Obituaries
Lorraine M. (Gallant) Arsenault
Sep 7, 2017
Gardner — Lorraine M. (Gallant) Arsenault passed away on September 7, 2017 at UMass after a long illness with her family by her side. She was born in Gardner on April 27, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Obeline (Richard) Gallant. She worked at Simplex Time Recorder doing office work. She belonged to the VFW Ladies...
John G Quader
Sep 6, 2017
Athol – John G. Quader (Fox) of Athol died peacefully September 6, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare Nursing Home in Athol, Ma. He was born in Gardner, MA on November 22, 1947, the son of Alphonse F. and Suzanne (Gionet) Quader. John was an avid sports fan with particular interest in the Red Sox and Patriots. He retired as Assistant...
Clifford Batchelor
Sep 3, 2017
ATHOL - Clifford F. Batchelor, 78 of Athol, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017 in UMASS Medical - University Campus, Worcester. Cliff was born in Athol on June 21, 1939 to the late Douglas Batchelor and the late Orisza (Stone) Batchelor. He grew up in Phillipston and graduated from Narragansett High School with the Class of 1959. He was a...
Phyllis Jamsa
Aug 28, 2017
ATHOL- Phyllis (Feliksa)(Wagner)(Jacobson) Jamsa passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 in the Highview Nursing Home, Leeds, MA. Phyllis was born in Kvaska village, near the city of Lomza, Poland to the late Bronislaw and Gladyslawa (Rasrow) on December 1, 1921. She was a 1940 graduate of Gardner High School in Gardner, MA and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health...
Evelyn Alice Towson
Aug 27, 2017
Fitchburg- Evelyn Alice (Moore) Towson passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol, MA. Evelyn was born on July 30, 1925 to the late Galen Moore and Alice (Laver) Moore. Evelyn grew up in Utica, NY and met her husband, William V. Towson in Newport, R.I. Evelyn had a great sense of humor, was very...
Luis Rivera
Aug 24, 2017
GARDNER – Luis Rivera, 36 of Gardner, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 in Mass General Hospital, Boston. Luis was born on July 25, 1981 in Ponce, Puerto Rice, the son of Gilberto Rivera and Isabel Perez-Nunez of Puerto Rico. Luis attended Leominster High School. He worked as a manufacturing supervisor for Garlock Printing and Converting in Gardner. He...
Keith "Teepa" P. Gowell
Aug 24, 2017
LUNENBURG- Keith "Teepa" Gowell, Jr., 59, of Lunenburg, died Thursday, August 24, in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after a long illness. Teepa was born January 14, 1958, in Ayer, son of Rosemary (MacDonald) and the late Keith P. Gowell, Sr. After moving several times as a child, he graduated from North Middlesex High School and entered into the United States...
Ruth Lorraine MacEwen
Aug 24, 2017
ATHOL- Ruth Lorraine (Ward) MacEwen, of Athol, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 24. Ruth was born July 27, 1930, in Phillipston, daughter of the late Ralph H. and Bessie L. (Dunn) Ward. Ruth shared her birthday with her daughter, Sue, a special blessing to both. She grew up in Phillipston and graduated from Athol High School...
Cheryl Ann Cardinal
Aug 23, 2017
GARDNER - Cheryl Ann Cardinal, 58, of Gardner died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born August 18, 1959 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Wilbert and the late Edna (Kenny) Wilkins. Cheryl grew up in Fitchburg, she attended Fisher College. She worked as a pre-school teacher at Adventure Kids in Leominster. She loved her...
Catherine A Annesly
Aug 22, 2017
Catherine A. Annesley 87, of Bedford, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Rebecca’s Personal Care Home. She was born on August 12, 1930, in Baldwinsville, MA, daughter of the late Phillip and Mary (Whipple) Mahoney. On April 19, 1953 in Fort Devens, MA she married Harry G. Annesley, who preceded her in death on September 8, 1993. She is survived...
