West Boylston- Donald Barclay, 73, of West Boylston and formerly of Shrewsbury and Hancock, NY, passed away peacefully at Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 4, 1945 a son to the late James and Elizabeth (McPhail) Barclay. Following high school, Donald proudly served his country in the...
WORCESTER - Gregg J. Needham, 68, Retired Captain, City of Worcester Fire Department, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 after an illness. Gregg leaves his loving and devoted wife of 37 years, Mary (Valentine), his loving daughter Lauren Shepherd and her husband Joel, and his loving son Jeffrey. He also leaves his two devoted sisters, Marianne Lapomardo and her husband John...
WORCESTER-Edward J. Provencal, "Rusty", 68, a retired Worcester Police Lieutenant, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at W. Roxbury VA Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. Rusty was born in Worcester, son of Andrew and Agnes (Fitzpatrick) Provencal and graduated from Burncoat High School. He then joined the Army and served proudly during the Vietnam War. Rusty was a Worcester...
WORCESTER-Christopher C. Evans, 65, passed away in the presence of dear friends on Saturday, June 30th, 2018 at Saint Vincent Hospital. Chris was a lover of music and the Red Sox, the beach and was a connoisseur of a fine hot dog and a fabulous doughnut. He was a voracious reader of historical novels, sports and the local paper until...
Ronald J. Taylor left this world peacefully on Friday, June 29 holding the hand of his best friend and wife of 30 years, Nancy E. (Vickery) Taylor. R.T. was a devoted brother and member of the Teamsters Local 170 who gave his heart and soul to his union since the age of 19. He sadly resigned on Monday, June 25...
Worcester – Robert A. Samuelian, 81, passed away on June 26 2018. He was born in Worcester, MA in August of 1937, the son of Armenian immigrants John Samuelian and Araxie Samuelian, a survivor of the 1915 genocide of the Armenians. He was raised and educated in Worcester. He is survived by his sister Harriet Bajakian and her husband Arsene...
West Boylston, Formerly of Holden & Amherst- Dolores (Leone) Chisholm, 79, and Robert Chisholm, 78, passed away and went to be with their Lord on Monday, June 25, 2018. Dolores and Bob had been "best friends" for more than sixty years and were happily married for fifty-seven. The high-school sweethearts grew up, and were married in, Medford, and settled in...
Vero Beach, FL – Dennis C. Pearson, 70, formerly of West Boylston, MA, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2018.Dennis ("Denny") was born in Worcester on January 30, 1948, a son of the late Harold E. and Barbara J. (Mandell) Pearson, and brother to the late David Pearson. He graduated from Worcester Academy and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the...
Naples, FL – Barbara Lee (Girrior) Lincoln, 85 formerly of Framingham and Marlborough, died peacefully on June 24, 2018 in Naples. Barbara was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Louis P. and Marguerite (St. Anthony) Girrior and grew up in Needham. She graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she studied piano. Barbara was the wife of...
WORCESTER-Ann Marie (Frende) Violette, 77, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 20 at Saint Vincent Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Martin A. and Laura M. (Huntoon) Frende and attended Commerce High School. Ann was an office clerk for the Worcester School system for 10 years and prior to that, she worked at the...