Obituaries
Elmer “Bub†Webster
Feb 19, 2011
Orange – Elmer “Bub†Webster, 77, of 20 Rogers Avenue, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. Bub was born August 7, 1933 in Wendell, Massachusetts, the son of George A. and Delphine (Fox) Webster. He grew up in Wendell, attending Wendell schools and New Salem Academy and has lived in the Athol-Orange area since 1955. ...
Wenonah P. Grucan
Feb 16, 2011
ATHOL - Wenonah P. (McLean) Grucan, 83, of 37 Union Street, Athol, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on July 25, 1927, the daughter of the late Royal and the late Doris (Cormier) McLean. She was raised and education in Baldwinville. She was a homemaker for most of her life...
Betty L. (Sawyer) Gibbs
Feb 13, 2011
Athol – Betty L. (Sawyer) Gibbs, 76, of 49 Elm Street, died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Betty was born May 8, 1934, in Enfield Center, New Hampshire, the daughter of Raymond P. and Clara (Nixon) Sawyer. She grew up in Enfield Center, graduating from Enfield High School in 1952 then entering the University of New...
Carol Anne Bradeen
Feb 12, 2011
ATHOL - Carol Anne Bradeen, 49, of 434 Crescent Street, Athol, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at her son's home in Athol. Carol was born in Newport, VT, on February 2, 1962, the daughter of Harold and the late Eloise (Thurber) Bradeen. She grew up in Brattleboro and Vernon, Vermont, and graduated from Brattleboro High School with the...
Linda M. Maki
Feb 12, 2011
GARDNER - Linda Maki of 402 Parker Street, Gardner, passed away at the early age of 48 on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at her home. Linda was born in Gardner on December 28, 1962, the daughter of Donald and Betty (Norcross) Maki of Templeton. She was raised in Templeton and graduated from Westminster Mini School. Over the years she worked...
John H. Raulston
Feb 11, 2011
Orange – John H. Raulston, 57, of 199 East Main Street, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. John was born in Athol, Massachusetts, April 6, 1953, the son of Herbert and Jean (Lawrence) Raulston. He grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1971, living in Athol most of his life and for the...
Ann Shirley Brown
Feb 6, 2011
ATHOL - Ann Shirley (Fraser) Brown, 75, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Boston on April 11, 1935, the daughter of the late Wilfred and the late Marie C. (Lakeman) Fraser. Ann was raised and educated in Boston. She was a dancer with the New...
Armande M. DeVarney
Feb 4, 2011
LEOMINSTER - Armande M. (Benoit) DeVarney, 88 of LaBelle, Florida and formerly of Leominster, passed away on February 4, 2011 in Fort Meyers, Florida. She was born in Canada on November 2, 1922, the daughter of the late Emile and the late Beatrice (Malo) Benoit. Mrs. DeVarney was employed at the Foster-Grant Company in Leominster for over twenty years. She...
George Eugene Arsenault
Feb 2, 2011
LEOMINSTER ----George Eugene Arsenault 85,of Leominster died Tuesday February 2, 2011 at home after an illness. He was born September 12,1925 in Quebec Canada the son of the late Eugene Arsenault and Emma (Cormier) Arsenault and came to the United States many years ago settling in Leominster. He leaves his nephews and nieces,Claudette Arsenault and her husband John Bergeron of...
Sister Dorothy Paradis
Feb 2, 2011
The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of their dear companion, Sister Dorothy Paradis who passed away while under the care of her loving companions on February 2, 2011. Sister Dorothy was 87 years of age, a native of Dracut, MA and was born the daughter of Charles Honore and Laura (Fluet) Paradis. She graduated from St. Louis Academy...
Darlene P. Gaitan
Feb 1, 2011
TEMPLETON - Darlene Pauline (Michaud) Gaitan, 48, of 55 Rice Road, Templeton, passed away after a courageous three-month battle with cancer on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at home with her family by her side. Darlene was born on March 16, 1962 and raised in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Gerald and the late Lorraine (Gadoury) Michaud. She graduated from...
Kate B. Peterson
Jan 31, 2011
WESTON - Kate (Butler) Peterson, 70, of Weston and formerly of Petersham, died on Monday, January 31, 2011 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. Kate was born on November 4, 1940 and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Pat and the late Aimee (Mott) Butler. She studied English and American literature at the Rosary College in...
Michelle L. Lohnes
Jan 31, 2011
ATHOL - Michelle L. (Savoie) Lohnes, 42, of 85B Jones Street, Athol, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 31, 2011 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Gardner on May 29, 1968, the daughter of John Paul Savoie of North Port, Florida and Ethel Mae Wheeler of Greenfield. Michelle grew up in western Massachusetts and attended Franklin County Technical...
Dennis G. Blanks
Jan 31, 2011
STERLING------Dennis G. Blanks 57, of Sterling Passed away on Monday January 31, 2011 in Leominster Hospital of complications from Lymphoma. He leaves his parents, Gale Blanks and Joan (McAlister) Blanks of Mt Vernon IL, His wife Katherine Brennan of Sterling, his sister, Nancy (Susie) Phillips of Mt Vernon IL, and a large extended family with many nieces and nephews on...
Delbert E. Hopkins
Jan 28, 2011
Delbert E. Hopkins Athol – Delbert E. Hopkins, 79, of 188 Crescent Street, died Friday, January 28, 2011 at University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care – University Campus in Worcester. Del was born in Neligh, Nebraska, November 10, 1931, the son of William J. and Myrtle M. (Nelson) Hopkins. He grew up in Tilden, NE where he also attended schools. He...
Elmer R. Dech
Jan 28, 2011
GARDNER - Dr. Elmer R. Dech, 74, of Gardner, MA, passed away Friday, January 28, 2011, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, MA, surrounded by his children. He was born in Northampton County, PA, July 9, 1936, to Elmer A. and Mabel H. Dech. Elmer attended high school in Robesonia, PA, where he was known as an excellent athlete...
Velma May Antunes
Jan 28, 2011
LEOMINSTER-------Velma May Antunes 80 of Leominster died January 28, 2011 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born May 3, 1930 in New Bedford MA the daughter of the late Arthur Dalomba and Laura (Gomes) Dalomba and came to Leominster many years ago. She leaves four sons, Wayne D. Antunes of Lunenburg, Barry A. Antunes and his...
Olavi "Ollie" Tolppa
Jan 28, 2011
ATHOL - Olavi "Ollie" Tolppa, 90 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 28, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Betty (Johnson) Tolppa whom he was married to for 58 1/2 years. He was passionate about his family and loved spending time with his children and grandchildren....
Harry T. Smith
Jan 26, 2011
ATHOL - Harry T. Smith, 87 of 62 Pinedale Road, Athol, died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Otter River, on July 19, 1923, the son of the late Frank and the late Honora (Conners) Smith. Harry grew up in Otter River and was educated in Otter River....
Theresa M. Kulis
Jan 26, 2011
GARDNER - Theresa Kulis, 61, of Gardner, passed away Wednesday morning, January 26, 2011, after a short illness. Theresa was the only child born to the late Frank "The General" and Helen (Kulczyk) Kulis. She lived in Gardner all of her life and graduated from Gardner High School. Early in Theresa's life she worked as a licensed hairdresser. She was...
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