Obituaries

Angela Maria Celli
May 15, 2006
ATHOL - Angela Maria Celli, 85 of 416 Main St., Athol, died Monday, May 15, 2006, in the Hillcrest Nursing Home, Fitchburg. She was born in Leominster, on June 30, 1920, the daughter of the late Pasquale and the late Palma (Santoro) Celli. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1938 and went on to graduate from St. Rose´s College...
Anna A. Ambrose
May 6, 2006
ATHOL - Anna Amelia Ambrose of Athol, Massachusetts, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2006, at Heywood Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on August 21, 1915 and grew up in Athol, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Bardinskey (Bennett) and Emma Bironis Bardinskey (Bennett). Anna was the widow of Adolph "Cud" Ambrose. Anna is survived by her daughters,...

William T. Horrigan
May 3, 2006
MARSTONS MILLS - William T.Horrigan, 87 of 63 Wheeler Road, Marstons Mills, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 in the Cape Cod Hospital. He was born in Athol on May 22, 1918, the son of the late Edward N. and the late Mary (Adams) Horrigan and grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He leaves...
Dorothy H. Fletcher
Mar 20, 2006
ATHOL - Dorothy "Dottie" H. (Thompson) Fletcher, 72 of 47 McGregor Street, died Monday, March 20, 2006 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol on May 3, 1933, the daughter of the late Henry A. and the late Anna I. (Reed) Thompson. She grew up and was educated in Athol. She was homemaker who cared for many...
Aldona M. Girardi
Mar 19, 2006
ATHOL - Aldona M. (Grigalunas) Girardi, 83 of 41 Ella Street, Athol, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Athol, on July 15, 1922, the daughter of the late Louis and the late Mary (Balchunas) Grigalunas. She graduated from Athol High School in 1939 and attended the Burdette School of Business for two...

Amelia M. Greene
Mar 17, 2006
ATHOL - Amelia M. (Lapinskas) Greene, 86 of 33 Bearsden Road, Athol, died Friday, March 17, 2006, in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Cambridge, MA, on January 1, 1920, the daughter of the late Ralph and the late Michaelina (Lauchen) Lapinskas. She moved to Athol in 1926, she attended schools in South Royalston and graduated...
James A. King
Feb 13, 2006
ATHOL - James A. King, 64 of 30 Elizabeth Street, died Monday, February 13, 2006 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol on December 26, 1941, the son of the late Arthur T. and the late Bernice (Osedavich) King. He was a Tool Maker at the L. S. Starrett Company for many years before retiring. He was...
John William Gregg
Feb 7, 2006
ATHOL - John William Gregg, 85 of 15 Ivy Drive, Athol, died Tuesday, February 7, 2006 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Philadelphia, PA, on April 1, 1920, the son of the late John F. and the late Catherine (Payne) Gregg. He served as a Boatsmen First Class during World War II in the Navy on...
Cecilia A. Tait
Jan 29, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Cecilia A. "Bobbi" (Bergeron) Tait, 63 of 4840 Cardinal Blvd., Jacksonville, FL formerly of Athol, Massachusetts, went to be with our loving Lord Sunday, January 29, 2006. She was born in Athol, MA, on September 1, 1942, the daughter of the late Emil and the late Melesse (Roy) Bergeron. She grew up in Athol and was educated...

Veto L. Losius
Jan 25, 2006
ATHOL - Veto L. Losius, 84 of 62 C Street, Athol, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Athol, on June 27, 1921, the son of the late Anton and the late Anna (Gedraitis) Losius. He lived in Athol all his life and graduated from Athol High School. He was a Tool...

Ruth B. White
Jan 19, 2006
ORANGE - Ruth B. (King) White, 92 of 50 Red Brook Lane, Orange, died Thursday, January 19, 2006, in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. She was born in Phillipston, on December 9, 1913, the daughter of the late Harry and the late Esmeralda (LaCroix) King. She lived in the Athol, Petersham and Orange all of her life. She was educated...
Julia M. Cormier
Jan 18, 2006
ATHOL - Julia Marie Eva (DeGrace) Cormier, 80, formerly of 151 Silver Lake St., died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, MA on May 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Everett and the late Sophie (Delegard) DeGrace. She was employed by the L.S. Starrett Company for many years, until her...
Ida M. Lozier
Jan 16, 2006
ATHOL - Ida M. Lozier, 87 of 121 Marble Street, died Monday, January 16, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol after an illness. She was born in Canada on September 20, 1918, the daughter of the late Leon and the late Margaret (Chiasson) Chiasson. At a young age she survived the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918 in Island River,...

John J. Butkiewicz
Jan 3, 2006
ATHOL - John J. Butkiewicz, Sr., 88 of 88 Drury Ave., Athol, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Worcester, on August 6, 1917, the son of the late James and the late Eva (Butkiech) Butkiewicz. He grew up in Worcester and graduated from North High School. Mr. Butkiewicz was a veteran...

Daniel A. Fortunato
Dec 24, 2005
ORANGE - Daniel A. Fortunato, 93 of 219 East River St., Orange, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Fitchburg, on December 16, 1912, the son of the late Pasquale and the late Margherita (Vitrano) Fortunato. He grew up in Fitchburg and was educated in Fitchburg. He resided in Fitchburg until moving...

Blanche N. Alliott
Dec 23, 2005
ATHOL - Blanche N. Alliott, 91 formerly of 298 School St., Athol, died Friday, December 23, 2005, in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Cornwall Ontario, Canada, on January 7, 1914, the daughter of the late George and the late Minnie (Landry) Alliott. She moved to Athol from Canada in 1949. Blanche was employed at the...

Eva M.
Dec 23, 2005
ATHOL - Eva M. Roy, 75, of 25 Congress St., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on April 5, 1930, the daughter of the late Francis and the late Emma (Robichaud) Blanchard. She was employed by the Athol Daily News for many years. She was a member of the Athol Golden...

Edward F. Bashaw
Dec 21, 2005
LEOMINSTER - A memorial service for Edward F. Bashaw, formerly of Leominster, who died December 21, 2005 and his wife Rita H. (Dube) Bashaw, formerly of Leominster, who died June 25, 2004 will be held on Friday, August 11, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glendale St., Winchendon. Burial will follow. A calling time will...

Vincent I. Kulisanski
Dec 17, 2005
ATHOL - Vincent I. Kulisanski, 57 of 269 Intervale Ave., Athol, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on December 5, 1948, the son of the late William M. and the late Stanislava (Tamulionis) Kulisanski. He was a life long resident of Athol. A graduate of Athol...