Obituaries
Fernande G. Beland
Dec 24, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Fernande G. Beland, 75, died Saturday morning, Dec. 24 at Life Care Center in Leominster after a long illness. She was a devoted and loving mother who devoted her life to faith and service to others. She was born Oct. 2, 1941 in New-Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Benoit and Rachel (Cormier) LeBlanc. She resided in Leominster her entire...
Jacqueline Prado
Dec 23, 2016
LEOMINSTER - Jacqueline Prado, age 83, of Leominster died Friday, December 23, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She was born August 17, 1933 in Leominster. She is the daughter of the late Roger and the late Yvette (Dufresne) Desharnais. Jackie grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School and Becker Junior College. She was employed as a...
Edna G. (Simonetti) Baublis
Dec 20, 2016
ATHOL - Edna G (Simonetti) Baublis, 92 of Athol, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, on October 23, 1924, the daughter of the late Cleido and the late Maria (Montagna) Simonetti. Edna grew up in Athol. She traveled around the world extensively with her late husband, Joe. Her travels included...
Joan E. (Gilbert) Moulton
Dec 17, 2016
GARDNER - Joan Elizabeth Moulton, age 88, of Gardner died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Moulton was born September 22, 1928 in Fitchburg. She is the daughter of the late Clifford and the late Gladys (Appleby) Gilbert. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1946, attended Boston College and graduated from Fitchburg State Teachers College....
Beulah D. Howard
Dec 17, 2016
VERNON, VERMONT- Beulah D. Howard, 97, of Vernon, VT, formerly of Westminster, died December 17, in her home. She was born November 28, 1919, in Westminster, daughter of the late Nathan D. and Celina D. (Reed) Howard. She attended Westminster schools and graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1938, and Fitchburg State Teacher’s College in 1942. She worked for Greenfield...
Evelyn (Wheaton) Fountain
Dec 16, 2016
Evelyn M. Fountain, age 89, of Athol died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Athol Hospital. Evelyn was born October 30, 1927 in North Adams. She is the daughter of the late Wilfred and the late Helen (White) Wheaton. She grew up in Readsboro, Vermont attending schools there and later moving to Orange attending Orange High School and since 1957 has...
Joseph William Mahoney
Dec 15, 2016
ORANGE- Joseph William Mahoney, 32, beloved son of John and Candace (Plaisted) Mahoney, and soulmate of Crystal St. Pierre, went to be with God on December 15. Besides his parents, he leaves his older brother, Jonathan Mahoney and his girlfriend, Kayla McGovern; his sister, Jennifer Mahoney Mason and brother-in-law, Jonathan Mason; Crystals two sons, Nicholas Aguilera and Justin St. Pierre....
Winifred O. Smialek
Dec 14, 2016
GARDNER- Winifred O. (Given) Smialek, 83, of Gardner, died Wednesday, December 14, in Wachusett Manor, after an illness. She was born April 25, 1933, in Templeton, daughter of the late Aylmer and Beatrice (Bliss) Given. Mrs. Smialek worked for Digital for 25 years, retiring in 1991. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was very compassionate, dedicated to volunteering...
Alice H. (Maciorowski) Desolier
Dec 14, 2016
GARDNER - Alice H. Desolier, age 86, of Gardner died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home. Alice was born November 2, 1930 in Gardner. She is the daughter of the late Adam and the late Helen (Szymanski) Maciorowski. She was employed at Kamens Chair Factory where she did freehand stenciling. She worked for Gamma and in Gardner...
Phillip David King
Dec 14, 2016
ATHOL – Phillip D. King, 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 surrounded by his family at UMASS Medical in Worcester. Phil was born on September 28, 1943 in Athol to the late George and Melba (MacDonald) King. He lived in Athol all of his life and graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1962. Upon...
Edward S. Larry
Dec 13, 2016
Edward S. Larry, age 91, of Athol died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Edward was born April 5, 1925 in Winchendon. He is the son of the late Linwood and the late Nellie (Dennison) Larry. He grew up and has lived in Athol all of his life graduating from Athol High School. Edward was the owner and...
Signe J. (Engstrom) Havumaki
Dec 6, 2016
HARTFORD, CT - Signe J. (Engstrom) Havumaki, passed away on Tuesday, December 6 2016, in Cheshire, CT in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Samuel Havumaki. Dear mother of Glenn Havumaki (Sandra) of Wallingford, CT and Bruce Havumaki of Boston, MA. Cherished grandmother of Katrina Pandiscia (David), Sten Havumaki (Lauren), Erik Havumaki (Kayla), Benjamin Havumaki, and Joshua Havumaki...
Catherine E. Keeney
Dec 6, 2016
GARDNER - Catherine E. Keeney died unexpectedly, but peacefully in her sleep, December 6, 2016. Cathy was born April 5, 1961 in Gardner to Norma S. (Pederson) Keeney and Richard E. Keeney. Cathy was a lover of music her entire life. She was inseparable from her headphones and spent her free time listening to all genres of music. She would...
David A. Pickles
Dec 6, 2016
GARDNER- David Alan Pickles, age 66, of Gardner died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at home, with his family. David was born December 6, 1950 in Leominster and is the son of the late Frank E. and the late Dorothy (Maddocks) Pickles. He grew up in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School. He served in the US Army during the...
Arnold R. Haley
Dec 6, 2016
PHILLIPSTON - Arnold R. Haley, Age 92, of Phillipston died December 6, 2016 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. He was born in Phillipston, the son of Stanley Eaton Haley and Bessie Justina (Clark) Haley Arnold attended the Phillipston No. 3 School which was a one room school house. He was a licensed electrician and steam engineer at S. Bent...
Fern L. Cramm
Dec 5, 2016
GARDNER - Fern L. (Hale) Cramm, 97 of Gardner died Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was the daughter of the late Allen A. Hale and Elsie (Corning) Hale. In 1941 she married Donald E. Cramm and they lived in Holmes Park Westminster for 55 years. She leaves two children, Bruce L. Cramm of...
Sidney M. Walker
Dec 4, 2016
GARNDER - Sidney M. “Sid” Walker, 93, of Gardner formerly of Westminster died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus of Worcester. He was born June 12, 1923 in Gardner, the son of the late Albert R. and the late Ruth L. (Hurd) Walker. Sid grew up in Westminster and graduated from Gardner High School....
Rachel (Pelletier) Ouellette
Dec 3, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Rachel I. (Pelletier) Ouellette, 87, of Leominster, died Saturday, December 3, after an illness. She was born September 25, 1929, in Nashua, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Romeo and Albertine (Pellerin) Pelletier. She was fulfilled by raising her children and being very involved in her grandchildren’s lives. Mrs. Ouellette spent time volunteering at Church bazaars, Our Father’s Table,...
Anne C. O'Brien-Desrosier
Dec 2, 2016
ATHOL - Anne Colwell O’Brien, 93, died on December 2, 2016 in Dedham, MA following complications from a fall. She was born December 30, 1922 in Waterbury, CT, the daughter of Eleanor and John W. O’Brien. Anne graduated from Athol High School and from State Teachers College at Fitchburg. She taught grade school in Portland, CT and Arlington, MA before...
Shawn Edward Bacener
Dec 1, 2016
FITCHBURG - Shawn Edward Bacener, 35, of Fitchburg, died Thursday, December 1, in his home. Shawn was born February 13, 1981, in Fitchburg, son of Edward Bacener and the late Cynthia (Boucher) Bacener. He graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1999 and was currently working as a residential counselor at Becket Family of Services. Shawn was a dedicated sports fan,...
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