Obituaries

Sister Clare Tardiff

Sister Clare Tardiff

Apr 22, 2011

PETERSHAM - Sister Clare Tardiff, daughter of Leo J. Tardiff and Aurore (Tallion) Tardiff passed away on Good Friday at St. Patrick's Manor, Framingham, MA. She was 81 years of age and a native of Salem, MA. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Science at Emmanuel College in Boston. For more than 25 years she was a teacher in the...

Claudette G. Camirand

Claudette G. Camirand

Apr 22, 2011

LEOMINSTER-------Claudette G. Camirand 78 a resident of Leominster Crossings, died Friday afternoon at home after an illness. She was born June 7, 1932 in Leominster MA the daughter of the late Walter L. Camirand and Laura (Richard) Camirand, and spent her whole life in Leominster. She leaves her brother Milton R. Camirand of Florida, and several nephews and nieces. Her...

Charles W. Higgins

Charles W. Higgins

Apr 19, 2011

Charles W. Higgins Athol – Charles W. ‘”Buzz” Higgins, 83, of 1890 Chestnut Hill Avenue and 712 Andover Circle, Winter Springs, FL, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his home.      He was born in Athol, Massachusetts, November 29, 1927, the son of  H. Howard and Grace (Halberg) Higgins.  Buzz has lived in Athol all of his life, attending Athol High School,...

Lucille L. (Laperle) Bailey

Lucille L. (Laperle) Bailey

Apr 19, 2011

Lucille L. Bailey Athol – Lucille (Laperle) Bailey, 82, of 153 South Athol Road, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare surrounded by her loving family.      She was born October 8, 1928 in Gilbertville, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Oscar and Edna (Fontaine) Laperle.  Lucille grew up in Sherbrooke, New Brunswick, Canada where she attended schools,...

William L. White

William L. White

Apr 19, 2011

PHILLIPSTON - William Lord White, 75, of 270 Royalston Road, Phillipston, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at his home. William was born in Gardner on March 4, 1936, the son of the late William H. and the late Ella M. (Lord) White. He was raised and educated in Gardner and enlisted in the United States Army, serving during...

Doris A. (Johnson) Underwood

Doris A. (Johnson) Underwood

Apr 13, 2011

Doris A. Underwood Athol – Doris A. (Johnson) Underwood, 88, formerly of 416 Main Street died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare.       She was born March 5, 1923 in Calais, Maine, the daughter of Elmer K. and Lillian M. (Dinsmore) Johnson.  She graduated from Milltown High School in 1941 in Milltown New Brunswick, Canada, later moving to Adams,...

Jane M.

Jane M.

Apr 13, 2011

TEMPLETON - Jane M (Yackowski) Lis, 92 of 14 Liberty St., Templeton, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Otter River, MA, on June 23, 1918, the daughter of the late Stanley and the late Antonia (Bogdanski) Yackowski and was a lifelong resident. She was educated in Templeton....

Pauline C. Davenport

Pauline C. Davenport

Apr 13, 2011

ATHOL - Pauline Caroline (Cameron) (MacKenzie) Davenport, 88, of Athol, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol.     Pauline was born in Athol on August 26, 1922, the daughter of the late William and the late Pauline (Ward) Cameron. She was a life-long resident of Athol, and graduated from Athol High School with the...

Richard D. Coleman

Richard D. Coleman

Apr 12, 2011

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois - Richard D. Coleman, 61 of 745 South McKinley Ave, Arlington Heights, IL, formerly of Athol, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at home. He was born in Medford, MA, on October 6, 1949, the son of Rodman and the late Marie (Daigle) Coleman. Richard grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School.  Richard...

John H. Barilone

John H. Barilone

Apr 12, 2011

ORANGE - John H. Barilone, 32 of Bacon St., Orange, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on August 17, 1978, the son of John B. Barilone and Joanne (Sabulis) Breault. He grew up in Athol and was educated in Athol. He worked for Mass Pallet in...

