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Beverly J. (Butler) Klunk
Oct 16, 2020
RUTLAND - Beverly J. (Butler) Klunk, 89, died peacefully on Friday, October 16, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Worcester, the daughter of Percival and Mildred (Fuller) Butler and spent her childhood in West Boylston for several years before returning to Worcester. She graduated from North High School with the class of...
Allen A. Cramer
Oct 15, 2020
Please click this link to view Allen's Graveside Service: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/86027445 SHREWSBURY - Allen A. Cramer, age 95, died peacefully at home on October 15, 2020. Allen was an honest man who taught by example, and a happy man who enjoyed life and his family. Allen was born in Worcester and graduated from Classical High School. Just before graduation, he enlisted...
Lori G. Wells
Oct 14, 2020
STERLING/LANCASTER – Lori G. Wells, 60, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Born in Clinton and raised in Lancaster, Lori attended Lancaster schools and graduated from Nashoba Valley High School and later received an associate’s degree from Becker College. She enjoyed studying the law and worked as a paralegal for David Hoyt, Esq. for...
Huong Ngo Higgins
Oct 13, 2020
WORCESTER - Huong Ngo Higgins, a professor at WPI, died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the age of 56. Huong is survived by her husband, Read; their children, Annie and Conan; her mother, Cut Vo; and her brothers, Kuong and Pham Ngo. Huong was born in Saigon, Vietnam on December 5th, 1963 to Kiet Tuan Ngo...
Ronald K. "Butchie" Stone Jr.
Oct 12, 2020
PRINCETON – Ronald K. “Butchie” Stone, Jr., 70, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 12, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, he was the son of the late Ronald K. and Dorothy May (Lalone) Stone. During his childhood, Butchie was an avid baseball player. He graduated from Doherty Memorial High School in 1968 and went on to further his education...
Irwin Jack Volin
Oct 12, 2020
Please click here to view the Graveside Funeral Service for Irwin Volin beginning at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2020: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/27735713 WORCESTER - Irwin Jack Volin, age 95, died peacefully at home in Boca Raton, Florida, after declining health, on Monday, October 12th with loved ones by his side. He lost his beloved wife Suzanne, on New Years Day,...
James Albert Christo
Oct 9, 2020
Funeral Service will be live at 11:00 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s63QxOF_tSI HOLDEN - James Albert Christo, 84 of Holden, MA and Hutchinson Island, FL., passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Joan (Tonna) Christo; 2 sons, James Christo and his wife, Lea, and Stephen Christo and his...
Judith "Judy" A. (Pugh) Boynton
Oct 5, 2020
STERLING - Judith A. "Judy" (Pugh) Boynton, 69, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Health Alliance - Leominster Hospital. She was born in Clinton, the daughter of Joe E. and Erna (Pflugradt) Pugh and spent part of her childhood in Clinton before moving to Sterling where she lived for most of her...
Robert B. Harwood, Jr.
Oct 3, 2020
HARWOOD, Robert B., Jr. Of Rye, N.H., died on October 3, 2020, at age 95. Born in Grafton on November 3, 1924. Resident of Medfield from 1965 until 2018. Predeceased by his wife, Lois Kierstead Harwood, and his parents, Robert B. Harwood and Ruth van Zylstra Harwood, of Worcester. Also survived by his daughter, Gail Sanders, and her husband, James,...
Charlotte H. (Patten) Gildutis
Oct 2, 2020
STERLING – Charlotte H. (Patten) Gildutis, age 103, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, October 2. She was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Rachel H. (Elliot) Patten. Charlotte graduated from Leominster High School and earned her B.S. in Nutrition and Home Economics at Framingham State Teachers College. She met her husband of 63 years, Ed,...
Josephine "Bobbin" Lanciani
Oct 1, 2020
LEOMINSTER - Josephine “Bobbin” Lanciani (née Hiscox, Blood) died peacefully at home on October 1, 2020. Jo will be most remembered for her sense of humor used to unite family and friends, her tenacity, her courage, and her love of music. Her kind and patient approach to life will be remembered by all. One of her final wishes was for...
Emily Fred
Sep 30, 2020
WEST BOYLSTON - Emily Fred, 97, formerly of West Boylston, died peacefully at home in Falmouth surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. She was born in Holden, MA, daughter of the late John W. and Dagmar E. Carlson. Two brothers, John H. Carlson and Warren W. Carlson predeceased her. Her husband of 73 years, Walter Fred,...
George N. & Nancy (Amidon) Blanchard
Sep 29, 2020
HOLDEN - George N. Blanchard, 90, died on Sept 29, 2020, after a period of declining health at Dodge Park Rest Home in Worcester, where he had resided with his wife of 69 years, Nancy (Amidon) Blanchard. Following a 10 year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Nancy passed away on July 24, 2020, due to complications caused by Covid-19. George and...
Gila (Kashi) Abramowitz
Sep 27, 2020
Please click here to view her Graveside Service: https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/1518133 WORCESTER - Gila (Kashi) Abramowitz, 54, died unexpectedly at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born and raised in London, England, Gila was the daughter of Ben Zion Kasha and Leah (Solemany) Halbfinger both of Israel and lived most of her life in Worcester. Her husband of 33 years, David Abramowitz...
Mary (Peg) M. (Gould) Dagostino
Sep 27, 2020
HOLDEN - Mary (Peg) M. (Gould) Dagostino, 89, beloved wife of the late George Dagostino, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Jewish Healthcare Center. Mary was born and raised in Worcester, the daughter of the late Thaddy and Catherine (MacNeil) Gould. She attended North High School where she met George. In 1949, Mary and George married...
Norma Antoinette Gould
Sep 26, 2020
WORCESTER - Norma Antoinette (Paccioretti) Gould, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in the care of Brookhaven Hospice at the Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester. Born in Milford and raised in Walpole, she was a daughter of the late John and Antonietta (Soldavini) Paccioretti. Norma grew up in Walpole and always considered it her...
Rose (Perlman) Meenes
Sep 26, 2020
WORCESTER - Rose (Perlman) Meenes, age 100, died on Saturday, September 26, 2020 in St. Vincent Hospital. Her husband of 65 years, Max Meenes died in 2009. She leaves a son, Steven Meenes of Worcester; a daughter, Deborah, wife of Stephen Schawbel of Newton and a grandson, Daniel Schawbel. She was born in Baltimore, MD, the daughter of Hyman and...
Betty Jean (Wood) Meagher
Sep 24, 2020
RUTLAND - Betty Jean (Wood) Meagher, 95, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Edward and Donna Wood, and had lived most of her life in Rutland. She leaves her loving husband of 68 years, James W. Meagher; her daughter, Kathleen A. Meagher...
Regina E. (Leary) Pratt
Sep 24, 2020
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier” - Mother Teresa Words will never adequately describe the spirit of those who have passed, and Regina Ellen Pratt, fondly known as “Reg”, will be no exception. After all, it’s impossible to capture the fullness of 80 years of living, laughing, and loving in just...
Jack Creamer
Sep 23, 2020
Jack Creamer Memorial The family of Jack Creamer invites his friends and relatives to a Mass offered for him on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 10 am at St. Joan of Arc Church, 570 Lincoln St. A celebration of life and mercy meal to follow at the Eastern Shores Club, 206 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. Please RSVP for the meal...
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