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Jacqueline A. (Lessard) Cesaitis
Aug 7, 2020
HOLDEN – Jacqueline A. (Lessard) Cesaitis, 98, passed away peacefully at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center on Friday, August 7, 2020. Born in Newburyport, she was the eldest daughter of the late Elphege and Florence (Davis) Lessard. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia A. Brousseau and her husband, Warren of Worcester; her son, Mark E. Cesaitis of Worcester;...
Gertrude H. Sand
Aug 7, 2020
SHREWSBURY/HOLDEN – Gertrude “Trudy” H. (Russ) Sand, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, MA. Born in Ulm, Germany, Trudy was the daughter of Gustav and Sophie (Dapp) Russ and lived over 60 years in Holden before moving to Shrewsbury in 2017. Her husband of 38 years and love of her...
Janet A. (Gardner) Consiglio
Aug 7, 2020
WEST BOYLSTON / JEFFERSON MA / LARGO, FL - Janet A. (Gardner) Warner Consiglio, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 7, 2020 at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester. She was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, the daughter of George N. and Mary J. (Bourgoine) Gardner and grew up in West Boylston. Janet graduated from Major Edwards High School...
Joan A. (Spellman) Goodale
Aug 3, 2020
To view Joan's service, please click this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/44417509 STERLING – Joan A. (Spellman) Goodale, 88, passed away from complications from COVID-19 at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Worcester on August 3, 2020. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Edwin W. and Marguerite E. (Stoliker) Spellman. Joan will be lovingly missed by her beloved and...
Bartev D. Bagdasarian, Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
HOLDEN- Bartev D. Bagdasarian, Jr. 78, passed away peacefully at CareOne in Peabody on Sunday, August 2, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Born in Worcester, Bart was the son of Bartev D. and Virginia (Gazoorian) Bagdasarian. “Bags” or “Barty”, as family and friends affectionately referred to him as, lived briefly in Watertown and Worcester as a young boy before settling...
Roger Labbe
Jul 31, 2020
RUTLAND – Roger Labbe, 80, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 31, 2020. Born and raised in Lewiston, ME, he was the son of the late Archille (Jack) and Margarite (Lacosse) Labbe and younger brother to Shirley Cote and Constance (Connie) Reynolds. Roger enlisted in the United States Marine Corps when he was only 17 years old and...
Alison (Ali) Elaine Burns
Jul 30, 2020
NORTH GRAFTON - Alison (Ali) Elaine Burns, 37, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Ali was born on May 9, 1983 to Steven and Donna Burns and grew up in Ashland. She attended UMass Amherst and later graduated from Assumption College with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She became a mental health counselor for teens at...
Louis R. Pero
Jul 30, 2020
Lou's Funeral Service will be live streamed on Monday, August 3 at 11:00 am from St. Mary's Albanian Orthodox Church at this link: https://youtu.be/DTSruUoO2I8 Lou's Graveside Committal Service will be live streamed at approximately 12:15 pm on Monday, August 3 from Hope Cemetery at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/56011898 AUBURN -Louis R. Pero, 75, of Auburn passed away on July 30, 2020,...
Zelda E. Stein
Jul 28, 2020
Zelda's service will be live streamed at 10:00 am on Friday, July 31 at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/26860893 WORCESTER – Zelda E. Stein, 94, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2020 at Jewish Healthcare Center. She was born on May 22, 1926, in Springfield, the daughter of Eli and Frances (Sakowitz) Rubin, and had lived in Worcester before moving to Eisenberg...
Lee R. Rothstein
Jul 28, 2020
Lee's Graveside Service can be viewed here: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/55306876 DUDLEY- Lee R. Rothstein, 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. Lee was born and raised in New York City, the son of the late Abraham and Beatrice (Waskowitz) Rothstein. After finishing high school, Lee became a baker. He truly enjoyed baking and was...
Donald "Don" R. Welcom
Jul 25, 2020
WORCESTER- Donald R. Welcom, 86, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 25, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born in Worcester, son of Raymond J. Welcom and Helen (Fahlstrom) Welcom. Don leaves his best friends, a daughter Sandra A. Welcom-Sullivan of Holden wife of Mark Sullivan and a son Seth A. Welcom of...
Karen M. (Martindale) Kodys
Jul 25, 2020
JEFFERSON – Karen M. (Martindale) Kodys, 66, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, July 25, 2020. She was born in Montague, MA the daughter of Spafford A. and Helen K. (Luntta) Martindale and had lived in Jefferson for the past 34 years. Karen spent much of her childhood in Hingham before a new business opportunity...
Edward "Buddy" J. Villnave
Jul 25, 2020
HOLDEN – Edward “Buddy” J. Villnave, age 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 25, 2020. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Edward J. and Marie (LaPlante) Villnave. Buddy grew up in Worcester and graduated from South High School. He met the love of his life, Geraldine, in elementary school and the two...
Milton F. Machado
Jul 25, 2020
WORCESTER - Milton F. Machado, 73, died peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Brazil, the son of Anita and Jose Machado and has lived in Worcester for over four years. While growing up in Brazil, Milton developed a life-long passion for soccer. He went on to play...
Patricia Anne (Toomey) Giaquinto
Jul 24, 2020
WORCESTER/OAKHAM – Patricia Anne (Toomey) Giaquinto passed away peacefully at UMass Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester on July 24, 2020. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of John E. Toomey and Marie Emily (Marotte) Trainer. Patricia spent her early years in Worcester, graduating from North High School. She met Anthony Giaquinto in 1970, fell quickly in love,...
Thomas J. Cooke
Jul 24, 2020
WEST BOYLSTON- Thomas J. Cooke, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 24, 2020. He was born in Worcester, the son of the late, Leonard J. Cooke and had lived most of his life in West Boylston. His beloved wife of 24 years, Lisa Rae (Peterson) Cooke, passed away on 2017. He is leaves his daughters, Kara Cooke of West...
Nita (Rosenbloom) Bindman
Jul 23, 2020
Nita's funeral service can be viewed at this link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/54351309 WORCESTER - Nita (Rosenbloom) Bindman, age 92, died peacefully at her home at The Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence in Worcester, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Born in London, England, she was the daughter of Israel and Ann Rosenbloom. Nita worked for many years as a word processor at State Mutual...
Beatrice Mary (Ambler) Spencer
Jul 22, 2020
WORCESTER/HOLDERNESS, NH – Beatrice Mary (Ambler) Spencer, 93, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Beaumont of Worcester after an illness. Born in Enfield, CT and raised in No. Chelmsford, Beatrice was the daughter of Sylvester and Ethel (Denby) Ambler and younger sister of Gordon and Benjamin, formerly of Baildon, England. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire,...
Pauline E. (Weiner) Woolson
Jul 22, 2020
WORCESTER -- Pauline E. (Weiner) Woolson, 90, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 after an illness. Her husband of 64 years, Richard Woolson died in 2015. Pauline will be lovingly missed by her two sons, Larry H. Woolson and his significant other, Diane Ward of Worcester and Steven J. Woolson and his significant other, Deborah Briggs...
Rita E. (Ryan) Vaugh
Jul 21, 2020
HOLDEN – Rita E. (Ryan) Vaugh passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Born in Worcester, Rita was the daughter of Gerald W. and Agnes L. (Dowd) Ryan. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond E. Vaugh in 2009. Rita spent her early years in Worcester before moving to Holden with her husband Raymond, where...
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