SPENCER: Ricardo “Rick” Gonzalez, 78, of Sherwood Drive died Wednesday, June 26 in St. Vincent Hospital after a long illness.
He leaves his wife of 18 years Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Stinehour) Gonzalez, a son Eric Gonzalez and his wife Cheryl of Hudson, three daughters Alicia Dumas and her husband Robert of Upton, Michelle Porter and her husband Russell of Holden and Sonja Gonzalez and her husband Jay Hoyt of Epping, N.H., two brothers Jose Gonzalez of Canada and Alberto Gonzalez of Costa Rica, two sisters Maria Isabella Wong De Gonzalez and Lucia Gonzalez both of Costa Rica, a step-son Ret. Col. Brian Foley U.S. Air force of Newport News, VA, three step-daughters Sarah Al-Gharabally of Kuwait, Linda Gregoire of Spencer and Lisa Foley of Shrewsbury, 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by His first wife Millicent A. (Costello) Gonzalez in 1994, a step-daughter Susan Foley in 1995 and a sister Carmen M. Murcia.
Mr. Gonzalez was born in Costa Rica, son of Rafael E. and Elizabeth A. (Lutz) Gonzalez. He graduated from Washington State University with Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. He was an owner/ engineer of Duxbury Controls Zadok Engineering in Holden before retiring in 2009. He was a member of the Worcester Assembly of God Church and a former member of Holden Chapel. He served as a prison minister at the Worcester County House of Corrections in West Boylston. He sang tenor with the Worcester Salisbury Singers and Worcester Chorus. He was an accomplished “Wood Turner” and belonged to the Worcester Craft Center and the Wood Turners Association. He displayed his wood crafting at area colleges and venues.
A Resurrection Service will be held Tuesday, July, 2 at 11:00 in the Assembly of God Church, 30 Tyler Prentice Road, Worcester. Burial will be private in Evergreen Cemetery, East Brookfield. Resurrection calling hour will be held from 10:00-11:00 AM in the church preceding the service. Memorial donations may be made to Voice of the Martyrs, P.O. Box 443, Bartlesville, OK 74005. J. HENRI MORIN & SON FUNERAL HOME, 23 Maple Terr., Spencer is directing arrangements.