Neil A. Hachey
Aug 22, 2017
ATHOL – Neil A. Hachey, 86 of Athol, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Athol Hospital. Neil was born on October 1, 1930 in Gardner to the late Anastase Hachey and the late Bernice (Hachey) Hachey. Neil grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1948. He served in the U.S. Marine...
Betty Ann (Brion) Springer
Aug 19, 2017
ATHOL - Betty Ann (Brion) Springer, 85 of 119 Townsend Road, Athol, died Saturday, August 19, 2017 at home. She was born in Winchendon, MA, on March 13, 1932, the daughter of the late Edmond and the late Emma (Martin) Brion. Betty Ann attended Athol High School and graduated with the Class of 1950. She was a secretary for 24...
Dennis Donald Camerer
Aug 16, 2017
ASHBURNHAM – Dennis Donald Camerer, 70 of Ashburnham, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at home with his family by his side. Dennis was born on February 15, 1947 in Fitchburg, the son of the late Donald Camerer and the late Rita (LeBLanc) Camerer. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 -1969. He was a self employed painter and...
Mark H Hager
Aug 16, 2017
PETERSHAM – Mark H. Hager, 55 of Petersham, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, surrounded by his family, after an 8 year battle with stage-IV colon cancer. Mark was born on June 2, 1962 in Ayer to the late Donald M. Hager and Dorothy Norma (Haywood) Hager. Mark graduated from Quabbin Regional High School and was...
Dorilla L. (Belliveau) Brodeur
Aug 15, 2017
GARDNER – Dorilla L. (Belliveau) Brodeur, 88 of Gardner, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg on December 24, 1928, the fourth oldest of twelve children to the late Placide Alphonse Belliveau and Marie Bella (Goguen) Belliveau. Dorilla is survived by a son: Rodney A. Brodeur and his wife...
Phyllis Belle Reheuser
Aug 14, 2017
Phyllis Belle Reheuser, age 93, of Gardner died Monday, August 14, 2017 at Clinton Hospital of Clinton, MA. Mrs. Reheuser was born June 14, 1924 in Framingham, MA. She is the daughter of the late Clarence and the late Esther (Dunham) Mercer. Phyllis grew up in Framingham and lived in Plymouth for many years. She worked in retail for Robert...
K. Bridgett Foley
Aug 11, 2017
GARDNER- K. Bridgett Foley, 63, of Gardner, died Friday, August 11, in Tewksbury Hospital after a brave struggle with Huntington's Disease. Bridgett was born in Oakland, California on St. Patrick's Day to the late John A. and Kathleen E. (O'Rourke) Foley. She was the eldest of eight children. Bridgett traveled extensively. She enjoyed trips to Ireland, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Aruba,...
Jack Malucky
Aug 10, 2017
FITCHBURG-Jack Malucky, 90, of Fitchburg, formerly of Norwalk, Connecticut, died Thursday, August 10, at Heywood Hospital, after an illness. Jack was born May 28, 1927, in Norwalk, CT, son of the late Phillip and Marie (Day) Malucky. He was a loving father and grandfather and his grandchildren were the lights of his life. His true love was his wife of...
Stephen Walker Brown
Aug 10, 2017
GARDNER - Stephen Walker Brown Jr, age 56, passed away from cardiac arrest on Thursday August 10, 2017. Steve was born on December 14, 1960 in Fitchburg to Stephen Walker Brown Sr and Katherine (Matesowicz) Brown. He grew up in Townsend, MA and graduated in 1978 from North Middlesex Regional High School and moved to Gardner, MA in 1982 to...
Elena B Pease
Aug 8, 2017
TEMPLETON- Elena B. (Binkauskas) Pease, 90 of 11 Phillipston Rd. Templeton, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA. She was born in Lithuania on April 30, 1927, the daughter of the late Stanley and the late Vincenta (Tamosaitis) Binkauskas. Elena came to the United States in 1935 and graduated from Athol High School in 1946. She...