Obituaries

Carol C Legere
Oct 2, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Carol C. (Dawes) Legere, 81 of Leominster died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday morning Oct 2, 2011. She was born December 3, 1929 in Grafton MA the daughter of the late Wallace Dawes and Marion (Storey) Dawes and came to Leominster many years ago. She leaves her daughter Cecile Legere and her son Donald Legere both...
Nelson J. Breton
Oct 2, 2011
FITZWILLIAM, NH - Nelson J. Breton, 61, of 369 East Lake Road, Fitzwilliam, NH, and formerly of Gardner, died on Sunday, October 2, 2011at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH, after an illness. Nelson was born in Gardner on February 21, 1950, the son of the late Nelson J. and Charlotte (Hill) Breton. He was raised in Gardner...
Richard Henry Stone
Sep 29, 2011
ATHOL - Richard Henry Stone, 81, of 123 Simond Street, Athol, died on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Richard was born in Athol on February 14, 1930, the son of the late James A. and the late Cloroda J. (Adams) Stone. He was a lifelong resident of Athol and graduated from Athol High...
Muriel (Strong) Watkevich
Sep 27, 2011
ATHOL – Muriel “Mikey” (Strong) Watkevich, 85, of 96 Conant Road, Athol, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Athol on March 31, 1926, the daughter of the late Allie P. and the late Exina M. (Bruce) Strong. She leaves her...
Helen R. Kennett
Sep 25, 2011
ATHOL - Helen Rita (Tatro) Kennett, 93 of Athol formerly of Orange, died Sunday, September 25, 2011 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Sheldon Springs, VT, on August 8, 1918, the daughter of the late Aldo and Lillian (Lumbar) Tatro. She was the owner and operator of Kennett’s Lodging Home for Veterans for 18...
Herbert H. Bosworth,
Sep 24, 2011
BALDWINVILLE - Herbert H. Bosworth, Jr., 85 of 55 Highland Ave., Baldwinville, died Saturday, September 24, 2011 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Marlboro, NH, on January 2, 1926, the son of the late Herbert H. and the late Maxine A. (Goodell) Bosworth. He served during WWII, Korean war in the Navy as a Pharmacists Mate. He...

Lucy "Lucia" Piermarini
Sep 23, 2011
LEOMINSTER - Lucy (Sardo) "Lucia" Piermarini, 84, of 62 Lincoln Terrace, Leominster, died on Friday, September 23, 2011 at the River Terrace Healthcare in Lancaster. She leaves two daughters, Carol Booth and her husband Frank of Leominster, Nora Piermarini of San Francisco, CA; one sister, Maria Baldassarre and her husband Joseph of Leominster; sister-in-law, Rosalie Lamanna and her husband Gabriel...

Marion L. (Groves) Hickey
Sep 22, 2011
Marion L Hickey Athol – Marion L. (Groves) Hickey, 86, of 467 Vine Street, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her home. She was born in Athol, Massachusetts, April 11, 1925, the daughter of Clarence D. and Lelia B. (Kendall) Groves. Marion grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1942 and resided in Athol all of her life....
Lucille Selma (Bordeaux) Cummings
Sep 17, 2011
Lucille Selma Cummings Barre - Lucille (Bordeaux) Cummings passed away on September 17, 2011. She was born in Keene, NH on July 21, 1920, the daughter of Ray L. and Alma C. (Anderson) Bordeaux. At the age of seven her parents moved to Barre where she spent her childhood with seven siblings on the family's small farm. After graduation from...
Fr. Stephen D. Johnson
Sep 15, 2011
LEICESTER - Fr. Stephen D. Johnson peacefully completed his pilgrimage in this world on Thursday, September 15 the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. He was in the company of brother priests and members of his family. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on September 7, 1945 and was raised in...
Robert B. Mackenzie
Sep 14, 2011
GARDNER - Robert B. Mackenzie, 83 of 194 Central Street, Gardner, died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at home. He was born in Newport, Vermont, on May 28, 1928, the son of the late Donald L. and the late Louise (Malo) Mackenzie. He grew up in Vermont and was educated in Newport, Vermont. Robert was a veteran of the Korean War...

Yvette Burpee
Sep 14, 2011
LEOMINSTER-----Yvette M. (LaCroix) Burpee 83 formally of Spruce St Leominster passed peacefully on Wednesday September 14, 2011 in the Keystone Center Leominster. She was born April 12, 1928 in Shirley MA the daughter of the late Alfred LaCroix and Zenobie (Lanteidne) LaCroix and came to Leominster MA many years ago. She leaves her daughter Mary Ann Bigelow, two granddaughters Lynn...
William R. Hamm
Sep 14, 2011
WESTMINSTER - William R. Hamm, 81, of 14 Ridge St., Westminster died Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born on April 3, 1930 the son of William C. Hamm and Lillian Mae (Gendron) Hamm. Mr. Hamm was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army. He leaves two sons, William R. Hamm...
Doris DiConza
Sep 14, 2011
LEOMINSTER - Doris (Caiazzi) DiConza, 86, of Leominster, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in the Lifecare Center of Leominster after an illness. She was born on March 12, 1925 in Leominster, the daughter of the late Primo Caiazzi and Pasqua (Liscotti) Caiazzi and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves her two daughters, Rosemarie St. Onge and her husband...

Lodia S. Hokkanen
Sep 9, 2011
WINCHENDON - Lodia S. (Kulczyk) Hokkanen, 96 of 81 Town Farm Road, Winchendon, died Friday, September 9, 2011 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on December 2, 1914, the daughter of the late William and the late Victoria (Malusnick) Kulczyk. Lodia grew up in Gardner until 1947 and moved to Winchendon where she has...
Ann F. (Findlay) Williams
Sep 7, 2011
Ann Findlay Williams Athol – Ann Findlay Williams, 64 of Athol, MA passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 under hospice care at home after fighting Stage 4 Breast Cancer. She was surrounded by her family until her death. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Tom Williams; three daughters, Casey Williams of Jamaica Plain, MA, Jamie Williams and...
Nancy S. (Shaw) Bolton
Sep 7, 2011
Nancy S. Bolton Royalston – Nancy (Shaw) Bolton, 85, of Bolton Road, died Wednesday, September 07, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Nancy was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 21, 1926 the daughter of Frederick D. and Lucille (Kimball) Shaw. She grew up in Weston, MA, graduating from Weston High School in 1944 and from Boston University in 1948 with...
Grace L. Carbone
Sep 5, 2011
GARDNER - Grace L. Carbone, 86 of 11 Margaret Street, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, September 5, 2011 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on July 15, 1925, the daughter of the late John B. and the late Adeline (Gardella) Carbone. Grace was a 1943 graduate of Gardner High School; she attended Boston...

Gerald Viens
Sep 4, 2011
Dorchester-----Gerald Viens 71 of Arlington St Dorchester died Sunday September 4, 2011 at home after an illness. He was born January 12, 1940 IN Leominster MA the son of the late Harry T. Viens and Elizabeth (DuPuis) Viens. He leaves many nephews, nieces cousins and friends. His partner and best friend,Albert S. Cicoria died in March 2011,a brother Charles "Tommy"...
William E. Willard
Sep 2, 2011
William E. Willard Athol – William E. “Dudley†Willard, 82, of 245 School Street, died Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born November 30, 1928 in Athol, Massachusetts, the son of Leon E. and Dorothy E. (Gager) Willard. Bill has lived in Athol all of his life, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S....