Obituaries

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
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
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...

Joseph Garoppolo
Nov 28, 2012
NEW YORK, NY - Joseph Garoppolo of New York City, husband of Anita Jankowski Garoppolo formerly of Gardner, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in New York City at the age of 94. Joe was born in New York City on January 31, 1918 the eighth of nine children. He was educated in New York and began his career...
Donald F. Allen
Nov 28, 2012
ATHOL - Donald F. Allen, 78 of 66 Goddard St., Athol, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in the Legend Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, Gardner. Don was born in Jacksonville, VT, on August 21, 1934, the son of the late Pearly and the late Myrtle (Fox) Allen. Mr. Allen married Marjorie Struthers on July 13, 1957, and enjoyed 55 years of marriage....
Steven A Soucy
Nov 27, 2012
Gardner- Steven A. Soucy, 48, of Gardner passed away suddenly in Heywood Hospital on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Steven was born on November 28, 1962, in Leominster, MA to Andrew Soucy and the late Patricia (Langlais) Soucy. Steven was a special needs student in the Lunenburg School system, and enjoyed traveling in the car, outdoor activities including swimming and...
Therese E. (Poitras) Walsh
Nov 27, 2012
Therese E. (Poitras) Walsh, 78, of 30 Memorial Drive, died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born in Rumford, Maine, October 23, 1934, the daughter of Charlie and Alice (Parent) Poitras. She grew up in Madawaska and Lewiston, ME, attending schools in Madawaska and Waterville, graduating from St. Dominic High School in 1952. She then went...
June J. (Jones) Hawkes
Nov 22, 2012
June J. Hawkes Orange – June J. (Jones) Hawkes, 90, of 17 East Myrtle Street, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home. June was born in Athol, Massachusetts, July 27, 1922, the daughter of William F. and Martha (Whitney) Jones. She grew up in Athol and since the age of 12 has resided in Orange, graduating from...
Dorothy M. (King) Akey
Nov 22, 2012
ATHOL - Dorothy M. (King) Akey, 95 of 640 King Road, Athol, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at home. She was born in Gardner, on April 28, 1917, the daughter of the late Tuffield and the late Clara (Girouiard) King. Dorothy grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. She worked for the Athol Comb shop for a few...
Ruth I (Moses) Doyle
Nov 21, 2012
Ruth M. Doyle, 94, of Barre, MA, died November 21, 2012, at Life Care Center of Leominster after a brief illness. She was the third of seven daughters of Fred and Laura Moses of Tilton, NH, and the widow of Howard A. Doyle, who died in 1987 after 26 years of marriage. Ruth Irene Moses was born on April 25,...
Gerald J. "Jerry" Douglas
Nov 20, 2012
GARDNER - Gerald “Jerry†J. Douglas Sr., 74 of 98 Marquette St., Gardner, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Pierre, SD, on October 8, 1938, the son of the late Thomas and the late Helen (Bonamie) Douglas. He grew up and was educated in South Dakota. He enlisted in the U.S....
Roger O Prince
Nov 19, 2012
Leominster- Roger O. Prince, 85, a lifelong resident of Leominster, passed away in Health Alliance Hospital on Monday November 19, 2012 after a short illness. Roger was born in Leominster on February 9, 1927 to the late Felix and Arthemise (Bergeron) Prince. He attended St. Cecilia’s Elementary School and graduated from Worcester Trade School as a machinist. He enlisted in The...
Ernest B. Lamoureaux,
Nov 18, 2012
Eugene B. Lamoureaux, Sr. Gardner – Eugene B. Lamoureaux, Sr., 78, of Ridgewood Lane, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Legend Center in Gardner surrounded by his family. Eugene was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, January 23, 1934, the son of Wilfred and Lillian (Carlson) Lamoureaux. He grew up in Fitchburg and attended Leominster schools. He lived in South Royalston...

Marie E
Nov 18, 2012
Templeton- Marie E. Aho, 88, of Templeton, MA died on Nov 18th, 2012 at home in the company of family after a long illness. Born January 5th, 1924 at home in Rangeley, ME, she lived a long and productive life. Profoundly deaf her adult life, she returned to college in the 1970s to convert her LPN degree to an RN degree at...
Betty M. (Pratt) Lawton
Nov 11, 2012
Betty M. Lawton Greenfield – Betty M. (Pratt) Grant, Barrett, Lawton, 86, died peacefully at her home in Greenfield after a long illness on November 11, 2012. She was born in Athol, Massachusetts, February 9, 1926, the daughter of Anson and Marion (Penniman) Pratt. Her very young years were spent in Orange, moving to Gardner when she was 15 and...
Marguerite M (Fontaine) Gosselin
Nov 11, 2012
Leominster – Marguerite M. Gosselin, 86, of Leominster passed away on Sunday November 11, 2012 in Health Alliance Hospital Leominster surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born in St. Olivier, New Brunswick, Canada on February 13, 1926 to the late Vital and Marie (Guimond) Fontaine. Marguerite was a self-employed housekeeper for many years, a member...
Shane Adam LeBlanc
Nov 10, 2012
PHILLIPSTON - Shane Adam LeBlanc, 29, died unexpectedly on November 10, 2012. Shane was born on July 21, 1983 in Gardner, MA. He was the son of Neil LeBlanc and Kathy (O'Kane) Frazier. Shane grew up in Orange, MA until the age of 7 when he moved to Athol. Over the years, he resided in many places including with both of his...

Helen W. (MacKenzie) Larry
Nov 10, 2012
Helen W. Larry Athol – Helen W. (MacKenzie) Larry, 87, of 304 Riverview Avenue, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Helen was born in Douglastown, New Brunswick, Canada, July 9, 1925, the daughter of Cecil and Anne (Young) MacKenzie. She grew up and has lived in Athol most of her life, graduating from Athol High School in...

Leslie Edward Dolhenty
Nov 7, 2012
GREENFIELD - Leslie E. “Ed†Dolhenty, Jr., 83 of Greenfield, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in the Brigham And Women's Hospital in Boston. Ed was born in Leominster, the son of Leslie and Mildred (Kershaw) Dolhenty. He was the oldest of three children. He grew up in Gardner and lived there for half his life. He graduated from Gardner High School with...

Blanche M. (Davidaitis) Qualters
Nov 7, 2012
ATHOL - Blanche Marion Qualters, 87 of 459 Lenox St., Athol, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in The Highlands, Fitchburg. She was born in Athol, on May 12, 1925, the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Benedicta (Morris) Davidaitis. She grew up in Athol and graduated with the class of 1944. She was a telephone operator with New England...