Obituaries
Joseph F. Maga
Aug 29, 2018
ATHOL - Joseph F. Maga, 63 of Athol, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 in UMass Memorial Heathcare - Memorial Campus, Worcester. He was born in Athol, on January 6, 1955, the son of the late Joseph G.and the late Marguerite A. (Aguda) Maga. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1973. He...
Donald S Lawson
Aug 29, 2018
GARDNER- Donald S. Lawson, Jr., 69, of Gardner, died Wednesday, August 29, in his home, after a long illness. Donald was born April 17, 1949, in Lowell, son of the late Donald S. Lawson, Sr. and Irene G. (Nelson) Lawson. He was a graduate of Gardner High School, Mount Wachusett Community College, and Lesley University. Donald was a computer analyst...
James J Pratt
Aug 27, 2018
GARDNER- James J. Pratt, Sr., 63, of Gardner, died Monday, August 27, in the VA Medical Center, West Roxbury, after an illness. James was born March 25, 1955, in Gardner, son of the late Joseph and Gloria (Gerrard) Pratt. He attended Gardner and Templeton schools. James served in the U.S. Army. He was an independent truck driver for many years....
Rita J. Newton
Aug 24, 2018
ATHOL - Mrs. Rita J. (Šeškas) Newton, of Athol passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends on Friday, August, 24, 2018 at the age of 89. Rita was born on October 6, 1928 and was a lifelong resident of Athol. She was the only child of the late Juozapas and Amelia (Makštelaitė) Šeškas and the beloved wife of...
Gregory Louis Peters
Aug 23, 2018
Gregory Louis Peters, 30, of Westminster, MA passed away on August 23, 2018. He was born on February 15, 1988 in Fitchburg, MA the son of Lee & Joan (Chartrand) Peters. He attended Royalston and Athol schools with the Class of 2006. Greg lived and worked in the area his entire life, most recently working for Firefly Farm in Harvard,...
Bernard J. Bevis
Aug 23, 2018
ATHOL- Bernard J. Bevis, 67, of Athol, died Thursday, August 23, in his home, after an illness. Bernard was born July 26, 1951, in Athol, son of Mary (Battani) Bevis and the late Merley Bevis and has lived in Athol all his life. He graduated from Athol High School in 1969. Mr. Bevis worked as a direct care provider for...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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