Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Joseph 'Joe' P. Katinas

Joseph 'Joe' P. Katinas

Jun 25, 2007

RUTLAND – Joseph “Joe” P. Katinas, 78, of Lewis Street, died Monday, June 25, 2007 in St. Vincent’s Hospital after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 43 years, Joan K. (Rocheford) Katinas, a son, David J. Katinas and his wife Cheryl of Rutland; a daughter, Kathleen J. (Katinas) Jankowski and her husband John of Rutland; a brother, Paul...

S Alice E. Hasselmann

S Alice E. Hasselmann

Jun 23, 2007

STERLING – Alice E. (Needham) Hasselmann, 87, of 365 Redemption Rock Trail, passed peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2007, surrounded by her loving family, in UMass Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, after an illness. She is reunited with her husband of 39 years, Edward C. Hasselmann, who passed in 1989. She leaves two sons, Edward C. Hasselmann, Jr. of Walpole, New...

S Concettina 'Connie' Oliver

S Concettina 'Connie' Oliver

Jun 21, 2007

RUTLAND – Concettina “Connie” L. (Cavallaro) Oliver, 82, of 85 Emerald Road, died Thursday, June 21, 2007 in Kindred Hospital, Leicester, after an illness. Her husband of 34 years, William J. Oliver, died in 1983. She leaves a son, William J. Oliver, Jr. and his wife Leah of Rutland; a daughter, Patricia A. Marsh and her husband Dwight of Rutland;...

Kenneth J. Loftus

Kenneth J. Loftus

Jun 19, 2007

HOLDEN – Kenneth J. Loftus, 84, of Worcester and formerly of Holden, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Knollwood Nursing Center, lovingly attended by his family. He leaves his beloved wife of 57 years, Joanne (Murphy) Loftus; his brother, T. Murray Loftus of Cambridge; seven sons, Rev. Kenneth G., S.J., of Chestnut Hill, John F. and his wife Laura Lee...

Warren 'Bud' B. Fisher

Warren 'Bud' B. Fisher

Jun 18, 2007

BOYLSTON - Warren “Bud” B. Fisher, 75, a resident of Boylston for 49 years, passed away Monday, June 18, 2007 in Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester following an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Beverly A. (Parker) Fisher; a devoted son and his wife, Brent J. and Jill A. (Christenson) Fisher of Worcester; beloved granddaughters, Lindsay...

Charles J. Scholl

Charles J. Scholl

Jun 17, 2007

PAXTON – Charles J. Scholl, 74, of 6 Streeter Road, died at home on Sunday, June 17, 2007, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Barbara A. (Knight) Scholl; a daughter, Amy A. Halloran and her husband Terence of Northboro; two sons, John A. Scholl and his wife Sherry of San Ramon, CA, and Christopher C. Scholl...

Lillian T. (Raya) Williams

Lillian T. (Raya) Williams

Jun 13, 2007

HOLDEN/ACTON – Lillian T. (Raya) Williams, 74, formerly of Holden, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 in UMass Memorial Healthcare Lake Avenue, Worcester, after an illness. Her husband of 49 years, Dr. Ernest J. Williams, died in 1998. She leaves two sons, Arthur D. Williams of Seattle, WA and David P. Williams of Worcester; two daughters, Mary Ann Butler of Acton...

William T. Ohman

William T. Ohman

Jun 13, 2007

RUTLAND – William T. Ohman III, 59, of Pleasantdale Rd., died June 13, 2007 at home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 24 years, Margaret (Nickerson) Ohman; two sons, Christopher Ohman and his wife Lisa of Sandwich and Matthew Ohman of Rutland; a daughter, Laura Morris and her husband Joseph of Harwich; his mother, Marie M. (Cantwell) Del...

Alfred P. Montagna

Alfred P. Montagna

Jun 5, 2007

STERLING – Alfred P. Montagna, 83, of Sherwood Drive, died Wednesday, June 5, 2007 in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 55 years, Helen E. (Carney) Montagna; three sons, Paul A. Montagna and his wife Andra of Sterling, John P. Montagna of Sterling, and Mark W. Montagna of Leominster; three grandchildren, Michael, Kaitlyn, and...

Patrick E. Hayden

Patrick E. Hayden

Jun 3, 2007

RUTLAND - Patrick E. Hayden, 55, of Maple Avenue, Rutland, died Sunday, June 3, 2007 in Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, in Lebanon, NH after a sudden illness. He leaves his wife of 36 years, Sally M. (Beckwith) Hayden; two daughters, Melissa F. Puliafico and her husband Steven, and Carrie H. Mota and her husband Oscar all of Rutland; two brothers,...

