Obituaries
Nancy Gray
Feb 9, 2017
ATHOL - Nancy (Ward) Gray, 92, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Born September 15, 1924 in Athol, she was the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Hill) Ward. She was a lifetime resident of Athol. Nancy was employed as a nurse at area nursing homes, prior to joining Athol Memorial Hospital as a pediatric nurse. After 25 years with...
May Deyo
Feb 9, 2017
ORANGE - May E. Deyo, age 97, of Orange died peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. May was born on August 20, 1919 in Worcester. She was the daughter of the late William and Judith (Anderson) Scollen. She grew up in West Boylston graduating from Major Victor High School in 1938. She had resided in Orange...
Lawrence Hanscom Peavey
Feb 6, 2017
ATHOL - Lawrence Hanscom Peavey, Jr., age 90, of Athol died Monday, February 6, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Lawrence was born December 25, 1926 in Milford. He is the son of the late Lawrence H. and the late Helen Eunice (Smith) Peavey. He grew up in Hopedale and graduated from Hopedale High School. He enlisted in the Navy on...
Ernest Basile Athens
Feb 3, 2017
ATHENS, Ernest Basile (Ernie), 90, of Hubbardston, MA. Passed away at home on 2/3/2017 with family and his beloved cat Smokey around him. The son of Basile and Nikoletta (Chronis) Athens, he grew up in Winthrop, MA and also lived in Arlington, MA, Arvada, CO, and Acton, MA. He graduated from Winthrop High School and Boston University. Ernie spent his...
Wilfred E. Jacques
Feb 3, 2017
Fitchburg- Wilfred E. Jacques, 95 of Fitchburg. formerly of Daytona Beach, FL and Leominster, MA passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg, MA. He was born on June 23, 1921, in St. Jacques Leeds, Quebec, Canada, the son of Clara H. (Sylvain) Jacques and Alfred J. Jacques. Will worked at Simonds Saw & Steel (Simonds...
Steven Klinke
Feb 2, 2017
ATHOL – Steven Kilinke, a tutor and educator for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, passed away suddenly on February 2, 2017 at the age of 62. Steve was born on February 6, 1954 in Huntington, NY to Millard and Joan (Mari) Klinke and graduated from the University of New York, Geneseo in 1976. He married Barbara Canon of Norwich, CT on...
Angelo Vic Colo
Feb 1, 2017
Angelo V “Vic” Colo, 92, of Athol died peacefully, Wednesday, February 1 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Vic was born in Athol the son of the late Angelo F. Colo and Margherita (Calcari) Colo, who were Italian immigrants. He grew up on cottage St in Athol, where his family had a small neighborhood store. He left high school to enlist in...
Donald Temple
Jan 31, 2017
Donald H. Temple, 77, passed on, with his family by his side, on January 31, 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 2, 1939 in Gardner, MA to Frances & Roscoe Temple, and was a lifelong resident of Athol. Don attended Athol schools and joined the Navy after high school. His tour was extended during the...
Kenneth L Stewart
Jan 30, 2017
Royalston - January 30, 2017: Kenneth Luther Stewart, 88, of 64 Athol Richmond Road, Passed away peacefully at the home that he loved, with His loving family at his side. He leaves the love of his life Doris V. (Woodbury) Stewart. They would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on March 4,2017. He leaves his children, Dorena M. Stewart-St.Onge, of...
Marguerite (Aguda) Maga
Jan 28, 2017
ATHOL- Marguerite (Aguda) Maga, 93, of 62 Oak Ave., Athol, died Saturday, January 28, at Quabbin Valley Health Care. Mrs. Maga was born November 7, 1923, in Somerville, daughter of the late Frank and Desolina Aguda. She grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1941 and has resided in Athol since 1952. She worked for the former...
James S. "Stogie" Young
Jan 27, 2017
ATHOL- James S. “Stogie” Young, 93, of Athol, died Friday, January 27, at Baldwinville Skilled Nursing Center, Baldwinville. He was born December 19, 1923, in Chatham, New Brunswick, son of the late James M. and Constance (Stewart) Young. He graduated from Athol High School in 1942. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Young worked...
Marcia J. (Pralinsky) Carey
Jan 25, 2017
ATHOL - Marcia (Pralinsky) Carey, 75, died suddenly, January 25, 2017 in Montague. She was born in Athol, the daughter of the late Paul J. Pralinsky and Rhea (Tessier) Pralinsky and the wife of the late David Carey. Marcia is a graduate of Athol High School and Fitchburg State College. She was a teacher of mathematics and science and taught...
Shirley L. Taylor
Jan 24, 2017
ATHOL- Shirley L. (Merriam) Taylor, 89, of Athol, died Tuesday, January 24, in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. Shirley was born January 8, 1928, in Springfield, daughter of the late Vernon and Blanche (Pinney) Merriam. She lived in Springfield until 1940 when her family moved to Athol. Shirley graduated from Athol High School in 1946. She played piano and keyboard...
Sherri M. Bergstrom Brooks
Jan 15, 2017
GARDNER- Sherri Michelle Bergstrom Brooks, 27 of Gardner died Sunday, January 15, after a 6 year struggle with addiction. Sherri was born on November 26, 1989. She attended Gardner High School and graduated from Lawrence Academy in Groton in 2009. She attended Suffolk University in Boston. Hers was a wonderful life filled with hope and promise but ended far too...
Courtland Whittier
Jan 15, 2017
ATHOL - Courtland Whittier, 82, of 739 Daniel Shays Hwy, Athol, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in New Salem, on December 20, 1934, the son of P. Merrill and Eleanor (Burnham) Whittier. He grew up in New Salem and graduated from the New Salem Academy in 1953. Mr. Whittier worked at Spooner...
Meaghan Lee Manning
Jan 13, 2017
GARDNER- Meaghan Lee Manning, 22, of Gardner, died Friday, January 13, after a short illness. Meaghan was born November 22, 1994, daughter of Stanley Manning and Jennifer (Alisauskas) Manning and has lived in Gardner all her life. She worked for Locktite Security Services. Meaghan was a country girl. She loved the outdoors. She could be found four wheeling, horseback riding,...
Raymond F. Edson
Jan 12, 2017
ATHOL - Raymond F. Edson, Jr., 73 of 70 Garnett Hill Road, Athol, died Thursday, January 12, 2017 at home. He was born in Athol, on February 26, 1943, the son of the late Raymond F. and the late Amelia (Guignard) Edson. Ray grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1961. He received...
Ronald E. Egan
Jan 11, 2017
PETERSHAM- Dr. Ronald E. Egan, 75, of Petersham died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at home. He was born on November 1, 1941 in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of Raymond F. Egan and Edna (Furnival) Egan. He grew up in Haledon and Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and graduated from Ramapo Regional High School in Franklin Lakes in 1959. He...
Joseph Olsson Doyle
Jan 9, 2017
ATHOL - Joseph Doyle, 21 of 26 Green St., Athol, died Monday, January 9, 2017 at home. He was born in Greenfield, on November 1, 1995, the son of the Michael Doyle and Johanna Zambrotta. Joseph Grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He worked at the Athol House of Pizza. He enjoyed fishing, soccer and baseball....
Ruth L.(Lacey) Brooks
Jan 8, 2017
ATHOL - Ruth L. (Lacey) Brooks, 89 of Athol, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at home. She was born in Stafford, CT, on November 8, 1927, the daughter of the late Albert and the late Dora (Hulett) Lacey. Ruth grew up in East Longmeadow. She graduated from Springfield Classical High School in 1945. She moved to the Athol area in...
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