Obituaries

Albert L. Wessell

Albert L. Wessell

Feb 14, 2009

ATHOL - Albert L. Wessell, 89, of 23 Laurel St., Athol, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol on January 25, 1920, the son of the late Fred and the late Anna (Homon) Wessell. He grew up in Athol and attended local schools. Mr. Wessell served in the United States Navy during...

Lorraine P. LaFond

Lorraine P. LaFond

Feb 13, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Lorraine P. (Lamoureux) LaFond, 79, of 307 Spruce St., Leominster, died Friday, February 13, 2009 in the Lifecare Center of Leominster. She was born in Leominster on October 29, 1929, the daughter of the late Edmund and the late Irene (Lachance) Lamoureux. Mrs. LaFond grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School with the class of...

Elizabeth J. Phelan

Elizabeth J. Phelan

Feb 11, 2009

Elizabeth Phelan, 81, of 34 Abbott Street in Gardner, passed away Wednesday February 11, 2009 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation Center in Northborough, MA with her loving niece, Jane Wormann, by her side. Bette was born on August 30, 1927 in Gardner, MA the daughter of John and Helen (Bachmann) Phelan, residing there for most of her life along with living...

Juerg P. "Yogi" Maienfisch

Juerg P. "Yogi" Maienfisch

Feb 10, 2009

ORANGE - Juerg P. "Yogi" Maienfisch, 50, of 85 Fryeville Rd., Orange, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus, Leominster. He was born in Switzerland on July 27, 1958, the son of Arnold and Ingeborg Maienfisch. Mr. Maienfisch grew up in Switzerland. He was educated in Switzerland, and attended trade school to become an Engineer. He...

Evelyn M. Gorham

Evelyn M. Gorham

Feb 8, 2009

S. ROYALSTON - Evelyn M. (Clancy) Gorham, 81 of 8 Blossom Street, S. Royalston, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, on May 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Charles and the late Nellie (Gould) Clancy. Evelyn grew up in Brattleboro, Vermont and graduated from Brattleboro High School. She...

Viola R. Fucile

Viola R. Fucile

Feb 7, 2009

GARDNER - Viola R. (Heredeen) Fucile, 86, of 104 Church Street, Apt. 111, Gardner, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Thompson, Connecticut, on October 16, 1923, the daughter of the late Charles and the late Rose (Wyman) Heredeen. Mrs. Fucile was a resident of Gardner for over sixty years. She worked as...

Frederick C. Fisher

Frederick C. Fisher

Feb 4, 2009

ATHOL - Frederick C. Fisher, 81, of 88 Goodale St., Athol, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Athol on May 21, 1927, the son of the late Merton C. and the late Gratia R. (Reardon) Fisher. Mr. Fisher graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1947. He worked for...

Alice K. Amadon

Alice K. Amadon

Feb 3, 2009

ATHOL - Alice K. (McCarthy) Amadon, 76 of 373 Wallingford Avenue, Athol, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Lake Placid, NY, on November 12, 1932, the daughter of the late Leo A. and the late Catherine H. (Hathaway) McCarthy. She worked at the Athol Junior High School as the Cafeteria Manager,...

Michael J. Nolan

Michael J. Nolan

Feb 1, 2009

WESTMINSTER - Mike Nolan, of Westminster, passed away on February 1, 2009 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA. He was on August 13, 1952, and was the son of Patricia M. Nolan and the late John J. Nolan. He graduated from Oakmont Regional High School and received an Associates Degree from Mount Wachusett Community College. He...

Pauline R. Brouillet

Pauline R. Brouillet

Jan 30, 2009

ATHOL - Pauline R. (Couture) Brouillet, 82, of 123 Orange St., Athol, died Friday, January 30, 2009 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus, after suffering many set backs following knee surgery in July '07. She was born in Winthrop, Maine on May 28, 1926, the daughter of the late Rosaire and the late Josephine (Currier) Couture. Mrs. Brouillet grew up...

