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Claire D. (Goodrich) Slovin Gurney
Oct 31, 2018
HOLDEN – Claire D. (Goodrich) Slovin Gurney, 86, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. She was born in Raynham, the daughter of Cecil and Irma (Henry) Goodrich and had lived the past 55 years in Holden. Claire graduated from South High School in 1949 and the Salter Secretarial School in 1951. She was a secretary and...
Dorothy (Calcia) Carlson
Oct 31, 2018
STERLING - Dorothy (Calcia) Carlson, 84, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at the Sterling Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Sterling, the daughter of Anthony and Mary P. (O'Toole) Calcia . Dorothy is survived by her husband of 60 years, Erving Carlson; her daughter, Barbara Ptak; her son, John R. Carlson; two grandsons, James...
Patrick J. Casey
Oct 30, 2018
WORCESTER - Patrick J. Casey, 65, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, October 30, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born and raised in Cambridge, the son of Catherine (Sugrue) and the late John Casey, and had lived in Worcester for over 35 years. Patrick graduated from Boston College High School with the class of...
Kenneth C. Wagner
Oct 29, 2018
HOLDEN – Kenneth C. Wagner, 89, passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester, after an illness. He was born in Holden, the son of Ralph W. and Stella L. (Swenson) Wagner and had lived most of his life in Holden. He leaves his sister, Shirley L. Wagner of Holden; his brother, Ralph W....
William M. Scalzulli
Oct 27, 2018
HOLDEN – William M. Scalzulli, beloved husband of Ann A. Scalzulli, passed away unexpectedly at his cottage in Manomet Bluffs, MA on Saturday, October 27, 2018, just one day shy of his 85th birthday. Born in Fitchburg, he was a son of Pasquale and Lena (Conroy) Scalzulli. Bill was a graduate of Franklin High School and attended Ohio State University....
Joan H. Pearlmutter
Oct 26, 2018
WORCESTER- Joan H. (Weingarten) Pearlmutter, age 81, died on Friday, October 26, 2018 in UMass Memorial Healthcare. Her husband of 54 years Arthur E. Pearlmutter died on October 23, 2017. She leaves a son, Chaim Pearlmutter of Cleveland Heights, OH; a daughter, Renee, wife of Benjamin Albert of West Roxbury; a sister, Sandra, wife of Steven Kay of Holbrook, NY...
Eleanor M. Germain
Oct 24, 2018
STERLING – Eleanor M. (Roy) Popham Germain, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of Alfred F. and Mildred M. (Hendrickson) Roy. She was a 1949 graduate of Commerce High School and went on to enjoy a long career...
Raffaela W. Demarco
Oct 23, 2018
WEST BOYLSTON – Raffaela W. (Lopriore) DeMarco, 97, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 after a brief illness. Raffaela was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Joseph and Annie (Tantimonica) Lopriore. She met the love of her life and married Mario A. DeMarco in 1955 and together they raised their loving family. Her loving husband of...
Rebecca Berenson
Oct 23, 2018
WORCESTER - Rebecca Berenson, age 55, died on Tuesday, October 23rd in Rose Monahan Hospice Residence. She leaves her husband of 32 years, Chuck Rosenblum; a son, Lewis Rosenblum of Worcester; two daughters, Lena Rosenblum of Cleveland, Ohio and Liza Rosenblum of Worcester; her parents, Robert and Geraldine (Cohen) Berenson of Worcester; her mother-in-law Lenora (Melnick) Rosenblum of West Hartford;...
Gerald Donald Porter
Oct 19, 2018
Worcester - Gerald Donald Porter, Sr., “Popsy”, died in his home Friday, October 19, 2018, after an extended illness. He was 90 years old. Jerry is survived by the love of this life, his wife of 65 years, Ann Porter, “Mopsy”, of Worcester. They met in Hiltons, VA, in Spring of 1953, and were married on September 17 of that...
