Obituaries
Dorothy M. Frigoletto
Dec 1, 2008
Dorothy M. Frigoletto loved crocheting & knitting, avid reader; 92 Leominster Dorothy M. (Hatstat) (Tessier) Frigoletto, 92, of Leominster, died Monday, December 1, 2008 in the Leominster Hospital. She was born in Leominster, on October 15, 1916, the daughter of the late Manley G. and the late Emma L. (Powers) Hatstat. Mrs. Frigoletto grew up in Leominster and attended Leominster...

Sophia Yolanda DiPillo
Nov 29, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Sophia "Sophie" Yolanda DiPillo, 87 of Leominster, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Civitarentenga, Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, on January 10, 1921, the daughter of the late John and the late Mariannina (DeSantis) DiPillo. Sophie worked 29 years at the Arrow shirt factory in Leominster and 15 years at the...
Vernon P. "Pete" Miller
Nov 23, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Vernon P. "Pete" Miller, 86 of 800 Lancaster St., Leominster, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 in Sterling Healthcare, Sterling, after an illness. He was born in Leominster on May 1, 1922, the son of the late Leo J. and the late Ida (Albert) Miller. He served during WWII in the Navy from October 1942 to December 1945 attaining...

Rosario C. Ricchiazzi
Nov 21, 2008
ATHOL - Rosario C. Ricchiazzi, 75 of 44 Templeton Road, Athol, MA, died Friday, November 21, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Barre, on May 17, 1933, the son of the late Guiseppe R. and Maria R. Ricchiazzi. Mr. Ricchiazzi grew up in Barre. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the...
Alan M. Foresman
Nov 20, 2008
GARDNER - Alan M. Foresman, 55, of 40 Dinan Dr., Gardner, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester, MA. The son of Paul W. and Claire M. (Moore) Foresman, Alan was born in Fitchburg on March 6, 1953, grew up there, and graduated from Fitchburg High School with the class of 1971....
Robert B. Blanchard
Nov 17, 2008
ATHOL - Robert B. Blanchard, Sr., 87, of Athol, died Monday, November 17, 2008 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. He was born in Athol on January 27, 1921, the son of Arnold and Agnes (Brindley) Blanchard, Sr. Mr. Blanchard grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School with the class of 1939. He served during World War...
Cecilia C. Rhodes
Nov 16, 2008
ATHOL - Cecilia C. (Piette) Rhodes, 90, of 8 Pierce St., Athol, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in New Haven, CT, on July 11, 1918, the daughter of the late Maxen and the late Catherine (Flannagan) Piette. She grew up in Athol, attending local schools. She...
Josephine M. Kymalainen
Nov 12, 2008
GARDNER - Josephine M. (Locascio) Kymalainen, 94, of 80 Allen St., Gardner, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at home. She was born in Fitchburg on January 23, 1914, the daughter of the late Placido and the late Josephine (Bevilacqua) Locascio. Mrs. Kymalainen grew up in Fitchburg, graduating from Fitchburg High School with the class of 1933. She previously resided in...
John J. Perry,
Nov 8, 2008
GARDNER - John J. Perry, Sr., 68, of 3 Pine Grove Ave., Gardner, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Fitchburg on October 16, 1940, the son of the late Sheldon B. and the late Vera W. (Myllykangas) Perry. Mr. Perry grew up in Fitchburg and attended local schools. Upon receiving his G.E.D....
Alfred O. "TiBoy" Frechette
Oct 28, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Alfred O. "TiBoy" Frechette, 77 of 107 Malburn St., Leominster, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at home after an illness. He was born in Fitchburg, on May 6, 1931, the son of the late Alfred and the late Nelda (Couture) Frechette and lived in Fitchburg before coming to Leominster many years ago. Mr. Frechette was a U.S. Army...
Michaelyn S. Rackley Weldon
Oct 28, 2008
ATHOL - Michaelyn S. Rackley Weldon, 44, of 11 Pitman Rd., Athol, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, after an illness. She was born in Australia on December 27, 1963, the daughter of the late Inzar and the late Linda (Capone) Rackley. Mrs. Weldon grew up in Acton and moved to Brookline, graduating from Brookline High...
Joanne M. Pitre
Oct 26, 2008
LUNENBURG - Joanne M (Richard) Pitre, 55 of 45 West Acre Dr., Lunenburg, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier in the day in Leominster. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada, on May 31, 1953, the daughter of the late Leo L and the late Gladys M. (Herrell) Richard and came to the...
George J. Bushee
Oct 23, 2008
ROYALSTON - George J. Bushee, 61 of 239 Deland Road, Royalston, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 in the Veterans Hospital, West Roxbury, MA. He was born in Gardner, MA, on September 30, 1947, the son of the late George H. and the late Helmi (Simula) Bushee. George graduated from Athol High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...

Janet L. Duncanson
Oct 21, 2008
ATHOL - Janet L. (Moore) Duncanson, 67, of 81 Brattle St., Athol, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in the St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Natick on May 29, 1941, the daughter of the late Herbert and the late Marjorie (Vorce) Moore. Mrs. Duncanson met her husband David at the tender age of seven and remained his...
John C. Fiandaca
Oct 17, 2008
LEOMINSTER- John C. Fiandaca, 84 of Leominster, died Friday, October 17, 2008 in the Life Care Center of Leominster. Mr. Fiandaca was born January 7, 1924 in Fitchburg, the son of Christopher and Josephine (SanGiorgio) Fiandaca and lived in Leominster most of his life. Mr. Fiandaca was a member of St. Bernard's High School Class of 1941, where he played...
Arline A. Auffrey
Oct 16, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Arline A. (Boudreau) Auffrey, 87 of 755 Willard St., Leominster, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster after an illness. She was born in Clinton, on June 12, 1921, the daughter of the late William and the late Amilia Boudreau. She graduated from Leominster High School with the class of 1939. She was a...
Rene R. Brunelle
Oct 15, 2008
ATHOL - Rene R. Brunelle, 93, of 2 Pequoig Ave., Athol, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Canada on October 11, 1915, the son of the late Arthur and Josephine (Letourneau) Brunelle. Mr. Brunelle was raised and educated in Canada. He met his wife, Linda (Blanchard) Brunelle during the Hurricane of 1938...
Charles A Petrowsky
Oct 5, 2008
ATHOL - Charles A. Petrowsky, 87 a lifelong resident of Athol, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol, on May 31, 1921, the son of the late Alexander and the late Bolislava (Baginski) Petrowsky. He lived in Athol living in the same house all his life. He enjoyed fishing and he traved...
Bessie V. Jankowski
Oct 3, 2008
TEMPLETON - Bessie V. (Theodosis) Jankowski, 84, of Templeton, died Friday, October 3, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Worcester on May 17, 1924, the daughter of the late Anastasios and Antonia (Kondos) Theodosis. Mrs. Jankowski grew up in Worcester and graduated from Commerce Business High School in Worcester. She lived in Gardner for several years,...
Joan G. Powers
Oct 3, 2008
WINCHENDON / BALDWINVILLE - Joan G. (Bergevin) Powers, 71, of 50A Pearl St., Winchendon, and formerly of Baldwinville, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Gardner on March 5, 1937, the daughter of the late William and Jean (Dumas) Bergevin. Mrs. Powers lived most of her life...