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Arnold 'Arnie' E. Goodhile
Sep 17, 2011
HOLDEN – Arnold “Arnie” E. Goodhile, 77, of Manning Street, Jefferson, died peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2011, under the loving care of his family and the staff at St. Mary Health Care Center in Worcester. He was born in Holden, the son of Stewart M. and Yvonne (Hachey) Goodhile and lived here all of his life. Arnie graduated from...
Irene T. (Tootle) Blinn
Sep 17, 2011
HOLDEN – Irene T. (Tootle) Blinn of Holden, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. Her husband of 44 years, Samuel F. Blinn, died in 1993. She leaves her three daughters, Nancy E. Robbie and her husband Glenn, and Judith E. Pasierb and her husband Peter, all of Holden, and Carolyn J. Himottu and...
Nicholas Richard Griggs
Sep 17, 2011
LEOMINSTER – Nicholas Richard Griggs, infant son of loving parents Francis Griggs and Jennifer White, died peacefully under the care of his parents on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster. In addition to his parents, he leaves and will be greatly missed by his loving maternal grandparents, Robert and Sharon (Mitchell) White of Sterling; paternal grandparents,...
Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio
Sep 14, 2011
HOLDEN – Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio, 90, of Winthrop Lane died peacefully under the loving care of her family and staff at Holden Nursing Home on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. She was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of Roseanna M. (Vancelett) and James F. Tynan, and lived in Worcester until moving to Holden in 1963. Ann is predeceased...
Gordon 'Guy' R. Johnson
Sep 13, 2011
HOLDEN – Gordon “Guy” R. Johnson, 83, of 18 Bailey Rd., died peacefully in his home under the loving care of his family and Affinity Hospice after a long illness. He was born in Worcester, the son of Willard F. and Ruth M. (Hobbs) Johnson, was raised in Spencer and had lived in Holden since 1949. His wife of 59...
Josephine T. (Kaminski) Waskiewicz
Sep 9, 2011
HOLDEN – Josephine T. (Kaminski) Waskiewicz, 92, of Holden died on Friday, September 9, 2011 at Holden Nursing Home after a battle with cancer. She was born in Worcester on March 2, 1919, daughter of Michael and Antonina (Dusak) Kaminski. Josephine lived in Holden for over 50 years on Chapel Street, with the last 7 years at Holden Nursing Home....
Lawrence A. 'Larry' Girouard
Sep 9, 2011
PAXTON – Lawrence A. Girouard, 79, of Lawrence Street, died after a battle with cancer on Friday, September 9, 2011 in Saint Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Worcester, the son of Lawrence A. and Beatrice M. (Raymond) Girouard, and lived in Paxton for many years. He leaves his loving wife, Claire A. (McDermott) of Paxton; three brothers, Peter...
Jacob T. Bratkon
Sep 7, 2011
Biography HOLDEN – Jacob “Jake” T. Bratkon, 17, the loving son of Thomas J. and Patricia A. (Booth) Bratkon of Holden, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Besides his parents, he is survived by and will be greatly missed by his sister, Sammi Bratkon, his aunts Karen wife of John Cooney, Linda wife of...
Robert P. Bolton
Sep 6, 2011
HOLDEN – Robert P. Bolton, Jr., 69, of Chapel Street, passed Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, after an illness. His wife of 34 years, Louise E. (Stone) Bolton, passed in 1994. He leaves a son, Jason S. Bolton of Worcester; a daughter, Kimberly D. Bolton of Worcester; a sister, Linda Eaton of Florida; a granddaughter,...
Joan H. (Kosewski) Wood
Sep 6, 2011
STERLING – Joan H. (Kosewski) Wood, 76, of Laurelwood Rd., died peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Kindred Transitional and Rehabilitation Center in Westborough. Joan was born in Clinton the daughter of Stanley and Gladys (Holka) Kosewski and lived 51 years in Sterling. Her husband of 45 years, William "Woody" G. Wood died in 2005. She leaves and will...
