Obituaries

William H. Cutting

William H. Cutting

Aug 25, 2012

  St. Marys,  GA.-William H. Cutting,76, of Royalston, MA died Saturday, August 25, in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, MA. He was born in Templeton, MA on August 31, the son of the late John N. and Edith (Rumrill) Cutting. He grew up in Baldwinville and graduated from Templeton High School and the Rittner School of Floral Design in Boston....

Beatrice V. LaRoche

Beatrice V. LaRoche

Aug 24, 2012

  GARDNER - Beatrice V. (Kuzmicki) (Pilkovsky) LaRoche of 25 Crawford St. died peacefully at home on Friday, August 24, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born May 9th, 1926 in Gardner MA daughter of John Kuzmicki and Helen (Narkiewicz) (Kuzmicki) Pilkovsky.               Beatrice grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of...

Marilyn Louise (Bond) Gionet

Marilyn Louise (Bond) Gionet

Aug 23, 2012

    FITCHBURG  – Marilyn L. Gionet, 82, of Fitchburg, passed away Thursday August 23, 2012 in The Highlands Long Term Care Center surrounded by her family. Marilyn was born on July 15, 1930 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Arthur Bond and Mary (Mitchell) Bond and lived in the Shirley and Leominster area for many years. She worked...

Donald W. McCurda

Donald W. McCurda

Aug 23, 2012

  ATHOL - Donald William McCurda, 89 of 86 Fredette Street, Athol, passed from death to life eternal on Thursday, August 23, 2012 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Boston, on October 28, 1922, the son of Everett G and Jane M (Mitchell) McCurda, Sr.. He graduated from Rindge Tech High School in Carmbridge.   He worked...

Richard W. Whelpley

Richard W. Whelpley

Aug 21, 2012

Richard W. Whelpley Athol – Richard W. Whelpley, 80, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the Legend Center in Gardner, MA.      Dick was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 20, 1932, the son of Edward H. and Evelyn (Seymore) Whelpley.        Dick and his first wife Andrea (Travis) Whelpley were married on August 13, 1949 and she predeceased him in...

Olga M. Zielinski

Olga M. Zielinski

Aug 20, 2012

  GARDNER - Olga M. Zielinski, 86 of Gardner, formerly of Otter River, died Monday, August 20, 2012 in the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. She was born in Otter River, MA, on February 17, 1926, the daughter of the late Wladislaw and the late Mary Ann (Brzonska) Zielinski. She graduated from Templeton High School in 1944.  She worked...

Harriet Corsiglia

Harriet Corsiglia

Aug 17, 2012

ASHBURNHAM - Harriet Corsiglia was born March 28th, 1922 in Washington, D.C., the third child of Emma Dreher Sommer and Francis Sommer. The Sommer family began coming to Ashburnham from Washington in 1913 when Harriet’s father became affiliated with the Watatic Club, a private resort. After serving as proprietor of the Central House in Ashburnham, he acquired the Watatic Club...

Ronald J. Cormier

Ronald J. Cormier

Aug 17, 2012

  GARDNER - Ronald J. Cormier, 80, of 85 Baker St., Gardner, MA, died Friday, August 17, 2012 at Heywood Hospital.             He was born in Gardner on February 10, 1932, the son of the late George and the late Cyrienne (Malliet) Cormier.             He grew up in Gardner and...

David R. Michaud

David R. Michaud

Aug 15, 2012

David R. Michaud Athol - David R. Michaud, 57, after a long illness passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, August 15, 2012.  David was the beloved husband of Jean (Perry) (Doucette) Michaud to whom he was married for 28 years.      He was born in Lowell, MA, on August 23, 1954, and was the...

Arnold L. Fuller

Arnold L. Fuller

Aug 15, 2012

Arnold L. Fuller Athol – Arnold L. Fuller, 87, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare.      Arnold was born in Athol on September 17, 1924, the son of Irwin L. and Edith H. (Lundgren) Fuller.  He graduated from Athol High School in 1942.  Arnold served in the United States Navy during World War II in both the European...

