Obituary Listing

Jan 25, 2005

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Rolf L. Gustafson, 76, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Cecile R. (Pelletier) Gustafson; 3 sons and 1 daughter, Peter, Edward, Scott, and Susan Gustafson; 11 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. He was born in Worcester, son of Harold and Martha (Lindgren) Gustafson. He was a Korean War veteran, serving as an Army...

Jan 22, 2005

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Spencer—Mark C. Cardwell, 45, died Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his 2 children, Mark J. and Maddalena E. Saksa; his mother, Dorothy Haley; his father, Albert A. Cardwell, II; his sister, Christine Fant; his brothers, Albert A. Cardwell, III and John Cardwell; his aunt, June Ayres; and many nieces and nephews.

Jan 22, 2005

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WORCESTER— Anne Marie (Bolduc) Garrett, 58, of 12 Hyannis Place, died Saturday, January 22, 2005, at home surrounded by her family after a courageous 3 ½ year battle with ovarian cancer. Anne Marie was born in Worcester, daughter of Irving X. Bolduc and Suzanne J. (Hennessey) Bolduc and was a graduate of St. Peters High School. She was...

Jan 21, 2005

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WEST BOYLSTON— Edna M. (Cosway) Buck, 97, formerly of 131 Sterling St., West Boylston died Friday in the Masonic Home, Charlton. Her husband of 54 years Royston L. Buck died in 1985.

She leaves 3 sons, Royston L. and his wife Sandra Buck of Dennis, Edward L. and his wife Joan Buck of Dennisport and Bruce...

Jan 19, 2005

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Olive G. (Stone) Shepeluk Degnan, 84, of Oxford, formerly of Worcester, died Wednesday, January 19, 2005. Olive was born in Framingham on December 31, 1920, daughter of Harold E. and Marion A. (Farrah) Stone and was raised in Leicester.

Olive graduated valedictorian of Leicester High School's Class of 1939. She received many awards for literature and...

Jan 18, 2005

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Peter P. Thomas, 86, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Isabel (Menengas) Thomas; 2 sons, Dennis P. Thomas of Worcester and Steven N. Thomas of Ketchican, Alaska; 1 daughter, Alana J. Thomas of Worcester; 4 brothers, Stephen Thomas, Alex Thomas, and Michael Thomas-all of Worcester, and Christopher Thomas of Taunton; 3 grandchildren,...

Jan 16, 2005

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William J. Oberg, 58, of 38 Merriam District, N. Oxford died Sunday in Worcester Medical Center after a very courageous battle with cancer.

He leaves his wife of 39 years Linda M. (Courtney) Oberg, a son Michael J. Oberg of Webster, 2 daughters Cheryl L. Jordon of Worcester and Karen E. LeBlanc of N. Oxford, 2...

Jan 16, 2005

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Marjorie G. (Anderson) Quist, 75, of 120 Worcester Street, West Boylston died Sunday, January 16, 2005, in Oakdale Nursing Home. Her husband of 39 years, George F. Quist, died in 1991. She leaves a son with whom she lived, Kenneth Quist of West Boylston; 2 granddaughters, Kristina Quist of Worcester and Kaylee Quist of West Boylston; and 2...

Jan 12, 2005

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Putnam, Conn—Stephanie Theresa Edwards, 42, of 352 Church St., passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at Haven Health Care in Jewett City, CT, after a period of declining health.

She leaves two daughters, Tanya and Nisa Edwards and her long-time companion, Peter Feddema of Putnam, CT; her mother and step-father, Ingeborg and Francis McGourty of Worcester,...

Jan 11, 2005

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Worcester—Margarete E. (Strauss) Downing, 85, passed to the Larger Life on January 11, 2005 after a long and valiant fight against illness. She was born in Kessel, Germany, the daughter of Max and Catrina Strauss. Her parents and brother predeceased her. Over 50 years ago, she emigrated to the United States and later became a citizen of the...

