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Mary S (Dagelis) Reilly

Mary S (Dagelis) Reilly

Dec 25, 2012

Gardner- Mary S. (Dagelis) Reilly, 99, of Gardner, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home with her brother and niece at her side. Mary was born in Gardner, MA on June 10, 1913 to the late Charles Dagelis and the late Amelia (Kulvete) Dagelis. She attended Gardner Schools and then cared for her siblings...

Edwina E (Ambroze) Marchegiani

Edwina E (Ambroze) Marchegiani

Dec 24, 2012

Gardner - Edwina E. (Ambroze) Marchegiani, 90 of 237 Lancaster Way Cheshire CT. and formerly of 21 Winslow St and Heywood Place, Gardner, died Monday December 24, 2012 at Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven CT, following an illness. She was born in Gardner on October 15, 1922, the daughter of Kazimier and Sophie (Plona) Ambroze. Edwina grew up in...

Everett J. Wirtanen

Everett J. Wirtanen

Dec 22, 2012

ASHBURNHAM - Everett J. Wirtanen, 85 of Ashburnham, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI, on July 17, 1927, the son of the late John and Hilma (Sorsen) Wirtanen. He was a graduate of Fitchburg High School in 1945 and received an Associate Degree from...

Virginia M. Tuholski

Virginia M. Tuholski

Dec 22, 2012

ATHOL - Virginia M. (Emmett) Tuholski, 92 of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Athol, on March 6, 1920, the daughter of the late Walter and the late Charlotte (Kingsbury) Emmett. She leaves two daughters, Janet Blanchard and her husband Clarence...

Domenic F. Lascari

Domenic F. Lascari

Dec 21, 2012

GARDNER - Domenic F. Lascari, 96 of Gardner, died Friday, December 21, 2012 in the Legend Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, Gardner. He was born in Danbury, CT, on April 26, 1916, the son of the late John and the late Anna (Sciacca) Lascari. A WW II veteran, he was an avid golfer and advocate for healthy living. He was a...

Nancy A. Washburn

Nancy A. Washburn

Dec 20, 2012

ATHOL - Nancy A. (Smith) Washburn, 82 of Athol, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, on December 9, 1930, the daughter of the late Charles Russell and the late Beatrice (Woods) Smith. Mrs. Washburn grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School.  She attended Mount Wachusett Community College and...

Stephen T. Allen

Stephen T. Allen

Dec 20, 2012

Stephen T. Allen Warwick – Stephen T. Allen, 61, of 891 Wendell Road, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Athol Memorial Hospital.      Steve was born in Athol, Massachusetts, July 28, 1951, the son of David and Lillian (Barrows) Allen.  He grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools and where he lived for many years and for the past 21...

Randolph A. Comeau

Randolph A. Comeau

Dec 19, 2012

  LEOMINSTER - Randolph A. Comeau, 72 of 284 Mechanic Street, Leominster, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 in the Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, Leominster. He was born in Leominster, on October 29, 1940, the son of the late Henry and the late Edna (Arpin) Comeau. He grew up in Leominster attended St. Cecilia's Elementary School and graduated from Notre Dame High...

Roy E. Hurd

Roy E. Hurd

Dec 19, 2012

GARDNER – Roy E. Hurd,  88 , of 395 Pearl St., Gardner died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Gardner on June 14, 1924 the son of Rachael Hurd.  Roy lived most of his life in Westminster moving to Gardner in 1997. Mr. Hurd was a veteran of World War II serving in...

Patricia Bean

Patricia Bean

Dec 18, 2012

GARDNER - Patricia (Buskey) Bean, 62 of Gardner, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on January 30, 1950, the daughter of the late Maurice and the late Betty (Meuse) Buskey. She grew up in Athol.  She was a former member of the South Athol United Methodist Church.  She enjoyed crafts, movies and being...

Nola S. Shepardson

Nola S. Shepardson

Dec 17, 2012

PHILLIPSTON - Nola S. Shepardson, 57 of 170 Blake Corner Road, Phillipston, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Athol, on January 1, 1955, the daughter of the late Daniel Shepardson and Esther (Wheeler) Shepardson.  Nola grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She and her mother started Shepardson's...

