Obituaries

John S. Hunter
Dec 6, 2005
ATHOL - John S. Hunter,76 of 600 Vine St., Athol, died Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Athol, on March 21, 1929, the son of the late Raymond M. and the late May (Skevington) Hunter. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. Mr. Hunter was a veteran serving...
Earl E. North
Nov 19, 2005
ATHOL - Earl E. North, 67 of 382 Twichell St., died Saturday, November 19, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol after being stricken ill at home. He was born in Orange, on July 22, 1938, the son of the late Arlan and the late Mary (Blackmer) North of Orange. He graduated from Orange High School in 1956. After graduation,...

Mary (Powers) Lawsky
Nov 9, 2005
Mary (Powers) Lawsky, 97 formerly of 419 Fairview Ave., died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 in the Leo LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, MA. She was born in Hudson on May 7, 1908, the daughter of the late Thomas and the late Margaret (McCool) Powers. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Alfred Lawsky, who died in 1995. ...

Flora C. Litchfield
Nov 3, 2005
ATHOL - Flora C. Litchfield, 92 of 567 Pleasant Street, died Thursday, November 3, 2005 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, on September 25, 1913, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Anna (Vacarazza) Cucchi. She was prececeased by her husband, Frederick B. Litchfield, who died in 1993; a son, John Litchfield, who...

Julia M. DeSantis
Nov 3, 2005
GAINESVILLE, FL - Julia M. (Masiello) DeSantis, 98 of 551 N.W. 55th St., Gainesville, FL, died Thursday, November 3, 2005, in the North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL. She was born in Cassano Delle Murge, Italy, on November 23, 1906, the daughter of the late John and the late Angelina (Campanelli) Masiello. She raised her family in Athol prior...

Priscilla R. Nadeau
Nov 3, 2005
ORANGE - Priscilla R. Nadeau, 84 of Redbrook Village, died Thursday, November 3, 2005 in the Genesis Eldercare Nursing Home, Keene, NH. She was born in Athol, on July 6, 1921, the daughter of the late Edward J. and the late Arilla (Freeman) Connor. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Nadeau, a brother, Edward J. Connor, Jr., and two...

Frances Helen Jasins
Oct 23, 2005
ATHOL - Frances H. (Sklenis) Jasins, 92 of 59 J Street, Athol, MA, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born Frances Helen Sklenis in Remeikes, Lithuania, on October 24, 1912. She was married to the late John J. Jasins who predeceased her in 1970. She leaves a daughter Milda Jasins of Menlo, CA;...

James A. Petrousky
Oct 19, 2005
ATHOL - James Alexander Petrousky, 62, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005 in Port Tobacco, MD, from an aggressive fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Athol at 83 Sanders St., on Jan. 27, 1943 to Joseph A. Petrousky and Inez T. (Morandi) Petrousky, predeceased in 1975 and 1999 respectively. He attended public schools and graduated with...

Alberta M. Blanchard
Sep 29, 2005
ATHOL - Alberta M. Blanchard, 90 of 343 Beacon Street, Athol, died Thursday, September 29, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born on March 28, 1915, the daughter of the late Henry J. and the late Cecile (Mallet) Blanchard. She lived in Athol all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Immaculate Church....
Wilbur R. Lovern,
Sep 28, 2005
ATHOL - Wilbur R. Lovern, Jr., 64 of 4 Briggs Road, Athol, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pelham on January 3, 1941, the son of the late Wilbur R. Lovern, Sr. and the late Marie (Malenfant) Lovern. He lived in Athol for 35 years, coming from Annadale, Virginia. He was a...
Kelly L. Foster
Sep 26, 2005
BUZZARDS BAY - Kelly L. Foster, 38 of 11 Harbor Hill Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA, died Monday, September 26, 2005. He was born in Athol, on October 7, 1966, the son of Harry L. and Pauline M. (Smith) Foster. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He was a Union Steel Worker working on many jobs...
Berry L.. William
Aug 23, 2005
PETERSHAM - William Leftwich Berry, Sr., 87,of Petersham died Tuesday, August 23, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born on October 15, 1917 in Washington, DC the son of Ralph Whitely Berry and Mary Magdalene O'Connor. He was predeceased by his wife Marianna Irene Trowbridge who died in 2004 He leaves six children, Charlotte B Kennan and...

John Batutis
Mar 1, 2005
ATHOL - John V. Batutis, 93 of 495 Cottage St., Athol, MA, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Erving, on June 8, 1911, the son of the late Frank and the late Dame (Balcuis) Batutis. On September 4, 1933, he married the former Antena Baublis, who passed away on March 29, 1988....

Rita H. Bashaw
Jun 25, 2004
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...

Maxine M. McGuirk
May 5, 2004
Maxine B. (Tatro) McGuirk, 80, formerly of 59 Cottage St., Athol, died peacefully Wednesday evening in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Athol February 19, 1924, daughter of the late Leon and B. Myrtle (Burgess) Tatro and lived here all of her life. Her husband, C. Reginald McGuirk died in 1992. For many...

Thomas F. Hayden,
Mar 27, 2004
Thomas Francis Hayden, II, of 141 Lake Ellis Rd., Athol, died suddenly at his home Saturday night, March 27, 2004. He had just turned 60 years old. Born in Worcester on March 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Howard M. and Irene (Ferguson) Hayden. Tom grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol Royalston Regional High School...

David A. Ambrose
Mar 22, 2004
David A. Ambrose, 62, of 140 Fish St., died Monday at the Farren Care Center in Montague City. Born in Athol, he was the son of Walter P. and Mary A. (Pazora) Ambrose. He grew up in Athol and attended its schools. Mr. Ambrose was employed by the L. S. Starrett Co. for 38 years. He started doing sandblasting...

Irene L. Rochon Wright
Mar 15, 2004
Irene L. (Lamothe) Rochon Wright, 90, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway in Athol, formerly of Springfield, died Monday evening in Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol where she had been a resident for four years. She was born in Holyoke, MA on October 20, 1913 daughter of the late Frederick and Albina (Florence) Lamothe. The family moved to Springfield where she...
Dorothy G. Kakitis
Mar 13, 2004
Dorothy G. (Gagas) Kakitis, 97, formerly of 507 South Royalston Rd., Athol, died early Saturday morning in Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville after a long illness. She was born in Chios, Greece March 9, 1907 daughter of the late Athanasious and Filia (Psichoulis) Gagas and lived in Athol most of her life. Her husband, Harry Kakitis died in 1965. Mrs....

Ruth E. Gawronsky
Mar 5, 2004
Ruth E. (Wiggin) Gawronsky, 84, of 72 Wilson Ave., Athol, died Friday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after an illness. She was born in Stratham, NH January 8, 1920, daughter of the late Howard and Lizzie (Thurston) Wiggin and lived here many years. She attended Stratham Schools, The Robinson Female Seminary in Exeter and the Concord College of Business....