C. (Currivan) Mcdonald

Jane C. (Currivan) Mcdonald

Oct 21, 2020

HOLDEN/CENTERVILLE – Jane C. (Currivan) McDonald, 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2020 in the loving care of her family at Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, MA. Born in Milford and raised in Medway, Jane was the daughter of Clement A. and Helen (Kelleher) Currivan. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Milford and received a...

Mary Chapman Mcvey

Mary Chapman Mcvey

Oct 19, 2020

WORCESTER/MILLBURY - Mary Chapman McVey, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, NYC, NY and Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Monday, October 19, 2020 at CareOne in Millbury, MA. A graduate of the Ohio State University and University High School, she met her late husband, Naval Officer James Gray McVey on a blind date and was...

Cynthia N. (Warwick) Rizzo

Cynthia N. (Warwick) Rizzo

Oct 18, 2020

PAXTON - Cynthia N. (Warwick) Rizzo, 78, died peacefully at home on Sunday, October 18, 2020 after an illness. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of James and Geraldine (Hamman) Warwick and grew up in Wayland, MA. Cynthia graduated from Wayland High School with the class of 1959. She later relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado where she...

Edmund "Slim" Wronski

Edmund "Slim" Wronski

Oct 17, 2020

Edmund (Slim) Wronski, 100, Sterling passed away on October 17, 2020 at his home, accompanied by his daughter Jean, granddaughter Emily and caregiver/companion Liberty Benson. He leaves his daughter Jean Thomas of Sterling; sons Richard Wronski (wife Michele) of Barre, Joseph Wronski of Worcester; and seven grandchildren, Joanna Thomas, Eric Thomas, Emily Rainford, Martha McFarland, Petr Wronski, Evan Wronski, and...

Rita A. (Wolf) Pierce

Rita A. (Wolf) Pierce

Oct 16, 2020

WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Rita A. (Wolf) Pierce, 74, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born in Eureka, California, Rita was the daughter of Ray D. and Dorothy (McKay) Wolf. Rita lived in Worcester from 1970 until 1979 when she and her family moved to Holden. Rita enjoyed the last four years of her life at...

Beverly J. (Butler) Klunk

Beverly J. (Butler) Klunk

Oct 16, 2020

RUTLAND - Beverly J. (Butler) Klunk, 89, died peacefully on Friday, October 16, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Percival and Mildred (Fuller) Butler and spent her childhood in West Boylston for several years before returning to Worcester. She graduated from North High School with the class of...

Allen A. Cramer

Allen A. Cramer

Oct 15, 2020

Please click this link to view Allen's Graveside Service: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/86027445 SHREWSBURY - Allen A. Cramer, age 95, died peacefully at home on October 15, 2020. Allen was an honest man who taught by example, and a happy man who enjoyed life and his family. Allen was born in Worcester and graduated from Classical High School. Just before graduation, he enlisted...

Lori G. Wells

Lori G. Wells

Oct 14, 2020

STERLING/LANCASTER – Lori G. Wells, 60, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born in Clinton and raised in Lancaster, Lori attended Lancaster schools and graduated from Nashoba Valley High School and later received an associate’s degree from Becker College. She enjoyed studying the law and worked as a paralegal for David Hoyt, Esq. for...

Huong Ngo Higgins

Huong Ngo Higgins

Oct 13, 2020

WORCESTER - Huong Ngo Higgins, a professor at WPI, died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the age of 56. Huong is survived by her husband, Read; their children, Annie and Conan; her mother, Cut Vo; and her brothers, Kuong and Pham Ngo. Huong was born in Saigon, Vietnam on December 5th, 1963 to Kiet Tuan Ngo...

Ronald K. "Butchie" Stone Jr.

Ronald K. "Butchie" Stone Jr.