Crystal M. (Rowell) Butterworth

Crystal M. (Rowell) Butterworth

Dec 10, 2012

Crystal M. Butterworth Royalston – Crystal M. (Rowell) Butterworth, 90, of 167 Warwick Road, died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner.      She was born in Calis, Vermont, November 9, 1922, the daughter of Pearl H. and Mabel F. (Richards) Rowell.  Crystal grew up in Vermont and came to Massachusetts in 1940, living in West Royalston for over...

Elysia Rose Parenteau Shackett

Elysia Rose Parenteau Shackett

Dec 9, 2012

JAFFREY, NH - Elysia Rose Parenteau Shackett infant daughter of Tracy Parenteau and Andrew "AJ" Shackett went to heaven on December 9, 2012. In addition to her parents she leaves her maternal grandparents, Gary and Rhonda Parenteau of Gardner; her paternal grandfather, Michael Shackett of Shelburne, MA; her paternal grandmother, Lyndalea Egan of Ashburnham; an auntie, Betsy Parenteau of Gardner;...

George F. Brunelle

George F. Brunelle

Dec 8, 2012

PETERSHAM - George F. Brunelle, 87 formerly of 49 East Street, Petersham, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Petersham, on September 19, 1925, the son of the late Albert S. and the late Marguerite (Barnes) Brunelle. George grew up in Petersham and graduated from Petersham High School in 1943.  He served in the...

Eva Thomas

Eva Thomas

Dec 8, 2012

LEOMINSTER - Eva (Lisciotti) Thomas, 97 of Leominster, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 in the Life Care Center Of Leominster, Leominster. She was born in Leominster, on February 7, 1915, the daughter of the late Gesualdo and the late Angela (Bernardi) Lisciotti. Eva grew up in Leominster and was educated in Leominster.  She was employed at the former E.I. Dupont...

Amanda L. Putney

Amanda L. Putney

Dec 7, 2012

Amanda L. Putney Royalston – Amanda L. Putney, 19, of 185 North Fitzwilliam Road, died Friday, December 7, 2012 in New Salem from injuries resulting from an automobile accident.      Amanda was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, December 1, 1993, the daughter of James M. and Brenda L. (Divoll) Putney.  She lived in Royalston all of her life, graduating from Montachusett Regional...

Bernard A. O'Rourke

Bernard A. O'Rourke

Dec 4, 2012

WEST BROOKFIELD – Bernard A. O’Rourke, 89, of West Brookfield formerly of Gardner died Tuesday, December 04, 2012 in Worcester. He was born on January 17, 1923 in Baldwinville the son of William and Florence (Boucher) O’Rourke.  He was a resident of Gardner for over thirty years before moving to North Brookfield in 1995. Bernie worked for the former People’s Fuel...

Alan E. Hooley

Alan E. Hooley

Dec 3, 2012

Alan E. Hooley Athol – Alan E. Hooley, 86, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, died Monday, December 03, 2012 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare.      Alan was born in Newbiggen, England, October 25, 1926, the son of Cyril and Anne (MacDonald) Hooley.  He grew up in Leicester, England, attending Gateway School for his pre-college studies.  He graduated from Leicester University as a...

Iva F. (Fournier) Ainsworth

Iva F. (Fournier) Ainsworth

Nov 29, 2012

Iva F. Ainsworth Athol – Iva F. (Fournier) Ainsworth,  94, of 15 Western Avenue, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Athol Memorial Hospital.      Iva was born in Boston, Massachusetts, June 6, 1917, the daughter of Joseph and Florence (Norcross) Fournier.  She has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1934.  She later graduated from nursing...

Pauline B. (Porier) O'Malley

Pauline B. (Porier) O'Malley

Nov 29, 2012

LEOMINSTER - Pauline B. (Poirier) O'Malley, 85 of 201 Elm Street, Leominster, died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at home. She was born in Leominster, on May 6, 1927, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Alma B. (Ethier) Poirier. She grew up in Leominster attended St. Cecilia's Elementary School and graduated from Leominster High School. She enjoyed living...

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