Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Marie 'Helene' (Cote) Call
Oct 7, 2016
Life Legacy HOLDEN/RIDGEFIELD, CT - Marie "Helene" (Cote) Call, formerly of Ridgefield, CT, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side at the Christopher House in Worcester on Friday, October 7, 2016. She was 87. Born in Hartford and Raised in Glastonbury, Helene was the daughter of Albert and Marguerite (Beaudet) Cote and lived 50 years in Ridgefield...
Paul Wood
Oct 7, 2016
Still River - The family and friends of Paul Vincent Wood celebrate the life of their beloved husband, father, uncle, brother-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and cherished friend. Paul passed away peacefully at home in Still River, MA on October 7th at the age of 76 after surviving 21 years with prostate cancer. Paul exemplified to all of us how to live...
Steven Sudar
Oct 5, 2016
HOLDEN - Steven Sudar, 84, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester following a period of declining health. He was born in Hungary, a son of the late Irme and Katalin (Fulop) Sudar. Steven settled in the Worcester area in the 1950’s. He retired from the George J. Meyer Manufacturing Company, where he...
Priscilla D. (Duckworth) Higgins
Oct 3, 2016
Biography WORCESTER – Priscilla (Duckworth) Higgins, died on October 3, 2016. Her beloved husband, Francis Higgins of 62 years, passed away in March 2005. She leaves three daughters, Sandra L. Norcross, wife of Merl Norcross of Brant Lake, New York, Cathy Shill of Yuma, Arizona and Beth A. Lazaros of Uxbridge; 5 grandchildren, Christopher and Jeffrey Norcross, Nicholas Wilson, and...
Virginia M. (Mchugh) Woodward
Oct 3, 2016
WORCESTER/WEST BOYLSTON – Virginia M. (McHugh) Woodward, 87, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016 at Christopher House in Worcester after an illness. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Francis V. and Gertrude (Grant) McHugh and had lived in West Boylston and South Yarmouth before moving back to Worcester three years ago. Her loving husband, David...
David Friedman
Oct 1, 2016
WORCESTER – David Friedman, age 92, died at the Jewish Healthcare Center on Saturday, October 1st. His wife, Sylvia (Berman) Friedman died in 1999. He leaves a son, Philip Friedman and his wife, Cathy of Paxton; two daughters, Karen, wife of Thomas Dowd of Holden and Beth Davis of Worcester; and two grandchildren, Tyler and Alyssa. He was predeceased by...
Martin J. Forhan
Sep 29, 2016
WORCESTER - Martin J. Forhan, Jr., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, September 29, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. He was 76. Born in Worcester, Martin was the son of Martin J. Forhan, Sr. and Evelyn (Smith) Forhan, the brother of Elaine Dagle, also of Worcester, and the husband of, Nancy E. (Bartholomew)...
Charles 'Pete' Maki
Sep 28, 2016
Biography BERLIN/STERLING – Charles “Pete” Maki, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28 in his new home after recovering from a long illness. Pete was born on March 9, 1941 in Fitchburg, living most of his life in Sterling. He was a man of few words who loved to keep physically active, competing in the Boston Marathon and Tae...
Gregory 'Gersha' Vengerik
Sep 26, 2016
Biography WORCESTER – Gregory “Gersha” Vengerik, 88, died at the Saint Francis Home on Monday, September 26, 2016 following a long illness. He was born in Kharkov, Ukraine, the son of Chaim and Palina Vengerik and lived in Worcester for 38 years. He was a machinist at Madison Wire and Cable for 10 years, until his retirement. At the age...
Edward 'Ted' F. Butler
Sep 26, 2016
PRINCETON - Edward "Ted" F. Butler, 71, of 45 Gregory Rd, Princeton passed away peacefully after extended illness on Monday September 26th. Edward was born in Holden on October 6, 1944 the son of the late Patrick J. and Evelyn (Crossly) Butler. He lived all of his life in Holden and Princeton. His wife of 43 years, Leslie (Coonley) Butler...
H. Martin Deranian
Sep 26, 2016
Biography WORCESTER/SHREWBURY – H. Martin Deranian, 94, a prominent Worcester Dentist, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at his residence. Born in Worcester on August 21, 1922, he was the son of Marderos and Varter (Bogigian) Deranian. A graduate of South High School, Dr. Deranian furthered his education at Clark University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1945....
Ruth Starr Jenkins
Sep 25, 2016
Biography WORCESTER - Ruth Starr Jenkins, 93, beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, September 25, 2016 at the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester surrounded by her loving family. Born in Erie, PA and raised in Belmont, Ruth was a daughter of the late Charles K. and Anna (Enright) Smith. She graduated from Dana Hall, Wellesley in 1942...
Edward 'Ted' G. Migdelany
Sep 24, 2016
Biography HOLDEN/WEST BOYLSTON – Edward “Ted” G. Migdelany, Jr., formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving wife and family on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born and raised in Holden, Ted was the son of Edward “Stretch” G. and Lillian M. (Fowler) Migdelany and lived most of his life in...
John Kowaleski
Sep 24, 2016
Biography WORCESTER/PAXTON - John Kowaleski, 51 passed away Saturday, September 24, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born in Worcester, John was the son of Joseph M. and Irene T. (Ostaszewski) Kowaleski and lived several years in Paxton and Harwich before moving back to Worcester in 2009. John was a 1983 graduate...
Winifred 'Winnie' A. Weston
Sep 23, 2016
HOLDEN - Winifred A. “Winnie” Weston, 85, died peacefully on the morning of Friday, September 23, 2016. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Arthur and Alice (Dewhurst) Weston and lived in Grafton before moving with her mother to Holden in her middle thirties. Winnie is survived by her little sister (from the Little Sisters Program), April Caricchio and...
Pamela Ann (Luparelli) Kozminski
Sep 23, 2016
HUBBARDSTON – Pamela Ann (Luparelli) Kozminski, 55, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, September 23, 2016 after a five year battle with breast cancer. She leaves her loving husband of 34 years, Kenneth G. Kozminski; her children, Amanda Shaulis and her husband, Jeffrey of Barre and Joseph Kozminski and his partner, Christina Gustafson of...
Richard 'Dick' Daniel Norlin
Sep 20, 2016
SUTTON - Richard "Dick" Daniel Norlin, 65, passed away suddenly on September 20, 2016, after being stricken ill while vacationing in Oregon with his wife Karen. Richard was born on May 3, 1951, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of the late Yngve and Ellen (Carlson) Norlin. He grew up in Sutton, Massachusetts, and lived most of his life in his...
William 'Harry' Williston
Sep 19, 2016
HOLDEN, MA – William “Harry” Williston, 75, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 19, 2016 after an illness. He was born in Douglastown, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Harry W. and Ada M. (McLenaghan) Williston and had lived most of his life in Worcester before moving to Holden 37 years ago. He leaves his loving wife of...
Ronald M. Goldberg
Sep 18, 2016
Biography MILFORD – Ronald M. Goldberg, 78, died on Sunday, September 18th, at the Milford Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Rita (Sulkes) Goldberg; a son, Richard Goldberg, and his wife, Ann of Shrewsbury; a daughter, Stephanie Goldberg and her husband, Peter Padavano of Shrewsbury; a sister-in-law, Jude Sulkes of Wayland; and...
Edith I. (Potash) Miller
Sep 17, 2016
Biography WORCESTER - Edith I. (Potash) Miller, age 95, passed away Saturday, September 17th. She was born in Russia in 1921 and came to the United States, settling in Worcester where she grew up, married and raised her family. She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Fannie (Barshop) Potash. She was the wife of the late Joseph Miller....
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
