Jeannette (Roraback) Hildreth
Oct 25, 2008
Obituary
Jeannette (Roraback) Hildreth, 84, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, in the Odd Fellows Home. Her husband of 59 years, John C. Hildreth, died in 2007. She leaves two daughters, Jane Rantala and her husband Paul of Worcester and Paula Angi and her husband Anthony of Yorktown Heights, NY; a sister, Florence Read of Charlton; four grandchildren, Diana, Kate,...
Joseph Derderian
Oct 17, 2008
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West Boylston: Joseph Derderian, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at home. He leaves his wife Rose (Mosoian) Derderian, three sons, Seth and his wife Ann of Worcester, Steven and his wife Laura of Westwood, MA, and Mark Derderian of West Boylston, MA; five grandchildren, Armeney, Seta, and Ara of Worcester and Aaron and Ani of Westwood, MA and...
Catherine R. (Merrick) White
Oct 17, 2008
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Worcester: Catherine R. White (Merrick) passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17th a week before her 89th birthday, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Newark, NJ the daughter of John and Catherine (DeCourcy) Merrick on October 29, 1919. Her beloved husband of 48 years, Gordon T. White, died in 1992. She is survived...
Isabel C. (Carr) Jones
Oct 14, 2008
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Boylston—Isabel C. (Carr) Jones, 96, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Her husband of 76 years, William R. Jones, died in 2006. She leaves a daughter, Sharon A. Harris and her husband Gerald of Worcester; a brother, David Carr of Delaware; three grandchildren, Steven R. Drew of Cherry Valley, Deborah A. Kelley of Dudley, and Kimberly L. Harney of...
Anne (Boyajian) Avakian
Oct 12, 2008
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Anne (Boyajian) Avakian, 92, died October 12, 2008, in Holy Trinity Nursing Home. Her husband of 56 years, Nishan Avakian, died in 1993. She leaves a son, Robert C. and his wife Isabel Avakian of Franklin; a daughter, Susanne R. Avakian of Worcester; 2 granddaughters, Lori Morville and her husband Michael and their children Max and Eleanor of...
Loretta A. (Laprade) O'Connell
Oct 10, 2008
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Loretta A. (LaPrade) O'Connell, 90, died Friday, October 10, 2008. Her husband of 58 years, William J. O'Connell, died in 1998. She leaves two sons, William J. O'Connell and his wife Mollie and Richard R. and his wife Maureen; a daughter, Kathleen M. Romano and her life partner Gerry Ambrose—all of Worcester; 6 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren....
Monica Carter
Oct 6, 2008
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Monica Carter, 39, died peacefully Monday, October 6, 2008. She is survived by a son and daughter, Bryce T. Carter and Whitney T. Carter; her father Joe Carter; her mother Rosemary (Buckley) Carter—all of Worcester; a brother and 4 sisters, Carl Carter of Worcester, Dorothy Humphries of Webster, Joanne Hampton and her husband Michael and their daughter Morgan...
Helen (Johnson) Pelkey
Oct 3, 2008
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Boylston—Helen (Johnson) Pelkey, born in 1926, died Friday, October 3, 2008, at home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Inar and Delphia (Streeter) Johnson, and the sister of Irma Kupstas and Deborah Gelinas, both deceased. She lived in Milford and Worcester, graduating from Classical High School. After graduation, Helen worked at AT&T as a telephone...
Dorothy E. (Olson) Nadeau
Oct 3, 2008
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Millbury- Dorothy E. (Olson) Nadeau, 81, passed away on Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 in Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Denise Nadeau-Kenny and her husband David Kenny of Millbury, Steven Nadeau and his wife Catherine of Webster, and Christann Spiegel and her husband Alan of...
Karl K. "Kenny" Lundell
Sep 29, 2008
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Karl K. "Kenny" Lundell, 79, formerly of Ridgewood Road, Worcester, died Monday, September 29, 2008, in the Westborough Health Care Center. His wife of 54 years, Lillian A. (Nordfors), died in 2006. He was born in Worcester, son of Carl and Esther (Fiske) Lundell. He worked for Olson Machine Co. and retired from Astra Pharmaceuticals after 25+ years...
