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Carmen Vachon

Carmen Vachon

Nov 21, 2011

LEOMINSTER------Carmen (Hebert) Vachon 84 of Leominster, died November 21, 2011 in Sterling Village after an illness. She was born May 9, 1927 in Quebec Canada the daughter of the late Edgar Hebert and Lucy (Roy) Hebert and came to the United States settling in Leominster many years ago. She leaves her three sons, Jacques Vachon of Fitchburg, David Vachon of...

John R. Hallet

John R. Hallet

Nov 21, 2011

GARDNER - John Robert "Jack" Hallet, 66, of 71 Lake Street Apt. E208, Gardner, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 21, 2011 at his home. Jack was born in Nashua, NH, on October 1, 1945, the son of the late Edward Pulsifer and the late Verna (Goodale) Hallet Jr. He was raised in Milford, NH and graduated from Milford High School...

William C. Mead

William C. Mead

Nov 21, 2011

LUNENBURG - William Chalond Mead, 81, of 91 Maple Parkway, Lunenburg died Monday, November 21, 2011 surrounded by his loving family in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster. He was born on December 31, 1929 in Madawaska Maine the son of Albert and Ethel (Simpson) Mead. He moved to Portland Maine at the age of two and was a resident there...

Richard W. Marshall

Richard W. Marshall

Nov 20, 2011

  EUGENE, Org. -- Richard William Marshall died unexpectedly, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, at the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene. Born May 30, 1935, to the late Carl and the late Agnes (Setters) Marshall, he grew up in Brockton and was baptized at the Sacred Heart Church. Moving to Quincy he later worked as a linotype operator and raised...

Jean Claude Bourdages

Jean Claude Bourdages

Nov 19, 2011

ATHOL:  Jean Claude Bourdages, 71 of 267 Bearsden Road, Athol, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 in the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Canada, on February 7, 1940, the son of Adorice and Blanche (LeBlanc) Bourdages. He moved to the United States from Canada in 1962. He worked and lived in Gardner prior to moving to Athol in 1979. He...

George Arthur LeBlanc

George Arthur LeBlanc

Nov 17, 2011

ARDNER - George Arthur LeBlanc, 88, of 27 Birch Street, Gardner, died on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. He was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on September 6, 1923, the son of Oliva and Arzelia (Stebenne) LeBlanc. George was raised and educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He was a proud World War...

Cathy Jane (Ellis) Savell

Cathy Jane (Ellis) Savell

Nov 16, 2011

Cathy J. (Ellis) Savell Ossining, NY - Cathy Jane (Ellis) Savell, 52, of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, passed away peacefully at home on November 16, 2011.  Devoted mother of Harrison (Harry) and Jack Savell; loving wife of Lawrence; beloved sister of Thomas Ellis of Kittery, ME, and Karen Blaney, of Vernon, CT; treasured daughter of William and Jane Ellis of Athol, MA; and...

Veronica Jeanne Finnegan

Veronica Jeanne Finnegan

Nov 16, 2011

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Jeanne Finnegan, passed from her earthly life in Gardner, Massachusetts. Jeanne was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to James and Veronica (Murphy) D'Antonio, the eldest of their four children, and grew up in Queens, NY. Jeanne married John D. Finnegan in 1946 and moved to Burlington, Vermont. In 1950 John and Jeanne moved to the...

Pearl Marion Lyman

Pearl Marion Lyman

Nov 16, 2011

LEOMINSTER----Pearl Marion Lyman, 77 of Leominster, MA passed away on Nov. 16, 2011 in the Keystone Center Leominster after an illness. She was Born August 15, 1934 in Leominster the daughter of Maurice Burt and Julia (Lemeiux) Burt. She worked at Keystone Nursing Home and several others in Leominster. Where today they still remember her laughter. She enjoy sitting outside...

Edith (Reed) Schneider

Edith (Reed) Schneider

Nov 15, 2011

ATHOL - Edith (Reed) Schneider, 79, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Edith was born in Gardner on April 17, 1932, the daughter of the late Edmund B. and the late Rachel (Hurd) Reed.  She graduated from Fitchburg High School with the class of 1951.  She was...

