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Monday, June 26, 2017Waldo N. "Bumpa" Pierce, Jr., 90, longtime resident of both Auburn and Paxton, passed away Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 at Parsons Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester.Waldo was born in Grafton, son of the late Waldo N. Sr. and Hazel Pierce. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School. He worked for Norton Company of Worcester as a pipefitter for 27 years. He served as a Private First Class in the US Army Infantry during World War II, working in Japan for a short time. He was an avid golfer and family man. He loved to travel to Maine, Hawaii, and California. Waldo was an active member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Auburn and was a member of their men’s group for many years. Waldo was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Barbara M. Pierce, this past November. He is survived by two daughters, Joann L. Monks and her husband, Darren Monks of Auburn, and Donna M. Godfrey of Lunenburg; two granddaughters, Heather L. and Jessica L. Monks both of Auburn; a great grandson, Hayden J. Monks of Auburn; and is survived by several nieces, nephews, and c...
Monday, June 26, 2017ON-WALLACE FUNERAL HOME, 91 Central St, Auburn. A service honoring his life will be on Thursday in the funeral home at 11:00 am. Burial with military honors will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.
Saturday, June 10, 2017Greg) Shur, of Hershey, Jessica (Billy) Johnston, of Eaton, Colo., Michelle (Tim) Newton, of Geneva, Shannon Smith of Lincoln, great-grandchildren: Will and Aspen Johnston, Raelynn and Emily Kumm, Paxton and Natalie Suhr, Dylan Bolin, Paityn Peppie and Levi Newton, brother, Leroy (Beverly) Patitz of Hastings. K.D. was preceded in death by his parents, and daughter, Kathy Ann (David) Smith.Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at McCool United Methodist Church in McCool Jct. Cremation. No visitation. Inurnment in Greenwood Cemetery, York. His family will greet friends and neighbors from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials: McCool First United Methodist Church, or American Legion Post #341 in McCool Jct. Condolences, metzmortuary.com...
Monday, February 27, 2017LOS ANGELES -- Bill Paxton, the prolific actor whose many memorable roles included an astronaut in Apollo 13 and a treasure hunter in Titanic, has died from complications of surgery. He was 61.A family representative issued a statement Sunday on the death but provided no further details.Paxton, a Fort Worth native, appeared in dozens of movies and television shows. As a young man, he worked in the art department for "B" movie king Roger Corman, who helped launch the careers of numerous actors and filmmakers.Paxton's movie credits included some of the signature works of the past 40 years, from Titanic and Apollo 13 to The Terminator and Aliens. Television fans knew him for his role as the polygamist, with three wives who expected the best from him, in the HBO series Big Love, for which he received three Golden Globe nominations."Bill Paxton was a big-hearted, thoughtful and honorable person," his Big Love co-star Chloe Sevigny said in a statement. "He always had a smile on his face and could entertain any...
Family representative: 'Titanic' actor Bill Paxton has died - Washington Post
Monday, February 27, 2017By Staff Reports and News Services, Bill Paxton, a genial and prolific character actor whose memorable movie roles included an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” and who starred as a polygamist in the HBO series “Big Love,” has died. He was 61.A family representative issued a statement Sunday confirming the death, of complications from surgery, but provided no further details. He reportedly died on Feb. 25.Mr. Paxton appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, with credits including signature works of the past 40 years, from “Titanic” and “Apollo 13” to “The Terminator and “Aliens.” He brought a reliably human dimension to big-budget action adventures and science fiction. He was, sci-fi fans like to point out, the only actor killed by a Predator, a Terminator and an Alien.But Mr. Paxton defined his career less by his marquee status than as a character actor, often playing likable regular Joes whose lives and moral compasses spiral out of control, as in the first-rate neo-noirs “One False Move”...
Monday, January 16, 2017Emilien and Rosanna (St. Martin) Gadoury. She attended St. Anne School in Webster and the former St. Anne Academy (Marlborough), earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Anna Maria College (Paxton), an MA from Duquesne University, and a Doctoral degree in ministry from Boston University, School of Theology, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from Anna Maria College.She joined the Sisters of St. Anne in Lachine, Quebec in 1949, pronounced vows in 1950 and returned to New England to begin teaching. She taught music and religion in schools staffed by the Sisters of St. Anne in Newton and in Worcester (Holy Name High School). She also became the Director of Novices and Postulates in Marlborough, and the Director of Formation and Spiritual Animation in the American province. She also was a liturgist, choir director and musician.An engaging lecturer, she led programs and retreats in parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston and the Diocese of Worcester, as well as facilitating individual and group spiritual direction. In the ensuing years, Sister Rose Clarisse was a lecturer and spiritual director in the formation programs for the LaSalle Brothers and for the Friars Minor.She was a Professor for the Permanent Diaconate Program in the Diocese of Worcester and for nearly 20 years, a Professor of Pastoral Theology in Spirituality at St. John XXIII Nat...
Monday, January 02, 2017AM in the BRITTON-WALLACE Funeral Home, 91 Central Street, Auburn. A prayer service will follow at 11:00 AM in the funeral home. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.
