Obituaries

Aurore E. (Bergeron) St Jean
Feb 1, 2012
LEOMINSTER-----Aurore E (Bergeron) St Jean 97 of Leominster died Wednesday Morning February 1, 2012 in the Apple Valley Center in Ayer after a long illness. She was born October 2, 1914 in Leominster the daughter of the late Philip Bergeron and Georgeanne (Fontaine) Bergeron and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves her daughter Paulette Freeland of Leominster and several...

David R. Wzorek
Jan 29, 2012
HADLEY - David R. Wzorek, 64, of Hadley and formerly of Northampton, died on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Hadley at Elaine Care and Rehabilitation Center. David was born in Northampton on January 8, 1948. He worked for the family business, Wzorek Concrete and later worked on his own doing concrete work. David enjoyed the outdoors and going...
Georgette G. (Beaudoin) Dion
Jan 29, 2012
LEOMINSTER----Georgette G. (Beaudoin) Dion, 92 of Leominster died peacefully on Sunday morning, January 29, 2012 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after a brief illness. She was born June 10, 1919 in Montreal, Canada, the daughter of the late Zephirin Alfred Beaudoin and Jeanne (Allard) Beaudoin and came to the United States in 1932. She leaves her daughter, Nancy L. Dion of Sterling, Virginia;...
Joanna R. Smith
Jan 28, 2012
GARDNER - Joanna R. (Woicek) Smith, 95, of 32 Greenwood Place, Gardner, died Saturday, January 28, 2012 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on September 24, 1916, the daughter of the late Karol Woicek and the late Katarzyna (Medrykowska) Woicek. Mrs. Smith grew up in Gardner and was a life-long resident. She...

Doris M. (Ballentine) Nolette
Jan 27, 2012
Doris M. Nolette Athol – Doris M. (Ballentine) Nolette, 96, of 47 Sunrise Terrace, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Doris was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, August 9, 1915, the daughter of William H. and Kathryn (Donahue) Ballentine, Sr. She grew up in Gardner, graduating from Gardner High School, moving to Winchendon in 1936 and since...
Barbara S. (Saltmarsh) Mitchell
Jan 25, 2012
Barbara S. Mitchell Westminster - Barbara (Saltmarsh) Mitchell, 86 of Westminster formerly of Athol died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. She was born October 29, 1925 in Dorchester, Massachusetts the daughter of Herman and Mary (Carney) Saltmarsh. Barbara grew up in Athol graduating from Athol High School in 1943, later moving to...

Sr. Beatrice Charland
Jan 21, 2012
PETERSHAM – The Sisters of the Assumption of Petersham, MA mourn the loss of their dear companion, Sister Beatrice Charland, formerly Sister Joseph-de-la-Presentation who passed away at Marie Esther Health Center in Marlboro, MA on January 21, 2012. She was a native of Indian Orchard, MA and the daughter of Zacharie and Flora (Blier) Charland. Sr. Beatrice spent 23...
Donald Joseph Leger
Jan 21, 2012
LEOMINSTER- Donald Joseph Leger, 76, of Leominster, died on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue North, in Worcester. Donald was born on May 23, 1935 in St. Antoine, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Edmond and Exelda (LeBlanc) Leger. He was raised and educated in New Brunswick and has been a resident of Leominster...

Phyllis M (Tango) Delmonico
Jan 17, 2012
LEOMINSTER-----Phyllis M. (Tango) Delmonico 70 of Leominster die January 17, 2012 IN Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge after an illness. She was born December 31, 1941 in Boston the daughter of the late James Tango and Ida (Puzzo) Tango. She leaves her brother James Tango of Leominster and her sister Joanne Starling and her husband James of Tewksbury MA. and...

