Obituaries

May 27, 2024

Anne Higgins passed away peacefully in her home in Worcester on Monday, May 27th. She is survived by her wife, Kim Merrick; four stepchildren, Nicholas, Connor, Anthony, and Mia Minnucci; three step grandchildren, Sofia Days, Jackson & Vinny Minnucci; her father, Dan Higgins; and eight siblings, Eileen Higgins of Worcester, Maureen Iliopoulos of Lexington, Dan Higgins of Rutland, Michael Higgins...

May 26, 2024

Myles Adams Marisseau passed peacefully from this life surrounded by love, on May 26th. A beloved husband, brother, dogfather, uncle, and friend, Myles was a longtime resident of Gardner, Massachusetts, and the honorary “mayor” of Aruba.

Myles is survived by his devoted wife, Theresa (Stark) of Gardner, his in-laws, Stephen Stark of Claremont, NH, and Deborah and Patrick Garven of...

May 25, 2024

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May 23, 2024

Jacob David Danian, 67, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was born on July 13, 1956 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He passed away in Worcester on May 23, 2024.

Dave had a remarkable journey in life and reinvented himself multiple times. Without formal education, he taught himself computer programming to provide for his three young daughters after a divorce. Dave had a long and...

May 22, 2024

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May 21, 2024

GARDNER - Thomas Paul “Fatboy” St. Hilaire, born March 5th, 1954 in Gardner, sadly passed away on Tuesday, May 21st. He is survived by two daughters, Melissa St. Hilaire and Kristen St. Hilaire; and a son David St. Hilaire; and possibly more that we don’t know about, an ex-wife/wife-ish turned domestic partner, Cheryl St. Hilaire; two sisters,, Diane Guild and...

May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024

Robert Jonathan Gary Johnson, 36, passed away May 20th, 2024. He was born December 19th, 1987 in Lebanon, OR, and raised in Aumsville, OR.

 

Robert graduated high school in 2005, received a Bachelers in Chemistry, from OSU (OR) in 2011, and a Doctorate in Inorganic Physical Chemistry from PSU (PA) in 2016. Most recently, he was working for Nano Lab...

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May 17, 2024

WORCESTER  - Beverly “Taffy” (Burnham) Winans, daughter of Harry L. & Eunice (Emerson) Burnham, born in Northampton, Massachusetts on July 27, 1939, passed away on May 17, 2024. She is predeceased by her beloved husband, William W.Winans III. She leaves behind her sister, Jane B. Treman of Penfield, NY; son William W. Winans IV, wife Julie, and their children Kathryn...

May 14, 2024

WORCESTER - Alice (Simpson) Degnan, born on February 26th, 1941 in Clinton MA, passed peacefully at her home in Leicester on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 with her family by her side. She had been battling cancer and other health complications since 2018.  

She leaves behind her daughter Kimberly Ann Duszak; her three sons, David Duszak, Micheal Thorne and his...

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May 10, 2024

Donald Ivory Stark

 

Donald Ivory Stark, 92, of Worcester, MA, passed away peacefully at home on May 10, 2024, with his loving family by his side. Born on July 17, 1931, in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Charles and Jean (Ivory) Stark, both originally from Scotland.

 

Donald was a devoted husband to his wife...