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Judith Ann (Clifford) Sieminski
Jun 11, 2020
HOLDEN – Judith Ann (Clifford) Sieminski, 68, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ann (Noone) Clifford. Judy was educated at St. Stephen School and a graduate of Marian High School. She enjoyed working for...
William N. Johns
Jun 11, 2020
Bill's graveside committal service will be live streamed from Hope Cemetery on Tuesday, June 16th at 12:15 pm at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/4041066 HOLDEN - William N. Johns, 88, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Born in Korce, Albania, Bill was a son of the late Nickolas and Olimbia (Floqui) Johns lived in Holden for many years. Bill’s love beyond...
Rita C. (Brouillard) Couto
Jun 11, 2020
Paxton/West Warwick, RI - Rita C. (Brouillard) Couto, 94, died peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Christopher House Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. She was born in West Warwick, RI and lived there for most of her life before moving to Paxton in 2005. Rita graduated from West Warwick High School. For 34 years she worked for Star Market as manager...
The Karen B. Safstrom
Jun 11, 2020
WILBRAHAM/RUTLAND -- The Rev. Karen B. Safstrom, the Pastor of Christ the King - Epiphany Church in Wilbraham, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, June 11, 2020. She was 48. Born in Worcester on May 5, 1972, Karen was raised in Rutland and later lived in Lynn, Northampton and Holden before moving to Wilbraham in 2018. Her father, Howard...
Danielle "Dani" R. Christian
Jun 10, 2020
RUTLAND - Danielle “Dani” R. Christian, 30, of Rutland, tragically lost her life on June 10, 2020 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Dani was a 2007 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and a 2016 graduate of Worcester State University. She began her employment career at Closet and Storage Concepts in Franklin. This job gave her the opportunity...
Joseph "Joe" F. Lynch
Jun 9, 2020
Joe's funeral service will be live streamed at 11:00 am on Monday, June 15th, from Christ the King Church, at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/25184927 WAQUOIT/WORCESTER – Joseph “Joe” F. Lynch, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus after an illness. He was born in Haverhill, the son of Michael F. and Mary (Kennedy)...
Dorothy P. (Kiritsy) Prifti
Jun 8, 2020
HOLDEN - Dorothy P. (Kiritsy) Prifti, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2020 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Worcester, Dorothy was the daughter of John and Nora (Pano) Kiritsy and lived the last 10 years in Holden. Her beloved husband of 62 years, James K. Prifti, died in 2019. She will be lovingly remembered and...
Alvin "Al" H. Schiffman
Jun 8, 2020
WORCESTER - Alvin "Al" H. Schiffman, 84, of Worcester, Mass., passed away on June 8, 2020. He was the son of the late Maxwell I. and Lillian Goldstein Schiffman of Bayside, N.Y. Al is survived by his wife of 31 years, Lili Schiffman of Worcester; son Cary M. Schiffman, wife Cheryl of Hudson, N.H., grandson, Maxwell; son Rickey B. Schiffman...
Stanley Joseph Kowalczyk
Jun 7, 2020
BARRE – Stanley Joseph Kowalczyk, age 71, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Born in Ciecory, Poland, he was the son of Aleksander and Marijanna (Nosek) Kowalczyk. Stanley spent most of his childhood in rural Poland and immigrated with his family to Worcester at age 11. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic...
Doris Helen Clark
Jun 5, 2020
HOLDEN – Doris Helen Clark, 103, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Holden Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center. Doris was one of nine children of Cyril and Florence (Arsenault) Gauthier. Doris leaves her three children, Jacqueline and Stephen Powers of Barnstable, Paul and Diane Clark of Holden and Robin Teachout of Shrewsbury and her...
Marion E. (Seymour) King
Jun 4, 2020
Marion King's service will be live streamed at 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 10, at this link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/11700062 SHREWSBURY/MILLBURY – Marion King, 91, passed away on June 4th at St. Vincent Hospital after an illness. She was born in Worcester and lived in Shrewsbury for 48 years before moving to Millbury. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Virgil...
Maxine Horovitz
Jun 1, 2020
WORCESTER/WARWICK - Maxine (Torman) Horovitz, born Maxine Benjamin passed away on June 1, 2020 from natural causes. Maxine was 85 years old and has been resided at the Eisenberg Assisted Living in Worcester, MA for the last four years. Maxine was born on February 1, 1935 to Sarah and Dr. Barnard Benjamin and lived in Attleboro, MA during her childhood....
Gary V. Murray
May 31, 2020
HOLDEN – Gary V. Murray, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 31, 2020. He was born in Holden, the son of Edwin V. and Dorothy C. (Rivers) Murray. After graduating high school, Gary started his career at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in 1969 and was known as a fair and talented criminal court case reporter who...
Beverly S. Carr
May 30, 2020
BEVERLY/LEICESTER – Beverly S. (Butland) Carr, age 68, passed away in Beverly, after a long battle with MS, Parkinson’s and most recently, Covid-19. Born in Worcester, Beverly was the daughter of the late Ralph and Doris Butland. She was predeceased by her husband, Gary R. Carr, in 2019. Beverly spent her early life in Paxton and graduated from both Wachusett...
Ronald J. Paquette
May 29, 2020
HOLDEN - Ronald J. Paquette, 78, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center after an illness. Born in Worcester, Ron was the son of Russell and Catherine (McInnis) Paquette and lived his entire life in Holden. He will be lovingly remembered and missed by his brother, Rodney J. Paquette; his sister, Cynthia A. Egan and...
Jaye (Judith) Brightman Boardman
May 29, 2020
HYANNIS - Jaye (Judith) Brightman Boardman, Age 81, died suddenly on May 29, 2020, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, MA. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Dick (Richard) Boardman; daughter Stephanie Casale, her husband Thomas Casale, and their two children Alessandro and Sofia; daughter Jessie (Jennifer) Glockner and her son Liam; a brother Peter Brightman...
Alexander Mark Kozlov
May 29, 2020
WORCESTER - Alexander Mark Kozlov, our beloved son and brother, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020. He was the son of Vitaly and Olga Kozlov of Worcester. Alex was born and raised in Worcester and graduated from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and attended Cornell University. In addition to his parents, Vitaly and Olga, Alex leaves behind his...
Detective John D. Songy
May 29, 2020
LEICESTER/RUTLAND – Detective John D. Songy passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 after a courageous battle with coronavirus. He was 48. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, John was the son of Alfred and Elaine (Galeckas) Songy of Spencer. John was raised in Spencer and a graduate of Worcester Vocational Technical Institute. He worked several years as a machinist at...
Randall Kulunis
May 28, 2020
WORCESTER - Randall Kulunis passed away on May 28, 2020. Born and raised in Worcester, Randall came from a musical family, he heard his contralto aunt sing in Messiah at Memorial Hall as a child. Lillian had won the first N.E. Met auditions and was a Worcester celebrity, later moving to NYC and making a colorful career. Randall was also...
Catherine M. (Wrenn) Geoffroy
May 27, 2020
PRINCETON/HOLDEN– Catherine M. (Wrenn) Geoffroy, age 80, passed away peacefully at UMass Memorial University Campus on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Catherine was the daughter of the late Eugene P. and Ethel K. (Anderson) Wrenn. Catherine was raised in Millville and graduated from St. Mary’s Central Catholic High School in Milford, where she met the love of her life, David. Soon...
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