Obituaries
Local Obituaries
James A. Chenard
Dec 29, 2006
WORCESTER – James A. Chenard, 63, of 17 Hartford Road, died on Friday, December 29, 2006 in Oakham from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Marion J. (Erickson) Chenard; his son, James A. Chenard, Jr. and his wife Tammi of Oakham; a brother, Mark R. Chenard and his wife Linda of West Boylston;...
S Anne Honan
Dec 29, 2006
RUTLAND – Anne (Bredican) Honan, 87, of 140 Maple Avenue, died Friday, December 29, 2006 in Holden Nursing Home. Her husband of 39 years, Patrick J. Honan, died in 1992. She leaves three sons, John P. Honan of Rutland, Brian J. Honan and his wife Mary of New York City and Keven M Honan and his wife Laurence of Medford;...
S Katherine P. Hemenway
Dec 28, 2006
WORCESTER – Katherine P. (DiSalvo) Hemenway, 89, of Worcester, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 28, 2006. She leaves two sons, Lloyd F. Hemenway, Jr. of Bushnell, Florida and Roger L. Hemenway of Shrewsbury; two daughters, Joann M. Montbleau and her husband Richard of Holden and Kathleen A. Triola and her husband Francis of Sutton; a...
James T. Fleming
Dec 26, 2006
WORCESTER – James T. Fleming, Sr., 84, of 15 Edward Street, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in the Hermitage Nursing Home, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Lorraine E. (Arell) Fleming; two sons, Michael J. Fleming and his wife RoseAnn and James J. Fleming; two brothers, John and William Fleming; a sister, Margaret Fleming all of...
Lloyd C. Prescott
Dec 26, 2006
RUTLAND – Lloyd C. Prescott, 91, of 69 Pommogusett Road, died at home on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. He leaves his wife of 10 years, Vieno M. (Takala) Tuukanen Prescott; his son, Dr. Gordon F. Prescott of Princeton, West Virginia; a daughter, Susan Prescott Brown of Rutland; a step-son, Allan R. Tuukanen of Auburn, Georgia; a step-daughter, Ruth Lambert of...
James Edward Kelley
Dec 25, 2006
PAXTON – James Edward Kelley, Jr., 66, formerly of Paxton and a resident of Gilbert, Arizona, died Monday, December 25, 2006 in his home, where he resided with his loving wife Debbie, son Chris and daughter Megan. He is also survived by his four children from a previous marriage, James E. Kelley III of Lawrenceville, GA, Cheryl A. Chauvin and...
David Allen Keans
Dec 24, 2006
BARRE - David Allen Keans, 45, of Barre died suddenly on December 24, 2006. He was the son of Gladys Jean Allen of Barre and the late James L. Keans of Walpole, New Hampshire. He leaves his sister, Wendy Jean Keans and her partner Joseph Sokol of Salem, Massachusetts and Alton Bay, New Hampshire, and a sister, Jamie Keans Orszulak,...
Pau L
Dec 23, 2006
OAKHAM – Paul R. Clark, 21, of 522 East Hill Road, died Friday, December 23, 2006, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Oakham. He leaves his parents with whom he lived, Richard N. and Irena (Machnik) Clark, Jr. of Oakham; a brother, John H. Clark of Oakham; maternal grandmother, Alfreda Machnik of Rutland; paternal grandparents, Richard M. Clark,...
Bruce F. Carlson
Dec 20, 2006
HOLDEN – Bruce F. Carlson, 64, of Lowell Avenue, died Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Autumn Village Nursing Center, Worcester, surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Barbara (Richardson) Carlson; two daughters, Carolyn E. Carpenter and her husband Jon of Westboro and Dianna C. Berube and her husband Jared of Tolland, Connecticut; a brother, Jonathan Carlson...