Martha A. Gibson
Oct 18, 2018
Martha Ann Gibson from Princeton, Massachusetts passed away on October 18. She leaves her son Mark Reid Gibson, his wife Lori Gibson of W. Kingston RI., two grandchildren, Halley Gibson of Natick MA and Jenna Gibson of Exeter RI. She leaves two sisters Jean Mosa, wife of Joseph Mosa, Simsbury CT and Phyllis Jablonski wife of Gene Jablonski of Oxford....
David Michael Pedjoe
Oct 18, 2018
WORCESTER – David M. Pedjoe, 60, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, October 18, 2018. He leaves his father, Roger D. Pedjoe and his wife, Arlene (Dutra) Pedjoe of Holden; three brothers, Richard Pedjoe of Worcester, Timothy Pedjoe of Shrewsbury and Mark Pedjoe of Spencer; his sister, Tamara DiLuzio of Mansfield; two half brothers, Joshua Pedjoe of West Boylston...
David Stanley Rosen
Oct 17, 2018
WORCESTER - David Stanley Rosen, age 83, died on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in Knollwood Nursing Home. His wife of 25 years, Jeanine (Plourde) Rosen, died in 1992. He leaves a sister Charlene, wife of Felix Dulle, of Lenox, MA; a nephew James Dulle and his wife, Valerie Hahn of Hartford Mills, NY. He was born and raised in Boston,...
Patricia Louise (Lange) Benicaso
Oct 16, 2018
PAXTON – Patricia Louise (Lange) Benicaso, age 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Sterling Village Nursing Home. Patricia was a beautiful woman inside and out who was loved by all. Her mission in life was to take care of her family, which she did with a heart full of love...
Nason A. Hurowitz
Oct 16, 2018
WORCESTER – Nason A. Hurowitz, age 88, died on Tuesday morning, October 16, 2018. He leaves his wife, Martha P. Grace; his sons, Steven Hurowitz and his wife, Susan; Dr. James Hurowitz and his wife, Dr. Doreen Brettler; his daughter, Beth Crotty and her husband, Donald; his grandchildren, Dr. Lauren Brickman and her husband, Dr. Michael Brickman, Elizabeth Dinner and...
Philip Max Katz
Oct 15, 2018
WORCESTER – Philip Max Katz, age 69, died on Monday morning, October 15, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. He fought with unspeakable bravery and dignity. His memory will live on through his family and friends. Philip was predeceased by his wife, Shirley Miriam (Bergman) Katz. Philip leaves two sons, Joshua Katz and his wife, Katherine of Washington, DC...
Natalee Rosenkrantz
Oct 15, 2018
WORCESTER- Natalee F. (Scheiner) Rosenkrantz, age 86, died on Monday, October 15, 2018 in The Jewish Healthcare Center. Her husband of forty years, Harris Rosenkrantz, died in 1991. She was predeceased by her companion of many years, Joseph Burack. She leaves two sons, Mark Rosenkrantz and his wife Dena, of Richmond, VA and Dale Rosenkrantz of Holyoke, a sister, Lenore...
Richard "Dick" Linnon
Oct 13, 2018
NORTH BROOKFIELD/HOLDEN – Richard “Dick” T. Linnon, 81, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Morristown, NJ, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Shea) Linnon and had lived in New Jersey and Holden before moving to North Brookfield fourteen years ago. He enjoyed winters in Boynton Beach, FL. He leaves...
Steven Coven
Oct 12, 2018
WORCESTER – Steven Coven, age 67, died on Friday, October 12, 2018 at his residence. He leaves a brother, Robert Coven and his wife, Joanne Zaiac of New York City; a sister Deborah Brown of Parrish, FL; and nieces and nephews. He was born in Worcester, a son of Irving J. and Jean (Ginsburg) Coven and was a lifelong resident....
Olga Zagalskaya
Oct 12, 2018
WORCESTER – Olga (Zagalskiy) Zagalskaya, age 84, died at her residence on Friday, October 12, 2018. She leaves a son, Yakov Epshteyn of Worcester; a daughter, Bella Shapiro of Southborough; a brother, Semen Zagalskiy of Worcester; 4 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. She was born in Moldova, the daughter Yakov and Nehama (Soloveychik) Zagalskiy, and had lived in Worcester for 22...
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