Obituaries

Sally A. Sandberg

Sally A. Sandberg

Mar 17, 2022

GARDNER - Sally A. (Skamarycz) Sandberg, 89 of Gardner, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at home. She was born in Gardner, on April 2, 1932, the daughter of the late Julius W. Skamarycz and the late Lena (Yakuben) Skamarycz. Sally was a life-long resident of Gardner, she graduated from Gardner High School. She was the Office Manager for Dr. Elmer...

Gordon R Batchelor

Gordon R Batchelor

Mar 16, 2022

Phillipston-Gordon R. Batchelor, 83, died Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Cambridge Hospital after an illness. He was the husband, of 62 years, to the late Jeannine M. (LeBlanc) Batchelor who died February 3rd 2021. He leaves five sons: Glenn Batchelor of Phillipston, Dennis Batchelor of Westminster, Chris Batchelor and his wife Shellie of Hubbardston, Gregory Batchelor of Athol and Jeffrey...

Nancy E. Anderson

Nancy E. Anderson

Mar 14, 2022

Royalston- Nancy E. (Lawton) Anderson, 71, died Monday, March 14, 2022 at Leominster Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves her husband of 49 years Kenneth G.A. Anderson; one son, Michael D. Anderson of Athol; one daughter, Becky S. Demmons and her husband Nathaniel of Mason, NH; five grandchildren, Olivia Rose Anderson, MaryClare Elizabeth Anderson, Sadie Lynn Anderson,...

Phyllis Ruth Rogers

Phyllis Ruth Rogers

Mar 10, 2022

Beloved mother, Phyllis Ruth Chantrelle Rogers (née Anderson), unexpectedly passed away on March 10, 2022, visiting her daughter in Washington, DC. On June 26, 1950, Phyllis was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to the late Pauline (née Ward) and Lloyd Thomas Anderson. She graduated from Brighton High School in 1968, married and welcomed her daughter Nicole. Phyllis worked for over 40...

Joyce Arsenault

Joyce Arsenault

Mar 9, 2022

ASHBURNHAM-Joyce (O'Donnell) Arsenault, 88, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the Wachusett Manor. She was the wife of the late Elmer Arsenault. Joyce leaves her three children, Noel McGonigle and her husband, Justin of Ashburnham, Stephan Arsenault and his wife, Linda Duffy of Ashby, and Celeste Tyrrell and her husband, Marc Laurin of Concord, NH; five grandchildren, Helen McGonigle, Andre...

Gerald "Jerry" Fisher

Gerald "Jerry" Fisher

Mar 9, 2022

Gerald E. "Jerry" Fisher, 44, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022 after a battle with Melanoma. He leaves his parents. Dale J. and Susan (DeProfio) Fisher: his fiancé and the love of his life, Tami Anderson: a sister-in-law, Toni M. Fisher; a niece, Makenzie L. Fisher; a nephew, Jeffrey P. Fisher, all of Gardner; his maternal grandmother Phyllis DeProfio of Watham,...

Chelsea Dawn Ziemba

Chelsea Dawn Ziemba

Mar 4, 2022

FITCHBURG- Chelsea Dawn Ziemba, 30, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Chelsea was born in Lowell on September 7, 1991, daughter of Michele (Canessa) Cochran and David Ziemba. She graduated with the Lunenburg High School Class of 2010. She worked for E & G Vending in Fitchburg. She enjoyed music, pets, camping, and...

Wanda A Deveau

Wanda A Deveau

Mar 2, 2022

Wanda A. (Jeleniewski) Deveau, previously of Derry, New Hampshire passed away peacefully on March 2, 2022 at the age of 93. Husband, Robert W. Deveau and son, Michael R. Deveau both predeceased. She leaves behind three daughters, Karen Arnold, Sandra Fesler, both from Gardner and Kathleen Hall of South Carolina, as well as five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. A...

Annie Collet

Annie Collet

Feb 28, 2022

GARDNER - Annie (Martin) Collet, 89, died Monday, February 28, 2022 at Heywood Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph Patrice Collet. Annie leaves one son, J. Norman Collet of Prince Edward Island, Canada, five daughters, Dorene Collette of Prince Edward Island, Canada, Katherine Gentile of Rutland, Lydia Boudreau of Westminster, VT, Linda Collet of Gardner and Freda...

Jaye P. Thurlow

Jaye P. Thurlow

Feb 28, 2022

Hubbardston- Jaye P. Thurlow, 71, died at home on February 28, 2022. Jaye was predeceased by her husband of 47 years Chris Thurlow. She leaves behind her son William Thurlow and his wife Holly Clark, her two sisters Grace Nutting and Ann Foster, Her nephew Jon, niece Della, and their children. Jaye was born April 12, 1950 and grew up...

