Obituaries

Raymond G. Marchegiani
Dec 5, 2009
GARDNER - Raymond G. Marchegiani, 86, of 21 Winslow Street, Gardner,died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in the Colonial Heights Nursing Home, Lawrence, MA. He was born in Athol, on February 2, 1923, the son of the late Gino and the late Christine (Cimonetti) Marchegiani. Raymond grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1941....

Leo Cantin
Dec 4, 2009
WINCHENDON - Leo Cantin, 85, of 3 Elm Street, Winchendon formerly of Leominster died Friday, December 4, 2009, in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg. He was born December 18, 1923 in Leominster the son of Alfred and Alice (Chapdelaine) Cantin. He grew up in Leominster and was educated in Leominster. Leo was a veteran of World War II serving in...

Claire M. LeBlanc
Dec 3, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Claire M. (Tata) LeBlanc, 86, of 147 9th Street, Leominster died Thursday, December 3, 2009, in UMass Memorial Hospital Worcester after a brief illness. She was born on March 11, 1923 in Leominster, daughter of the late Francisco and Rose (Pollastri) Tata. She was a lifelong resident of Leominster and attended local schools. Many years ago, she worked...
Mary L. Horrigan
Nov 30, 2009
GARDNER - Mary L. Horrigan, 99, of 98 Cherry St., Gardner, died Monday, November 30, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Gardner on August 1, 1910, the daughter of the late John J. and the late Catherine (Hagerty) Horrigan. Ms. Horrigan was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated from Gardner...
Stephen A. "Stubbs" Riggins
Nov 28, 2009
GARDNER - Stephen A. "Stubbs" Riggins, 49 of 59 Graham Street, Gardner, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 in UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on July 19, 1960, the son of the late Bennie J. Riggins and the late Carol E. (Regan) Riggins. He grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High...

Douglas James Bourque
Nov 28, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Douglas James Bourque 53, of 100 Main St. Apt 611 Leominster formerly of Clinton died Saturday evening November 28, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at home after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born January 3, 1956 in Leominster MA. the son of Donat Bourque and Elizabeth (Campbell) Bourque and lived in Clinton...
Alton B. Hastings,
Nov 27, 2009
FITCHBURG - Alton B. Hastings, Jr., 54 of Fitchburg, died quietly at his home on Friday, November 27, 2009. He was born on August 27, 1955 in Athol, and was the son of Gladys and the late Alton Hastings. "Nubby", as he was lovingly called, was a graduate of Athol High School and a long-time employee of the L.S. Starrett...

Grace T. Walker
Nov 25, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Grace T. (Ouellette) Walker, 81, of Leominster, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster. She leaves a daughter, Diane Tousignant of Templeton, and a son, Mark Holland, of Gardner. A memorial Mass will be held Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic Street, Leominster. Burial will follow in...

Donald R. Putnam
Nov 21, 2009
ORANGE - Donald R. Putnam, 63, of 200 Dana Rd., Orange, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Worcester on October 2, 1946, the son of the late David N. and the late Anita S. (Veinot) Putnam. Mr. Putnam was raised and educated in Worcester, graduating from the former Commerce High School with...

Brenda M. Royer
Nov 19, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Brenda M. Royer, 59, of 194 Florence St., Leominster, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus after an illness. She was born in Leominster on June 30, 1950, the daughter of the late Albert and the late Vera (Powell) Royer. Brenda was a lifelong resident of Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School with...
Rita A. Parenteau
Nov 13, 2009
ATHOL - Rita A. (Frenette) Parenteau, 78 of 416 Main St., Athol, died Friday, November 13, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Berlin, NH, on July 21, 1931, the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Diane (Pinette) Frenette. Mrs. Parenteau moved to Athol when she was 8 years old. She lived in Turners...
James E. "Fireball" MacDonald
Nov 10, 2009
ATHOL - James Edward "Fireball" MacDonald, 89 of 85 Everett Ave., Athol, died peacefully Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at home. He was born in Athol, on August 12, 1920, the son of the late John A. and the late Margaret G. (Quinn) MacDonald. He was a lifelong resident of Athol and was a graduate of Athol High School. He was...

Shirley F. Russell
Nov 10, 2009
FARMINGTON, CT - Shirley F. (Mills) Russell, 88 of 20 Scott Swamp Rd., Farmington, CT, formerly of Athol, died Monday, November 9, 2009 in the New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. She was born in Winchendon on July 19, 1921, the daughter of the late Napolean and the late Margaret F. (Goulding) Mills. She grew up in the Athol...

Joseph A Auffrey
Nov 8, 2009
MARBLEHEAD: Joseph F. Auffrey 88, formally of Leominster, died Sunday morning November 8, 2009 in the Devereux House in Marblehead MA. after an illness. He was born March 16, 1921 in Moncton New Brunswick Canada the son of the late Ferdinand Auffrey and Suzanne (Cormier) Auffrey and came to the United States many years ago. He leaves two sons: Richard...

Christine Lynn Burley
Nov 5, 2009
TONAWANDA, NY - Christine Lynn Burley, 27, of Tonawanda, New York, and formerly of Otter River, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 5, 2009 in New York. She was born in Stratford, New Jersey, on September 18, 1982, the daughter of Darren A. and Mary J. (Jessep) Burley of Otter River. Christine moved to the Otter River area with her family...

David W. Rowe
Nov 2, 2009
WORCESTER - David W. Rowe, 95, a lifelong resident of Athol, died Monday, November 2, 2009 in the Parson's Hill Nursing Home, Worcester. He was born in Athol on July 13, 1914, the son of the late Richard F. and the late Julia (Bradley) Rowe. Mr. Rowe was raised and educated in Athol and worked as a machinist at local...
James D. Murphy
Oct 31, 2009
GARDNER - James David "Jim" Murphy, 79, beloved husband and father died after an illness at Heywood Hospital on October 31, 2009. Born on December 19, 1929 in Gardner, MA, he was the son of Francis J. Murphy Sr. who emigrated from Glasgow Scotland and Mary "Molly" (Kelly) Murphy, daughter of Irish immigrants. He lived in Gardner most of his...
Barbara J. Daigle
Oct 30, 2009
TEMPLETON - Barbara J. (Sexton) Daigle, 79, of 294 Patriots Rd., Templeton, died Friday, October 30, 2009 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon, on January 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Daniel R. and Jennie (Best) Sexton. She lived in Templeton most of her life. She was a member of the Templeton Golden...
Catherine A. Bagdonas
Oct 24, 2009
ATHOL - Catherine A. Bagdonas, 62 of 1720 Petersham Rd., Athol, died Saturday, October 24, 2009 at home. She was born in Worcester on August 17, 1947, the daughter of the late Alphonse and the late Blanche (Staraitis) Bagdonas. Ms. Bagdonas was a lifelong resident of Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1965. She worked...
Josephine T. Jankowski
Oct 23, 2009
GARDNER - Josephine T. (Siminski) Jankowski, the wife of the late police Sgt. Walter Jankowski, died quietly at the Mary Manning Walsh Home in New York City on October 23, 2009. Mrs. Jankowski was born in Worcester, on March 28, 1912, the second child and first daughter of ten children. She grew up in Worcester and attended St. Mary's School....