Obituaries

John W. Mazialnik

John W. Mazialnik

Aug 21, 2018

ATHOL- John W. Mazialnik, 55, of Athol, died Tuesday, August 21, at UMass Medical Center. John was born May 21, 1963, in Athol, son of the late Ladzy and Helen (Ambrose) Mazialnik. He grew up in Athol and lived in Colorado for 17 years before returning to Athol. John worked at L.S. Starrett and enjoyed spending time at Hampton Beach....

Marcelle A.  Stuart

Marcelle A. Stuart

Aug 18, 2018

GARDNER- Marcelle A. (Nash) Stuart, 98 of Gardner died Saturday, August 18, 2018 in Heywood Hospital. She was born October 22, 1919 in Baldwinville the daughter of Robert Nash and Anne Marie (Tephany) Nash. She grew up in Baldwinville and lived there all of her life until moving to Gardner 23 years ago. She attended the University of Paris and...

Alan S. Fitzgerald

Alan S. Fitzgerald

Aug 17, 2018

Gardner- Alan S. Fitzgerald, 78, of 229 Brookside Drive, died Friday, August 17, 2018 at home. He was born in Ayer on April 11, 1940, son of the late Henry S. and Delia (Labbe) Fitzgerald. Alan was a stone mason by trade, and was the owner of Fitzgerald & Day Inc. in Gardner. He enjoyed racing cars and sport fishing...

Edward M. Vigeant

Edward M. Vigeant

Aug 16, 2018

ATHOL – Edward M. Vigeant, 75, of Athol passed away Thursday, August 16, at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Edward was born in Worcester on December 23, 1942 to the late Edward W. Vigeant and the late Lucille (Lucier) Vigeant. He grew up in Worcester, graduating from Holy Name High School in 1960. He joined the Navy one month later...

Joseph P. Puchalsky

Joseph P. Puchalsky

Aug 15, 2018

ATHOL- Joseph Peter Puchalsky, 79, of Athol, died Wednesday, August 15, in Athol Memorial Hospital. Joe was born June 29, 1939, in Ware, son of the late Henry J. and Anne C. (Wilkauski) Puchalsky. He grew up in Barre and attended Barre schools. Joe worked for B & M Railroad for 10 years before working at L. S. Starrett in...

Dorothy  H Hiscock

Dorothy H Hiscock

Aug 14, 2018

Phillipston – Dorothy Hope (Smith) Hiscock, 88, of Okeechobee, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Born on January 19, 1930 in Phillipston, MA to Frederick W. Smith and Lena E. (Dunican) Smith, Dorothy grew up and lived in Phillipston for sixty years and has resided in Florida since 1990. She was a homemaker and had also worked in...

Journye Dominic Eady

Journye Dominic Eady

Aug 14, 2018

ATHOL - Journye Dominic, A Beautiful baby girl earned her Angel Wings too early on the morning of August 14th. During her 15 short days here on earth she touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends, her life was a brief gift to us that will live on as she left footprints on all of our...

Harry C. Miller

Harry C. Miller

Aug 10, 2018

ATHOL- Harry C. Miller, 67, died peacefully on his boat at lower Naukeag Lake in Ashburnham on Friday, August 10th. Harry was the son of the late Kenneth and Ruth (Barnes) Miller. He was born and raised in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1968. While he was in high school, he was a member of the 1967-1968 Worcester...

Linda Keefe

Linda Keefe

Aug 10, 2018

Athol – Linda J. Keefe, 73, passed away on August 10, 2018. She was born in Norwood, MA on January 13, 1945. The daughter of Dr. Fred Keefe and Cynthia S. (Robbins) Keefe. She attended high school in Waverly, NY and graduated in 1964. Linda loved to read and create gardens at her home, and playing with her granddaughters and...

Heather Marie Gowey

Heather Marie Gowey

Aug 9, 2018

ORANGE- Heather Marie Gowey, 31, of Orange, died Thursday, August 9. Heather was born August 26, 1986, in Leominster, daughter of Donna M. Cutler and the late Dean A. Gowey, Sr. Heather had worked for A-1 Pizza in Northampton, Wilson’s Department Store in Greenfield, and Walmart in Orange. She enjoyed drawing, coloring, caring for her nieces and nephews, dancing, and...