S A. Barbara Carlson
Dec 20, 2006
HOLDEN – A. Barbara (Humes) Carlson, 80, of Shrewsbury Street, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in Tatnuck Park Assisted Living, Worcester, after an illness. Her husband, Edward W. Carlson died in 1984. She leaves her son, Stephen E. Carlson of Holden; a daughter, Joan F. Lawson and her husband Scott of Holden; five...
Alfred H. Keith
Dec 19, 2006
STERLING – Alfred H. Keith, 74, of Sterling, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Leominster Hospital. His wife, Virginia ( Lawson) Keith, died in 2000. He leaves his son, David B. Keith and his wife Sharna of Sterling; a daughter, Kandy Davitt and her husband Robert of Deerfield, NH; a sister, Joanne Glover of Tucson, Arizona; four grandchildren, Sara...
Emile S. Potvin
Dec 19, 2006
HOLDEN – Emile S. Potvin, 89, of 333 Reservoir Street, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 19, 2006, in his home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Marcelle C. (Duquette) Potvin; two sons, Thomas Potvin and his wife Judy of Webster and Richard Potvin and his wife Sharleen of Leicester; four daughters,...
John Benjamin
Dec 18, 2006
SOUTH BARRE – John Benjamin Murphy, infant son of John E. Murphy and Tina M. (McKelvie) Hogle of Elm Street, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his brother, Richard W. Hogle III of South Barre and two sisters, Tabitha Gremo of Sterling and Ashley Hogle of South Barre; many aunts and uncles and his...
S Jane S. Mulhearn
Dec 18, 2006
WORCESTER – Jane S. (Symonaick) Mulhearn, 83, formerly of St. Nicholas Avenue, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in Millbury Healthcare Center, after an illness. Her husband of 36 years, Warren J. Mulhearn, died in 1983. She leaves her daughter with whom she lived, Maureen J. Chasse and her husband Larry; two brothers, Walter Symonaick of Auburn and Chester Symonaick of...
Leo William Ollila
Dec 17, 2006
PRINCETON – Leo William Ollila, 90, of 10 Mountain Road, and of Farmington, N.H., died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 17, 2006, after a long illesss. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Marjorie P. (Peck) Ollila; twin daughters, Sandra E. Morrison of Lexington and Susan A. Ollila of New York; a son, Paul W. Ollila of Rutland; four...
George Bankowski
Dec 15, 2006
WORCESTER - George J. Bankowski, 61, of Watson Avenue, died Friday, December 15, 2006 in Saint Vincent Hospital. He was born in Poland, son of Tekla Bankowski, and immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1950’s. He was a long time baker having worked for Millbury Street Bakery, Widoff’s Bakery and Sam’s Bakery all on Water Street and UMass Medical...
Deborah G. (Whittington) Nolan
Dec 14, 2006
HOLDEN – Deborah G. (Whittington) Nolan, 54, of 2 Ruthven Avenue, Worcester, formerly of Holden, died at home on Thursday, December 14, 2006, after a battle with melanoma. She leaves three daughters, Kim D. Blais-Terrell and her husband Sean of Upton, Heather M. Nolan and her future husband Aaron Gould of Worcester and Malinda J. Nolan of Worcester; her father,...
Reginald ''Mickey'' G. Gelinas
Dec 12, 2006
WORCESTER – Reginald “Mickey” G. Gelinas, 68, of 117 Santoro Road, died on Tuesday, December 12, 2006, in UMass Memorial Helath care after a brief illness. He leaves two daughters, Kristin J. Gelinas of Wenham and Sarah C. Gelinas of Inverness, Florida; his former wife, Susan B. Gelinas of West Boylston; a brother, Roland Gelinas of Worcester; two sisters, Marilyn...
J. Gerard F. Bouchard
Dec 11, 2006
HOLDEN – J. Gerard F. Bouchard, 77, of 53 Avery Heights Drive, a Korean War Veteran, died Monday, December 11, 2006, peacefully at home in the presence of his wife and children. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Lillian L. (Larivee) Bouchard; his son, Daniel G. Bouchard and his wife Sharon of Milford, NH; three daughters, Bernice M. Melancon...