Agnes (Kalousdian) Krikorian, age 91, passed away peacefully after a period of declining health in Framingham, MA on April 23, 2019.  Her beloved husband George, who was also a public-school teacher, predeceased her in 1997. The daughter of Armenian Genocide survivors Isaac (Yessayi) and Sarah (Siranoush)(Manassian) Kalousdian from Shabin Karahisar in the Black Sea region, Agnes was born on February 8, 1928 in Worcester, grew up in Whitinsville, MA, graduated from Hill College and...

Whitinsville--Arthur "Art" Richard Jackson went to his heavenly home on Aril 20, 2019, at the age of 79.  Art was born to the late Francis and Bertha (Vandyke) Jackson in Whitinsville, on February 2, 1940.  He attended Whitinsville Christian School and Northbridge High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Assumption College.  He worked over 20 year at Anchor Motor Freight as a  car carrier driver. Art went on to become a financial...

Whitinsville--Mary E. (Coen) Lahar, 84, died Friday, April 19, while surrounded by her loving family, at Beaumont Nursing and Skilled Rehab in Northbridge.  She leaves her husband of 50 years, Richard A. Lahar, daughter Tara Bibeault and her husband Jeffrey, of Uxbridge, son John Lahar and his wife Alyssa, of Mendon, brother Matty Coen, of Peterborough, England, two sisters; Breda Richardson, of Sussex, England and Veronica Morgan, of Middlesex, England and five grandchildren; Brandon...

Whitinsville--Elizabeth A. Aldrich, 82, died Saturday, April 13, at home surrounded by her family and friends.  Betsy leaves her three nieces; Melissa C. Aldrich, of Oxford, Rebecca A. E. Aldrich, of Uxbridge and Leslie H. Aldrich, of Cambridge; her grand-nephew Nathaniel S. Grondin, of Long Beach, CA, grand-niece Natalie Grondin, of Uxbridge, her sister-in-law, Norma E. Aldrich and her childhood friend, Beverly R. Keeler, both of Whitinsville, and good friend Jacqueline Aldrich,...

Whitinsville-- Janice (Hobbs) Dresser, 77, died Monday, April 8 at Saint Camillus Health Center, after a period of declining health. She leaves a son, David Dresser, and his wife Debora, of Worcester; a daughter, Pamela Allen, of Uxbridge; a brother, Roger Hobbs, Jr., of Falmouth and 7 grandchildren. Janice was born in Whitinsville, October 5, 1941, daughter of Roger and Evelyn (Kearnan) Hobbs, Sr.  She was a graduate of Northbridge High School and worked as a secretary,...

Northbridge, MA-Neal B. Mitchell, Jr., 84, died Monday, April 8, at Notre Dame Health Center in Worcester while surrounded by his family.  He leaves his wife of 62 years, Kristin (Hall) Mitchell and their children; Neal B. Mitchell, III and his wife Patricia, of Grass Valley, CA, Scott Mitchell and his wife Corinne, of Framingham, and Jennifer Mitchell, of Sturbridge; five grandchildren: Jonathan Mitchell and his wife Kristen Rankin, Hannah and Christopher Doe, Emma and William...

Allen Eric Ottoson, 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Sutton on Thursday April 4th after an illness. Allen is survived by his wife of 52 years, Christine (Coughlin) Ottoson and their children: Jennifer and husband Daniel Wren of Sutton, Neil and wife Maggie Ottoson of Scarborough Maine, and Elizabeth and husband Benjamin Harris of Sutton. He will be greatly missed by his five grandchildren: Abigail and Ethan Wren, Vivian Ottoson, Liam and Molly Harris. Allen is also survived by his...

Whitinsville-- Adele V. (Fortin) Gentry, 71, died Saturday, March 30 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing in Westborough.  Adele was the Outreach Director for the Northbridge Senior Center for the past 16 years, retiring in August 2018.  Previously, she worked and volunteered at St. Camillus, worked part time as a bookkeeper, was an office manager at Duvals Sheet Metal, in Leominster, and was office manager for the Ford dealership on Nantucket.  While living on...

Uxbridge--Pauline Ann Brothers, 81, passed peacefully, after a long illness, at Lydia Taft House, where she was cared for in her last months of life.  A daughter of Floyd and Etta (Higgins) Brothers, she was born in Uxbridge on October 12, 1937.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three sisters; Grace Aldrich, Viola Feddma, and Vivian Murray and five brothers; Alfred, Floyd (Sam), Joseph, Donald and Ronald Brothers.  She is survived by many nieces and...

Northbridge--Elizabeth I. (Prouty) West, 93, died Tuesday, March 19, at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing.  She leaves two sons; Richard West and his wife Sue, of Whitinsville and Paul West, of Douglas; 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest West, in 1982, daughter, Arlia Suzette Demrest, in 1994, son Dennis West, in 2012, sisters Helen Benoit, A. Nancy Vusvunis, and Marion Carter, and...