Obituaries

Frank J. Borelli
Dec 13, 2003
Frank J. Borelli, 88, of 42 Wendell St., Athol, died Saturday in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol after being stricken ill at home earlier in the week. He was born in Barre April 27, 1915, son of the late Salvatore and Mary (Neri) Borelli and lived in Barre before moving to Athol many years ago. His wife, Anna C. (Porcari)...

Helen Chastney
Nov 24, 2003
Helen (Cole) Chastney, 84, of 41 Lombard Avenue, Athol, died Monday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Courtland, NY, March 31, 1919, daughter of the late John W. and Nora T. Cole and lived here many years. Her husband, Frank Chastney died in 1984. Mrs. Chastney was a communicant of St. Francis...
Alphonse F. Quader
Nov 23, 2003
Alphonse "Al" F. Quader, 80, of 287 Intervale Ave., Athol, died Sunday morning in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol after a brief illness. He was born in Athol January 20, 1923 the son of the late John and Pauline (Simonis) Quader and lived here all of his life. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II. Mr....

Lena Natale
Nov 18, 2003
Lena M. (Calvi) Natale, 92, formerly of Bridge St., Baldwinville, died Tuesday evening in the Leo P. LaChance Center in Gardner after a long illness. She was born in Athol June 8, 1911, daughter of the late Felix and Aureglia (Vaccarezza) Calvi. Mrs. Natale was a chef at the New York State Hospital for many years prior to her retirement....

William D. Kincaid
Nov 13, 2003
William D. Kincaid, 73, of 38 Main St., South Royalston, died Thursday in Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Somerville July 29, 1930, son of the late Allen and Ruth (Brown) Kincaid and lived here many years. Mr. Kincaid was a United States Airforce Veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his longtime companion, Judith Lamoureaux, with...

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...