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COVID-19 Obituaries: Eva Zuspann
Obituary for Eva Zuspann, a 95-year-old Worcester resident who passed from COVID-19 complications on April 23, 2020.
Created By: Worcester Telegram & Gazette; Contributed By: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Date: 04/25/2020
COVID-19 Obituaries: Salvatore P. Panzera
Obituary for Salvatore P. Panzera, a 101-year-old Worcester resident who passed from COVID-19 complications on April 23, 2020.
Created By: Worcester Telegram & Gazette; Contributed By: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Date: 04/25/2020
1918 Flu Pandemic Pictures & Headlines
A collection of headlines and photographs from the 1918 flu epidemic. It's striking how similar some things are to the COVID pandemic, including schools closing, communities making masks, etc.
Created By: Photographs taken from "The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Worcester" exhibit by Megan McBurnie, MD and John Ryan, MD: https://worcesterhistorical.com/the-1918-influenza-pandemic-in-worcester/; Contributed By: Photographs taken from "The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Worcester" exhibit by Megan McBurnie, MD and John Ryan, MD: https://worcesterhistorical.com/the-1918-influenza-pandemic-in-worcester/
Date: circa 1918
Worcester COVID-19 Rose Memorial
Heart-shaped memorial of 296 single red roses displayed outside of City Hall on the afternoon of Thursday, October 22nd, in honor of the 296 residents that Worcester has lost to COVID-19.
Created By: Joe Jacobs; Contributed By: Joe Jacobs
Date: 10/02/2020
COVID-19 Obituaries: Maria E. Monterrosa
Obituary for Maria E. Monterrosa, a Worcester resident from El Salvador who passed from COVID-19 on September 17, 2020.
Created By: Currentobituary.com; Contributed By: Currentobituary.com
Vietnamese couple, daughter in Worcester die within week from COVID-19
A Vietnamese couple living in Worcester, who were married for 60 years, died from COVID-19 in the same hospital room only minutes apart. Their 50-year-old daughter, who was their caregiver, died from COVID-19 five days later.
Created By: Elaine Thompson; Contributed By: Elaine Thompson
Date: 05/24/2020
COVID-19 Obituaries: Maria C. Martinez Cabrera
Obituary for Maria C. Martinez, a Worcester resident who passed from COVID-19 on May 11, 2020.
Created By: Rice Funeral Home; Contributed By: Rice Funeral Home