Obituaries
Jacqueline A. Kinzer
Aug 8, 2016
GARDNER - Jacqueline A. (Johnson) Kinzer, 62 of Gardner, died Monday, August 8, 2016 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on January 1, 1954, the daughter of the late Walter and the late Norma (Ramsdell) Johnson. Jacqueline grew up in East Templeton. She was a nurse's aide at Gardner Manor, and a waitress at Ponderosa for...
Patricia G. Lasky
Aug 8, 2016
GARDNER - Patricia G. Lasky, 83 of Gardner, died Monday, August 8, 2016 in the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. She was born in Oswego, NY, on September 25, 1932, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Grace (Foster) Lasky. Ms. Lasky attended Fitchburg State College and received her Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in Education. She was...
Phyllis Evelyn Casey
Aug 6, 2016
GARDNER - Phyllis Evelyn (Haidukiewicz) Casey, 85, of Kendall Pond in Gardner, and of Palmetto Bay, FL passed away on August 6, 2016. She was born in Gardner, MA and grew up on Emerald Street, working at her father's store, Stanley's Market. She graduated from Gardner High School and Clark University with a bachelor's in mathematics and went on to...
Margaret Gloria Comeau
Aug 3, 2016
GARDNER - Margaret Gloria Comeau, 91, died in the evening of August 3, 2016, in Gardner, where she had been a lifelong resident. Born in Gardner on August 18, 1924, she was just shy of her 92nd birthday. She was the widow of Ernest Comeau and the the third child of Alfred Victor and Hilda Mae Jennings Horton, who...
Evelyne F. Starrett
Aug 3, 2016
ATHOL - Evelyne F. (Faulkner) Starrett passed away at her home on August 3, 2016, after a brief illness. Born March 24th, 1923, in White Plains, New York, Mrs. Starrett was a graduate of Good Council College in White Plains and spent her early years as a business administrator in the White Plains area. After her marriage in 1943 Evelyne...
Rosalie (Tata) Chillemi
Aug 3, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Rosalie (Tata) Chillemi, 89, of Leominster, died peacefully, Wednesday, August 3, after an illness. She was born March 6, 1927, in Leominster, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Pollastri) Tata. She was raised in Leominster, one of seven sisters. She worked for the former Foster Grant for over 20 years. Mrs. Chillemi enjoyed embroidering, dancing, and bowling....
Mary H (Laprade)(Chicoine)Dorsey
Aug 3, 2016
GARDNER- Mary H. (Laprade)(Chicoine) Dorsey, age 77, of 172 Blanchard St., Gardner, MA went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. She was born in Gardner, MA on July 31, 1939, daughter of the late Albert P. and the late Ida C. (Hickey) Laprade. A 1956 graduate of Gardner High School, she was employed as a bookkeeper...
Eva M. Caissie
Aug 2, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Eva M. (Doucette) Caissie, 69, died Tuesday, August 2, at Leominster Hospital, after battling a long illness. She leaves her husband of 51 years, Leo J. Caissie; one son, Kenneth Caissie and his wife, Diane of Leominster; two daughters, Carmen Tellier and husband, Peter of Plymouth, and Brenda Frost and her husband, Alan of Leominster; six grandchildren, Renee Caissie,...
Rose V. Hartford
Jul 28, 2016
WINCHENDON- Rose V. (Kladky) Hartford, 88, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital after an illness. She was born March 7, 1928, in Haverhill, daughter of the late William LaFlamme and Beulah (Quimby) LaFlamme. After working at New England Baptist Hospital and the former Gardner State Hospital, she moved to Winchendon in 1954...
Sheldon L. Bedell
Jul 28, 2016
Sheldon L. Bedell, age 69, of Athol died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at home in Athol. Sheldon was born August 14, 1946 in Athol, MA. He is the son of the late Harlon C. and the late Dorothy A. (Thompson) Bedell. Sheldon grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1964. He served in the US Army...
Avis L. Wessell
Jul 28, 2016
Avis Louise Wessell, age 93, of Orange died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol. Mrs. Wessell was born September 28, 1922 in Athol. She is the daughter of the late Raymond H and the late Hazel (Allen) Watson. Avis grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She worked for the Athol School system...
John F. Agnelli
Jul 26, 2016
GARDNER - John F. Agnelli, 94 of Gardner, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Otter River on October 13, 1921, the son of the late Jolm and the late Romana (Mannello) Agnelli. John grew up in Otter River. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II he served under General...
Dempsey Scanlan
Jul 25, 2016
GARDNER - Dempsey Scanlan, 69, of Gardner died Monday, July 25, 2016 at home. Mr. Scanlan was born August 10, 1946 in American Samoa, the son of the late Henry and the late Mauiu (Fetui) Scanlan. He grew up in American Samoa and served in the U. S. Navy from 1974 to 1994. He was a veteran of the Vietnam...
Ermalene T. (LeBlanc) DePratti
Jul 25, 2016
ATHOL - Ermalene T. (LeBlanc) DePratti, 84 of Athol, died Monday, July 25, 2016 in the The Arbors, Greenfield, MA. She was born in Rumford, Maine, on April 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Desmond and the late Bertha (Bernard) LeBlanc. She grew up in Erving and graduated from Orange High School in 1950. She was a hairdresser out...
Gertrude C. Leger
Jul 20, 2016
Leominster- Gertrude C. (Coulombre) Leger, 95 of Leominster, died Wednesday July 20, in the Golden Living Center. She was born August 11, 1920, in Fitchburg, daughter of the late Arthur and Albertine (Richard) Coulombre. She graduated from Saint Bernard’s High School in 1938 and Salter Secretarial School in Worcester. Mrs. Leger Worked in the office of Fitchburg Yarn Company and...
Alice D. Robichaud
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - Alice D. Robichaud, 84, died peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016 surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of Larry A. Robichaud, and loving mother of five children, Mark and his wife Jeanette Robichaud, Lisa and her husband Bruce Alford, Donna and Kurt Svetaka, Janet and her husband Rick Marble, Marta and her husband Henry Nover. She also...
Ruth E. Butcher
Jul 19, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Ruth E. (Demars) Butcher, 96, formerly of Ringer St., died Tuesday, July 19, in Apple Valley Center. Ruth was born February 9, 1920, in Leominster, daughter of the late Norman and Agnes (Coolidge) Demars. Ruth worked for the American National Red Cross Social Services Department at Ft. Devens Hospital for many years. She also advised and filed disability claims...
Jon R. Anderson
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - Jon Roger Anderson, age 79, of Athol died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his home. Jon was born November 2, 1936 in Athol. He is the son of the late Carl B. and the late Nellie Ida (Prevere) Anderson. He was employed at L.S. Starrett Company as a trucker for 17 years and previously worked as a shoe...
John R. Keller
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - John Keller, son of the late Dorothy Walsh Keller and the late Leonard Keller of Bayonne, NJ, passed away on July 19, 2016, after a long illness. John is survived by his wife Xiomy Keller, step-son Thomas and sisters Patricia McFadden of Bernardsville and Dorothy Cummings of Brick. John was predeceased by his brothers Robert and Leonard. At...
Yvon Joseph Gallant
Jul 13, 2016
GARDNER- Yvon J. Gallant, 72, of Gardner, died Wednesday, July 13, in Leominster Hospital, after an illness. Yvon was born September 30, 1943, in Grandique, New Brunswick and moved to the U.S. in 1961. He served two tours of Vietnam in the U.S. Army earning the Combat Infantry Badge, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, and the...
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