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June A. (Gudas) Brown
May 27, 2019
WORCESTER - June A. (Gudas) Brown, 81, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester after brief illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter Joseph P. and Cecilia (Mikenas) Gudas and had lived most of her life in Worcester. June worked at Astra Zeneca in Westborough for many years before retiring. She enjoyed...
Beverly E. (Taylor) Casper
May 27, 2019
HOLDEN - Beverly E. (Taylor) Casper, 85, died peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Westborough. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Hazel F. (Mercier) and Harry H. Taylor. Beverly graduated from Holden High School and went on to work in the Billing Departments of the former Holden Hospital and later the...
Barry M. Finkle
May 25, 2019
WORCESTER – Barry M. Finkle, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 25, 2019. Born in Clinton and raised in Worcester, Barry was the son of Sidney and Goldie (Hyde) Finkle and lived most of his life in Worcester. His beloved wife of 43 years, Nancy E. (Arnold) Finkle died in 2013. He will be lovingly remembered and...
"Savta" Edna Rabinovich
May 23, 2019
FRAMINGHAM - “Savta” Edna Rabinovich, age 83, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the residence of her son, Oz Rabinovitz after an illness. She leaves two sons, Oz Rabinovitz and his wife Ann, of Framinhgam, and Adi Baharav of Netiv HaAsara, Israel; a daughter, Amira Rabinovich of BrorHayil, Israel, a sister; Malka Zahavi of Ashkelon, Israel, seven grandchildren and...
Phyllis T. Mallen
May 23, 2019
WORCESTER- Phyllis Toby Mallen, 86, of Framingham, passed away on May 23, 2019. She was born on January 26, 1933 in Worcester to Phillip and Bertha (Hartz) Mallen. She was married in Worcester to Paul Stern of Brooklyn, NY in 1957, and moved to Texas a year later. She then moved to Boca Raton, FL in 2000, and returned to...
Ellen W. (Delaney) Monroe
May 20, 2019
PRINCETON - Ellen Winn (Delaney) Monroe, 57, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2019, at UMass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus, Worcester. Ellen was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army where she served for six years. It was in the Army where she was trained to be and X-Ray Technician. Upon her return to Massachusetts, Ellen worked...
David H. Spodick
May 19, 2019
WORCESTER - David H. Spodick, MD age 91, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Worcester. He is survived by his children, Marjory S. Blumenthal and her husband, William Blumenthal, Nancy Spodick Healey, John Spodick and Stephen Spodick and his wife Kathleen Spodick. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Deborah Johnson and her husband, Jason Johnson, Michael Healey, Ryan...
Constance A. (Packard) Hayden
May 17, 2019
RUTLAND - Constance A. (Packard) Hayden, 68, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester, surrounded by her loving family after a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Holden, the only daughter of Theodore H. and Marion W. (Wishart) Packard, and lived in Rutland for 25 years before...
Eleanor M. (Wright) Lemire
May 17, 2019
SOUTH YARMOUTH/HOLDEN – Eleanor M. (Wright) Lemire, 89, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 17th in the loving care of her family and the caring staff at UMass Medical Center – University Campus. Born in Shrewsbury and raised in Worcester, Eleanor was the daughter of the late James F. and Freda (Lundell) Wright and lived 31 years in Holden before moving...
Christopher D. Almstrom
May 15, 2019
RUTLAND- Christopher D. Almstrom passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Chris was 47 years old. There are a lot of people that loved and will miss Chris, including his four children, Russell, Moira, Wilam and Art and their spouses; his parents, Russ and Lois Almstrom of Holden; his brother, Russ; his six grandchildren,...
John "Jack" J. Dolan
May 14, 2019
HOLDEN – John “Jack” J. Dolan, Jr., 66, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of John J., Sr. and Selina (Maher) Dolan and had lived most of his life in Holden. His loving wife of 34 years, Anne “Annie” E. (Palmer) Dolan, passed away in 2014....
Beverly R. Faubert
May 14, 2019
LUNENBURG – Beverly R. Faubert, 81, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. She was born on January 24, 1938 in Groton, the daughter of Raymond P. and Irene M. (Girouard) Faubert. She was raised in Leominster and lived in Westminster and Weymouth before settling in Lunenburg about ten years ago. She leaves her three sisters, Theresa...
Peter Leon Gemme
May 13, 2019
RUTLAND – Peter Leon Gemme, 35, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 13, 2019. Peter was born at Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester and owned and operated P. L. Gemme Exteriors. Although he loved games and the outdoors, he was the happiest when with his loving wife, Erika and his family. He and his wife were soul mates sharing kindred hearts...
Evelyn K. (Kerner) Bloom
May 13, 2019
SHREWSBURY – Evelyn K. (Kerner) Bloom, 99, passed away at home on Monday, May 13, 2019 after an illness. She was born in New York City, the daughter of Irving Kerner and Vivian Kay Gordon and had lived in New York City, Newton, MA and Otisfield, ME before moving to Shrewsbury in 2009. Her husband of 62 years, Joel W....
Kelly A. (Buffi) O'Brien
May 13, 2019
HOLDEN – Kelly A. (Buffi) O’Brien, 49, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Worcester and raised in Southbridge, she was the daughter of Donna (Moore) Charbonneau and Donald Charbonneau. She graduated from Southbridge High School and went on to further her education by earning a nursing degree from...
Stephen "Wilbur" Going
May 13, 2019
WORCESTER – Longtime Worcester musician, Stephen “Wilbur” Going, 66, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2019 after a valiant fight against complications of open heart surgery. Wilbur’s love of music started early in high school and began with Sunrise Express, leading to the very successful and popular band, Wilbur and the Dukes. A stage presence as band leader and bass...
Christopher J. Garbely
May 10, 2019
STERLING – Christopher J. Garbely, 52, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2019 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus after an illness. He was born in Trenton, NJ, and had lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before moving to Sterling in 1993. He leaves his parents, Joseph R. and Barbara S. (Paller) Garbely of Marston Mills; his brother,...
Susan P. Gelles
May 10, 2019
JEFFERSON - Susan P. Gelles, 67, the beloved wife of Howie Gelles, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 10, 2019. Sue was born in New Haven, CT, the youngest daughter of the Robert and Dorothy Cattermole Porter. She was raised in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School in 1969. She attended Winthrop and Hope Colleges...
Dorothy Ann (Crawford) Joubert
May 8, 2019
SHREWSBURY - Dorothy Ann (Crawford) Joubert, 84, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 with her family by her side. She was born in Holden, the daughter of Lewis G. and Ruth E. (Oberg) Crawford. Dorothy will be missed and lovingly remembered by her sons and daughters, James Joubert, Daniel and Debra Joubert, Michael and Pamela Joubert, Cheryl...
Jane M. (Strong) White
May 8, 2019
RUTLAND – Jane M. (Strong) White, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester. She was born in Athol, the daughter of the late Wallace B. and Annie E. (Upham) Strong and had lived most of her life in Rutland. Jane’s loving husband of 67 years, Donald J. White, passed away on...
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