Jan 9, 2005

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Worcester—Herbert A. Brewer, 83, died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Holy Trinity Nursing Home. His wife, Beatrice T. (Martin) Brewer, died in 2001. He leaves a son, Herbert A. "Skip" Brewer and his wife, Terry, of Worcester; a daughter, Susan B. Goodrich and her husband, Douglas, of Leominster; a brother, Richard Brewer of Tennessee; 4 grandchildren; and 2...

Jan 4, 2005

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Esther M. (Marcantonio) Finch, 93, died Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at the Beaumont Nursing Home of Northbridge. Her husband, George H. Finch, predeceased her. She leaves a daughter, Judith E. Blaue of Sutton; a brother, Nicholas Marcantonio of Lancaster, PA; 4 grandchildren, Lauri Young, Glenn Blaue, Brian Blaue, and Susan Blaue; 3 great-grandchildren, and many nephews & nieces....

Jan 3, 2005

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Clarence S. Olson, musician, former industrial manager, and resident of Shrewsbury for over 40 years, died of kidney failure at the Shrewsbury Nursing Home on January 3, 2005. He was 91 years old.

Mr. Olson was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan on April 27, 1913. During his early school years, he developed a consuming interest in...

Jan 2, 2005

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Worcester—Linwood Warren Hall, 72, died Sunday, January 2, 2005, at UMass Memorial Medical Center – University Campus. He leaves his wife, Maureen (Carey) Hall; 5 sons, Timothy Hall of Upton, Michael Hall of Milford, Kenneth Hall of Mendon, Christopher Hall of Uxbridge, and Matthew Carey of Worcester; a daughter, Kathleen Hucknall of San Diego; and 3 grandchildren. A...

Dec 30, 2004

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Worcester—Shirley C. (Carter) Blood, 83, died Thursday, December 30, 2004, at UMass Memorial Lake Ave. She leaves her husband of 61 years, Arthur B. Blood; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Richard Booth of Ithaca, NY; a daughter-in-law, Diane Blood of Millis; 2 grandsons, Sean V. Blood of Worcester and Benjamin E. Booth of Ithaca, NY; a granddaughter,...

Dec 29, 2004

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Worcester—Mary M. (Alikonis) Saulenas, 89, died Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Memorial Hospital. She leaves her husband of 64 years, Frank V. Saulenas; two daughters, Carolyn Anderson of Bergenfield, NJ and Judith Atwater, currently of Worcester; 6 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Ann Marie Bertsch, who died in 1993 and a sister, Margaret...

Dec 23, 2004

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WEST BOYLSTON--Alice H. (Rochette) Goodwin, 80, died Thursday, December 23, 2004 at Umass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus. Her Husband of 52 years, William C. Goodwin, died in 1997. She leaves her children, William D. Goodwin and Paul E. Goodwin both of Yuma, AZ; Christine M. Heywosz of Wareham; Marianne C. Goodwin of W. Brookfield; Catherine L....

Dec 23, 2004

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BOYLSTON--Barbara K. (Keck) Smith, 89, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, December 23, 2004 with her family at her side. She was born May 1, 1915. She was a graduate of Bancroft School, and received a BS of Science with Honors from the University of Massachusetts. Her life was filled with gardening, music and dance. She was predeceased...

Dec 23, 2004

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WORCESTER--Mrs. Nevart Rose Gara Garabedian (Baljian), died, Thursday, December 23, 2004. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island the daughter of Nishan Baljian and Sara Satenig Baljian (Karaghusian). Nevart Rose is survived by her husband of 40 years, Jean-Albert Gara Garabedian; a nephew, Rev. Antranig Baljian; a niece, Barbara Baljian; and a great niece and nephew.

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Dec 21, 2004

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Worcester--Christine Montalvo, 32, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at home surrounded by her family after a short bout with cancer. Her mother, Sharan Gignilliat, died in August. She is survived by her father, Felix Montalvo; 2 sons, Jarell Smith and Eric Montalvo; a daughter, Liliana Cruz; 3 sisters Melinda DeCell Clark, Marisol Ramosk, and Ada Maria Montalvo; a...