Obituaries

Naomi B. Ferris
Sep 12, 2003
Naomi B. (Buckley) Ellis Ferris, 75, formerly of 102 Starrett Ave., Athol, died Friday in Silver Lake Center Nursing Home in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a long illness. She was born in Gardner May 18, 1928, daughter of the late Mae (Buckley) Bernier and lived in the Orange/Athol area her entire life. She graduated from Orange High School class of 1946....

Anna A. Salahna
Sep 4, 2003
Anna A. (Mazialnik) Salahna, 90, formerly of 309 Harvard Ave., Athol, died early Thursday morning in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Athol November 10, 1912, daughter of the late Michael and Amelia (Tamalunas) Mazialnik and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Salahna was a member of St Francis of Assisi Church...

Richard D. White
Aug 22, 2003
Richard D. White, 58, of 26 Gibson Dr., Athol, died Friday in St. Vincent Hospital at the Worcester Medical Center in Worcester after a long illness. He was born August 9, 1945, son of the late Edwin S. and Hilda M. (Cummings) White, Sr. and lived here all of his life. Mr. White was an Autombile Salesman for many years....
Stanley C. Young
Aug 14, 2003
Stanley C. "Barney" Young, Sr., 87, of 366 Exchange St., Athol, died Thursday in Heywood Hospital in Gardner after an illness. He was born in Winchendon July 25, 1916, son of the late Percy and Theresa (Tourtellot) Young and lived here all of his life. His wife, Nellie (Muzzy) Young died July 12. Mr. Young was employed with the L.S....

Leon A. Mazialnik
Aug 8, 2003
Leon A. Mazialnik, 91, of 37 Pine St., Athol, died Friday in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after a brief illness. He was born in Bridgeport, CT, October 7, 1911, son of the late Mykolas and Amelis (Tamulunas) Mazialnik and lived here many years. Mr. Mazialnik was employed with the Erving Paper Mill prior to his retirement. He was an active...

Allan A. Guimond
Aug 4, 2003
Allan A. Guimond, 59, of 187 Daniel Shays Highway, Orange, a longtime local business owner, died Monday evening in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus from complications of coronary artery disease. He was born in Boston February 6, 1944, son of Peter and Pearl (Newton) Guimond and lived here all of his life. For eighteen years, he was owner of Al's...

Leontine L. Hanshaw
Aug 2, 2003
Leontine L.(Valley) Hanshaw, 82, of 42 Church St., Athol, died Saturday evening at home. She was born June 29, 1921, daughter of the late John and Maude (Porter) Valley and lived here all of her life. She was a member of Our Lady Immaculate Church in Athol and was previously employed by the B.P. Sousa Service Stations in Orange, Westminster...
Nellie A. Young
Jul 12, 2003
Nellie A. (Muzzy) Young, 78, of 366 Exchange St., Athol, died Saturday morning in Health Alliance, Leominster Hospital, Leominster after brief illness. She was born in Athol August 13, 1924, daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Gustlauskas) Muzzy and lived here all of her life. She was a 1942 graduate of Athol High School and along with her husband,...

Grace R. Conradi
Jun 28, 2003
Grace A. (Brown) Conradi, 82, formerly of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Saturday, June 28, in Quabbin Valley Nursing Home in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Newark, New Jersey, November 11, 1920, daughter of the late James and Emily (White) Brown and lived several years in Germany, Oklahoma, New Hampshire and again in New Jersey...
Linda M. Brailey
Jun 26, 2003
Linda M. (LaFountain) Brailey, 36, of 252 South St., Athol, died unexpectedly Thursday in St. Vincent's Hospital at the Worcester Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in Athol January 8, 1967, daughter of Leonard J. and Roseanna M. (Foster) LaFountain and lived here all of her life. Linda attended Athol High School and was a member of Starrett Memorial...

