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Christopher W. Brank
Oct 19, 2017
HOLDEN - Christopher W. Brank, 48 of Holden passed away at his home on Thursday, October 19, 2017. Chris was born on July 30, 1969 in Worcester and graduated from Quabbin Regional High School in Barre. Chris graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in songwriting. While he was talented at playing several different instruments,...
Dori F. (Morgan) Houston
Oct 18, 2017
HOLDEN - Dori F. (Morgan) Houston, 48, beloved mother, daughter, companion and friend died peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Francis and Nancy (Emmons) Morgan and lived in Spencer before moving to Holden nine years ago. Dori is survived by her parents;...
Richard T. Atkins
Oct 18, 2017
A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Veteran's Day, Saturday, November 11, at Dick's favorite place, The Farm at Summitwynds, 69 Summit St., Jefferson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701; www.cancer.org . Arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158...
Diane (Clevenson) Stone
Oct 17, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - Diane (Clevenson) Stone, 96, died Tuesday October 17 in Wayland. She lived in Worcester for over 60 years. She leaves her two sons, Ralph and his wife, Nancy of Wellesley and Dan and his wife, Lynne Helfand of Lexington; grandchildren, Douglas and his wife, Deborah Hemel, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Joshua and Rachel; and great grandchildren, Nathaniel and Rebecca. ...
Eshagh Golshirazian
Oct 17, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - Eshagh Golshirazian, 97, of Worcester, died on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital.A graveside service was held on October 17, 2017 at Crawford Street Memorial Park, Boston, under the direction of Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home of Holden. At the request of the family, no formal obituary was published.
Patsy Damico
Oct 16, 2017
STERLING – Patsy Damico of Sterling passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester. He was 96. Born and raised in Worcester, Patsy was the son of Italian immigrants, Frank and Angelina (Guerra) Damico and lived 47 years in Sterling.Patsy graduated from Worcester Boy’s Trade High School and later enlisted in...
Anita H. (Hart) Cole
Oct 15, 2017
WESTBOROUGH/PRINCETON – Anita H. (Hart) Cole, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation Center in Westborough. She was born and raised in Lebanon, NH, the daughter of Leonard C. and Doris H. (Lee) Hart, and lived 15 years in Westborough and 20 years in Princeton before moving to Worcester 13 years ago. Her husband...
Marilyn C. (Regonini) Morgan
Oct 15, 2017
STERLING – Marilyn C. (Regonini) Morgan, 78, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at UMass Memorial – Healthcare Alliance Hospital Leominster after an illness. Born and raised in Clinton, Marilyn was the daughter of Louis and Gemma (Porciello) Regonini and lived over 50 years in Sterling.She will be lovingly remembered and missed by her son, Peter L. Morgan...
James B. Cooney Iii
Oct 15, 2017
STERLING - James B. Cooney III, 54, beloved husband of Susan M. (Sheehan) Cooney of Sterling passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15, 2017. He was a local electrician for more than 25 years as well as a talented drummer. He was an outdoorsman and could often be found rafting, hunting, fishing or tending to his garden. He graduated from...
Margarita (Ayala) Miranda
Oct 13, 2017
Biography HUBBARDSTON - Margarita (Ayala) Miranda, 91, of Hubbardston, passed away at home on Friday, October 13, 2017.She was born in Puerto Rico, the daughter of Maria (Oquendo) and Jose Ayala.A graveside service was held on October 17, 2017 at the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon.Funeral arrangements were under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
Roy Edward Harrison
Oct 11, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Roy E. Harrison, 95, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. He was born in Worcester, the son of Clyde and Bernice (Taylor) Harrison and had graduated from Charlton High School. He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley (Warren) Harrison; two stepdaughters, Marilynn Bonnivier of Skaneateles, NY and Sharon Green, wife of David...
Eileen M. Stevenson
Oct 11, 2017
WEST BOYLSTON/CLINTON – Eileen M. Stevenson, 85, longtime Clinton resident, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Oakdale Nursing and Rehabilitation. Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, Walfred E. and Maude E. (Gould) Stevenson and her nephew, Terry K. Brown. Eileen graduated from Clinton High School in 1950 and went on to receive her nursing degree...
Francis J. Wolanski
Oct 11, 2017
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Francis J. “Frank” Wolanski, 85, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Frank was a son of John T. and Mabel (Lucia) Wolanski. He attended Worcester Boys Trade High School and earned his Associate’s Degree from Worcester Junior College. Frank proudly served his country in the United States Air Force....
Jay Berger
Oct 10, 2017
Biography SHREWSBURY - Dr. Jay Berger, 75, of Shrewsbury died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. He was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel and Bertha (White) Berger.A Graveside Service was held at Brith Sholom Cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.Local arrangements were under the direction of Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home of Holden.
Helen D. 'Dot' Urbanovitch
Oct 10, 2017
OAKHAM - Helen “Dot” Urbanovitch passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at age 101. She was born in Worcester, MA, and lived in Holden and Rutland before retiring to Oakham in 1974. 'Dot' was a waitress, and stitcher before moving to Rutland, where she and her husband Peter bought the OxBow. 'Dot and Pete' ran the OxBow...
William P. Reilly
Oct 5, 2017
PAXTON – William Paul Reilly, 60, of Paxton died peacefully on Thursday, October 5, 2017 in his home, surrounded by his family. Bill was one of four sons of Richard T. and Gertrude (Dunn) Reilly. He was born and raised in Worcester and in 1985 moved to Paxton. Bill graduated from Burncoat Senior High School in 1974 and went on...
Marie E. (Napoli) Richard
Oct 3, 2017
LEOMINSTER – Marie E. (Napoli) Richard, 71, of Leominster, formerly of Princeton, passed away at home under the loving care of her family on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. She was born in the West End of Boston, a daughter of Frank S. and Benedetta (LoBlundo) Napoli. Marie was raised in Medford and was a 1963 graduate of Medford High School....
Evelyn (Jarger) Weiss
Oct 2, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - Evelyn (Jarger) Weiss, a native of Worcester, died one day after her 98th birthday in Surprise, AZ, where she lived with her family for over 11 years. She was the daughter of Mary and Abraham Jarger. Her husband of 58 years, Henry David Weiss, her best friend and business partner, died in 1999. She leaves her wonderful...
George M. Hynes
Oct 2, 2017
PRINCETON – George M. Hynes, II, aka Big George, 72, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, October 2, 2017. Born in Cambridge, the son of Hubert M. and Gertrude (McDonald) Hynes was raised in Medford and has lived in Princeton for the past 33 years. He leaves his loving wife of 51 years, Janice T. (Massarotti) Hynes; his three...
Richard 'Dick' J. Mcfarland
Oct 2, 2017
HOLDEN - Richard “Dick” J. McFarland, 77, died peacefully, October 2, 2017, following an illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on January 24, 1940, to James and Solveig (Hagen) McFarland. He then moved to Stamford, Connecticut where he spent his childhood. He attended the University of Connecticut, where he met the love of his...
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