Wanda Karpowicz

Wanda Karpowicz

Aug 14, 2012

  MILFORD, CT – Wanda Karpowicz, 88, of Milford Connecticut formerly of Gardner, MA  died in Milford, Ct.   She was born in Gardner on February 14, 1924 the daughter of Henry and Bolerawala (Czajkowski) Karpowicz. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School.    Ms. Karpowicz worked for Dr. T.J. Domenici for many years as well...

Hedwidge M. "Hedy" (Mallet) Brault

Hedwidge M. "Hedy" (Mallet) Brault

Aug 12, 2012

  ATHOL - Hedwidge M. “Hedy” (Mallet) Brault, 91, formerly of 326 Drury Ave., died on Sunday, August 12, 2012 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Athol April 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph Edmond and late Helen P. (Hebert) Mallet. Hedy was the beloved wife of the late Jean P. Brault. They were...

Laureen J. (Hickey) Wilder

Laureen J. (Hickey) Wilder

Aug 9, 2012

Laureen J. Wilder Athol – Laureen J. (Hickey) Wilder, 65, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at her home.  Laurie was born in Athol, July 19, 1947, the daughter of Walter W. and Marion (Groves) Hickey.  She grew up and has lived in Athol most of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1965.        She was a licensed practical nurse...

Marcella "Chubby" (Stalilionis) Koczan

Marcella "Chubby" (Stalilionis) Koczan

Aug 7, 2012

Athol- Marcella “Chubby” (Stalilionis) Koczan, 90, Of Athol, died Tuesday August 7, 2012 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA>     She was born in Athol, on August 23, 1921, the daughter of the late John and the late Cecelia (Strapakas) Stalilionis and lived here all her life. She graduated from Athol High School in 1939.     Mrs. Koczan worked...

Jason L. Poultney

Jason L. Poultney

Aug 4, 2012

GARDNER – Jason Lee Poultney, 47, of 101 Ken Drive, Gardner died Saturday, August 04, 2012, in the Legends Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gardner. He was born in Gardner on April 16, 1965 the son of Donald E. and Sally N. (Pierce) Poultney.  He grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School in 1983.  He went on to graduate...

Sylvia E. (Cole) Cole

Sylvia E. (Cole) Cole

Aug 3, 2012

Sylvia E. Cole Baldwinville – Sylvia E. Cole, 87, of 51 Hospital Road, formerly of Athol and Northampton died Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home.      Sylvia was born in Athol, Massachusetts, October 2, 1924, the daughter of James W. and Anna M. (Silsby) Cole.  She grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1943 and...

Mary H. (Barilone) Blake

Mary H. (Barilone) Blake

Aug 1, 2012

  ARVADA - Mary H. Blake, 91 of 6149 Zinnia St., Arvada, CO, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in the Collier Hospice Center, Wheat Ridge, CO. She was the wife of the late Joseph G. Blake who died in 1991. She was born in Athol, on June 21, 1921 the daughter of the late Antonio and Dorlorto...

Florence E (Moody) Bukowski

Florence E (Moody) Bukowski

Jul 29, 2012

North Fort Myers, FL – Florence (Moody) Bukowski, 92, Formerly of Gardner, passed away at home on Sunday July 29, 2012 after a short illness. She was born on October 21, 1919 in Gardner to the late Robert and Elar (Porn) Moody. Florence worked for the S. Bent brothers Furniture co. in South Gardner for many years as a packager....

Janet D. (Jones) MacDonald

Janet D. (Jones) MacDonald

Jul 27, 2012

Gardner- Janet D. (Jones) MacDonald, 81, of 121 Blanchard Street, Gardner, passed away at home on Friday, July 27, 2012 unexpectedly. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Fanny Jones. Janet was a homemaker for most of her life living in the Athol, Springfield and finally the Gardner area. She was married to the late Earle MacDonald for...

John E.

John E.

Jul 27, 2012

GARDNER – John E. Oja, 43, of 20 Franklin Court, Gardner died Friday, July 27, 2012 in the UMass Medical Center in Worcester. He was born in Gardner on May 19, 1969.  John grew up in Gardner and attended Fitchburg High School. He worked with his father and brother in the family business of vinyl siding.  He loved his dog Romeo and...