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James S. Mathews
Feb 13, 2012
HOLDEN – James S. Mathews, 77, of Spruce Lane, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on Monday, February 13, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester. He was born and raised in Worcester, son of John F. and Ann (Shields) Mathews, and has lived in Holden for...
Robert E. Bobeck
Feb 12, 2012
FRAMINGHAM – Robert E. Bobeck, 85, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Rehab. of heart failure. He was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Czulak) Bobeck of Clinton. He leaves his wife, Gloria C. (Choney) Bobeck; two sons, Robert J., his wife Chris and their children, Josephine and Erich, all of Michigan and Jeffrey C. of New York...
Prudence I. (Folkins) Davidson
Feb 12, 2012
LANCASTER – Prudence I. (Folkins) Davidson, 90, of Bigelow Gardens, died peacefully at home under the care of her loving family on Sunday, February 12, 2012. She was born in Clinton on December 6, 1921, the daughter of William and Florence (Baker) Folkins. Mrs. Davidson was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Luther William Davidson in...
Warren E. Cheever
Feb 12, 2012
STERLING – Warren E. Cheever, 93, of Fuller Street in Clinton, formerly a 55-year resident of Sterling, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012 in UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. Warren was born on July 28, 1918 in Worcester, son of Perry W. and Elsie M. (Bombard) Cheever, and was a graduate of Beal High School in Shrewsbury. He proudly served...
Bilida Decena
Feb 11, 2012
Biography LEOMINSTER – Bilida Decena-Joseph, at the age of 69, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, February 11, 2012. After a long battle with gastric cancer, she was under the loving care of her family and the staff at Leominster Healthcare Alliance Hospice. Born in Boca Banica, Dominican Republic, to Cencion and Aurellia (Liriano) Decena. In 1983, Bilida moved...
Harvey Louis Rittenhouse
Feb 11, 2012
STERLING – Dr. Harvey Louis Rittenhouse was born in Takoma, Washington on December 8, 1918 and passed to his rest at his home on Kendall Hill Road, Sterling, Massachusetts on February 11, 2012. He was the third of five children born to Sidney and Lilly Rittenhouse. His father was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and they moved frequently from church to...
Neil David Kirsch
Feb 11, 2012
PAXTON – Neil David Kirsch, 36, of Paxton died on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Worcester on March 18, 1975, was raised in Auburn, and lived the last 20 years of his life in Paxton. Neil graduated from the Bancroft School in Worcester where he was the captain of the soccer team...
Spyridon 'Spiro' Garoulis
Feb 8, 2012
WORCESTER - Spyridon “Spiro” Garoulis, 90, of Sever Street, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, under the loving care of his family and the staff at MetroWest HomeCare and Hospice. Spiro was born and raised in Athens, Greece, the son of Vasilios M. and Agathe (Antoni) Garoulis, and was educated in Greece where he attended four years...
Virginia 'Ginny' L. (Lothrop) Salisbury
Feb 8, 2012
PRINCETON – Virginia “Ginny” L. (Lothrop) Salisbury, 66, of Main Street, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare-University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Auburn, Maine, the daughter of Frank L. and Alice L. (Higgins) Lothrop and lived 20 years in North Reading before moving to Princeton in 1996. She leaves her two daughters, Kelly L. Love and...
Leslie H. Coley
Feb 8, 2012
HOLDEN, MA /CHESHIRE, CT – Leslie H. Coley, Jr., 87, formerly of Cheshire, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 under the loving care of his family and the staff at Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Leslie H. and Edith (Leonard) Coley and lived in Cheshire most of his life....
Richard Niewiera
Feb 6, 2012
STERLING – Richard E. Niewiera, 70, formerly of Worcester, passed away at home on Monday, February 6, 2012. He was born in Worcester, the son of Joseph J. and Victoria T. (Pietrynczak) Nevera and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Richard worked for the Department of Mental Health as a patient reimbursement investigator in Westborough and was a member of...
Lillian G. (Garber) Palmer
Feb 6, 2012
PAXTON – Lillian G. (Garber) Palmer, 93, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 6, 2012, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 69 years, Arthur S. Palmer; a son, Richard G. Palmer of Paxton; two daughters, Susan Martin and her husband John and Catherine L. Palmer, all of Paxton; three grandchildren, Tracey Chasmine,...
Barbara V. (Trefethen) Whitney
Feb 4, 2012
PAXTON – Barbara V. (Trefethen) Whitney, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Holden Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband of 31 years, Francis M. Whitney, passed away in 1983. She leaves a son, Gary S. Whitney of North Kingstown, RI; two daughters, Cynthia J. Poole of Spencer and Cathleen J. Jones of Ware; a brother,...
David C. Provost
Feb 2, 2012
Biography WORCESTER – David C. Provost, Jr., 80, a resident of the Briarwood Retirement Community, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester after an illness. He was born in Worcester, son of David C. and Kathleen E. (O’Donnell) Provost, and lived many years in Worcester, later in West Boylston, before moving back to...
Rita A. (Andrews) Early
Jan 26, 2012
WORCESTER – Rita A. (Andrews) Early, 89, of Housatonic Street, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, January 26, 2012. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Frank and Annie (Plaska) Andrews and lived in Worcester all of her life. Rita’s husband of 49 years, City of Worcester Mayor Thomas J. Early, died in 1992. She is survived and...
John Robert 'Jr' Walls
Jan 26, 2012
Biography WORCESTER – John Robert “JR” Walls, 46, of Worcester, passed away at Marlborough Hospital on Thursday, January 26, 2012 due to complications from myotonic dystrophy. JR was born in Worcester, a son of Robert and Jeanne (Bergman) Walls. He is survived by his sister, Jean Marie Keddy of Lafayette, Maine; his aunt, Anna M. (Bergman) Howard and her husband...
Lawrence F. Pender
Jan 25, 2012
PRINCETON ~ Lawrence F. Pender, 82, of Ball Hill Rd., died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 after an illness. He was born in Worcester on March 29, 1929, the son of Thomas J. and Margaret (Guilfoyle) Pender and had lived in Princeton for over 40 years. He is survived by his brother Thomas Pender of Far...
Michael Williams
Jan 25, 2012
RUTLAND – Michael Williams, 64, of Rutland, died in Florida on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. He was born in Worcester, the son of Mary Jean Dolan and lived all of his life in Rutland. He leaves his wife of 23 years, Sandra N. (Blum) Williams, two daughters, Shelley L. Eckert of Hubbardston and Jodi A. Eckert of Holden; a son,...
Robert F. Whooley
Jan 24, 2012
HOLDEN – Robert F. Whooley, 64, of Reservoir Street, died peacefully at home under the loving care of his family and the VNA Hospice on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Boston and raised in Dedham, the son of George and Irene (Cox) Whooley, and lived the last 29 years...
Ann (Matthews) Lundy
Jan 24, 2012
HOLDEN – Ann (Matthews) Lundy, 53, of Beechwood Road, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester after an illness. She is survived by her devoted husband of 31 years, James A. Lundy; her children at home, Katherine, Elizabeth, Jillian and Brian Lundy; her mother, Catherine M. (Sullivan) Matthews of Shrewsbury; two brothers,...
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