Obituaries

Leroy Thomas

Sep 12, 2002

MILLBURY - Leroy M. Thomas Sr., 84, of 4 John St., died Thursday, Sept. 12, in his home, after being stricken ill. His wife of 49 years, Victoria E.(Bernat) Thomas died in 1990. He leaves three sons, Stanley 'Steve' H. Thomas of Worcester, Leroy 'Roy' M. Thomas Jr. of Sutton and James R. Thomas of Millbury; two daughters,...

John Ogassian

Sep 12, 2002

MILLBURY- John OTM)Gassian, 94, formerly of 152 Main St., died Thursday, Sept. 12, in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester. His wife of 64 years, died in1998. He leaves a son, Mark J. OTM)Gassian Sr. of Millbury; two sisters, Mary OTM)gasian of Holden and Lucille Hodges of Wilbraham; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces. He was...

Eugene Caron

Sep 7, 2002

MILLBURY - Eugene A. 'John' Caron, 77, of 198 Wheelock Avenue, died Saturday, Sept. 7, in St. Vincent Hospital, at the Worcester Medical Center, Worcester. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Catherine J. (OTM)Connell) Caron; a son John H. Caron of Millbury; two daughters, Kathleen M. Mosczynski and Patricia L. Wassell both of Millbury; a brother, Wilfred...

H. Tarbox

Sep 5, 2002

MILLBURY- H. Bertha (Pogson) Tarbox, 84, of 16 Lincoln Ave., died Thursday, Sept. 5, in her home, after an illness. Her husband, Ernest T. Tarbox died in 1995. She leaves two daughters, Barbara A. Bernard and Judith E. Flynn both of Millbury; two sisters, Dorothy M. Davis and Beatrice C. Pogson both of Alton, New Hampshire; one granddaughter;...

Gertrude Lassas

Sep 1, 2002

WORCESTER- Gertrude G (Boomstoppel) Lassas, 79, of 138 Dorchester St., died Sunday, Sept. 1, in St. Vincent Hospital, at the Worcester Medical Center. Her husband, Edwin A. Lassas, died in 1976. She leaves two sons, Edwin A. Lassas and Donald B. Lasses both of Worcester; two daughters, Janet E. DiLeo of Shrewsbury and Paula J. Lasses of Maine;...

Dorothy Lahna

Sep 1, 2002

FLORIDA - Dorothy E. (Harwood) Lahna, 80, of 9049 S. E. 135th Loop, Summerfield, formerly of Tuftenboro, N.H. and Westborough, Ma., died Sunday, Sept. 1, in her home, after an illness. She leaves her husband, Olavi M. Lahna; four sons, Warren A. Lahna of Hopkinton, Ma, Karl M. Lahna of Stuart, Fl., Earl A. Lahna of Worcester, Ma....

Paul Ojerholm

Aug 28, 2002

MILLBURY- Paul S. Ojerholm, 80, of 2 Colonial Dr., formerly of Winwood Rd., Sutton, died on Aug. 28, at St. Vincent Hospital, at the Worcester Medical Center, in Worcester, His wife Charlotte M. (Skowronski) Ojerholm, died in 1996. He leaves two sons Gary P. Ojerholm of Lehigh Acres, Fla. and Donald R. Ojerholm of North Brookfield; two daughters...

Robert Fisher

Aug 28, 2002

SUTTON - Robert E. Fisher, 72, of 19B Millers Way, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, in Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Northbridge after a long battle with a Parkinsons related disease. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Marjorie (Tower) Fisher; a daughter Cheryl F. Alderman of Sutton; two sons, James A. Fisher of Shreswbury and Russell F. Fisher...

Thomas Germain

Aug 26, 2002

MILLBURY- Thomas P. Germain III, 55, of 114 Worcester-Providence Turnpike, died Monday, Aug. 26, at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, after being stricken ill at home. He leaves his wife of 33 years, Lavonne E.M. (Hansen) Germain;. a daughter, Joyce L. Worrells of Millbury; a son, Thomas P. Germain IV of Millbury; his father, Thomas P. Germain...

Nancy Kaminski

Aug 25, 2002

SUTTON - Nancy R. (Paille) Kaminski, 57, of 317 Manchaug Road, Manchaug, died Sunday, Aug. 25, in her home, after a 14 year battle with cancer. She leaves her husband of 34 years, Edward P. Kaminski; a son, Mark E. Kaminski of Douglas; two sisters, Judith A. Aubrey of Shrewsbury and Linda M. Garner of Greenwood West Virginia;...

