West Brookfield - Laurel (Gronostalski) Burdon, 67, of Lake Shore Drive Ext. in West Brookfield succumbed to advanced stage breast cancer and died on Friday, March 27, 2020 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester.    She leaves her husband of nearly 50 years, Kim M. Burdon; her daughter, Brie Armstrong and her husband Ryan of Brighton, CO; her son, Benjamin Burdon and his husband Shane of North Smithfield, RI; three grandchildren Colton, Rylee, and Royce all of Brighton,...

  Warren / Spring Hill, FL - Thomas E. Carroll, 78, died on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus.   He leaves his daughter, Nikki Sablack of Warren and several step-children; 14 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; his former wife, Donna Bomson; two sisters, Grace Elane Queiros of Ludlow and Gail Carroll of Boston, several nieces and nephews, and his very special and loyal dog, Kasey.  He was predeceased by his sisters, Patricia Bruini...

  Hardwick - Bonnie Robinson, a life-long resident of Hardwick, MA, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020, at the age of 75.   Bonnie was born in 1945 and grew up on her family's dairy farm, where she lived for the majority of her life before moving up the hill to her beloved "little house." As a child, she was a bit of a daredevil, climbing anything, including curtains and onto the top of the clothesline (much to her mother's dismay).   After graduating...

  Spencer - Steven D. Brown, 59, of Spencer, died on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Harrington Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Ware, on August 1, 1960, son of the late Robert G. Brown and Claire M. (Gibson) Brown.    He leaves his loving wife, Suzanne (Sottile) Brown of Spencer and his beloved daughter, Samantha Brown of Fairfax, VA; three brothers, Robert and his wife Robin, Brien and his wife Kathy and Daryl and his partner Barbara; his two sisters,...

Brookfield, MA / Solon, ME – Ralph W. Nichols Sr, 85, died peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center surrounded by his loving family.   He leaves his wife of 64 years, Jane s. (Rice) Nichols of Brimfield: a son, Ralph Nichols Jr. and his wife Bonnie of Brimfield; two daughters, Catherine Dayhoff of West Brookfield and Deborah Nichols of Sterling: three sisters, Gail Michieletti of Arizona, Linda Adams of Florida, and Joyce Martin of...

Ware - Sean M. Madigan, 56, of Ware, died on Saturday, March 14, 2020.   He leaves his mother, Patricia J. (McCarthy) Madigan of Ware; his father, Robert E. Madigan of Ware; two brothers, Brian P. Madigan and his partner Vicki Kolenda of NH, and Kevin B. Madigan and his partner Brenda Cleveland of Hardwick; his sister, Shannon Madigan of Warren, and his nieces and nephews, Emily, Brian B., Leigha, and Alicia Madigan.     He was born in Ware, and was a lifelong...

Larry Lowenthal slipped away from life quietly at home in Brimfield on March 12, 2020, after an illness.  He was born March 1, 1940 in New York City, where he fondly remembered riding the subways, playing stickball in the streets and exploring Van Cortland Park.  A move to the countryside of northern New Jersey as a youth introduced him to his lifelong passions – nature and history. Those two things were at the core of almost everything he did. Larry graduated from Rutgers...

East Brookfield - Paul R. “Pete” Sagendorph, 85, of East Brookfield, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at his home.   He leaves his wife of 57 years, Joan D. Sagendorph; three sons, Paul R. Sagendorph, II (Amy) of Brookfield, Mark W. Sagendorph (Lisa) of Warren, and Richard S. Sagendorph, III (Sue) of Rutland. He was born in Worcester, son of the late Richard S. and B. Louise (Reyman) Sagendorph.  He lived in Brookfield for 30 years, prior to moving to East Brookfield...

  Ware – Lillian E. (Ostiguy) DeSantis passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.   She was born on April 18, 1927 to the late Azarie and Clara (Riel) Ostiguy.  The youngest of 14 children, she grew up in New Braintree before moving to Ware after she married, to raise her family.    Lillian is predeceased by her husband, Armand DeSantis in 1978.  She leaves to cherish in her memory, her daughters, Diane Moriarty...

  West Brookfield – Judith Ann (Brown) Bartlett, 78, of West Brookfield passed away peacefully on March 8, 2020, at The Overlook in Charlton after a period of declining health.  She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, John Bartlett in 2017, and two brothers, Kenneth Brown and Charles Brown.   She leaves her two sons, Daniel Bartlett and his wife Susan Lessard of Bucksport, Maine and Dennis Bartlett of West Brookfield and his partner Jean Enright; two...