Obituaries

Mar 28, 2018

Royalston-Paul B. Peterson, 88, passed away after an illness, surrounded by loved ones on March 28, 2018, in Royalston. Born November 3, 1929, in Seattle, WA, Paul was the firstborn son of the late John and Hannah Peterson, hard working immigrants from Sweden. Paul served as a medic in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954. He graduated from Walla Walla College...

Mar 28, 2018

Mar 27, 2018

Athol – John Lawrence Zanga, 65, of Athol, husband of Eileen Zanga, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 peacefully surrounded by family at Umass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Athol on January 5, 1953, the son of Amedeo and Albertine (Plantin) Zanga. John grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the...

Mar 27, 2018

ATHOL- Peter P. Taylor, 91, of Athol, died Tuesday, March 27, at the Highlands Long Term Care Center. Mr. Taylor was born October 13, 1926, in Athol, son of the late LeRoy R. And Lottie E. (Page) Taylor. He graduated from Athol High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Taylor started playing...

Mar 27, 2018

FITCHBURG- John H. Harris, 60, of Fitchburg, died March 27, at the Blair House in Worcester, after an illness. John was born April 3, 1957, in Leominster, son of Richard and Jeanne (Richard) Harris. He was an auto mechanic working at several garages over the years including, Goodyear, GE, YE Getty, Moe’s, and Johnny’s. Besides his parents Richard and Jeanne...

Mar 27, 2018

ATHOL- Richard J. Begor, Jr., 74, of Athol, died Tuesday, March 27, at Saint Vincent Medical Center, after an illness. Richard was born April 4, 1943, in Gardner, son of the late Richard J. Begor,Sr., and Lillian (Strong) Begor. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a lifetime member of the Wheelerville Community Club, and...

Mar 26, 2018

Winchendon – Our mother, Marsha R. (Courtemanche) Lemieux, 68, of Winchendon, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Mom was born in Winchendon, MA on June 20, 1949 to Russell J. and Ruth E. (Haynes) Courtemanche. She graduated in 1967 from Murdock High School and through the years held many jobs, among them Deputy Tax...

Mar 25, 2018

Marlboro – The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of Sr. Eileen Pratt, formerly known as Sr. Marie-Adele who died at Marie Esther Health Center in Marlboro, MA on Sunday, March 25, 2018. She was born on April 29, 1931 in Lowell, MA, the fourth child of Alfred and Clara (Descheneaux) Pratt. Sr. Eileen joined the Sisters of the...

Mar 25, 2018

Mar 24, 2018

Mar 24, 2018

ORANGE- Lillian I. (Niemi) Messier, 87, of Orange, died Saturday, March 24, surrounded by family, in her home. Lillian was born May 18, 1930, in Fitchburg to Aine and Cecile (Dionne) Niemi. She enjoyed crocheting, being outdoors, fishing, and going to casinos. She was also an avid doll collector. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Messier. She leaves a...

Mar 21, 2018

GARDNER - Kathryn A. (Adams) Borkowski, 64 of Gardner, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Leominster, on February 12, 1954, the daughter of the late Harold V. Adams and Muriel F. (Sargent) Broderick. Kathryn grew up in Leominster. She worked for the Gardner News and Eastwood Pines Nursing Home. She also helped...

Mar 18, 2018

LEOMINSTER - Doris F. Constant, 93, of Leominster died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Keystone Nursing Home Leominster. She was born February 26, 1925, in Leominster, daughter of the late Josephat and Berthe (Desilets) Champagne, both from Quebec. Doris attended school in St. Samuel, Quebec. She worked for Rocheleau Tool and Die for 22 years, then worked with her...

Mar 18, 2018

Tampa, FL - Mary A Bruno, age 102, of Tampa, FL, formerly of Athol, MA, died peacefully on March 18, 2018. She was surrounded by her family. Mary was born on September 22, 1915 in Pietragalla, Italy. She came to America in 1929 with her parents, Alfonso and Teresinna (Settanni) Salusti, and her younger siblings, Joseph and Emily. Leaving New...

Mar 17, 2018

ATHOL- Barbara (Bennett) Pralinsky, 79, of Athol, died Saturday, March 17, after a short illness. Barbara was born February 8, 1939, in Athol, daughter of the late Alfred and Anna (Bendonis) Bennett. She was a graduate of Athol High School. Barbara worked for L. S. Starrett Company for many years before her retirement. Barbara was predeceased by her mother Anna...

Mar 17, 2018

ATHOL - Carol (Chevalier) (Carey) Durkee, 76, of Athol died Saturday, March 17, 2018 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born January 30, 1942 the daughter of Wilfred and Caroline (Tedford) Chevalier. She grew up in the Athol-Orange area and graduated from Middlebury Union High School in Vermont in 1960. Carol work as a CNA for Baldwinville Nursing Home...

Mar 14, 2018

PETERSHAM - Suzanne Page-Neri of Petersham, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at home. Raised in Athol, she was the daughter of the late Lorne W. Page and the late Claire (Coolidge) Page. She graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1967. After spending a year at Mt. Wachusett Community College, Sue went to work for New...

Mar 13, 2018

ORANGE- Frances “Tammy” St. Laurent, 85, of Orange, died March 13, at Heywood Hospital after an illness. Tammy was born November 13, 1932, in Lake Placid, New York, daughter of the late Dwayne and Frances Hathaway. Tammy was a teacher at the former Sanders Street School in Athol. She also worked as an ombudsman for the military. She later became...

Mar 13, 2018

GARDNER - Gloria Loretta (Cote) Fournier, 90 of 201 Willis Rd, Gardner, formerly of Fitchburg, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at home. She was born in Fitchburg, on November 3, 1927, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Mary (Fleurant) Cote. Gloria grew up in Fitchburg and lived most of her life in Fitchburg. She worked at Foster...

Mar 11, 2018

Athol-Thelma M. Williams, 90, of Athol, MA passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018. There are no services at this time. Lamoureux-Smith & Poliks, A Mack Family Funeral Home, 105 Central St. Gardner is assisting the family with arrangements.