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Eva Elizabeth (Rantala) Hirvi
Jun 14, 2018
PAXTON - Eva E. (Rantala) Hirvi, 85, died peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Lutheran Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Isakki and Lyyli (Kujala) Rantala and had lived in Paxton for over 50 years.Eva will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 64 years, Henry E. Hirvi; her daughter,...
Eunice D. (Dahl) Wiles
Jun 14, 2018
PRINCETON - Eunice D. (Dahl) Wiles, 100, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018 under the loving care of her family and the dedicated staff at Sterling Village. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Baldwin, Long Island, Mrs. Wiles was the daughter of Hughey and Elizabeth Dahl and lived in Florida before moving to Princeton in 2002....
George Leonard Bayrouty
Jun 14, 2018
ATLANTIS, FL/WORCESTER - George L. Bayrouty, Sr. 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Born in Worcester, George was a son of the late John L. and Nafie (David) Bayrouty and lived in Worcester before moving to Westborough, and later Atlantis, Fl. He graduated from North High School in Worcester. George leaves his wife, Joy P. (Perrin) Bayrouty,...
Steven P. Mora
Jun 13, 2018
CLINTON/HOLDEN - Steven P. Mora, 35, formerly of Holden, died at home on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. He was born in Sacramento, CA, the son of Carlos R. Mora and Nancy (Marino) Scricco. Besides his parents, he is survived by his daughters, Hannah E. Mora and Kylee A. Shanahan-Dugan; his brother, Gregory F. Mora; his sister, Autumn A. Mora; his...
Werner Tessnau
Jun 12, 2018
OAKHAM - Werner Tessnau passed away peacefully in St. Vincent Hospital on June 12, 2018 with his loving wife and soul mate of 48 years, Lucy, at his side. Werner was born on February 5, 1943 in Scharfenwiese, East Prussia, Germany to Heinrich and Xenia Tessnau. Soon after his birth his father was deployed to join the troops in Norway....
Barry S. Ferency
Jun 11, 2018
WALES - Barry S. Ferency, age 73, died on June 11, 2018 in Long Beach, CA. He was born on December 7, 1944 and was raised in Quincy, MA. As a young man he served in the Army in Korea. For the last 40 years he lived in Long Beach and owned and operated a motorcycle parts manufacturing company. He...
Viola M. (Breau) Laroche
Jun 11, 2018
PRINCETON – Viola (Breau) LaRoche, 86, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Blaire House in Worcester after an illness. She was born in St. Paul, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Daniel and Delia (Richard) Breau and had lived in Minto, New Brunswick, Canada and Whitinsville before moving to Princeton over twenty years ago. Viola leaves her three...
Merridith S. (Emery) Grigaitis
Jun 10, 2018
PAXTON – Merridith S. (Emery) Grigaitis, 48, passed away on June 10, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of the late Janice E. (Hesselton) Emery. She leaves her son, Matthew Grigaitis of Paxton; her father, William Emery III and his wife, Sandra (Miller) Emery of Rutland; her brothers,...
Richard T. Wyatt
Jun 10, 2018
HOLDEN – Richard T. Wyatt, 72, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Tuffs Medical Center. He was born in Worcester, the son of Herbert R. and Inez (Swenson) Wyatt and had lived most of his life in Holden. He leaves his loving his wife of 47 years, Cynthia A. (Piper) Wyatt; his two sons, Mark R. Wyatt and...
Theresa (Hoogendyk) Shaffer
Jun 9, 2018
HUBBARDSTON – Theresa (Hoogendyk) Shaffer, 98, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Her husband of 62 years, Albert E. Shaffer, passed away in 2008. She leaves her son, Robert W. Shaffer II and his wife, Mary of East Templeton; two grandchildren, Valerie Shaffer of Worcester and Lynsey Shaffer and her fiancé, Patrick McKinney of Boston; her brother, Arthur...
