Obituaries
Sylvia Fontaine
May 27, 2017
Sylvia J. Fontaine, age 76, of Templeton died Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Athol Hospital Athol, MA. Sylvia was born September 3, 1940 in Leominster, MA. She is the daughter of the late Harold J and the late Ella M (Legere) Tisdale. She was employed by Simplex in Westminster, MA and prior to that worked at Heywood Hospital in Gardner,...
Deborah A. (LaGrasse) Garcia
May 25, 2017
ATHOL - Deborah A. (LaGrasse) Garcia, 58, of 116 High Knob Road, Athol, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, on August 31, 1958, the daughter of the late Michael LaGrasse and Gerthild (Klug) LaGrasse. Debbie is a graduate of Merrimack College. She received an award from the...
Theresa H Infantino
May 22, 2017
LEOMINSTER- Theresa H. (Lavallee) Infantino, 85, of Hudson, formerly of Leominster, died Monday, May 22, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Theresa was born December 16, 1931, in Williston, Vermont, daughter of the late Arthur and Azilda (Roux) Lavallee. She graduated from St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School in 1949. Although primarily at home raising her children, Mrs....
Richard G. Valley
May 22, 2017
ATHOL – Richard G. Valley Jr. 58, of Athol passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 at home. Richard was born on March 21, 1959 in Athol. He lived in Athol all his life. He graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1977. He worked at many local supermarkets after high school as well as working at various factories....
Rose Marie (Gray) Boutell
May 22, 2017
GARDNER - Rose Marie (Gray) Boutell, 78, of Gardner died Monday, May 22, 2017 at Fitchburg Gardens Nursing Home, Fitchburg. Mrs. Boutell was born July 8, 1938 in Willimantic, Connecticut the daughter of the late Harry L. and the late Marie Anna (Metivier) Gray She was the beloved wife of Donald Boutell who passed on June 27, 1991. Rose worked...
Amelia L. (Petrucci) Garneau
May 20, 2017
LEOMINSTER- Amelia L. (Petrucci) Garneau, 89, of Leominster, died Saturday, May 20, in her home, after a short illness. She was born January 4, 1928, in Leominster, daughter of the late Pasquale and Luigina (DiLuzio) Petrucci. Mrs. Garneau worked as a waitress at several local coffee shops including Onyx Coffee Shop for 10 years. Precious to that, she worked at...
Winifred "Winnie" H. (Bulman) Ledgard
May 19, 2017
ATHOL – Winifred H. (Bulman) Ledgard, 93 of Athol, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 in Quabbin Valley Health Care, Athol. Winnie was born on October 12, 1923 in Athol to the late Fred Bulman and the late Blanche (Woodward) Bulman. She has lived in Athol all her life, graduating from Athol High School with the Class of 1941. She...
Marilyn E. (Mills) Willey
May 19, 2017
ATHOL – Marilyn E. (Mills) Willey, 85 of Athol, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born is Athol on April 15, 1932, she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Hume) and Leon V. Mills. She graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1950. She married Clyde E. Willey on July 11,...
Jeffrey Dean Gordon
May 19, 2017
ATHOL – Jeffrey Dean Gordon, age 49, a long standing resident of Athol, passed away unexpectedly on May 19, 2017. He was the son of Idella Mae (Dingman) Gordon and Douglas Gordon of Athol, and the step son of Elwyn Johnson of Wendall. He was honored with his GED and moved forward with his mason license. He worked as a...
Bessie M Hadukiewicz
May 18, 2017
Gardner- Bessie " Betty" Swain Jablonka Hadukiewicz of Gardner passed away May 18,2017 at The Highlands. Betty was born in Gary, Indiana on June 8, 1924. The daughter of the late Henry and Catherine (Schwartz) Swain. She moved to Massachusetts in 1932. Betty was the 1st Girl Scout in Templeton to earn the Gold Curved Badge which was the highest...
David Star
May 12, 2017
GREENFIELD – David Star, 70, of Orange, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. He was born on July 4, 1946 in Worcester, MA the son of the late Thomas J. Flynn and the late Elizabeth M. (Chapdelaine) Flynn. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam...
Beverly Bachelder
May 12, 2017
ATHOL - Beverly Gray Bachelder, 97, passed into eternity on May 12, 2017. Preceded in death by Lawrence, her husband of 71 years. She leaves one daughter, Judith Bixler of Arkansas City, Arkansas and one son, Paul Bachelder of Orange, Massachusetts, grandchildren, great - grandchildren and loving caregivers. She was a Christian, belonging to the Athol Congregational Church. Beverly was...
Robert E Lillie
May 11, 2017
ATHOL - Robert E. Lillie, Jr., 76, of Athol, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at home. Mr. Lillie was born November 19, 1940 in Gardner, the son of the late Robert E. Sr. and the late Marion (Hastings) Lillie. He served in the Air Force in the Vietnam War from 1960-1964. He was employed by the L.S. Starrett Tool Co....
Marie P. (MacDonald) Hale
May 11, 2017
ATHOL - Marie P. (MacDonald) Hale, 67 of 372 Exchange St, Athol, passed away on, Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Leominster Hospital. She was born in Athol, on June 14, 1949, the daughter of the late John and Sylvia (Pollard) MacDonald. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, David C. Hale; her beloved son, Glenn Frenette and...
Stephen P. Sistis
May 11, 2017
GARDNER - Stephen P. Sistis, 60, of Gardner died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus of Worcester. He was born April 25, 1957 in Medford, the son of the late Stephen A. and the late Rose (Vega) Sistis. He grew up in East Boston, he was a resident of Templeton for 26 years recently...
Doris Ann (Bigwood) Housman
May 11, 2017
ATHOL - Doris Ann (Bigwood) Housman, 84 of 821 Daniel Shays Hwy, Athol, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA. She was born in Orange, MA, on January 17, 1933, the daughter of the late Robert E. and the late Bernice M. (Wilbur) Bigwood. Doris grew up in Orange and was educated there. She lived...
Cheryl A. Zarozinski
May 10, 2017
GARDNER - Cheryl A. Zarozinski, 66 of Gardner died on May 10, 2017. She was born on July 17, 1950 the daughter of Edward Zarozinski and Flora (Janssens) Zarozinski. She grew up in Gardner and was a graduate of Gardner High School. Cheryl worked in the office at Simplex for many years. A graveside service will be held on Monday,...
Darlene R. Rocheleau
May 10, 2017
____________________________________________________________________________ WINCHENDON - Darlene Ruth (Cross) Rocheleau, 60 of 21 Jackson Ave, Winchendon, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at home. She was born in Athol, MA, on November 22, 1956, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Lois (Needham) Cross. Darlene grew up and spent most of her life in Winchendon. At the time of her death she...
Catherine A. "Kay" (Reid) Willard
May 9, 2017
ATHOL – Catherine A. (Reid) Willard, 80, of Athol passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Health Care, Athol. Kay was born on May 18, 1936 in Montague to the late George and Josephine (Glasheen) Reid, Sr. She was a lifelong resident of Athol graduating from Athol High School in 1954. Kay was predeceased by her husband of...
Elizabeth R. "Betty" Needham
May 8, 2017
GARDNER – Elizabeth “Betty” R. (Bourgette) Needham, 84 of Gardner passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017 in UMASS Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester surrounded by her children and their spouses. Elizabeth was born on December 28, 1932 in Nashua, NH, the daughter of the late Henry Bourgette and the late Rosina (McLellan) Bourgette. She attended Fitchburg High School. She...
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