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Brian C. McCarthy
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Brian C. McCarthy, 57, of 54
Starr St., died Sunday, August 9, in the University of Mass Hospital,
Lake Ave. North, Worcester, after suffering a massive stoke. Mr. McCarthy
leaves one brother, Kevin J. McCarthy of Leominster and two aunts, Jean
C. McCarthy of Fitchburg and Joan Dustin and her husband, William of E.
Falmouth, Ma. and several cousins.
He was employed by the Boston Cab Company for many years in New York and
Boston.
He was the President of his Junior and Senior classes. He was also
Captain of the Tennis team and was an avid tennis player all of his
life. He attended Columbia University and received his Bachelor Degree
in Psychology from Harvard University. He was a former member of Our
Lady of the Lake Parish in Leominster, where he served as an altar boy
until he was out of high school.
He was born in Fitchburg, on November 15, 1951, a son of the late
Charles H., and Helen (McGuirl) McCarthy Jr., and lived in Leominster
and Chelsea for many years, before returning to Leominster in 2007.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, August 14, at 11:00 a.m. in the
Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home, 243 Water St., Fitchburg. Burial
will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg.
Calling hours at the Funeral Home are on Friday, August 14, from 10 to
11 AM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of
Coggshall Park, C/O The Recreation Dept., Fitchburg City Hall, 718 Main
St., Leominster, Ma. 01420 or may be left at the Funeral Home. |
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Wayne D. Bass
1951 - 1973
USAF - Korea |
According to city records, the last death of a
service member from the city was Air Force Sgt. Wayne Douglas Bass, 22,
who was killed in an automobile accident while serving in Korea on Jan.
11, 1973. Sgt. Bass was a 1969 graduate of the Leominster Trade High
School, which is now known as the Center for Technical Education at
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Ronald W. Metivier
1951 - 2009
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Ronald W. Metivier 58 of 905 Iowa Ave West Apt 11
formally of Leominster MA. died Sunday August 9, 2009 in the Israel
Family Hospice House in Ames Iowa after an illness. He was born July 12,
1951 in Leominster, the son of the late Leon Metivier and Marion (DeFoe)
Metivier and lived in Leominster before moving to Iowa.
He leaves his wife of (33) Years, Diane (Ashe)
Metivier of IA; three sons: Dennis Ashe, Ronald Metivier Jr. and Daniel
Metivier; four daughters: Holly Vasquez, RoseMarie Ayers, Lynn LeDuc,
and Kathleen Metivier; one brother Robert Metivier; two sisters: Donna
Beal and Ruth Ann Metivier; twenty grandchildren, one great grandchild;
one niece and three nephews.
Mr. Metivier was employed at Monroe Cable and Wire
Co .in Clinton for fourteen years before moving to Iowa where he went to
work at Barilla Pasta Co .in Ames.
Burial was in St Cecilia’s Cemetery Leominster.
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Rose
Ann (Knight)
Alario
1952 - 2009
Rose Ann (Knight) Alario, 57 years old, of
Worcester, formerly of Leominster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday,
July 7, 2009 after a brief illness. She leaves behind 2 children Stacey
Farrow and Steve Alario and his wife Kimberly; 6 grandchildren Jake and
Hailey Farrow, Alex and Elizabeth Alario, Alexis and Crystal Charon; 2
brothers Carl Knight and David Knight and his wife Joan; 2 sisters Lisa
LaCouture and her husband Richard and Sheila Blankenship; and a dear
friend Patrick Hart. She was predeceased by her daughter Amy Charon, her
parents William and Elizabeth (Menulla) Knight, 3 brothers and 2
sisters. Rose was a lovely person who left our lives too soon.
A graveside service will be held on Monday,
July 20, 2009 at 11 AM in Evergreen Cemetery,
Leominster. The Silas F. Richardson & Son Funeral Home, 106 West Street,
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Joyce A. (England) Beirholm
1951 - 2009
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Joyce A. Beirholm, 58, of
Lunenburg, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 while visiting family in Florida.
