Argiro "Argie" (Markopoulos) Litis
Jul 1, 2008
Obituary
Shrewsbury—Argiro "Argie" (Markopoulos) Litis, 82, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at the Christopher House of Worcester. She leaves her husband of 53 years, Theofan H. "John" Litis; 3 children, Mary E. Rana and her husband Mike of Shrewsbury, Paul T. Litis and his wife Anne-Michelle of CT, and Ann K. Vangos and her husband Angelo of West Boylston;...
Einar V. Lavner
Jul 1, 2008
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Shrewsbury—Einar V. Lavner, 78, died suddenly Tuesday, July 1, 2008. His wife of 49 years, Elaine N. (Smith) Lavner, died in 2000. He leaves 2 sons and a daughter, Robert E. Lavner, John W. Lavner, and Gail A. Maloney, all of Shrewsbury; 9 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Donna E. Robinson, in 2003....
Avianna Marie Letourneau
Jun 30, 2008
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Avianna Marie Letourneau passed away on Monday, June 30, 2008 at the age of two and one half months. She leaves her parents,David Letourneau Jr. and Sara Elliott and a brother, Mason all of Worcester. Funeral services will be private.
Susan G. (Skinner) Bibeau
Jun 28, 2008
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Worcester—Susan G. (Skinner) Bibeau, 97, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2008, in Saint Vincent Hospital after a short illness. Her husband of 55 years, Edgar N. Bibeau, died in 1996. She leaves her son, Kenneth E. Bibeau of Worcester; 2 Godsons, John J. Skinner of Natick and J. Michael Bibeau of Shrewsbury; and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, &...
Deborah Lynn Petersen
Jun 26, 2008
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Worcester—Deborah Lynn Petersen, 48, of 113 May St., entered into eternal life on Thursday, June 26, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home. She was the daughter of Reverend Charles Otto and Patricia (Sargeant) Petersen. She also leaves her brother Charles Otto Petersen Jr., sister-in-law Judith, and nephews Jacob and Jarrod. She also leaves her dearest friend, Doris L....
Marie A. (Bedard) Chauvin
Jun 19, 2008
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Arcadia, FL/Worcester, MA—Marie A. (Bedard) Chauvin, 53, of Arcadia, Florida, formerly of Worcester, MA, passed away on June 19, 2008. She is survived by her husband and friend of 37 years, John A. Chauvin. She leaves two sons, John A Chauvin, Jr., and his wife Michelle of Bay City, MI and Michael D. Chauvin of Oxford, MA; four...
Carol J. (Penttila) Flynn Miller
Jun 19, 2008
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Worcester—Carol J. (Penttila) Flynn Miller, 60, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at UMass Memorial Hospital. Her second husband, Edward D. Miller, predeceased her. She leaves her sister, Phyllis A. O'Hearn and her husband William of Rutland; her brother Melvyn Penttila and his wife Pamela of W. Gardiner, ME; her former husband, John Flynn; and nephews & nieces. She...
Richard C. Gannon, Jr.
Jun 19, 2008
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Hudson- Richard C. Gannon, Jr., 58 died June 19, 2008 in Marlboro Hospital. He leaves four brothers, Paul J. and his wife Joanne of Shrewsbury, Francis L. of Wrentham, David W. of Worcester, and Robert C. Gannon of Northbridge. He also leaves a nephew and two nieces, Paul, Julie, and Justine Gannon. Richard was born in Worcester, son...
Edith H. (Warden) Segersten
Jun 16, 2008
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Worcester—Edith H. (Warden) Segersten, 94, died June 16, 2008, at the Christopher House. Her husband, Eric A. Segersten predeceased her. She leaves 2 sons, Richard W. and Paul E. Segersten; 2 grandchildren, Derek and Alyssa; and 1 great-granddaughter, Alesha. She was born in Springfield, daughter of Percy and Nellie (Barr) Warden. She was a member of Wesley United...
Wenqing Shangguan
Jun 15, 2008
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Worcester—Wenqing Shangguan, 94, died June 15, 2008. Her husband, Shengyang Wen, died in 2002. She leaves 1 son and 3 daughters: Yuan Wen, Xinyuan Wen, Qingyuan Wen, and Deyuan Wen; 5 grandchildren: Yijun Hu, Gang Zhang, Lisa Zhang Yannakopoulos, Chengcheng Wen, and Chi Wen; and 3 great-grandchildren. She was born in Chongqing, Sichuan, China, daughter of Shoulian Ai...
