Obituaries

Florence S Moriarty

Florence S Moriarty

Feb 16, 2020

Florence (Ferracane) Moriarty, 88 of 2000 Main St Athol, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, Sunday February 16 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. She was born in New York City the daughter of Joseph and Lucy (D'Elia) Ferracane. Florence graduated from Boston City Hospital School of Nursing.  She married William R. Moriarty in 1954 and enjoyed 33...

Robert H. Mailloux

Robert H. Mailloux

Feb 13, 2020

GARDNER - Robert Harold Mailloux, 93 of Gardner, died Thursday, February 13, 2020 in the Heywood Hospital.He was born in Gardner, on January 7, 1927, the son of the late Alphee and the late Alice (Valois) Mailloux. Robert grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1944.  Mr. Mailloux was a veteran of World...

Joyce A. (Kowalski) Puchalsky

Joyce A. (Kowalski) Puchalsky

Feb 12, 2020

ATHOL – Joyce A. (Kowalski) Puchalsky of Athol, died on Sunday, February 12, 2020 in Springfield at the age of 77. She was born on February 25, 1942, the daughter of Anthony & Eleanor (Libby) Kowalski. She grew up in Royalston, where she had many fond memories, and lived most of her life in Athol. Joyce worked at the L....

Jane (Ready) Ganley

Jane (Ready) Ganley

Feb 9, 2020

GARDNER- Jane E. (Ready) Ganley, 73 of Gardner, MA and Cape Neddick, ME passed away Sunday after an illness. Born in Winchendon, MA in 1946, she was the only child of the late Martin T. Ready and Elinore M. (Hildreth) Ready also of Winchendon. She graduated from Murdock High school in 1964 and received a Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy...

Marian Godin

Marian Godin

Feb 8, 2020

EAST TEMPLETON - Marian (Kulczyk) Godin, 72 of 14 Cottage Lane, E. Templeton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Leominster Hospital. She was born in East Templeton, on May 10, 1947, and is the daughter of the late Adolph and the late Esther (Bjorson) Kulczyk. Marian was a life-long resident of East Templeton, graduating from...

Paul W. Foresman

Paul W. Foresman

Feb 8, 2020

GARDNER – Paul W. Foresman, retired Captain of the Fitchburg Fire Department, died on February 8, 2020 in Gardner. In addition to serving his community as a firefighter, he was proud to have served as a paratrooper in Occupied Japan at the end of World War II. In his 91 years he accomplished much for which his family will always...

Philip J. Chicoine

Philip J. Chicoine

Feb 7, 2020

TEMPLETON - Philip Joseph Chicoine, 63 of Templeton, died Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Bay State Medical Center, Springfield. He was born in Gardner, on October 18, 1956, the son of the late Norman P. and Alice J. (Burgoyne) Chicoine. He grew up in Templeton and graduated from Narragansett High School with the class of 1975.  He worked at...

Barbara M. (Briggs) Winchester

Barbara M. (Briggs) Winchester

Feb 7, 2020

ATHOL – Barbara M. (Briggs) Winchester, 93, of Athol, passed away February, 7 2020 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. Barbara was born on February 28, 1926 in Athol to the late Will N. Briggs and the late Mary B. (Chamberlain) Briggs. She was raised in Athol and attended Athol Schools. She graduated from Athol High School with the Class of...

Kayley M.  Walsh

Kayley M. Walsh

Feb 5, 2020

ATHOL- Kayley M. Walsh, 29, of Athol, died Wednesday, February 5. Kayley was born October 28, 1990 in Greenfield daughter of Tammy (St. Hilaire) Adams and lived in Athol all of her life. She graduated from Athol High School and previously worked for Nick’s Breakfast and Lunch. Kayley was loved by many and had a heart of gold. She lit...

Stanley G. Alisauskas

Stanley G. Alisauskas

Feb 4, 2020

HUBBARDSTON - Stanley G Alisauskas, 87, of Hubbardston, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at home. He was born in Leominster, on July 13, 1932, the son of the late Stanley H. and the late Marjorie (Adkins) Alisauskas. He grew up in Westminster and Gardner and graduated from Worcester Boys Trade in 1950. Mr. Alisauskas was a veteran of the Korean...

