Obituaries

Bruce N. Boccardy
Aug 6, 2007
ATHOL - Bruce N. Boccardy, 86 of 309 Fredette St., Athol, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at home. He was born in Quebec, Canada on April 5, 1921, the son of the late Michael and the late Helen (Delgarde) Boccardy. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He was a veteran of World War II serving...

Eleanor B. LaMarche
Aug 3, 2007
ATHOL - Eleanor B. (Rouleau) LaMarche, 87 of 139 Gage Rd, Athol, died Friday, August 3, 2007 at home. She was born in Gardner, on October 31, 1919, the daughter of the late Gideon and the late Beatrice (Kelly) Rouleau. She attended Gardner schools and moved to Athol as a teenager. She worked as a Secretary at the former N.D....

Brian D. Desreuisseau
Aug 1, 2007
NORTH ADAMS - Brian D. Desreuisseau, 49 of North Adams, formerly of Orange, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at home. He was born in Athol, on September 16, 1957, the son of late Donald Desreuisseau and Joyce (Ellsworth) Labrecque. Brian grew up in Orange and graduated from Mahar Regional High School. He was a self employed carpenter and enjoyed fishing....

Gerald "Jerry" Jalbert
Jul 31, 2007
LEOMINSTER - Gerald A. " Jerry" Jalbert, 63 of Leominster, died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was born in Leominster, on April 5, 1944, the son of the late Armand and Lauretta (Lizotte) Jalbert. He graduated from Leominster High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his brother Ronald and wife Sarah...
Howard C. Doiron
Jul 29, 2007
FITCHBURG - Howard C. Doiron, 54 of 21 Pratt St., Fitchburg, died Sunday, July 29, 2007 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Canada, on October 23, 1952, the son of Joseph and Ida (Daigle) Doiron. Howard moved to Leominser when he was sixteen and was educated in Leominster. He owned and operated...
William J. ODell
Jul 27, 2007
ATHOL - William J O Dell, Sr., 76 of 122 Bliss St., Athol, died Friday, July 27, 2007, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Meredith, NY, on April 20, 1931, the son of the late William J. O Dell and the late Ida (Mattice) O Dell. He was a veteran of the...
William F. Cass
Jul 22, 2007
Athol: William F. Cass Jr., 73, of Athol, Ma. passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at home after a lengthy illness. Mr. Cass was the past president of N.D. Cass Co., Inc., of Athol, N.C. Cass Co. of Brent, Alabama and Cass Sales Company in New York City. For many years he operated Cass Dairy Farms in Athol. Mr....

James E. Williams
Jul 21, 2007
LEOMINSTER - James E. Williams, 68 of 90 Middle St., Leominster, died Saturday, July 21, 2007 in the Leominster Hospital, Leominster. He was born in Leominster, on January 29, 1939, the son of the late Ernest and the late Victoria (Surrette) Williams. He grew up in Leominster and was educated in Leominster. He was a veteran of the United States...
Guy Y. Bachand
Jul 15, 2007
LEOMINSTER - Guy Y. Bachand, 84 of 200 Atlantic Ave, Leominster, formerly of 303 Mechanic St., died Sunday, July 15, 2007 in the Anna Jaques Hospital, Newbury Port, MA. He was born in St. Catherine de Hadley, Canada, on June 15, 1923, the son of the late Adolphe and the late Leilia (Barsalou) Bachand. He was a Union Pipe Fitter...

Antena Kulczyk
Jul 8, 2007
E. TEMPLETON - Antena (Vaitekunas) Kulczyk, 84 of 9 Winter St., E. Templeton, died Sunday, July 8, 2007, in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Athol, on January 2, 1923, the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Morte (Trebe) Vaitekunas. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. Mrs. Kulczyk worked at the...
Mary T. Lunetta
Jul 6, 2007
FITCHBURG - Mary T. (Marrama) Lunetta, 88, of 520 Williams Road, Fitchburg, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at home. She was born in Leominster, on May 15, 1919, the daughter of the late Antonio and the late Anna (Raffaele) Marrama. Mary grew up and was educated in Leominster. She and her husband Michael founded Mike´s Auto School in Fitchburg and...
Jodie Lee Lopez
Jul 5, 2007
ATHOL - Jodie Lee (Langlois) (Putnam) Lopez, 38 of 86 Lake St., Athol, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 5, 2007 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. She was born in Athol, on January 26, 1969, the daughter of Stephen Langlois and Karen (White) Bailey. She graduated from Mahar High School. Jodie enjoyed softball, going to the beach, vollyball, crossword puzzles and...

Mitchell J. Pavlosky
Jul 1, 2007
OTTER RIVER - Mitchell J. Pavlosky, 86 of 230 Main St., Otter River, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on April 17, 1921, the son of the late Marion and the late Jozefa (Poplaska) Pawlowski. Mitchell was educated in Gardner Schools and attended Mt. Wachusett Community College. He received his certification in...
Cecile M. Grogan
Jun 17, 2007
LEOMINSTER- Cecile M. (Brouillet) Grogan, 83 formerly of 32 Niles St., Leominster, died Sunday, June 17, 2007, in the Lifecare Center of Leominster after an illness. She was born in Leominster, August 9, 1923, the daughter of the late Edward Brouillet and Rhea (Sutherland) Brouillet and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves two sons; Richard Grogan and his wife...
Beatrice C. Nawotny
Jun 17, 2007
ATHOL - Beatrice C. (Heredeen) (Wilkey) Nawotny, 79 of 192 Green St., Athol, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at home. She was born in Thompson, CT, on August 31, 1927, the daughter of the late Charles and the late Rose A. (Wyman) Heredeen. Beatrice resided in Connecticut for many years and has been a resident of Athol for 70 years....

Stella Ankrastran
Jun 15, 2007
ORANGE - Stella M. Ankarstran, 91 of 6 North Main St., Orange, died Friday, June 15, 2007 in the Leo LaChance Nursing Home, Gardner, MA. She was born in Philadelphia, PA. on November 3, 1915, the daughter of the late Adolph and Mary Chomentowski. She was predeceased by her husband Eric Ankarstran and a son Eric J. Ankarstran of Florida....
Walter W. Thiem
Jun 14, 2007
ATHOL - Walter W. Thiem, 80 of 2239 Chestnut Hill Ave., Athol, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at home. He was born in Lawrence, on February 22, 1927, the son of the late Gustav and the late Clara (Hannig) Thiem. He graduated from Lawrence High School and the University of Massachusetts School of Agriculture in 1947. Mr. Thiem married Madeleine...
Augusta Arsenault
Jun 14, 2007
LEOMINSTER.... Augusta (Legere) Arsenault, 87 of 21 Fifth Ave., Leominster, Ma. died Thursday, June 14, 2007 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner after an illness. She was born August 28, 1919 in Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of the late Edmond Legere and Alina (Petitpas) Legere and came to the United States in 1960 settling in Leominster. She leaves one son...

Jean D. MacDonald
Jun 11, 2007
ATHOL - Jean D. (Trevors) MacDonald, 74 of 150 Pinedale Ave., Athol, died Monday, June 11, 2007 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Chatham, N.B. Canada, on January 22, 1933, the duaghter of the late Roy Trevors and the late Dorothy (Cameron) Trevors . She attended the Starrett Memorial United Methodist Church and the Church of...

Brian D. Martin
Jun 8, 2007
ATHOL - Brian D. Martin, 79 of 368 Lenox Street, Athol, died Friday, June 8, 2007 in the St. Vincent´s Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Athol, on May 25, 1928, the son of the late Lester and the late Regina (Robichaud) Martin. Brian grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1946 where...