Obituaries
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...
Cory M. Deloge
Dec 27, 2021
Hubbardston-Cory M. Deloge, 28 died Monday, December 27, 2021. He leaves his four children, Savannah Deloge, Owen Deloge, Riley Deloge and Hunter Deloge; his mother, Tricia (Knight) Deloge all of Hubbardston; his father, Adam Rathbun of N Stonington, CT; four sisters, Charissa Rathabun of Stoneham, Alysia Rathbun of N Stonington, CT, Angelica Deloge of Medway, ME and Gabrielle Deloge of...
Jacqueline G. Hale
Dec 24, 2021
Hubbardston, Ma Jacqueline G. Hale, age 80, of Hubbardston, died Friday, December 24, 2021 after a long illness. Jacqueline was born November 2, 1941, in Natick, a daughter of Robert F. and Norma B. (Goodwin) Higgins. Jacqueline was a graduate of Natick High School and Mass Bay Community College, in Wellesley She was employed by Shawmut Bank as a Personal...
Kenneth St. Martin
Dec 24, 2021
GARDNER- Kenneth P. St Martin, 75, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at Heywood Hospital. Kenneth was born in Fitchburg on September 11, 1946, son of the late Charles and Pauline (Lamothe) St. Martin. He graduated from Fitchburg High School. He served in the United States Airforce during the Vietnam War from 1965-1966. He was the owner and operator of...
Paul R Gionet
Dec 22, 2021
FITCHBURG- Paul R. Gionet, 73, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Paul was born in Ayer on January 20, 1948, son of the late Paul J and Mary L (Dennihan) Gionet. Paul was the oldest of six children. He was raised in Shirley, MA then settled in Fitchburg, MA. Paul started working as...
Melvin M Elliott
Dec 22, 2021
GARDNER- Melvin M. Elliott, 34, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Melvin was born in Holyoke on June 12, 1987, son of Girard and Clara Elliott of Jeffersonville, VT. He graduated high school from the Grafton MA Job Corps . He enlisted in the Massachusetts Army National Guard and completed basic training at Fort...
Kevin M McGivern
Dec 21, 2021
Kevin M. McGivern, 59, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He was born on May 19, 1962 in Newport, VT, son of the late Harold B. McGivern and Nettie A. (Cole) Jakola. Kevin loved to tinker with and fix things, mechanic work, singing, dancing and last but not least he loved his family. He...
Rachel M Rushford
Dec 20, 2021
ATHOL-Rachel M. (Lumbra) Rushford, 104, died Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Applewood Home for Elders in Athol. She was the wife of the late Urban E. Rushford, who died in 2006, they were married for 69 years. Rachel leaves a daughter in law, Barbara Rushford; three grandchildren, Craig Rushford and his wife Cheryl Azza of Methuen, Raquel Gauvin and...
Gerald F Castine
Dec 20, 2021
ATHOL-Gerald F. Castine, 74, died Monday, December 20, 2021 at Heywood Hospital, after an illness. He leaves his three sons, Darren Castine of Lafayette, CO, Cody Castine of Athol and Dakota Castine of Fitchburg; one brother, Fred Castine and his spouse Gary Partridge of Athol. Gerald was born in Winchendon on January 2, 1947 a son of the late Fredrick...
Kenneth F. Mousseau
Dec 13, 2021
ATHOL- Kenneth Francis Mousseau, 76, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Athol Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was born in Leominster, MA on September 21, 1945, son of the late Gerard R. Mousseau, Sr and Lorraine I. (Boudreau) Mousseau. He graduated from Athol High School in 1963 and attended Essex Agricultural Technical School. He served in the United States Navy...
Raymond Joel Page
Dec 12, 2021
TEMPLETON--Raymond Joel Page, 78, died peacefully on December 12, 2021, 11 years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Gardner on July 10, 1943, a son of the late Kermit and Ellen (Nykanen) Page.. Ray lived most of his life in Templeton, he was a 1961 graduate of Narragansett Regional High School and 1963 graduate of Worcester...
Ann M Romanson
Dec 11, 2021
ATHOL- Ann M. (Wagner) Romanson, 91, died Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Quabbin Valley Nursing Home after an illness. She was the wife of the late Alexander Romanson who died on November 15, 2006. Ann leaves three daughters, Ellen Blakie of Athol, Joan Hendrickson of Wendell, NC and Nancy Levada and her husband Robert of Rindge, NH; four grandchildren,...
Robert F Souther
Dec 9, 2021
SHIRLEY-Robert F. Souther, 92, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Pauline M. (Provencher) Souther, who passed in 2014. He leaves two daughters, Roxanne Souther of Shirley and Sandra Souther of Arizona; two sons, Robert F. Souther, Jr of Leominster and Brian Souther of Shirley; one granddaughter, Marcy Silva of...
Curtis W Bolger
Dec 5, 2021
BARRE- Curtis William Bolger of Barre, Massachusetts, age 19, passed away after a car accident on December 5, 2021. Curtis was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, on February 24, 2002. He was a 2020 graduate of Quabbin Regional High School. Curtis worked as an electrician apprentice for Patriot Light and Power Company. He had recently become a proud member of the...
Edward R. McClure
Dec 4, 2021
Edward Robert McClure (70) – Eddie “Muck” passed away on Saturday December 4, 2021 after a long health battle. Eddie was born in Gardner on April 3rd, 1951. He was a lifelong resident of Baldwinville, Massachusetts. He worked several years at B&M Railroad and Northeast Railroad Construction before he finished his working years in the construction business. Eddie loved his...
Georgia A Phillips
Dec 4, 2021
ATHOL- Georgia A. (Bowers) Phillips, 77, passed away, Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Georgia was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, March 20, 1944, the daughter of Elwin T. and Lillian M. (Chaisson) Bowers. She grew up and has lived in Athol all of her life, attending Athol High School. Georgia was a caregiver for many years, taking care...
Brian P Rich
Dec 3, 2021
TEMPLETON - Brian P. Rich 76, of Templeton passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side. He leaves his two daughters, Katherine A. Rich of Exeter NH, and Kerrie M. Rich of Templeton MA. Son of Arthur Farley Rich & Margaret Cawley Rich. Third of Seven siblings; Dennis M. Rich of Templeton, Terrance A Rich of Templeton,...