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John E. Evans
Apr 22, 2019
WORCESTER – John E. Evans, 62, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, April 22, 2019. Born and raised in Worcester, John was the son of Francis Evans and Mary (Perry) Splaine Evans and lived most of his life in Worcester. He attended North High School with the class of 1974. John honorably served on the USS Mullinnix in the...
Eric T. Burroughs
Apr 22, 2019
RUTLAND – Eric T. Burroughs, 27, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, April 22, 2019. Born in Worcester and raised in Rutland, Eric is the son of David M. and June L. (Aromando) Burroughs of Rutland. He was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School, Holden, class of 2010. Besides his parents, Eric will be affectionately remembered and missed...
Marilyn T. Foley
Apr 20, 2019
PAXTON - Marilyn T. (Jerome) Foley, 89, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 20, 2019 with her loving husband and family by her side. Born and raised in Worcester, Marilyn was the daughter of Nelson A. and Margaret (Henderson) Jerome and lived 62 years in Paxton. She will be affectionately remembered and missed by her husband of 66...
Francis A. Desaulnier
Apr 20, 2019
SHREWSBURY – Francis A. DeSaulnier, 86, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a brief illness. Francis was born in Fitchburg, the son of Francis and Alice (Fox) DeSaulnier and had lived in Fitchburg and Marlborough before moving to Shrewsbury in 1988. He owned and operated the Stow Barber Shop in Stow for...
Earl W. Mcintosh
Apr 18, 2019
HOLDEN - Earl W. McIntosh, 91, died peacefully at home in the presence of his loving family on the morning of Thursday, April 18, 2019. He was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Ernest W. and Mary J. (Loomis) McIntosh and had lived in Holden since 1952. Earl was raised in the Town of Jupiter in New...
Joseph "Jay" C. Goss Iii
Apr 17, 2019
HOLDEN, MA – Joseph “Jay” C. Goss III, 72, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Born and raised in Cadillac, Michigan, Jay was the son of Joseph C. and Ruth L. (Mortimer) Goss. He will be lovingly missed and remembered by his wife of 52 years, Lynda “Lynn” (Stephenson) Goss; two daughters, Stephanie...
Jeffrey Burch
Apr 17, 2019
HOLDEN – Jeffrey L. Burch, 70, Major, USAF, Ret., beloved husband of Barbara A. (Czupailo) Burch and father of Adam and Skyla Burch, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Louise (Oriol) Burch. Jeffrey was a member of the first graduating class of Burncoat Senior...
Richard Synkoski
Apr 15, 2019
LUNENBURG/PAXTON – Richard Synkoski, 32, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, April 15, 2019 with his beloved wife, Lauren and family by his side at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. Born in Worcester and raised in Paxton, Rick is the son of Richard J. and Barbara A. (Malecki) Synkoski of Paxton. Rick was a graduate of St....
Ronald W. Perkins
Apr 12, 2019
PAXTON – Ronald W. Perkins, 80, beloved husband of Linda L. (Cline) Perkins, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of Willis and Julia (Mucha) Perkins. Ronald owned and operated Paxton Liquor Store for over 30 years. In his spare time he loved spending time at his summer home in...
Sally L. Bouchard
Apr 10, 2019
HOLDEN - Sally L. (Gilmore) Bouchard, 81, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. She was born in Uxbridge and raised the daughter of Beulah (Barber) and William Hourihan, and lived in Holden for many years. Sally worked for R & R Plumbing Co. in Worcester where she met the love of her life, the late Lawrence J....
Andrew M. Hayden
Apr 9, 2019
RUTLAND/GARDNER – Andrew “Andy” M. Hayden, 42, a longtime Rutland resident, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Gardner on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Andy was the son of Constance A. (Packard) Hayden and the late Michael A. Hayden who passed away in 2012. He attended Wachusett Regional High School where he was a popular student who excelled in soccer...
Robert B Swidler
Apr 8, 2019
WORCESTER - Robert B. Swidler, age 75, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 8, 2019, at St. Vincent Hospital. Bob leaves his beloved wife of 47 years, Barbara (Cohen) Swidler; a son, Joshua Swidler and his wife, Alisa of Briarcliff Manor, NY; a daughter, Heather Gelardi and her husband, Bill of Charlton; a brother, Ronald Swidler and his wife, Maria of...
Mariane (Pulda) Plotkin
Apr 6, 2019
WORCESTER - Mariane (Pulda) Plotkin, age 98, a former resident of Worcester and Shrewsbury, died on Saturday, April 6, at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham. Her husband of 63 years, Jacob Plotkin, died in 2004. She leaves two daughters, Janet, wife of Howard Gordon of Worcester and Audrey, wife of Stanley Zamkow of Sharon, four grandchildren, Jay Gordon and...
Paul E. Adamonis
Apr 4, 2019
WORCESTER – Paul E. Adamonis, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Shrewsbury Nursing Home after an illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Paul was the son of the late Stanley and Gertrude M. (Mahan) Adamonis, and a graduate of St. Peter’s High School, class of 1968. Paul graduated cum laude from Nichols College in 1973 and...
Marlene C. (Peterson) Neal
Apr 3, 2019
RUTLAND - Marlene C. (Peterson) Neal, 83, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Hermitage Healthcare, Worcester. She was born in Stockholm, Maine, the daughter of Roland and Anna (Sandgren) Peterson and had lived in Rutland for many years. Marlene will be lovingly remembered by her devoted husband of 61 years, Ralph "Nick" Neal of Jefferson; her son, David...
Kathleen Ann Fleming
Apr 2, 2019
HOLDEN, MA / NASHUA, NH - Kathleen Ann Fleming, 48, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born in Worcester and raised in Jefferson, Kathy was the beloved daughter of Valerie A. (Nixon) and the late Joseph R. Fleming. Kathy graduated from Wachusett High School with the class of 1988 and went on to earn a Bachelor of...
George Thurman
Apr 1, 2019
WORCESTER - George Thurman, age 85, died on Monday April 1 in Yale New Haven Hospital. He leaves several nieces and nephews, Edward Adelman and his wife Elizabeth Lindorff of Hampton, CT, Lester Adelman and his wife Anna Joy of Sacramento, CA, Ira Adelman and his wife Marla Wiener of Needham, MA and Matthew Ritter and his wife Kelly of...
Bethea "Ann" (Smith) Roberts
Apr 1, 2019
PAXTON – Bethea “Ann” (Smith) Roberts, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2019 in her childhood home in Paxton, with her devoted husband Paul by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ann was born on February 22, 1938, a daughter of the late Bernard W. and Gudren (Johnson) Smith. She attended Paxton Center School and was...
Dorothy "Aunt Betty" Perman
Mar 31, 2019
BRIMFIELD – Dorothy “Betty” E. Perman, 93, passed away peacefully at Shrewsbury Nursing Home on Sunday, March 31, 2019 after an illness. She was born in Springfield, the daughter of the late John and Dorothy (Gilbert) Perman. She leaves her nieces, Linda Holman and her husband, Phillip of Sterling, Doris Jemiolo and her husband, Steve of Blandford and Jill Plant...
Susan P. Gothing
Mar 31, 2019
CLINTON/HUBBARDSTON - Susan P. (Decker) Gothing, 61, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Healthcare Alliance - Leominster Hospital after an illness. Born in Cambridge and raised in Lancaster, Susan is the daughter of Robert and Charlotte (Cameron) Decker who presently reside in Halfmoon, New York. Besides her parents, Susan will be affectionately remembered and missed by her son,...
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