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Rebecca H. Poole
Feb 25, 2014
WAYLAND – Rebecca H. Poole, 99, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Sterling Village, Sterling after an illness. She was born in Waltham, the daughter of Frederick and Ruth E. (Smith) Poole. She was stricken with polio as a child yet went on to graduate with honors from Waltham High School in 1932 and Boston University in 1936...
Gertrude L. (Langevin) Gaboury
Feb 25, 2014
HOLDEN – Gertrude L. (Langevin) Gaboury, 92, a resident of Holden for the past 60 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, February 25, 2014 at the University Campus of UMass Memorial Hospital. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Joseph S. and Mae C. (Bates) Langevin. She moved with her family to Paxton in 1927 where she was...
Martha 'Marti' C. Jordan
Feb 25, 2014
RUTLAND – Martha “Marti” C. Jordan, 66, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home after an illness. She was born in Holden, the daughter of Howard L. and Ethel (Rodgers) Jordan and had lived on the family farm in Rutland for most of her life. She leaves a sister, Janet Segur and her husband, Donald;...
Martha Ann (Angwin) Hossain
Feb 25, 2014
WORCESTER – Martha Ann (Angwin) Hossain, 72, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Parsons Hill Nursing Home after an illness. She was born in Concord, NH, the daughter of John Angwin and Edith (Taylor) Angwin-Tasker and graduated from Saint Anselm College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and earned her Master’s degree at Assumption College. Her loving...
Lillian E. (Kenney) Chappell
Feb 24, 2014
Biography HOLDEN/BELLEVIEW, FL – Lillian E. (Kenney) Chappell, 89, formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Friday, February 24, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Estelle’s House in Ocala, Florida. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of John H. and Edith M. (Cowden) Kenney and had lived in Holden for over fifty years. Lillian...
Evelyn C. (Polson) Anderson
Feb 24, 2014
HOLDEN – Evelyn C. (Polson) Anderson, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 24, 2014 after a brief stay at the Lutheran Home in Worcester. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of David and Clara (Carlson) Polson. She graduated from Commerce High School. Evelyn lived most of her life in Worcester before...
Fred C. Parker
Feb 24, 2014
HOLDEN, MA / NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – Fred C. Parker, Jr., 88, formerly of Holden, died peacefully from heart disease on Monday, February 24, 2014 at the HPH Marliere Hospice Care Center in New Port Richey, Florida. Born in New York City to Fred Parker, Sr. and Kitty (Bennett) Parker, he attended school in Worcester, MA and later lived...
Roger H. Erickson
Feb 23, 2014
WEST BOYLSTON – Roger H. Erickson, 95, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014 after a brief illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Henry F. and Amy F. (Berg) Erickson and graduated from South High School and later attended Northeastern University in Boston. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Jane (McRell) Chapman Erickson; a son, Richard...
Eunice M. (Soderberg) Barry
Feb 20, 2014
WORCESTER – S. Eunice M. (Soderberg) Barry, 90, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Sterling Village in Sterling. She was born on April 25, 1923 in Worcester, the daughter of Carl Manfred Soderberg and Maria Josephina (Anderson) Soderberg and lived in Worcester most of her life. Eunice graduated from the Worcester High School of Commerce in 1941....
Elizabeth 'Betty' A. (Looney) Zeena
Feb 19, 2014
HOLDEN – Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Lunney) Zeena, 78, of Holden, passed away peacefully at home under the loving care of her family on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 after an illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Betty was the daughter of Hugh T. and Ann (Kochinskas) Lunney and lived 49 years in Holden. Betty graduated from South High School and received...
Eleanore Lou Buck Morton
Feb 18, 2014
RUTLAND - Eleanore Lou Buck Morton, 84, of Rutland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. She was born in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of George E. and Minnie (Oaks) Buck. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Thomas J. Morton; two sisters, Prudence Oaks Buck of Rutland and Dorothy K. LaRue...
Marino A. Morazzini
Feb 17, 2014
WEST BOYLSTON - Marino Anthony Morazzini, 87, died of cancer February 17, 2014 in the comfort of his own home, and in the presence of his two nieces and his beloved cat, Bella. Except for his service in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Marino lived his entire life in West Boylston, attending school, working at the family fruit stand, and...
Thomas E. Vaughan
Feb 17, 2014
WORCESTER – Thomas E. Vaughan, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2014, under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Golden Living Center in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Tom was the son of Lionel and Mary (Healey) Vaughan and lived in Worcester his entire life. His wife, Margaret (Brosnihan) Vaughan, died in...
W. Everett Mason
Feb 14, 2014
HOLDEN – W. Everett Mason, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 14, 2014. He was born in Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of William H. and Alice G. (Howe) Mason. He leaves his loving wife of 68 years, Shirley H. (Hanson) Mason; two sons, Gary W. Mason and his wife, Anne of Venice, FL...
Louise H. (Hagman) Howatt
Feb 14, 2014
HOLDEN/PAXTON – Louise H. (Hagman) Howatt, 90, died peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Tatnuck Park in Worcester. Louise was born in Winthrop in 1923, the daughter of Charles A. Hagman and Dawn Thorndike Gleason Hagman. She was raised and educated in Winthrop and graduated from Worcester State College...
Robert Gilbert Pearson
Feb 11, 2014
HOLDEN – Robert Gilbert Pearson, 84, died on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus. Robert was born in Holden on February 3, 1930 the son of Axel F. and Sophie A. (Bengtson) Pearson and was a life-long Holden resident. He is survived by his loving wife, of 57 years, Patricia (Nixon) Pearson; his two sons, Robert...
Marguerite E. (Lebeau) Dillon
Feb 10, 2014
HOLDEN – Marguerite E. (LeBeau) Dillon, 91, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2014 at UMass Memorial Healthcare University Campus. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of George W. and Helen L. (Rapphyea) LeBeau and graduated from Westborough High School. Her loving husband of 27 years, James F. Dillon, passed away in 1977. She leaves a son, David...
Alyce S. (Mosteiko) Sweeney
Feb 10, 2014
RUTLAND – Alyce S. (Mosteiko) Sweeney, 93, passed away at home on Monday, February 10, 2014 after an illness. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, and raised in Rutland, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Brauman) Mosteiko. She graduated from Rutland High School and Leominster Hospital School of Nursing. She leaves her loving husband of 70 years, Kenneth J. Sweeney,...
S. Joanne (Bohaker) Smith
Feb 6, 2014
HOLDEN – S. Joanne (Bohaker) Smith, 94, of Winfield Rd., passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at Autumn Village in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, Joanne was the daughter of Wilfred and Laura (Warrell) Bohaker and lived most of her married life in Holden. Her husband of forty-nine years, Randolph C. Smith died in 1991. She is...
Marcelle C. (Duquette) Potvin
Feb 4, 2014
Biography HOLDEN – Marcelle C. (Duquette) Potvin, 89, of Reservoir St., passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her loving family on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, after an illness. Born in Lawrence and raised in Worcester, Marcelle was the daughter of Panphile and Ida (Hamel) Duquette and lived in Charlton before moving to Holden in 1999. She graduated...
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