Ora (Wilson) Wise
Nov 18, 2013
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Oxford, MA - Ora (Wilson) Wise, 80, died peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2013, surrounded by loving family. She was the widow of the late Donald R. Wise, Sr., (d. 2009) to whom she was married for 58 years. Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, she was one of ten children of the late Bessie L. (Howell) and John...
Warren R. Rickards
Nov 11, 2013
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Worcester, MA - Warren R. Rickards, 92, passed away Monday, November 11, 2013, at the Jewish Healthcare Center. He leaves a son, Warren R. "Randy" Rickards and his wife Janet of Worcester; 2 grandchildren, Scott Rickards of Worcester and Bethany Dolimount and her husband Peter of Leicester; 3 great-grandchildren Michaela, Jacob, and Kathryn; and several relatives in Colorado....
Chandrakant "Sunny" M. Patel
Nov 5, 2013
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Webster: Chandrakant "Sunny" M. Patel, 34, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center University Campus. He leaves his wife Ranjan C. Patel, 2 daughters Shivani and Janvi Patel; one son Arman Patel; his parents Mafabhai Chhagandas Patel and Kantabahen Matatlal Patel of India; 4 sisters and one brother; nieces and nephews. He was...
Willene G. (Cook) Carroll
Oct 31, 2013
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Worcester - Willene "Billie" G. (Cook) Carroll, 76, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013. She was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Alyce B. (Damon) and Robert A. Cook. Willene was a graduate of Commerce High School and earned her Associate degree from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. While raising her four daughters, she was a...
Eleni (Vafiadis) Mello
Oct 30, 2013
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Worcester, MA - Eleni (Vafiadis) Mello, 88, passed away at the Holy Trinity Nursing Center on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. She was the widow of Stefan Mello (d. 1997) to whom she was married for 47 years. Born in Turkey, Eleni was the daughter of Magdalini and Lazaros Vafiadis. She is survived by three daughters, Athena M. Zikopoulos,...
Betsabe (Aldana) Valencia
Oct 22, 2013
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Worcester, MA - Betsabe (Aldana) Valencia, 78, died after a long illness at The University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, University Campus surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. She was born in Bogota, Colombia, daughter of Maria Guadalupe (Bernal) and Pasqual Aldana. Betsabe was a devoted mother and grandmother. She leaves 2 daughters and...
Roberta A. (Fraser) Belk
Oct 19, 2013
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Amherst: Roberta Ann (Fraser) Belk, 73, passed away on Saturday, October 19th surrounded by her loving family. She leaves four children and their spouses: Matthew and Nicole Belk of Rehoboth, MA; Rebekah and Peter Demling of Amherst, MA; Elizabeth Belk and Mark Bates of Kennesaw, GA; and Andrew Belk of Quincy, MA; five grandchildren: Jacob, Timothy and Amanda...
Mary (Ferguson) Ridler Heuer
Oct 18, 2013
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Mary Ferguson Ridler Heuer, 94, of Plantation, Florida passed away June 28, 2013 at her home in Covenant Village surrounded by her family. Born in Worcester, MA, she lived most of her life in the Worcester area before retiring to Florida. Mary earned a nursing degree from St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing. She worked in the hospital...
Vivian H. (Nelson) Gustafson
Oct 14, 2013
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Vivian H. (Nelson) Gustafson, 80, widow of John P. Oberg, Jr., (d. 1979) and William N. Gustafson, Jr., (d. 2012), died Monday, October 14, 2013. She was born in Northbridge, daughter of the late Stella (Carlson) and Edwin Nelson. Besides being a wife, homemaker, and mother, Vivian worked at Fleet Electric and as an Admitting Clerk at UMass...
James Stuart Clark
Oct 13, 2013
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East Brookfield: James S. "Jim" Clark, 60, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He leaves his fiancé, Ruth E. Davis, of Warren; his mother Ellen (Winship) Clark of Worcester; 2 brothers, Davis W. Clark of Maine and his girlfriend, Tammy Lapointe, and Richard A. Clark and his wife Eileen...