Johanna (Sikkema) Bennett
Sep 4, 2011
OLD LYME, CT/LEOMINSTER – Johanna (Sikkema) Bennett, 80, recently of Leominster, passed away peacefully at her home, on Saturday, September 4, 2011, after an illness. She leaves two daughters, Diana L. Vece and her husband Joseph of Palm Coast, FL, and Maria A. Heskes-Allard and her husband Roger of Princeton; three grandchildren, Daniel Vece, David Vece, and Dina Allard; and...
Melissa Ann Pike
Sep 4, 2011
WORCESTER – Melissa Ann Pike, 51, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2011 at the home of her brother and sister-in-law in Hubbardston after a long bout with pancreatic cancer. Melissa is survived by her son, Matthew Pike of Worcester; her father, Robert Pike of California; three brothers, Rob Pike and his wife Terri of California, Jim Pike and...
Theodore H. Curtis
Aug 29, 2011
HUBBARDSTON – Theodore H. Curtis, 89, of Flagg Road, passed away peacefully under the loving care of his family and the staff of the Rose Monahan Hospice Home on Monday, August 29, 2011. He was born in Worcester, son of Varnum P. and Lillian L. (Hunter) Curtis, and lived in Rutland in Worcester before moving to Hubbardston 60 years ago....
George A. Knipe
Aug 28, 2011
PAXTON – George A. Knipe, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Meadows of Leicester after an illness.He leaves his wife of 70 years, Lillian M. (Hakala) Knipe; a son, Roger A. Knipe and his wife Sandra of Hubbardston; a grandson, Seth A. Knipe and his wife Nichole of Hubbardston; three great-grandchildren, Brandon, Jacob and Corrine;...
Beverly F. (Baer) Ham
Aug 27, 2011
HOLDEN - Beverly F. (Baer) Ham, age 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 27, 2011, at the Holden Nursing Home, Holden. Beverly was born in Worcester, daughter of Walter E. and Mary F. (Clifford) Baer. She lived in Holden from 1950 until 1985, when she moved to St. Augustine, Florida. She returned to Holden in April, 2011. Beverly graduated...
Mary Louise (Bullock) Clockedile
Aug 26, 2011
Biography LEICESTER/SPENCER – Mary Louise (Bullock) Clockedile, 77, died peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Dodge Park Rest Home, Worcester. Mary Lou was born on April 14, 1934, the daughter of Joseph and Julia Bullock and the wife of her loving husband Ronald L. Clockedile, deceased 2006. Mary lived in Leicester for many years before moving to Spencer....
Annette A. (Goulet) Cossaboom
Aug 20, 2011
WORCESTER – Annette A. (Goulet) Cossaboom, 97, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Her husband of 49 years, Richard L. Cossaboom, died in 1999. She leaves her daughter, Jane M. Goulet of Holden; a sister, Norma B. Jolin of Sarasota, Florida; two grandchildren, Seth J. Lillis and his wife Heather of Sterling...
Leo F. Jones
Aug 20, 2011
WORCESTER/HOLDEN – Leo F. Jones, 94, formerly of Holden, died peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2011, under the loving care of his family and the staff at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. Mr. Jones was born in Worcester on July 30, 1917, the son of Leo F. and Florence (Hope) Jones, and lived in Holden before returning...
Neil D. Mclellan
Aug 15, 2011
RUTLAND – Neil D. McLellan, 85, formerly of Marlborough and Hubbardston, passed away at home peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, August 15, 2011. He leaves his cherished wife of 65 years, Jeannette C. (Lucier) McLellan; four children, Dennis McLellan (deceased), Donna Woodward and husband Glenn of Raynham, Mary Ann Jordan and husband Dana of Barre and...
Celia R. (Vanasse) Oliver
Aug 15, 2011
HOLDEN – Celia R. Oliver, 81, of Wachusett Street, Jefferson, formerly of Princeton, died at home surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, August 15, 2011. Celia was predeceased by her loving husband of twelve years, retired Holden Police Chief James S. Oliver, who died in 1991. She leaves her two daughters, Rae Kwiatkowski of Holden and Lynn Howard of...
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