Obituaries
Anita C. Link
Sep 8, 2009
ATHOL - Anita C. (Wagner) Link, 76, of 251 Pequoig Ave., Athol, died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in New Rochelle, NY, on February 28, 1933, the daughter of the late Joseph I. Wagner, Sr. and the late Marie E. Gangolf. She was raised in New York and...

Charles E. Howard
Sep 8, 2009
Leominster...Charles E. Howard 78 of 24 Thayer St.Leominster died Tuesday September 8,2009 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. He was born July 26,1931 in Clinton MA.the son of the late Charles Howard and Angeline (Keyes)Howard and came to Leominster many years ago. He leaves a daughter Betty Sorette and her husband Rene of Leominster.A sister June Micozzie of...

Benjamin R. Schlapak
Sep 6, 2009
HONOLULU - Benjamin R. Schlapak, 71, of 1545 Molina St., Honolulu, HI, died at home on Sunday, September 6, 2009. He was born in Winsted, Connecticut on November 14, 1937, the son of the late Rudolph and the late May (Bradford) Schlapak. Mr. Schlapak grew up in Riverton, Connecticut and later moved to Baldwinville, Massachusetts. He graduated from Templeton High...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...