Bertil G. Quist
Jun 15, 2008
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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...
Annette Eleanor (Saucier) Ball
Jun 15, 2008
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Shrewsbury—Annette Eleanor Ball, died June 14, 2008. Annette is survived by her husband, Raymond D. Ball; her son Raymond D. Ball, Jr.; her daughter Alyce C. Roberts; her granddaughter Elizabeth A. Roberts; her great-grandson, Frankie N. Roberts; and her sister-in-law, Virginia L. Ball. There are many other friends and family left to cherish her memory. She was born...
Roy G. Backstrom
Jun 14, 2008
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Roy G. Backstrom, 81, of Worcester, passed away June 14th at Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Backstrom was a native of Worcester, grew up in Holden, graduated from Boy's Trade School of Worcester and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the South Pacific during WWII. He attended Vesper George School of Art in...
Charlotte M. (Brady) Dunn
Jun 14, 2008
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Worcester—Charlotte M. (Brady) Dunn, 92, died Saturday, June 14, 2008. She was the widow of Harlan Blair Dunn. She leaves 2 sons, Gary Dunn and his wife Susan of Sherwood, MD and Steve Dunn and his wife Dawn of Grand Island, NY; 2 daughters-in-law, Nancy Dunn and Patricia Dunn; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by...
Paul A. Swanberg
Jun 13, 2008
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Shrewsbury—Paul A. Swanberg, 73, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at home surrounded by his family. His wife, Joyce E. (Nordgren) Swanberg, died in 1971. He leaves his daughter, Wendy E. Gagliardi and her husband Stephen, 3 grandchildren Kristie and Michael Gagliardi and Kaitlyn Swanberg and her mother Dian Auger. He also leaves his beloved Yorkie, Lexus, and many...
George "Garin" Bogoian
Jun 12, 2008
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Worcester—George "Garin" Bogoian, 81, died Thursday morning, June 12, 2008, in UMass Memorial Hospital with his family at his side. He leaves his wife of 51 years, June (Paloulian) Bogoian; son, David Bogoian of Worcester; daughter, Christine Bogoian of Worcester; son, Peter Bogoian and his wife Sandy Chiangi of Stonington, CT; and daughter, Sarah Bogoian and her husband...
Helen M. (Lehtinen) Whitney
Jun 8, 2008
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Worcester—Helen M. (Lehtinen) Whitney, 88, died Sunday, June 8, 2008, in the Beaumont Nursing Center of Northbridge. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Helen M. (Haapoja) and Thomas K. Lehtinen. She is survived by her daughter Gloria Curtis and her husband John of Holden; son Clifton Whitney and his wife Judy of Auburn, ME; sisters, Syria Beaudry...
Charles Sharigian, Sr.
Jun 6, 2008
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Charles Sharigian, Sr., 86, died Friday, June 6, 2008, in the St. Francis Home. His wife of 51 years, Ann (Samuelian) Sharigian, died in 1999. He leaves a son, Charles Sharigian, Jr., and his wife Gayle of West Boylston; a daughter, Susanne Magarian and her husband Robert of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Helen Nahabedian of Marco Island,...
Stephany Marie (Nickolas) Summers
Jun 5, 2008
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Stephany Marie (Nickolas) Summers, of Worcester, 59, passed away on June 5, 2008, after a valiant four year battle against cancer, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Daughter of the late Paul and Georgiana (Lolo) Nickolas, she is survived by Frank, her husband of 30 years, two daughters, Alexandra Nicole Blankenship and her husband Matt, Wilton, NY,...
Margaret L. (Ekman) Hager
Jun 4, 2008
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Boylston—Margaret L. (Ekman) Hager, 95, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in the Jewish Healthcare Center. She was the widow of Ralph W. Hager, who died in February. She leaves 3 children, Marilyn E. Mildish of Worcester, Beverly J. Greenough of Auburn, and Dr. Jon R. Hager of Adams, NY. She also had 10 grandchildren, 1 deceased, 10 great...
