Obituaries

Sr. Edith S. Simoneau
Aug 11, 2007
PETERSHAM - Sister Edith Simoneau, 92, of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin died August 11, 2007, at Assumption Residence after a long illness. Formerly known as Sister Sainte-Armande, she professed 71 years of religious vows. Born is Laconia, N.H., she was the daughter of Albert and Marie Louise (Hupe) Simoneau. Sister spent 34 years teaching the...
Joyce T. Shelton
Aug 8, 2007
ATHOL - Joyce Shelton, 60 of 224 South St., Athol, died Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in St. Vincent´s Hospital, Worcester, MA. She was born in Mineville, N.Y., on January 3, 1947, the daughter of Fremont J. and Rita I. (Smith) LaFountain. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Bobbie Gene Shelton Sr. who died in 2006, her father Fremont LaFountain who...

Raymond G. Ellis
Aug 6, 2007
ORANGE - Raymond G. Ellis, 81 of 21 Sunset Dr., Orange, formerly of Athol; died Monday, August 6, 2007 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Boston, on April 7, 1926, the son of the late Merrill R. and the late Effie H. (Finney) Ellis. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World...

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...