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Monday, June 26, 2017Waldo N. "Bumpa" Pierce, Jr., 90, longtime resident of both Auburn and Paxton, passed away Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 at Parsons Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester.Waldo was born in Grafton, son of the late Waldo N. Sr. and Hazel Pierce. He graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School. He worked for Norton Company of Worcester as a pipefitter for 27 years. He served as a Private First Class in the US Army Infantry during World War II, working in Japan for a short time. He was an avid golfer and family man. He loved to travel to Maine, Hawaii, and California. Waldo was an active member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Auburn and was a member of their men’s group for many years. Waldo was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Barbara M. Pierce, this past November. He is survived by two daughters, Joann L. Monks and her husband, Darren Monks of Auburn, and Donna M. Godfrey of Lunenburg; two granddaughters, Heather L. and Jessica L. Monks both of Auburn; a great grandson, Hayden J. Monks of Auburn; and is survived by several nieces, nephews, and c...
Monday, June 26, 2017ON-WALLACE FUNERAL HOME, 91 Central St, Auburn. A service honoring his life will be on Thursday in the funeral home at 11:00 am. Burial with military honors will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.
Saturday, June 10, 2017Greg) Shur, of Hershey, Jessica (Billy) Johnston, of Eaton, Colo., Michelle (Tim) Newton, of Geneva, Shannon Smith of Lincoln, great-grandchildren: Will and Aspen Johnston, Raelynn and Emily Kumm, Paxton and Natalie Suhr, Dylan Bolin, Paityn Peppie and Levi Newton, brother, Leroy (Beverly) Patitz of Hastings. K.D. was preceded in death by his parents, and daughter, Kathy Ann (David) Smith.Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at McCool United Methodist Church in McCool Jct. Cremation. No visitation. Inurnment in Greenwood Cemetery, York. His family will greet friends and neighbors from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Metz Mortuary, York. Memorials: McCool First United Methodist Church, or American Legion Post #341 in McCool Jct. Condolences, metzmortuary.com...
Monday, February 27, 2017LOS ANGELES -- Bill Paxton, the prolific actor whose many memorable roles included an astronaut in Apollo 13 and a treasure hunter in Titanic, has died from complications of surgery. He was 61.A family representative issued a statement Sunday on the death but provided no further details.Paxton, a Fort Worth native, appeared in dozens of movies and television shows. As a young man, he worked in the art department for "B" movie king Roger Corman, who helped launch the careers of numerous actors and filmmakers.Paxton's movie credits included some of the signature works of the past 40 years, from Titanic and Apollo 13 to The Terminator and Aliens. Television fans knew him for his role as the polygamist, with three wives who expected the best from him, in the HBO series Big Love, for which he received three Golden Globe nominations."Bill Paxton was a big-hearted, thoughtful and honorable person," his Big Love co-star Chloe Sevigny said in a statement. "He always had a smile on his face and could entertain any...
Family representative: 'Titanic' actor Bill Paxton has died - Washington Post
Monday, February 27, 2017By Staff Reports and News Services, Bill Paxton, a genial and prolific character actor whose memorable movie roles included an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” and who starred as a polygamist in the HBO series “Big Love,” has died. He was 61.A family representative issued a statement Sunday confirming the death, of complications from surgery, but provided no further details. He reportedly died on Feb. 25.Mr. Paxton appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, with credits including signature works of the past 40 years, from “Titanic” and “Apollo 13” to “The Terminator and “Aliens.” He brought a reliably human dimension to big-budget action adventures and science fiction. He was, sci-fi fans like to point out, the only actor killed by a Predator, a Terminator and an Alien.But Mr. Paxton defined his career less by his marquee status than as a character actor, often playing likable regular Joes whose lives and moral compasses spiral out of control, as in the first-rate neo-noirs “One False Move”...
Monday, January 16, 2017Emilien and Rosanna (St. Martin) Gadoury. She attended St. Anne School in Webster and the former St. Anne Academy (Marlborough), earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music from Anna Maria College (Paxton), an MA from Duquesne University, and a Doctoral degree in ministry from Boston University, School of Theology, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Education from Anna Maria College.She joined the Sisters of St. Anne in Lachine, Quebec in 1949, pronounced vows in 1950 and returned to New England to begin teaching. She taught music and religion in schools staffed by the Sisters of St. Anne in Newton and in Worcester (Holy Name High School). She also became the Director of Novices and Postulates in Marlborough, and the Director of Formation and Spiritual Animation in the American province. She also was a liturgist, choir director and musician.An engaging lecturer, she led programs and retreats in parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston and the Diocese of Worcester, as well as facilitating individual and group spiritual direction. In the ensuing years, Sister Rose Clarisse was a lecturer and spiritual director in the formation programs for the LaSalle Brothers and for the Friars Minor.She was a Professor for the Permanent Diaconate Program in the Diocese of Worcester and for nearly 20 years, a Professor of Pastoral Theology in Spirituality at St. John XXIII Nat...
Monday, January 02, 2017AM in the BRITTON-WALLACE Funeral Home, 91 Central Street, Auburn. A prayer service will follow at 11:00 AM in the funeral home. Burial will be in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton.