Alexander Kuropatkin

Alexander Kuropatkin

Apr 11, 2011

GARDNER - Alexander Kuropatkin, 92, formerly of 157 Woodland Ave., Gardner, died on April 11, 2011 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on November 10, 1918, the son of the late Ephram and the late Anastasia (Amelian) Kuropatkin. Mr. Kuropatkin lived all of his life in Gardner and attended local schools. He served...

Kenneth M. Hamilton

Kenneth M. Hamilton

Apr 11, 2011

WESTFORD - Kenneth M. Hamilton, 63 of 8D Old Colony Drive, Westford, died Monday, April 11, 2011 in the Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA. He was born in Cambridge, on October 13, 1947, the son of the late George and the late Verna (Murray) Hamilton.            Ken grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School. He received a degree in...

Diane M. Mazejka

Diane M. Mazejka

Apr 11, 2011

WARWICK, RI - Diane Marie Mazejka, 54, of Warwick, RI, and formerly of Athol, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 8, 2011 at her home. Diane was born in Athol on December 28, 1956, and was raised and educated in Athol. She graduated from Athol High School and was salutatorian of the class of 1975. She was very active on the...

James A. Rush

James A. Rush

Apr 10, 2011

James A. Rush Ashby – James A. Rush, 59, of 67 Luke Road died Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his home.      He was born August 4, 1951 in Brattleboro, Vermont, the son of Francis and Barbara (Carey) Rush.  He grew up in Orange where he lived for many years, later moving to Whitinsville and for the last several years has...

David R. Hayes

David R. Hayes

Apr 10, 2011

ATHOL - David R. Hayes, 73, of Athol, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol.     David was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on July 14, 1937, to Woodrow and Eleanor (Crocker) Hayes. He graduated from Needham B. Broughton High School in 1955. He graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina with a PhD...

Roger Francis Stewart

Roger Francis Stewart

Apr 10, 2011

LEOMINSTER......Roger Francis Stewart 72 of Leominster, died Sunday April 10, 2011 in Kindred Hospital Waltham after an illness. He was born May 31, 1938 in Bradford Pennsylvania the son of the late Francis L. Stewart and Lillian F.(Carrow ) Stewart. Roger was a longtime musician throughout the area. Funeral services and burial are private. There are no calling hours. For...

Florence B. White

Florence B. White

Apr 5, 2011

TEMPLETON - Florence B. (King) White, 85, formerly of Gardner, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home. Mrs. White was born in East Boston on June 29, 1925, the daughter of the late John and the late Florence (Rush) King. Mrs. White was raised and educated in East Boston and has been a resident of Gardner for...

Walter B. Richards

Walter B. Richards

Apr 5, 2011

Athol – Walter B. Richards, 63, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the home of his daughter in Chicopee after a brief battle with ALS.      Walter was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, August 12, 1947, the son of Fred and Lillian (Thomson) Richards.  He grew up and has lived in Athol all of his life, graduating from Athol High School in...

Lawrence E. Bachelder

Lawrence E. Bachelder

Apr 4, 2011

Athol – Lawrence E. Bachelder, 93, of 662 Spring Street, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at the Athol Memorial Hospital.        He was born in Athol, Massachusetts, June 1, 1917, the son of Charles W. and Leola C. (Whitaker) Bachelder.  He attended schools in Athol and has lived in Athol all his life, spending winters in Zephyrhills, Florida for 25 years....

Lorraine Dargis

Lorraine Dargis

Apr 4, 2011

LEOMINSTER------Lorraine (Forest) Dargis, 89, of Leominster, died of Congestive Heart failure on April 4, 2011 at the Manor on the Hill Assisted Living Facility. Lorraine was born on July 7, 1921 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Beatrice (Bourgeois) Forest and Arthur Forest. She is survived by her three children, Sandra Dargis and her husband Richard St Cyr of...