Nancy Jean (Wyman) Smith
Oct 13, 2013
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Nancy Jean (Wyman) Smith, 62, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Saint Vincent Hospital. She leaves her companion of 22 years, Gary Teachout; three children - Ralph R. Lovett and his wife Laura of IL, Clifford Fogg and Tiffany of Worcester, and Letha Lamica and her husband Thomas of NY; six grandchildren - Tony, Daniel, Eric,...
Patricia M. (Sullivan) Milott
Oct 11, 2013
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Jefferson: Patricia M. (Sullivan) Milott, 85, died Saturday, October 11, 2013 in Holy Trinity Nursing Home. She leaves 4 children and their spouses -Kathleen and Mark Brotherton of Worcester, Patrick and Patricia Milott of Worcester, Susan Milott with whom she lived, and Timothy Milott of Southbridge; 7 grandchildren - Curtis L. Harding, Tonya A. Milott, Airman Basic Matthew...
Joann Claflin Dunn
Oct 11, 2013
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Shrewsbury/Louisville, KY - Joann Claflin Dunn, 83, passed away October 11, 2013 in Louisville, KY. The beloved daughter of Carlton and Annie Claflin of Shrewsbury, she was preceded in death by her first and second husbands, Robert John Campbell of Hudson, Henry Dunn, of Shrewsbury, and her daughter, Dr. Susan Lee Campbell. She loved New England, her church...
William "Pop" J. Morin
Oct 8, 2013
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William J. "Pop" Morin, 78, died surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. He leaves 5 children, Donna DeFazio of Worcester, Michele Gordon and her husband James of Worcester, Darlene A. Gary and her husband Jan of Worcester, James DeFazio and his wife Cathy of Webster, and Lisa Skillern and her husband James of North...
Ethel Marion (Johnson) Lund
Oct 6, 2013
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Boylston, Massachusetts: Ethel Marion (Johnson) Lund, 95, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Beaumont of Northborough. Ethel was born in Boylston, daughter of Charles H. and Elizabeth (Heebner) Johnson. She is survived by two children, Karen Lund Prince and James D. Lund and their spouses; two grandchildren, David R. Prince and Susan E. Prince and their spouses; and...
Shirley A. (Kender) Dirsa
Oct 1, 2013
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Worcester - Shirley A. (Kender) Dirsa, 75, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013. She leaves her husband, James J. Dirsa, Sr., four children, Cheryl Stacey and her husband Thomas of Colorado, Charlene MacNeil and her husband David of Northbridge, Cynthia Coulombe and her husband Peter of Marlborough, and James J. Dirsa, Jr., of Worcester; two brothers, Donald and John...
Donald Mays
Sep 20, 2013
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Worcester - Donald Mays, 57, passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, after a long battle with cancer. He grew up in Worcester and attended North High School where he was a shining athlete. Donald was a former Boatswain's Mate in the U.S. Navy and a two-time Golden Gloves champion. He worked at Worcester State Hospital for many...
Esther M. (Nordstrom) Thompson
Aug 27, 2013
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Esther M. (Nordstrom) Thompson, 84, a resident of Tatnuck Park at Worcester, went to eternal rest on August 27, 2013, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Her husband of 44 years, Donald W. Thompson, died in 1998. Esther leaves her three sons, Eric H. (Kathleen) of Jefferson; Roy S. (Julie) of Lyndeboro, NH; and Craig H. Thompson...
Mary Jane (Ortolf-Cudmore) Torrington
Aug 24, 2013
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Mary Jane Torrington, 77, of Worcester, MA passed away Saturday, 24 August 2013, at UMass Memorial Hospital of complications due to infection. She was born to the late Frederick and Dorothy Torrington in Flushing NY on Feb 28, 1936. She lived to see the passing of her brother Herb Torrington and sister Dorothy (Torrington) Coller. She spent the...
Sandra J. (Grout) Hall
Aug 21, 2013
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Holden - Sandra J. Hall, 56, passed away August 21, 2013, at the UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus. She leaves her husband of 40 years, Gary W. Hall; two sons, Richard G. Hall and his husband Ryan Shinnick of California and Kevin F. Hall of Florida and his fiancé Rebecca O'Brien of Boylston; and one brother, Steven...
