Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Roland F. Knight

Roland F. Knight

Feb 9, 2004

HOLDEN – Roland F. Knight, 87, of 21 Jamieson Road, died Monday, February 9, 2004, at the Coes Pond Hospice Residence, Worcester, after being diagnosed with lung cancer two weeks earlier. His wife of 41 years, Anna T. (Mientkiewicz) Knight, died on July 17, 1980. He is survived by his son, Richard W. Knight of Holden, and several nephews, nieces...

Frank R. Bordenca

Frank R. Bordenca

Feb 8, 2004

NAPLES, FLORIDA - Frank R. Bordenca, of Berlin, died Feb. 8, 2004 in Naples, Florida. His wife, Doris (Corbett)Bordenca, predeceased him. He is survived by two daughters, Nancy MacDonald of Berlin and Ann LeBlanc of Naples, FL; a brother, Raymond Bordenca; two sisters Teresa and Concetta Bordenca, both of Yarmouth; his caregiver, Dorothy Powell; three grandsons; two granddaughters; and six...

Albert R. Brunelle

Albert R. Brunelle

Feb 6, 2004

PRINCETON – Albert R. Brunelle, 54, of 36 Merriam Rd. died Friday, February 6, 2004, in Umass Memorial Health Care, University Campus, after an illness. He leaves his wife, Susan A. (Smith) George; three sons, Albert R. Brunelle, Jr. of Wallingford, CT, Dennis Brunelle of Hamden, CT, and Brian Brunelle of Worcester; his father, Victor Brunelle of Boylston; three brothers,...

Florence J. (Cardin) Jakubowicz

Florence J. (Cardin) Jakubowicz

Feb 5, 2004

WORCESTER – Florence J. (Cardin) Jakubowicz of Parkton Avenue died Thursday, February 5, 2004, in Autumn Village, Worcester, after an illness. Her loving husband of 54 years, Frank “Jake” J. Jakubowicz, died in 1995. She leaves two daughters, Nancy M. Chosta of Worcester, and Carol A. Case and her husband Richard Desmarias of Sterling; two grandchildren, Kevin Chosta of Shrewsbury...

Charles ''Chuck'' W. Morgan

Charles ''Chuck'' W. Morgan

Feb 4, 2004

STERLING – Charles “Chuck” W. Morgan, 66, of 5 Lesley Lane and formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday, February 4, 2004, in the Hospice Residence in Worcester after an illness. He leaves his wife of 45 years, Loretta A. (Forgione) Morgan; a son, Kevin C. Morgan of North Carolina; three daughters, Karen D. Holmes of North Carolina, Kelly M. Santimaw of...

Olive I. (Vancelette) Eld

Olive I. (Vancelette) Eld

Feb 3, 2004

HOLDEN – Olive I. (Vancelette) Eld, 92, a long time resident of Holden, died Tuesday, February 3, 2004, in the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. Her husband of 48 years, William T. Eld, died in 1995. She leaves a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah J. and Stephen J. Daman of Bolton; three grandchildren, Nathan D., Laura E....

Irene (Horne) Jordan

Irene (Horne) Jordan

Feb 1, 2004

HOLDEN - Irene (Horne) Jordan, 92, formerly of Holden, died February 1, 2004, in The Hermitage, Worcester, after a short illness. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Anne J. and H. Scott Davis of Rutland; two granddaughters, Tracy A. Erickson and her husband Karl R. of Barre, and Kerry A. Davis and her fiance Scott C. Metcalf of...

Rosaire R. Parent

Rosaire R. Parent

Jan 28, 2004

HOLDEN – Rosaire R. Parent, 77, of 29 Flagler Drive, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004, in Umass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 46 years, Marjorie H. (Hart) Parent; a daughter, Carol A. and her husband Alan C. Coolidge of Jefferson; a brother, Guy Parent of Burlington, Vermont; three sisters, Anita Godin of St....

Henry ''Hank'' J. Fortier

Henry ''Hank'' J. Fortier

Jan 27, 2004

WORCESTER – Henry J. Fortier, 77, of 35 Stoneleigh Road, died Tuesday, January 27, 2004, in Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester after a long illness with emphysema. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Evelyn A. (Skrzyniarz) Fortier; a son, William H. Fortier of Worcester; a daughter, Francine A. and her husband Dr. Rohit Vakil of Shrewsbury; a sister, Elizabeth...

John A. Andriski

John A. Andriski

Jan 26, 2004

HOLDEN – John A. Andriski, 52, of 183 Holden Street, died Monday, January 26, 2004, in his home after a long illness. He leaves his mother, Antoinette (Cattel) Andriski of West Boylston; a brother, Stanley E. and his wife Susan Andriski of Petersham; a sister, Angela A. and her husband James A. Tauras of Tolland, Connecticut; two aunts, Elena Crotty...

