Obituaries

Phyllis M (Tango) Delmonico
Jan 17, 2012
LEOMINSTER-----Phyllis M. (Tango) Delmonico 70 of Leominster die January 17, 2012 IN Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge after an illness. She was born December 31, 1941 in Boston the daughter of the late James Tango and Ida (Puzzo) Tango. She leaves her brother James Tango of Leominster and her sister Joanne Starling and her husband James of Tewksbury MA. and...

Mildred M. (Soderman) Korbuszewski
Jan 17, 2012
AYER - Mildred M. (Soderman) Korbuszewski, 87, formerly of Gardner, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Apple Valley Center Nursing Home in Ayer. Mildred was born in Gardner on April 17, 1924, the daughter of John and Matilda (Ahl) Soderman. She was raised and educated in Gardner and resided in Fitchburg for twelve years before returning to...
Mark Karl Voedisch
Jan 16, 2012
PORTLAND MAINE---Mark Karl Voedisch 54 of Portland Maine formally of Leominster died January 18, 2012 at home in Portland Maine after an illness. He was born October 11, 1958 in Leominster MA the son of the late William C. Voedisch Jr and Patricia (Lucier) Voedisch. He leaves his two daughters, Andrea Voedisch and Victoria Devlin both of Springfield MA, two...
Theresa G. (Caissie) Bockus
Jan 12, 2012
BALDWINVILLE - Theresa G. Bockus, 85, of Baldwinville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home. Theresa was born on July 19, 1926 in Gardner, the daughter of Marcel and Menda (Boucher) Caissie. She was raised in Baldwinville and graduated from Templeton High School with the class of 1944. She attended Fitchburg State College and earned a...

Sr. Jacqueline Pelletier
Jan 9, 2012
The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of their beloved Sister Jacqueline Pelletier, who died Monday, January 9, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Manor, Framingham, MA. She was a native of Salem, MA. Sr. Jacqueline obtained an RN degree at St. Joseph Hospital in Lowell, MA. She devoted a good part of her religious life to organizing and administering the health...

James B. Kendrick
Jan 2, 2012
AMHERST - James Bierkett Kendrick, 79, of Amherst passed away at his home on Monday, January 2, 2012. James was born on April 21, 1932 in Gardner, MA, the son of Karl S. and Caroline B. (Croucher) Kendrick. He resided in Athol and attended the Highland School through the fourth grade. At the age of 14, James began receiving residential...
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...