Obituaries

Elizabeth (Roberts) (Allen) Peterson

Elizabeth (Roberts) (Allen) Peterson

Apr 17, 2020

ATHOL – Elizabeth Ann Agnes (Roberts) (Allen) Peterson, 85 of Athol, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born on February 14, 1935 in Chelsea, Ma, the daughter of the late Stanley W. Roberts and the late Elizabeth F. (O’Brien) Roberts. Elizabeth grew up in Athol and attended Athol High School. She worked as a...

Henry P.  Caponi

Henry P. Caponi

Apr 16, 2020

LEOMINSTER - Henry P. Caponi, 97, of Leominster, died Thursday, April 16 at The Highlands in Fitchburg, after a brief illness. Henry was born on the first of September, 1922 in the Lincoln Terrace neighborhood of Leominster, son of the late Arthur and the late Rose (née Mosca, transliterated 'Mosa') Caponi. He served as a medic in the United States...

David A.  Wright

David A. Wright

Apr 15, 2020

David A. Wright (Dave), 58, of Gardner, MA passed away very unexpectedly at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester on April 15, 2020 after suffering a stroke on April 11th. David was born in Gardner, MA on March 20, 1962 to Shirley (Springer) and Dana Wright. He graduated from Gardner High School and following his passion for cars, attended an...

Pamela D. (Higgins) Connor

Pamela D. (Higgins) Connor

Apr 15, 2020

FITCHBURG - Pamela D. (Higgins) Connor, 66 of Fitchburg passed away Wednesday, April 15, 202 in Leominster Hospital. Pamela was born on January 1, 1954 to the late Donald H. Higgins and the late Pauline B. (Farnsworth) Higgins. Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Dolores "Dolly" E. Davis

Dolores "Dolly" E. Davis

Apr 14, 2020

BALDWINVILLE- Dolores “Dolly” E. (Chipman) Davis, 87, died peacefully in Alliance Health at Baldwinville on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020. She was born in Gardner, MA on April 13, 1933, the daughter of the late Arnold and Elsie (Herk) Chipman. Dolly graduated from Gardner High School in 1951, and enjoyed her childhood and upbringing in the Gardner community. She was a...

Edna M. (Newman) LaFlamme

Edna M. (Newman) LaFlamme

Apr 12, 2020

ATHOL – Edna M. (Newman) LaFlamme, 86 of Baldwinville, formerly of Athol, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 in Alliance Health Baldwinville. Edna was born on January 21, 1934 to the late Charles R. Newman and the late Helen L. (Towle) Newman. She worked at the Ansin Shoe Company making soles for shoes. She is survived by her sister: Dianne...

Jean K. (Frost) Muzzy

Jean K. (Frost) Muzzy

Apr 10, 2020

ATHOL - Jean K (Frost) Muzzy, 69 of Athol, died Friday, April 10, 2020 in the Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield. She was born in Gardner, on May 25, 1950, the daughter of the late Wayne C. Frost and the late Muriel G. (Emerson) Piermarini. She grew up and has lived in Athol most of her life, graduating from Athol...

Gail C. Whittle

Gail C. Whittle

Apr 3, 2020

WINCHENDON - Gail Catherine Whittle, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, April 3, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. Gail was born January 12, 1945, in Greenfield, Ma to Ed and Evelyn Landry. The family later moved to Baldwinville, Ma where she graduated from Narragansett Regional High School in 1962. She married her high school sweetheart,...

Wayne R. Newton

Wayne R. Newton

Mar 31, 2020

ROYALSTON- Wayne R. Newton, 74, of Royalston, died Tuesday, March 31st at Wachusett Manor, after an illness. Wayne was born July 15, 1945, son of the late Willard and the late Dorothy (Winchester) Newton. Wayne served as the Royalston Fire Chief for 35 years until his retirement in 2008. He was the organist for the 1st & 2nd Congregational Churches...

Lawrence C. Amburgey

Lawrence C. Amburgey

Mar 27, 2020

WESTMINSTER - Lawrence C. Amburgey, a resident of Westminster, MA, passed away on March 27, 2020 at the age of 85. Larry was the son of the late Charles Amburgey and Aino (Kallio) Amburgey. He was predeceased by his brother Richard Amburgey and sister, Edie (Amburgey) Atkins. Larry is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Eileen (Gaudette) Amburgey...

