Obituaries

Bruce N. Boccardy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...