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Arline (Gilman) Avers
Feb 10, 2015
Biography WORCESTER – Arline H. (Gilman) Avers, 85, of Natick, formerly of Shrewsbury, died on Tuesday, February 10, in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her husband, Theodore I. Avers died in 1974. She leaves a son, Marc Avers and his wife, Linda of Burke, VA; two daughters, Robin, and her husband John McGhee of Hopkinton, and Jane Avers of Newton;...
Conrad D. Washkevich
Feb 9, 2015
SHREWSBURY – Conrad D. Washkevich, 81, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Monday, February 9, 2015, after an illness. Conrad was born in Marlborough, the son of Stephen P. and Jennie V. (Shuman) Washkevich and had lived most of his life in Shrewsbury. His wife of 60 years, Pauline M. (McNeil) Washkevich, passed away on August 31,...
Robert C. Nabhan
Feb 9, 2015
WORCESTER – Robert C. Nabhan, 80, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Holy Trinity Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Nimr and Rose (Assad) Nabhan. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Annmarie (Forsell) Nabhan; a son, R. Gregg Nabhan and his wife, Jean of...
Janice E. (Bourque) Dymek
Feb 8, 2015
HOLDEN – Janice E. (Bourque) Dymek, 62, of Holden, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 8, 2015 after an illness. Janice graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1970 and Fitchburg State College in 1974 with a degree in elementary education. After graduating college, Janice taught in Australia for two years. Her career spanned over...
Paul D. Berg
Feb 8, 2015
BRIGHTON – Paul D. Berg, 62, died peacefully at home on Sunday, February 8, 2015 following a period of declining health. He was born in Worcester, a son of the late Henry L. and Bernice I. (Trotter) Berg. Paul was raised in Holden and graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in 1970. He then went on to receive both his...
Mark B. Palmerino
Feb 7, 2015
Holden – Mark B. Palmerino, 56, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 7, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Anthony and Sarah (Elbourn) Palmerino. Mark graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and then received his Ph. D. in social psychology from Harvard University in 1987. Since 1990, Mark has made...
Delma L. (Collamore) White
Feb 5, 2015
Biography WORCESTER – Delma L. (Collamore) White, 80, formerly of Clinton and Holden, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. She was born in Lowell, the daughter of Carroll M. and Delma E. (Brown) Collamore and had lived in Connecticut and Florida before moving back to Massachusetts. Delma leaves her husband of 20...
Eileen A. (Houlihan) Digregorio
Feb 5, 2015
WORCESTER -- Eileen (Houlihan) DiGregorio, 87, passed away peacefully in the loving care and presence of her family and the staff at Saint Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Eileen was the daughter of Samuel and Helen V. (Cotter) Houlihan, lived 12 years in Holden and 10 years in Vero Beach, Florida before moving...
Esther E. (Noponen) Allen
Feb 3, 2015
WESTBOROUGH / WORCESTER – Esther E. (Noponen) Allen, 86, of Worcester, formerly of Westborough, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Thomas and Bertha L. (Alden) Noponen, and lived in Westborough for 49 years before retiring and moving to Worcester. Esther was predeceased...
Kenneth D. Simes
Feb 3, 2015
RUTLAND - Kenneth D. Simes, 72, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. He was born in Baltimore, MD, a son of the late Kenneth D. and Audrey M. (Robar) Simes. Ken was a proud member of the Class of 1960 at Wachusett Regional High School. He entered the US Air Force in 1964 and...
Ruth H. (Allen) Nowak
Feb 2, 2015
HOLDEN – Ruth H. (Allen) Nowak, 89, a lifelong Jefferson resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2015 at Holden Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center, Holden. Ruth was born in Holden, a daughter of the late Raymond J. and Annie (McGourty) Allen. She graduated from the former Holden High School and the Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing in Worcester....
Carol J. (Nesmith) Macdonald
Feb 2, 2015
STERLING – Carol J. (Nesmith) MacDonald, 65, passed away peacefully with her loving daughters by her side on Monday, February 2, 2015, at Sterling Village after a brief illness. She was born in Bronxville, New York, the daughter of William Malcolmson and Therese (Anderson) Nesmith and had lived most of her life in Sterling. She leaves two daughters, Cynthia I....
Judith (Zodkoy) Buchwald
Feb 1, 2015
SHREWSBURY, MA - Judith (Zodkoy) Buchwald, 80, died in hospice care on February 1, 2015 in Worcester, MA from complications following lung cancer. A true “Jersey Girl”, Judy was born in Bayonne, NJ and lived in Central New Jersey until she moved to Massachusetts in 2014. She was married to Bernard “Mickey” Buchwald who preceded her in death. Judy is...
Eunice C. (Johnson) Thompson
Jan 31, 2015
STERlING - Eunice C. (Johnson) Thompson, 78, of Princeton Rd., passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2015, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Born in Holden on August 6, 1936, Eunice was the daughter of Harry and Olive (Hasselstrom) Johnson and lived many years in...
Dita K. Hatch
Jan 30, 2015
KENSINGTON, MD - Dita K. Hatch, 99, died on Friday, January 30, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Winslow Hatch; mother of Robert (Nancy) Hatch of Kansas City, MO, John (Mimi) Hatch of Sante Fee, NH and Rosita (the late Hugh) Hiscox, of Tuscon, AZ; grandmother of Rob, Kristen and John Hatch, Jr., Kelly and Guy Sakir,...
David M. Trotsky
Jan 30, 2015
Biography AUBURN – David M. Trotsky, 92, of Auburn, died on Friday, January 30th in UMass Memorial Healthcare. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Ann (Pedone) Trotsky; 3 sons, Steven Trotsky and his wife, Becky of Sudbury, John Trotsky and his wife, Katie of Marblehead, and Michael Trotsky and his wife, Amy of Belmont; a daughter, Dr. Lora Trotsky...
Malcolm A. Mackay
Jan 28, 2015
HOLDEN - HOLDEN – Malcolm A. Mackay, age 69, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015, after very tiresome battles with various cancers during the last years of his life. Malcolm was born in Cambridge, on July 3, 1945, son of the late Malcolm and Gertrude (Hagan) Mackay. He was a native New Englander and spent his early and teen years in...
Barbara Jean (Amsden) Landry
Jan 26, 2015
MARYVILLE, TN / WEST BOYSLTON – Barbara Jean (Amsden) Landry, 70, died peacefully in the comfort of her home in the care her step-daughter, Nancy, her grandson, Dylan and her family friend, Martha. She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Edward A. and Eleanor L. (Houlihan) Amsden. Barbara attended West Boylston High School, and furthered her education at...
Teresa (Lobley) Williamson
Jan 25, 2015
PAXTON – Teresa (Lobley) Williamson, 85, of Paxton died peacefully on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. Teresa was raised in Montague City, the daughter of Harry and Margaret Mary (Mullen) Lobley and had lived in Paxton for over 60 years. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Andrew J. Williamson of Paxton;...
Doris Isobel (Dawe) Guminski
Jan 22, 2015
*** Due to weather, the calling hours and funeral service for Mrs. Guminski has been moved from Tuesday, January 27, to WEDNESDAY, January 28: WORCESTER – Doris Isobel (Dawe) Guminski, 86, has been thankfully released to the Lord and died peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Golden Living Center-The Hermitage, Worcester, after being so lovingly cared for close...
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