Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Philip Irving Connors

Philip Irving Connors

May 15, 2008

PRINCETON - Philip Irving Connors, 70, of Princeton, Massachusetts died Thursday, May 15, 2008 following a car accident. Phil was born October 7, 1937 in Norfolk, VA to the late John Francis and Blanche Owens Connors. He graduated from St. Cecilia High School in Englewood, NJ. In 1959 he received a BS in Physics from the University of Notre Dame,...

Joseph Michael Alvardo Riley

Joseph Michael Alvardo Riley

May 11, 2008

HOLDEN – Joseph Michael Alvarado Riley, 19, of 82 Bull Run, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 from injuries suffered in a car accident on Rte. 140 in Hopedale. He leaves his parents with whom he lived, Terence M. and Grace Guadalupe (Alvarado) Riley; his brother at home, Joshua D. Riley; paternal grandparents, Richard G. and Barbara (Schlautman) Riley, Jr. of...

Gordon K. Anderson

Gordon K. Anderson

May 10, 2008

HOLDEN – Gordon K. Anderson, 73, of 58 Glenwood Street, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, May 10, 2008, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Marion E. (Hallstrom) Anderson; three sons, James S. Anderson and his wife Thea of Holden, Jon S. Anderson and his wife Kelly of Madison, Ohio and...

S Bernice E. (Paronto) Tillotson

S Bernice E. (Paronto) Tillotson

May 10, 2008

NORTH BROOKFIELD – Bernice E. (Paronto) Tillotson, 100, formerly of North Brookfield and Rutland, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in the Holden Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Holden. She was born on March 1, 1908 in Lowell, Vermont, to Charles and Sadie (Hill) Paronto. In 1926 she married her husband of 54 years, Harold H. Tillotson who died in 1980. She...

John L. Berthold

John L. Berthold

May 7, 2008

HUBBARDSTON – John L. Berthold, 66, of 12 Barre Road, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Linda A. (Duncan) Berthold; a son, Robert A. Berthold of Hubbardston; a daughter, Robin L. Hammond and her husband Thomas of Charlotte, NC; a granddaughter, Elainie Hammond; two brothers,...

S Lucille M. (Pratt) Dunphy

S Lucille M. (Pratt) Dunphy

May 3, 2008

HOLDEN – Lucille M. (Pratt) Dunphy, 85, of 47 Steele Street, died peacefully at home Saturday, May 3, 2008. She leaves her husband of 48 years, Thomas L. Dunphy; four sisters, Claire, Yvonne, Theresa and Jeanette; nephews and nieces. She was born in Winooski, Vermont the daughter of Leo and Isabelle (Provost) Pratt and lived over 50 years in Holden....

S Marie J. (Jorjorian) Whitaker

S Marie J. (Jorjorian) Whitaker

May 2, 2008

HOLDEN – Marie J. (Jorjorian) Whitaker, 72, of Holden died peacefully on Friday, May 2, 2008 surrounded by her loving family after a valiant 14-year battle with chronic myclogenous leukemia. She leaves her husband of 50 years, Ronald A. Whitaker; a son, Dr. Scott Whitaker of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Wendy Lancey of Paxton and Holly Rochebort of Stowe,...

S Dorothy E. (Forsberg) Nelson

S Dorothy E. (Forsberg) Nelson

May 2, 2008

HOLDEN – Dorothy E. (Forsberg) Nelson, 85, of the Lodge at Eddy Pond, Auburn, formerly of Holden died Friday, May 2, 2008 in UMass Memorial – University Campus, Worcester. Her husband of 50 years, Sven Yngve Nelson, died in October of 2002. She leaves her son, John Y. Nelson and his wife Denise of Worcester; her daughter, Linda M. Flanagan...

Irving W. Olson

Irving W. Olson

May 1, 2008

HOLDEN – Irving W. Olson, 80, of 251 Chapel Street, died peacefully on Thursday, May 1, 2008 surrounded by his family in the Leo P. LaChance Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Gardner. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Phyllis M. (Holmes) Olson; two daughters, Kristina A. Hunter wife of Robert Hunter of Shrewsbury and Lynne I. Olson of Holden; a...

S C. Elizabeth 'Betty' Bolton

S C. Elizabeth 'Betty' Bolton

Apr 30, 2008

CABOT, VERMONT— C. Elizabeth "Betty" (Pike) Bolton, 89, of 48 Longfellow Road, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts died peacefully in her daughter's home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. She was a long time resident of Cabot and Marshfield, Vermont. Her husband of 62 years Robert Merle Bolton died in 2006. Betty was born in Vermont on October 10, 1918,...

