Obituary Listing

Mar 26, 2003

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Grace Prouty DeGraaf - 47West Palm Beach, Florida—Grace Prouty DeGraaf, 47, of 1011 Avon Road, West Palm Beach, Florida, formerly of Boylston, died Wednesday, March 26, in the Hospice of West Palm Beach of cancer.

She leaves her husband, Robert DeGraaf of West Palm Beach; a son, Joshua Woods of West Palm Beach; a...

Mar 22, 2003

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Helen A. (Yurkiewicz) Nelson, 90, formerly of 63 Kendrick Avenue, Worcester, died Saturday, March 22, in Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Nursing Home.

Her Husband of 57 years, Nils O. Nelson died in 1992. She leaves two daughters, Linda Carlson Romano, of Worcester and Paula L. Nicholson, of Brewster, Massachusetts, two brothers, Mitchell Yurkiewicz of...

Mar 15, 2003

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Princeton—Joan Fraser McCullough, 60, of Mirick Road, died at home on Saturday, March 15th, after an interesting, lengthy journey with colon cancer.

Joan leaves her husband of 38 years, Robert B. McCullough of Princeton; a daughter and son, Bonnie F. McCullough and Stephan Nezuch of Fitchburg; a son and daughter, John W. McCullough and...

Mar 3, 2003

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Albertus P. Dano, Sr., 84, of 16 Blossom Street, died on Monday, March 3, at home.

He leaves his wife of 58 years, Claire (King) Dano; four sons, George Dano of Auburn; Wayne Dano of Princeton; Dwight Dano of Charlton; and Albertus Dano, Jr., of Worcester; a sister, Elaine Baxley of Seattle, WA; a...

Mar 3, 2003

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Robert L. Olson, 72, of 7 Ridgewood Drive, Auburn and East Harwich, died Monday, March 3, in the University of Massachusetts/Memorial Campus Medical Center.

He leaves his wife of 44 years, Muriel E. (Storms) Olson, two sons, Mark Olson of Danvers; and Keith Olson of Norfolk; a daughter, Cindy Olson of Bemidji, MN; a sister, Betty...

Feb 20, 2003

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Christos Filippidakis, 67 Athens, Greece – Christos Filippidakis, 67, of Athens, Greece, formerly of Worcester, Mass., died Thursday, February 20, 2003, after a long illness.

He leaves his mother, Arete Filippidakis, of Athens, Greece; two daughters, Arete Panoutsakopoulos and Maria Mansouri both of Worcester, a sister, Matoula Lefterioti of Athens, Greece, 5 grandchildren, one great grandchild...

Feb 19, 2003

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Linda M. (Sheridan) Nelson 57, of 42 Esty Road, Princeton died Wednesday (Feb.19) in UMass Medical Center after an illness. She leaves her husband of 34 years Gary J. Nelson, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mrs. Nelson was born in Worcester daughter of Philip and Lillian (Turnquist) Sheridan and lived in this area all...

Feb 18, 2003

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Satinig "Sally" (Shamgochian) Donabedian, 91, of 15 Birmingham Road, died Tuesday, Feb.18, in University Commons Nursing Home.

She leaves her husband of 46 years, Haig Donabedian, nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Asadoor and Elizabeth (Elias) Shamgochian, and lived here most of her life.

Mrs. Donabedian was a secretary...

Feb 14, 2003

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Lake Mary, Florida—Dana Richmond Safford, 52, of Lake Mary, Florida, formerly of Worcester, died on February 14, at home.

He leaves his mother, Phyllis Bolin Safford of Brandon, FL; his father, Charles Richmond Safford of Tilton, NH; his sister, Karen Safford Utenis of Essex, MA; six children, Peter Ryan Antonian of Salinas, CA; Kerry...

Feb 11, 2003

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Howard A. Skoglund, 75, of 44 Old Faith Road, Shrewsbury and 2154 Bramblewood Drive North, Clearwater, Florida died Tuesday, February 11, in his home after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 49 years, J. Carolyn (Gullberg) Skoglund; a son Kurt H. Skoglund of Farragut, TN; and a daughter Lisa C. Betrovski of Oxford, a...

