Obituaries

George E. Dussault,

George E. Dussault,

Sep 20, 2006

George E. Dussault, Jr., 54 of Oneida, NY, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at home. He was born in Stoneham, MA on June 28, 1952, the son of George E. and Muriel L. Dussault, Sr. George attended schools in Tewksbury, graduating High School in 1970. George joined the Coast Guard in 1972 becoming an E4 Telephone Technician...

Olivette D. Boisvert

Olivette D. Boisvert

Sep 19, 2006

Olivette D. (Champagne) Boisvert, 83 of 170 Sixth St., died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in the River Terrace Healthcare, Lancaster. She was born in St. Samuel, Quebec, Canada on October 18, 1922, the daughter of the late Josaphat and the late Berthe (Desilets) Champagne. Olivette moved to Leominster in 1941. She formerly worked at Foster Grant for many years and...

John B. Czajkowski,

John B. Czajkowski,

Sep 14, 2006

John B. Czajkowski, Sr., 90 of 2 Cherry St., Baldwinville died Thursday, September 14, 2006 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Gardner on January 12, 1916, the son of the late John A. and the late Valiera (Iwasezski) Czajkowski. John graduated from Gardner High School in 1936 and received a diploma from the Worcester Boys...

Chris A. Ignaszewski

Chris A. Ignaszewski

Sep 14, 2006

Chris A. Ignaszewski, 48 of 24 North Main Street, Orange died Thursday, September 14, 2006 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester after a short illness. She was born in Greenfield on May 23, 1958, the daughter of Paul D. and Jean M. (Allen) Ignaszewski. Chris grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in...

Mary J. Colo

Mary J. Colo

Sep 14, 2006

ATHOL - Mary J. Colo, 79, formerly of 2 Morton Meadows died Thursday, September 14, 2006 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born in Athol on February 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Angelo F. and the late Margaret R. (Calcari) Colo, who both had come to America in the early 1920's. Mary had lived in only two homes...

Joan F. Mason

Joan F. Mason

Sep 11, 2006

Joan F. (Duel) Mason, 57, formerly of Athol, died Monday, September 11, 2006 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in New York, NY, on December 6, 1948, the daughter of Harry Duel, Sr. and the late Mary (Reynolds) Duel. Joan enjoyed knitting and crafts. She leaves four daughters, Tammy Hubbard of Athol, Terry Pike of Arizona,...

Charlotte W. Bailey

Charlotte W. Bailey

Sep 6, 2006

Charlotte Winifred (Day) Bailey, 89 formerly of 355 Harvard Avenue died Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in the Birchwood Care Center, Fitchburg. She was born in Athol on November 16, 1916, the daughter of the late Charles C. and the late Frances G. (Hunt) Day. Charlotte lived in Athol most of her life. She was the last of the Day family...

Nancy Irene Haskell

Nancy Irene Haskell

Aug 28, 2006

ATHOL - Nancy Irene (Keel) Haskell, 90 of 1427 Fennell Rd., Anderson, SC, formerly of Athol, died Monday, August 28, 2006 in the AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson, SC. She was born in Cobham Surrey, England on August 2, 1916, the daughter of the late Francis and the late Elizabeth (Woollett) Keel. Nancy was born in England and moved to...

Jennie L. Lucarelli

Jennie L. Lucarelli

Aug 28, 2006

LEOMINSTER - Jennie L. (Candits) Lucarelli, 94 of 72 Hardy Drive, formerly of Westbrook, CT, died Monday, August 28, 2006 in the Leominster Hospital. She was born in New York City, NY, on August 3, 1912, the daughter of the late John and Antoinette (DiBenedetto) Candits. Jennie lived in Leominster for the past six months and formerly lived in Westbrook,...

Sr. Beatrice Lachapelle

Sr. Beatrice Lachapelle

Aug 21, 2006

PETERSHAM - Sr. Beatrice Lachapelle, 99, of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin of North Main Street, Petersham, died Monday, August 21, 2006 at Assumption Residence after a short illness. Formerly known as Sister Julienne-de-Jesus, she professed 76 years of religious vows. Born in Millbury, MA, Sr. Beatrice was the daughter of the late Noe and Antonia...

