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Surnames: CAIRNS - WIGHT
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HELEN CAIRNS, 100 (from Worcester Telegram and Gazette)
UXBRIDGE - Helen (Wight) Cairns, 100, of West Street, a longtime music teacher, died
Sunday, Oct. 6, at home.
Her husband, Hugh B. Cairns, died in 1979. She leaves a son Barry C. Cairns of Naples,
Florida; seven grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren. A son, Hugh W. Cairns of
Uxbridge, died in 1948. a grandson also predeceased her. She was born in Manitoba,
Canada, daughter of Edgar and Edith (Robinson) Wight, and lived in New Haven, Conn.,
before moving to Worcester in 1935. She received a music degree from the Toronto
Conservatory.
Mrs. Cairns was an accomplished pianist and was in charge of the music department at the
Regina Conservatory in Saskatchewan, Canada. She played on the New Haven local radio
station and also played the piano with the Worcester Music Student's Club and with
singer Ethel Russell.
She was active at the Worcester Crafts Center and the Worcester Art Museum. She later
maintained a vintage cottage garden. She was a member of the Unitarian Church of
Uxbridge, Blackstone Valley Gardeners Club and the Simeon Wheelock Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, in Unitarian church of
Uxbridge, North Main Street. A private graveside service will be held in Prospect Hill
Cemetery. Calling hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 8, in Buma Funeral Home, 101
North Main St. Memorial donations may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 33 Lyman
St., Westboro, MA. 01581