Obituaries
William G Campbell
Jan 21, 2022
GARDNER- William G. “Soupy” Campbell, 70, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at his home. Born in Templeton on July 8, 1951, son of the late William H. and Virginia (Nadeau) Campbell. He worked in the Cemetery Maintenance Department for the City of Gardner. He enjoyed hiking and fishing. He was very social being around people. He was a member...
Breana T Gallant
Jan 19, 2022
Breana T. Gallant, 25, Jamaica Plain and formerly of Leominster died Wednesday, January 19, 2022. She leaves her mother Kristin (Arbo) Littlewood of Gardner; her father and step-mother, Victor and Donna Gallant of Gardner; one sister Victoria Gallant and her husband Richard Collins, of Ashby; three brothers, Joshua Gallant and his wife Kayla, of Leominster, Noah LeBlanc of Ashby and...
Michael L Matuszewski
Jan 19, 2022
TEMPLETON- Michael L. Matuszewski, 62, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on January 27, 1959, son of Leonard and Laura (Hetnik) Matuszewski. Mike was known to many as “Mike the Polack”. He attended Gardner Public Schools and Wentworth College in Boston. Mike became a Master Carpenter learning from many of the elder...
JR Sims
Jan 19, 2022
ATHOL- JR Sims, 47, of Athol, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Athol Memorial Hospital. JR was born in Fitchburg on July 28, 1974, son of Ronald and Donna Rae (Espisito) Sims of Lunenburg. “My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today” Richard Adams, Watership Down JR grew up in the small town of...
Carol Ann Nichols
Jan 18, 2022
ATHOL- Carol Ann Nichols, 81 of Metropolitan Court in Athol, passed away at the Athol Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born in Fitchburg, MA on February 7, 1940, the daughter of Norman and Edith Lawton. Carol could usually be found in her garden working hard, where she enjoyed planting and maintaining a multitude of plants and...
Berneice M Cameron
Jan 18, 2022
PHILLIPSTON- Berneice M. (Dunshee) Cameron, 85, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Athol Memorial Hospital. Berneice was born in Danby, VT on March 31, 1936, daughter of the late Rollin and Bertha (Keys) Dunshee. She graduated from Narragansett Regional High School in 1972 and with an associates degree from Mount Wachusett Community College in 1980. She was a special...
Joanna M Mulley
Jan 16, 2022
Joanna Marie (Bonito) Mulley, 77, of Winchendon and formerly of Marlborough, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Heywood Hospital after an illness. She leaves her husband Charles A. Mulley; four children, Joy Maynard and her husband Scott of Millbury, William J. Mulley and his wife Cindy of Macon, GA, Lisa Fernandes of Winchendon and Tracey Weed and her husband Todd...
Dorothy L Hodge
Jan 16, 2022
ATHOL- Dorothy “Dottie” L. (Kent) Hodge, 100, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Dottie was born in Thomaston, Georgia on June 12, 1921, daughter of the late Mack and Lena (Woodham) Kent. She grew up in Georgia, graduating from Robert E. Lee Institute in 1939, later moving to Charlotte, SC where she worked at...
Laurene E Halfrey
Jan 13, 2022
HUBBARDSTON - Laurene E. (Locke) Halfrey, 74 of Hubbardston, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the home of her niece Cheryl Slack and her husband Ray of Gardner. She was born in Ware, MA, on March 1, 1947, the daughter of the late Frederick H. and the late Elizabeth D. (Fielding) Locke. She was brought up in North...
Michael J Bishop
Jan 13, 2022
Baldwinville-Michael J. Bishop, 55, died Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Heywood Hospital after a sudden illness. Michael leaves his wife, Shannon B. (Daly) Bishop; eight children, Megan Marie Bishop of NH, Robert John Bishop of NH, Shannon Pearce of NH, John Michael Bishop of NH, Sean Patrick Bishop of Gardner, Dejia A. Rodriguez of MA, Jonnny Rivera of MA and...
