Obituaries
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....

Charles L. Gauvin
Sep 1, 2011
ATHOL - Charles L. Gauvin, of Athol, died of cancer at the age of 91 on September 1, a week after the death of his beloved wife, Rita. They had been married more than 70 years. Charlie was the fifth of the seven children of Joseph Marie Gauvin and his wife Alma, nee Chiasson. He learned English after his family...

J. Arthur Simard
Aug 29, 2011
LEOMINSTER - J. Arthur Simard, 91, of Leominster died Monday, August 29,2011 after a brief illness. He was born in Leominster on November 24, 1919, son of the late Mitchell A.and Lydia (Simard) Simard. Arthur grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School with the class of 1939. He was a veteran of World War II serving in...

Lois P. (Whittemore)
Aug 28, 2011
ORANGE - Lois P. (Whittemore) Roy, 83, of 40 Coombs Ave., Orange, died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at her home. She was born in Concord, NH, on May 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Carl A. and the late Clara (Drew) Whittemore. She leaves two daughters, Mary Williams and Janice Lupien of Orange; several...

Gilbert S. Brown
Aug 27, 2011
SHIPPENSBURG, PA - Gilbert Steven Brown, 91 of 921 Big Spring Road, Shippensburg, PA, formerly of Lee St. in Athol, died Saturday, August 27, 2011 at home. He was born Louisiana, on June 20, 1920, the son of the late Ralph and the late Elizabeth (LaCroix) Brown. He served during World War II in the Merchant Marines from...
Robert Alan Porter
Aug 26, 2011
ATHOL - Robert Alan Porter, 75, of 14 Gibson Drive, Athol, died on Friday morning, August 26, 2011, at the Legend Center in Gardner after an illness. He was born February 10, 1936 in Ayer, the son of the late George Porter and Stella (Taylor) Porter. Mr. Porter worked as a machinist and in the maintenance...
Helen M. (Pappas) Alexakis
Aug 25, 2011
Helen M. Alexakis Athol – Helen M. (Pappas) Alexakis, 93, of 126 Maple Street, died Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Helen was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, July 19, 1918, the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Stathakes) Pappas. She grew up in Lawrence, attending Lawrence High School and since 1938 has resided in Athol. She had...

Rita Mary Gauvin
Aug 25, 2011
ATHOL - Rita Mary Gauvin, of Athol, died in her sleep on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the age of 89. She was the beloved wife of Charles L. Gauvin. Rita was born in Athol but raised in the central Adirondacks of New York State, the oldest daughter of French-Canadian immigrants Levi and Marie Elizabeth Plantain Boudreau. She attended Holy...
Agatha H. (Kudzma) Sukols
Aug 22, 2011
ATHOL - Agatha H. (Kudzma) Sukols, 100, a former resident of the Applewood Home for Elders in Athol, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol where she had resided since February of 2011. Agatha was born in Barre on December 11, 1910, the daughter of the late William and the late...

Gail A. Young
Aug 19, 2011
ASHBURNHAM - Gail A. (Ferris) Young, 71 of 21 East Rindge Rd., Ashburnham, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at home. She was born in Fitchburg, on September 5, 1939, the daughter of the late Rodney and the late Geraldine (Vallencourt) Ferris. Gail grew up in Fitchburg and graduated from Fitchburg High School. She was a life member of the Hancock...
May L. Britt
Aug 19, 2011
May L. Britt Athol – May L. Britt, 78, of 65 Chester Street, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. May was born in Athol, Massachusetts, October 12, 1932, the daughter of Nancy L. (Towne) Britt. She has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1951. May worked for...
Werner Bundschuh
Aug 19, 2011
Royalston, MA - Werner Bundschuh, “Renaissance Man†Werner M. Bundschuh, documentary filmmaker and a developer of historic properties, died at The Maples, his home on The Common in Royalston on Friday, August 19, 2011. Werner was removing a gutter and accidentally fell from the porch roof. He was 70 years old. A man from modest beginnings, Werner was the son...
James B. Hayden
Aug 16, 2011
James B. Hayden James Brook Hayden, 61, formally of Athol, MA and late of Guilford, CT passed away in his home Tuesday August 16th. He will be remembered for his varied interests and dedicated friendships garnered over years of extensive travel and a special effort to stay in touch with the people he loved and cared about. Jim was born June...

Thomas G. Landry
Aug 16, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Thomas G. Landry Jr, 82 of Leominster died peacefully and unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday August 16, 2011. He was born December 3, 1928 in Leominster the son of the late Thomas G. Landry Sr and Lea (LeBlanc) Landry and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his Son Dr Thomas G. Landry III OF Leominster, Two sisters, Theresa...

Leonard E. Goland
Aug 16, 2011
Leonard E. Goland Athol – Leonard E. Goland, 77, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Palmer Healthcare Center in Palmer. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire, December 29, 1933, the son of Raymond H. and Edith E. (Barden) Goland. Leonard grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools graduating from Athol High School with the class of...
Edith M. Hanlon
Aug 15, 2011
ATHOL - Edith May (Surrette) Hanlon, 90, formerly of 416 Main Street, Athol, died on Monday, August 15, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Athol. Edith was born in Leominster on March 21, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Ella (Furbush) Surrette. She was educated in Leominster and has resided in Athol since 1946. Edith...