Roy C. Guillet

Roy C. Guillet

Jan 23, 2004

ATTLEBORO – Roy C. Guillet, 85, a long time resident of Attleboro and Framingham, died Friday, January 23, 2004, in the Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in West Boylston. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Anne H. (Siminski) Guillet, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was born and raised in Attleboro, son of Zaccheus and Lumena (Benoit)...

Edward  Markiewicz

Edward Markiewicz

Jan 20, 2004

WEST BOYLSTON – Edward Markiewicz, 83, of 4 Horseshoe Drive, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004, in Umass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 19 years, Sophia C. (Grabierz) Markiewicz; a son, Ronald E. Markiewicz of Gales Ferry, Connecticut; two step-daughters, Candace R. Nelson of Leicester and Susan D. Jorritsma of Spencer; a brother, Richard Markiewicz, and a sister,...

Christopher C. Maloney

Christopher C. Maloney

Jan 20, 2004

WORCESTER – Christopher C. Maloney, 33, of 60 Salisbury Street, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. He leaves his mother, Christine L. (Kenney) Maloney with whom he lived; his father, David C. Maloney of Worcester and East Orleans; a sister, Laura L. and her husband Darin J. Lonergan of Brookfield, Connecticut; a niece and a nephew,...

Christopher P. Hammond Malo

Christopher P. Hammond Malo

Jan 19, 2004

HUBBARDSTON – Christopher P. Hammond Malo, 16, of 9 Kruse Road, died Monday, January 19, 2004, in Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He leaves his parents, Kenneth F. and Diana K. (Bureau) Malo of Hubbardston; a sister, Kaela T. Veverka of Hubbardston; maternal grandparents, Robert and Rita Bureau of Hudson; paternal grandparents, Nancy Witek of West Boylston, Kenneth F. and Deborah...

Robert C. Hsu

Robert C. Hsu

Jan 18, 2004

HOLDEN - Robert C. Hsu, 66, of 6 Centerwood Drive, died Sunday, January 18, 2004, in UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, of complications from leukemia. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Sharon B. (Branch) Hsu; a son, Steven W. Hsu of Portland, OR; and two nephews. His daughter, Nancy M. Hsu, died in 1998, and a brother, Terry T. Hsu,...

Betty J. (Calkins) Hempel

Betty J. (Calkins) Hempel

Jan 16, 2004

DENNIS – Betty J. (Calkins) Hampel, 84, died Friday, January 16, 2004, in her home after an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Dr. Carl H. Hampel, died in 1993. She leaves a daughter, Betty J. Boyer of Dennis and Canyon Lake, California; a son, James P. Hampel of Dennis; a brother, Nelson M. Calkins, Jr. of Rutland; four grandchildren;...

Palmina (Antinarella) Luhta

Palmina (Antinarella) Luhta

Jan 16, 2004

HOLDEN – Palmina (Antinarella) Luhta, 81, formerly of 8 Parker Avenue, died Friday, January 16, 2004, in the Blair House in Worcester after an illness. Her husband of 55 years, Eino J. Luhta, died in 1998. She leaves three daughters, Joanne K. Bouvier of Shrewsbury, and Mary A. Cravedi of Boylston and Jocelyn A. Segrin of Holden; 11 grandchildren; and...

Elberta F. (Bollinger) Steinel

Elberta F. (Bollinger) Steinel

Jan 13, 2004

LANCASTER, MA – Elberta F. (Bollinger) Steinel, 72, died Tuesday, January 13, 2004, in the New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton. She was born in Oklahoma City in 1931. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma, then married Nathan Altucher and settled in Buffalo, NY, where she raised three children. Sh remarried in 1976 and returned to Oklahoma where she taught...

Charles A. Erickson

Charles A. Erickson

Jan 8, 2004

WORCESTER – Charles A. Erickson, 76, of 923 West Boylston St., Greendale, born June 2, 1927 in Worcester crossed over from heart complications in his home on January 8, 2004. He was the youngest and only living son of Adolf W. and Hulda (Erickson) Erickson, both born in Sweden, and made their home in America on Belmont Hill in Worcester...

Harriet (Badjo) Herzog

Harriet (Badjo) Herzog

Dec 23, 2003

HOLDEN – Harriet (Badjo) Herzog, 81, of 68 Reservoir Street, formerly of Worcester, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003, in Oakdale Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Boylston, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 59 years, Robert F. Herzog; a son, Richard F. Herzog and his wife Carol J. of Holden; two daughters, Cynthia E. Lakus and her...