Tommy Walsh

Tommy Walsh

Feb 2, 2020

Tommy Walsh, age 53, of Harrison Township, MI died Sunday, February 2, 2020. Mr. Walsh was born October 21, 1966 in Chelsea, MA. He is the son of the late Joseph Walsh and Edna M. (Ankiewicz) Walsh. Tommy grew up in Athol and Michigan. He attended Athol High School. He worked as a commercial painter for many years. He played...

Marshall Jared Michaud

Marshall Jared Michaud

Jan 31, 2020

MERRITT ISLAND, FL - Marshall Jared Michaud passed away unexpectedly in his Florida home January 31st, 2020. He was the kind of person that would give the shirt off his back for anyone in need. He most enjoyed exploring nature and working with his hands. Marshall created art with this amazing ability to see beauty and potential in objects and...

Eleanor (Beaudoin) Bartoni

Eleanor (Beaudoin) Bartoni

Jan 30, 2020

LEOMINSTER- Eleanor M. (Beaudoin) Bartoni, 96, formerly of LaPierre East on Spruce St., died Thursday, January 30, at Life Care Center. She was born June 2, 1923, in Leominster, daughter of the late Frederick and the late Amelia (Cournoyer) Beaudoin. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1941. Eleanor worked for Great American Plastics for 5 years. She worked in...

Irene M Roussel

Irene M Roussel

Jan 27, 2020

Irene M Roussel, age 94, of Athol died Monday, January 27, 2020 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol, MA. Irene was born July 7, 1925 in Berlin, NH. She is the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Diane (Pinet) Frenette. She attended Angel Guardian School and Berlin High School in Berlin, NH. She enjoyed ice skating in Berlin...

Barbara Shirley Boynton (Sulman)

Barbara Shirley Boynton (Sulman)

Jan 23, 2020

ORANGE – Barbara Shirley Boynton (Sulham), 67 of Orange, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Barbara was born on May 15, 1952 in Gardiner, ME and moved to Orange 20 years ago, moving in with her caretakers Nathan and Nancy Sulham. Barbara was full of life and enjoyed spending time with her family and many friends....

Clayton Russell Leland

Clayton Russell Leland

Jan 23, 2020

BALDWINVILLE- Clayton Russell Leland, 89, of Baldwinville, died Thursday, January 23, at Alliance Health. Clayton was born March 5, 1930, son of the late Russell and the late Ruby (Davidson) Leland. He lived most of his life in Templeton attending Templeton schools. He worked at the former Templeton Lunch. He was a proud member of the Templeton Historical Society, the...

Linda (Dolan) McCarthy

Linda (Dolan) McCarthy

Jan 16, 2020

ASHBURNHAM- Linda M. (Dolan) McCarthy, 69, of Ashburnham, died Thursday, January 16, at UMass Medical Center, after an illness. Linda was born March 21, 1950, in Somerville, daughter of the late Charles J. and the late Mildred A. (Hutchinson) Dolan. She was a dental assistant before her retirement. She leaves her husband with whom she would have celebrated their 50th...

Fedora  Arsenault

Fedora Arsenault

Jan 11, 2020

LEOMINSTER- Fedora M. (Pellerin) Arsenault, 83, of Leominster, died Saturday, January 11, at River Terrace surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. Fedora was born December 29, 1936, in Georgetown, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Frank and the late Amanda (Saulnier) Pellerin. She leaves her husband of 64 years, Leo Arsenault; four children, Reginald and Muriel (Bourque)...

Celia Zoldak

Celia Zoldak

Jan 11, 2020

Celia Zoldak, 99, of Gardner passed away peacefully on January 11, at her daughter’s home after a long, declining illness. Born in Gardner on February 10, 1920, Celia was the daughter of the late Alexandra (Poliks) and Wladislaw Wolanske, immigrants from Poland. Celia was raised and resided her entire life in Gardner until her illness required assistance at her daughter’s...

Lola A. O'Mara

Lola A. O'Mara

Jan 10, 2020

Lola died peacefully on January 10, 2020 in Heywood Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Athol, Mass. on December 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Adelard A. Ares and Rita M. Ares (Chaisson). Lola Graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1954. She was employed for many years at Erving Paper Mills/Georgia Pacific...