Obituaries

Starlin L. Hart

Starlin L. Hart

Jan 25, 2013

GARDNER – Starlin L. Hart, 81, of Gardner died Friday, January 25, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 17, 1931 in Appleton, Maine the son of George and Leola (Ripley) Hart.  He grew up in Appleton and was educated there. Mr. Hart was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States...

Katherine Anne (O'Hara) Raulston

Katherine Anne (O'Hara) Raulston

Jan 23, 2013

Katherine A. Raulston Orange – Katherine Anne (O’Hara) Raulston, 59, of Orange, died Saturday, January 23, 2013 after a long illness.      Katherine was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, May 4, 1953, the daughter of Richard S. and Anne O’Hara.  The family lived in Ohio for many years, returning to Massachusetts several years ago.        Kathy was very skilled at crafts, made...

Dick "Sonny" Plourde

Dick "Sonny" Plourde

Jan 21, 2013

GARDNER – Richard H Plourde Sr "Sonny", 74 of Gardner, formerly of Leominster, died Monday, January 21, 2013 in Baldwinville Nursing Home. He was born in Fitchburg on January 8, 1939 the son of Louis and Marie (Bellivieu) Plourde.  He attended Gardner High School.  He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Navy from 1956 - 1965. Sonny...

Nancy (McCarthy) O'Donnell

Nancy (McCarthy) O'Donnell

Jan 21, 2013

GARDNER – Nancy (McCarthy) O'Donnell, age 91, of Gardner died Monday, January 21, 2013 at home. Mrs. O'Donnell was born June 10, 1921 in Winchendon; she is the daughter of the late John B. and the late Nettie B. (Martin) McCarthy.  She married Edward A. O'Donnell on April 11, 1942. Nancy grew up in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock High School...

Lorraine (Robinson) Phillips

Lorraine (Robinson) Phillips

Jan 21, 2013

ATHOL - Lorraine B. (Robinson) Phillips, 60 of 29 Gibson Dr., Athol, died Monday, January 21, 2013 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Albany, NY, on June 20, 1952, the daughter of the late Richard Robinson and the late Barbara (Berry) Lewis. Lorraine grew up in the Phiilipston and Athol area.  She worked at the former J. F....

Lorraine (Robinson) Phillips

Lorraine (Robinson) Phillips

Jan 21, 2013

ATHOL - Lorraine B. (Robinson) Phillips, 60 of 29 Gibson Dr., Athol, died Monday, January 21, 2013 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Albany, NY, on June 20, 1952, the daughter of the late Richard Robinson and the late Barbara (Berry) Lewis. Lorraine grew up in the Phiilipston and Athol area.  She worked at the former J. F....

Edmund R. Popoloski

Edmund R. Popoloski

Jan 20, 2013

Gardner- Edmund R. Popoloski Jr., 83, of Gardner, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013 unexpectedly in Heywood Hospital.  He was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on October 16, 1929, son of the late Edmund R. Popoloski Sr. and Anna (Wiktorski) Popoloski.  He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Stickney) Popoloski of Gardner, loving father of Kim (Popoloski) Alvers and her...

Arthur P. Tarolli

Arthur P. Tarolli

Jan 20, 2013

Arthur P. Tarolli, 83, of Athol, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner, in the company of family. Born in Trento, Italy, on January 4, 1930, Arthur was the son of Valerio and Pia (Pellegrini) Tarolli.  After living the first three years of his life in Pieve di Ledro, Italy, he moved to Athol, where he lived the...

June A. (Fucile) Douglas

June A. (Fucile) Douglas

Jan 18, 2013

GARDNER - June A. (Fucile) Douglas, 71 of 98 Marquette St., Gardner, died Friday, January 18, 2013 in the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA. She was born in Gardner, MA, on June 2, 1941, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Lena (Trembly) Fucile. She grew up in Templeton and moved to Gardner when she was 17.  She graduated...

Janice L. (Finn) King

Janice L. (Finn) King

Jan 18, 2013

ATHOL - Janice L. (Finn) King, 61 of 185 Brattle Street, Athol, died Friday, January 18, 2013 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Athol, on October 24, 1951, the daughter of Michael G. and Ellen A. (Starkey) Finn. Janice grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School.  She attended Mount Wachusett Community College. She worked at...

