Obituaries
Louis Thornton Owens
Oct 9, 2017
GARDNER- Louis T. Owens, 95, of Winchendon, formerly of Gardner and Hubbardston, died Monday, October 9, at Broadview Assisted Living in Winchendon. Mr. Owens was born October 15, 1922, in Portsmouth, VA, son of the late Albert and Thelma (Thornton) Owens. He graduated from Portsmouth High School. He retired from the U.S. Army. During his service, Sgt. Major Owens was...
David J. Lamkin
Oct 7, 2017
FITCHBURG- David J. Lamkin, 61, of Fitchburg, died Saturday, October 7, after putting up a great fight against cancer for 6 months. He was born April 27, 1956, in Fitchburg, son of the late Paul and Pauline (Lessard) Lamkin. He worked hard for many years as an electrician as well as a landlord. David was a member of St. Cecilia's...
Bernard A. Gronowicz
Oct 7, 2017
PETERSBURG, FL/GARDNER- Bernard A. Gronowicz, 97, of Largo, FL, formerly of Gardner and Otter River, died Saturday, October 7, in Largo. Mr. Gronowicz was born August 22, 1920, in Gardner, son of the late Adam and Veronica (Kotoski) Gronowicz. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1938. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps 34th Photo Recon Squadron...
Leo R. Martin
Oct 5, 2017
Templeton – Leo (Bob) Richard Martin, 77 of Templeton, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Gardner on April 12, 1940, he was the son of the late Joseph P. Martin and Gladys (Keefner) Martin. He married Nan (Graham) Martin on June 29, 1991. They had been together a total of 41 years....
Joseph A Sawicki
Sep 30, 2017
GARDNER – Joseph A. Sawicki, 95, of 107 Chestnut Street, Gardner, died Saturday, September 30, 2017 at home. He was born in Phillipston on July 15, 1922, son of Adam Joseph and Rozelia (Seiwnczkoska) Sawicki. He married Virginia Teir on June 28, 1947. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church. Joe worked for Frank Smith Silver Company and Perfection...
Dorothy E. (Knower) Wert
Sep 27, 2017
ATHOL- Dorothy E. (Knower) Wert, 102, of Athol, formerly of Templeton, died Wednesday, September 27, at Quabbin Valley Health Care, where she resided for two weeks. Dorothy was born June 29, 1915, in Templeton, daughter of the late Harry H. and Annie (Baker) Knower. She leaves her daughter, Audrey Pagnotto of Athol, with whom she lived; nieces and nephews in...
Alexander "Skip" Cwartkowski
Sep 26, 2017
TEMPLETON - Alexander “Skip” Cwartkowski, Jr., 69, of Templeton died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at home with his family by his side. He was born January 5, 1948 in Baldwinville the son of the late Alexander J. Cwartkowski and the late Patricia MacLean. Skip was a truck driver all his life and an avid hunter, snowmobiler and fisherman. He was...
Theresa M. Jean
Sep 23, 2017
GARDNER- Theresa M. (Provencher) Jean, 90, of Gardner, died Saturday, September 23, after a brief illness. Theresa was born March 6, 1927, in Gardner, daughter of the late Arthur and Yvonne (Chicoine) Provencher. She worked as a stitcher for E & A Corporation. Theresa enjoyed reading, sewing, playing dominoes, but what she enjoyed the most was spending time with her...
Emily I. (Hillman) Ruckey
Sep 19, 2017
Fitchburg – Emily I. (Hillman) Ruckey of Fitchburg, passed way peacefully September 19, 2017 at LifeCare Center, 350 West St., Leominster, MA. Emily was born in Gardner on September 28, 1920 to the late James Hillman and the late Adella (Erickson) Hillman. She married her husband James Ruckey on September 10, 1938, who passed away April 11, 2005. She retired...
Anthony D. Nawotny
Sep 19, 2017
GARDNER- Anthony D. Nawotny, 79, of Gardner, died Tuesday, September 19, in Leominster Hospital after an illness. Anthony was born December 14, 1937, in Gardner, son of the late Anthony and Dorothy (Baker) Nawotny. He worked at Nichols and Stone for many years before his retirement. Anthony enjoyed bingo, jigsaw, puzzles, and trips with the Gardner Senior Center. He leaves...
Stanley Harrington
Sep 16, 2017
GARDNER – Stanley Harrington, of Chapel Street, Gardner, formerly of Royalston, went to be with the Lord Jesus on September 16, 2017. He died at Heywood Hospital from complications of pneumonia. He was surrounded by family and friends. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He was born on April 15, 1938 in the...
Roger A. "Pepe" Bilodeau
Sep 11, 2017
LEOMINSTER – Roger A. Bilodeau “Pepe”, 74, beloved son, father, grandfather, great grandfather and beloved husband of Virginia, died Monday, September 11, 2017 of a sudden illness at UMass Medical Center, Worcester. Roger was born on June 9, 1943 in Leominster, son of the late Raymond and Aurore (Poirier) Bilodeau and lived all his life in Leominster. Roger was a...
Roberta MacLean Brackett
Sep 9, 2017
ATHOL- Roberta M. (MacLean) Brackett, 92 died peacefully on Saturday, September 9th at the Quabbin Valley Nursing Home after an illness. Roberta, formerly of Highland street in Athol, Laurel Lake in Fitzwilliam, NH and resided for the last three years at Broadview Assisted Living in Winchendon. Roberta was born in Athol on February 20, 1925, daughter of the late Ernest...
Norman C. Carey
Sep 7, 2017
Orange- Norman C. Carey, 64 of Orange formerly of Athol, passed away on Thursday, Sept 7, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Worcester surrounded by his loving family. Norman was born in Athol on October 8, 1952 to the late Loretta Y. (Porter) Carey and Robert M. Carey. Norman was a 1970 graduate of Athol High School and continued his education at...
Marion Sawin
Sep 7, 2017
ATHOL - Marion Sawin, age 89, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Marion was born October 26, 1927 in Hardwick. She is the daughter of the late Alton S. and the late Eunice (Hall) Martin. She grew up in Ware and Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1945 and since 1939 has resided in Athol and...
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...
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