Obituaries
Richard C. Bockus
Oct 7, 2013
EAST TEMPLETON – Richard C. Bockus, 92, of East Templeton, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born on May 18, 1921 the son of Rubert and Virginia (Mailloux) Bockus. He grew up in Gardner and moved to Templeton and graduated from Templeton High School. He was on the undefeated Templeton High School Football team...
Raymond A. Holden
Oct 7, 2013
Raymond A. Holden Athol – Raymond A. Holden, 89, of 81 Congress Street, died Monday, October 07, 2013 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Ray was born in Athol, Massachusetts, March 10, 1924, the son of Frank Edward and Pearl Draper (Chase) Holden and has lived in Athol all of his life. He attended Athol schools, New Salem Academy...
Norman L. Conway
Oct 6, 2013
ATHOL - Norman L. Conway, 86 of 697 Templeton Rd., Athol, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at home. He was born in Athol on July 17, 1927, the son of the late Anthony H. and the late Florence (Carlson) Conway. Norman grew up in Athol and attended Athol Schools graduating with the Class of 1946. He worked as the Circulation Manager...
Eleanor M (Hebert) Lawson
Oct 4, 2013
Athol- Eleanor M. Lawson, 85, formerly of Athol, passed on into Spirit on Friday, October 4, 2013 with her family by her side at the Ichabod Washburn Hospice, Worcester, following a short illness. She was born on August 3, 1928, the daughter of Thomas and Marjorie (Best) Hebert. Eleanor attended Athol schools and graduated from Orange High School in 1946....
David Lawrence Martin
Oct 4, 2013
David Lawrence Martin Athol – David Lawrence Martin, 83, formerly of Lee Street, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Wingate of East Longmeadow. David was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, July 23, 1930, the son of John F. and Claire (Barry) Martin. He grew up in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire, graduating from Woodsville High School in 1948. ...
Margaret R. (Rosbury) LeBlanc
Oct 3, 2013
ASHBURNHAM – Margaret R. (Rosbury) LeBlanc, 81, of Ashburnham died Thursday, October 03, 2013 in The Highlands Nursing Home, Fitchburg. She was born on May 21, 1932 the daughter of Everett W. and Cecile M. (Delisle) Rosbury. She grew up in Ashburnham and graduated from Cushing Academy in 1950. Margaret was a life-long communicant of St. Denis Church. She was employed as...
Joan A. (Parker) Shaw
Oct 1, 2013
Joan A. Shaw Gardner – Joan A. (Parker) Shaw, 81, of 32 Chelsea Street (formerly of Athol), died Tuesday, October 01, 2013 at the home of her granddaughter. Joan was born in Orange, Massachusetts, March 1, 1932, the daughter of George R. and Helen E. (McKnight) Parker. She grew up in Athol where she lived for many years, later moving...
Charles G. Wirth,
Sep 29, 2013
Charles G. Wirth, Jr. Athol – Charles G. “Charlie†Wirth, 70, of 52 Farnsworth Ave., formerly of Erving died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his home with his family at his side. Charlie was born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, April 17, 1943, the son of Charles G. and Violet (Coleman) Wirth. He grew up in Erving, graduating from Ralph C....
Max L. Winchester
Sep 29, 2013
ATHOL - Max L. Winchester, 91 of 211 Bryant St., Athol, died Sunday, September 29, 2013 in the Athol Hospital, Athol. He was born in Booth Point, Tennessee, on March 20, 1922, the son of the late Marion W. and the late Martha E. (Hainey) Winchester. He served during World War II in the Air Force . He had lived in...
Denice "Dini" M. Santucci
Sep 29, 2013
TEMPLETON – Denice “Dini†M. Santucci, 56, of Templeton was called home by her heavenly father on Sunday, September 29, 2013 after a lengthy battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). She was born on January 10, 1957 the daughter of Enzo and Bernadine (Van Os) Amistadi. She grew up in Templeton and graduated from Narragansett Regional High School. Denice was a...
Barbara M. (Choquette) Warner
Sep 26, 2013
Barbara M. Warner Athol – Barbara M. (Choquette) Warner, 85, formerly of 379 West Royalston Road, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield. Barbara was born in Athol, Massachusetts, June 5, 1928, the daughter of Eugene P. and Nellie M. (Sampson) Choquette. She grew up in Athol where she has lived all of her life, graduating from...
Joseph R. Lajoie
Sep 26, 2013
GARDNER - Joseph R. Lajoie, 89, of 142 Logan Street, Gardner, died peacefully on Thursday, September 26 at his residence. He was born in Gardner on April 30, 1924, son of William and Alice (Patnode) Lajoie. Joseph was a United States Veteran of World War II. While proudly serving his country, he earned eight bronze stars for battles and campaigns in...
J. Warren Barnett
Sep 24, 2013
GARDNER – J. Warren Barnett, 80 of 20 Lawrence Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 in the Heywood Memorial Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on December 27, 1932, the son of the late Joseph Wright Barnett and the late Pearl (Sickmon) Barnett. Warren served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked many years for...
Kirk M. Gessic
Sep 22, 2013
Kirk M. Gessic Athol – Kirk M. Gessic, 56, of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare with his loving family at his side. Kirk was born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 5, 1957, the son of James J. and Agatha R. (Meyer) Gessic. He grew up in...
Katherine A (Rachupka) Chouinard
Sep 20, 2013
Gardner- Katherine A. (Rachupka) Chouinard, 66, of Gardner, passed away following a brief illness on Friday September 20, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Katherine was born in Norfolk, Va on April 18, 1947, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mae (Pencille) Rachupka. Katherine grew up in Gardner and attended Gardner schools graduating from Gardner High School in 1965. She...
Richard V. Dill
Sep 17, 2013
ATHOL - Richard V. Dill, 85 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Wednesday, September 17, 2013 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Orange, on May 6, 1928, the son of the late Clarence and Gladys (Brehaut) Dill. Mr. Dill married Mary T. Hachey on July 31st, 1948. They recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. He was...
Marjorie H Smith
Sep 16, 2013
GARDNER –Marjorie H. (Beauregard) Smith, 95, of Gardner died Monday, September 16, 2013 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on December 8, 1917 the daughter of the late Raynald and Lillian (Shurtliff) Beauregard. Marjorie grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1935. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church,...
Gloria Jean (Severance) Elliott Whitman
Sep 14, 2013
Gloria J. Whitman Phillipston – Gloria Jean (Severance) Elliott Whitman, 78, of 485 Highland Avenue, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Heywood Hospital following a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Gloria was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, February 4, 1935, the daughter of the late Doris (Blake) Hill and Alvin W. Severance. She graduated from Athol High School in...
Amber Marie Simmington
Sep 13, 2013
Amber Marie Simmington West Royalston – Amber Marie Simmington, 18, of Athol-Richmond Road (Rt. 32), died in a tragic single-vehicle accident on Rt. 32 just minutes from her home on Friday, September 13, 2013. She leaves behind her parents, Daniel and Debra Simmington of West Royalston, her two sisters Jessica Smith and her daughter Kassidy and Amanda Smith and...
David G Constant
Sep 13, 2013
LEOMINSTER- David G. Constant, 62, of Leominster, died Friday, September 13, surrounded by his loving family, in the arms of his son, after an illness. He was born February 3, 1951, in Leominster, son of Omer J. and Doris F. (Champagne) Constant. He graduated from Leominster Trade School in 1971. David was known to be one of the hardest working...
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