Martha A. (Anderson) Tyre
Sep 20, 2008
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Worcester—Martha A. (Anderson) Tyre, 90, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008, at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers. Her husband of 54 years, Lemuel W. Tyre, died in 2001. She leaves a daughter, Beverly J. Tyre-Flanagan and her husband John of Danvers; a son, Kenneth Tyre of Worcester; two grandsons, Francis McConville, Jr., and Carl D. Nystedt and...
Warren J. Brandt
Sep 12, 2008
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Worcester—Warren Brandt, 95, died on Friday, Sept. 12th. He was born in Hartford, CT, and lived his entire life in Worcester. He was the husband of the late Kathleen (Laycock) Brandt; father of Richard Brandt and his wife Geri of Worcester; brother of Helen Gonyea of Charlton; brother of Virginia Decataldi and her husband Louis "Stretch" of Southbridge;...
Lucille (Mardirosian) Konjoian
Sep 11, 2008
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Worcester—Lucille (Mardirosian) Konjoian, 83, widow of Moses Konjoian, died Thursday, Sept. 11, in Port Charlotte, Florida after a brief illness. She leaves a daughter Diane L. Ingram and her husband Jerry of Chelmsford; a son Steven M. Konjoian and his wife Rae of Port Charlotte, FL; a brother Harry Mardirosian and a sister Victoria Hagopian of Worcester; 2...
Juliette (Surabian) Grillo
Sep 11, 2008
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Shrewsbury—Juliette (Surabian) Grillo, 80, died Thursday, September 11, 2008 in her home surrounded by her loving children. She now joins her husband, Peter J. Grillo, who died in 1973. She leaves two daughters, Mary A. and her husband William Orfalea, with whom she lived, Diana M. and her husband Dr. Robert Babigian and a son, Peter Grillo and...
Roy A. Benson, Sr.
Sep 5, 2008
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Worcester—Roy A. Benson, Sr., 92, died Friday, September 5, 2008, in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home. He leaves his wife, Mildred E. (Ewing) Benson. They would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on September 24th, also the anniversary of The Great Hurricane of 1938. He also leaves a son, Roy A. Benson, Jr., and his wife Priscilla of...
Henry E. Nelson, Sr.
Aug 31, 2008
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Henry E. Nelson, Sr., 79, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at University Commons. He leaves 2 sons and a daughter, Henry E. Nelson, Jr., Jean C. Schiavone, and William Nelson; a sister, Elizabeth DeWolfe; 6 grandchildren; and his friend John Bernier. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Philomena (Dell-Erba) A. Nelson and his brother, Carl...
Charles A. Estaphan
Aug 30, 2008
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Charles A. Estaphan, 94, life-long Worcester resident, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, in Notre Dame Long Term Care Center. He leaves three sons, Thomas Estaphan of Shrewsbury, Stephen Estaphan of Douglas, and Chuck Estaphan of Shrewsbury; two brothers, George Estaphan of Worcester and Mitchell Estaphan of Shrewsbury; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sisters,...
Timothy J. Leighton
Aug 28, 2008
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Worcester—Timothy J. Leighton, 48, died Thursday, August 28, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Boston, son of Edith A. (Mitchell) and Robert Leighton. He leaves his wife, Deborah (Burgess) Leighton, a son, Timothy J. Leighton, a daughter, Lisa M. Leighton, brothers and sisters, Edith Noke of Stoneham, Donald Leighton of Arizona, and Mindi...
Robin P. (Labonte) Goodrich
Aug 26, 2008
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Robin P. (Labonte) Goodrich, 46, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2008. She leaves her best friend and husband of 29 years, Robert N. Goodrich; a son, Micheal S. Goodrich and a daughter, Lindsey M. Goodrich, all of Florida; her mother Ursula Labonte, and her brother Paul Labonte, both of Arizona, and two sisters, Heide Putelis of Shrewsbury...
Janet K. Denholm
Aug 24, 2008
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Worcester—Janet K. Denholm, 83, died Sunday, August 24, 2008, at the Christopher House. She leaves a nephew, Thomas B. Denholm, his wife Patricia J. Denholm, and two grandnephews, Ian and Evan Denholm. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Thomas and Charlotte S. (Jolly) Denholm and was a graduate of Commerce High School. She worked for 40 years...
