SUTTON- Shirley M. Nelson, 94, died peacefully on September 11, 2020 at her home. She was born in Worcester on December 25, 1925 the only child of Richard E. and Anna L. (Bergman) Nelson. Shirley graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1943. While living in Newport she worked for the US Naval Torpedo Station. After moving...
Worcester-Anita M. (Lorion) Derosier, 82, went home to be with the Lord and her loving husband on Thursday, September 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.She was born in Worcester on August 19, 1938 daughter to the late Edmond W. and Lena M. (Eaton) Lorion. Anita graduated from Commerce High School and worked for Jordan Marsh as a salesperson as...
WORCESTER- John Tateosian, 87, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2020 at Rose Monahan Hospice House after a brief illness.He was born in Worcester on July 30, 1933, son of the late Satrag and Doris (Bohigian) Tateosian. John attended local schools and graduated from Clark University in 1955 with a degree in Mathematics. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the...
Worcester- Elba Herrera, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Umass Hospital in Worcester.She was born October 8, 1931 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba daughter to Carmen (Reyes Cabrera) and Jose A. Rosabal Rosabal. Elba spent her life raising her own four children along with providing a loving, caring and nurturing daycare in her own home. She...
Worcester- Juan "Pito" E. Hernandez, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Saint Vincent Hospital.Juan was born October 9, 1969 a son of Alejandrina Hernandez Roldan and Juan Esteban Hernandez Ortiz. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Most recently Juan was employed by Clark University in the housekeeping department and had...
Westborough - Frances "Taffy" Marie Brown, 76, died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at Umass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Marlborough on April 25, 1944 a daughter of the late Richard and Theresa (Hatch) Brown. She grew up in Hudson, Ma and lived in the greater Worcester area most of her life. Taffy had, most recently, been a...
WORCESTER-Bernard F. Burke, 78, of Worcester passed away Wednesday, September 2 in St. Vincent Hospital. His wife of 50 years, Carolyn (Stevens) Burke died on June 25. He leaves many cousins in the Benison, Riordan, Trainor, Cannon and D'Arcy families, among them, his three god-children, Betsy (Riordan) O'Rourke of Worcester, Erin (Benison) Corso of Attleboro and Brian Benison, Sr. of...
John W. Curran, Jr., 73, passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2020 at his home. He was born in Worcester on February 1, 1947 and attended local schools before enlisting in the United States Army to proudly serve his country during the Vietnam War. John worked for over 30 years as a steam fitter in the City of Worcester and...
Stephen T. Killoran, 59, of Brookfield (formerly of Auburn) passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020. He leaves behind his fiancée and partner of many years, Lisa M. Robinson with whom he made his home, and her son, Jacob Robinson.Stephen was born in Worcester, the son of the late John J. Killoran and Arlene M. (Burbank) Killoran. Two brothers, John...
WORCESTER-Barbara L. (Martin) Carrigan, 92, died Friday, August 28, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Arthur and Jennie (Divoll) Martin. Barbara worked in Worcester all of her life starting at the lunch counter at Woolworths and ending at Jordan Marsh after 20 years of service. She enjoyed traveling with her husband John, making...