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Desiderio Piermarini

Desiderio Piermarini

May 1, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Desiderio "Chuck" Piermarini, 81, of 62 Lincoln Terrace, Leominster, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus. He was born in Pretare Ascoli Peceno, Italy on August 28, 1928, the son of the late Joseph and the late Pasquilini (Angelini) Piermarini. Chuck moved to the United States when he was nine years old and has...

James A. Kalinowski

James A. Kalinowski

May 1, 2010

BALDWINVILLE - James A. Kalinowski, 31 of 13 Grove St., Baldwinville, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at home. He was born in Gardner on July 19, 1978, the son of Michael J. and Patricia K. (Mowe) Kalinowski. He grew up in Templeton and graduated with honors from Gardner High School. James worked for Jon & Kerri's Furniture in Winchendon for...

Sister Loretta Monette

Sister Loretta Monette

Apr 29, 2010

PETERSHAM - Sister Loretta Monette, age 88, a Sister of the Assumption of Petersham, MA, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 following a long illness at Marie Esther Health Center in Marlborough, MA. Born in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of Hector and Laura (Chasse) Monette and attended Saint Louis Academy with her twin sister, the late Sr. Rita Monette....

Joseph R. "Joey" Esselman

Joseph R. "Joey" Esselman

Apr 25, 2010

ENFIELD - Joseph "Joey" R. Esselman, II, 45, of Enfield, CT and formerly of Athol, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 after a short illness at University of Connecticut Hospital, Enfield, CT. He was born in Tiffin, Ohio, on October 2, 1964, the son of Liesel (Rudolf) Hart and the late Leo T, Hart of Orange and the late Joseph R....

Margaret Louise Sundnas

Margaret Louise Sundnas

Apr 25, 2010

GARDNER - Margaret Louise (Brown) Sundnas, 88, formerly of 111 Conant Street, Gardner, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on July 20, 1921, the daughter of the late Leon and the late Grace (Venning) Brown. Mrs. Sundnas was a lifelong resident of Gardner and attended Gardner High School. Many...

Antoinette Patricia Luczko

Antoinette Patricia Luczko

Apr 23, 2010

GARDNER - Antoinette Patricia Luczko, 88, of 26 Greenwood Place, Gardner, died Friday, April 23, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on May 28, 1921, the daughter of Stefan and Elizabeth (Danisienko) Luczko. Antoinette was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She attended local schools and graduated from Gardner High School with the...

Doris M. LaCross

Doris M. LaCross

Apr 22, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Doris M. (Prince) LaCross, 82, of 100 Main Street, Leominster, died Thursday morning, April 22, 2010, at the home of her sister at 56 Old Willard Road in Leominster after an illness. She was born on July 1, 1927, in Leominster, the daughter of the late Donat Prince and Leona (Bergeron) Prince and was a lifelong Leominster resident....

Robert "Bob" C. Brennan,

Robert "Bob" C. Brennan,

Apr 21, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Robert "Bob" C. Brennan, Sr., 77, of 16 Lawrence Street, Ashburnham, passed away on April 21, 2010 surrounded by his family at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. He was born on July 6, 1932 in Ashburnham, the son of William Brennan and Eda (Stafford) Brennan-Lashua. He is survived by his son, Robert Brennan, Jr. and his wife Deborah...

Kenneth L. Bishop

Kenneth L. Bishop

Apr 19, 2010

ATHOL - Kenneth L. Bishop, 76, of 18 Harvard Avenue, Athol, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at home surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. He was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on August 4, 1933, the son of the late Henry and the late Nora Bell (Dresser) Bishop. Kenneth was raised and educated in Vermont and moved to...

Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli

Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli

Apr 18, 2010

LAKE PLACID - Stella G. "Kitty" Fanelli, 77, of Lake Placid, FL and formerly of Athol, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 in the Lake Placid Health Care, Lake Placid, Florida. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, on December 14, 1932, the daughter of Benjamin Crawley and Stella Noble Crawley. Kitty was raised in Georgia and later moved to Athol. She...

