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William V. Oliver
Oct 1, 2017
HOLDEN - William V. Oliver, 90, a life-long resident of Holden passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 1, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Bill was the son of the late Elmer P. and Irene (Savage) Oliver and lived his entire life in Holden. Bill proudly served his country during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Yancey in...
Beverly Ann (Pfieffer) Poulin
Sep 30, 2017
STERLING – Beverly Ann (Pfieffer) Poulin, 83, died peacefully on Saturday, September, 30 2017 at the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Shrewsbury. She was born in Webster, the daughter of Ralph and Ethel (Austin) Pfieffer. Beverly graduated from Clinton High School and the Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Worcester. She worked as a Registered Nurse at Memorial Hospital for...
George M. Mischenko
Sep 29, 2017
Biography RUTLAND - George M. Mischenko, 92, of Rutland, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2017 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester.Graveside services will be held in North Carolina.Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden.
Kourey Ryan Mccabe
Sep 29, 2017
WORCESTER – Kourey Ryan McCabe of Worcester died unexpectedly on Friday, September 29, 2017. He was 27. Born in Worcester on November 30, 1989, Kourey was the son of Linda J. Anderson and the late Keith P. McCabe and lived here all his life. He will be affectionately remembered and missed by his family including the love of his life,...
Pauline M. (Larsen) Gabrielli
Sep 28, 2017
Biography HOLDEN – Pauline M. (Larsen) Gabrielli, 95, of Holden passed away peacefully at Knollwood Nursing Center in Worcester on Thursday, September 28, 2017. She was born in Holden, a daughter of Einar A. and Ida (Hultin) Larsen, and was a graduate of Holden High School, class of 1940. She was a devoted wife to her husband, Leo J. Gabrielli,...
Spyridon 'Spiro' Stolakis
Sep 27, 2017
PAXTON/WORCESTER - Spyridon "Spiro" Stolakis, 65, passed away at home in Paxton on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. He was born on December 20, 1951 and raised in Worcester, a son of Greek immigrants, Sotirios and Varvara (Ntoutsis) Stolakis. He leaves his sister-in- law, Linda Stolakis, nephews, nieces and many cousins. He was predeceased by his two brothers, George and Christos...
Dorene K. (Kelly) Griffin
Sep 26, 2017
RUTLAND - Dorene K. (Kelly) Griffin, 85, of Rutland, died on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, while traveling in Seattle, Washington. Dorene leaves two sons, Dirk A. Griffin and his wife Tamara of Frederick, Maryland and Glenn A. Griffin and his wife Nicole Johnson of Hartville, Ohio; a daughter, Kelly A. Robinson and her husband Patrick of Rutland; five grandchildren, Joseph...
Norma A. (Kaplan) Porter
Sep 24, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Norma A. (Kaplan) Porter, 90, formerly of Shrewsbury and Worcester died on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Manassas, Virginia. Her husband of 60 years, Richard L. Porter died in 2007. She leaves a daughter, Lisa, wife of Reed Graham of Manassas, VA; a son, Edward Porter and his wife, Lorraine of Margate, FL; six grandchildren, Robyn Guarino,...
Richard Keefe White
Sep 23, 2017
Biography HOLDEN - Richard Keefe White, 70, completed his tour of duty on Saturday, September 23, 2017 after a long struggle with health issues. He passed under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester. Born on July 8, 1947 in Holden, Dick was a son of William A. and Regina A....
Paul J. Sills
Sep 23, 2017
HOLDEN - Paul J. Sills, 48, of Jefferson died peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Worcester, the son of Donald R. and Patricia P. (Paine) Sills and grew up in Grafton. Paul graduated from Grafton High School and went on to earn...
Louise Anderson
Sep 22, 2017
STERLING/BOYLSTON - Louise C. Anderson, 75, passed away on Friday, September 22 surrounded by her family, at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus, Worcester. She had recently moved to Sterling after living for 23 years in Boylston. After she was diagnosed with cancer in December, her grace and dignity prevailed. She always focused on the positive aspects of her experiences,...
Sumner Silver
Sep 22, 2017
Biography WORCESTER - Sumner Silver, age 95, passed away peacefully at his home with family on Friday, September 22, 2017. Sumner was born December 12, 1921, in Worcester. He was the only child of Ida and Alexander Silver. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn (Berman) Silver, his two daughters Alexis J. Silver and her husband David J. Salloway of...
Steven D. Freeland
Sep 21, 2017
HOLDEN - Steven D. Freeland of Worcester, formerly of Holden, departed this life at age 65. He was born on September 17, 1952 the son of the late Fordyce and Shirley (Lever) Freeland. Raised and educated in Holden, Steve was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School class of 1970. He leaves two loving daughters, Erin and Kathryn (Katie), two...
Earl D. Berry
Sep 19, 2017
HOLDEN – Earl D. Berry, 84, of Holden died peacefully on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Knollwood Nursing Home in Worcester, where he spent his last 8 years. His family is grateful to his many devoted caregivers and Hospice. Earl was the oldest son of the late Raymond D. and Ruth E. (Wriston) Berry. Earl was a 1953 graduate of...
Philip B. Murphy
Sep 17, 2017
Biography PAXTON – Philip B. Murphy, 29, of Watertown, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 17, 2017. He was the beloved son of Brian C. and Cecilia E. (Minor) Murphy of Paxton. Besides his parents he leaves the love of his life and fiancée, Alyssa Rose, to whom he proposed on his birthday, this past July 18 ; two aunts,...
Jacob Selig
Sep 16, 2017
Biography WORCESTER – Jacob Selig, age 94, of Wayland, formerly of Winthrop, a Worcester native, died on Saturday, September 16, 2017. He was a retired Certified Public Accountant. He leaves his wife of 71 years, Shirley (Sobel) Selig; a son, David Selig and his wife Patricia of Richmond, VA; a daughter, Elizabeth Price of Framingham; a sister, Esther London of...
Christopher J. Macdonald
Sep 16, 2017
SPENCER – Christopher J. MacDonald, 58, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 16, 2017 under the loving care of his family and the caring staff at Life Care Center in Auburn, after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Abington, Pennsylvania, Chris was the son of the late John and Regina M.R. (O’Hearn) MacDonald and spent the last...
Cecile Jeanette (Frechette) Mason
Sep 14, 2017
STERLING – Cecile Jeanette (Frechette) Mason, 79, wife of the late Chester “Buddy” R. Mason, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at the Corcoran House in Clinton surrounded by love. Born and raised in Fitchburg, Cecile was a daughter of Adrian and Elodie (McPhee) Frechette and lived more than 54 years in Sterling.She will be remembered by her...
Richard G. Pettingell
Sep 12, 2017
Biography Concord/Orlando -- Richard G. Pettingell passed peacefully on September 12, 2017. He was born in Arlington, on August 1, 1927, the son of John M. and Myrtle Van (Wye) Pettingell and spent his elementary school years in Belmont. He graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1945 and was then drafted into the US Army. Richard served in Korea and...
Marc H. Speiser
Sep 12, 2017
Biography LANCASTER - Dr. Marc H. Speiser of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 surrounded by loving family. For 52 years, he was the beloved husband of Carol J. Speiser; the loving father of Naomi and Joshua; and the adored grandfather of Ruby, Sage, Seamus and Felix. Marc was the son of Samuel and Sarah Speiser and...
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