Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Ember T. (Olafson) Bunker
Feb 5, 2005
WORCESTER – Ember T. (Olafson) Bunker, 94, a long time resident of Worcester died Saturday, February 5, 2005 in Holden Nursing Home. Her husband of 47 years, Charles H. Bunker, died in 1990. She leaves two sons, David C. Bunker Sr. of Rutland and Phillip Lancey of Miami, Florida; a daughter, Faye J. Giacobba of Wells, Maine, and a stepdaughter,...
Evelyn A. (Deering) Bodwell
Jan 29, 2005
STERLING – Evelyn A. (Deering) Bodwell, 83, of 32 North Row Road, died Saturday, January 29, 2005, in Leominster Hospital. She leaves her husband of 60 years, Oscar P. Bodwell; her son, Kirk W. Bodwell and his wife June G. of Sterling; a daughter, Karen L. Schwehr and her husband James B. of Salem, Virginia; a brother, Dr. George E....
Albert F. Scales
Jan 29, 2005
RUTLAND – Albert F. Scales, Jr., 90, of 174 Main Street died on Saturday, January 29, 2005 in his home after an illness. He leaves his wife of 65 years, Phyllis M. (Anderson) Scales; a son, David C. and his wife Patricia A. Scales of Rutland; three daughters, Jean E. and her husband Robert L. Bigelow of Rutland, Lea Anne...
Lena A. (Wood) Mcintosh
Jan 28, 2005
HOLDEN – Lena A. (Wood) McIntosh, 37, of 151 Union Street, died at home in the presence of her loving family on Friday, January 28, 2005. She leaves her husband of 15 years, Dale E. McIntosh; her children at home, Dale E. McIntosh II, Heather M., Erica B. and Meagan N. McIntosh; her mother, Mabel M. (Hoopii) Wood and her...
Marion R. (Schollard) Grant
Jan 27, 2005
HOLDEN – Marion R. (Schollard) Grant, 83, of 88 River Street and formerly of Fairchild Drive, died Thursday, January 27, 2005, in UMass Memorial, Worcester. Her husband of 56 years, Stephen M. Grant, died in 2000. She lived with her daughter, Charlotte A. Hanks Grant, and her brother, John D. Schollard of Holden. She also leaves seven grandchildren and 16...
Anna M. (Darrah) Darrah
Jan 25, 2005
RUTLAND - Anna M. (Darrah) Darrah, 89, of 145 Maple Avenue, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005, in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Her husband of 48 years, David A. Darrah, pre-deceased her. She leaves a son with whom she lived, Alan D. Darrah; a daughter, Phyllis D. Johnson of Hubbardston; a brother, Ralph E. Darrah of Rochester, Vermont; a sister, Alice...
Christine N. (Dicicco) Calaireo
Jan 23, 2005
WEST BOYLSTON – Christine N. (Dicicco) Calaireo, 88, died Sunday, January 23, 2005, in the Radius Healthcare Center, Worcester. Her husband Anthony Calaireo, died in 1991. She leaves several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Five brothers, Dominic, Frank, Ernest, Bruno, and John Dicicco, and a sister, Rose Haapanen, predeceased her. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Pasquale and Filomena...
Katherine M. (Derby) Lord
Jan 23, 2005
WORCESTER - Katherine M. (Derby) Lord, 86, formerly of Somerset Lane, Holden died Sunday, Jan. 23 in the Winter Hill Rest Home after a short illness. Her husband of 50 years, Donald R. Lord died in 1997. She leaves a son, Donald R. Lord, Jr. and his wife Rebecca of Holden; three grandchildren, Zachery, Courtney and Wesley all of Holden;...
William J. Baxter
Jan 23, 2005
WORCESTER – William J. Baxter, Jr., 80, of 44 Walter Street, died at home on Sunday, January 23, 2005, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Gertrude E. (Horan) Baxter; three sons, James W. Baxter and Pamela M. Thornton of Wellesley, John F. Baxter of Chicago, Illinois, and Thomas V. Baxter of Worcester; several nieces and nephews....
Olive F. (Martin) Clark
Jan 23, 2005
HOLDEN – Olive F. (Martin) Clark, 89, of 51 Mayflower Circle, died Sunday, January 23, 2005, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Her husband of 50 years, Walfred A. Clark, died in 1985. She leaves her son, Ronald R. and his wife Diane F. Clark of Sutton; two daughters, Constance J. and her husband Adelbert Cyr of Worcester and Judith A....
