Obituaries
Janice E. (Laroche) Hall
Aug 31, 2014
GARDNER - Janice E. (Laroche) Hall, age 78, of Gardner died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at home. She was born February 22, 1936 in Gardner, the daughter of the late Omer and the late Alfreda (Morin) Laroche. She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon A. Hall who died in 1996. Janice grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High...
Dorothy M. (LaVallee) Hanley
Aug 25, 2014
Leominster- Dorothy “Dot” (LaVallee) M. Hanley, of Leominster died peacefully on August 25th at Leominster Hospital surrounded by family. She was born in Charlotte, Vermont, July 24th 1922 and was the daughter of Arthur and Azilda (Roux) Lavallee. She and her family moved to Leominster in 1936. She leaves behind her daughter Jeanne and her husband Lionel “Sonny” Charpentier. She...
Wilbert J. Godin
Aug 24, 2014
ATHOL - Wilbert J. Godin, age 84, of Athol died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. Mr. Godin was born February 8, 1930 in Athol, the son of the late Clement and the late Laura (Mallet) Godin. He lived in Athol all his life and attended Athol schools. He played Semi-Pro football for several years. Mr. Godin served...
Barbara A. (Connor) Sluder
Aug 21, 2014
Barbara A. Sluder Orange – Barbara A. (Connor) Sluder, 58, of 25 Center Drive died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family following a short battle with cancer. Barbara was born April 27, 1956 in Athol, MA, the daughter of Raymond F. and Barbara (Flagg) Connor. She grew up in Petersham and Bradenton, Florida also...
Concetta (Tata) Catalfamo
Aug 21, 2014
LEOMINSTER – Concetta (Tata) Catalfamo, age 94, formerly of Leominster died Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Country Estates Nursing Home of Agawam. Mrs. Catalfamo was born November 27, 1919 in Leominster the daughter of the late Santo and the late Antonia (Celli) Tata. Mrs.Catalfamo worked at Foster Grant for many years and prior to that she worked at...
John D. Flagg,
Aug 19, 2014
John D. Flagg, Sr. Athol – John D. Flagg, Sr., 78, of Linden Park Street, died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Athol Hospital. John was born in North Dana, MA the son of Ava B. and Rachel E. (Allen) Flagg, Sr. He grew up in Athol where he attended schools and lived many years. He later moved to Phillipston for...
Robert C. Osborne
Aug 18, 2014
HULL, MA - Robert C. Osborne, age 86, of Hull, formerly of Athol, died Monday, August 18, 2014 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA. He was born January 21, 1928 in Boston, the son of the late Arthur and Grace (Kerrigan) Osborne. He was the oldest of seven children. His brothers Eugene and Kenneth both predeceased him. He is...
Edward P. Hanks
Aug 17, 2014
Edward P. Hanks Orange – Edward P. “Uncle Eddy†Hanks, 68, died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. Edward was born in Gardner, MA December 2, 1945 the son of the late Leon and Doris (Boisse) Hanks. He grew up in Gardner where he attended schools and lived most...
Nellie L. (Chastney) Stone
Aug 12, 2014
ATHOL- Nellie L. Stone, 97, of Athol, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 12, at Heywood Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Peter P. Stone for 59 years. Born on March 12, 1917, to the late Joseph and Anna (Ganis) Chastney, she graduated from Athol High School. She was a homemaker and as soon...
Karen L. (White) Bailey
Aug 12, 2014
ATHOL - Karen L. (White) Bailey, age 67, of Athol died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Health Alliance Leominster Campus, Leominster. Mrs. Bailey was born August 7, 1947 in Winchendon, the daughter of the late Elmer and the late Blanche (Mundell) White. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1965. Karen worked for...
Wilfred F. Richards
Aug 9, 2014
Wilfred F. Richards Orange – Wilfred F. “Poncho†Richards, 82, of 50 Red Brook Lane died Saturday evening August 9, 2014 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Wilfred was born in Orange, MA, September 23, 1931, the son of the late Francis L. and Marion Theresa (Detour)Richards. He attended Orange schools, graduating from Orange High School in 1949. He was a...
Earlon A. Ricko
Aug 8, 2014
ATHOL- Earlon A. Ricko, 65, of Athol, died Friday, August 8, at his camp in Fitzwilliam, NH, after an illness. He was born December 18, 1948, in Winchendon, son of the late Francis and Hazel Ricko. Earl graduated from Pioneer High School and went to culinary school. He served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. He was honorably...
H. Edward Burnham
Aug 7, 2014
H. Edward Burnham, age 85, of Athol, died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at home in Athol. Eddie was born October 19, 1928 in Baltimore, MD. He is the son of the late Raymond and the late Ruth (Schisler) Burnham. He graduated from Catonsville High School. Eddie’s employment began early as he grew up in involved in the family plastering business, Raymond...
David P. Phillips
Aug 7, 2014
GARDNER - David P. Phillips, age 65, of Gardner died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Phillips was born August 8, 1948 in Winchendon, the son of Howard C. Phillips and the late Merle (DeRoos) Phillips. A lifelong resident of Gardner, David attended Gardner High School where he was active in football and swimming. He...
Joan H. (Novakowski) Delaney
Aug 5, 2014
WESTMINSTER- Joan H. (Novakowski) Delaney, 93, of Westminster, died Tuesday, August 5, in Baldwinville Skilled Nursing Center, after an illness. She was born in Gardner on September 20, 1920, daughter of the late Stanislaw and Stefanja (Kyls) Novakowski. Mrs. Delaney grew up in Gardner, graduating from Gardner High School with the class of 1935. She worked as a waitress and...
David Henry Godin
Aug 2, 2014
David Henry Godin (1957-2014) LEOMINSTER, MA/PHILADELPHIA, PA- David Henry Godin, a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend, died on Saturday at the age of 56. David leaves behind wife, Deirdre, and daughter, Gabriela, who willboth, miss him beyond words. His mother, Viola, his sisters, Diane, Donna and Doreen, his brother Daniel and many nieces and nephews also survive him. His father, Henry, predeceased him. David was a true...
Ella J. (Goguen) Harding
Aug 2, 2014
ASHBURNHAM- Ella J. (Goguen) Harding, 84, of Asburnham, died Saturday, August 2, in Wachusett Manor, after an illness. She was born April 12, 1930, in Gardner, daughter of the late Edmond J. and Mary (Robichaud) Goguen. Mrs. Harding graduated from Gardner High School in 1948. She worked at Oakmont Regional School in the cafeteria. She later worked at the former...
Sr. Mary Herbert Walsh
Jul 30, 2014
Sr. Mary Herbert Walsh, a nun of St. Scholastica Priory, Petersham, Mass., died July 30 at the priory following a brief illness. She was 98 and in her 80th year of profession. Born on October 31, 1915 on the family farm in Alpine (Connorsville), Ind. to Herbert and Julia (Tieman) Walsh, she received the name Mary Lucille at baptism. She...
Carol L. Sutton
Jul 30, 2014
Carol L. Sutton, 68, of Athol died July 30, 2014 in the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA after a long battle with cancer. She was born October 6, 1945 in Southbridge, Massachusetts to her parents Edward and Rose Luponi. Carol will always be remembered as a caring, Kind, selfless, and compassionate person. She was an inspiration and a role...
Stanley C. Watkevich
Jul 29, 2014
Stanley C. Watkevich, 92, of 96 Conant Road, Athol, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare after a brief illness. He was born in Athol on September 18, 1921, the son of Charles and Anna (Gatautis) Watkevich. His loving wife of 65 years Muriel “Mikey†passed away in 2011. Stanley leaves his three daughters; Marie Capone...
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