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Dorothy "Dotty" Kashuk
May 6, 2020
WORCESTER - Dorothy “Dotty” Kashuk, age 93, passed away on May 6th. She was born in Worcester on March 11th, 1927 to Isaac and Anne Potash. She was a 1945 graduate of Commerce High School. Dotty always had the knack for writing, and was on the High School’s newspaper staff. She met the love of her life, Nathan, at a...
Florence "Fawn" D. Brown
May 6, 2020
NORTHBOROUGH/STERLING – Florence “Fawn” D. (Favour) Brown, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough. She was born in Uncasville, CT, the daughter of the late Frank L. and Hortense D. (Vittaly) Favour. Her husband, Edward S. Brown, predeceased her. During the depression, Fawn and her family lived in...
Jonathan Otis Phelps
May 6, 2020
HOLDEN - Jonathan Otis Phelps, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at UMass Memorial-University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. He was born on December 7, 1948 in Holden, the son of Willard and Cynthia (Harrington) Phelps, and lived in Holden most of his life. Jonathan was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and he received an...
Carlo Cappuccio
May 5, 2020
Carlo's service will be streamed at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/61180887 HOLDEN - Carlo Cappuccio, 75, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at UMass Memorial-University Campus, Worcester, after a brief illness. Born in Grottaminarda, Italy, Providence of Avellino, Carlo was the son of Michealangelo and Michaelina (Flamia) Cappuccio and lived the last 29 years in Holden. He will...
Robert J. Kunen
May 5, 2020
Link for Streamed Service: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/47230768 WORCESTER - Robert J. Kunen passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, with family by his side. Bob was born in Boston on December 4, 1941, to Samuel and Eleanor Kunen. He grew up in Marlborough and was the oldest of four sons. After graduating from Clark University and Leslie College, he enjoyed a...
Robert J. (Bob) Colon Phd
May 5, 2020
HOLDEN/INDIANA – Robert J. (Bob) Colon, PhD, 75, beloved husband of Bonnie (Amundson) Colon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Tatnuck Park in Worcester. Born in Cedar Rapids and raised in Mt. Vernon, IA, he was a son of John and Helen (Emerson) Colon. He graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1962. He married Paula Thomson...
Nancy P. Ferguson
May 3, 2020
HOLDEN – Nancy (Parsons) Ferguson, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Blaire House of Worcester. She is survived by her husband of nearly 69 years, Robert Ferguson. She was the daughter of the late James and Laura (Knowlton) Parsons and sister of the late Lois Carlson, Kenneth Parsons and Philip Parsons. In addition to her husband,...
Jeffrey A. Stanhope
May 1, 2020
DOUGLAS/WEST BOYLSTON -- Jeffrey A. Stanhope, 58, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Worcester. Jeff was the son of the late Roland E. and Cora A. (Revell) Stanhope and lived in West Boylston before moving to Douglas last year. He leaves his daughter, Mackenzie Stanhope of...
Stephen R. Messier
Apr 29, 2020
WINCHENDON/WEST BOYLSTON – Stephen R. Messier, 66, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, MA from complications with Covid-19. Born in Worcester, Steve was the son of Richard and Pauline J. (Turcotte) Messier, was raised in West Boylston and was a graduate of West Boylston High School. He was gifted at mechanics and used...
Gerry W. Burbank
Apr 29, 2020
Gerry's Service will be live streamed on this link at 11:00 am, Saturday May 9, 2020. http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/25096600 RUTLAND/LAKELAND, FL - Gerry W. Burbank, 73, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center after an illness. Gerry was born in Worcester the son of Herbert W. and Bertha (McCrea) Burbank and lived most of his life in...
Amanda Leigh Chasse
Apr 28, 2020
WORCESTER – Amanda Leigh Chasse, 31, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Amanda was a larger than life person who loved to help others. Amanda was born and raised in Lawrence and graduated from Haverhill High School. She went on to further her education as a Licensed Nursing Assistant, while aspiring to become a Registered Nurse. Her greatest...
Kathleen C. Threadgould
Apr 28, 2020
RUTLAND - Kathleen C. (Hyland) Threadgould, 75, passed away peacefully at the Blaire House in Worcester on April 28, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Bernard F. and Claire (Brule) Hyland and lived most of her life in Rutland. She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her devoted husband...
Danny S. Sampson
Apr 28, 2020
BROOKFIELD - Danny S. Sampson, 54, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at Baystate - Mary Lane Hospital in Ware. Born and raised in Worcester, Danny was the son of the late Ronald and Nancy (O’Connell) Sampson and later lived in Holden and Worcester before moving to Brookfield in 2018. Danny will be lovingly remembered in life by...
Alice (Kaditz) Goldstein
Apr 27, 2020
WORCESTER - Alice (Kaditz) Goldstein passed away peacefully on Monday, April 27 at the Jewish Healthcare Center of complications after contracting COVID-19. She had celebrated her 102nd birthday on October 7, 2019. Alice was born and lived her life in Worcester. She graduated from Commerce High School and worked as a legal secretary for a prominent Worcester lawyer. In 1939...
Rose Marie Catenacci
Apr 27, 2020
FRAMINGHAM – Rose Marie (Salti) Catenacci, 92, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020 at Brookdale at Eddy Pond in Auburn after an illness. She was born in Framingham, the daughter of Rocco and Filomena (Zotti) Salti and was a lifelong resident of Framingham before moving to Auburn in 2017. Her loving husband of 35 years, Mario R. Catenacci, passed...
Brian J. Mckeown
Apr 26, 2020
WORCESTER/HARVARD – Brian J. McKeown, 74, beloved husband of Susan (Axelson) McKeown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s for several years, and unfortunately fell victim to the Covid-19 virus. Born and raised in Birkenhead, England, he was the son of the late Christopher and Josephine Lily...
James T. Forrest
Apr 26, 2020
RUTLAND – James T. Forrest, 67, passed away at home on Sunday, April 26, 2020 after an illness. He leaves his loving wife and best friend 32 years, Janice (Nurmi) Forrest; his son, Christopher Nurmi and his wife, Danielle; his daughter, Rebecca Nurmi; his grandchildren, Moxy, Jason and James; his Goddaughters, Megan and Jamie Lawler; and many great friends. James...
Edward Lafountaine Jr.
Apr 24, 2020
BARRE - Edward LaFountaine Jr., of Barre, MA, 82 just three days before his 83rd birthday, Ed died peacefully in the loving care of a team of dedicated and affectionate nurses at Wachusett Manor Nursing in Gardner, from complications of the horrid Covid-19 virus. The nursing team held his hand and comforted him through his last night, and let him...
Carol (Robin) Epstein
Apr 24, 2020
WORCESTER - Carol (Robin) Epstein, 94, died on Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Eisenberg Assisted Living after a period of declining health. Carol was born and raised in Providence, RI, the daughter of Paul and Sylvia (Lichtenstein) Robin. She graduated from Colby College, Waterville, ME, in 1946 and she moved to Worcester in 1947 following her marriage to her...
Jean Brown Jones
Apr 24, 2020
STERLING - Jean Brown Jones passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 24th after a brief illness. Born and raised in Sterling, she was the daughter of Albert N. and Marguerite (Russell) Brown and the last of their family of 7 to live in Sterling. Her brothers Russell, Bruce and Elliot, all Navy veterans, have since passed. Jean graduated from Leominster...
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