Obituaries
Agatha H. (Kudzma) Sukols
Aug 22, 2011
ATHOL - Agatha H. (Kudzma) Sukols, 100, a former resident of the Applewood Home for Elders in Athol, died on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol where she had resided since February of 2011. Agatha was born in Barre on December 11, 1910, the daughter of the late William and the late...

Gail A. Young
Aug 19, 2011
ASHBURNHAM - Gail A. (Ferris) Young, 71 of 21 East Rindge Rd., Ashburnham, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at home. She was born in Fitchburg, on September 5, 1939, the daughter of the late Rodney and the late Geraldine (Vallencourt) Ferris. Gail grew up in Fitchburg and graduated from Fitchburg High School. She was a life member of the Hancock...
May L. Britt
Aug 19, 2011
May L. Britt Athol – May L. Britt, 78, of 65 Chester Street, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. May was born in Athol, Massachusetts, October 12, 1932, the daughter of Nancy L. (Towne) Britt. She has lived in Athol all of her life, graduating from Athol High School in 1951. May worked for...
Werner Bundschuh
Aug 19, 2011
Royalston, MA - Werner Bundschuh, “Renaissance Man†Werner M. Bundschuh, documentary filmmaker and a developer of historic properties, died at The Maples, his home on The Common in Royalston on Friday, August 19, 2011. Werner was removing a gutter and accidentally fell from the porch roof. He was 70 years old. A man from modest beginnings, Werner was the son...
James B. Hayden
Aug 16, 2011
James B. Hayden James Brook Hayden, 61, formally of Athol, MA and late of Guilford, CT passed away in his home Tuesday August 16th. He will be remembered for his varied interests and dedicated friendships garnered over years of extensive travel and a special effort to stay in touch with the people he loved and cared about. Jim was born June...

Thomas G. Landry
Aug 16, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Thomas G. Landry Jr, 82 of Leominster died peacefully and unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday August 16, 2011. He was born December 3, 1928 in Leominster the son of the late Thomas G. Landry Sr and Lea (LeBlanc) Landry and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his Son Dr Thomas G. Landry III OF Leominster, Two sisters, Theresa...

Leonard E. Goland
Aug 16, 2011
Leonard E. Goland Athol – Leonard E. Goland, 77, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Palmer Healthcare Center in Palmer. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire, December 29, 1933, the son of Raymond H. and Edith E. (Barden) Goland. Leonard grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools graduating from Athol High School with the class of...
Edith M. Hanlon
Aug 15, 2011
ATHOL - Edith May (Surrette) Hanlon, 90, formerly of 416 Main Street, Athol, died on Monday, August 15, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Athol. Edith was born in Leominster on March 21, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Ella (Furbush) Surrette. She was educated in Leominster and has resided in Athol since 1946. Edith...
Winifred I. (Daniels) Engel
Aug 14, 2011
Winifred I. Engel Athol – Winifred Isabel (Daniels) Engel, 89, of 188 Highland Avenue, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Winifred was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, January 15, 1922, the daughter of Luther Wells and Mabel (Gale) Daniels. She grew up in Springfield, MA, New York City and Wendell, MA graduating from Orange High School in...

Lillian Marks Haddad
Aug 6, 2011
GARDNER- Lillian Marks Haddad, 88, of Gardner, died on Saturday, August 6, 2011, at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born on December 28, 1922, in Winsted, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Nahim and Kareeme (Sawayer) Marks. She moved to Gardner with her family in 1925. She was a telephone operator, a receptionist and later worked on the...

William J. O'Dell,
Aug 6, 2011
ATHOL - William J. Odell, Jr., 43, of 122 Bliss Street, Athol, died on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus in Worcester. William was born in Fitchburg on August 15, 1967, the son of Rita (Caron) Odell of Athol and the late William J. Odell. He was raised in Fitchburg, Gardner and Athol...
Lori A. (Handy) Studt
Aug 5, 2011
Lori A. Studt Athol, Ma. - Lori A. (Handy) Studt, 49, of 425 Wallingford Avenue passed away August 5, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends after her courageous battle with cancer. Lori, daughter of Roy E. and Shirley (Bashaw) Handy, Jr. was born September 12, 1961 in Holden, Massachusetts and grew up in Hubbardston graduating from Quabbin Regional High School...

Brian B. Whittier
Aug 5, 2011
Brian B. Whittier Athol – Brian B. Whittier, 52, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at the UMASS Memorial Medical Center-University Campus in Worcester following an illness. He was born in Athol, Massachusetts, May 18, 1959, the son of Courtland M. and Janice M. (Soucie) Whittier. Brian grew up in New Salem, Orange and Athol where he also attended schools. ...
Mary M. Kelley
Aug 4, 2011
GARDNER - Mary M. (Burns) Kelley, 90, of 32 Crawford St., Gardner died Thursday, August 4, 2011, in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born September 6, 1920 the daughter of William and Margaret (Shea) Burns. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. Mrs. Kelley worked for Simplex Time Recorder for many years; prior she worked...

Leo E. Desreuisseau
Aug 3, 2011
ATHOL - Leo E. Desreuisseau, 76, of Athol, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner after a two-year battle with cancer. Leo was born in Glover, VT, on September 20, 1934, the son of the late Amey and the late Madeline (Stevens) Desreuisseau. He attended Orange schools and was a longtime resident of...
Victor J. Spar
Aug 3, 2011
GARDNER - Victor J. Spar, 64, of Gardner died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born September 25, 1946 in Yonkers, New York the son of Daniel and Marilyn P. (Steinberg) Spar. He grew up in Yonkers and graduated from Yonkers High School. Victor graduated from Franklin Pierce College with a B.A. in Economics and Marketing;...
Eleanor Mae Malucky
Jul 31, 2011
FITCHBURG - Eleanor Mae (Raymond) Malucky, 86, of 935 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at home. Eleanor was born in Norwalk, CT, on February 20, 1925, the daughter of the late Eugene and the late Charlotte (Beers) Raymond. She grew up in Norwalk and graduated from Norwalk High School with the class of 1943. She worked...
Joseph William Cummings
Jul 25, 2011
ATHOL - Joseph W. Cummings, 78 of 433 Harvard Avenue, Athol, died Monday, July 25, 2011 at home. Joseph was born in Orange on February 7, 1933, the son of the late Arthur N. and the late Eva E. (Sweeney) Cummings. He attended Warwick and Athol schools and resided in Warwick and Orange before moving to Athol sixty-six...
Gordon D. Briggs
Jul 23, 2011
Gordon D. Briggs Athol - Gordon Donald Briggs, 89, of 996 Pleasant Street, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare surrounded by his loving family. Gordon was born in Athol, Massachusetts, March 27, 1922, the younger son of Leslie W. and Elsie (MacPherson) Briggs. He attended local schools and graduated from Athol High School in 1939. After graduation...

Richard E. Caissey
Jul 18, 2011
LEOMINSTER------Richard E."Skip" Caissey 62 of Leominster died July 19, 2011 in Health Alliance Hospital Leominster after an illness. He was born October 5, 1948 in Leominster MA the son of the late Richard J. Caissey and Leda M. (Nichols) Caissey and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his sister Gloria Hazelgreen and her husband Richard of Stafford Virginia, his...