Obituaries

Christopher W. Bizzak
Nov 1, 2010
GARDNER- Christopher W. Bizzak, 42, of 126 Otter River Road, Gardner, died on Monday, November 1, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Hospital, Belmont Street, Worcester. He was born on March 3, 1968 in Elgin, Illinois and resided in many places as a child including Germany while his father was in the military. Chris moved to Massachusetts with his family and...
Aurore B. Bilodeau
Oct 26, 2010
LEOMINSTER....Aurore Bernadette (Poirier) Bilodeau 91, of 69 Hoover St Leominster died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in the Life Care Center of Leominster after an illness. She was born July 13, 1919 in Notre Dame, New Brunswick, Canada the eldest of ten children of the late Philip Poirier and Alice (Cormier) and came to the United States settling in Leominster in...
Clayton Holmes
Oct 25, 2010
SOUTH ROYALSTON - Clayton Holmes, 73, of 22 Pleasant Street, South Royalston, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Mr. Holmes grew up in Townsend and graduated from the former Townsend High School with the class of 1955. He resided in Leominster for several years before moving to South Royalston in 1973. Clayton was...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...