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Ilione A. (Bailey) Tufts
Oct 30, 2011
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Worcester - Ilione A. (Bailey) Tufts, 103, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011, at UMass Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Wallace Tufts, died in 1993. She leaves her sons and daughters, Richard B. and Douglas W. Tufts and Beverly A. Noel and Harriet F. Capers; 6 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 1 great great-grandchild. Ilione was born in Worcester, daughter...
John H. Gordon, Sr.
Oct 30, 2011
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Worcester/West Boylston: John H. Gordon, Sr., 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2011 in Knollwood Nursing Center. He leaves two sons John H. Gordon, Jr. and his wife Deborah of Brookfield, and Robert S. Gordon and his fiance Allyson Ryan of West Boylston; five grandchildren Holly Gordon of Spencer, Kevin Gordon of Brookfield, and Amanda, Justin,...
Eva R. (Clapham) Setaro
Oct 29, 2011
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Worcester - Eva R. (Clapham) Setaro, 89, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, after an illness. She was born in Northampton, daughter of Helen (Killion) and James Clapham and lived in Worcester most of her life. Her loving husband of 56 years, Christopher Setaro passed away in 2001. She leaves 3 sons, David B. Setaro and his fiancée,...
Leona (Reid) Roy, 98 1/2
Oct 27, 2011
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Leona Roy (Reid), 98 1/2 1913 - 2011 Worcester - Mom died on 10/27/11 at The Meadows in Leicester where she has been a resident since 7/7/09. She was born April 14, 1913, daughter of Joseph & Delia Reid. She married our father, Norman on 10/13/34 and lived in Worcester all her life. Our father died in 1989....
Lois J. (Cobb) Clarkson
Oct 26, 2011
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Lois J. (Cobb) Clarkson, 69, widow of Walter Clarkson (d 1995), died Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Services will be private.
Elsie G. (Anderson) Anderson
Oct 24, 2011
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Millbury - Elsie G. (Anderson) Anderson, 92, passed away peacefully at the Meadows of Leicester on Monday, October 24, 2011. She was born in Shrewsbury, daughter of the late Edith E. (Edoff) and John E. Anderson. She was a graduate of Shrewsbury High School. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry A. Anderson, in 1987. She is survived...
Gregory N. Assoian
Oct 22, 2011
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Gregory N. Assoian, 50, passed away at his home on Saturday, October 22, 2011. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Maria Andreyeva and Gregory Assoian. Greg leaves his brother, Ralph Assoian; four sisters, Amelia Assoian, Susan Assoian, Maria Assoian, and Angela, wife of Michael Gleason; his niece, Shannen Gleason; and several close friends. Greg attended...
Fay L. (Garfield) Brigham
Oct 19, 2011
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Fay L. (Garfield) Brigham, 84, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at Saint Vincent Hospital. Fay was born in Worcester, daughter of the late Mildred H. (Person) and Ralph I. Garfield and was a graduate of Commerce High School, Class of 1944. Her husband, Herbert L. Brigham, Jr., died in 1988. She...
Howard I. Nelson
Oct 17, 2011
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Worcester - Howard I. Nelson, 80, passed away after a long illness Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, in Knollwood Nursing Center at the Briarwood Community, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his wife of nearly 57 years, Meredyth L. (Knox) Nelson; two sons, Jonathan P. Nelson and his wife Melissa of Oxford and Matthew W. Nelson and his...
Raydon G. Bell
Oct 17, 2011
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Bristol, CT - Raydon G. Bell, 65, died Monday, October 17, 2011, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He leaves his wife of 46 years, Josephine H. (Swatik) Bell; three sons, Gregory Bell and his wife, Kathy, Gary W. Bell, and Chester A. Bell; a brother, Gary N. Bell and his wife, Donna; five grandchildren, Rhiannon, Joseph,...
