Obituaries
Frances Mae (Stimson) Murphy
Apr 16, 2015
GARDNER- Frances "Fran" Mae (Stimson) Murphy, 77, of Gardner, formerly of Athol, died Thursday, April 16, in Wachusett Manor, after an illness. She was born October 25, 1936, in Athol, daughter of the late Donald and Beatrice (Wing) Stimson. She grew up in Royalston and graduated from Athol High School in 1956. In addition to being a homemaker, she worked...
George M. Augustine
Apr 16, 2015
George M. Augustine Athol – George M. “Uncle George†Augustine, 97, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility in Greenfield. George was born in Orange, MA, August 16, 1917, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Rasinski) Augustine. He grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1935 and since the 1970’s has lived...
Linda (Blanchard) Brunelle
Apr 15, 2015
ATHOL- Linda (Blanchard) Brunelle, age 94, of Athol, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Baldwinville Nursing Home. Linda was born January 14, 1921 in Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada. She is the daughter of the late Edward and the late Albertine (Larocque) Blanchard. She came to Athol when she was 1 1/2 years old. She worked at the Ansin Shoe Company...
Robert L. Fisette
Apr 14, 2015
Robert L. Fisette Athol – Robert L. Fisette, 95, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in his lifelong hometown of Athol. He was born in Athol on December 24, 1919, the son of Louis and Helen (Hack) Fisette. He was the step-son of Ida (Sisson) Fisette. Robert was a graduate of Athol High School, Becker College and 2nd Douglas Air Base Flying...
Donald R. Blair
Apr 13, 2015
Donald R. Blair Athol – Donald R. Blair, 71, of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at UMass Memorial Healthcare – University Campus in Worcester. Donald was born in East Orange, NJ, August 14, 1943, the son of Ray S. and Helen (Taylor) Blair. He grew up in Nutley, NJ where he graduated from high school and...
Barbara Ann (Laitinen) Laitinen
Apr 11, 2015
Barbara A. Laitinen Athol – Barbara Ann Laitinen, 71, of Daniel Shays Highway, died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at her home. Barbara was born in Gardner, MA, January 17, 1944, the daughter of Armas and Elna (Erickson) Laitinen. She grew up in Baldwinville, graduating from Narragansett Regional High School in 1962. Barbara served in the U.S. Army from 1963 until her...
Burnett "Barney" B. Cummings,
Apr 11, 2015
ATHOL - Burnett (Barney) B. Cummings, Sr.,, 94 or 59 Lenox Street, Athol, died April 11, 2015. He was born in Manchester, CT, the son of Burnett W. and Hattie Cummings. Barney grew up on a dairy farm. He graduated from Manchester High School before joining the Marine Corps in 1941 serving on Bouganville in the Pacific. After discharge he graduated from UCONN and became a...
Gloria J. (Piercy) Olivari
Apr 10, 2015
ASHBURNHAM - Gloria J. (Piercy) Olivari passed away Friday, April 10th at Heywood Hospital, after being stricken ill at home, with her family by her side. Gloria was born in Baldwinville MA on May 21, 1925 youngest daughter of William J. Piercy and Annie S. (Premo) Piercy. She married Arthur A. Olivari in 1952 and together they raised five boys...
William Lewis Bacigalupo
Apr 6, 2015
ORANGE- William "Bill" L. Bacigalupo, Jr., 64, of Orange, died Monday, April 6, surrounded by his loving family, after a long illness. Bill was born November 11, 1950, in Athol, son of the late William L. Sr. and Frances J. (Kellogg) Bacigalupo. He grew up in the Farley Flats section of Erving. He proudly served in the United States Marine...
Monique Marie (Smith) Wise
Apr 5, 2015
Monique M. Wise Phillipston – Monique Marie (Smith) Wise, 49, of Athol Road, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. Monique was born in Athol, MA, April 6, 1965, grew up in Petersham, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School in 1983 and resided in Phillipston most of her life. ...
Harold B. McGivern
Mar 29, 2015
Harold B. McGivern, Jr. Athol – Harold B. “Junior†McGivern, Jr., 74, of Main Street, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Junior was born June 26, 1940 in Holland, Vermont, the son of Harold B. and Hattie (Woodward) McGivern, Sr. He grew up in Holland and Newport Vermont where he attended schools and since the...
Marlene A. (Shackett) Bouchard
Mar 28, 2015
Marlene A. Bouchard Athol - Marlene A. (Shackett) Bouchard, age 69 , of Old Keene Rd., died at Gardner Rehab on March 28 2015, after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, June 5 1945, the daughter of Nelson and Lois (Hyde) Shackett and grew up in Orange, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional...
Phyllis Ann (Jarvis) Musante
Mar 26, 2015
ATHOL - Phyllis A. (Jarvis) Musante, 85, of South Deerfield and formerly of Athol, died Thursday, March 26, 2015 in the Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA. She was born in Greenfield, on January 18, 1930, the daughter of the late Lester and the late Leora (Northway) Jarvis. She worked for Erving Paper Mills as a packager for many years. She was a...
Walter J. Barbieri
Mar 24, 2015
Walter J. Barbieri Athol – Walter J. Barbieri, 77, of Silver Lake Street, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at the Athol Hospital with his loving family at his side. Walter was born in Brooklyn, New York September 3, 1937, the son of George and Clemintina (Delia) Barbieri. He grew up in Brooklyn where he graduated from high school and since...
Jennifer Lynn Cote
Mar 23, 2015
ORANGE - Jennifer Lynn Cote, 37 of 12 Chase St., Orange, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at home. She was born in Greenfield, on March 15, 1978, the daughter of the late Cindy V. (Cote) Bennett. Jennifer attended Orange Schools and graduated from Mahar in 1996 with honors. After high school she attended Mt. Wachusett Community College and University of...
Gail M. North
Mar 23, 2015
ATHOL - Gail M. North, 52, of Orange died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Athol Hospital. Gail was born May 2, 1962 in Greenfield, the daughter of the late Earl E. North and Barbara A. (McGuirk) North. Gail grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1981. She received her Master’s in Special Education...
Alan Gray Lyman
Mar 23, 2015
ATHOL - Alan Gray Lyman, 86, of Athol, passed away at his home on March 23. He was born on September 7, 1928, son of the late Stanley B. and Ruth M. (Gray) Lyman. He attended Athol schools and graduated in 1946. In high school, he was a three-year starting goalie on the ice hockey team. He was proud of...
Blanche K. Zaremba
Mar 22, 2015
GARDNER - Blanche K. Zaremba, 90 of Gardner died Sunday, March 22, 2015 in the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Gardner on February 20, 1925 the daughter of Peter Zaremba and Sally (Mackiewicz) Zaremba. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. Blanche work at the Union Twist Drill Company in Athol for...
William W. Hakkila
Mar 21, 2015
PHILLIPSTON- William W. Hakkila, 69, of Phillipston, died Saturday, March 21, in Heywood Hospital, after an illness. He was born November 15, 1945, in Worcester, son of the late Walfred “Otto†and Gladys (Marean) Hakkila. Mr. Hakkila graduated from Athol High School. He then joined the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Dixie during the Vietnam War. He worked for...
Bertha M. (Duguay) Alliott
Mar 21, 2015
ATHOL- Bertha M. (Duguay) Alliott, 92, of Athol, died Saturday, March 21, in Quabbin Valley Healthcare after an illness. She was born December 8, 1922, in Paquetville, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Ulric and Sarah (Cormier) Duguay. Mrs. Alliott worked for the former Athol Comb Shop. She was a member of Our Lady Immaculate Church. Mrs. Alliott enjoyed traveling,...
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