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Miriam (Mangsen) Soden

Miriam (Mangsen) Soden

Oct 31, 2004

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Worcester—Miriam (Mangsen) Soden, 88, formerly of 33 Fairhaven Road, died Sunday, October 31, 2004, at Memorial Hospital after being stricken ill at the Odd Fellows Home where she had been living for the past 4 months. She leaves a son, Paul R., and his wife, Susan (Henchey) Soden, of Leicester; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorcas M....

Earl R. Mason

Earl R. Mason

Oct 29, 2004

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Worcester--Earl R. Mason, 81, of Uncatena Ave, died October 29, 2004 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus.

He leaves his wife of 61 years, Virginia Mason; 3 sons, Raymond R. Mason, Sr., and Donald E. Mason both of Worcester and George W. Mason of South Carolina; 2 daughters, Grace A. Rosenlund of Sutton and Linda...

Margaret R. Hughes

Margaret R. Hughes

Oct 28, 2004

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Worcester—Margaret R. Hughes, 92, died Thursday, October 28, 2004, in Memorial Hospital. She leaves 2 sisters, Mary Flannery of Hingham and Helen Estaphan of Worcester; and 4 nephews—Michael Flannery of Norwell, Thomas Estaphan and Charles Estaphan, both of Shrewsbury, and Stephen Estaphan of Douglas. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Thomas A. and Katherine T. (Costello) Hughes....

Naomi E. (Preece) Davey

Naomi E. (Preece) Davey

Oct 28, 2004

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Marlboro--Naomi E. (Preece) Davey, 82, died October 28th in Coes Pond Hospice.Her husband of 53 years, William M. Davey died in 1994. She leaves 3 sons, Edgar R. Davey of Rutland, Robert W. Davey of Marlboro, and John T. Davey of Nantucket. A daughter, June E. Coye of Brevard, NC., 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. 2 brothers, Norman...

Wilhelmina A. Nelson

Wilhelmina A. Nelson

Oct 28, 2004

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Worcester—Wilhelmina A. Nelson, 84, died Thursday, October 28, 2004, at St. Mary's Healthcare Center. She leaves 2 sons, Neil C. Nelson of Worcester and Scott E. Nelson of Florida; and 3 grandchildren. Her husband, Herbert W. Nelson, Sr., and a son, Herbert W. Nelson, Jr., predeceased her.

She was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico. She was...

Ardivast Kurtigian

Ardivast Kurtigian

Oct 27, 2004

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Worcester—Ardivast Kurtigian, 75, died Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at Saint Vincent Hospital. His wife of more than 30 years, Rose (Radisic) Kurtigian, died in 2001. He leaves 2 sisters, Nathalie Soter and Margaret Kurtigian, both of Worcester; 2 nieces, whom he considered daughters, Eugenia and her husband Harry Paraghamian of Holden with whom he made his home and...

John O. Caley

John O. Caley

Oct 26, 2004

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Northborough—John O. Caley, 73, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004, in UMass Memorial Healthcare—Memorial Campus. He leaves his wife, Hildegarde A. (Rolander) Caley; two sons, John O. Caley II and Stephen A. Caley, both of Northborough; a daughter, Pamela (Caley) Swanson of WA; a brother, George Caley and his wife, Bessie; and 2 grandchildren.

He was born...

Agnes Markarian

Agnes Markarian

Oct 26, 2004

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WORCESTER— Agnes (Damirjian) Markarian, 83 of Worcester, MA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.

She was born in Milford, MA the daughter of the late Nartoohe and Nishan Damirjian. She married her beloved husband Gilbert Markarian, who predeceased her in 1997,...

June E. Carlson

June E. Carlson

Oct 25, 2004

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Paxton—June E. (Kerr) Carlson, 45, of Holbrook Lane, passed away Monday, October 25, 2004, at home. She leaves her husband of 13 years, Alan D. Carlson; her father, James B. Kerr; her great-grandmother of Scotland; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Robina H. (Fleming) Kerr, and her brother, Robert Kerr. June was born...

Lillian F. (Yates) Lambert

Lillian F. (Yates) Lambert

Oct 22, 2004

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Worcester—Lillian F. (Yates) Lambert, 73, formerly of 14 Windsor St. died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, October 22, 2004 at the University Commons. Her husband, Henry C. Lambert, Jr., died in 1993.

She leaves four sons—William, Christopher, Henry III, and Charles—all of Worcester; a daughter-in-law, Ruth R. Lambert; a brother, Howard Yates of Cherry Valley;...