Bente K. Jelley

Bente K. Jelley

Apr 14, 2010

ATHOL - Bente K. (Møller) Jelley, 71, of 168 Drury Avenue, Athol, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Axel and the late Inger (Oksborg) Møller. Bente was raised and educated in Copenhagen, Denmark and moved to the...

Charlotte W. Bell

Charlotte W. Bell

Apr 9, 2010

ATHOL - Charlotte W. Bell, 79 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare Alzheimer Unit. She was born in Waltham, MA, on June 22, 1930, the daughter of the late Edward G. and the late Mary (Tibbetts) White. Having grown up in Waltham and Westford, she graduated from Westford Academy...

Sr. Marie-Anne Lavoie

Sr. Marie-Anne Lavoie

Apr 7, 2010

PETERSHAM Sister Marie-Anne Lavoie, a Sister of the Assumption of Petersham, MA, passed away peacefully April 7, 2010. On March 22, 2010 Sister Marie celebrated her one hundred and first birthday. A native of Salem, MA, she attended Salem High School, worked in the local mills and then became a professed religious of the Assumption Congregation. As a middle-grade teacher,...

Allen R. Garvey

Allen R. Garvey

Apr 4, 2010

BALDWINVILLE - Allen Russell Garvey, 90, of 91 Royalston Road, Baldwinville, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. He was born in New York City, NY, on September 16, 1919, the adopted son of the late Allen R. and the late Mary (Sweet) Garvey. Mr. Garvey grew up in New York and resided in Yonkers, New...

Timothy J. O'Malley

Timothy J. O'Malley

Apr 2, 2010

ATHOL - Timothy J. O'Malley, 61, of 32 Burma Road, Athol, died Friday, April 2, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue, Worcester after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on November 20, 1948, the son of the late Francis O'Malley and Virginia (Laflamme) O'Malley of Winchendon. Tim grew up in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock High...

Elaine T. Richard

Elaine T. Richard

Mar 28, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Elaine T. Richard, 63, of 69 Biscuit Hill Drive, Leominster, died Sunday morning March 28, 2010 in the Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born September 10, 1946 in Leominster, the daughter of Eugene Richard and Rita E. (Pinsoneault) Richard and was a lifelong resident. She leaves her mother, Rita E. (Pinsoneault) Richard with whom...

Nancy Anne Marie

Nancy Anne Marie

Mar 24, 2010

BALDWINVILLE - Nancy Anne Marie (LeBlanc) Oja, 69, of 10 Pleasant Street, Baldwinville, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner after an illness. Nancy was born in Gardner on September 27, 1940, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Osithe (Poirier) LeBlanc. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and attended local schools. She...

Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz

Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz

Mar 22, 2010

GARDNER - Lorraine G. (Gagne) Wojtukiewicz, 87 of 225 West Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 22, 2010 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born in Gardner, on April 16, 1922, the daughter of the late George and the late Cecile (Pitre) Gagne. Lorraine grew up in Gardner attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Gardner...

Hendryka Kapacziewski

Hendryka Kapacziewski

Mar 21, 2010

GARDNER - Hendryka (Stankiewicz) Kapacziewski, 86, of 59 Harvard Street, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. Mrs. Kapacziewski was born in Gardner on January 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Alexander and the late Sophie (Kapacziewski) Stankiewicz. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and...

Jeanne I. Arsenault

Jeanne I. Arsenault

Mar 21, 2010

LEOMINSTER - Jeanne I. (Cormier) Arsenault, 77, of 126 Fourth Street, Leominster, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue, Worcester after an illness with her family by her side. She was born in St. Marie, New Brunswick, Canada, on November 26, 1932, the daughter of the late Clovis and the late Helen (Cormier) Cormier....

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