Obituaries
Bernard J. "Benny" Gronowicz
Jul 14, 2018
WINCHENDON- Bernard J. “Benny” Gronowicz, 43, of Winchendon, died Saturday, July 14, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Benny was born August 23, 1974, in Gardner, son of Bernard H. and Susan (Lehtomaki) Gronowicz. He graduated from Athol High School in 1992, and moved on to graduate from Bryant College Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Business Management...
Margaret H. Boudreau
Jul 12, 2018
GARDNER- Margaret H. (Teed) Boudreau, of Gardner, died Thursday, July 12, at Wachusett Manor. Margaret was born April 4, 1931, in Moncton, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Burton and Winifred (Crawford) Teed. Margaret grew up in Canada. She married Romeo A. Boudreau May 7, 1951. They lived in Virginia until 1954 before moving to Gardner. She worked for Wiley...
Alma M. Pitre
Jul 11, 2018
WESTMINSTER- Alma M. (Doucette) Pitre, 93, of Westminster, died Wednesday, July 11, in her home with her husband and family by her side. Alma was born August 15, 1924, in Collette, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Edesse (Hachey) Doucette. Alma enjoyed spending time with her family, knitting, quilting, and playing cards. Everyone loved her meat pies....
David P. Boudreau
Jul 8, 2018
ATHOL – David P. Boudreau, 76 of Athol, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018. David was born in Athol on November 27, 1941, the son of the late Fred Boudreau and the late Eugenia (Ollari) Boudreau. He grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools. He was one of the first graduating students from the new Athol High School. He enlisted...
Jane A McGuirk
Jul 7, 2018
ATHOL – Jane Ann (Lowell) McGuirk, 91 of Athol, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018. Jane was born in Athol on March 15, 1927, the daughter of the late Henry C. Lowell and the late Viola A. (Britt) Guerin. She grew up in Athol and graduated with the Athol High school Class of 1945, serving as Class Secretary. Jane worked...
John P. Quinn
Jul 4, 2018
GARDNER - John Quinn, better known to friends as “Chip” passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 4th, at the age of 36. John was born in Fitchurg on November 8, 1981, son of the late Jane Dauphinais. John grew up and spent most of his years in Gardner. He graduated from Gardner High School in 2000. Growing up he played...
Rudolph J. Sundstrom
Jul 2, 2018
TEMPLETON- Rudolph J. Sundstrom, 90, of Templeton died Monday, July 2, 2018 at home. He was born August 5, 1927 in New Bedford, Massachusetts the son of Rudolph J. Sundstrom and Alice (Kohler) Sundstrom. He moved to Gardner at a young age and attended Gardner schools. He left to go to the Mass Radio Institute of Technology in Boston. He...
Leo "Ronnie" Reponen
Jun 30, 2018
PHILLIPSTON - Leo “Ronnie” Reponen, 85, of Phillipston, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 surrounded by family. Mr. Reponen was born in Gardner on July 28, 1932, the son of Leo and Aini (Ikonen) Reponen and resided in Gardner and Phillipston all of his life. Mr. Reponen graduated from Gardner High School in 1950 and was a 1954 graduate of...
Rosemarie (Drouin) (LeBlanc) Matson
Jun 26, 2018
PHILLIPSTON – Rosemarie Matson, 67 of Phillipston, MA passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 after a sudden illness at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Rose was born in Winchendon, MA on July 22, 1950, the daughter of the late Remi and the late Irene (DeBois) Drouin. She proudly served her country during the Vietnam War with the United States Navy. After...
Cosmo "Dan" Ninno
Jun 26, 2018
GARDNER- Cosmo “Dan” Ninno, 76, of Gardner, died Tuesday, June 26, at UMass Memorial in Worcester. Dan was born September 27, 1941, in Syracuse, NY, son of the late Louis and Mary (Sasario) Ninno. He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Dan worked for the MA Department of Corrections in Gardner for many years. Being involved...
Roderick Preliasco
Jun 25, 2018
GARDNER- Roderick Preliasco, 94, of Gardner, died Monday, June 25, after a short illness. He was born July 13, 1923, son of the late Albert and Rose (Carbone) Preliasco. Rod graduated from Gardner High School in 1941. He was on the swim team and was class treasurer. He was Deputy Director of Manufacturing at Simplex Time Recorder where he worked...
Rita C. Parker
Jun 25, 2018
Athol - Rita Parker of Athol, MA, passed away peacefully at Athol Memorial Hospital on June 25, 2018. She was born in South Barre, MA in 1917. She was the second of nine children born to Steen and Josephine (Brunelle) Ryder. Rita had twins who died in infancy. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Parker, her parents, and eight...
Alfred J. Robichaud
Jun 23, 2018
Athol - Alfred J. Robichaud, 94, of Athol, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018. Alfred was born in Athol to Philip J. and Leah (Sweet) Robichaud. He attended Athol schools and was employed by the Town of Athol and Dawn Dairy Farm for many years. Alfred had a beautiful voice, he enjoyed Country Western Music and even had...
Chester E. Pultorak
Jun 23, 2018
Orange- Chester Pultorak, 90, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH. He was born in Gardner, MA on July 18, 1927 to Michael and Frances (Zugalenska) Pultorak. He lived in Gardner most of his life and moved to Orange, MA in 2004. Chester loved to garden and worked in it the week...
Patricia A. Meehan
Jun 21, 2018
ATHOL- Patricia Anne (Ryan) Meehan, 89, formally of Athol and more recently of Hingham and Marlborough MA, died peacefully Thursday June 21, 2018 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth MA. She was born on July 4, 1928 in Northampton MA to the late Thomas and Anna Ryan (Lanihan) and moved to Athol MA as a young child where she lived...
Garrett D. Raulston
Jun 20, 2018
ORANGE- Garrett D. Raulston, 44, of Athol, died Wednesday, June 20. Garrett was born March 5, 1974, in Greenfield, MA, son of the late John H. And Katherine Anne (O’Hara) Raulston. He enjoyed fishing, spending time with his children and Heidi. He leaves his sons, Nicholas Raulston and his girlfriend, Annissah of Leominster, and Justin Cote; his daughter, Monique Raulston...
James E. Arsenault
Jun 19, 2018
ATHOL - James E. ”Bone” Arsenault, 70 of 50 Exchange St. Rear, Athol, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA. He was born in Winchendon, on October 4, 1947, the son of the late Edmund and the late Rita (Landry) Arsenault. James was a graduate of Athol High School with the Class of 1966. He...
James Michael Connors
Jun 15, 2018
LEOMINSTER- James Michael Connors, 72, of Leominster, died Friday, June 15, at Sterling Village, after a long illness. James leaves his wife of 52 years, Doris L. Boucher; three sons, James Connors of NC, Chad Connors of Leominster, and Chris Connors and his wife, Kelly of Sterling; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and his special buddy, Liam Connors. A graveside...
June Kisiel
Jun 11, 2018
June G. Kisiel Gardner – June G. (Dick) Kisiel, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away with family by her side on her 87th birthday on Monday, June 11, after a year-long battle with cancer. June was born on June 11, 1931, in Van Buren, Maine, the daughter of Claire and Levi Dick. As a child, June and her...
Theresa Petzolt
Jun 11, 2018
GARDNER - Theresa (Fredette) Petzolt, 90 of Gardner, died Monday, June 11, 2018 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Milford, NH, on December 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Henry P and the late Blanche O. (Proulx) Fredette. Theresa worked as a nurse at the Worcester State Hospital for many years. She did house...
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