John E. Church

John E. Church

Oct 22, 2004

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Shrewsbury— John E. Church, 58, of Shrewsbury, died suddenly on Friday, October 22, 2004, while vacationing in Virginia.

He leaves his beloved wife, Christine H. (Lindgren) Church; a son, Jonathan E. Church of Shrewsbury; a daughter, Karen L. Church of Worcester; a sister, Nancy J. Bokoske of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and nieces and nephews. A sister,...

Albert Surabian

Albert Surabian

Oct 20, 2004

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WEST BOYLSTON— Albert Surabian, 81, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004, in Holy Trinity Nursing Home. He leaves his beloved and cherished wife, Shirley (Kachadoorian) Surabian; his beloved son and daughter-in-law, Albert M. and Alyce M. Surabian; his beloved grandchildren--Ani M. (Arakelian) Manolakas and her husband, Peter, Shant Arakelian, Danielle H. Surabian, Ara Surabian, and Albert M. Surabian-his beloved...

Helen L. (Nyholm) Coury

Helen L. (Nyholm) Coury

Oct 16, 2004

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WORCESTER— Mrs. Helen L. (Nyholm) Coury, 86, of 6 Wachusett St., died peacefully in her sleep at home on Oct. 16, one month shy of her 87th birthday.

Her husband of 57 years, John J. Coury, died on June 30th, 2001.

She leaves an adoring and loving son, John F. Coury, and his wife,...

Gustaf A. Skoglund

Gustaf A. Skoglund

Oct 10, 2004

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WORCESTER— Gustaf Arent Skoglund was called home on Sunday, October 10, 2004. Gus was born on July 7, 1907, in Varmland, Sweden, came to the United States in 1925, became a naturalized citizen who proudly flew the American flag, and lived most of his life in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the son of Hanna (Carlson) Skoglund and Anders...

John O. Nylind

John O. Nylind

Oct 9, 2004

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Worcester--John O. Nylind, 46, of Grove St, formerly of Belmont St., died Saturday, October 9, 2004.

He leaves his mother, Barbara P. (Kallstrom) Nylind of Worcester; 2 sisters, Sharon A. Proctor of Barre and Deborah L. Sutton of W. Brookfield; an aunt and an uncle; 4 cousins; 6 nephews; a grandniece; and many close friends. His...

Avis I. (Wyman) Saarinen

Avis I. (Wyman) Saarinen

Oct 9, 2004

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PAXTON- Avis I. (Wyman) Saarinen, 74, died Saturday, October 9, 2004, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Her husband, Leonard B. Saarinen, Sr., and her parents, Chandler W. and Siami A. Wyman, predeceased her.

She leaves her children, Steven A. Saarinen and wife, Linda; Susan A. LaRoche and husband, James; Kathy Avis Saarinen; Leonard B. Saarinen,...

William F. Frankhauser

William F. Frankhauser

Oct 8, 2004

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Boylston--William F. Frankhauser, infant son of Frederick M. and Margarita (Chevrevski) Frankhauser, died October 8, 2004, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Along with his parents, he leaves his sister, Aleksandra Frankhauser.

A graveside service was held Wednesday, October 13, in Hope Cemetery.

Helen Lee O'Connell

Helen Lee O'Connell

Oct 7, 2004

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FRAMINGHAM- Helen Lee O'Connell, 95, a resident of St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham, Massachusetts, formerly of Worcester, died Thursday, October 7, 2004. Mrs. O'Connell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Carl Russell Lee and Angela White Lee of Shaker Heights, OH. She graduated from the Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, OH, and cum...

Matthew E. Friel

Matthew E. Friel

Oct 7, 2004

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North Falmouth—Matthew E. Friel, 28, of North Falmouth, died Thursday, October 7, 2004, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, after a two-year battle with cancer. Matt is the son of Janet M. Friel of North Falmouth, and the late George J. Friel. He also leaves 3 brothers, Greg Friel of New York City, Brian and Andrew Friel of Falmouth;...

Lillian "Mae" (Fenner) Friberg

Lillian "Mae" (Fenner) Friberg

Oct 5, 2004

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WEST BROOKFIELD— Lillian "Mae" (Fenner) Friberg, 90, died Tuesday, October 5, at the University Commons, Worcester. She leaves 2 daughters, Jill Ryan-Carlson and her husband Ronald of Worcester, and Sandra Jones of Chelsea; 2 grandchildren, Jennifer Ryan of Worcester and Crystal Friberg of Everett; 3 great-grandchildren; and several cousins.

She was born in West Brookfield, daughter...

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