Mary (McConnon) Barakat
Jun 7, 2021
WEST BOYLSTON- Mary (McConnon) Barakat, 76, passed away peacefully on Monday June 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 3, 1944 the daughter of John and Mildred (Leitz) McConnon. Mary earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Assumption College and was employed for many years as a nurse with...
Lewis J. Hazard
Jun 6, 2021
WORCESTER- Lewis James Hazard, 60, passed away suddenly on June 6, 2021, at UMass Medical Center after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Worcester on June 2, 1961, a son of the late Lewis J. Hazard and Ruth (Walley) Hazard. Lewis was raised in the city and graduated from North High School. He was employed...
Chester J. Jankowski
Jun 6, 2021
Chester "Chet" Jankowski, 77, of Worester, MA passed away peacefully on June 6, in his home, after a period of declining health, with his loving family by his side. Chet was born in Worcester, to the late Chester J Jankowski, Sr and Sophie (Modzelewski) Jankowski. He was a member of Saint Stephen's Parish in Worcester. Chet was a graduate of...
Richard C. "Dick" Richie
Jun 5, 2021
WEST BOYLSTON, MA Richard Charles Richie, 93, a longtime time resident of Northborough, died Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Bangor, Maine. Richard had recently moved to Maine to be closer to his son and family due to his declining health.Dick leaves behind his son, Dr. Peter J. Richie and his wife Jean; six grandchildren: Dr. Jessica M. Remington and her...
Mary (Der Bagdasarian) Mooshagian
Jun 3, 2021
WORCESTER- Mary (Der Bagdasarian) Mooshagian, 89, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 12, 1931 a daughter of the late Richard Der Bagdasarian and Elizabeth Garabedian. Her family resided in Pennsylvania until she was three years of age when they relocated to Connecticut. Following her graduation from...
Sylvia J. (Vasselin) Caswell
Jun 2, 2021
WORCESTER/HOLDEN - Sylvia J. (Vasselin) Caswell, 89, died peacefully at UMass Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Chester F. Caswell Jr. in 2012. She leaves behind four children, Chester F. Caswell III of Brewster, Jennifer B. Caswell of Princeton, Heather C. Mauke and her husband William W. Mauke II, of East Orleans...
Paul W. Collette
Jun 2, 2021
WORCESTER-Paul W. "PI" Collette, aged 70 of Worcester, passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida on June 2nd, 2021, after a very long and courageous battle with CIPD and multiple cancers attributable to his service in the U.S Air Force during the Vietnam Era. Born in Worcester, Paul was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Paul retired from the U.S. Postal Service...
Martha J. Knowlton
Jun 1, 2021
WORCESTER-Martha J. (Robbins) Knowlton, 96, passed away Tuesday, June 1 at home.Her husband, Leland Prentice Knowlton, a US Marine who served in the South Pacific during WWII, died in 1999. She leaves two sons, Kirk A. and his wife, Cheryl A. Knowlton of Worcester and Leland "Prent" P. Knowlton, Jr. of Worcester; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren....
Mary E. (O'Gara) Mahan
May 31, 2021
WORCESTER- Mary E. (O'Gara) Mahan, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 31, 2021 at UMass Medical Center. She was born in Worcester on September 10, 1929 a daughter of the late Thomas Gleeson O'Gara and Ethel Florence Holt. She was raised in Worcester and was a graduate of South High School class of 1947. She went on to earn...
Shirley F. (Trow) Smiley
May 31, 2021
Shirley F. (Trow) Smiley, 91, of Worcester and West Boylston, MA passed away on May 31, 2021. Born September 29, 1929 to Mildred (Wilkins) Trow and Rudolf Trow, she is survived by her son Edwin David Smiley (Gail) and predeceased by her daughter Susan Lynn Smiley. She is also survived by her sister Jean I (Trow) Daly of West Boylston,...