Obituaries

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Inez L. Kennedy

Inez L. Kennedy

Dec 14, 2022

RUTLAND - Inez L. “Mimi” (Boquist) Kennedy, 93, beloved wife of the late Derwin “Bud” Kennedy, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at The Meadows in Leicester. Born in Holden and raised in Rutland, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Edith (Montcalm) Boquist. She will be lovingly missed and remembered by her daughter, Linda (Kennedy)...

Barbara Lee Hardaker

Barbara Lee Hardaker

Dec 13, 2022

RUTLAND - Barbara Lee (Marshall) Hardaker, 73, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of the late Eldon and Ida (Vinton) Marshall. Barbara graduated from Westborough High School and went on to further her education at Framingham State College. She worked as a dietary...

Cleo George

Cleo George

Dec 12, 2022

WORCESTER - Cleo George, age 89, peacefully passed away on December 12, 2022 surrounded by love, and in the care of her nephew, Mark Dionis and his wife, Sandy. She leaves behind her sister, Sophie George of Worcester; nieces and nephews, Eileen, Nancy, Karen, Steven, Andrea, Lynn, Chris, Peter, Lisa, John and Thomas, many great nieces and nephews and her...

Steven Thomas Kerxhalli

Steven Thomas Kerxhalli

Dec 11, 2022

HOLDEN - Steven Thomas Kerxhalli, 91, died Sunday, December 11, 2022, with his family at his bedside. He did not live one day of his life without being deeply loved. He leaves his two devoted daughters and sons-in-law, Valerie Kerxhalli and husband, Jesse Caplan and Audrey Kerxhalli and husband, Robert Kleinfield; his precious grandchildren, Joshua and fiancée, Emmy Calloway, Michaela,...

Gayle B. Golden

Gayle B. Golden

Dec 10, 2022

The Funeral Service for Gayle B. Golden will be available for viewing after the service at 11:00 am on Monday, December 12, 2022, via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/8683193645 WORCESTER - Gayle B. (Zelermyer) Golden 78 of Worcester MA, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Born in Cambridge MA, daughter of Dr....

Lisa E. Kunin

Lisa E. Kunin

Dec 6, 2022

WORCESTER - Lisa E. Kunin, 70, died on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Malta House in Hyattsville, Maryland. Born in Worcester, Lisa was the daughter of Elliot and Eleanor (Levy) Kunin. Lisa lived in Goshen, NY. Family gathered for a Graveside Funeral Service on Friday, December 16 at B'nai Brith Cemetery, 55 St. John's Road in Worcester. Arrangements are under...

Mary D. Britton

Mary D. Britton

Dec 4, 2022

Mary D. (Angelini) Britton, age 92, passed away on December 4th at the Oakdale Skilled Nursing Center, West Boylston, due to complications of dementia. Mary was born on June 25, 1930 to the late Nicola and Vilge Angelini. She was a lifelong resident of Leominster, growing up on Lincoln Terrace and graduating from Leominster High School in 1948. Mary was...

Bruce A. Palmer

Bruce A. Palmer

Dec 3, 2022

BOYLSTON - Bruce A. Palmer of Boylston died peacefully on Dec. 3, 2022 at Rose Monahan Hospice in Worcester, three days after his 90th birthday. He leaves Sandra Bass of Pinola, Miss., Bruce D. Palmer of Worcester, and Brian and Carol (Palmer) Rossetti of Brookfield. He is pre-deceased by his wife of 65 years, Evelyn (Ferrandino) Palmer; and brothers Donald...

Marilyn R. (Davis) Smith Jacobson

Marilyn R. (Davis) Smith Jacobson

Dec 1, 2022

HOLDEN – Marilyn R. (Davis) Smith Jacobson, 92, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the Knollwood Nursing Center. Born and raised in Bridgeport, CT, she was a daughter of the late Winthrop and Ruth (Allen) Davis. Marilyn was a longtime member of and very active in Olivet Congregational Church in Bridgeport,...

Theodore L. Weiner

Theodore L. Weiner

Dec 1, 2022

The Graveside Funeral Service for Theodore "Ted" Weiner will be available for live-streaming at 1:00 PM on Sunday, December 4, 2022 and available after via the following link: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/1951107295 WORCESTER – Theodore L. Weiner, 95, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 1, 2022, with his beloved wife Sheila at his side. Born in Chelsea, Ted was the son of...

