Obituaries
Carolyn M. Wright
May 17, 2007
Carolyn Mary (Truehart) Wright of Dania Beach Florida, formerly of Athol, died May 17th, 2007 at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Florida from complications following surgery. She was 64 years old. She was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Elizabeth (Hume) Truehart of Athol. She lived in Athol all her life before moving permanently to Dania Beach Florida...

Ernest J. Obue
May 16, 2007
ORANGE - Ernest J. Obue, 76 of 519 East River St., Orange, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Athol, on December 31, 1930, the son of the late Albert and the late Madeline (Caisse) Obue. He grew up in Athol and was educated in Athol. Mr. Obue was a veteran of...
Dean W. Pickett
May 11, 2007
LEOMINSTER - Dean W. Pickett, 62 of 70 Causeway Terrace, Leominster, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at home. He was born in Colfax, Washington on December 29, 1944, the son of the late Walter C. and the late Alvina (Kunkel) Pickett. Dean grew up in Gardiner, Oregon and graduated from Reeds Port High School. He moved to the Leominster area...

Conrad L. Leblanc
May 11, 2007
Leominster- Conrad L. Leblanc, 93, of 641 Pleasant Street, died Friday, May 11, 2007 at River Terrace Nursing Home in Lancaster following an illness. He was born in Canada on August 20, 1913 the son of the late Moises and Albertine (Houde) Leblanc. He worked at the Foster Grant Sunglass Company for 50 years. In 1928, at the age of...

Joseph A. Laframboise
May 4, 2007
ORANGE - Joseph A. Laframboise, 84 of 383 East River St., Orange, died Friday, May 4, 2007 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 17, 1922, the son of the late Adolf and the late Della (Lambert) Laframboise. Mr. Laframboise was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army....
Francis E. Cote
May 4, 2007
Leominster- Francis E. Cote, 87 of 190 9th Street, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at the Life Center in Leominster following an illness, Mr. Cote was born in Leominster on November 11, 1919 the son of the late Israel and Mitilda (Ducharme) Cote. Mr. Cote served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Seaman 1st Class....

Mervyn F. Pandiscio
May 4, 2007
Athol- Mervyn F. Pandiscio, 73 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, died May 4, 2007 at Birchwood Health Facility in Fitchburg. Mr. Pandiscio was born on February 16, 1934 in Fitchburg the son of the late Fiori J. and Elizabeth (Sharron) Pandiscio. Mr. Pandiscio served in the United States navy in Kwajalein and then Okinawa. He was selected by the commandant...

Stella R. Gallant
Apr 28, 2007
LEOMINSTER - Stella R. Gallant, 92 of 495 Pleasant St., Leominster, who has resided in Sterling Heathcare for the past two years, died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in the Clinton Hospital, Clinton. She was born in Notre Dame New Brunswick, Canada, on January 6, 1915, the daughter of the late William A. and the late Caroline (Cormier) Gallant. She was...
Edward V. Morandi
Apr 26, 2007
ATHOL - Edward V. Morandi, 79, formerly of 560 Cottage St., Athol died Thursday, April 26, 2007 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. He was born in Athol, on May 24, 1927, the son of the late Angelo and the late Mary (Emannuelli) Morandi. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and for the U.S. Marine Corps during...

Agnes A. Penski
Apr 26, 2007
ATHOL - Agnes A. (Dargelis) Penski, 91 formerly of 539 Pequiog Ave. died, Thursday, April 26, 2007 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born in Athol, on June 13, 1915, the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Pauline (Grigalunis) Dargelis. She grew up in Athol and was educated in Athol. She was a communcant of St. Francis...

Anne F. Wilson
Apr 22, 2007
ORANGE - Anne F. (Files) Wilson, 46 of 24 Rosemont Ave., Orange, died Sunday, April 22, 2007 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, MA. She was born in Syracuse, NY, on January 14, 1961, the daughter of the Donald and Marjorie (Checkosky) Files. She worked for the Town of Montague in the Accounts Payable Department for many years and also...

Phyllis T. Goldthwaite
Apr 21, 2007
ATHOL - Phyllis T. (Thompson) Goldthwaite, 75 of 1480 Petersham Road, Athol, died Saturday, April 21, 2007 in the Leominster Hospital, Leominster after being stricken ill at the Davita Kidney Dialysis Center in Fitchburg. She was born in Winchendon, on December 13, 1931, the daughter of the late Robert W. and the late Gladys (Pratt) Thompson. Phyllis worked for fifteen...
William H. Crawford
Apr 20, 2007
William H.Crawford, age 96, died April 20th with his loving wife of 29 years, Ruth, by his side. Formerly a longtime resident of Brookline, he was currently living at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Retired Commander in the U.S. Navy, retired President of New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, longtime member of United Parish in Brookline, Rotarian, graduate...

M. Baltrucki
Apr 17, 2007
GARDNER - Genevieve M. Baltrucki, 88 of 19 Wright Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Gardner, on September 30, 1918, the daughter of the late Francis and the late Jadwiga (Mielnicki) Baltrucki. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School in 1936. Ms. Baltrucki was the executive...
Joan L. Freeman
Apr 16, 2007
ATHOL - Joan L. (Lovewell) Freeman, 75 of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Monday, April 16, 2007 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Holden, on July 24, 1931, the daughter of the late Roger and the late Edith (Johnson) Lovewell. She was employed in the housekeeping department at Athol Memorial Hosptal. She was a member...
Elizabeth M. "Betty Gallant
Apr 14, 2007
LEOMINSTER - Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Cormier)Gallant, 95 of 495 Pleasant St., Leominster, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 in the Leominster Hospital, Leominster. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada on May 30, 1911, the daughter of the late Hugh and the late Obeline (Cormier) Cormier. She was employed at Lockwood Plastics in Leominster for many years. She was a communicant...
Jennie K. Stickney
Apr 13, 2007
BALDWINVILLE - Jennie K. (Bullock) Stickney, 95 of Baldwinville, died Friday, April 13, 2007 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Templeton. She was born in Templeton, on November 21, 1911, the daughter of the late Ignatius and the late Mary (Gzamalo) Bullock. She was a lifelong resident of Templeton. Mrs. Stickney was employed at the former Temple Stewart Company as an...

Onil "Pat" A. Tourigny
Apr 12, 2007
MANCHESTER, NH - Onil "Pat" A. Tourigny, 89, died April 12, 2007, at Villa Crest Nursing & Retirement Center after a period of declining health. He was born August 1, 1917, in Leominster, MA, the son of Joseph A. Tourigny and Marie R. Tourigny. His beloved wife of 51 years, Lena, and an infant daughter, Lisa, predeceased him. After serving...
Henry J. Hachey
Apr 12, 2007
ATHOL - Henry J. Hachey, 90, of Athol, MA passed away on April 12, 2007 at Athol Memorial Hospital, after a short period of ailing health. He leaves his wife of 69 years, Leah (Adams) Hachey; and three children, Elaine Lajoie of Fitzwilliam, NH; Wayne Hachey of New Salem, MA; and Raymond Hachey of Athol, MA. He also leaves three...

Philip W. Amidon
Apr 9, 2007
PETERSHAM - Philip W. Amidon 84 of 28 Amidon Drive, Petersham, died Monday, April 9,2007, in Athol Memorial Hospital after an illness. He was born April 4,1923 in Petersham the son of the late Clarence R. and Mabel (Harris) Amidon and was a lifelong resident of Petersham. He leaves his wife of (61)years, Barbara(Wallquist)Amidon of Petersham, two sons,Marc Amidon and...