Obituaries

Lorraine F. Soucie

Lorraine F. Soucie

Sep 2, 2009

ORANGE - Lorraine F. (Newton) Soucie, 72, of 21 Stone Rd., Orange, died Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ware, MA, on April 13, 1937, the daughter of the late Guy and the late Juanita (Lopez) Newton. Mrs. Soucie was raised and educated in Hardwick, MA, and later resided in Queens, New York...

Miguel A. Quiles Correa

Miguel A. Quiles Correa

Aug 28, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Miguel A. Quiles Correa, 80 of 106 Water St., Leominster, died Friday, August 28, 2009 at home after an illness. He was born on August 15, 1929, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Americo and the late Petra (Correa) Quiles and came to the United States many years ago. He leaves three sons: Miguel A....

Ellen A. Steiner

Ellen A. Steiner

Aug 22, 2009

On August 22, 2009, Mrs. Ellen Steiner, of State Road, Phillipston, passed away at the age of 88 after a year-long battle with ovarian cancer at the home of her daughter, Ms. Emilie Clifford. Born Ellen Agnes Tonjes in the Bronx, New York, on April 24, 1921, she attended Queens Borough schools. Before World War II, she worked for Bulova...

Guy H. Adams

Guy H. Adams

Aug 14, 2009

OCALA, FLORIDA- Guy H. Adams, 47, of Ocala, Florida, and formerly of Athol, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 14, 2009 in Ocala, Florida. Guy was raised and educated in Athol, attending Athol schools and graduating from the Ralph C. Mahar High School in Orange with the Class of 1980. He was a diesal mechanic for twenty years and enjoyed...

Nicholas "Nick" R. Wojtukiewicz

Nicholas "Nick" R. Wojtukiewicz

Aug 9, 2009

HOBOKEN, NJ - Nicholas R. "Nick" Wojtukiewicz, 29 of 239 Garden St., Hoboken, NJ, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at home. He was born in Leominster, on May 4, 1980, the son of Robert W. and Carla L. (Amadon) Wojtukiewicz. Nick grew up in Gardner. He graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1998. While attending Gardner High...

Norma M. Auld

Norma M. Auld

Aug 9, 2009

ATHOL - Norma M. (Ficher) Auld, 74, of 379 West Royalston Rd, Athol, died on Sunday night, August 9, 2009 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in Springfield on June 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Edmond and the late Maude (Wixon) Ficher. Mrs. Auld was raised and educated in Springfield. She earned an...

Ronald W. Metivier

Ronald W. Metivier

Aug 9, 2009

MARSHALLTOWN IOWA: Ronald W. Metivier 58 of 905 Iowa Ave West Apt 11 formally of Leominster MA. died Sunday August 9, 2009 in the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames Iowa after an illness. He was born July 12, 1951 in Leominster, the son of the late Leon Metivier and Marion (DeFoe) Metivier and lived in Leominster before moving to...

Ronald A. Jakola

Ronald A. Jakola

Aug 8, 2009

ATHOL - Ronald A. Jakola, 69, of 416 Main St., Athol, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at The Highlands in Fitchburg, after an illness. He was born in Fitchburg on November 19, 1939, the son of the late Unto and the late Eunice (Bennett) Jakola. Mr. Jakola was raised and educated in Fitchburg and Leominster. He worked for the former...

Rita I. LaFountain

Rita I. LaFountain

Jul 31, 2009

ATHOL - Rita I. (Smith) LaFountain, 80, of 636 Crescent St., Athol, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Ellenburg, New York, on October 3, 1928, the daughter of the late Dominey and the late Laura (Forette) Smith. Mrs. LaFountain was raised and educated in Ellenburg, New York. She was a...

Joan L. Dubois

Joan L. Dubois

Jul 31, 2009

ATHOL - Joan L. Dubois, of Athol, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at the age of 74, in the UMass Medical Center, Worcester. She was predeceased by her father Albert A. Dubois who died in April of 1971; her mother Beatrice C. (Bundza) Dubois who died in December of 1996; and her brother Albert J. Dubois who died in January...