Stephen  J. Duda

Stephen J. Duda

Mar 24, 2020

GARDNER - Stephen J. Duda, of 168 Manca Drive, Gardner, MA, passed away on March 24, 2020. Born on March 14, 1952, Stephen was predeceased by his parents, Fred and Philena Duda, of Gardner. Steve attended parochial school at Sacred Heart Parish and received confirmation there. He was a graduate of Gardner High School, class of 1970. He made a...

Thomas H. Meany

Thomas H. Meany

Mar 22, 2020

Gardner- Thomas Henry Meany, 60, of Gardner, MA , died Sunday, March 22, at UMass Medical Center after being stricken at home. Thomas was born August 30, 1959, son of John W. and Elizabeth E. (Blake) Meany. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1977. Thomas worked for Digital for many years. He was a member of the Sons of...

Leona M. Ziguloski

Leona M. Ziguloski

Mar 21, 2020

ATHOL – Leona M. Ziguloski, 90, of Athol, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at home. She was born on September 4, 1929, the daughter of the late Everett DeGrace and the late Sophia (Delegard) DeGrace. She grew up in Athol and was a lifelong resident. In her younger years, Leona worked at the 5 & 10 Store and for...

Gwendolyn M. (Zwicker) Meuse

Gwendolyn M. (Zwicker) Meuse

Mar 21, 2020

Athol – Gwendolyn M. (Zwicker) Meuse, 88 of Athol, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at home surrounded by family. Gwendolyn was born on January 17,1932 in Athol to the late Arnold H. Zwicker and the late Clover (Rowell) Zwicker. She was born in Athol and grew up in the Athol/Orange area and attended Athol schools. She was...

Arnold R. Plante

Arnold R. Plante

Mar 19, 2020

ATHOL- Arnold R. Plante, 83 of 130 Harrington Street, Athol, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at home. He was born in Winchendon, on December 6, 1936, the son of the late Albert and the late Eunice K. (Mahoney) Plante. He grew up in Winchendon and has resided in Athol for over 60 years. Arnold worked in shipping and receiving at...

Leo P. Brochu

Leo P. Brochu

Mar 18, 2020

GARDNER- Leo Paul Brochu, 91, of Gardner, died Wednesday, March 18, at Heywood Hospital, after an illness. Leo was born August 8, 1928, in Gardner, son of the late Narcisse and the late Helen (Strom) Brochu and lived in Gardner his entire life. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Leo was a member of the VFW...

Kevin A. Fabrizio

Kevin A. Fabrizio

Mar 17, 2020

ROYALSTON- Kevin Anthony Fabrizio, Sr. passed away unexpectedly at St. Vincent’s Hospital on the morning of March 17, 2020 at the age of 64. He will be greatly missed by his loving family, his wife Gail, his son Kevin Jr, his daughter Amy and his grandchildren Tyler, Grace and Sophie. Kevin is predeceased by his father, George and survived by...

Marc W. Jolly

Marc W. Jolly

Mar 14, 2020

ATHOL- Marc W. Jolly, Jr., 24, of Athol, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 14. Marc was born January 29, 1996, son of Marc W. Jolly, Sr. and Rebecca L. (Tebo) Powers. He was a 2014 graduate of Athol High School. Throughout his academic years he enjoyed playing football, wrestling and track. Marc was very talented. He enjoyed drawing, was an excellent...

Bonnie Ann Adams

Bonnie Ann Adams

Mar 14, 2020

ATHOL – Bonnie Ann Adams, 62 of Athol, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Leominster Hospital. Bonnie was born on June 30, 1957 in Athol to the late John Adams and the late Miriam (Troope) Adams. She graduated from Narragansett Regional High School with the Class of 1975. She attended Mount Wachusett Community College. Bonnie worked for MBW incorporated...

Martha Cass

Martha Cass

Mar 13, 2020

ATHOL - Martha (Still) Cass, 85, of Athol, died Friday, March 13,2020. She was born in Fairmount, Georgia on August 10, 1934 to the late Mac Still and Genola B. Sullivan. Martha grew up in Fairmount until the age of 12 when she moved to Athol with her mother Genola and her stepfather, James B Sullivan. She graduated from Athol...