Alice J. Pierce
Jun 20, 2003
Alice J. (Shilko) Pierce, 91, formerly of 5 Raymond Place, Athol, died Friday morning in Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol February 17, 1912, daughter of the late Andrew J. and Alice (Demkowska) Shilko and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Pierce was a graduate of Athol High School and was employed with the Treasury Department of...
Gladys H. Ryder
Jun 20, 2003
Gladys H. (Purple) Ryder, 93, formerly of 115 Fish Street, Athol, died Friday morning in Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal, New York after a brief illness. She was born in Athol, September 5, 1909, daughter of the late Wincenty and Josephine (Dombrowsky) Piepol and lived here until moving to Endicott, New York in 1997 so that she could be...
Alice V. Murphy
May 11, 2003
Alice V. (Cavanaugh) Murphy, 82, of 159 Pequoig Ave., Athol, formerly of Worcester, died Sunday in Athol Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born in Wallkill, New York September 13, 1920, daughter of the late William H. and Ethel (Dobbs) Cavanaugh and lived in Worcester most of her adult life. She moved to Athol in 1985. She was employed...

Chris A. Tatro
Apr 18, 2003
Christopher A. Tatro Avid Outdoorsman ATHOL - Chris A. "Tata" Tatro, 37, of 35 Riverbend St., died Friday, April 18, 2003, in the UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. He leaves his mother, Madelaine (Bowers) Dresser; three children, Christian Tatro of Athol, Tasha Tatro of Orange, and Chris Allen-Matthew Deragon of Springfield; three brothers, Aldo Tatro of Athol, Darien Tatro...

Frances M. Hathaway
Apr 12, 2003
Frances M. Hathaway Sewed Finger Puppets ATHOL - Frances M. (Costello) Hathaway, 90, of 60 West Chestnut St., died Saturday, April 12, 2003 in Athol Memorial Hospital, following an illness. Her husband of 54 years, Duane Hathaway, died in 1982. She leaves two daughters, Dolly Gallien of Claremont, N.H. and Frances St. Laurent and her husband Elmer, of Orange; a...

Leola M. Blanchard
Feb 20, 2003
ATHOL-Leola M. (Guignard) Blanchard, 81, of 317 Brooks Road, died Thursday, February 20, 2003 in Athol Memorial Hospital, after an illness. She leaves her husband of 57 years, Robert M. Blanchard, Sr.; three daughters, Jean M. Kucinskas and her husband John of Uxbridge, MA; Jane A. Vaitkunas and her husband, John of Concord, NH; and Judy L. Tobin of Jamison,...

Jennie A. Dargelis
Feb 7, 2003
ATHOL-Jennie A. Dargelis, 81, of 539 Pequoig Ave., died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 in Athol Memorial Hospital, after being stricken ill at home. She leaves a sister, Agnes Penski and her husband Sigmund; a nephew, Alan Dargelis and two nieces, Irene Dalterio and Patricia Hillis, all of Athol; many grand-nieces and grand-nephews, and one great-grand-nephew. She was born in Athol,...

Jennie E. Drozdal
Jan 20, 2003
ATHOL-Jennie (Sokoloski) Drozdal, 90, of Daniel Shays Highway, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, following an illness. Her husband of 68 years, Atolia J. Drozdal, died in 1998. She leaves a sister, Henrietta Kulch of Turners Falls, MA; and many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. A son, Henry V. Drozdal, died in 1944. She was born...

Arvilla M. Britt
Jan 6, 2003
ATHOL-Arvilla M. (Corbett) Britt, 88, formerly of Athol and Petersham, died Monday, January 6, 2003 in Health Alliance-Leominster Hospital, Leominster, following an illness. Her husband Henry E. Britt, died in 1984. Her first husband, Milton Edwards, died in 1991. She leaves five daughters, Marilyn Swenson of Anaheim, CA; Mae Edwards of Holyoke, MA; Mildred Willard of Palmer, MA; Rose Delfino...

Albino M. Salkauskas
Jan 6, 2003
ATHOL-Albino M. Salkauskas, 88, of 484 Vine Street, died Monday, January 6, 2003 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, following a brief illness. He leaves three brothers, Joseph Salkaus and his wife Nellie of Worcester; Alphonse Salkaus and his wife Agatha of Athol; and Peter Salkaus and his wife Aldona of Athol; a sister, Anna Andriliunas and her husband Andy of Poquoson,...