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William R. Welsh
May 28, 2012
WORCESTER/ HOLDEN – William “Bill” R. Welsh, 92, a resident of Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living on Plantation Street, Worcester, formerly a 43 year resident of Holden, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, May 28, 2012. His wife of 54 years, Kathryn “Kay” R. (Skidmore) Welsh died in March of 2009. Mr. Welsh...
Lawrence 'Larry' R. Roseberry
May 26, 2012
STERLING – Lawrence “Larry” R. Roseberry, 58, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester on April 10, 1954 and graduated from Worcester Boy’s Trade High School. He leaves his parents, Neree L. and Theresa B. (Burke) Roseberry of Sterling; two brothers, Rene L. Roseberry of Barre...
Ruth Briggs (Moore) Bovaird
May 24, 2012
WORCESTER – Ruth Briggs (Moore) Bovaird, 92, formerly of Holden, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Christopher House of Worcester after an illness. Her husband of 42 years, Arthur Bovaird, passed away in 1989. She leaves three sons, Neill Bovaird and his wife Jad of East Falmouth, Craig Bovaird and his wife Elaine of Princeton and Wayde Bovaird...
Ralph K. Oslund
May 24, 2012
HOLDEN – Ralph K. Oslund, 74, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - Memorial Campus in Worcester after an illness. He leaves his wife of 47 years, Carol A. (Golas) Oslund; a son, Nathan J. Oslund of Holden; a daughter, Kristine M. Swift of Ware; a granddaughter, Cassandra M. Hankinson of Worcester; a future great-grandchild...
Henry 'Hank' A. Rettstadt
May 21, 2012
PRINCETON - Henry “Hank” A. Rettstadt died peacefully at his home in Princeton on Monday, May 21, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was 88 years old. He leaves his wife, Joyce (Swartz) Rettstadt of nearly 56 years and two children, Sherry Cosgrove and her husband Jeff of Northbridge and Karleen Habin and her husband Gene of Holden; two grandchildren,...
Tul R. Frederickson
May 21, 2012
HOLDEN – Tul R. Frederickson, 89, formerly of Worcester, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Evelyn R. (Berglund) Frederickson; a son, Dana P. Frederickson of Holden; a daughter, Paula F. Janowski and her husband Paul of Princeton; a grandson, Bradford Janowski of...
C. Michael Lavin
May 21, 2012
STERLING – C. Michael Lavin, 66, of Tuttle Rd., died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, May 21, 2012. Raised in Bolton, Mike was the son of Lt. Col. Clement M. and Eleanor M. (Hansen) Lavin and lived 29 years in Sterling. Mike graduated from Nashoba Regional High School and is a 1969 graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor’s...
Adam Brennan
May 20, 2012
WEST BOYLSTON – Adam Brennan of West Boylston passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2012 after taking his own life. He was just 26. He was raised and educated in West Boylston. He currently worked the shoe department at Bob’s Stores. How appropriate given his nickname of Imelda Marcos. Adam was full of life, always hugging people and smiling with...
Alfred T. Glockner Jr.
May 19, 2012
PRINCETON - Alfred T. Glockner, Jr., 78, formerly of Princeton, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the UMass Memorial Healthcare – Memorial Campus, after an illness. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Al was the son of Alfred T. and Alice L. (O’Brien) Glockner and lived most of his life in Princeton before moving to Rutland last year. Al attended...
Camille (Tarzia) Holloway
May 13, 2012
HOLDEN – Camille (Tarzia) Holloway, 94, passed away peacefully into the arms of The Lord on Sunday, May 13, 2012 at St. Francis Home in Worcester. She was born in Brandon, Vermont, the daughter of Dominic and Catherine (Stramandinoli) Tarzia. The family relocated to New Jersey where she lived for the greater part of her life before moving to Holden...
Emil Rendano
May 12, 2012
HOLDEN, MA – Emil “Tudor” J. Rendano, 80, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Margaret (McDermott) Rendano; three sons, Steven Rendano and his wife Susan of Hudson, Robert and his wife Chiao of Holden and John Rendano and his wife Carole Meade of Denver, CO; a daughter,...
Patricia E. (Doherty) Woods
May 11, 2012
Biography HOLDEN – Patricia E. (Doherty) Woods, 72, of North Main Street, Jefferson, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Edward and Alice (Piwowarski) Doherty, and has lived in Holden for the last 40 years. She was...
Nathan C. Locke
May 10, 2012
RUTLAND – Nathan C. Locke, 52, of River Road, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Worcester, Nathan was the son of Kenneth F. and June A. (Keddy) Locke and lived all of his life in Rutland. Nathan attended Worcester Boy’s Trade High School in Worcester and owned...
Howard A. Allen
May 10, 2012
WORCESTER/WESTBOROUGH - Howard A. Allen, 85 years old, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Worcester on Thursday, May 10, 2012, after a lengthy, but determined fight against lung and kidney cancer. He was the son of the late Howard A. Allen and Evelyn (Smith) Allen, and lived in Worcester, Shrewsbury, 43 years in Westborough and returning to...
Antonette V. (Volpe) Whitmore
May 10, 2012
HOLDEN – Antonette V. (Volpe) Whitmore, 81, of Quinapoxet St., died peacefully at home under the loving care of her family on Thursday, May 10, 2012. She was born in Port Morris, New Jersey, the daughter of Frank and Jennie (D’Auria) Volpe and had lived 35 years in Ledgewood, New Jersey and 23 years in Florida before moving to Holden....
Karen E. (Kallio) Panaccione
May 8, 2012
BARRE, MA / ENFIELD,CT - Karen E. Panaccione, 68, a resident of Enfield, CT since 1968 and formerly of Barre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 with her family by her side. Born June 13, 1943 in Winchendon, she was the daughter of Hugo and Ruth (McQueston) Kallio, was raised in State Line, NH and later lived in...
Shirley E. (Johnson) Hillhouse
May 8, 2012
HOLDEN - Shirley E. (Johnson) Hillhouse, 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House in Flagler Beach, Florida after a brief illness. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of George A. and Elsa G.M. (Swenson) Johnson and graduated from North High School and then the Worcester Art Museum School of Art in...
Richard F. Lovely
May 7, 2012
HOLDEN – Richard F. Lovely, 79, of Jefferson passed away on Monday, May 7, 2012, at UMass Memorial Hospital-University Campus, Worcester. Born in Worcester, he was the son of George and Elizabeth (Brown) Lovely, and lived 58 years in Jefferson. He was a graduate of Commerce High School and Worcester Junior College and attended Clark University and the College of...
Richard Curtis
May 6, 2012
HOLDEN – Richard Curtis, 90, died peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Frank and Helen Rose (Wilson) Curtis and was a lifelong resident of Holden. His wife of 59 years, Leota L. (LaPrade) Curtis died on March 28, 2012. He is survived by a...
M. Justine (Kennedy) Richardson
May 6, 2012
RUTLAND/DUDLEY – M. Justine (Kennedy) Richardson, 93, formerly of Dudley, died peacefully on Sunday, May 6, 2012, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Holden. Born in Lawrence, she was the daughter of Frederick and Estella (Mack) Kennedy and lived 43 years in Dudley before moving to Rutland in 1995....
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