Feb 11, 2003

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Edeltraude J. Berg

Sutton—Edeltraude J. (Cerny) Berg, 82, of 32 Colonial Road, a homemaker, died Tuesday, February 11, at home.

She leaves a son, Richard C. Berg, of Urbana, Illinois. Her husband of 64 years, Curt W. Berg, died in November. Two brothers, Karl (her twin) and Hans Cerny predeceased her.

She...

Feb 9, 2003

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Chester L. Sorensen 73 of 81 Shrewsbury Street, Boylston died Sunday, February 9, in the Worcester Medical Center. His wife of 55 years D. Phyllis (Mitchell) Sorensen died several years ago. He leaves his Fiancée, Violet J. Liljestrand of Boylston, 4 sons Chester L. Sorensen of Randolph, Mass., Mark M. Sorensen of Worcester, Donald H. Sorensen...

Feb 9, 2003

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Mourad "Simon" Mikitarian 70 of Main Street Worcester died Sunday (Feb.9) in the Worcester Medical Center. He leaves 3 brothers his twin Rubin Mikitarian and George Mikitarian of Worcester and Murad "Rudy" Mikitarian of Harwich. 2 sisters Alice E. Germigian on N. Brookfield and Gloria Tomaso of Milford, and several nieces and nephews.

Mr....

Feb 6, 2003

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Warren M. Rayla, 78, of 38 Alpha Road, a veteran of two wars, died Thursday, Feb. 6, at home.

He leaves his wife of 55 years, Dorothy (Johnson) Rayla; three sons, Mark W. Rayla of Dudley, Philip J. Rayla of Harvard and Robert S. Rayla of Holden; a daughter, Beth C. Rayla of Holden;...

Feb 4, 2003

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Donna R. Lundquist-Keegan, 48, of Popple Camp Road, an HIV/Aids activist, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, in St. Vincent's Hospital after a long illness.

She leaves a daughter, Felicia R. Lundquist of Amherst; her mother, R. Florence (Hanson) Lundquist of Paxton; a brother, Barry E. Lundquist of Falmouth, Maine; and nephews. She was born in...

Feb 3, 2003

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Herbert F. "Fran" Holden, 68, of 20 Muddy Pond Road, died Monday, Feb. 3, in UMass Memorial Medical Center--Memorial Campus, Worcester.

He leaves his wife of 50 years, Lois J. (Klees) Holden; two daughters, Diane M. Barrett and Deborah A. Doldo, both of Worcester; a son, William F. Holden of Charlton; his stepmother, Rena...

Jan 30, 2003

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WORCESTER—Jamela T. Karakey, 101

Jamela Teresa Karakey, 101, died Thursday, January 30.

Jan 28, 2003

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Worcester--Princess Winona P. (Harmon) Baroni , 91, of Worcester, died Tuesday, January 28, in the Worcester Medical Center. She leaves 4 sons, Gilbert A.A.( Whirling Star) Hendrickson, Jr., of Worcester; Paul E. (Sam One Bull) Fadden of Auburn; Glen R. (Silver Wolf) Feszchur of Long Island, N.Y; and John (Strong Heart) Powers of Sterling; 4 daughters, June W....

Jan 24, 2003

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John J. Bourisk, Jr., 71

WORCESTER—John J. Bourisk, Jr., 71, of 84 Standish Street, a business owner and consultant, died Friday, January 24, in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Memorial Campus.

He leaves his wife of 49 years, Barbara M. (Peters) Bourisk; a daughter, Sheryl A. Bourisk-Minda of Ashland; and many aunts, uncles, and...

Jan 19, 2003

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WORCESTER--Gordon W. Ross, 80, of 37 Fairhaven Road, died Sunday, January 19, in St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center.

His wife of 53 years, Marion V. (Markmann) Ross, died in 1998. He leaves a son, Paul W. Ross of Worcester; a daughter, June D. Girard of Worcester; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He...