Rita N. (Florence) Bastine
Jan 12, 2022
ATHOL- Rita Nellie (Florence) Bastine, 71 of Athol, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 after battling a long illness. She was born on October 15, 1950 in Athol, to Mildred Mary (Choquette) Florence and George Edward Florence Sr. She was one of eight children, including; Marion (Choquette) Bigwood, John William Choquette, David Choquette, Bernadette (Florence) Wood, Michael Choquette and is...
April Prentiss-Was
Jan 5, 2022
GARDNER- April J. Prentiss-Was, 57, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5th, at Heywood Hospital. Born February 7th, 1964 to Dana & Olive (Bettez) Prentiss, she attended Gardner High School, and studied at Henri’s School of Hair, Mt Wachusett Community College, and West Georgia Technical College. She had an extensive career as a hairdresser and master florist, owning two floral...
Ann Marie Gonzalez
Jan 5, 2022
GARDNER- Ann M. (Harris) Gonzalez, 68, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Ann was born in Leominster on March 19, 1953, daughter of Edward and Loretta (Cote) Harris. Ann raised two sons and was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and family, cooking for them, holidays, playing cards, computer games, and bingo....
Linda Ann Richard
Jan 2, 2022
PHILLIPSTON - Linda Ann (Labonte) Richard, 69 of Phillipston, died Sunday, January 2, 2022 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Peterborough, NH, on September 2, 1952, the daughter of the late Albert Joseph Labonte and the late Dorothy Ruby (Senechal) Labonte. Linda grew up in Jaffrey, NH and has been a resident of Phillipston since 1983. She...
Paul A Thomas III
Jan 1, 2022
LEOMINSTER- Paul A. Thomas III, 34, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022. Paul was born in Leominster on August 2, 1987, son of Paul A. Thomas Jr. and the late Susan Lavita-Truax. He attended schools in both Leominster, MA and Orlando, FL. He graduated from Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL with an Associates Degree in Computer Science. He...
Frederick W Chmura
Jan 1, 2022
Fred Chmura fell asleep in death on January 1st at home with family after a long battle with Lewy Body dementia. He was raised in Easthampton, MA along with his older brother Ted and sister Frances. Fred (Fredzio) was raised by parents of Polish descent, John & Stella Chmura. He graduated from Easthampton High School and participated in several sporting...
Marie C Barron
Dec 31, 2021
ATHOL-Marie Celeste (Guertin) Barron, 65 of Athol passed away December 31, 2021 at home after a brave battle with cancer. Celeste was born on March 25, 1956 in Gardner, Ma to the late Arthur and Helene (Lachance) Guertin, she was the youngest of eight children. Celeste grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of...
Frances Di Saia
Dec 30, 2021
Frances (Frautten) Di Saia, aged 69, went home to our Lord on December 30th, 2021 after a brief but brave battle with pancreatic cancer. She leaves her husband, George A. Di Saia of Fort Pierce, FL where they have made their home since 2000. A brother, Dennis Frautten and his wife Marianne of Estero, FL; two daughters, Jennifer (Budzik) Tatro...
Sonya K Beane
Dec 27, 2021
BALDWINVILLE- Sonya K. Beane, 51, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 in Templeton. Sonya was born in Athol on March 9, 1970, daughter of Wayne and Ida (Alexandrovich) Beane. She graduated from Narragansett High School in 1988 and attended Becker Junior College. Sonya worked at Marlborough DCU for 6 years and for Gardner GFA for 17 years. Her friends...
Edith M Tenander
Dec 27, 2021
FITCHBURG- Edith M. (Luukko) Tenander, 89, passed away peacefully Monday, December 27, 2021 at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster. Edith was born in Worcester on September 24, 1932, daughter of the late John and Hilda (Ojala) Luukko. Edith graduated from Commerce High, Worcester, in 1950 and worked for Burbank Medical Records as a medical coder for many years. She was very...
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