William L. Bergeron
PAXTON - William L. Bergeron, 51, of 349 Pleasant St., died Thursday, January 6, 2005.
He leaves a son, Roger Bergeron of Worcester; two brothers, Nelson Bergeron of Spencer and Wayne Bergeron of Holland; four sisters, Joanne McDonald of Leicester, Stella Odgren of Canada, Ingrid Berube of Tucson, Az. and Erica Potvin of North Brookfield. He was born in Berlin, N.H., the son of Roger N. and Paula E. (Zimmermann) Bergeron.
Mr. Bergeron was an Army veteran and served in Vietnam. He worked as a painter in the Worcester area many years.
Funeral services and burial will be private. Miles Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com), 1158 Main St., Holden, is directing arrangements.
Carl G. Bergstrom
HOLDEN - Carl G. Bergstrom, 91, of 15 Lowell Ave., died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester after an illness.
He leaves his wife, Mary E. (Dodge) Bergstrom. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of John and Eva (Korall) Bergstrom and lived 49 years in Holden.
Mr. Bergstrom graduated from Classical High School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1935. He was a metallurgist and worked many years at Wyman Gordon Company in Worcester.
A private memorial service for Mr. Bergstrom will be held in the Miles Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com), 1158 Main St., Holden. Burial will be in All Faith's Cemetery in Worcester. Memorial donations may be made to the General Scholarship Fund at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, c/o Development Office, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609.
Beatrice C. Kauppila
PAXTON - Beatrice C. (Murphy) Kauppila, 82, of 120 Holden Road, died Wednesday, January 5, 2005 in Holden Nursing Home. She leaves her husband of 53 years, Raymond V. Kauppila; three sons, Glenn S. Kauppila of Jefferson, Neil E. Kauppila of Holden and Alan M. Kauppila of Northbridge; two daughters, Beverly A. Donahue of Acton and Marie L. Kauppila of Charlton; a brother, Timothy C. Murphy, Jr. of Topsfield; a sister, Louise M. Terwilliger of Falls Church, Va.; 11 grandchildren; nephews and nieces.
She was born in Boston, the daughter of Timothy C. and Albina C. (Celle) Murphy, and moved to Paxton in 1951. Mrs. Kauppila graduated from the Forsythe Dental School in Boston and worked as a dental hygienist for various dentists in the local area.
She was a member of St. Columba's Church in Paxton and The Finnish American Club.
The funeral service was January 10 in Miles Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com), 1158 Main St., Holden. Burial was in Mooreland Cemetery, Paxton. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, South East Asia Disaster Relief Fund, 884 Millbury St., Worcester, MA 01607.
Margaret A. Larson
HOLDEN - Margaret A. (Stromberg) Larson, 87, of 22 Laurel Hill Lane, died Monday, January 10, 2005 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. She leaves her husband of 63 years, Bertil I. Larson; a daughter, Linda V. and her husband, Richard B. Kasavich of Holden; her twin sisters, Marion Anderson of Monument Beach and Eleanor Goodhue of Worcester; nieces and nephews. She was born in Worcester, daughter of John and Alice (Hogvall) Stromberg and lived in Holden for the past 40 years. She worked as a secretary for Norton Co. for 27 years before retiring in 1977. She was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church and the Naomi Circle. She was also a member of the Vasa Order of America and the Order of the Eastern Star.
The funeral service for Mrs. Larson will be held at noon on Thursday, January 13, in the Epworth United Methodist Church, Worcester. Burial will follow in All Faiths Cemetery. A calling hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden (www.milesfuneralhom.com). In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Epworth United Methodist Church, "Memorial Fund," 64 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609.
Charles H. McDonald
HOLDEN - Charles H. McDonald, 68, of Hyannis, formerly of Holden, died Saturday, January 8, 2005 at the Worcester Medical Center.
He leaves his wife of 43 years, Jane (Currivan) McDonald; one daughter, Kelle Lynch of West Boylston; three sons, Marty McDonald of Paxton, P.J. McDonald of Holden and Todd McDonald of Paxton; 12 grandchildren; three siblings, Kevin McDonald of Holden, Kay Walsh of Mount Dora, Fla. and Terry Schmidlin of Mendon, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. His sister, Diane M. Weagly of St. Joseph, Mich., died in 1988.
He was born in Westboro and moved to Holden in 1973. He received a B.A. in education from Boston State College and a master’s degree in special education and a C.A.G.S. in school psychology from Assumption College. He pursued his doctoral degree in mental health administration at the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. McDonald helped thousands of students from around the world during his 31 year tenure as headmaster and director of Eagle Hill School in Hardwick. Earlier he was an educator with the Newton Public Schools and a faculty member at Northeastern University and Mt. Wachusett Community College. He was a founder of the National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children and involved in the initial opening of the Warren Conference Center in Ashland. Locally, he was active in the National Eye Care Foundation and developed numerous programs for children with learning differences. He was an active Air Force veteran and former member of the Westboro Police Department. He was very active in the Chaffins Men’s Club in Holden, coaching youth basketball for years.
Mr. McDonald was a member of Tatnuck Country Club, Worcester Country Club, a member and trustee of the Hyannis Yacht Club, and a member of the Nantucket Anglers Club. An avid yachtsman, he held a United States Coast Guard captain’s license and spent years boating throughout Nantucket Sound and the waters off Block Island with friends and family. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville and St. George Church in Worcester.
