Obituaries
Dorothy G. Kakitis
Mar 13, 2004
Dorothy G. (Gagas) Kakitis, 97, formerly of 507 South Royalston Rd., Athol, died early Saturday morning in Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville after a long illness. She was born in Chios, Greece March 9, 1907 daughter of the late Athanasious and Filia (Psichoulis) Gagas and lived in Athol most of her life. Her husband, Harry Kakitis died in 1965. Mrs....
Ruth E. Gawronsky
Mar 5, 2004
Ruth E. (Wiggin) Gawronsky, 84, of 72 Wilson Ave., Athol, died Friday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after an illness. She was born in Stratham, NH January 8, 1920, daughter of the late Howard and Lizzie (Thurston) Wiggin and lived here many years. She attended Stratham Schools, The Robinson Female Seminary in Exeter and the Concord College of Business....
Edmund W. Soucie
Feb 24, 2004
Edmund W. Soucie, 68, of 15 Oaklawn Avenue, Orange, died Tuesday at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. He was born in Athol February 26, 1935, son of the late Roland and Rita (Moore) Soucie and lived most of his life in New York before returning to Athol twenty years ago. For twenty five years prior to...
Warren R. Ramsdell
Feb 21, 2004
Warren R. Ramsdell, 74, of 10R Eagleville Rd., Orange, passed away Saturday, February 21 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester after a brief illness. He was born in New Salem March 3, 1929, son fo the late Thomas and Rose (Wilbur) Ramsdell and spent his early years in the Millington section of what is now the Quabbin Resevoir....
Amelia A. Petrosky
Feb 20, 2004
Amelia "Millie" A. (Azublas) Petrosky, 87, of 263 Hapgood St., Athol, died Friday at home after an illness. She was born in Athol April 2, 1916, daughter of Charles and Pauline (Matulis) Azublas and lived here most of her life. As a child, she lived several years in Lithuania but returned to Athol with her family when she was a...
Wilfred A. Leslie,
Feb 7, 2004
Wilfred A. Leslie Sr., 74, of 67 Brookside Rd., died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, in his home after an extended illness. Born in Keene, N.H., Feb. 18, 1929, a son of Frank Leslie and Myrtle (Corey) (Leslie) Hajewski, he came to the Athol-Orange area in 1939. A well known area veteran and Legionnaire, he served his country with the United...
Tena A. Dedinas
Jan 30, 2004
Tena A. (Ambrozy) Dedinas, 85, of 5 Lombard Ave., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, in Quabbin Valley HealthCare, Athol, after a brief illness. She was born in Athol, the daughter of Frank and Adella (Bolandz) Ambrozy. Her husband of 63 years, Alex Dedinas, died in Sept. 2000. She leaves a son, Richard and his wife Penny, of Athol; two daughters,...
George A. Wesockes
Jan 30, 2004
George A. Wesockes, 84, of 169 South Athol Rd., died on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Campus, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Athol on Sept. 7, 1919 a son of Anthony and Elizabeth Wesockes. He grew in Athol and attended school there before joining the United States Army. During his service in...
Alice V. Robinson
Jan 24, 2004
Alice V. (Streeter) Robinson, Athol's oldest resident at 105 years old, a resident of the Applewood Home for Elders in Athol and formerly of 70 Wheeler St., died peacefully Saturday in the Applewood Home for Elders after a period of failing health. Her life, spanning three centuries, began in Newark, New Jersey July 11, 1898 where she was born the...
Amelia Karpowich
Jan 14, 2004
Amelia (Risatti) Karpowich, 86, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Thursday in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol after a brief illness. She was born in Orange June 3, 1917, the daughter italian immigrants Atillio and Benevenuta (Colo) Risatti and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Karpowich was a communicant of Our Lady Immaculate Church in Athol and she...
Omer W. Chaisson
Jan 10, 2004
Omer W. Chaisson, 90, of 623 East River St., passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at home. Born in Shippegan, New Brunswick, Canada, Feb. 21, 1913, a son of Peter and Catherine (Mallet) Chaisson, he came to the United States in 1915 and was naturalized a U.S. citizen on Sept. 29, 1941. He grew up in...
A. Gatautis
Jan 9, 2004
Geneva A. (Grazis) Gatautis, 81, of 504 Twitchell St., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 in St. Vincent's Hospital-Medical Center, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Athol on Feb. 18, 1922, a daughter of John and Margaret (Petrowsky) Grazis, she grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1939. She was married to Bernie Gatautis on Sept. 2,...
Robert A. Manjourea
Jan 8, 2004
Robert A. Manjourea, 62, of 200 East River St., Orange, formerly of 76 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Thursday morning in Quabbin Valley Nursing Home in Athol after a lengthy illness. He was born in Springfield May 25, 1941, son of the late Edmond and Katherine (Watts) Manjourea and lived here many years. Mr. Manjourea was employed with L.S. Starrett...
Armand Beauchemin
Jan 6, 2004
Armand Beauchemin, 82, formerly of Morton Meadows in Athol, died Tuesday in Leominster Hospital, Leominster after a long illness. He was born in Athol August 11, 1921, son of the late Joseph and Emma (Cormier) Beauchemin and lived here many years. His wife, Helen (McNabb) Beauchemin predeceased him. Mr. Beauchemin worked at both Cass Toys and Athol Table Co. prior...
Sean Robert Manjourea
Jan 5, 2004
Sean R. Manjourea, aged 17, of 387 South Athol Rd., Athol, died unexpectedly Monday in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol. He was born in Greenfield December 11, 1986 and lived here all of hs life. Sean attended Athol Memorial High School where he was involved with the Wrestling Team. He played football for both Pop Warner and the Athol Middle...
Richard Allen Gowey
Jan 4, 2004
Richard A. Gowey, 44, of 6 North Main St., Orange, died unexpectedly Sunday in Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol August 23, 1959, son of the late Robert and Jacqueline (Morin) Gowey and lived here all of his life. He is survived by one son, Christopher A. LeClaire of Fitzwilliam, NH; his longtime companion, Lori B. LaRhette, with...
James C. Stewart,
Jan 2, 2004
James C. Stewart, Jr., 80, of 519 East River St., Orange, died Friday, January 2, in Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He was born in Cape May, NJ, February 21, 1923, son of the late James C. and Margaret E. (Owens) Stewart and lived here many years. He was a graduate of Athol High School class of 1942 and was his...
Marianna I. Berry
Jan 1, 2004
Marianna I. (Trowbridge) Berry, 82, of 131 West Rd., Petersham, died peacefully Thursday in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol after an illness. She was born in New York City on July 6, 1921 daughter of the late Miles C. and Irene (Underwood) Trowbridge. She married her beloved husband of sixty-two years, William L. Berry on June 21, 1941. They lived...
Clark Haynes
Dec 30, 2003
Clark Haynes, 84, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Athol Memorial Hospital after an illness. He was born in Colbrook, New Hampshire June 5, 1919, son of the late Ivoe and Myrtle (Shute) Haynes. Mr. Haynes was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. He leaves no immediate survivors. A graveside service will...
Joseph A. Gaudette
Dec 24, 2003
Joseph A. Gaudette, 87, of 120 Highland Ave., Athol, died peacefully Christmas Eve in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after an illness. He was born in Athol July 8, 1916, son of the late Fidele and Beatrice (LeBlanc) Gaudet and lived here many years. Mr. Gaudette was a World War II Veteran of the United States Army. He is survived...
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