Lucy E. Verock

Lucy E. Verock

Aug 12, 2006

ATHOL - Lucy E. (Piragis) Verock, 90, died Saturday, August 12, 2006, at the Leo P. LaChance Center in Gardner, MA after a short illness. Mrs. Verock was born Jan. 7, 1916, in Athol, MA, to Paul P. and Cicilija V.(Morkaucis)Piragis. She married Frank P. Verock on January 5, 1935 in Athol, MA at St. Francis Church. As a life-long...

Cecile V. Bilodeau

Cecile V. Bilodeau

Aug 9, 2006

LEOMINSTER - Cecile V. (St. Jean) Bilodeau, 93 of 794 Lancaster Street died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster. She was born in Leominster on March 23, 1913, the daughter of the late Delphis and the late Mary Agnes (Tourigny) St. Jean. Cecile was educated in Leominster and was a life long resident. She was employed...

Norma M. Girouard

Norma M. Girouard

Aug 8, 2006

LEOMINSTER - Norma M. Girouard, 78 formerly of 17 Daley St., died suddenly Tuesday, August 8, 2006 in the Lifecare of Leominster. She was born in Leominster on October 14, 1927, the daughter of the late Louis H. and Alice (Cashman) Girouard. Ms. Girouard lived her whole life in Leominster and had many friends there. She worked as a telephone...

Dorca M. Gaudette

Dorca M. Gaudette

Aug 3, 2006

ATHOL - Dorca M. Gaudette, 88 of 124 Highland Avenue died Thursday, August 3, 2006 in the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester after an illness. She was born in Butch Touche, NB, Canada on May 27, 1918. She leaves two sisters; Anette Dugas of Waltham and Leona Richard of St. Mary, NB Canada, two brothers-in-law; Francis Gaudette of Lawrence and Raymond...

Mary Jane (Bergeron) Waslaske

Mary Jane (Bergeron) Waslaske

Jul 26, 2006

ATHOL - Mary Jane (Bergeron) Waslaske, 94 formerly of 238 South Street died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, in the Harborside Applewood Nursing Home, Winchester, NH. She was born in St. Samuel Quebec, Canada on May 22, 1912, the daughter of the late Henry and the late Laura (Leblanc) Bergeron. She was a resident of Athol for 71 years. Mrs. Waslaske...

Samuel Cardona Diaz

Samuel Cardona Diaz

Jul 25, 2006

GARDNER - Samuel Cardona Diaz, 24 of 126 Pine St. died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus following injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on September 2, 1981, the son of Luis and Sixta Diaz. As a child he enjoyed the outdoors and was very adventurous....

Margaret M. Shaughnessy

Margaret M. Shaughnessy

Jul 20, 2006

ATHOL - Margaret M. (Ferry) Shaughnessy, 90 of 66 Newton St. died Thursday, July 20, 2006 in the Athol Memorial Hospital following an illness. She was born in Kingston, PA, on March 3, 1916, the daughter of the late Philip and the late Ellen (Cahalan) Ferry. She was raised in Pennsylvania where she attended Misericordia College in Dallas, PA and...

Helen E. Lovern

Helen E. Lovern

Jul 16, 2006

ATHOL - Helen E. Lovern, 64 of 4 Briggs Road died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at home following an illness. She was born in Washington, D.C on December 1, 1941, the daughter of the late Charles D. and the late Sarah (Steadman) Wagner. She worked at the Athol Memorial Hospital as a bookkeeper and later was Vice President of Athol...

David A. Pavilaitis

David A. Pavilaitis

Jul 13, 2006

ROUSES POINT - David A. Pavilaitis, 42 of 172 Lake Street, Rouses Point, NY, formerly of Leominster, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident near Montreal Quebec, Canada. He was born in Leominster, MA, on March 2, 1964, the son of Albert and Lorraine (Tessier) Pavilaitis. He is survived by his wife of twenty-one years,...

Hollis H. Conklin,

Hollis H. Conklin,

Jul 9, 2006

Lancaster...Hollis H. Conklin Sr. 77 of 2517 Main Street Lancaster, MA died Sunday July 9, 2006 in River Terrace Health Care Lancaster, MA after an illness. He was born July 22, 1928 in Mahway, New Jersey the son of the late John E. and Malvina (Mann) Conklin and lived in New Jersey until coming to Leominster, MA many years ago....