S Abigail Elizabeth Hill

S Abigail Elizabeth Hill

Jun 3, 2007

WORCESTER - Abigail Elizabeth (Williams) Hill died Sunday at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home after battling pancreatic cancer for more than 2-1/2 years without complaint. She was 52 and lived in West Boylston for most of her life. She was born Feb. 17, 1955 at Hahneman Hospital in Worcester, daughter of the late Donald F. and Margaret-Sydney (Budd) Williams of...

Guido R. Caracciolo

Guido R. Caracciolo

May 31, 2007

WEST BOYLSTON – Guido R. Caracciolo, 76, of 14 Scarlett Street, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 in UMass Memorial, Worcester. His wife of 49 years, Ann M. (Russo) Caracciolo, died in 2001. He leaves three sons, Paul A. Caracciolo and his wife LeeAnn and Craig P. Carracciolo and his wife Colleen, all of Phillipston, and Guy R. Caracciolo of Wrentham;...

Harrison H. 'Hassie' Prentice

Harrison H. 'Hassie' Prentice

May 30, 2007

PAXTON – Harrison H. “Hassie” Prentice, 90, of Paxton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, in Sterling Healthcare Center, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Rachel (Parker) Prentice; his brother, Vernon E. Prentice and his wife Viola of Paxton; two nieces, Marilou Barratt of Myersville, Maryland and Gail A. Belanger of Holden; two grandnieces; two grandnephews; and...

S Patricia O. Kelleher

S Patricia O. Kelleher

May 30, 2007

WORCESTER – Patricia O. (Heslin) Kelleher, 74, of Worcester, died from complications of scleroderma on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, in Saint Vincent Hospital. She was a long time resident of Radius Health Care. Pat is survived by her children, Trish Tonna of Jefferson, Daniel Kelleher and his wife Joni Maloney-Kelleher of Jefferson, Mary Kelleher Baer of Holden and Kelly King...

John C. Smith

John C. Smith

May 29, 2007

RUTLAND – John C. Smith, 81, of Fairview Avenue and formerly of Worcester, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. He is survived by his sister, Florence Barry and her husband Walter of New York; two nephews, John Barry and his family of New York, and Robert Barry and his family of Vermont. He was born on August...

S Norma L. Johnson Kemp

S Norma L. Johnson Kemp

May 28, 2007

HOLDEN – Norma L. (Allen) Johnson Kemp, 83, formerly of Holden, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family in the Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on May 28, 2007. She leaves her husband, Howard W. Kemp, Jr. of Crystal River, Florida; three sons, Stephen A. Johnson of Windham, New Hampshire, Charles T. Johnson of Holden and Daniel P. Johnson of...

Esther L. (Nielsen) Wood

Esther L. (Nielsen) Wood

May 28, 2007

HOLDEN – Esther L. (Nielsen) Wood, 98, of 101 Chadwick St., Worcester, died Monday, May 28, 2007 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. Her husband, John L. Wood, died in 1996. Her first husband, John G. Martin, died in 1968. She leaves her daughter, Ruth S. Martin of Worcester; a brother, Anker J. Nielsen, Jr. of Holden; step-daughter, Joan E. Ethier...

Wanda S. (Smola) Jackiewicz

Wanda S. (Smola) Jackiewicz

May 25, 2007

HOLDEN – Wanda S. Jackiewicz, 80, of 168 Princeton Street, Jefferson, died surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 25, 2007, in UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, after a long illness. Her husband, Stanley P. Jackiewicz, predeceased her. She leaves two daughters, Wanda L. Shepardson and her husband Earle of Wheelwright and Brenda L. Desrosiers and her husband Michael of...

S Jean H. (Stockwell) Heebner

S Jean H. (Stockwell) Heebner

May 24, 2007

RUTLAND – Jean H. (Stockwell) Heebner, after 85 full years, died peacefully in Holden Nursing Home on Thursday, May 24, 2007. Jean leaves two sons and three daughters, QMC, USN, Ret. Paul A. Heebner and his wife Marjorie of Henderson, NV and Ret. LTG David K. Heebner and his wife Bonnie of Birmingham, MI, Nancy J. Congdon of Rutland, Beth...

Stephen J. Mcfee

Stephen J. Mcfee

May 23, 2007

HOLDEN – U.S. Army Master Sergeant (MSG) Stephen J. McFee, 42, of 145 Bullard Street, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. He leaves his wife of 16 years, Tina M. (Johnson) McFee; a daughter, Alicia L. McFee of Holden; two stepsons, Frederick A.J. Winslow, Jr. and Christopher M. Winslow both of North Adams; his mother, Doris H. (Berthiaume) Glass of...