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Helen A. (Burzenski) Adams
May 20, 2009
STERLING – Helen A. (Burzenski) Adams, 84, formerly of Sterling, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston after an illness. Her husband, Lawrence A. Adams died in 2003. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Four brothers, William, Charley, Stanley, and Steve Burzenski and one sister, Sophie Kowalczyk predeceased her. She...
S Helen S. (Rozycki) Seman
May 14, 2009
HOLDEN – Helen S. (Rozycki) Seman, 79, of Avery Heights Drive, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Holden Nursing Home, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 59 years, Edward A. Seman; a son, Edward A. Seman, Jr. of Sturbridge; 2 daughters, Evelyn M. Sullivan and her husband Robert of Worcester and Doris A. Malette of Pembroke, NH; a...
S Edith E. (Fletcher) Tourtellot
May 14, 2009
HOLDEN/BALDWINVILLE – Edith E. (Fletcher) Tourtellot, 97, of Flagler Drive, Holden, died at home on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Her husband of 52 years, Warren E. Tourtellot, Sr., died in 1987. She is survived by two sons, Warren E. Tourtellot, Jr. and his wife Jane of Lakewood, PA and Scott E. Tourtellot and his wife Sue of Oakham; two daughters,...
Susan 'Sue' G. Foley
May 14, 2009
HOLDEN – Susan G. (Oatway) Foley-Robinson, 43, of Shrewsbury Street, died in Worcester on Thursday, May 14, 2009. She leaves her sons, Stephen M. Foley and Richard Xavier Robinson both of Worcester; a step-daughter, Amber Robinson of Lexington, SC; her mother, Karen H. (Hubert) Becker and her husband Paul of Holden; her father, Michael E. Oatway of Boca Raton, FL;...
Armando 'Deno' Puccetti
May 13, 2009
STERLING - Armando Puccetti, 77, of Boutelle Road, Sterling, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Armando, or "Deno" as everyone knew him, was born in West Boylston and moved to Sterling in 1967 where he has lived since. He is survived by his wife, Gail D. (Bray) Puccetti; his son, Perry A. Puccetti and...
Gary C. Swenson
May 13, 2009
LUNENBURG/HOLDEN – Gary C. Swenson, 67, Lunenburg, formerly of Holden, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in the Healthcare Alliance/Leominster Hospital, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Dorothy A. (Wrightson) Swenson; four sons, John E. Swenson and his wife Zenaide of Hudson, James J. Swenson of Gardner, Jeffrey R. Swenson and his wife Yolanda of Gardner...
Daniel Bradford 'Brad' Downer
May 11, 2009
WEST BOYLSTON – Daniel Bradford "Brad" Downer, 72, of West Boylston, died on Monday, May 11, 2009, surrounded by his loving family, after an illness. He is survived by his son, Jeffrey T. Downer and his wife Lucilia of West Boylston; a daughter, Tracy A. Folkersen and her husband Jon of Wakefield, NH; a brother, Gerry Downer of Sterling; two...
William A. Sheehan
May 10, 2009
HOLDEN – William A. Sheehan, 87, of Glenwood Street, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 10, 2009, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Marion T. (McDonald) Sawyer Sheehan; three sons, Gerald Sheehan of Northbridge, Chester and David Sheehan both of Millville; a daughter, Cynthia Nichols of North Smithfield, RI; two step-sons, Clifford R. and Francis E. Sawyer both...
S Dorothy A. (Briggs) Fife
May 9, 2009
WORCESTER – Dorothy A. (Briggs) Fife, 82, of Worcester died peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center, South Dennis after an illness. Her husband, Clifford W. Fife, Sr. died in 1998. She leaves a son, Robert E. Fife and his wife Sandra of South Yarmouth; two daughters, Annette P. Fife and Viola T. Wardell...
Richard H. Taylor
May 8, 2009
OSTERVILLE/WEST BOYLSTON – Richard H. Taylor, 63, of Village Lane, Bellingham, also of Osterville and formerly a 22-year resident of West Boylston, died peacefully at home on Friday, May 8, 2009, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 36 years, Christine M. (Hyland) Taylor; his son, Douglas D. Taylor and his companion Kate Powers of Boston; two brother-in-laws, Gerald...
Arthur Brackett Hess
May 8, 2009
HAYNESVILLE, ME/HOLDEN, MA – Arthur Brackett Hess, 86, of Phillips Road, Holden, died at home on Friday, May 8, 2009. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Irma (Cleaves) Hess; two daughters, Katharine O.H. Mills and her husband Gregory of Holden and Laura C.H. Savage and her husband The Rev. Arthur Savage of Chichester, NH; five grandchildren, Jeremiah Savage and...
Willard Scott Waterhouse
May 8, 2009
PRINCETON – Willard Scott Waterhouse, 68, of Calamint Hill Road South, died peacefully in his home on Friday, May 8, 2009. Some of the words that could be used to best describe Willard were kind, gentle, patient, warm, and funny. Willard, or Skip as many came to know him, loved being by the ocean, whether on the beach in Jamaica...
Robert 'Bob' J. Griffin
May 2, 2009
RUTLAND – Robert "Bob" J. Griffin, 77, of Pommogussett Road, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 in Oakdale Rehab. & Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Virginia H. (Herrick) Griffin; two sons, Robert Jay Griffin of Rutland and Lee A. Griffin of Paxton; a brother, Richard W. Griffin of...
George J. Cappuccio
Apr 28, 2009
HOLDEN – George J. Cappuccio, 100, of Winthrop Lane, beloved husband and father, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Holden Nursing Home. He leaves his wife of 66 years, Ann F. (Tynan) Cappuccio; a daughter, Dolores A. Ordway and her husband Albert of Hubbardston; two grandchildren, Timothy Ordway of Bell, Florida and Christine Marcinkiewicz of Hubbardston; three great-grandchildren,...
Chester J. Sendrowski
Apr 27, 2009
HOLDEN – Chester J. Sendrowski, 92, of Parker Avenue, died peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2009 in his home after an illness. His wife of 37 years, Alice C. (Lempicki) Sendrowski, died in 1992. He leaves two sons, Steven C. Sendrowski and his wife Susan, and Michael S. Sendrowski and his wife Christine, all of Holden; two grandchildren, Robert and...
William 'Bill' H. Erickson
Apr 26, 2009
PRINCETON/WORCESTER – William "Bill" H. Erickson, 64, of Elm Street, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Marlborough Hospital after an illness. He leaves three sons, Leif W. Erickson of Gorham, ME, Michael K. Erickson of Worcester and Mark C. Erickson of Spartanburg, SC; a sister, Dianne B. Majewski, wife of Robert of York, ME and Clermont, FL; three nieces, Robyn...
Leonard 'Lenny' E. Morris
Apr 25, 2009
STERLING –Leonard "Lenny" E. Morris, 80, of Hardscrabble Road, died peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, after an illness. His beloved wife and best friend of 37 years, Patricia (O'Leary) Morris, died in 1996. He leaves his two daughters, Lennie S. Paquette and Shawn T. Morris and her long time companion...
James M. Hebert
Apr 23, 2009
WORCESTER/PRINCETON – James M. Hebert, 38, of Tiverton Parkway, Worcester, died surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 23, 2009 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home, after a courageous 2-year battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 9 years, Van (Saphirak) Hebert; his son at home, Jacob M. Hebert; his father, James M. Hebert of Sebring, Florida; two...
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