Obituaries
Frank A. Godish
May 10, 2010
ATHOL - Frank A. Godish, 85, of 2082 Petersham Rd., Athol, died peacefully on Monday, May 10, 2010 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Athol, on March 24, 1925, the son of the late Frank T. and the late Anna (Vincent) Godish. Frank grew up and attended schools in Athol. He served...
Edward R. Bastine
May 4, 2010
ATHOL - Edward R. "Cookie" Bastine, 65, of 224 South Street, Athol, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Leominster on May 16, 1944, the son of the late Aldolphus Junior and the late Lovina Marie (Comeau) Bastine. Edward was raised and educated in Leominster and moved to Athol fifty years...
Walter Henry Sutton,
May 1, 2010
ATHOL - Walter Henry Sutton, Jr., 73, of Athol, died after a long battle with Leukemia on Saturday, May 1, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on April 24, 1937, the son of the late Walter Henry Sr. and the late Ruth L. (Parker) Sutton. Wally was born and raised in Lynn and graduated...
Desiderio Piermarini
May 1, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Desiderio "Chuck" Piermarini, 81, of 62 Lincoln Terrace, Leominster, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus. He was born in Pretare Ascoli Peceno, Italy on August 28, 1928, the son of the late Joseph and the late Pasquilini (Angelini) Piermarini. Chuck moved to the United States when he was nine years old and has...
James A. Kalinowski
May 1, 2010
BALDWINVILLE - James A. Kalinowski, 31 of 13 Grove St., Baldwinville, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at home. He was born in Gardner on July 19, 1978, the son of Michael J. and Patricia K. (Mowe) Kalinowski. He grew up in Templeton and graduated with honors from Gardner High School. James worked for Jon & Kerri's Furniture in Winchendon for...
Sister Loretta Monette
Apr 29, 2010
PETERSHAM - Sister Loretta Monette, age 88, a Sister of the Assumption of Petersham, MA, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 following a long illness at Marie Esther Health Center in Marlborough, MA. Born in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of Hector and Laura (Chasse) Monette and attended Saint Louis Academy with her twin sister, the late Sr. Rita Monette....
Joseph R. "Joey" Esselman
Apr 25, 2010
ENFIELD - Joseph "Joey" R. Esselman, II, 45, of Enfield, CT and formerly of Athol, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 after a short illness at University of Connecticut Hospital, Enfield, CT. He was born in Tiffin, Ohio, on October 2, 1964, the son of Liesel (Rudolf) Hart and the late Leo T, Hart of Orange and the late Joseph R....
Margaret Louise Sundnas
Apr 25, 2010
GARDNER - Margaret Louise (Brown) Sundnas, 88, formerly of 111 Conant Street, Gardner, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on July 20, 1921, the daughter of the late Leon and the late Grace (Venning) Brown. Mrs. Sundnas was a lifelong resident of Gardner and attended Gardner High School. Many...
Antoinette Patricia Luczko
Apr 23, 2010
GARDNER - Antoinette Patricia Luczko, 88, of 26 Greenwood Place, Gardner, died Friday, April 23, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on May 28, 1921, the daughter of Stefan and Elizabeth (Danisienko) Luczko. Antoinette was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She attended local schools and graduated from Gardner High School with the...
Doris M. LaCross
Apr 22, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Doris M. (Prince) LaCross, 82, of 100 Main Street, Leominster, died Thursday morning, April 22, 2010, at the home of her sister at 56 Old Willard Road in Leominster after an illness. She was born on July 1, 1927, in Leominster, the daughter of the late Donat Prince and Leona (Bergeron) Prince and was a lifelong Leominster resident....
Robert "Bob" C. Brennan,
Apr 21, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Robert "Bob" C. Brennan, Sr., 77, of 16 Lawrence Street, Ashburnham, passed away on April 21, 2010 surrounded by his family at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. He was born on July 6, 1932 in Ashburnham, the son of William Brennan and Eda (Stafford) Brennan-Lashua. He is survived by his son, Robert Brennan, Jr. and his wife Deborah...
Kenneth L. Bishop
Apr 19, 2010
ATHOL - Kenneth L. Bishop, 76, of 18 Harvard Avenue, Athol, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on August 4, 1933, the son of the late Henry and the late Nora Bell (Dresser) Bishop. Kenneth was raised and educated in Vermont and moved to...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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