Obituaries

Dorothy H. Fletcher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Nellie C. Micuta

Nellie C. Micuta

Jan 15, 2006

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John J. Butkiewicz

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

John S. Hunter

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

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

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.       ...