Obituaries
Muriel E. (Soucie) Morse
Jan 2, 2012
Muriel E. Morse Athol – Muriel E. “ Fifi†(Soucie) Morse, 81, of 157 Spring Street, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, surrounded by her family. Muriel was born June 6, 1930 in Athol, Massachusetts, the daughter of Erwin C. and Eva M. (Guignard) Soucie. She has lived in Athol all of her life. She worked at the...
Ulysse J. Vautour
Jan 2, 2012
LEOMINSTER------Ulysse J. Vautour 58 of Leominster died Thursday morning January 5, 2012 in U-Mass Memorial Hospital Worcester after an illness. He was born March 30, 1953 in Acadieville NB Canada the son of the late Alyre and Christine (Fournier) Vautour. Mr Vautour is survived by his four brothers, Eric and his wife Aurella, Ronald and his wife Rejeanne both of...
Eugene A. DePratti
Jan 1, 2012
ORANGE - Eugene A. DePratti, 83 of 383 East River Street, Orange formerly of Athol, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Athol, on April 20, 1928, the son of the late Alexander and the late Rosanna (Goguen) DePratti. Eugene grew up in Orange and graduated from Orange High School with the...
Joseph Edward Francis"Frank" Melanson
Dec 30, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Joseph Edward Francis Melanson 90 of Leominster died December 30, 2011 in the Life Care Center of Leominster after a long illness. He was born March 22, 1921 in St John New Brunswick Canada the son of the late Livain Melanson and Amanda (Bourgeois) Melanson and came to the United States settling in Fitchburg in 1952. He leaves his two...
Mary L. White
Dec 28, 2011
ATHOL - Mary Lillian (Batutis) White, 87 of Athol, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Mary was born in Erving on October 16, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Dame A. (Balcuis) Batutis. She was raised and educated in Erving and has been a resident of Athol for over seventy years. Many years...
Evelyn B. (Bisbee) Richards
Dec 25, 2011
Evelyn B. Richards Athol – Evelyn (Bisbee) Richards, 96, of 142 Columbian Avenue, died Sunday, December 25, 2011at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Evelyn was born in Athol, Massachusetts on December 18, 1915, the daughter of Arthur S. and Blanche M. (Holton) Bisbee. She has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1933. She worked at...
Sr. Doris Bissonnette
Dec 22, 2011
PETERSHAM – The Sisters of the Assumption and the Bissonnette Family of Laconia N.H, mourn the loss of Sister Doris Bissonnette, age 94, who passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Marie Esther Health Center of Marlboro, MA. She was a professed religious of the Sisters of the Assumption for 73 years and was known under the name of Sister Joseph-de-l’Espérance....
John D Coles
Dec 22, 2011
HUDSON----John D. Coles 77 of Hudson died December 22, 2011 in Kindred Healthcare in Marlborough after an illness. He was born January 29, 1934 in Leominster MA the son of the late Job Coles and Evelyn (Lynch) Coles. John is survived by his wife of (40) Years, Trudy (Halloran) Coles of Hudson, his daughter Kathleen Provencher and her husband Kevin...
Karen E. Hatch-Taylor
Dec 20, 2011
FITCHBURG - Karen E. Hatch-Taylor, 46, of 119 Marshall Street, Fitchburg, died Tuesday evening, December 20, at Golden Living Center in Fitchburg, in the company of her husband, older daughter, sister and parents, following a nine-year battle with brain cancer. She was born in Greenfield, on January 2, 1965, the daughter of Jan and Mary (Barney) Hatch. Karen grew up...
Jean P. Brault
Dec 19, 2011
ATHOL - Jean Paul Brault, 89, of Athol, died on Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. He was born in Troy, Vermont, on January 26, 1922, the son of the late Avilla “Hector” Brault and Aurore (Brault) Brault. He worked at the L. S. Starrett Company for thirty-eight years in dept. 16 until his retirement...
Helen V. (Brand) Purple
Dec 18, 2011
Helen V. Purple Petersham -Helen V. Purple passed away unexpectedly on Dec 18 surrounded by her loving family at the age of 85. Helen was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Athol when she fell in love with Vincent “Bill†Purple and married him in 1951. They raised their family in Athol and then moved to Petersham in 1975 where...
Loretta B. (Lachance) McRae
Dec 15, 2011
ATHOL - Loretta B. (Lachance) McRae, 95 of 594 Crescent St., Athol, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home. She was born in Athol, on July 10, 1916, the daughter of the late William and the late Vitaline (Laporte) Lachance. Loretta grew up in Athol and was graduated from Athol High School. Mrs. McRae worked as a Telephone Operator for many...
Ruth Elizabeth (Brown) St. Germain
Dec 15, 2011
ATHOL - Ruth Elizabeth (Brown) St. Germain, 92, of 391 Lennox Street, Athol, died on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home. Ruth was born in Plympton on April 8, 1919, the daughter of Kenneth Potter and Frances Aborn (Remington) Brown. She spent part of her childhood in Wyoming and Twin Falls, Idaho before moving to Massachusetts with her family...
Marie Bernadette (Butler) Litchfield
Dec 15, 2011
Marie B. Litchfield Athol – Marie Bernadette “Bernie†(Butler) Litchfield, 85, of 409 Spring Street, died Thursday December 15, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare She was born in Athol, Massachusetts, February 26, 1926, the daughter of Henry and Flora (Caouette) Butler. Bernie has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1944. She...
David Clifford Adams
Dec 14, 2011
ATHOL - David Clifford Adams, 80, of 405 Adams Drive, Athol, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. David was born in Athol on January 16, 1931, the son of Theodore and Claire (Powers) Adams. He graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1950. Mr. Adams was a lifelong resident of Athol...
Donald H. Buiwit
Dec 11, 2011
BARRE - Donald H. Buiwit, 62 of 144 Pleasant St., Barre, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at home. He was born in Groton, MA on March 18, 1949, the son of Henry and the late Eleanor (Gintner) Buiwit. Donald grew up in Gardner and Graduated from Gardner High School. He was employed at the Massachusetts Audubon Society as a caretaker. He...
Walter H. Bjorson,
Dec 11, 2011
ATHOL - Walter H. Bjorson, Jr., 68 of 407 Unity Avenue, Athol, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Gardner, on April 9, 1943, the son of the late Walter H. and the late Virginia (Mundell) Bjorson, Sr. Walter lived in Gardner until 1952 when he moved to Athol. He graduated from...
Joey Paul Bachand
Dec 10, 2011
LEOMINSTER-----Joey Paul Bachand 41 of Leominster died Saturday December 10, 2011 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after a long illness. He was born August 18, 1970 in Leominster MA the son of Alfred Bachand and Sharon (Shepard) Bachand. Besides his parents Alfred and Sharon Bachand, he leaves his daughter Cori Lynn Owen, a grandson, his sister Michelle Dowling his niece...
Theresa M. LeClerc
Dec 9, 2011
GARDNER - Theresa M LeClerc, 82, of 116 Church St., Gardner and formerly of 23 Schoolhouse Road, East Templeton, died Friday, December 9, 2011 in the Parson's Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester. She was born in East Templeton, on March 18, 1929, the daughter of the late Albert J. and the late Blanche (Lemire) LeClerc. Theresa grew up in...
Carmen L Robles
Dec 2, 2011
GARDNER-------Carmen L. Robles 65 of Gardner died Friday December 2, 2011 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born October 1, 1946 in Puerto Rico the daughter of the late Francisco Robles and Felicita Rolon and came to the United States in 1949. Carmen leaves her son Andre Roman of Gardner, three brothers, Raymond Robles and George...
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