Obituaries
Kenneth C. "Buster" Crafts
Jan 3, 2014
GARDNER - Kenneth C. “Buster†Crafts, Jr., 84 of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, January 3, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home after a period of declining health. He was born in Gardner, the son of Kenneth and Ruby (Waldron) Crafts. He was a graduate of Gardner High School, Class of 1947, Cushing Academy, and Tufts University. Ken was a life member of...
Edward J. "Snooks" LaPorte
Jan 3, 2014
Baldwinville- Edward J. Laporte, “Snooks†84, of Baldwinville, passed away at home unexpectedly on Friday, January 3, 2014. He was born in Gardner on Sept. 29, 1929, the son of the late Edward A. and Catherine (Whalen) Laporte. Edward graduated from Templeton High School class of 1947. He worked as a papermaker for Seaman Paper Co, in Otter River for...
Hector J. Stacy,
Jan 1, 2014
Hector J. Stacy, Jr. Athol – Hector J. “Blackie†Stacy, Jr., 62, of 545 Main Street died Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Blackie was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, May 14, 1951, the son of Hector J. and Anna (Icaobone) Stacy, Sr. He grew up in Leominster, moving to Athol in the late 1960’s to live with Anita B. True of Royalston also...
Robert Banks Coyle,
Dec 31, 2013
Robert (Bob) Banks Coyle Jr. Robert (Bob) Banks Coyle Jr., 83 of 1978 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Athol died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 peacefully at home. Bob Coyle was born in Boston May 27, 1930 the son of Robert Banks Coyle Sr. and Bernice Ina (Baldwin) Coyle. He grew up in Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School for Boys in...
Sandra Novajovsky
Dec 29, 2013
TEMPLETON - Sandra S. Novajovsky, 70 of 7 Day Mill Dr., Templeton, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 in the Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Frank and Virginia Novajovsky, July 24, 1943 in Bethlehem, PA. She graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, PA. ​ She was predeceased by her husband...
Edward A. Howard,
Dec 26, 2013
Edward A. Howard, Sr. Orange – Edward A. Howard, Sr., 82, of 383 East River Street, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Edward was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, July 8, 1931, the son of Phillip and Hazel (Coombs) Howard. He grew up in Swampscott where he attended schools, later moving to Manchester, NH where he lived...
Alice M. (Krzeminski) Szoc
Dec 25, 2013
GARDNER- Alice M. (Krzeminski) Szoc, 90 of 10 Lennon St., Gardner died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at home. She was born on April 22, 1923 in Gardner the daughter of Antoni and Adelarde (Pavlowski) Krzeminski. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. She graduated from the Heywood Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Szoc worked as a registered...
Richard Earl Shine
Dec 24, 2013
ATHOL - Richard Earl Shine, 73 of 1022 Cottage Street, Athol, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 in the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on March 4, 1940, the son of the late Earl J. and the late Lois I. (Taft) Shine. Richard grew up in Athol and attended Athol schools. He was a veteran of...
Pauline G (Beaudette) Shaw
Dec 21, 2013
Leominster- Pauline (Beaudette) Shaw, 88, of Leominster, passed away peacefully on Saturday December 21, 2013 with her family by her side. She was one of seven children to the late Phillip and Ida (Brosseau) Beaudette. Pauline grew up in Leominster and attended Sexton Trade School. She worked as a stitcher for the former Cluet and Peobody Co. in Leominster and...
Gertrude N. (Pervier) Gushen
Dec 19, 2013
ATHOL - Gertrude N. (Trudy) Gushen, 100 of 19 Ella St., Athol, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in the Athol Hospital, Athol. She was born in Boston, MA, on May 19, 1913, the daughter of the late Sarah M. Pervier. She was raised in Shelbourne Falls and attended schools there. She has lived in Athol for 82 years. She worked at...
