Obituaries
Sheldon L. Bedell
Jul 28, 2016
Sheldon L. Bedell, age 69, of Athol died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at home in Athol. Sheldon was born August 14, 1946 in Athol, MA. He is the son of the late Harlon C. and the late Dorothy A. (Thompson) Bedell. Sheldon grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1964. He served in the US Army...
Avis L. Wessell
Jul 28, 2016
Avis Louise Wessell, age 93, of Orange died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol. Mrs. Wessell was born September 28, 1922 in Athol. She is the daughter of the late Raymond H and the late Hazel (Allen) Watson. Avis grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She worked for the Athol School system...
John F. Agnelli
Jul 26, 2016
GARDNER - John F. Agnelli, 94 of Gardner, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Otter River on October 13, 1921, the son of the late Jolm and the late Romana (Mannello) Agnelli. John grew up in Otter River. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II he served under General...
Dempsey Scanlan
Jul 25, 2016
GARDNER - Dempsey Scanlan, 69, of Gardner died Monday, July 25, 2016 at home. Mr. Scanlan was born August 10, 1946 in American Samoa, the son of the late Henry and the late Mauiu (Fetui) Scanlan. He grew up in American Samoa and served in the U. S. Navy from 1974 to 1994. He was a veteran of the Vietnam...
Ermalene T. (LeBlanc) DePratti
Jul 25, 2016
ATHOL - Ermalene T. (LeBlanc) DePratti, 84 of Athol, died Monday, July 25, 2016 in the The Arbors, Greenfield, MA. She was born in Rumford, Maine, on April 7, 1932, the daughter of the late Desmond and the late Bertha (Bernard) LeBlanc. She grew up in Erving and graduated from Orange High School in 1950. She was a hairdresser out...
Gertrude C. Leger
Jul 20, 2016
Leominster- Gertrude C. (Coulombre) Leger, 95 of Leominster, died Wednesday July 20, in the Golden Living Center. She was born August 11, 1920, in Fitchburg, daughter of the late Arthur and Albertine (Richard) Coulombre. She graduated from Saint Bernard’s High School in 1938 and Salter Secretarial School in Worcester. Mrs. Leger Worked in the office of Fitchburg Yarn Company and...
Alice D. Robichaud
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - Alice D. Robichaud, 84, died peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016 surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of Larry A. Robichaud, and loving mother of five children, Mark and his wife Jeanette Robichaud, Lisa and her husband Bruce Alford, Donna and Kurt Svetaka, Janet and her husband Rick Marble, Marta and her husband Henry Nover. She also...
Ruth E. Butcher
Jul 19, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Ruth E. (Demars) Butcher, 96, formerly of Ringer St., died Tuesday, July 19, in Apple Valley Center. Ruth was born February 9, 1920, in Leominster, daughter of the late Norman and Agnes (Coolidge) Demars. Ruth worked for the American National Red Cross Social Services Department at Ft. Devens Hospital for many years. She also advised and filed disability claims...
Jon R. Anderson
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - Jon Roger Anderson, age 79, of Athol died Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at his home. Jon was born November 2, 1936 in Athol. He is the son of the late Carl B. and the late Nellie Ida (Prevere) Anderson. He was employed at L.S. Starrett Company as a trucker for 17 years and previously worked as a shoe...
John R. Keller
Jul 19, 2016
ATHOL - John Keller, son of the late Dorothy Walsh Keller and the late Leonard Keller of Bayonne, NJ, passed away on July 19, 2016, after a long illness. John is survived by his wife Xiomy Keller, step-son Thomas and sisters Patricia McFadden of Bernardsville and Dorothy Cummings of Brick. John was predeceased by his brothers Robert and Leonard. At...
Yvon Joseph Gallant
Jul 13, 2016
GARDNER- Yvon J. Gallant, 72, of Gardner, died Wednesday, July 13, in Leominster Hospital, after an illness. Yvon was born September 30, 1943, in Grandique, New Brunswick and moved to the U.S. in 1961. He served two tours of Vietnam in the U.S. Army earning the Combat Infantry Badge, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 Device, and the...
Margaret M. Delay
Jul 12, 2016
GARDNER – Margaret M. Delay, 94 of Gardner died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg. She was born September 28, 1921 in Greenville, NH the daughter of Henry B. Delay and Margaret (Courtney) Delay. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School in 1939. Margaret served as a Storekeeper First Class in the...
David R. Hood
Jul 11, 2016
ATHOL - David Roger Hood, age 70, of Athol died Monday, July 11, 2016 at Health Alliance Leominster Campus of Leominster. David was born May 10, 1946 in Gardner. He is the son of the late Stanley Joseph and the late Anna Marion (Stone) Hood. He lived in Athol all of his life, graduating from Athol High School in 1964....
Luann C. LeBlanc
Jul 10, 2016
GARDNER - Luann C. (LeBlanc) Cross, 61, of Gardner died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at home. She was born January 1, 1955 in Gardner, the daughter of the late Raymond A. and the late Marie A. (Cormier) LeBlanc. Luann grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. She was employed at Kamensteins and at Standard Chair in Gardner. Luann...
Edward F. Kowlzan
Jul 8, 2016
BALDWINVILLE - Edward F. Kowlzan, 94, of Baldwinville died Friday, July 8, 2016 at Baldwinville Nursing Home. He was born October 27, 1921 in Gardner, the son of the late Antoni and the late Fannie (Dokurna) Kowlzan. He grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School in 1939. He attended Worcester Boys Trade School for plumbing. Mr. Kowlzan...
Pauline E. Melanson
Jul 7, 2016
LEOMINSTER - Pauline E. Melanson, 89, a lifelong resident of Leominster, MA and winter resident of Fort Myers, FL died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, July 7, 2016. She was the widow of Robert C. Melanson, her beloved husband of 56 years. Pauline was born in Leominster on March 16, 1927, the daughter of Clara (Dion) and Ovila Prince...
Walter E. Rice
Jul 6, 2016
LEEDS - Walter Edward Rice, age 91, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare of Leeds. Walter was born March 28, 1925 in Barre. He is the son of the late C. Raymond and the late Edna M. (Noble) Rice. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara J. (Moody) Rice in 1977. Walter grew up...
Clarence E. Elwell
Jul 6, 2016
Clarence Elwell, age 78, of Athol died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Clarence was born January 27, 1938 in Athol. He is the son of the late Merle and the late Hattie (McLean) Elwell. He served in the United States Army from 1/27/1956 until 10/24/1957. He had a career in woodworking and was employed by Temple...
Vernon L. Brooks
Jul 4, 2016
ATHOL- Vernon Lincoln Brooks, 90, of Athol, died Monday, July 4th, in his home. He was born January 22, 1926, in Middleborough, son of the late John William Brooks, Jr. and Mildred C. (White) Brooks. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Mr. Brooks relocated to Athol in the mid 1960’s when he purchased MacMannis Florist and Greenhouses....
Robert E. Ahola
Jul 3, 2016
HUBBARDSTON — Robert E. Ahola, 66, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, July 3, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Ann Marie Ahola; his children, Jessica Ebert and her husband, Jon Ebert, of Hubbardston, and Suzanne Anderson and her husband, Shane Anderson, of Rochdale; two granddaughters, Alyssa Ebert of Hubbardston and...
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