Joan M Dahl

Joan M Dahl

Aug 8, 2018

Gainesville – Joan Maureen (Cossidente) Dahl, previously of Inverness, FL and Ashburnham, MA, passed away on August 8, 2018. She was born on February 3,1933 to Ralph J. Cossidente & Elizabeth (Wolf) Cossidente in New York, New York. Joan grew up in Queens, New York City and attended Hunter College, majoring in Home Economics. She worked, at various times, for...

William C White

William C White

Aug 7, 2018

ATHOL- William C. White, 77, of Athol, died Tuesday, August 7, at Athol Memorial Hospital, after an illness. William was born August 24, 1940, in Gardner, son of the late Cyrille and Helen (Darling) White. He graduated from Athol High School in 1958. After his high school graduation, he served in the U. S. Army. William worked as an electrician...

Evelyn Flora (Battaini) Merron

Evelyn Flora (Battaini) Merron

Aug 6, 2018

Athol – Evelyn Flora (Battaini) Merron, 87 of Athol, passed away on Monday August 6, 2018 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Evelyn was born in Athol on February 24, 1931 to the late Raymond Battaini and the late Flora M. (MaCauley) Battaini. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She has been a lifelong resident of Athol....

Frances G.  King

Frances G. King

Aug 1, 2018

ROYALSTON- Frances G. King, 77, of Royalston, died Wednesday, August 1, in her home. Frances was born September 25, 1941, in Revere, daughter of the late George and Frances (Halko) King. She grew up in Chelsea and moved to Royalston several years ago. Frances enjoyed crafting. Her extraordinary decorating for the Holidays will be greatly missed. She adored her nieces,...

Leo Heglin

Leo Heglin

Jul 31, 2018

GARDNER- Leo Heglin, 97, of Gardner, died Tuesday, July 31, in his home, after an illness. Leo was born January 2, 1921, son of the late Evert and Selma (Mattson) Heglin, and has lived in Gardner all his life and graduated from Gardner High School in 1939. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Leo was a foreman for...

Deborah A. Lepkowski

Deborah A. Lepkowski

Jul 27, 2018

GARDNER - Deborah Ann Lepkowski, 57, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Marshwood Center rehab facility in Lewiston, Maine on July 27, 2018. Born in Gardner on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1960, she graduated from Gardner High School and earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Springfield College. Following graduation, Deb taught high school biology, chemistry, and math...

Cynthia A. Fowler

Cynthia A. Fowler

Jul 23, 2018

Athol – Cynthia (Cindy) Ann Fowler was born on June 7, 1946 to Mary Ann Kelly in Painesville, OH, she was adopted by her parents, Raymond and Jennie Kelly and moved to Orange, MA where she grew up. She graduated from Mahar Regional High School in 1964, and worked for Erving Paper and Tyler Millwork. Cindy married Bruce K. Fowler...

Gordon E. Poirier

Gordon E. Poirier

Jul 23, 2018

HUBBARDSTON - Gordon E. Poirier, 70 of Hubbardston died Monday, July 23, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born June 25, 1948 in Gardner, the son of Ernest Poirier and Lucina Poirier. He grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. He went on to attend Fitchburg State College. Gordon was a veteran of the...

Suzanne E. (Jochim) Bean

Suzanne E. (Jochim) Bean

Jul 21, 2018

ATHOL - Suzanne E. Bean, 76 of Athol, MA, formerly of Lyman, ME, passed peacefully at Quabbin Valley Health Care after a brief illness. Suzanne was born on July 31, 1941 in Orange, MA to the late Mitzie P. and the late Garnet (Lee) Jochim. She grew up in Orange, MA and was a graduate of Mahar Regional High School...

Robert "Bob" Maki

Robert "Bob" Maki

Jul 20, 2018

GARDNER--Robert ‘Bob’ Nestor Maki died peacefully at home on Friday, July 20, 2018. He was born June 26, 1937 in Gardner, MA the son of the late Oiva A. Maki and Ellen (Berg) Maki. Bob graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1955. He received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in 1960 and completed...