Bertrand J. Ramsay

Bertrand J. Ramsay

Jul 23, 2009

LEOMINSTER...Bertrand J."Bert" Ramsay 69 formally of 195 Mechanic St.Leominster a resident of the Keystone Center died Thursday July 23,2009 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. He was born July 23,1940 in Quebec Canada the son of the late Ernest Ramsay and Bgzela (Russco) Ramsay and immigrated to the United States in 1970 settling in Leominster MA. He leaves...

Irene M. Ouellette

Irene M. Ouellette

Jul 18, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Irene M. (Maillet) Ouellette, 79 of Leominster, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 in the Apple Valley Center, Ayer, MA. She was born in St. Norbert New Brunswick, Canada, on September 3, 1929, the daughter of the late Placide and the late Edna (Goguen) Maillet. She grew up and was educated in New Brunswick, Canada and moved to Leominster...

Donald Earl Strong

Donald Earl Strong

Jul 18, 2009

ATHOL - Donald Earl Strong, 78, born March 10, 1931, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Athol Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Exina (Bruce) and Allie B. Strong. Donald attended Athol schools and Boston Conservatory of Music in Boston, Ma. Donald moved to New York City in 1959, where he made his home for the...

Victoria A. Sweet

Victoria A. Sweet

Jul 14, 2009

TEMPLETON - Victoria A. (Gontarski) Sweet, 90, of 37 Winchendon Rd., Templeton, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus of Worcester. She was born in Gardner on November 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Stanley P. and the late Annie I. Gontarski. Mrs. Sweet was raised in Baldwinville and graduated from Gardner...

Howard W. Grimes

Howard W. Grimes

Jul 11, 2009

ATHOL - Howard W. Grimes, 85 of Athol, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. He was born in Athol, on February 8, 1924, the son of the late Captain Earl H. and the late Lena E. (Farrington) Grimes. Mr. Grimes grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1941. He...

Helen T. Sargut

Helen T. Sargut

Jul 7, 2009

GARDNER - Helen T. (Macionis) Sargut, 91, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at her home in Morgantown, West Virginia. She had previously resided on Parker Hill Road, Gardner, for many years. Born in Gardner, MA, on June 15, 1918, she was an only child of Simon and Anna (Karuza) Macionis, who had immigrated to Gardner from Lithuania. She was married...

Scott R. Coombs

Scott R. Coombs

Jul 7, 2009

PETERSHAM - Scott R. Coombs, 54, of 283 Hardwick Rd., Petersham, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at home. He was born in Holden on September 29, 1954, the son of Richard P. and the late Beverly J. (White) Coombs. He grew up in Petersham and graduated from the Ralph C. Mahar High School in Orange. He resided in...

Irene Alice Goguen

Irene Alice Goguen

Jul 4, 2009

LEOMINSTER- Irene Alice (Dion) Goguen, 103, longtime Leominster resident of 44 Keystone Drive, Leominster, died Saturday July 4, 2009, in the Keystone Center, Leominster, after an illness. She was born March 6, 1906 in Leominster, MA, the daughter of the late Joseph O. Dion and Angelina (Rivard) Dion. Mrs. Goguen was the youngest and last remaining of 12 children. She...

Rene J, Hebert

Rene J, Hebert

Jun 30, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Rene J. Hebert, 86, of 291 Joslin St. Leominster, died early Tuesday morning June 30, 2009 at home after an illness. He was born January 29, 1923 in Schenectady New York the son of the late Elie Hebert and Emelda (LaBranche ) Hebert and came to Massachusetts many years ago. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Doris...

Myrtle J. Morris

Myrtle J. Morris

Jun 29, 2009

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - Myrtle Jane Morris, 103, of Butler, PA, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away Monday, June 29, 2009 at Angert's Personal Care Home in Butler, PA. She was born February 4, 1906 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Herbert Wood and the late Emma (Dickinson) Wood. Myrtle was of Methodist Faith. She enjoyed doing hand crafts...