Oct 12, 2020

PRINCETON – Ronald K. “Butchie” Stone, Jr., 70, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 12, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late Ronald K. and Dorothy May (Lalone) Stone. During his childhood, Butchie was an avid baseball player. He graduated from Doherty Memorial High School in 1968 and went on to further his education...

Irwin Jack Volin

Irwin Jack Volin

Oct 12, 2020

Please click here to view the Graveside Funeral Service for Irwin Volin beginning at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2020: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/27735713 WORCESTER - Irwin Jack Volin, age 95, died peacefully at home in Boca Raton, Florida, after declining health, on Monday, October 12th with loved ones by his side. He lost his beloved wife Suzanne, on New Years Day,...

James Albert Christo

James Albert Christo

Oct 9, 2020

Funeral Service will be live at 11:00 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s63QxOF_tSI HOLDEN - James Albert Christo, 84 of Holden, MA and Hutchinson Island, FL., passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Joan (Tonna) Christo; 2 sons, James Christo and his wife, Lea, and Stephen Christo and his...

Judith "Judy" A. (Pugh) Boynton

Judith "Judy" A. (Pugh) Boynton

Oct 5, 2020

STERLING - Judith A. "Judy" (Pugh) Boynton, 69, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Health Alliance - Leominster Hospital. She was born in Clinton, the daughter of Joe E. and Erna (Pflugradt) Pugh and spent part of her childhood in Clinton before moving to Sterling where she lived for most of her...

Robert B. Harwood, Jr.

Robert B. Harwood, Jr.

Oct 3, 2020

HARWOOD, Robert B., Jr. Of Rye, N.H., died on October 3, 2020, at age 95. Born in Grafton on November 3, 1924. Resident of Medfield from 1965 until 2018. Predeceased by his wife, Lois Kierstead Harwood, and his parents, Robert B. Harwood and Ruth van Zylstra Harwood, of Worcester. Also survived by his daughter, Gail Sanders, and her husband, James,...

Charlotte H. (Patten) Gildutis

Charlotte H. (Patten) Gildutis

Oct 2, 2020

STERLING – Charlotte H. (Patten) Gildutis, age 103, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 2. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Rachel H. (Elliot) Patten. Charlotte graduated from Leominster High School and earned her B.S. in Nutrition and Home Economics at Framingham State Teachers College. She met her husband of 63 years, Ed,...

Josephine "Bobbin" Lanciani

Josephine "Bobbin" Lanciani

Oct 1, 2020

LEOMINSTER - Josephine “Bobbin” Lanciani (née Hiscox, Blood) died peacefully at home on October 1, 2020. Jo will be most remembered for her sense of humor used to unite family and friends, her tenacity, her courage, and her love of music. Her kind and patient approach to life will be remembered by all. One of her final wishes was for...

Emily Fred

Emily Fred

Sep 30, 2020

WEST BOYLSTON - Emily Fred, 97, formerly of West Boylston, died peacefully at home in Falmouth surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born in Holden, MA, daughter of the late John W. and Dagmar E. Carlson. Two brothers, John H. Carlson and Warren W. Carlson predeceased her. Her husband of 73 years, Walter Fred,...

George N. & Nancy (Amidon) Blanchard

George N. & Nancy (Amidon) Blanchard

Sep 29, 2020

HOLDEN - George N. Blanchard, 90, died on Sept 29, 2020, after a period of declining health at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester, where he had resided with his wife of 69 years, Nancy (Amidon) Blanchard. Following a 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Nancy passed away on July 24, 2020, due to complications caused by Covid-19. George and...

Gila (Kashi) Abramowitz

Gila (Kashi) Abramowitz

Sep 27, 2020

Please click here to view her Graveside Service: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/1518133 WORCESTER - Gila (Kashi) Abramowitz, 54, died unexpectedly at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born and raised in London, England, Gila was the daughter of Ben Zion Kasha and Leah (Solemany) Halbfinger both of Israel and lived most of her life in Worcester. Her husband of 33 years, David Abramowitz...