Obituaries

Everett R. "Ray" Page
Feb 9, 2008
LUNENBURG - Everett R. "Ray" Page, Jr., 74 of 37 Burage St., Lunenburg, formerly of Meadowbrook Acres in Leominster, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg, MA. He was born in East Falls, PA, on May 27, 1933, the son of the late Everett R. and the late Edna (Lesig) Page. He was a self-employed contractor...
Anthony T. Safka
Feb 9, 2008
GARDNER - Anthony T. Safka, 78 of 34 Crawford St., Gardner, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on September 5, 1929, the son of the late Konstanty and the late Aniela (Osnowczyk) Safka. He grew up in Gardner and Graduated from Gardner High School in 1947. He received his Bachelor of...
Bronislaw Robert Wisniewski
Feb 9, 2008
GARDNER - Bronislaw "Bennie" Robert Wisniewski, 96 of Gardner, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Wachusett Manor, Gardner. Bennie was born in Gardner, on June 7, 1911, the son of the late John and Rosalia (Zawrotney) Wisniewski. In 1936, he married Mary Jane Florczyk, they were married for 59 years until her death on October 24, 1997. Bennie is...
Theodore "Ted" F. Petzolt
Feb 8, 2008
GARDNER - Theodore F. Petzolt, 92 of Pearl Street, Gardner, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Friday, February 8, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. He was born in Gardner, on March 9, 1915, the son of the late Albert and the late Ludwika (Borkowski) Petzolt. He grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. He...
Bernice O. Chiasson
Feb 7, 2008
ROYALSTON - Bernice O. (Crumb) Chiasson, 91 of 8 South Royalston Road, Royalston, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Royalston, on June 6, 1916, the daughter of the late Lynnwood A. and the late Mabel E. (Grant) Crumb. Bernice lived in Royalston all of her life and attended Royalston schools. She was...
Helen P. Morgan
Feb 5, 2008
GARDNER - Helen P. (Winters) Morgan, 80 of 152 Oak St., Gardner, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Gardner, on November 20, 1927, the daughter of the late William A. and the late Marie H. (Casey) Winters. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and a graduate of Gardner High School with...
Irene B. Hebert
Feb 1, 2008
Ashburnham, MA -Irene B. Hebert, 91 of 20 Holden Street died Friday, February 1, 2008 in the Leo P. LaChance Center following an illness. She was born in Fitchburg on November 10, 1916 the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Rosbury) Hebert. She was a lifelong resident of Ashburnham. Irene worked as a Nurse's Aide at the former Collins Nursing Home....
R. LaJoie
Jan 30, 2008
FREDERICKSBURG - Gene R. LaJoie, 79, of 143 Stony Hill Road, Fredericksburg, VA, and formerly of Gardner, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA. He was born in Gardner on June 24, 1928, the son of the late Arthur and the late Lottie (Machen) LaJoie. He served our country during World War II as a Soldier...
Robert N. Latour
Jan 29, 2008
GARDNER: Dr. Robert N. Latour D.S., 75 of 219 Bickford Hill Road died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in his home surrounded by his loving family following an illness. He was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on July 11, 1932, the son of the late Adrian and Therese (Comtois) Latour. He has resided in Gardner since 1966. A graduate from Classical High...
J. Pacocha
Jan 26, 2008
GARDNER - Genia J. Pacocha, 94 of 27 Ford St., Gardner, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, MA, on April 21, 1913, the daughter of the late Alexander and the late Josephine (Tercziak) Pacocha. She was a lifetime resident of Gardner. She attended Gardner schools and graduated from Gardner...

Helen M. Brown
Jan 26, 2008
PETERSHAM - Helen Marcia Brown, beloved aunt, died peacefully at age 88 on Saturday, January 26, 2008, at Baldwinville Nursing Home in Templeton. Ms. Brown, the daughter of Estelle (Zientara) and Franczek Mrozek, was born on January 10, 1920 in Jersey City, New Jersey. She spent most of her life in Perth Amboy, Edison, and Avon-by-the Sea, New Jersey, and...
Robert J. Ruuska
Jan 24, 2008
GARDNER - Robert J. Ruuska, 58 of 518 Pleasant St., Gardner, died Thursday, January 24, 2008 at home. He was born in Gardner, on August 7, 1949, the son of the late Aarne and the late Mary (Nalivaika) Ruuska. He was a Printer, employed by Adams Company. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and playing softball. He was a N.E. Patriots...
Michael F. Bowse
Jan 23, 2008
Gardner, MA/Mammoth Lake, CA-Michael Francis Bowse, 57, of Mammoth Lakes, CA died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA. Michael was born in Gardner, MA 0n April 13, 1950. He was the son of Irene M. Bowse and the late George F. Bowse of Gardner. He grew up in Phillipston and Gardner. He was a...

Chiara T. Fisher
Jan 22, 2008
ATHOL - Chiara T. (Berardini) Fisher, 87, of 88 Goodale St., Athol, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. She was born in Athol, on March 14, 1920, the daughter of the late Pasquale and the late Assunta (DePratti) Berardini. She graduated from Athol High School class of 1938. She attended the former...
Ronald J. Lewis
Jan 21, 2008
ORANGE - Ronald Lewis, 79 of 519 E. River St, Orange, died Monday, January 21, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner after a short illness. He was born in Greenfield, on September 12, 1928, the son of the late Arthur and the late Margaret (Taylor) Lewis Gray. He was predeceased by his brother Arthur who died in 1997. He grew...
Estella E. Szymcik
Jan 16, 2008
OTTER RIVER - Estella E. (Ellis) Szymcik, 81, of 36 Liberty St., Otter River, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Rangeley, ME, on February 7, 1926, the daughter of the late Lynwood and the late Marion (Oakes) Ellis. She was a retired bank teller at Colonial Cooperative Bank. She enjoyed reading, swimming, walking,...

John J. Baltakis
Jan 16, 2008
GARDNER - John J Baltakis, 90 of 184 Minott St., Gardner, died Wednesday, January 16, 2008 in the Leo LaChance Rehabilitation Center, Gardner after a short illness. He was born in Fitchburg, on October 21, 1917, the son of the late John and the late Frances (Kanapatchkis) Baltakis. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the Eighth Armored...

Sr. Jeannette Lavoie
Jan 9, 2008
PETERSHAM -- Sister Jeannette Lavoie, of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at the Mary Esther Health Center, Marlboro after a long illness. Formerly known as Sister Rene Marie, she professed 55 years of religious vows. Born in Salem, MA, she was the daughter of Rene and Elvina (Levesque) Lavoie. Sister spent...

Humphrey H. Ware
Jan 9, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Humphrey H. Ware, 86, of 253 Legate Hill Rd., Leominster, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at Lifecare Center in Leominster. He was born in New Bedford, MA, on August 30, 1921, the son of the late Philip and the late Laura (Legate) Ware. He served during World War II in the Merchant Marine from 1942 to 1944. He...

Sylvia E. Anderson
Jan 8, 2008
ATHOL - Sylvia E. (Jorgensen) Anderson, 90 of Athol, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Norway, on December 26, 1917, the daughter of the late Helfred and the late Hildagard (Gloslie) Jorgensen. She moved to Athol from Norway when she was seven. Mrs. Anderson lived in Worcester most of her adult...