She was born in Leominster, on April 15, 1951, the daughter of the late
George J. and the late Irene (St. Cyr) England and she grew up in
Leominster.
She first worked at
Kingman Plastics for several years, and then went on to work at New
England Business in Groton for 15 years she retired in 1997. Joyce loved
playing Bingo, traveling to Las Vegas, and enjoyed life to the fullest.
She leaves her
husband of 30 years, Carl W. Beirholm Jr.; one sister, Elaine Freeman of
Brandon, FL; her nephew and godson, Jeremy Weikel of Leominster and her
best friend, Heather Gleason of Lunenburg. She was predeceased by her
sister, Judy Smith.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held Monday, May 11, 2009 at 11:00 am in St. Cecilia's
Church, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster. Burial will follow in St.
Cecilia's Cemetery. Calling hours will be held Sunday, May 10, 2009,
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Simard Funeral Home 14 Walker St., Leominster.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be
made in her memory to
American Diabetes Association , 1701 North Beauregard St.,
Alexandria, VA 22311. For more information or to sign our online guest
book please visit
www.simardfuneralhome.com.
Simard Funeral Home 14 Walker St.,
Leominster is directing arrangements.
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Margaret Ann
(Caisse) Hoyt
1951 - 2007
After a long illness,
Peggy died May 10 in her sister’s home in Leominster. The daughter of Harold E. and Marjorie H. (Crockford)
Caisse, Peggy was born on Aug. 9, 1951 in Fitchburg, but
lived in Leominster most of her life. She graduated from Fitchburg State
College with her master’s degree in 1975. She was an English and reading
teacher at Athol-Royalston Regional High School for 30 years and a
member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. She volunteered with the Youth
Soccer Program and a literacy program for several years.
Peggy is survived by her husband of 24 years,
Richard G. Hoyt; her sons, Christopher G. Hoyt, Gregory R. Hoyt and
Jonathan E. Hoyt; her father, Harold E. Caisse and her sister, Mary E.
Macdonald.
Peggy is buried in Evergreen
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Dennis
DeBonville
1949 - 2006
Dennis died on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, in Houston, after being struck
by a motor vehicle while walking in Houston. He was born April 19, 1949
in Leominster, and was the son of Hermas and Florence (Larriviere)
DeBonville. Dennis attended St. Cecilia’s Elementary School. He played
varsity soccer his junior and senior year, and he was an outstanding
goalie for the Leominster High School Independent Hockey Team.
Mr. DeBonville, a self-employed painter, was a
Corporal in the U.S. Marines and a member of the Knights of Columbus and
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
He is survived by his daughter, Christine; a
sister, Barbara Amadio; his former wife and mother of his children,
Diane (LeBlanc) Alger; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased
by a son, Michael; and a brother, Paul.
Burial with Military Honors was at the
Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon.
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Katherine Salovardos 1951 - 1982
Katherine G. Salovardos, 30, of 147 Drummond Street, Auburn,
Maine, died Sunday in the Central Maine Medical Center,
Lewiston, Maine.
She
was born in Fitchburg, August 12, 1951, the daughter of George
K. and Elpeneke (Gamvas) Salovardos and a graduate of Henri's
School of Hair Design. She attended a school of cosmetology in
Worcester and was formerly employed at Stella's Beauty Shop in
Fitchburg and taught in Gloria Stevens Salon in Boston.
Besides her parents of Leominster, she leaves a brother
Constantino Salovardos of Leominster, her maternal grandmother
Evdoxia Gamvas of Fitchburg and several aunts and uncles.
Interment was in Forest Hill Cemetary.
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Wolfgang
Hess 1950 - 1975
Wolfgang
died in hospital Dec 2 1975 after a car accident left him in a coma for
several days. He was survived by his older brother Hans Hess of
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