Obituary

Boylston—Bertil G. Quist, 76, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife, Carol D. (Peterson) Quist; 4 children: Robin Quist and her husband Ota Jiroutek of Boylston, Lauren Fadgen and her husband Richard of Clinton, Erik Quist of Boylston, and Lynda Lowell and her husband Edward of Charlton; 10 grandchildren: Christopher, Katie, Stephen, Karen, Nathan, Ben, Caleb, Tyler, Alex, and Anthony; and several cousins. He was born in Worcester, son of Edith Backholm and Frithiof Quist. He was a contractor and operated his own construction company. He was a Naval Reservist with the Seabees and was a member of First Congregational Church of Boylston.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 20, in Salem Covenant Church, 215 East Mountain Street, Worcester. Calling hours will be held from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, June 19, in Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln Street, Worcester. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Boylston Fire & Ambulance Squads, P.O. Box 634, Boylston MA 01505 or the UMass Memorial Foundation, Hospice, PO Box 2795, Worcester, MA 01613-9938. For directions and on-line condolences, please visit:
NordgrenMemorialChapel.com