Doris D. Stone

Doris D. Stone

Jan 23, 2009

GARDNER - Doris D. Stone, 90 of 58 Chapman Park, Gardner, died Friday, January 23, 2009 in the loving care of Wachusett Manor, Gardner. She was born in Greece,on July 22, 1918. Doris grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, she enjoyed playing Bingo, knitting, bird watching, and she loved...

Filomena M Carolis

Filomena M Carolis

Jan 23, 2009

LEOMINSTER...Filomena M."Phillis"(Petricca) Carolis 97 formally of 1025 Mechanic St.Leominster died January 23,2009 in Sterling Healthcare after an illness. She was born March 28,1911 in Leominster.She was a member of St Annas Church.She was employed at EI Dupont Co.and Derby Farm both in Leominster before retiring. She leaves Two sons-Normand and Domonic and a daughter Carol Ann Miller.Two sisters Julie Tourigny...

Matthew R. Perkins

Matthew R. Perkins

Jan 22, 2009

ATHOL - Matthew R. Perkins, 41, of 38 Farnsworth Ave., Athol, died unexpectedly Thursday, January 22, 2009 at home. He was born in Springfield on September 20, 1967, the son of the late Richard C. Perkins and JoAnne M. (Buckley) Buzzell. Mr. Perkins grew up in Orange and attended local schools. He worked at the Colonial Bed and Breakfast in...

Joanne C. Erickson

Joanne C. Erickson

Jan 22, 2009

NEWBURY, NH - Joanne C. Erickson, 70 of 28 Shore Drive, Newbury, NH, formerly of Gardner, MA died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at home. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on May 15, 1938, the daughter of the late Harold and the late Clara (Williams) Page. Joanne was a resident of Gardner for many years moving to Newbury, New Hampshire...

Amalia Cipriani

Amalia Cipriani

Jan 21, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Amalia (DelleChiaie) Cipriani, 91 of 208 Fifth Street, Leominster, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 in the Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, Leominster. She was born in Leominster, on July 14, 1917, the daughter of the late Giovanni and the late Pasqua (DeCarolis) DelleChiaie. She was employed at the former Selig Manufacturing in Leominster for 31 years, she retired in...

Winifred Hannah Delay

Winifred Hannah Delay

Jan 21, 2009

GARDNER - Winifred Hannah Delay, 93, of 47 Sunrise Lane, Gardner died Wednesday, January 21, 2009. She was born in Greenville, NH the daughter of Henry B. and Margaret (Courtney) Delay. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, a member of the former Gardner Emblem Club, a member of the Former Catholic Women's Club of Gardner, she was a...

Madeleine A. Chapdelaine

Madeleine A. Chapdelaine

Jan 18, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Madeleine A. (Rousseau) Chapdelaine, 86, of Leominster died Sunday, January 18, 2009, in UMass Memorial Hospital Lake Ave. , Worcester. Funeral services and burial will be private. To sign our online guest book please visit www.simardfuneralhome.com. Simard Funeral Home 14 Walker St, Leominster is directing arrangements. $(document).ready(function(){ });

Loretta Mathena

Loretta Mathena

Jan 17, 2009

RINDGE, NH - Loretta (Brown) Mathena of Rindge, NH passed away peacefully at home, Saturday, January 17, 2009, after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Loretta was born March 20, 1938 in Williamson, WV, the daughter of George D. and Ida Bell (Grace) Brown. She was married to Joseph W. "Bud" Mathena. The couple...

Thomas E. Moore

Thomas E. Moore

Jan 14, 2009

ORANGE - Thomas E. Moore, 81, of 383 East River Street, Orange, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in the St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. He was born in Templeton on July 8, 1927, the son of the late Walter and the late Bridgett A. (O'Brien) Moore. Mr. Moore grew up in Baldwinville and attended local schools, where he played on...

May M. MacDonnell

May M. MacDonnell

Jan 14, 2009

RUTLAND - May M. (LePoer) MacDonnell, 79, of 164 Maple Ave., Rutland, and formerly of Petersham, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Petersham on January 2, 1930, the daughter of the late Bernard and Myrtle (Barnes) LePoer. Mrs. MacDonnell grew up in Petersham and graduated from Petersham...