Juliet 'Judy' M. (Hamm) Catmen
Jun 8, 2018
STERLING - Juliet "Judy" (Hamm) Catmen, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 8, 2018 with her beloved family by her side. Born in Holden and raised in Princeton, Judy was the daughter of William C. and Lillian M. (Gendren) Hamm, lived 10 years in Clinton, and the last 57 years in Sterling. Judy was a graduate of...
Inna (Prokopetz) Lutwak
Jun 8, 2018
NEW HAVEN, CT - Inna (Prokopetz) Lutwak, 63 of New Haven, Connecticut, died on Friday, June 8, 2018. She was born in Russia, a daughter of Simon and Anna (Arbitailo) Prokopetz. A private graveside service was held on Friday, June 8 at Holy Society Cemetery in Leicester under the direction of Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
Herbert D. Jones
Jun 6, 2018
WEST HARTFORD, CT - Herbert D. Jones, age 87, formerly of Leominster, MA and Senior Vice President of Foster Grant Co. for many years, died on June 6, 2018.His wife of 61 years, Vivienne (Goldfarb) Jones, died in 2015. He leaves three sons, Gary Jones and his wife, Jill of West Hartford, CT, Brian Jones and his wife, Pamela of...
Charlotte J. (Cutler) Koocher
Jun 6, 2018
WORCESTER - Charlotte J. (Cutler) Koocher, age 94, died Wednesday, June 6, at her residence.Her husband of 65 years, David Koocher, died in 2009. She leaves two daughters, Nina, wife of Bernard Elbaum of Santa Cruz, CA, and Frankee Koocher of Brookline, MA; a grandson, Joshua Elbaum. She is predeceased by a daughter, Nina Sue Koocher, a brother, Frank Cutler...
Priscilla Rita (Davidson) Lizotte
Jun 5, 2018
WORCESTER – Priscilla R. (Davidson) Lizotte, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 under the loving care of her family and the staff at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Priscilla was the daughter of Edward and Florence (Henry) Davidson and later lived in Auburn for 40 years before moving back to Worcester...
Dorothea Van Fechtmann
Jun 5, 2018
HOLDEN – Dorothea A. (Howard) Van Fechtmann, 91, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 surrounded by the loving care of her family and the dedicated staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Dorothea was the daughter of Norman C. and Gladys M. (Combs) Howard and lived the last 44 years in Holden. On January...
Alfred Levitt
Jun 4, 2018
WORCESTER - Alfred Levitt, age 88, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Jewish Healthcare Center.He leaves his beloved wife of 61 years, the “love of his life”, Esther (Resnick) Levitt; his sons, Richard Levitt and his wife, Ellen of Worcester and Allan Levitt and his wife, Robin of Sudbury; and his four grandchildren, Alexander Levitt and his...
Gerald 'Jerry' F. Campbell
Jun 3, 2018
HOLDEN – Gerald “Jerry” F. Campbell, 82, passed away early Sunday morning, June 3, 2018 at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester. He was born in Worcester, the son of the late Frederick W. and Nellie (Crandall) Campbell and had lived in Holden for over 54 years.Jerry graduated from Houghton College in Houghton, New York in 1958 and attended graduate school...
Lyria 'Lee' (Kiriako) Jaffarian
Jun 1, 2018
NORTHBOROUGH -Lyria “Lee” Jaffarian (Kiriako), 87, of Northborough passed away at home on Friday, June 1, 2018. She was born and grew up in Boston’s West End and often spoke fondly of those early days. She met Franklin “Jeff” Jaffarian to whom she was married for 54 years. He predeceased her just a month ago. She leaves a son, Attorney...
John B. Langas
Jun 1, 2018
NORTH GRAFTON - John B. Langas, 74, of No. Grafton, passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018 in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Worcester, the son of the late Vasilios and Efterpi (Bagianis) Langas and lived in Worcester for many years before moving to No. Grafton.John leaves his wife of 43 years, Betsy T. (Peepas) Langas, his...
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