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Audrey H. (Francis) Cote
May 27, 2020
WORCESTER – Audrey H. (Francis) Cote, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Life Care Center of Auburn. Born and raised in Lenox Island, she was a Mi’kmaq of the Abegweit Band, Canada. Audrey was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha Francis, Rocky Point, P.E.I., Canada. She will be lovingly missed and remembered by...
Elaine F. (White) Simes
May 26, 2020
RUTLAND - Elaine F. (White) Simes, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. She was born in Holden, the daughter of the late William A., Sr. and Regina A. (Keefe) White. Her beloved husband of 45 years, Kenneth D. Simes, passed away in 2015. Elaine leaves her two children, Karen Phillips and her husband, Theodore Phillips,...
Winifred "Winnie" D. (Arnold) Vient
May 22, 2020
WINCHENDON / GARDNER - Winifred "Winnie" D. (Arnold) Vient, 94, died peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2020 at Life Care Center in Leominster. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Randolph and Lillian (Liberty) Arnold and attended Classical High School. Winnie's passion in life was her work as a Nurses Aide at the former Eastwood Pines Nursing Home in...
Gloria L. Gardner
May 22, 2020
WORCESTER/JEFFERSON - Gloria L. (Davis) Gardner, age 90, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, at the Jewish Healthcare Center after a long battle with dementia and complications of Covid-19. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, Warren G. Gardner, who passed in 2017. Born in Clinton, Gloria grew up in Rutland before moving to Jefferson in 1953....
Dorothy E. Matsik
May 21, 2020
CLINTON - Dorothy E. Matsik, 60, died at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born in Butler, PA the daughter of Elizabeth A. (Bates) and George H. Matsik and has lived in Clinton for over ten years. Dorothy studied at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro campus. It was here that...
Patricia L. Tomer
May 20, 2020
SPENCER/STOW- Patricia L. (Kondratick) Tomer, 73, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center from Coronavirus complications. Born in New York City, Patricia was the eldest daughter of Frank and Rose (McCoy) Kondratick and lived in Stow, MA for 47 years before recently moving to Spencer. She will be lovingly missed by her husband of 50...
"Jimmy" James F. Caola
May 20, 2020
AUBURN - “Jimmy” James F. Caola, 62, beloved son of the late Frank and Virginia (Ryan) Caola passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Jimmy was an inspiration to others, and always saw the world as a rainbow, full of color. He loved to travel with Trips R Us and formed many lifelong friendships with his fellow...
John "Jack" H. Mcauliffe
May 20, 2020
JEFFERSON – John “Jack” H. McAuliffe, 71, beloved husband of the late Sandra (Jordan) McAuliffe, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late William and Ann (Healy) McAuliffe. Jack was an extraordinary man in every sense. He and...
William C. Ford
May 20, 2020
MILTON, NEW YORK – William C. Ford, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Sterling Village after a short illness. He was born on November 13th in Trenton, NJ, the oldest son of William and Hazel (Dye) Ford. His siblings included, Gail Jerry and Kathleen. He is survived by Kathleen who resides in Georgia. Bill attended Dickinson College in...
Ronald J. Ouellette
May 19, 2020
WORCESTER – Ronald J. Ouellette, 75, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 after an illness. He was born and raised in Worcester, the son of the late Ernest and Grace (Bricault) Ouellette. He leaves his loving wife, Constance (Valentgas) Ouellette; his son, Nathan Ouellette and his wife, Michelle of Sutton; his two grandchildren, Gracie and Aiden...
Faye Elizabeth Hunter
May 15, 2020
Faye's service will be live streamed on Friday, May 22, at 9:30 am at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/95684210 Paxton - Faye Elizabeth Hunter, 31, died after a long courageous battle with chronic illness on Friday, May 15, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. Faye was born on October 26, 1988, the daughter of Dr. Todd W. Hunter...
Barbara A. Scerra
May 15, 2020
Worcester/Auburn – Barbara A. (Berglund) Scerra, age 80, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020 at her Christopher Heights’ residence in Worcester after a short illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Elmer R. and Alice R. (Jordan) Berglund. Barbara spent her childhood in Millbury, graduating from Millbury High School, class of 1958. Soon after graduating...
John "Jack" W. Ghize
May 13, 2020
PAXTON/SHREWSBURY – John “Jack” W. Ghize, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 after a long illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of John G. and Elsie I. (Butterfield) Ghize and had lived most of his life in Shrewsbury before moving to Paxton fifteen years ago. He leaves his loving wife of 57 years,...
Susan R. Southard
May 12, 2020
PRINCETON – Susan R. Southard, 72, beloved partner of “Rob” Cowles, and a long-time resident of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at The Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough. Born in Pittsfield, and raised in Hancock, MA, she was the oldest daughter of the late James and Marjorie (Whitman) Southard. She was a 1966...
Virginia S. (Van Horn) Taub
May 12, 2020
COTUIT/SANIBEL ISLAND – Virginia S. (Van Horn) Taub, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born in Bayside, Queens, New York, the daughter of the late Alfred, Jr. and Virginia (Hart) Van Horn. She leaves her children, Russell Taub and wife Anne, Dr Rebecca Taub and husband Dr Paul Friedman,...
William Golden
May 10, 2020
READING – William A. Golden, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Born in Ware and raised in Spencer, he was a son of Walter and Kathleen (Sousa) Golden. William (Bill) graduated from the former Worcester Boy’s Trade High School where he excelled in carpentry. He went on to own and operate a successful carpentry business for many...
Ruth L. (Gibbons) Denio
May 10, 2020
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Ruth L. (Gibbons) Denio, 88, a longtime Holden resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Denio who passed away in 1993. Ruth was born and raised in Jefferson, a daughter of the late George and Margaret (Manning) Gibbons. She graduated...
Boris Epshteyn
May 9, 2020
WORCESTER – Boris Epshteyn, age 92 died on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at UMass Memorial- University Campus, Worcester. His wife Olga (Zagalskaya) died in 2018. He leaves a son, Yakov Epshteyn of Worcester; a daughter, Bella Shapiro of Southborough; a sister Sofa, wife of Arkadiy Vichnevich of Brooklyn, New York; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was born in Belarus,...
Maxine E. (Schofield) Anderson
May 9, 2020
HOLDEN– Maxine E. (Schofield) Anderson, 96, died peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. Maxine was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, the daughter of Raymond A. and Hilda (Hatt) Schofield and had lived most of her life in Holden. She was a nurse’s aid for many years at Holden Hospital before retiring. Her loving...
Eleanor Susan (Kaplan) Garber
May 7, 2020
WORCESTER - Eleanor Susan (Kaplan) Garber, age 81, passed away peacefully after bravely battling a long illness at Milford Hospital on May 7, 2020. Eleanor was born on January 9, 1939, in Worcester to Abraham and Elizabeth “Betty” (Golub) Kaplan. Eleanor attended Classical High School, graduating from Commerce High School in 1957. A gifted student both academically and musically, Eleanor...
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