Obituaries
Donald Fairbanks Farnum
Jan 31, 2013
Donald F. Farnum Worcester – Donald Fairbanks Farnum, 83, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Worcester Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Donald was born August 4, 1929 in Athol, Massachusetts, the son of Walter E. and Irene F. (Fairbanks) Farnum. He grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1947 and has resided in Worcester for...
Katharina S (Frank) Bedard
Jan 29, 2013
LEOMINSTER -- Katharina S. (Frank) Bedard 74, of Leominster, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, following a short illness. She was born in Germany, the daughter of the late Ignaz and Anna (Keiser) Frank, and the husband of the late Raymond Bedard, Sr. whom she spent 47 years of marriage with. Katharina attended school...
Linda G. (Insani) Jengo
Jan 27, 2013
PHILLIPSTON – Linda G. (Insani) Jengo, 63, of Phillipston formerly of Gardner died Sunday, January 27, 2013 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Marlboro on February 13, 1949 the daughter of the late Gene and Margaret (Tori) Insani. She grew up in Marlboro and graduated from St. Anne’s Academy in Marlboro. She received her B.S. in Education from Anna...
Norma M (Ares) Richard
Jan 26, 2013
Athol- Norma M. Richard, 75, of Athol, passed away at home on Saturday, January 26, 2013 with her loving family by her side. Norma was the daughter of the late Adelard and Rita (Chaisson) Ares. She was the loving wife of the late Omer J. Richard who passed away on January 1, 2006. She was the loving mother of Deborah...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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