Mildred M. (Soderman) Korbuszewski
Jan 17, 2012
AYER - Mildred M. (Soderman) Korbuszewski, 87, formerly of Gardner, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Apple Valley Center Nursing Home in Ayer. Mildred was born in Gardner on April 17, 1924, the daughter of John and Matilda (Ahl) Soderman. She was raised and educated in Gardner and resided in Fitchburg for twelve years before returning to...
Mark Karl Voedisch
Jan 16, 2012
PORTLAND MAINE---Mark Karl Voedisch 54 of Portland Maine formally of Leominster died January 18, 2012 at home in Portland Maine after an illness. He was born October 11, 1958 in Leominster MA the son of the late William C. Voedisch Jr and Patricia (Lucier) Voedisch. He leaves his two daughters, Andrea Voedisch and Victoria Devlin both of Springfield MA, two...
Theresa G. (Caissie) Bockus
Jan 12, 2012
BALDWINVILLE - Theresa G. Bockus, 85, of Baldwinville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home. Theresa was born on July 19, 1926 in Gardner, the daughter of Marcel and Menda (Boucher) Caissie. She was raised in Baldwinville and graduated from Templeton High School with the class of 1944. She attended Fitchburg State College and earned a...

Sr. Jacqueline Pelletier
Jan 9, 2012
The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of their beloved Sister Jacqueline Pelletier, who died Monday, January 9, 2012 at St. Patrick’s Manor, Framingham, MA. She was a native of Salem, MA. Sr. Jacqueline obtained an RN degree at St. Joseph Hospital in Lowell, MA. She devoted a good part of her religious life to organizing and administering the health...

James B. Kendrick
Jan 2, 2012
AMHERST - James Bierkett Kendrick, 79, of Amherst passed away at his home on Monday, January 2, 2012. James was born on April 21, 1932 in Gardner, MA, the son of Karl S. and Caroline B. (Croucher) Kendrick. He resided in Athol and attended the Highland School through the fourth grade. At the age of 14, James began receiving residential...
Muriel E. (Soucie) Morse
Jan 2, 2012
Muriel E. Morse Athol – Muriel E. “ Fifi†(Soucie) Morse, 81, of 157 Spring Street, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, surrounded by her family. Muriel was born June 6, 1930 in Athol, Massachusetts, the daughter of Erwin C. and Eva M. (Guignard) Soucie. She has lived in Athol all of her life. She worked at the...
Ulysse J. Vautour
Jan 2, 2012
LEOMINSTER------Ulysse J. Vautour 58 of Leominster died Thursday morning January 5, 2012 in U-Mass Memorial Hospital Worcester after an illness. He was born March 30, 1953 in Acadieville NB Canada the son of the late Alyre and Christine (Fournier) Vautour. Mr Vautour is survived by his four brothers, Eric and his wife Aurella, Ronald and his wife Rejeanne both of...
Eugene A. DePratti
Jan 1, 2012
ORANGE - Eugene A. DePratti, 83 of 383 East River Street, Orange formerly of Athol, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Athol, on April 20, 1928, the son of the late Alexander and the late Rosanna (Goguen) DePratti. Eugene grew up in Orange and graduated from Orange High School with the...
Joseph Edward Francis"Frank" Melanson
Dec 30, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Joseph Edward Francis Melanson 90 of Leominster died December 30, 2011 in the Life Care Center of Leominster after a long illness. He was born March 22, 1921 in St John New Brunswick Canada the son of the late Livain Melanson and Amanda (Bourgeois) Melanson and came to the United States settling in Fitchburg in 1952. He leaves his two...
Mary L. White
Dec 28, 2011
ATHOL - Mary Lillian (Batutis) White, 87 of Athol, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Mary was born in Erving on October 16, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Dame A. (Balcuis) Batutis. She was raised and educated in Erving and has been a resident of Athol for over seventy years. Many years...

Evelyn B. (Bisbee) Richards
Dec 25, 2011
Evelyn B. Richards Athol – Evelyn (Bisbee) Richards, 96, of 142 Columbian Avenue, died Sunday, December 25, 2011at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Evelyn was born in Athol, Massachusetts on December 18, 1915, the daughter of Arthur S. and Blanche M. (Holton) Bisbee. She has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1933. She worked at...