Obituaries

Mar 28, 2002

STUART, FLORIDA- Goldie (Carpenter) Rice, 91 of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Athol and Warwick, RI, died March 28, 2002 in Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, Florida. She was born in Enfield, MA, June 21, 1910, daughter of Harry and Salena (Hall) Carpenter, and was raised in Greenwich, MA. She graduated from Belchertown High School in 1930. She and her husband, Frederick...

Mar 14, 2002

Athol-Eleanor M. (Hayden) "Ellie" Perley, 90, of 64 Elm Street, died Thursday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, following a brief illness. Her husband of 37 years, former Athol Fire Chief Mervin L. Perley, died in 1975. She leaves her twin brother, Carl Hayden and his wife Phyllis, of Athol; a nephew, Thomas Hayden of Athol; three nieces, Dorothy Hayden of Royalston,...

Mar 7, 2002

ATHOL- Jeffrey A. Baublis, 52, of 78 Hampstead Place, was stricken ill, and died Thursday, March 7, 2002 in Athol Memorial Hospital. He leaves his parents, Joseph A. and Edna G. (Simonetti) Baublis; two brothers, Terry J. Baublis of Chicago, Illinois, and Daniel C. Baublis of Mansfield, MA; two sisters, Brenda A. Thomas of Haverhill, MA and Melanie M. Baublis...

Mar 3, 2002

ATHOL- Chester J. "Chet" Dabkowski, 83, of 263 Sanders Street, died Sunday in UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, following a lengthy illness. He leaves his wife of 61 years, M. Bertha (Chaisson) Dabkowski; two sons, Chester J. Dabkowski, Jr. and his wife Kerry of Plymouth and Michael Dabkowski of Mickleton, NJ; three daughters, Jane Pichette and her husband...

Mar 2, 2002

ATHOL- Albert J. Alliott, 86, of 226 Chestnut Street, died Saturday, March 2, 2002 in Athol Memorial Hospital, after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Bertha M. (Duguay) Alliott; a son, Clifford "Gene" Alliott and his wife Lana of Port Orange, Florida; a daughter Patricia Alliott of Athol; a brother, Francis Alliott of Miami, Florida; three...

Feb 26, 2002

ATHOL-Helen E. (Tuminski) Meehan, 93, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, formerly of 39 Lenox Circle, died Tuesday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Her husband, Fred N. Meehan, died last year. She leaves four grandchildren, Cynthia White and her husband Richard of Wyckoff, NJ; Christopher Meehan and his wife Cynthia of Weston, MA; Timothy Meehan and his wife Debra of Franklin, MA;...

Feb 25, 2002

RICHMOND, NH- Florence P. (Tuttle) "Patty" Webber, of 37 Fitzwilliam Road, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002 in Westwood Healthcare Center, Keene, NH, after a lengthy illness. She was born June 4, 1942 in Athol, MA, daughter of Lenwood and Barbara (McLean) Tuttle. Her father was killed in World War II, and her mother remarried Louis "Bud" Noel, who raised her....

Feb 24, 2002

ATHOL-John Gabrenas, 88, of 170 North Orange Road,, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002 in Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, after being stricken ill earlier. His wife, M. Emma (Godin) Gabrenas, died in 1993. He leaves two sons, Jack Gabrenas of Athol, and Michael Gabrenas of Petersham; two daughters, Lorraine Black of Oklahoma City, OK, and Nancy Lefsyk of Schenectady; 14...

Feb 15, 2002

Frank A. Ralys ATHOL - Frank A. Ralys, 75, of 79 Warwick Ave, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 in the Athol Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Athol on April 16, 1926, a son of Anthony and Antena (Walikavich) Ralys and lived here all of his life. He was employed with the Union Tool Company of...

Feb 9, 2002

ARLAN D. WILLARD ATHOL- Arlan D. Willard, 69, of 241 Batchelder Road, was stricken ill and died Saturday in Umass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus Worcester. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Catherine A. (Reid) Willard; three sons, Matthew Willard of Boston, Andrew Willard of Denver , Colorado, and Robert Willard of Athol; two daughters, Elizabeth McKinnon of West...

Feb 3, 2002

KENNETH P. "KB" BROWN ATHOL- Kenneth P. "KB" Brown, 42, of 234 Riverbend Street, died Saturday at home. He leaves his mother, Patricia A. (Batutis) Brown, with whom he lived; a sister, Kathleen Marcotte and her husband Robert of Athol; a brother, Kevin Brown his wife LeeAnn, of Athol; a niece, Jessica Marcotte, and two nephews, Corey Brown and Jeremy...

Jan 29, 2002

ENIDE E. (MINER) STEVENS ATHOL- Enide E. (Miner) Stevens, 76, of 135 Pleasant Street, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in Athol Memorial Hospital, following an illness. Her husband, Etna Stevens died in 1989. She leaves a daughter, Delight Cox and her husband, Tal Cox of Athol; her mother, Ada Miner of Bernardston; a sister, Nancy Parsons of Billings, Montana; five...

Nov 3, 1955

TEMPLETON - Mark David Erickson, 64 of Templeton, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at home after a brief illness. He was born in Gardner, on August 5, 1955, the son of the late Roger E. Erickson and Phyllis E. (Merriam) Erickson. Mark grew up in Templeton and graduated from Narragansett Regional High School with the Class of 1973. He was...

Jul 30, 1950

Leominster- Pfc. Norman P. Dufresne, of Leominster, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.  Dufresne, formerly of 126 Eighth Street, was reportedly missing in action in Korea on July 30, 1950 and presumed dead on December 31, 1953. After 63 years, Mr. Dufresne’s remains were identified and the family is finally bringing him home to lay him to...

Jan 24, 1925

Joseph E. Landry, 93 of Auburn, MA formerly of Shrewsbury, MA, and Conway, SC passed away peacefully on January 24, 2025. He was born on November 11, 1931, in Fitchburg, MA, the son of Adrice and Marie Landry (Arsenault). He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife of 66 years, Alice Landry (Lecourt). He leaves behind many...

Florence I. Hutchinson Athol – Florence Ida (Miller) Hutchinson, 95, of 171 South Royalston Road, died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Athol Hospital after a brief illness.      Florence was born in Worcester, MA, September 28, 1919, the daughter of Hulda and Olie Nelson.  She grew up in Worcester where she attended schools and Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster,...

David W. Duncanson Athol – David W. Duncanson, 71, of Fish Street, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.      David was born January 12, 1943 in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of William and Myrtle (Benhke) Duncanson.  He grew up and lived in Wellesley for many years, graduating from Norfolk County Agricultural Trade School.  David served in the...

Kenneth W. Blackmer Athol – Kenneth W. Blackmer, 93, of 379 West Royalston Road died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare surrounded by his loving family.      Kenneth was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, October 9, 1917, the son of William H. and Alice (Bosworth) Blackmer.  He grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1935.  He then...

Jean H. Joy Athol - Jean H. (Peters) Joy passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at her home in Athol, MA, at the age of 89. She was predeceased by her husband, M. Verne Joy in 2006.      Her life is celebrated by her four children, Michael Kinsey Joy and his wife Gaye of Lewisville, NC; David Sullivan Joy and...

Richard J. Boutelle WAYNESBORO, Va. — Richard J. “Bam” Boutelle, 80, passed peacefully at his home in Waynesboro, on Feb. 28, 2013, surrounded by his wife and children. He was  born in Athol, Mass., on June 2, 1932, and was the eldest child of Richard T. and Dorothy E. (Oberg) Boutelle. He attended Athol High School and played basketball, baseball and...