Calling hours were yesterday. The funeral will be held today, January 13, with a Mass at 11 a.m. in St. George Church, 38 Brattle St., Worcester. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.
Memorial donations may be made to the Charles H. McDonald Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 91, Paxton, MA 01612. The Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester, is directing arrangements.
Robert P. O’Malley Sr.
RUTLAND — Robert P. O’Malley, Sr., 57, of 1194 Main St., Worcester, formerly of Rutland, died on Monday, January 10, 2005 in Autumn Village, Worcester after an illness.
He leaves a son, Robert P. O’Malley, Jr. of Worcester; a daughter, Linda J. O’Malley of Worcester; a brother, Philip O’Malley of Auburn; a sister, Judith Dorney of Mansfield; a grandchild, Caius Spring of Worcester; his former wife, Judith L. O’Malley of Worcester; many nephews and nieces. A brother, James O’Malley, Jr., predeceased him. He was born in Clinton the son of James and Jeanne (LaPlante) O’Malley and lived many years in both Rutland and Worcester.
Mr. O’Malley was the head groundskeeper at the former Rutland Height’s Hospital in Rutland where he worked for 23 years. He later operated a coffee shop for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind in Worcester for 10 years.
A funeral Mass for Mr. O’Malley was held January 12 in St. Patrick’s Church, Rutland. Burial was private in St. John’s Cemetery, Clinton.
Donations may be made to Our Danny Cancer Fund, Levine Cancer Center, 15 Belmont St., Worcester, MA 01605, or UMass Memorial Hospice, c/o UMass Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 2795, Worcester, MA 01613. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden (www.milesfuneralhome.com) is directing arrangements.
Martha E. Peters
HOLDEN - Martha Elsie Peters, 91, of Falmouth, Maine, formerly of Holden, Everett and Kittery, Maine, died December 30, 2004 in her home.
She was born in Gray, Maine, the daughter of George Brackett and Bessy Sawyer.
Her husband of 52 years, Calvin Francis, died in September 1980.
They had three children, Norma (deceased in 1954), Calvin B. Peters and Martha E. Peters. They reared their family in Kittery, Maine, Holden and Everett, and retired to their ancestral home in Falmouth, Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Peters owned and operated the Dipsy Baths on Kennebunk Beach until the business was sold in the early 1960s.
Mrs. Peters enjoyed outdoor activities, including swimming, canoeing and camping. She was a world traveler who explored six continents. She was an avid gardener and spent countless summer hours tending to her flower gardens in Falmouth, and frequently traveled to Hawaii and Florida during the winter.
Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Peters met and shared her life with Harold L. Armstrong of Biddeford, Maine for over 20 years. He died in June 2003. She leaves her son Calvin and daughter Martha; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours and a service were held at the funeral home on January 5. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, in the spring. Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road, South Portland, Maine, is directing arrangements.
Rosemond Stacy
HOLDEN - Rosemond "Bean" F. (Bennett) Stacy, 84, of 27 Bailey Road, died in her childhood home on Sunday, January 9, 2005.
Her husband of 34 years, Earl C. Stacy, Jr. died in 1977. She leaves a son, Michael D. Stacy, Sr., and his wife Lauren R. of Jefferson; a daughter, Barbara S. Smith of Holden; four grandchildren, Michael P. Smith and his wife Karen of Rutland, William F. Smith of Holden, Michael D. Stacy, Jr. and his wife Katrina of Petersham, Jessica Bennett Stacy of Jefferson; and two great-grandchildren, Sarah Rose and Shannon Stacy Smith of Rutland.
Her son, Paul "Tiny" L. Stacy, and her brother, Paul Bennett, predeceased her. She was born in Holden, daughter of Loring and Margaret (Maloney) Bennett, and was a graduate of Holden High School class of 1938.
Mrs. Stacy was the owner and bookkeeper of the Blue Plate Lounge and worked at the Blue Plate Farm Stand, both in Holden. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Holden, was a volunteer at the former Holden Hospital and the Holden meals-on-wheels program, and enjoyed traveling.
The funeral service for Mrs. Stacy will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, in the First Congregational Church of Holden, 1180 Main St. Spring burial will be in Grove Cemetery, Holden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in support of the U.S. troops returning from overseas duty and their families to the Walter Reed Society, OIF/OEF Fund, P.O. Box 59611, Walter Reed Station, Washington, DC 20012. Miles Funeral Home (www.milesfuneralhome.com) is handling arrangements.
Louise S. Young
PAXTON - Louise S. Young, 52, of 349 Pleasant St., Paxton, died Monday, January 10, in St. Vincent Hospital after a short illness.
She leaves four brothers, Alfred Germain, Rainell and Herbert Young, all of Worcester, and Raymond Young of Spencer; two sisters, Margaret Alvarado and Carol Young, both of Worcester; and many nieces and nephews. Another sister, Ella Patricia Germain, predeceased her. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of Herbert and Margaret (Trudell) Young. She worked as a secretary for the former Commonwealth Gas Co. for many years. She was an avid collector.
The funeral will be held Thursday, January 13 from Callahan Brothers Funeral Home, 61 Myrtle St., Worcester with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Church, 931 Main St., Worcester. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery.