Anibal H. Colon
Dec 19, 2013
ORANGE - Anibal H. Colon, 65 of 176 Brookside Road, Orange, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at home. He was born in Puerto Rico, on April 6, 1948, the son of the late Rafael and the late Rosaura (Santiago) Colon. Anibal grew up in Puerto Rico and moved to New York when he was 20. He has resided in the Orange...
Robert S. Mayo
Dec 17, 2013
ATHOL - Robert S. Mayo, 80 of 648 Pleasant St., Athol, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in the Athol Hospital, Athol. He was born in Medford, on February 13, 1933, the son of the late George and the late Cornellia (McCarthy) Mayo. He grew up in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. Mr. Mayo was a veteran of the Korean...
Sean M. Connolly
Dec 16, 2013
ERVING - Sean M. Connolly, 44 of 18 Pratt St., Erving, died Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Baystate Medical, Springfield, MA. He was born in Dorchester, MA, on May 23, 1969, the son of the late Cornelius and Rosemarie (Spinnazola) Connolly. He grew up in Lynn and moved to Baldwinville in 1992, moving to Erving in 2008. He was a...
Marie L. (Young) Tatro
Dec 15, 2013
Marie E. Tatro Athol – Marie E. (Young) Tatro, 72, of 739 Daniel Shays Highway died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Marie was born in Orange, Massachusetts, July 17, 1941, the daughter of Edward A. and Genevieve A. (Schenk) Young, Jr. She grew up in Athol and Phillipston, attending schools in Athol, Phillipston and Templeton and...
Barbara J (Dennett) Cappello
Dec 14, 2013
Leominster- Barbara J. (Dennett) Cappello, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 14, 2013 in the U-Mass Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Weymouth, MA on June 11, 1956, the daughter of William and Catherine (Morrisey). Barbara grew up in Stoughton and moved to Leominster in 1993. She worked as an assembler for Motorola Corp. for many years. She...
Richard F. Roy,
Dec 13, 2013
PHILLIPSTON - Richard F. Roy, Sr., 86, of 40 Old Highland Ave. North, Phillipston, went to be with the Lord, Friday, December 13, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lynn, MA, on December 25, 1926, the son of the late Albina Roy. Richard grew up in Fitchburg and was educated in Fitchburg. Mr. Roy...
Robert J Matusewicz
Dec 13, 2013
Robert John Matusewicz 2/7/1933 - 12/13/2013 Robert “Bob†Matusewicz, 80, formerly of Templeton, MA, died suddenly of renal disease on December 13th in Bridgeville, Delaware. Bob was surrounded by his loving wife, Charlotte Matusewicz, his daughter Gina Fitzsimmons and her husband Terry Fitzsimmons. He is also survived by his brother, William Matusewicz, and sister, Stella Smith, both of Templeton. He is predeceased...
Theresa J. (Levesque) Hakala
Dec 11, 2013
Theresa J. (Levesque) Hakala, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Hadley at Elaine Care and Rehabilitation in Hadley, Massachusetts. Born on November 20, 1926 in Leominster, Theresa was the only child of Auguste Levesque and Virginie (Dion) Levesque. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1944. She worked as a bookkeeper for MCM and Plastic Turning, Co....
Paul T. Panagiotes
Dec 11, 2013
Leominster- Paul T. Panagiotes, 63, of Leominster passed away in the Life Care Center on Wednesday December 11, 2013 after a long illness. He was born in Fitchburg on September 12, 1950, the son of the late Thomas and Elena (DiGloria) Panagiotes. Paul grew up in Fitchburg and graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1968. He worked for Mr. Tom’s...
Jean Marilyn (Bishop) Martin
Dec 6, 2013
Jean Marilyn (Bishop) Martin (1932 - 2013) Athol – Jean Marilyn (Bishop) Martin, 81, formerly of Lee Street, died Friday, December 6, 2013, at Wingate of East Longmeadow. Jean was born in Littleton, New Hampshire on June 2, 1932, the daughter of Elwood and Madalene (Morse) Bishop. She grew up in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire, graduating from...
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