Francis L Donelan

Francis L Donelan

Feb 27, 2022

NORTHBOROUGH- Francis L. Donelan, formerly of Athol, died peacefully with his family around him at UMass Hospital in Worcester on Sunday, February 27, 2022. Frank was born December 2, 1937, and was the son of Francis E. and Arline (Cuddy) Donelan. He received his Associate’s Degree from the school of business administration at Becker College in 1957 and continued on...

Nancy Harris

Nancy Harris

Feb 25, 2022

ORANGE - Dr. Nancy Harris passed away on Friday, February 25 after being stricken at home. She was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on April 9, 1937 to Vernon Harris and Mary (Quinn) Harris. Nan graduated from Templeton High School and went to Clark University for her undergraduate studies in history. She went on to get a Masters Degree at the...

Joanne Berard

Joanne Berard

Feb 24, 2022

WINCHESTER, NH- Joanne (Schulte) Berard, 69, passed away on Thursday, February, 24, 2022. She was born in Gloversville, NY on October 31, 1952, daughter of the late William & Penny (Wager) Schulte. Joanne was raised on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, MA. She later on became the 1st woman firefighter for the town of Townsend, MA and dispatched for them as...

Sheryl Ann Chalke

Sheryl Ann Chalke

Feb 22, 2022

Phillipston-Sheryl Ann Chalke, 60 died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at her home after an illness. She leaves her son, Stephen Deninger of Wakefield; her mother, Sylvia Spring of Charlton; two brothers, Shane Chalke and his wife Monique of Banner Elk, NC and Stephen Chalke and his wife Karen Mayeda of Remington, VA; one sister, Lisa Smith and her husband Charles...

Grace Lucinda Fair

Grace Lucinda Fair

Feb 21, 2022

GARDNER - Grace Fair, born Grace Lucinda Myslinski passed away peacefully with her loving family at her side on February 21, 2022 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a short illness. Grace is remembered with love by her husband of 21 years Philip Fair. She was born on September 14, 1963, daughter of Jane (Vollert) Myslinski and Chester Myslinski...

Ann-Marie Mezzanotti

Ann-Marie Mezzanotti

Feb 20, 2022

WESTMINSTER – Ann-Marie (Jasinski) Mezzanotti, 78 of 37 Ridge St, Westminster, died Sunday, February 20, 2022, in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on July 25, 1943, the daughter of the late Leon J. Jasinski and the late Anna M (Milosh) Jasinski. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of...

Eveline M. Beauregard

Eveline M. Beauregard

Feb 18, 2022

TEMPLETON - Eveline M (Johnson) (Lavoie) Beauregard, 86 of Templeton, died peacefully at home, on Friday, February 18, 2022. She was born in Rumford, Maine on September 24, 1935 to her birth parents, Alphonse and Blanche (Rouleau) Johnson. She was lovingly raised in Gardner, MA by her foster parents, Reuben and Marie (Vautour) Arsenault. Eveline was a 1952 graduate of...

Kyle A. Berger

Kyle A. Berger

Feb 18, 2022

OTTER RIVER - Kyle Anthony Berger, 18 of Otter River, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 18, 2022 at home. He was born in Gardner on October 28, 2003, the son of Sunshine Berger. Kyle attended Gardner Middle School and was a current student at GALT. He had just started shoveling and sanding for JPS Tree & Landscape the past couple...

Dorothy (Gallant) Boyatzi

Dorothy (Gallant) Boyatzi

Feb 18, 2022

Phillipston-Dorothy (Gallant) Boyatzi, 72 died Friday, February 18, 2022. She was the wife of the late Louis Boyatzi. She leaves one brother, Henry "Hank" Gallant of Norwood; one sister-in-law, Margarita Dempsey and her husband Frank of RI; one niece, Michelle; two nephews, Mathew and Phillip; two goddaughters, Alexandra Dempsey Bruneault and Elena Dempsey. Dorothy is also predeceased by a brother...

Rose Elizabeth Valois

Rose Elizabeth Valois

Feb 17, 2022

GARDNER - Rose Elizabeth (Case) Valois, 78 of 75 Oriole Street, Gardner, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Fitchburg on December 20, 1943, the daughter of the late Albert J. Case, Sr., and the late Florence V. (Borey) Case. Rose grew up in Gardner and graduated from...