Walter C. Penzinski

Walter C. Penzinski

Nov 13, 2011

GARDNER - Walter C. Penzinski, 73, formerly of 189 Connors St., Gardner died Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on October 25, 1938, the son of the late Charles F. Penzinski and the late Jennie (Hajkowski) (Penzinski) Comeau. Walter owned and operated had his own trucking company Penzinski Trucking for...

Glen E. Borkowski

Glen E. Borkowski

Nov 13, 2011

GARDNER - Glen E. Borkowski, 58 of 154 Sherman St., Gardner, died Sunday, November 13, 2011, after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family, at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on June 6, 1953, the son of the late Edmond V. and Dorilla J. (LeBlanc) Borkowski. He graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of...

Paulette Ann Diaz

Paulette Ann Diaz

Nov 12, 2011

LEOMINSTER----Paulette Ann (Bilodeau) Diaz 59 of Leominster died Saturday November 12, 2011 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born July 26, 1952 in Leominster MA the daughter of the late Raymond Bilodeau and Aurore (Poirier) Bilodeau and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves her three daughters, Christina Sauer and husband Kristopher of Fitchburg, and Danica...

James F. O'Neil

James F. O'Neil

Nov 11, 2011

ORANGE - James F O'Neil, 95 of 273 Oxbow Road, Orange, formerly of Athol, died Friday, November 11, 2011 at home. He was born in Derry, NH, on March 28, 1916, the son of the late Patrick and the late Alma (Demers) O'Neil. He graduated from Pinkerton High School in Derry, NH with the class of 1934.  Mr. O’Neil was a...

Claire A. White

Claire A. White

Nov 9, 2011

HUBBARDSTON - Claire A. (Gaidanowicz) White, 80, of 57 Ragged Hill Road, Hubbardston, died on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at her home. She was born in Gardner on August 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and the late Helmi S. (Jokimaki) Gaidanowicz. She was raised in Hubbardston and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of...

Sandra L. Gilbert

Sandra L. Gilbert

Nov 8, 2011

GARDNER - Sandra L. Gilbert, 67, of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Fitchburg. Sandra was born in Clinton on December 17, 1943, the daughter of the late Raymond and the late Gladys (Smith) Guinard. She was a longtime resident of Leominster and Fitchburg and resided in Gardner for the past eight years....

Concetta Walker

Concetta Walker

Nov 7, 2011

LEOMINSTER-----Concetta (Bonaffini) Walker 81 of Leominster died Monday November 7, 2011 in the Lifecare Center of Leominster after an illness. She was born September 15, 1930 in Fitchburg MA the daughter of the late Antonio Bonaffini and Concetta (Valera) Bonaffini and came to Leominster many years ago. She leaves her three daughters, Mary Ann Walker of Leominster, Corinne Thibodeau and...

William F. Sanderson

William F. Sanderson

Nov 5, 2011

William F. Sanderson, III Templeton – William F. Sanderson, III, 66, of 140 South Road, died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Leominster Hospital.      Bill was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, July 5, 1945 on his father’s 20th birthday, the son of William F. and Florence (Morrow) Sanderson, Jr.  He grew up in Athol where he lived for many years, graduating...

Theresa H. Fichtel

Theresa H. Fichtel

Nov 5, 2011

ASHBURNHAM - Our wife and mother passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in the company of her loving family and close friends. We feel blessed and fortunate that we were able to spend so much wonderful years with our wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, a warm, caring and loving soul. Theresa or "Teedy" as she was known to everyone...

Doralice (Joly) Forsyth

Doralice (Joly) Forsyth

Nov 4, 2011

Doralice Forsyth Athol – Doralice (Joly) Forsyth, 87, formerly of 633 Pinedale Avenue, died Friday, November 04, 2011 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, June 22, 1924, the daughter of William C. and Diana (Savoie) Joly. Doralice grew up and has lived in Athol all of her life and for the past several years...

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