Marie F. (Alfano) Ferreira
Sep 30, 2016
Obituary
Marie F. (Alfano) Ferreira died Sept. 30, 2016. She was the daughter of Frank and Nancy Alfano and lived in Worcester all her life. She was formerly married to WWII Army Air Force bombardier Henry A. Witko who died Dec. 26, 1970. She is survived by her husband Bart Ferreira. Marie attended the Worcester public schools, was a...
Elizabeth "Libby" Gray
Sep 23, 2016
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Worcester: Elizabeth "Libby" (Gorham) Gray, 92, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 in Homestead Hall surrounded by her loving family. She leaves a son Gregory G. Gray and his wife Jean of Oxford; a daughter Jennifer H. Schlegel and her husband Mark of Worcester; 8 grandchildren- Christopher, Matthew, Megan, and Andrew Gray, Jason, Joseph, and Joshua Schlegel,...
Frances Butler
Sep 18, 2016
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Frances P. (Nicoletti) Butler, 80, passed away Sept. 18, 2016 at home. She was the widow of Ralph A. Butler (d. 2006). Fran was born in Clinton, daughter of Martha (Cupido) and Frank Nicoletti. She was predeceased by her brother Peter Nicoletti. She leaves her son, Ralph A. Butler, Jr.; daughter, Martha Butler; beloved granddaughter, Alyssa Humrich; sister,...
James W. Koontz
Sep 17, 2016
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Worcester: James William Koontz, 88, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at St. Vincent's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Formerly a resident of Millbury and Northboro, MA and currently residing at the Willows in Worcester, he leaves his wife of 58 years, Eunice H. (Peterson) Koontz; daughters Karen Stirlen, husband Gene of Colchester, CT; Katherine Cuddy...
Allan H. Ojerholm
Sep 17, 2016
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Grafton - Allan H. Ojerholm, 87, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2016. The youngest of six children born to Julius and Emma (Hult) Ojerholm, Allan graduated from Millbury High School. Within months, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a radioman in Japan and Korea from 1946 to 1952. After being honorably discharged, Allan...
Elizabeth "Betsy Ross" Mcginnes
Sep 16, 2016
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Holden - Elizabeth "Betsy Ross" McGinnes, 85, of Reservoir Street, Holden passed away peacefully at the Christopher House of Worcester on Friday, September 16, 2016. She was the widow of William McGinnes. Born and raised in the small village of Kilsyth, Scotland, just outside of Glasgow, Betty was the daughter of Mary (McWhinnie) and John Ross. Betty came...
Marjorie A. (Solomon) Auger
Sep 4, 2016
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Worcester: Marjorie A. (Solomon) Auger passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on Sunday 4 September 2016 at the Worcester Health Center. "Margie" was the child of Swedish immigrants Hilmer E. and Christine M. (Franson) Solomon and called Worcester her home. She spent a year abroad in Sweden in 1981. A dedicated homemaker, Margie walked along a...
Parney E. Young
Sep 2, 2016
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Boylston: Parney E. (Wertz) Young, 95, passed away in Sterling Healthcare on Friday, September 2, 2016. She leaves a daughter, Alethia Stolberg-Leith of Worcester; a son Roger A Young and Cheryl Bassett of Boylston; four grandsons-Roger A. Young, Jr. and his wife Kim, David A. Young and his wife Krissie, Stephen Stolberg Jr., and Andrew P. Stolberg ;...
Esther M. (Anderson) Werme
Aug 31, 2016
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Worcester - Esther M. (Anderson) Werme, 94, of Briarwood, formerly of Holden, passed away August 31, 2016 at UMass Memorial Healthcare - University Campus. She was the widow of Carl P. Werme to whom she was married 65 years. She leaves a son and daughter-in-law, C. Douglas and Lorna Werme of NY; five grandchildren, Jennifer Copp (David) of...
Donald C. Parker
Aug 28, 2016
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Donald C. Parker, 57, of Groton, CT formerly of Boylston, MA passed away on August 28, 2016 at Yale New Haven hospital after a 6 month courageous battle with cancer. He leaves his parents Donald C. and Dorothy J. (Durgin) Parker of Boylston and sisters Wendy Vitkauskas and husband Peter Of Millbury and Bonnie Bisceglia and husband Marc....
Sonia Romero Elizalde
Aug 17, 2016
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Worcester – Sonia Romero Elizalde, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at home after an illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 11, 1926 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, a daughter of Rafael Romero and Josefina Zayas. She worked as a health educator in the public school system in Ponce. She was...
Jean A. (Alexander) Draper
Aug 11, 2016
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Jean A. Draper, a sixty year resident of Boylston, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2016, after a brief illness. She was 86. A loving wife and mother, Jean grew up in Canton, Massachusetts, sixth child of five older brothers and one younger sister. She loved horses from an early age and enjoyed riding the trails around Canton...
Elaine W. (Lind) Henderson
Aug 6, 2016
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Worcester: Elaine W. (Lind) Henderson, 86, passed away at home on Saturday, August 6, 2016, surrounded by her loving family after a long period of declining health from cancer and COPD. She leaves her husband of 67 years, Kenneth C. Henderson; a son Joseph and his partner Joseph Mara of Northboro; a daughter Jean Blomquist and her husband...
Ross F. Burnett
Aug 5, 2016
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Ross F. Burnett of South Portland, Maine, was promoted to Glory on August 5, 2016 at age 90. He and his wife Lorraine (Cooper) were married for 48 years. She predeceased him on August 24, 1997. They lived in Auburn, Mass. before moving to Maine in 1986. He was the son of Milton and Lillian (Stuart) Burnett and...
Robert "Bob" T. Hester
Aug 2, 2016
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Robert T. Hester (Bob) passed away quietly at home on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Cecilia K. (Sullivan) and Patrick J. Hester, Jr. He leaves his wife, JoAnn Hester, 3 children Jason Dudley of Chandler AZ, Heather Dudley of Worcester , Nathan Dudley of...
Shirley T. (Steele) Perry
Aug 1, 2016
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Worcester - Shirley T. (Steele) Perry, 91, widow of retired Worcester Fire Department Lieutenant Russell J. Perry, passed away August 1, 2016, at UMass Memorial Hospital from complications of pneumonia. Shirley was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Theresa M. (Quinlan) and Oscar E. Steele. In her youth she worked at Woolworths before becoming a bookkeeper at...
Frances H. (Hall) Jones
Aug 1, 2016
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Frances H. (Hall) Jones, 102, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2016 in Rose Monahan Hospice Home. She leaves three nieces, Helen Hartmann of Vero Beach, FL, Virginia Johnson of Atlanta, GA, and Anne Eichleay of Ligonier, PA, and two nephews, William Maddox of Canton, OH and David Maddox of Carmel, CA. She is also survived by her...
Shirley I. Svedberg
Jul 31, 2016
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Shirley I. Svedberg went to see the Lord on July 31, 2016. She was born May 15, 1935 in Southbridge, MA. She married her husband Lloyd Svedberg in 1956, was a resident of Auburn, MA for 35 years, and Port St. Lucie, FL for 12 years. Shirley graduated from Hahnemann Hospital Medical Terminology School in 1954. She worked...