Marjorie Connor

Aug 24, 2002

MILLBURY - Marjorie D. (Damarell) Connor, 92, formerly of Miles St., died Saturday, Aug. 24, in Providence House Nursing Home. Her husband, John F. Connor died in 1980. She leaves several nieces and nephews. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Frederick H. and Edna L (Hoyt) Damarell and has lived in Millbury 55 years. Mrs. Connor was...

Mae Watt

Aug 24, 2002

SUTTON - Mae L. (Bengtson) Watt, 78, of 5 Forest Hill Dr., died Saturday, Aug. 24, in Beaumont Nursing, Rehabilitation and skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge, after a long illness. She leaves her husband, of 57 years, George H. Watt; three daughters, Sharyn E. Watt of LaHabra, Ca., Shirley E. Wandland of Grafton and Joan E. Newton of...

Ovide Tessier

Aug 18, 2002

MILLBURY - Ovide J. Tessier, 79, formerly of Sycamore St., died Sunday, Aug. 18, in Providence House Nursing Home. He leaves his wife, Beatrice R. (Maranda) Tessier; two sons, David J. Tessier of Millbury and Paul J. Tessier of Harwich; two sisters, Simone Dearnley of Port Orange, Florida and Cecile Webb of Manteo, North Carolina; two grandchildren; nephews...

Kimberly Miller

Aug 11, 2002

VALDOSTA, GEORGIA - Kimberly Mae Miller, 23, of Valdosta, formerly of Millbury, Ma., died Sunday, Aug. 11 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in Macon. She leaves her mother, Deborah (Vallee) Howe and her step-father, Robert Howe of Valdosta; her father, Lennie Miller and step-mother Sheri Miller of Roy, Utah; a sister, Amy Marie Miller of Valdosta;...

Richard Prue

Aug 9, 2002

MILLBURY - Richard E. 'Skip' Prue, 75, of 8 Orchard St., died Friday, Aug. 9, in Providence House Nursing Home. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Leone E. (Budreau) Prue; a daughter, Jeannine A. Silun of Auburn; two sons, Jeffrey A. Prue of Worcester and Mark E. Prue of Sutton; a sister, Claire A. Hehir of Hudson,...

Pauline Quist

Jul 29, 2002

SHREWSBURY- Pauline K. (Gribouski) Quist, 72, of 72 Lakeside Dr., died Monday, July 29, in St. Vincent Hospital, at the Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 49 years, Richard W. Quist; two sons, Richard W. Quist Jr. and Paul V. Quist both of Shrewsbury; two daughters, Sonja A. Quist of Shrewsbury and...

Patricia Hyland

Jul 27, 2002

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Dr. Patricia A. Hyland, 71 , of Garden City, a Registered Nurse and Dr. of Education, died Saturday, July 27, at her residence, in Garden City, NY. She leaves cousins among which is Elizabeth B. LeClaire of Sutton, Mass. She was born in Jamica, Long Island, N. Y. daughter of Dr. Edward J. Hyland...

Helenka Carter

Jul 19, 2002

WORCESTER - .Helenka 'Helen'(Kociban) Carter, 82, of 34 Conway St., formerly of Millbury, died Friday, July 19, in St. Vincent Hospital, at the Worcester Medical Center, after being stricken ill at home. He husband, Joseph F. Carter died in 1991. She leaves two daughters, Denise Williams with whom she lived and Jane Klickstein of Newton; a son, Stephan...

William Crosby

Jul 14, 2002

SUTTON - William B. Crosby, 76, of 1551 Darlington Ave., Deltona, Florida, formerly of Central Turnpike, died Sunday July 14, in his home, after being stricken ill. He leaves his wife, Phyllis M. (Christian) Crosby; four sons, Richard W. Crosby of Sutton, Bruce F. Crosby of Boston, James M. Crosby of Merrimack, N. H. and Brian J. Crosby...

Lenore Theodore

Jul 9, 2002

SUTTON - Lenore C. (Brombley) Theodore, 74, of 50 Uxbridge Rd., died Tuesday, July 9, in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Campus, Worcester, after a long illness. Her husband, Philip Theodore died in March. She leaves three daughters, Patricia Petka of Grafton, Paula Smith of Dudley and Lorraine Theodore of Sutton; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; nephews and nieces....