Robert G. Jacobsen
Jan 22, 2005
WORCESTER -Robert Gustav Jacobsen “Jake” left this world to join his beloved wife, Alice Dorothea (Hale) Jacobsen (deceased 1 January 1982) on 22 January 2005. He is lovingly remembered by his daughters Judy Anne (Jacobsen) Kendrick of Valparaiso, Indiana and Linda Alice (Jacobsen) Conner of Holden, his son-in-law Fred Conner, his five grandchildren Denise (Kendrick) Clemens (Kyle) of Texas, Mark...
Constance ''Connie'' S. Belisle
Jan 21, 2005
WORCESTER – Constance S. “Connie” (McKeown) Belisle, 52 formerly of Jefferson, died Friday, January 21, 2005. Loving mother of Allison McLam & her husband Peter of Charlton. Cherished grandmother of Elizabeth June McLam. Dear sister of Eileen Johnson of Browns Mills, NJ. Connie was a graduate of Albert Einstein School of Nursing in Philadelphia and has been a nurse for...
Ruth G. (Fredrickson) Moore
Jan 20, 2005
(Due to the snowstorm the calling hours and funeral has changed) HOLDEN – Ruth G. (Fredrickson) Moore, of 137 Chapel Street, died Thursday, January 20, 2004, in UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Her husband, Roy H. Moore, died in 1994. She leaves a daughter, Jinja B. Noel and her husband Mark of Paxton; two grandchildren, Jenna B. and Eric J....
Lucina (Hamel) Edson
Jan 20, 2005
STERLING – Lucina (Hamel) Edson, 56, of 136 Beaman Road, died in her home on Thursday, January 20, 2005, after a battle with cancer. She leaves her husband of 35 years, Parker B. Edson; a daughter, Melissa A. Edson of Princeton; her parents, Joseph and Helena (Thomasetti) Hamel of Meriden, Connecticut; two sisters, Theresa Tartaglia and Joanne Ross both of...
Irene A. (Aurell) Anderson
Jan 19, 2005
HOLDEN - Irene A. (Aurell) Anderson, 92, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005 in the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston. Her husband of 27 years, Henry S. Anderson, died in 1963. She leaves a son, Norman W. Anderson of Rutland; a daughter, Barbara A. Johnson of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; a sister, Elen Macy of Storrs, Connecticut; four...
Captain Christopher J. Sullivan
Jan 18, 2005
PRINCETON & FT. HOOD, TEXAS – Captain Christopher J. Sullivan, 29, formerly of Princeton, Massachusetts, was killed in action in Iraq on Tuesday, January 18, 2005. Christopher was born September 2, 1975 in Princeton. He graduated from Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, MA in 1993. Chris attended the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and graduated with a B.S. Mechanical...
Carl F. Johnson
Jan 14, 2005
HOLDEN - Carl F. Johnson, 79, formerly of Bullard Street in Holden, died Friday, January 14, 2005, in Worcester Medical Center after an illness. His wife of 46 years, Virginia Alice (Krikorian) Johnson, died in 1996. He leaves two sons, Mark C. Johnson of Holden and David P. Johnson of Manhattan, New York; three grandchildren, Nicole E., Bryan C. and...
Robert P. O'Malley
Jan 10, 2005
WORCESTER – Robert P. O’Malley, Sr., 57, of 1194 Main Street and formerly of Rutland, died on Monday, January 10, 2005 in Autumn Village, Worcester after an illness. He leaves a son, Robert P. O’Malley, Jr. of Worcester; a daughter, Linda J. O’Malley of Worcester; a brother, Philip O’Malley of Auburn; a sister, Judith Dorney of Mansfield; a grandchild, Caius...
Margaret A. (Stromberg) Larson
Jan 10, 2005
HOLDEN - Margaret A. (Stromberg) Larson, 87, of 22 Laurel Hill Lane, died Monday, January 10, 2005, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. She leaves her husband of 63 years, Bertil I. Larson; a daughter, Linda V. and her husband, Richard B. Kasavich of Holden; her twin sisters, Marion Anderson of Monument Beach and Eleanor Goodhue of Worcester; nieces and...
Rosemond ''Bean'' F. (Bennett) Stacy
Jan 9, 2005
HOLDEN – Rosemond “Bean” F. (Bennett) Stacy, 84, of 27 Bailey Road, died peacefully in her childhood home in the presence of her loving family on Sunday, January 9, 2005. Her husband of 34 years, Earl C. Stacy, Jr. died in 1977. She leaves a son, Michael D. Stacy, Sr. and his wife Lauren R. of Jefferson; a daughter, Barbara...