Obituaries
Nancy I Balaschak
Feb 23, 2018
Nancy L. Balaschak Pepperell, Massachusetts - Nancy Isabelle (Lonuzzo) Balaschak, 73, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, February 23, 2018, after battling cancer for 1 year and 2 months. She was surrounded by her loving family as she entered into eternity, greeted in confidence by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Nancy was born on February 12, 1945...
Irene Dorothy "Dot" Allain
Feb 22, 2018
HAMPTON, NH – Irene Dorothy Allain, “Dot”, 90, formerly of Leominster, MA died peacefully on February 22, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Dot was a Leominster native, loving daughter, devoted sister, beloved aunt, and loyal friend. She graduated from Leominster High School and then devoted her life to her family. Dot enjoyed her travels throughout Europe, where she learned...
Joseph Anthony Peto
Feb 20, 2018
LEOMINSTER- Joseph Anthony Peto, 79, of Leominster, died Tuesday, February 20, at Leominster Hospital, after a short illness. Joseph was born June 28, 1938, in Clinton, son of the late Joseph L. and Blanche A. (Maskowsky) Peto. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Joseph was a dedicated member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #477 in Leominster and was...
Elizabeth MacKenzie
Feb 18, 2018
ATHOL – Elizabeth MacKenzie, 75 of Athol passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Elizabeth was born in Gardner, MA on December 21, 1942, the daughter of the late Amos V. MacKenzie and the late Pauline (Cameron) MacKenzie. She graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1960, attended Boston University and graduated in 1964...
Phyllis C. Brooks
Feb 15, 2018
GARDNER- Phyllis Claire "Duzzy" (Jones) Brooks, 87, of Gardner, died peacefully, Thursday, February 15, in her home. She was born September 24, 1930, in Oak Park, Illinois, daughter of the late Llewelyn and Eleanor (Innis) Jones. Phyllis graduated from Gardner High School in 1948, and from Simmons College in 1952. She was a member of First Congregational Church in Gardner....
George Whipps
Feb 15, 2018
ATHOL - George Whipps, of Batchelder Road, passed away at home on February 15th surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He joins his beloved wife Polly of over 50 years, who predeceased him two years ago this month. Born in San Bernardino, California on December 5, 1939, George was the son of George L. and Betty...
Elizabeth E. Chiasson
Feb 14, 2018
ATHOL - On Valentine’s Day morning Elizabeth “Tip” Ellen (Cutter) Chiasson left us to join her sweetheart and husband of over 75 years, Fabian Chiasson who passed away on June 27, 2017. Tip died surrounded by her family in her childhood home as gently and peacefully as she lived her whole life. She was born on January 9, 1922 to...
Madeline Conte Casey
Feb 11, 2018
TEMPLETON- Madeline (Conte) Casey, 94, of Templeton, died Sunday, February 11, at the Baldwinville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Madeline was born January 8, 1924, in (GREENWICH VILLAGE) New York, New York, daughter of the late Dominic and Madelina (Pinto) Conte. Mrs. Casey was an executive secretary at Amherst College for many years. She was beloved by the students who...
Edward J. Glotch
Feb 8, 2018
GARDNER - Edward J. Glotch, 69, of Gardner, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus, Worcester. He was born in Methuen on July 21, 1948, the son of the late Edward J. and the late Elizabeth (McCarthy) Glotch. He grew up in Methuen and graduated from Lawrence Central Catholic High School. He received...
Armando Tontodonato
Feb 8, 2018
Armando Tontodonato Armando Tontodonato of Athol, Massachusetts, formerly of Boston and Sulmona, Italy, died on February 8, 2018 at the age of 90. The son of Nicola and Adele Tontodonato, he immigrated to the United States and worked at MIT Libraries for over 30 years before retiring in 1990. Husband of the late Anna (DiMascio) and father of Lino and...
Georgia B. Canfield
Feb 7, 2018
GARDNER - Georgia B (Sappington) Canfield passed away having fulfilled her dreams and ambitions. Mostly she lived life fully, maintained her character of choice, pursued her interests, and above all cared for all around her. Georgia was a Gardner resident for the past 20 years after moving here from a short memorable stay in Arizona and nearly 30 years in...
Priscilla M LeClerc
Feb 7, 2018
TEMPLETON- Priscilla (Marsden) (Rumery) LeClerc, of Templeton, passed away on February 7, 2018. Priscilla was born in Holden, MA, to the late Ralph E. and Olive E. (Glidden) Marsden. She graduated from Worcester High School of Commerce in 1948 and from the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1956. Priscilla was the proud mother of nine children of...
Eila N. Seppelin
Feb 5, 2018
Eila Nikunen Seppelin passed away on February 5th, four days before her 94th birthday. She was born in Fitchburg on February 9, 1924 shortly after her parents immigrated to the U.S. from Toholampi, Finland. She grew up in Westminster. After graduating from David H. Fanning Trade School in Worcester in 1942 with a degree in culinary arts, she married Donald...
Paulette E Lachance
Feb 4, 2018
Gardner- Paulette E. LaChance passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the age of 82 in her Fitchburg home with her daughters at her side. She displayed inordinate strength, courage, and endurance throughout her 5-year battle with Lung Cancer. In the past few weeks, as Paulette’s health declined, she was surrounded by loving family members, numerous loyal friends, and dedicated,...
Doris Marie Pollock
Feb 4, 2018
Doris Marie Pollock, our mother, has passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the age of 96 at the Life Care Center. She was born March 31st, 1921 here in Leominster, Massachusetts to the late Adelard and Marie Cormier and lived here in Leominster her entire life. While working as a machine operator at the Commonwealth Plastic Company...
Rita M. Dancause
Feb 4, 2018
ASHBURNHAM – Rita Mae (Brennan) Dancause, 81 of Ashburnham, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 in the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner, MA. Rita was born in Winchendon Hospital, Winchendon, MA on October 30, 1936, the daughter of the late William F. Brennan and the late Evelyn (Lashua) Brennan. She was a lifelong resident of Ashburnham. She worked as a...
George Hietala
Feb 3, 2018
ASHBURNHAM- George Hietala, 76, of Ashburnham, died Saturday, February 3, in his home after an illness. He was born February 22, 1941, in Gardner, son of the late Kasper and Helmi (Anderson) Hietala. George was a 1959 graduate of Gardner High School. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired in 2001 after working at Simplex...
Gertrude E. Reida
Feb 2, 2018
GARDNER- Gertrude E. (Reinikainen) Reida, 94, of Gardner, died February 2, at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born March 17, 1923, in Gardner, daughter of the late Etu and Emma (Kauppinen) Reinikainen. She worked as a stitching supervisor for the former Kelly Brothers. Her true passion was breeding and training dogs. Gertrude belonged to many clubs including Australian...
Alonzo Z. Gaudet
Jan 30, 2018
Alonzo (Al) Z. Gaudet, 76, of Leominster, died on January 30, 2018. Born in St. Damien, NB, Canada, on July 7, 1941, he was the son of the late Arthur and Marie Rose (Cormier) Gaudet. Alonzo loved his family and friends, golf, and his Canadian heritage. Possessing a great memory, he was the one who people called to discuss family...
Vanessa M. (Chadbourne) Breton
Jan 30, 2018
ATHOL- Vanessa Marie (Chadbourne) Breton, 60, of Athol, died Tuesday, January 30, at UMass Medical Center with her family by her side, after an illness. Vanessa was born February 17, 1957, in Long Beach, California, daughter of Humphrey Chadbourne, III, and the late Beverly LaRose. Vanessa worked at Simplex Time Recorder for 25 years. She loved gardening which led her...
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