Obituaries
Shirley L. (Meuse) Sawin
Dec 1, 2011
Shirley L. Sawin Athol – Shirley L. Sawin, 86, of 3965 South Athol Road, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Shirley was born in Athol, Massachusetts on October 13, 1925, the daughter of Harry C. and Myrtle J. (Burnham) Meuse and was one of nine children. She grew up in Warwick and South Athol, attended...
Raymond Monroe Haber
Dec 1, 2011
ORANGE - Raymond Monroe Haber 89, of 383 East River St., Orange, died on December 1, 2011 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 23, 1922 and was married to Beverly (Rooten) Haber where they raised two sons, Russell Alan Haber and Jonathan Mark Haber. Before getting married, Ray attended the University of...
Carol Marie (Grover) Smith
Nov 27, 2011
Carol M. Smith Orange – Carol Marie (Grover) Smith, 57 of 21 Memorial Drive, died Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the Farren Care Center in Montague surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born in Athol, Massachusetts, February 1, 1954, the daughter of William and Honor (Calkins) Grover. She grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1972...
John P. Masiello
Nov 27, 2011
John P. Masiello Orange - John Patrick Masiello, 84, passed away after a brief illness on November 27, 2011at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born on January 6, 1927, the son of Leonardo Masiello and Isabella (Vitti) Masiello of Prospect Street in Athol. John entered the United States Navy on January 5, 1945, the day before his 18th birthday,...

Napoleon J. DeGrace
Nov 26, 2011
ATHOL - Napoleon J. DeGrace, 89 formerly of 151 Silver Lake Street, Athol, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Canada August 10, 1922, the son of the late Evariste and the late Sophie (Delegarde) DeGrace. He grew up in Athol and was educated in Athol. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr....
Joanne L. Houle
Nov 25, 2011
ATHOL - Joanne Lee (Partridge) Houle, 63, of Athol, died on Friday, November 25, 2011 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Joanne was born in Worcester on July 10, 1948, the daughter of the late Robert Partridge and the late Barbara (Cullen) Klein. She was raised in Athol and attended local schools. She worked for the former Railroad Salvage...
Virginia L. Morris
Nov 24, 2011
ASHBURNHAM - Virginia L. "Ginny" (Lawton) Morris, 85, of 113 Williams Road, Ashburnham, died on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. Virginia was born in Medford, MA on May 29, 1926, the daughter of Lester T. and Esther E. (Landerkin) Lawton. She was raised in Medford before coming to Ashburnham many years ago. She attended...
Robert Remington Brown
Nov 24, 2011
GARDNER - Robert Remington Brown, age 85, formerly of Westminster and Athol, passed away on November 24, 2011 at Wachusett Manor in Gardner, MA from dementia. Robert was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on March 6, 1926. He graduated from Cushing Academy in Ashburnham and served in the US Navy. He was an award winning salesman for many years and worked at...

Carmen Vachon
Nov 21, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Carmen (Hebert) Vachon 84 of Leominster, died November 21, 2011 in Sterling Village after an illness. She was born May 9, 1927 in Quebec Canada the daughter of the late Edgar Hebert and Lucy (Roy) Hebert and came to the United States settling in Leominster many years ago. She leaves her three sons, Jacques Vachon of Fitchburg, David Vachon of...

John R. Hallet
Nov 21, 2011
GARDNER - John Robert "Jack" Hallet, 66, of 71 Lake Street Apt. E208, Gardner, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 21, 2011 at his home. Jack was born in Nashua, NH, on October 1, 1945, the son of the late Edward Pulsifer and the late Verna (Goodale) Hallet Jr. He was raised in Milford, NH and graduated from Milford High School...

William C. Mead
Nov 21, 2011
LUNENBURG - William Chalond Mead, 81, of 91 Maple Parkway, Lunenburg died Monday, November 21, 2011 surrounded by his loving family in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster. He was born on December 31, 1929 in Madawaska Maine the son of Albert and Ethel (Simpson) Mead. He moved to Portland Maine at the age of two and was a resident there...

Richard W. Marshall
Nov 20, 2011
EUGENE, Org. -- Richard William Marshall died unexpectedly, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene. Born May 30, 1935, to the late Carl and the late Agnes (Setters) Marshall, he grew up in Brockton and was baptized at the Sacred Heart Church. Moving to Quincy he later worked as a linotype operator and raised...
Jean Claude Bourdages
Nov 19, 2011
ATHOL: Jean Claude Bourdages, 71 of 267 Bearsden Road, Athol, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 in the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Canada, on February 7, 1940, the son of Adorice and Blanche (LeBlanc) Bourdages. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1962. He worked and lived in Gardner prior to moving to Athol in 1979. He...
George Arthur LeBlanc
Nov 17, 2011
ARDNER - George Arthur LeBlanc, 88, of 27 Birch Street, Gardner, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. He was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on September 6, 1923, the son of Oliva and Arzelia (Stebenne) LeBlanc. George was raised and educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was a proud World War...
Cathy Jane (Ellis) Savell
Nov 16, 2011
Cathy J. (Ellis) Savell Ossining, NY - Cathy Jane (Ellis) Savell, 52, of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully at home on November 16, 2011. Devoted mother of Harrison (Harry) and Jack Savell; loving wife of Lawrence; beloved sister of Thomas Ellis of Kittery, ME, and Karen Blaney, of Vernon, CT; treasured daughter of William and Jane Ellis of Athol, MA; and...
Veronica Jeanne Finnegan
Nov 16, 2011
Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jeanne Finnegan, passed from her earthly life in Gardner, Massachusetts. Jeanne was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to James and Veronica (Murphy) D'Antonio, the eldest of their four children, and grew up in Queens, NY. Jeanne married John D. Finnegan in 1946 and moved to Burlington, Vermont. In 1950 John and Jeanne moved to the...
Pearl Marion Lyman
Nov 16, 2011
LEOMINSTER----Pearl Marion Lyman, 77 of Leominster, MA passed away on Nov. 16, 2011 in the Keystone Center Leominster after an illness. She was Born August 15, 1934 in Leominster the daughter of Maurice Burt and Julia (Lemeiux) Burt. She worked at Keystone Nursing Home and several others in Leominster. Where today they still remember her laughter. She enjoy sitting outside...

Edith (Reed) Schneider
Nov 15, 2011
ATHOL - Edith (Reed) Schneider, 79, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Edith was born in Gardner on April 17, 1932, the daughter of the late Edmund B. and the late Rachel (Hurd) Reed. She graduated from Fitchburg High School with the class of 1951. She was...

Walter C. Penzinski
Nov 13, 2011
GARDNER - Walter C. Penzinski, 73, formerly of 189 Connors St., Gardner died Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on October 25, 1938, the son of the late Charles F. Penzinski and the late Jennie (Hajkowski) (Penzinski) Comeau. Walter owned and operated had his own trucking company Penzinski Trucking for...
Glen E. Borkowski
Nov 13, 2011
GARDNER - Glen E. Borkowski, 58 of 154 Sherman St., Gardner, died Sunday, November 13, 2011, after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family, at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on June 6, 1953, the son of the late Edmond V. and Dorilla J. (LeBlanc) Borkowski. He graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of...