Obituaries

Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli

Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli

Apr 18, 2010

LAKE PLACID - Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli, 77, of Lake Placid, FL and formerly of Athol, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 in the Lake Placid Health Care, Lake Placid, Florida. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, on December 14, 1932, the daughter of Benjamin Crawley and Stella Noble Crawley. Kitty was raised in Georgia and later moved to Athol. She...

Bente K. Jelley

Bente K. Jelley

Apr 14, 2010

ATHOL - Bente K. (Møller) Jelley, 71, of 168 Drury Avenue, Athol, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Axel and the late Inger (Oksborg) Møller. Bente was raised and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark and moved to the...

Charlotte W. Bell

Charlotte W. Bell

Apr 9, 2010

ATHOL - Charlotte W. Bell, 79 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare Alzheimer Unit. She was born in Waltham, MA, on June 22, 1930, the daughter of the late Edward G. and the late Mary (Tibbetts) White. Having grown up in Waltham and Westford, she graduated from Westford Academy...

Sr. Marie-Anne Lavoie

Sr. Marie-Anne Lavoie

Apr 7, 2010

PETERSHAM Sister Marie-Anne Lavoie, a Sister of the Assumption of Petersham, MA, passed away peacefully April 7, 2010. On March 22, 2010 Sister Marie celebrated her one hundred and first birthday. A native of Salem, MA, she attended Salem High School, worked in the local mills and then became a professed religious of the Assumption Congregation. As a middle-grade teacher,...

Allen R. Garvey

Allen R. Garvey

Apr 4, 2010

BALDWINVILLE - Allen Russell Garvey, 90, of 91 Royalston Road, Baldwinville, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He was born in New York City, NY, on September 16, 1919, the adopted son of the late Allen R. and the late Mary (Sweet) Garvey. Mr. Garvey grew up in New York and resided in Yonkers, New...

Timothy J. O'Malley

Timothy J. O'Malley

Apr 2, 2010

ATHOL - Timothy J. O'Malley, 61, of 32 Burma Road, Athol, died Friday, April 2, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue, Worcester after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on November 20, 1948, the son of the late Francis O'Malley and Virginia (Laflamme) O'Malley of Winchendon. Tim grew up in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock High...

Elaine T. Richard

Elaine T. Richard

Mar 28, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Elaine T. Richard, 63, of 69 Biscuit Hill Drive, Leominster, died Sunday morning March 28, 2010 in the Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born September 10, 1946 in Leominster, the daughter of Eugene Richard and Rita E. (Pinsoneault) Richard and was a lifelong resident. She leaves her mother, Rita E. (Pinsoneault) Richard with whom...

Nancy Anne Marie

Nancy Anne Marie

Mar 24, 2010

BALDWINVILLE - Nancy Anne Marie (LeBlanc) Oja, 69, of 10 Pleasant Street, Baldwinville, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner after an illness. Nancy was born in Gardner on September 27, 1940, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Osithe (Poirier) LeBlanc. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and attended local schools. She...

Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz

Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz

Mar 22, 2010

GARDNER - Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz, 87 of 225 West Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 22, 2010 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Gardner, on April 16, 1922, the daughter of the late George and the late Cecile (Pitre) Gagne. Lorraine grew up in Gardner attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Gardner...

Hendryka Kapacziewski

Hendryka Kapacziewski

Mar 21, 2010

GARDNER - Hendryka (Stankiewicz) Kapacziewski, 86, of 59 Harvard Street, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. Mrs. Kapacziewski was born in Gardner on January 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Alexander and the late Sophie (Kapacziewski) Stankiewicz. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and...

Jeanne I. Arsenault

Jeanne I. Arsenault

Mar 21, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Jeanne I. (Cormier) Arsenault, 77, of 126 Fourth Street, Leominster, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue, Worcester after an illness with her family by her side. She was born in St. Marie, New Brunswick, Canada, on November 26, 1932, the daughter of the late Clovis and the late Helen (Cormier) Cormier....

Matilda J. Bullock

Matilda J. Bullock

Mar 15, 2010

GARDNER - Matilda J. (Bagdonas) (Pfersich) Bullock, 88, of 104 Church Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville. Mrs. Bullock was born in Athol on December 29, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Elnora (Rimsa) Bagdonas. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the...

Wallace H. Roach

Wallace H. Roach

Mar 15, 2010

ATHOL - Wallace H. Roach, 96 formerly of 33 Bryant Street, Athol, died Monday, March 15, 2010 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Brattleboro, VT, on July 17, 1913, the son of the late Albert A. and the late Eva D. (Hemingway) Roach. He worked as a millwrite and was employed by the former Union Twist...

Beverly M. St. John

Beverly M. St. John

Mar 15, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Beverly M. (Labarge) St. John, 73 of 152 Ashby Rd., Ashburnham, died Monday, March 15, 2010 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Ashburnham, on October 14, 1936, the daughter of the late Kenneth and the late Florence (Breton) Labarge and lived in Ashburnham most of her life. Beverly married Raymond L. St....

Marion E. Lillie

Marion E. Lillie

Mar 15, 2010

ATHOL - Marion E. Lillie, 87, of 847 South Royalston, Road, Athol, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at home with her family by her side. Mrs. Lillie was born in Athol on January 31, 1923, the daughter of the late James E. and the late Nellie (Allen) Hastings. She was a lifelong resident of Athol and attended local schools. She...

Felicia J. Shaw

Felicia J. Shaw

Mar 14, 2010

ORANGE - Felicia J. Shaw, 20 of 61 Mechanic Street, Orange, died Sunday, March 14, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. She was born in Gardner, on September 18, 1989, the daughter of the David Shaw and Gail (Talbot) Shaw. She loved to read and she enjoyed spending time with children especially her nieces and nephews. She leaves her...

Anna H. Waslaske

Anna H. Waslaske

Mar 13, 2010

ATHOL - Anna H. Waslaske, 94 of 670 Brooks Road, Athol, died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at her farm home. She was born in Athol, on June 23, 1915, the daughter of the late Charles and the late Martha (Baskitis) Waslaske. Anna grew up in Athol and was educated in Athol. She worked at the former Union Twist Drill Company...

Lorraine Y. Haaker

Lorraine Y. Haaker

Mar 8, 2010

LUNENBURG - Lorraine Y. (Rheault) Haaker, 70, of 254 Massachusetts Ave., Lunenburg, died Monday, March 8, 2010, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave., Worcester. She was born, October 30, 1939, in Leominster the daughter of the late Paul and Edith (Thibeault) Rheault. She grew up in Leominster and attended St. Cecilia's School and graduated from St. Bernard's High...

Garrett Nathan Charette

Garrett Nathan Charette

Mar 8, 2010

LEOMINSTER: Garrett Nathan Charette 36 of 17 Lois St Leominster died unexpectedly Monday March 8, 2010 at home. He was born August 27, 1973 in Germany the son of Kevin P. Charette and Deborah (Adams) Richard and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his father Kevin P. Charette of Leominster and his mother Deborah (Adams) Richard of Leominster; his...

Richard L. Qualters

Richard L. Qualters

Mar 8, 2010

ATHOL - Richard L. Qualters, 88, of 459 Lenox Street, Athol, died Monday, March 8, 2010 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. He was born in Athol on February 21, 1922, the son of the late Timothy and the late Eldora (Dyer) Qualters. Mr. Qualters grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of...