Arthur H. Johnson

Arthur H. Johnson

Apr 27, 2008

Former Major League Pitcher HOLDEN – Arthur H. Johnson, 88, of Hemlock Drive, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 in his daughter's home on Walnut Street in Holden surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 64 years, Loretta (Gaffney) Johnson, died in July of 2006. He leaves two sons, David L. Johnson and his wife Mary Ellen of Stratford, CT...

Robert A. Schreiner

Robert A. Schreiner

Apr 24, 2008

HOLDEN - Robert A. Schreiner, M.D., 54, of 61 Willow Brook Road, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, April 24, 2008. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Janet R. (Marhefka) Schreiner and their two daughters, Amy and Elizabeth of Holden; his father, Ralph W. Schreiner of Clinton; a brother, Richard Schreiner of Clinton; a sister, Jean Marhefka...

Benson Williams

Benson Williams

Apr 24, 2008

HOLDEN – Benson Williams, 82, of Reservoir Street, Holden, died peacefully on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester, Massachusetts. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Lorraine M. (Galleani) Williams; his son, Damon Williams of Revere, MA; his daughter, Valerie Armstrong of Mt. Sinai, NY; his daughter-in-law, June Zhang; his son-in-law, Steven Armstrong and three beloved...

S Doris Mary (Kelley) Malo

S Doris Mary (Kelley) Malo

Apr 23, 2008

STERLING – Doris Mary (Kelley) Malo, 76, of 28 Trinity Avenue, died surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband of 54 years, Francis L. Malo, died in October of 2003. She leaves two sons, Kenneth F. Malo and his wife Debora A. of Holden and David E. Malo and his...

Frank A. Brown

Frank A. Brown

Apr 21, 2008

WEST BOYLSTON – Frank A. Brown, 78, died Monday, April 21, 2008 in UMass Memorial Health Care, Lake Avenue, Worcester. His wife of 21 years, Rita M. (Hildreth) Brown died in 2004. He leaves a step-son, Donald W. Harding of Sterling; a step-daughter, Susan E. Eckert of Sterling; two grandchildren, Scott Belville of Sterling and Sheri Belville of Groton; and...

S Marguerite L. (Ludden) Hosmer

S Marguerite L. (Ludden) Hosmer

Apr 20, 2008

HOLDEN – Marguerite L. Hosmer, 97, formerly of Holden, died on Sunday, April 20, 2008 in the Ludington Woods Living Center, Ludington, Michigan. Her husband of 36 years, John A. Hosmer, died in 1971. She leaves her son, Philip C. Hosmer and his wife Barbara of Colorado Springs, Colorado; two daughters, Gail M. Gerbers of Ludington, Michigan and Judith A....

S Marie A. (Moynihan) Liljestrand

S Marie A. (Moynihan) Liljestrand

Apr 18, 2008

PAXTON/NORTHBOROUGH – Marie A. (Moynihan) Liljestrand, 78, of 9 Bel Arbor Drive, Paxton, died at home on Friday, April 18, 2008. She leaves her son, Walter E. Liljestrand, Jr. of Northboro; three daughters, Janice M. Liljestrand of Paxton, Margaret A. Dyer and her husband Stephen of Maynard and Maryann Roszkiewicz and her husband Kevin of Rutland; four beloved grandchildren, Jason...

Joseph K. Oates

Joseph K. Oates

Apr 17, 2008

HOLDEN – Joseph K. Oates, 45, of 307 Shrewsbury St., died at home on Thursday, April 17, 2008, after a long courageous battle with pancreatic cancer which to his credit, he fought to his last day. He leaves his mother with whom he lived, Marie (DiAngelo) Oates; his maternal grandmother, Frances DiAngelo of Holden; and a brother, William J. Oates...

Lyle E. Wimmergren

Lyle E. Wimmergren

Apr 15, 2008

PAXTON – Lyle E. Wimmergren, 76, of Village Road, and Green Valley, Arizona, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Marilyn R. (Snyder) Wimmergren. His son, Alan L. Wimmergren, predeceased him. He was born and raised in Beardstown, Illinois, son of Clarence C. and Edna (Lofgren)...

Stephen P. Webber

Stephen P. Webber

Apr 13, 2008

PAXTON – Stephen P. Webber, 53, of Maple Street, died at home on Sunday, April 13, 2008. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Lynn Sokol Webber; two children, Gregory and Elizabeth Webber, both of Paxton; three brothers, Michael Webber of Auburn, Richard Webber of Southampton and Paul Webber of Spencer; three sisters, Maureen Benoit of Brookfield, Anne DiBona of...