Emily Crockett
Oct 16, 2011
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WORCESTER - Emily Crockett, 26, died Sunday, Oct. 16, in Rose Monahan Hospice after a long battle with brain tumors. Emily was a sophomore at Harvard College. She leaves her father, Walter Crockett, and her brother, Jackson Crockett and his wife, Kaithlyn Kayer, all of Worcester. Her mother, Valerie Crockett, died in 2009. She also leaves her grandparents,...
Irene M. (Puskala) Lausis
Oct 9, 2011
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Irene M. (Puskala) Lausis, 94, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2011, in the Neuro Rehab Center of Worcester. She was born in Worcester, a daughter of Hilja (Saarto) and Jacob Puskala. Her brother Henry Puskala died in 2001. She lived her life in the Worcester area and worked as a cashier in Woolworth's Department Store for many years....
Rauni "Rudy" Luopa
Oct 7, 2011
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Worcester: Rauni J. "Rudy" Luopa, 84, died Friday October 7, 2011 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 57 years, Louise A. (Lindgren) Luopa predeceased him on December 18, 2010. They are survived by their children, Rev. Jon M. Luopa and his wife Annie of Seattle, WA, Heidi C. Luopa of...
Edith M. (Fryer) Sullivan
Oct 5, 2011
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Worcester - Edith M. (Fryer) Sullivan, 93, formerly of 49 Pleasant Valley Drive, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at the Christopher House of Worcester. Edith was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of Rebecca (Faulkner) and James W. Fryer. Her husband of 25 years, James J. Sullivan, Jr., died in 1980. She was also predeceased by her...
Charles B. Gilbert
Oct 5, 2011
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Chelsea, MA - Charles B. Gilbert, 88, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2011, in the Chelsea Soldiers' Home. His wife, Sylvia (Meldonyan) predeceased him. He is survived by a sister, Ruth E. Sundstrom of Worcester and her son Ronald Sundstrom of NC. Charles Bacon Gilbert was born in Putnam, CT, son of Edith E. (Cook) and Carl E....
Robert W. Carlson
Oct 4, 2011
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Holden - Robert W. Carlson passed away Monday, October 4, 2011, in Holy Trinity Nursing Home in Worcester. His wife, Evelyn S. (Arraje) Carlson, died in 1997. He leaves a brother and his wife, John "Jack" and Betty Carlson of Holden; two sisters, Grayce E. (Carlson) Jones, recent widow of Calvin Jones, and Betty C. (Carlson) and husband...
Arthur B. Blood
Oct 1, 2011
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Arthur B. Blood, 89, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family Saturday, October 1, 2011. His wife of 61 years, Shirley C. (Carter) Blood, died in 2004. He leaves his daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Richard S. Booth of NY; three grandchildren, Sean V. Blood and his wife Angela of Worcester, Benjamin Booth of Ithaca, NY, and Sarah...
Helen E. (Carlsen) Walker
Sep 29, 2011
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Helen E. (Carlsen) Walker, 97, widow of the late Harrison T. Walker, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011, at the Shrewsbury Nursing Home. Born and raised in Worcester, she was the daughter of Lena (Heppler) and Ingall M. D. Carlsen. Helen was a graduate of Commerce High School and was the former church secretary of Park Avenue Methodist...
Francis P. Dibaro
Sep 26, 2011
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Francis P. DiBaro, 83, passed away Monday, September 26, 2011, surrounded by his loving family after an illness. His wife of 44 years, Elsie I. (Anderson) DiBaro, passed away in 1996. He leaves three sons, Paul F. DiBaro and his wife Karen of E. Millbury, David W. DiBaro and his wife Lori of Worcester, and John G. DiBaro...
Norma M. (Gustavson) Ahlberg
Sep 25, 2011
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Worcester - Norma M. (Gustavson) Ahlberg, 76, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Beaumont of Worcester. She leaves her husband of 56 years, Kenneth H. Ahlberg; her daughter Lynne Ahlberg Boyd and her husband David Boyd of Jefferson; three grandsons, Ronnie Kupfer, Jason Kupfer, and Kristopher Dufault; five great-grandchildren, Kyrsten DuBois, Kadin Dufault, Jason, Johnathan, and Travis...
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