Frederick John Leavitt

Frederick John Leavitt

Jan 17, 2013

ATHOL - Frederick John Leavitt, 81 passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013 in Kindred Hospital – Parkview, Leicester after a short illness. He was born in Winchendon on September 27, 1931, son of Thomas A. and Emma M. (McLean) Leavitt. Fred; as he liked to be called, grew up and lived in Athol all his life.  He was in the...

Alonzo J. Maillet

Alonzo J. Maillet

Jan 17, 2013

  Loving Husband, Father and Pepere LEOMINSTER - Alonzo J. Maillet, 78 of 14 Lorchris St., Leominster, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Canada, on April 24, 1934, the son of the late Placid and the late Edna (Goguen) Maillet. He moved to Leominster from Canada in 1960. Alonzo worked for Concord Construction as...

Hutchison Scott Curtis

Hutchison Scott Curtis

Jan 15, 2013

PETERSHAM - Hutchison Scott Curtis, 83, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner.   He was born in Philadelphia, PA, on July 19, 1929, the son of Harry Leroy and Martha (Scott) Curtis.   He leaves his wife of 54 years Martha (Brierly) Curtis of Petersham, one brother, Harry L. Curtis Jr. of North New Portland, ME two nephews,...

Ruth Holland

Ruth Holland

Jan 13, 2013

Gardner- Ruth E. (Fay) Holland, 103, of Gardner, died peacefully at her home on Sunday January 13, 2013 with her friends and niece at her side. She was born on November 12, 1909 in Lancaster, MA, she was the youngest of eleven children to the late Ellis and Celia (Keyes) Fay. Ruth lived many years in Lancaster, prior to her...

Barbara (Brownsey) Bassett

Barbara (Brownsey) Bassett

Jan 10, 2013

ITHACA - Barbara Brownsey Bassett passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on January 10th in Ithaca, New York. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 21, 1927, she was devoted to her parents, Helen and Clyde Brownsey. Barbara grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she met and married Army Captain Cortland “Cort” A. Bassett from Athol, Massachusetts, in 1943.  Following...

Dorothy R. (Recos) Smith

Dorothy R. (Recos) Smith

Jan 10, 2013

Lancaster - Dorothy R. (Recos) Smith, 74, formerly of Petersham and Athol, passed away on January 10, 2013 at River Terrace Health Care, Lancaster. Dorothy was born in Petersham on August 31, 1937, the daughter of Gabriel and Anna (Koskie) Recos.  She was raised in Petersham and graduated from Petersham High School with the class of 1955.  Mrs. Smith resided in Petersham...

Jeannette E. (Gauthier) Olivari

Jeannette E. (Gauthier) Olivari

Jan 8, 2013

GARDNER - Jeannette E. (Gauthier) Olivari, 90, of Gardner died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Heywood Hospital Gardner.    She was born in Baldwinville on September 18, 1922 the daughter of Andrew and Marie (Sentabar) Gauthier. She attended Templeton High School.  Jeannette was a member of the Gardner Golden Agers, AARP 3237; she volunteered at Heywood Hospital and loved to cook,...

Emerenciana (Linao) Yandoc

Emerenciana (Linao) Yandoc

Jan 6, 2013

ATHOL - Emerenciana (Linao) Yandoc, 97 of 298 Vine Street, Athol, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Philippines, on January 23, 1915, the daughter of the late Gelacio and the late Marcelina (Laopoco) Linao. She grew up in the Philippines and graduated Central Escolar University -...

Marion (Thompson) Lukaszevicz

Marion (Thompson) Lukaszevicz

Jan 5, 2013

ATHOL - Marion (Thompson) Lukaszevicz, 82 of Athol, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Athol, on January 31, 1930, the daughter of the late Henry and the late Anna (Reed) Thompson. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School.  Marion attended Mount Wachusett Community College....

Carolyn H. (Holloway) Osborne

Carolyn H. (Holloway) Osborne

Jan 5, 2013

Carolyn H. Osborne Athol – Carolyn H. (Holloway) Osborne, 78, of 379 West Royalston Road, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.      Carolyn was born in Athol, Massachusetts April 5, 1934, the daughter of Robert and Blanche (Clark) Holloway.  She grew up and lived in Athol and Royalston all of her life, graduating from Athol...