Obituaries

Jennie J. Comeau

Jennie J. Comeau

Oct 25, 2010

GARDNER - Jennie J. (Hajkowski) (Penzinski) Comeau, 94, formerly of Gardner, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on September 9, 1916, the daughter of the late Stanislaw and the late Matilda (Kuprel) Hajkowski. Jennie was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She was a communicant and lector of St. Joseph's Church,...

Eleanor V, "Lennie" Erickson

Eleanor V, "Lennie" Erickson

Oct 24, 2010

GARDNER - Eleanor Victoria "Lennie" (Bemis) Erickson, age 84, passed from this life on October 24, 2010. She was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord MA. She was the daughter of James and Florence (Stephens) Bemis. She graduated from Concord High School in 1943 and the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. Eleanor worked as a registered...

Richard Goldthwaite

Richard Goldthwaite

Oct 22, 2010

ATHOL - Richard Alan "Dick" Goldthwaite, 80, of 1480 Petersham Rd., Athol, died on Friday, October 22, 2010 at his home after an illness. He was born in Athol on August 31, 1930, the son of the late Kenneth and the late Gertrude (Burke) Goldthwaite. Dick graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1949 but received his formal...

Jennie Kulczyk

Jennie Kulczyk

Oct 20, 2010

GARDNER - Jennie (Krol) Kulczyk, 101, of 138 Temple Street, Gardner, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 1909, the daughter of the late Piotr and the late Josefa (Swajkowska) Krol. Jennie was a resident of Gardner for ninety-four years. She was a member...

Marcellino V. Erali

Marcellino V. Erali

Oct 19, 2010

ATHOL - Marcellino V. Erali, 100 of 121 Orange St., Athol, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Sherman, Vermont, on March 15, 1910, the son of the late Antimio and the late Francesca (Fariea) Erali. Marcellino attended schools in Sherman, VT and attended night school in Pittsfield, MA. He worked for...

Catherine Ann Panagiotes

Catherine Ann Panagiotes

Oct 18, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Catherine Ann (Guichard) Panagiotes, 52, of 16 Sunrise Avenue, Leominster, died on Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Highlands in Fitchburg. Cathy was born in West Covina, California on January 22, 1958. She was raised and educated in Shirley and Ayer and graduated from Ayer High School in 1976. Cathy battled breast cancer for five years and participated...

Louis N. Anctil

Louis N. Anctil

Oct 13, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Louis N. Anctil, 86, of 36 Cherry Street, Leominster, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Canada on November 4, 1923, the son of the late Joseph and Celina Anctil. Mr. Anctil was a resident of Leominster for over seventy years and owned and operated his own carpentry business,...

Lorraine E. Freitag

Lorraine E. Freitag

Oct 9, 2010

WARWICK - Lorraine E. (Daigle) Freitag, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010. A private burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Lorraine's memory may be made to the Gardner Visiting Nursing Association, 34 Pearly Lane, Gardner, MA 01440 and would be greatly appreciated by Lorraine and her daughter. $(document).ready(function(){ });

Robert Neuvonen

Robert Neuvonen

Oct 3, 2010

ATHOL - Robert Neuvonen, 73, of 1797 Petersham Rd., Athol, died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was born in Winchendon on March 6, 1937, the son of the late Tauno and the late Ruth (Keays) Neuvonen. Bob was raised in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1955. He served...

Laurier "Larry" J. Gionet

Laurier "Larry" J. Gionet

Oct 3, 2010

ATHOL - Laurier J. "Larry" Gionet, 75 of Athol, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 in the VA Hospital in Leeds, MA. He was born in Winchendon, on July 15, 1935, the son of the late Joseph H and the late Agnes (Gionet) Gionet. Larry grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. Mr. Gionet was a veteran of...

Vivian M. Gould

Vivian M. Gould

Oct 2, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Vivian Margaret (Doucet) Gould, 79, of Leominster, died after a short illness on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Health Alliance Leominster Campus, surrounded by family. She was born in Athol on January 2, 1931, the daughter of the late Frank and the late Emily (Landry) Doucet. Vivian was raised in Athol, Fitchburg and Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended...

Lillian B.

Lillian B.

Sep 29, 2010

ATHOL - Lillian B. (Guillemette) Lee, 100, of 126 Silver Lake St., Athol, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on November 19, 1909, the daughter of the late Dominic and the late Ophellia (Willette) Guillemette. Mrs. Lee was a lifelong resident of Athol and attended local schools. She...

Claudin J. Saulnier

Claudin J. Saulnier

Sep 27, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Claudin J. Saulnier 90, of 1 Sixth St Leominster, died Monday morning, September 27, 2010, at home after an illness. He was born on April 9, 1920 in Dupris Corner, New Brunswick, Canada the son of the late Alphee Saulnier and Olive (Cormier) Saulnier and came to the United States settling in Fitchburg before moving to Leominster in...

Mark Arthur Young

Mark Arthur Young

Sep 26, 2010

SARASOTA, FLORIDA - Mark Arthur Young, 40, of Sarasota, Florida formerly of Gardner died at his home on September 26, 2010. He was born in Orange, NJ on January 26, 1970 and grew up in Gardner. He attended Gardner Public Schools and graduated from Gardner High in 1988. Mark played hockey for 4 years of high school and was on...

Alyce J. Prentice

Alyce J. Prentice

Sep 16, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Alyce J. (Cychol) Prentice, 103, of 55 Center Street, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on January 7, 1907, the daughter of the late Paul and the late Pauline (Wiski) Cychol. Mrs. Prentice grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. She was a homemaker...

Joanne M. Johnson

Joanne M. Johnson

Sep 12, 2010

ATHOL - Joanne M. (Dodge) Johnson, 42 of 540 Pleasant St., Athol, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her home. She was born in Burlington, VT, on January 18, 1968, the daughter of the late Norman and Maryanne (Batutis) Dodge. Joanne lived most of her life in Athol, graduating from Athol High School with the class of 1986. Following...

Paula J. Murach

Paula J. Murach

Sep 9, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Paula J. "Penny" (Kittredge) Murach, 61, of 41 Winding Cove Road, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg on February 12, 1949, the daughter of the late Reginald and the late Jenny (Ptak) Kittredge. Paula was raised and educated in Fitchburg and attended St. Bernard's High School. Several...

Joseph B. Ruth,

Joseph B. Ruth,

Sep 4, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Joseph B. Ruth, Jr., 86 of 42 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Gloucester, on October 22, 1923, the son of the late Joseph B. and the late Helen (Norwood) Ruth. He enlisted into the United States Marines in October, 1941. While qualifying at...

Theresa C. Gingras

Theresa C. Gingras

Sep 4, 2010

GARDNER - Theresa C. (LaFosse) Gingras, 86, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in Fitchburg on February 7, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Marie-Jeanne (Lajoie) LaFosse. Theresa grew up in Northbridge and graduated from Northbridge High School and the Worcester Memorial Hospital School of...

Aline L. LaPlume

Aline L. LaPlume

Aug 31, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Aline L. (Lyonnais) LaPlume, 99 of 100 Main St., Leominster, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in the Regency House, Wallingford, CT. She was born in Leominster, MA, on February 20, 1911, the daughter of the late Trefille and the late Aseline (Bauchamp) Lyonnais. She was a member of St. Cecilia's Church. She leaves one brother: George Lyonnais of...