Eugene W. Petterson

Eugene W. Petterson

Nov 29, 2022

STERLING - E W "Pete" Petterson, 89, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, in the care of his loving family. Born and raised in Worcester, Pete was the son of Wallace and Dagmar (Ryssy) Petterson and lived the last 30 years in Sterling. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Shirley (Ekstrom) Petterson, two sons, Mark E....

Ursula W. Harper

Ursula W. Harper

Nov 29, 2022

WORCESTER -- Ursula Wilhelm Harper, a remarkable wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2022, at the age of 94. Ursula was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Robert and Norma Wilhelm on November 2, 1928. Ursula, who touched the lives of so many with her kindness, is survived by her husband, Dr. Robert (Bob)...

Melvyn B. Robbins

Melvyn B. Robbins

Nov 29, 2022

WORCESTER – Melvyn B. Robbins, 84, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Born in Worcester, Mel was the son of Lewis and Goldie (Brodsky) Robbins and brother to Joan. He lived in Sutton for the past 50 years with his wife Virginia, and their family. He is a graduate of Bentley University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. Mel...

Della Diane Doe

Della Diane Doe

Nov 29, 2022

HOLDEN - Della Diane Doe, 77, of Holden passed away on November 25, 2022. Della was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to her parents, Dagmar and Carl Dalquist. After her father’s passing at the age of 3, she was embraced with an open heart by a new father figure, Clarence “Pa” Noble. She grew up in a farming community in...

Vaske Melke

Vaske Melke

Nov 28, 2022

WORCESTER – Vaske Melka, age 82, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester. He was born in Korca, Albania, the son of the late Niko and Viktori (Jovani) Melka. Before coming to Worcester in 2006 to be close to his family, Vaske worked as a painter for the Communist state...

Leo T. Doherty, Jr.

Leo T. Doherty, Jr.

Nov 28, 2022

STERLING - Leo T. Doherty, Jr., 77, beloved husband of Patricia (Dewaele) Doherty, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, November 28, 2022. Leo, who went by Terry, was born and raised in Worcester, the son of the late Leo and Alice (Frostholm) Doherty. Terry attended North High School in Worcester,...

Robert J. Bolduc

Robert J. Bolduc

Nov 26, 2022

RUTLAND - Robert J. Bolduc, age 89, of Rutland, passed away on November 26, 2022 surrounded by loved ones following a long battle with Alzheimer's while living with his son and daughter-in-law in Fairfax, Virginia. Born and raised in Worcester, Robert was one of three sons born to the late Amede J. and Dianna Pellerin Bolduc. Robert attended St. Joseph’s...

Jean (Saul) Miller

Jean (Saul) Miller

Nov 25, 2022

FITCHBURG – Jean Betty Saul was born July 10, 1920, to proud immigrant parents. Jean graduated from Fitchburg High School where she met her beloved husband, Howard P. Miller. She subsequently graduated from the University of Vermont in 1940. After Howard passed in 1969, she found herself a widowed homemaker raising three children. Jean decided to update her teaching credentials...

Zofia "Sonia" Glazer

Zofia "Sonia" Glazer

Nov 24, 2022

The Funeral Service for Zofia "Sonia" Glazer will be available for live-streaming on Wednesday, November 27 at 11:00AM (and after) via the following link: https://boxcast.tv/view/zofia-sonia-glazer-funeral-axes252x6qhlhysb8m14 WORCESTER -- Zofia “Sonia” T. Glazer, 91, died in the early morning of Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Belmont Village Senior Living in West Lake Hills, Texas. Born in Vilna, Poland, she was the daughter...

Roger L. Towne

Roger L. Towne

Nov 24, 2022

JEFFERSON - Roger L. Towne of Jefferson, MA passed away suddenly at the age of 77, in Denver, Colorado while visiting family for Thanksgiving. He is survived by his wife, Susan Landess Towne of Jefferson, MA; son, Gordon Towne and his wife Olivia Kalmanson of Denver, CO; sister, Deborah Schofield and her husband Pat Bedker of Wichita, Kansas. And of...