Obituary

Marlborough : Dorothy T. (Blash) Loader, 74, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022 at home. She leaves 2 daughters- Thomasine Loader of Marlborough; Michelle Kirouac and her husband Steve of Worcester and; 4 grandchildren- Michael Kenny, Katelyn Latimer, Jamie Kirouac, and Jack Evers; 4 great grandchildren- Jacob, Noah, Lucas, and Emma; siblings- Edward Blash Jr. of Maine, Carol Servideo and her husband Darryl of Worcester, Joanne Lehr of Michigan, and Beverly Clark of Kansas; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 3 brothers- Alvin Blash Sr., John Blash, and Michael Blash.


Dorothy was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Edward Blash Sr. and Hazel (Parker) Blash. She graduated from Classical High School and attended Braham's Hair Dressing School . She worked at many places over the years, including at local hair salons, and manufacturing companies where she worked as a department foreman and a welder. She was also a nurses aide in local Nursing Homes. She enjoyed doing crafts, scratch tickets, adult coloring books, and watching drama and reality television shows and in her younger days, she was an avid bowler who won several trophies.

According to Dorothy's wishes, all services will be private. Nordgren Memorial Chapel 300 Lincoln St Worcester, MA 01605 is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy's name may be made to the ASPCA or Worcester Animal Rescue League. To leave an online condolence message, please click guestbook link.