WEST BROOKFIELD – Dorothea L. (Hurd) Tarbell, 101, formerly of Rutland, died Monday, May 13, 2019 in Baystate Wing Hospital, Palmer. Her husband of 22 years, Virgil Tarbell, died in 1962.
She leaves a daughter, Julie R. Caron and her husband Paul of W. Brookfield; a son, Peter S. Tarbell and his wife Jean of Vero Beach, FL; 3 grandchildren, Janie Prevost and her husband Tom of Southwick, Beth Thibeault and her husband Tim of N. Brookfield, and Ronald Allen and his fiancée Stephanie Conway of Worcester; 3 great-grandchildren, Courtney Allen and twins, Clayton and Faith Beaudoin. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Victoria Tarbell in 1995 and by a sister, Beatrice Zisk in 2005.
She was born in Webster on April 14, 1918, a daughter of John and Julia (Borus) Hurd and graduated from Bartlett High School in 1936. She then completed studies at Saint Agnes School of Nursing, an affiliate of Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT in 1939. She lived in Rutland from 1955 to 2013, when she moved to West Brookfield.
Mrs. Tarbell retired from Rutland Heights Hospital in 1978. She was a member of Saint Patrick’s Church.
Her funeral will be held on Friday, May 31, at 10:00 AM in Saint Patrick’s Church, 258 Main Street, Rutland. Burial will be in Rural Cemetery in Rutland. There are no calling hours. Donations in her name may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Patrick’s Church, 258 Main St., Rutland, MA 01543. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster.