HOLDEN/BROOKFIELD – Edythe J. (Sackett) Sleeper, 81, of Carriage Lane, Winchendon, and formerly of Holden and Brookfield, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after a short illness. Her husband of 57 years, Ralph J. Sleeper, died in 2006.
Edythe was born on April 10, 1930 in Elmira, NY, daughter of Edwin and Margaret (Donaldson) Sackett, lived in Holden for 26 years, moving to Brookfield in 1985 and Winchendon five years ago. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Holden.
She leaves three sons, Carson J. Sleeper of PA, Roy E. Sleeper of NH and David A. Sleeper of Gardner; a daughter, Pamela J. Sleeper of St. Louis, MO; a sister, Katherine Chapman of Solon, ME; two grandchildren, Jeffrey and Jamie and a nephew, Kenneth Chapman of Princeton.
A private graveside service will be held at the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
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