Obituaries
M. Howard Goodfield
May 30, 2011
ATHOL – M. Howard Goodfield, 97, of Athol passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Howard was born on March 10, 1914, he was the son of the late Peter and the late Catherine A. (Lundragan) Goodfield. He grew up in Athol and was a graduate of Athol High School with the...
Doris R. (Keel) Benson
May 30, 2011
Doris R. Benson Athol -- Doris R. (Keel) Benson, 96, of Sportsman's Pond, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at Applewood Home for Elders surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born in Cobham, Surrey, England on December 14, 1914, the daughter of Francis A. and Elizabeth (Woollett) Keel. After spending her early childhood in England, she immigrated with her family...
Janet L. (Briggs) Briggs
May 27, 2011
Janet L. Briggs Greenfield – Janet L. Briggs, 88, died Friday, May 27, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in Athol, Massachusetts, January 9, 1923, the daughter of Will N. and Mary (Chamberlain) Briggs, Sr. She grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1940. She moved to Washington, D.C. in...
Olive Roberta (Bottcher) Kuniholm
May 21, 2011
PETERSHAM -- Olive Roberta (Bottcher) Kuniholm, of Petersham, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Langdon Place in Keene, N.H. Olive was born in Worcester on May 12, 1922, the daughter of Gustof and Celia Bottcher. She grew up in Worcester and attended William and Mary College before transferring to Leslie College in Boston. Mrs. Kuniholm was a homemaker...
Olive Roberta Kuniholm
May 21, 2011
PETERSHAM -- Olive Roberta (Bottcher) Kuniholm, of Petersham, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011, at the Langdon Place in Keene, N.H. Olive was born in Worcester on May 12, 1922, the daughter of Gustof and Celia Bottcher. She grew up in Worcester and attended William and Mary College before transferring to Leslie College in Boston. Mrs. Kuniholm was a homemaker...
Pauline E. (Bishop) Briggs
May 15, 2011
Pauline E. Briggs Athol - Pauline “Polly†(Bishop) Briggs, 87, of 996 Pleasant Street, died Sunday May 15, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center – University Campus in Worcester surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 22, 1923 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, the youngest daughter of Harold and Ethel (Savage) Bishop. The family moved to...
Gerald M. Lord
May 14, 2011
Gerald M. Lord Athol – Gerald M. Lord, 63, of 14 Grove Street, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Athol Memorial Hospital after suddenly being stricken ill at his home. He was born August 4, 1947, in Gardner, Massachusetts, the son of Arnold R. and Antoinette (Deleo) Lord. He grew up in Gardner, attending Gardner High School, later moving...
Anne C. Kuprewicz
May 13, 2011
YARDLEY, PA - Anne C. (Szymakowski) Kuprewicz, of Yardley, PA and formerly of Gardner, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011 at Saint Mary's Medical Center, Langhorne, PA. Anne was born in Gardner to John and Helen Szymakowski in 1929. She attended Gardner High School and had resided in Yardley, PA since 1972. Anne was artistic and creative, she enjoyed...
Ernest Beauchemin
May 12, 2011
ORANGE - Ernest J. Beauchemin Sr., 80 of 756 South Main Street, Orange, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Leominster on June 3, 1930, the son of the late Ernest J. and the late Catherine (Duffy) Beauchemin. Mr. Beauchemin served in...
Emily (Kubelinas) Deleo
May 11, 2011
ATHOL - Emily (Kubelinas) Deleo, 99, formerly of Harugari Street, Athol, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Emily was born in Athol on December 12, 1911, the daughter of the late Ignatius and the late Veronica (Gedraitis) Kubelinas. She had lived in Athol all of her life and was a homemaker. Mrs....
John Daniel Neville
May 9, 2011
GARDNER - John Daniel Neville, 98 of 66 Glenwood Street, Gardner, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner, after a short illness. John was born in Malden, MA on August 17, 1912, the son of the late Maurice and Elizabeth (Kelley) Neville. He was raised and educated in Woburn, MA, and later...
Sr. Cecile LeFrancois
May 9, 2011
PETERSHAM - Sr. Cecile LeFrancois, formerly know as Sr. Cecile-de-Milan of the Sisters of the Assumption, of Petersham, passed away on May 9, 2011. She was a native of Salem, Mass., daughter of Arthur and Delphina (Lebel) LeFrancois. She became a professed member of the Sisters of the Assumption on Feb. 18, 1934. Sr. Cecile attended Salem High School and...
John F. Balaschak
May 9, 2011
ASHBURNHAM - ASHBURNHAM - John F. Balaschak, 68, of 17 Water Street, Ashburnham, Massachusetts died on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster Campus. John was born in Meriden, CT, on October 18, 1942, the son of the late John and the late Mildred (Wacek) Balaschak. He was raised in Meriden, CT and graduated from Orville Platt...
Lydia Kallaspoolik Ruel
May 5, 2011
ASHBURNHAM - Lydia Kallaspoolik Ruel, 74, of Ashburnham, died peacefully on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at her home after an illness. Lydia was born in Tallinn, Estonia, on July 4, 1936, the daughter of the late Elmar and the late Rosine (Vasli) Kallaspoolik. She moved to the United States with her mother and siblings at age 15 and...
Theresa H. Lyonnais
May 4, 2011
LEOMINSTER - Theresa H. (Cormier) Lyonnais, 85, of Leominster, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in the Knollwood Nursing Center, West Boylston, where she has resided for the past year. She was born in Leominster on August 15, 1925, the daughter of Alyre and Elizabeth (Bourque) Cormier. She grew up in Leominster and was educated in Leominster; she attended St. Cecilia's...
Kenneth H. Harrington
May 4, 2011
Kenneth H. Harrington Royalston – Kenneth H. Harrington, 85, of 185 South Royalston Road died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center-University Campus in Worcester. Kenneth was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, June 21, 1925, the son of Arthur and Pearl (Fenner) Harrington. He grew up and has lived on the family farm in Royalston all...
David A. Cosentino
May 3, 2011
GARDNER - David A. Cosentino, 80, of Gardner, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 after a brief illness. David was born in Fitchburg on January 12, 1931, the son of the late Frank and the late Irene (Vezzani) Cosentino. He was raised in Gardner and attended Gardner High School, Cushing Academy and Marianapolis. Mr. Cosentino served in the United States...
Raymond Jacob Hatstat
Apr 30, 2011
Raymond J. Hatstat Orange – Raymond J. Hatstat, 81, of 47 Red Brook Lane, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at his home following a long illness. Ray was born in Athol, Massachusetts, June 2, 1929, the son of Raymond A. and Irene (Wunderlich) Hatstat. He grew up in Rutland where he attended schools and lived for many years. He served in...
Phyllis Elaine Bachand
Apr 27, 2011
LEOMINSTER-------Phyllis Elaine Bachand 77 of Leominster died Wednesday April 27, 2011 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born February 25, 1934 the daughter of the late Clarence A. Bachand and Eugenie (Surette) Bachand and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves her four sisters, Fay I Brooks of Fitchburg, Jean F. Nadeau and husband Edward of...
Etienne G. Lozier
Apr 23, 2011
ATHOL - Etienne G. Lozier, 18 of 937 Partridgeville Rd., Athol, died Saturday, April 23, 2011 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Worcester, on September 25, 1992, the son of Justin W. Siepierski and Christine D. Lozier-Duprey. Etienne grew up in Athol and attended Athol High School where he was a senior. As a young...
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