John K. Doldoorian, Sr., of Whitinsville,  passed away on Friday, July 10. He was born April 26, 1930 in Whitinsville, the son of Soukias (Oscar) and Serpoohi (Zeroogian) Doldoorian. John graduated from Northbridge High School in 1949,  where he was an outstanding three-sport athlete, captaining the football, basketball and baseball teams during his senior year. Upon graduation, he attended Marianapolis Prep, in Thompson, CT for one year. He then received an athletic scholarship...

Judith S. (Bosma) Paille, 55, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 27, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Ronald F. Paille; her mother, Marion (Hebner) Bosma, of Whitinsville; a sister, Marianna Buteyn, and her husband, John, of Uxbridge; a sister-in-law, Crystal Myers, of Kissimmee, Florida, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, John F. Bosma, and her brother, Mark J. Bosma. Judy was born in Boston, May 19, 1965, and was a lifelong...

Kathleen J. (Rice) Hendrickson, 69, died Thursday, June 25, at her daughter's home surrounded by her family, after a brief battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, John W. Hendrickson; two daughters, Tara Salvador, and her husband, Eric, of Wilmington, and Kelly Trask, and her husband, Brian, of Woburn; four grandchildren, Riley, Aubrey, T.J., and Jack; her brother, Robert J. Rice, and his wife, Jennifer, of Whitinsville, and her sister-in-law, Nancy Rice, of...

Richard J. Nisil, also known as Joe Wilson, 77, died Monday, June 22, in the Saint Camillus Health Center after a period of declining health. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marie (Karpowich) Nisil; three daughters, Jennifer Speight and her husband, Nathaniel, of Oxford, Tonia Dean and her husband, Elton, of Hubert, North Carolina, and Kim Reynolds, of Northbridge; a son, Richard Akervik, in Rhode Island, and six grandchildren, Brandon, Nathaniel, Noah, Nolan, Gavin and...

Joyce A. (Cartier) Heffernan, 82, died Thursday, June 11, in the Saint Camillus Health Center after a period of declining health. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Heffernan, of Uxbridge, and Julie Heffernan-Ackert, and her husband, Gary, of Templeton; three sisters, Rose Marie Sheridan, of Uxbridge, Dolores Zicella, of Worcester, and Diane Woodfull, of Rochdale; five granddaughters, and two great grandsons. She was predeceased by her son, Michale Heffernan, and her daughter,...

Whitinsville--William N. Ballou, 38, died of cardiac arrest, Monday, June 8, in the Milford Regional Medical Center. He was born in Worcester November 17, 1981 and was a life-long resident of Whitinsville.  He is survived by his parents, William E. and Deborah (Nolet) Ballou, of Whitinsville, Mr. Ballou attended Our Lady of the Valley, in Uxbridge, was a 2000 graduate of  Northbridge High School, and he attend Quinsigamond Community College. More recently he took classes at Boston...

Colleen M. (Cahill) Labelle, 84, died March 2, in Florida. Her husband, Norman Labelle, died in1999. She is survived by two sons, Steven Labelle, of Beverly, and William Labelle, and his wife, Alice, of Northbridge; a daughter, Cynthia Duclos, and her husband, Patrick, of Fort Myers Beach, Florida; granddaughters, Hanna and Kelly; and five great grandchildren. A brother, Michael Cahill, of Douglas; a sister, Patricia Cahill Scribner, in Florida; and 12 nieces and nephews. Mrs....

Wakefield--George Billings Cookman, 83, died Saturday, June 6, at Wingate at Sharon, after a period of declining health. He is survived by two sons: Geoffrey Cookman, of Easton , and David Cookman, of Canton, a daughter, Elizabeth Andon and her husband John, of Norfolk, four grandchildren: Lindsay, Kailey, James and William Andon: his wife Bonnie's children, Roy E. Braswell II and Debby Krause; and his former wife, Esther Cookman, of Canton. He was predeceased by his wife of 30...

Catherine (Jones) Waddell, 74, died at home, Wednesday, June 3. She is survived by her son, Corwin, and his wife, Edesa Waddell, with whom she lived; two brothers, David L. Jones, and Donald F. Jones, in Virginia, and two sisters, Margaret A. Shelton, in Virginia, and Patricia L. Springer, of Florida. Mrs. Waddell was born in Bethesda, Maryland, December 11, 1945, a daughter of Gordon and Joan (Kowalski) Jones. The daughter of a career serviceman, she lived in several locations before...

Joan S. (Krasieko) Rusakovich, 82, died Thursday, May 28, in the Milford Regional Medical Center. Her husband, Raymond Rusakovich, Sr., died in 1992. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Rusakovich, and his wife, Cynthia, of Whitinsville, Michael Rusakovich, of Worcester, and Raymond Rusakovich, Jr., of Naples, Maine; a daughter, Kristin Hilditch, and her husband, Timothy, of Whitinsville; six grandchildren, Peter, Joy, Samantha, Diana, Tamara, and Stacia, and a great grandson, Keith; a...