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Sara Shack
May 7, 2015
Biography WORCESTER – Sara Shack, 95, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Funeral arrangements under the care of the Richard Perlman of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden are incomplete.
Kenneth R. Strong
May 7, 2015
OXFORD/PRINCETON - Kenneth R. Strong, 43, of Oxford, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at his home in Oxford. Born in Holden and raised in Princeton, Ken was the son of Robert A. and Beverly A. (Yoder) Strong and lived 10 years in Oxford. He leaves his partner with whom he lived, Robert V. Ackerman, Jr.; their two children,...
Robert T. Collins
May 6, 2015
WORCESTER - Robert T. Collins, Jr., 52, of Worcester, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Bob was born and raised in Worcester and lived there all his life. Bob leaves his beloved wife and best friend, Laurie (Casey) Collins; his two sons, Michael T. Collins of Chicago and Timothy R. Collins of Worcester; his daughter, Kirsten E....
Sandra J. (Ranta) Ury
May 6, 2015
PRINCETON - Sandra J. (Ranta) Drury, 78, of Princeton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 under the loving care of her family and the staff at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born in Rockland and raised in Abington, Sandy was the daughter of William E. and Edna C. (Hammell) Drury and lived 50 years...
Harry A. Sargent
May 5, 2015
STERLING – Harry A. Sargent, of Sterling, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 5, 2015. He was preceded to Heaven by his wife of 64 years, Clara “Eileen” Sargent. He leaves behind six children: Sandra Blanchard of NJ, Betty Weeden of RI, Kathleen Sargent of Sterling, Maureen Lovejoy of SC, Harry Sargent, Jr. of Sterling, and John...
David A. Rich
May 5, 2015
Biography OAKHAM – David A. Rich, 66, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 5, 2015. He was born in New York, the son of the late C. Allen and N. Elizabeth (Dugard) Rich. David attended Boys Trade School in Worcester and then began a 30 year career with Norton Company/Saint Gobain in Worcester, where he retired as a sheet...
Charles H. Burnham
May 2, 2015
HOLDEN -- Charles H. Burnham, 95, of Holden, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the hospice center in Pinellas Park, Florida. Born and raised in Worcester, Charlie was the son of Arthur and Lillian (MacNeil) Burnham, and lived over 50 years in Holden before retiring to Palm Harbor, Florida in 2003. His beloved wife of 73 years,...
Marie Foster
May 1, 2015
Biography STERLING/HILLCREST, NY - Marie (Miller) Foster, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Sterling Village in Sterling, MA. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Marie was the daughter of Thomas J. and Estelle C.E. (Rockefeller) Miller and lived thirty years in Hillcrest, NY and several years in Rockledge, FL before moving to Sterling, MA in 2010. Her...
Carol A. (Decker) Page
Apr 30, 2015
HOLDEN – Carol A. (Decker) Page, 69, died peacefully at home on April 30, 2015. She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of the late Rupert S. and Verna M. (Hupman) Decker. Carol graduated for North High School and has lived in Holden for many years. She worked as a private duty personal care attendant in the area. She...
Susan Shapiro
Apr 30, 2015
Biography WORCESTER - Susan R. Shapiro died peacefully at her home in Watertown on Thursday April 30th surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 62 years old. Susan had a dedicated career as a clinical social worker and geriatric care manager and held a number of clinical management and supervisory positions during her career....
Schuyler 'Sky' M. Fredrikson
Apr 28, 2015
WORCESTER - Schuyler “Sky” M. Fredrikson, 88, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Knollwood Nursing Center after a brief illness. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Holden, the son of Arvid and Elsie (Nelson) Fredrikson and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School. Sky’s loving wife of 52 years, Madeline B. (Caffarelli) Cove Fredrikson, passed...
Ann R. (Brown) Brunelle
Apr 28, 2015
PAXTON – Ann R. (Brown) Brunelle, 93, formerly of Paxton, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, Worcester, where she has been so lovingly cared for over the last several years. Ann was born in Grafton, daughter of the late Frederick C. and Blanche V. (Dalbec) Brown and graduated from Auburn High School....
John H. Griffin
Apr 24, 2015
RUTLAND – John H. Griffin, 87, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after an illness. He is survived by a niece, Kelly Robinson and her husband, Patrick of Rutland; two nephews, Dirk Griffin and his wife, Tami of Frederick, MD and Glenn Griffin and his wife, Niki Johnson of Uniontown, OH; and two...
Enis Anna 'Unes' (Occhialini) Arell
Apr 23, 2015
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Enis Anna “Unes” Arell, 95, formerly of Jefferson, died on Thursday, April 23, 2015 in the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester, after a period of declining health. She was the loving wife for 66 years of the late Rene R. Arell. She was born in Jefferson, the daughter of Andrew and Susie (Pandolphi) Occhialini. She graduated from Holden High...
John 'Giovanni' J. Carbone
Apr 23, 2015
HOLDEN - John "Giovanni" J. Carbone, 97, of Holden, died peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Born and raised in Worcester, John was the son of Italian immigrants, Felice and Clementina (Caracciolo) Carbone and lived 65 years in Holden. John enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 23 and honorably served...
Loretta J. (Nasse) Peters
Apr 23, 2015
PAXTON - Loretta J. (Nasse) Peters of Paxton, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 under the loving care of her family and staff at Rose Monahan Hospice Home after a 19 year illness. She is survived by her husband, R. Norman Peters; her son, Jeffrey N. Peters and his wife, Sara Martin of West Sacramento, California; her daughter; Deborah...
Joann C. (Smith) Blum Harrington
Apr 23, 2015
RUTLAND – Joann C. (Smith) Blum Harrington, 71, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2015. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of John and Karin (Johnson) Smith and had lived in Rutland the past 50 years. She leaves her husband, Richard “Rich” J. Harrington; two sons, Dana H. Smith and his wife,...
Barbara (Strand) Olson
Apr 22, 2015
HOLDEN – Barbara (Strand) Olson, 84, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Barbara was born in Worcester, daughter of the late John L. and Alma E. (Bjorklund) Strand. She was raised in Worcester and graduated from Commerce High School, where she was a Horace Mann Scholar. Barbara worked for Norton Company (Saint Gobain) where she became the...
Bernard 'Bob' Costello
Apr 21, 2015
HOLDEN/STERLING – Bernard “Bob” Costello, 87, passed away on his sixty-fourth wedding anniversary, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. He was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, the son of Patrick F. and Lila M. (Kinback) Costello and had lived in Morris, New York and Sterling before moving to Jefferson seven years ago. He leaves his loving...
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