David N. Cheever.WEST BOYLSTON - David N. Cheever, 83, of the Oakdale section of West Boylston, died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Millbury Healthcare Center after an illness. His wife of 25 years, Vivian P. (Rumrill) Cheever, died Feb. 1. He leaves a son, Richard M. Cheever and his wife, Mary, of Carlisle; three daughters, Carolyn M. Williams and her partner, Gail Martin, of Natick, Ruth A. Garcia and her husband, Nelson, of Gaithersburg, Md. and Margaret J. Kiel and her husband, Steven, of Ware; a stepson step·son n. A spouse's son by a previous union. stepson Noun a son of one's husband or wife by an earlier relationship Noun 1. , Edward P. Lindholm and his wife, Nancy, of Brookline; a stepdaughter step·daugh·ter n. A spouse's daughter by a previous union. stepdaughter Noun a daughter of one's husband or wife by an earlier relationship Noun 1. , Pamela I. Lindholm of Holden; a sister, Mildred Sutherland of Lodi Lodi, city, Italy Lodi (lô`dē), city (1991 pop. 42,250), Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda River, near Milan. It is an important dairy and light industrial center. , Calif.; seven grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. Five brothers, Wilbur, George, Herbert, Clinton, and Warren Cheever, and three sisters, Alice Grasseler, Doris Cheever and Eleanor Welsh all predeceased him. He was born in Worcester, the son of George W. and Ethel Mae (Turner) Cheever, and lived in West Boylston all of his life. Mr. Cheever graduated from West Boylston High School and attended Worcester Junior College Worcester Junior College was a private two-year college located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Prior to its closure in 1989, the College offered Associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences, business and engineering. . He worked at Morgan Construction in Worcester for 38 years retiring as a supervisor of materials in 1988. He was a member of the Oakdale United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , Rufus Putnam Rufus Putnam (April 9, 1738 – 1824) was a colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was instrumental in the initial settling of the Ohio Country following the war. Lodge of Masons in Rutland and the West Boylston Council on Aging. He was former president and director of special projects for the Worcester County Chapter 22 of APICS APICS Association for Operations Management APICS Educational Society for Resource Management (formerly American Production and Inventory Control Society) APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society . He was an amateur photographer and he enjoyed wood working, classical music and opera. Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, in the Miles-Sterling Funeral Home, 100 Worcester Road (Route 12), Sterling. A Masonic ritual service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. by the Rufus Putnam Lodge of Masons. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Oakdale United Methodist Church, 15 North Main St., West Boylston. Spring burial will be in High Plain Cemetery, Oakdale. Memorial donations may be made to the West Boylston Historical Society, P.O. Box 201, West Boylston, MA 01583; or Opera Worcester, Inc., P.O. Box 60126, Worcester, MA 01606. For online condolences, go to www.milesfuneralhome.com. ART: PHOTO |
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