Obituaries
Nicola A. Stragliotto
Nov 13, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Nicola A. Stragliotto, 81 of Leominster, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 with his children at his side. He was born in Rosa, Italy, on August 24, 1929, the son of the late Romano and the late Maria (Caron) Stragliotto. He grew up in Rosano Veneto, Italy before immigrating to the USA at age 18, becoming a US citizen...
Edward J. Mazejka
Nov 11, 2010
ATHOL - Edward John Mazejka, 89, of 31 Wachusett Avenue, Athol, died on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gardner on February 11, 1921, the son of the late Frank and the late Helen (Morze) Mazejka. Edward grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1939. He...

Lena M. Blanchard
Nov 11, 2010
ATHOL - Lena M. (Frenette) Blanchard, 87, of Athol, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, on March 28, 1923, the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Diane (Pinette) Frenette Lena graduated from Berlin High School and moved to Athol several years ago. She worked for...
Flora E. Zarozinski
Nov 11, 2010
GARDNER - Flora E. (Janssens) Zarozinski, 89, of 35 Washington Street, Gardner, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at home. She was born in Wakefield on December 26, 1920, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Flora (Beane) Janssens. Flora was raised in Wakefield and Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1938. Many years...

Dennis P. England
Nov 6, 2010
LEOMINSTER - BUC Dennis P. England (DV) SW USNR-R, 66 of 111 Second Street, Leominster, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Leominster, on May 23, 1944, the son of the late George J. and the late Irene (St. Cyr) England. Dennis grew up in Leominster and graduated...

Adrina M. Chamberlain
Nov 6, 2010
ATHOL - Adrina M. (Lessard) Chamberlain, 64 of 416 Main Street, Apt. 211, Athol, died Saturday, November 6, 2010 at home. She was born in Winchendon, on October 28, 1946, the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Marie Jean (Duguay) Lessard. Adrina grew up in Canada and in Athol. She worked for Motorola in Texas, the J.F. McElwain...
J. Robert E Brideau
Nov 3, 2010
LEOMINSTER---J.Robert E Brideau 85 of 292 Mechanic St Leominster died Wednesday November 3, 2010 in the Lifecare Center of Leominster after an illness. He was born August 22, 1925 the son of the late Peter Brideau and Ella (Albert) Brideau and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his wife of (58) Years, Argentine (Savoie) Brideau, Three sons, Robin J....
Linda E. Anderholm
Nov 2, 2010
ATHOL - Linda E. (Muzzey) Anderholm, 45, of 483 Pleasant Street, Athol, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born in Greenfield on January 3, 1965, the daughter of the late Dr. P. David and the late Carole (Miller) Muzzey. Linda was a resident of Athol and graduated from...

Christopher W. Bizzak
Nov 1, 2010
GARDNER- Christopher W. Bizzak, 42, of 126 Otter River Road, Gardner, died on Monday, November 1, 2010 in the UMass Memorial Hospital, Belmont Street, Worcester. He was born on March 3, 1968 in Elgin, Illinois and resided in many places as a child including Germany while his father was in the military. Chris moved to Massachusetts with his family and...
Aurore B. Bilodeau
Oct 26, 2010
LEOMINSTER....Aurore Bernadette (Poirier) Bilodeau 91, of 69 Hoover St Leominster died Tuesday, October 26, 2010 in the Life Care Center of Leominster after an illness. She was born July 13, 1919 in Notre Dame, New Brunswick, Canada the eldest of ten children of the late Philip Poirier and Alice (Cormier) and came to the United States settling in Leominster in...
Clayton Holmes
Oct 25, 2010
SOUTH ROYALSTON - Clayton Holmes, 73, of 22 Pleasant Street, South Royalston, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Mr. Holmes grew up in Townsend and graduated from the former Townsend High School with the class of 1955. He resided in Leominster for several years before moving to South Royalston in 1973. Clayton was...
Jennie J. Comeau
Oct 25, 2010
GARDNER - Jennie J. (Hajkowski) (Penzinski) Comeau, 94, formerly of Gardner, died Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on September 9, 1916, the daughter of the late Stanislaw and the late Matilda (Kuprel) Hajkowski. Jennie was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She was a communicant and lector of St. Joseph's Church,...
Eleanor V, "Lennie" Erickson
Oct 24, 2010
GARDNER - Eleanor Victoria "Lennie" (Bemis) Erickson, age 84, passed from this life on October 24, 2010. She was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord MA. She was the daughter of James and Florence (Stephens) Bemis. She graduated from Concord High School in 1943 and the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. Eleanor worked as a registered...
Richard Goldthwaite
Oct 22, 2010
ATHOL - Richard Alan "Dick" Goldthwaite, 80, of 1480 Petersham Rd., Athol, died on Friday, October 22, 2010 at his home after an illness. He was born in Athol on August 31, 1930, the son of the late Kenneth and the late Gertrude (Burke) Goldthwaite. Dick graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1949 but received his formal...
Jennie Kulczyk
Oct 20, 2010
GARDNER - Jennie (Krol) Kulczyk, 101, of 138 Temple Street, Gardner, died on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 1909, the daughter of the late Piotr and the late Josefa (Swajkowska) Krol. Jennie was a resident of Gardner for ninety-four years. She was a member...

Marcellino V. Erali
Oct 19, 2010
ATHOL - Marcellino V. Erali, 100 of 121 Orange St., Athol, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Sherman, Vermont, on March 15, 1910, the son of the late Antimio and the late Francesca (Fariea) Erali. Marcellino attended schools in Sherman, VT and attended night school in Pittsfield, MA. He worked for...
Catherine Ann Panagiotes
Oct 18, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Catherine Ann (Guichard) Panagiotes, 52, of 16 Sunrise Avenue, Leominster, died on Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Highlands in Fitchburg. Cathy was born in West Covina, California on January 22, 1958. She was raised and educated in Shirley and Ayer and graduated from Ayer High School in 1976. Cathy battled breast cancer for five years and participated...
Louis N. Anctil
Oct 13, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Louis N. Anctil, 86, of 36 Cherry Street, Leominster, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Canada on November 4, 1923, the son of the late Joseph and Celina Anctil. Mr. Anctil was a resident of Leominster for over seventy years and owned and operated his own carpentry business,...

Lorraine E. Freitag
Oct 9, 2010
WARWICK - Lorraine E. (Daigle) Freitag, passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2010. A private burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Lorraine's memory may be made to the Gardner Visiting Nursing Association, 34 Pearly Lane, Gardner, MA 01440 and would be greatly appreciated by Lorraine and her daughter. $(document).ready(function(){ });
Robert Neuvonen
Oct 3, 2010
ATHOL - Robert Neuvonen, 73, of 1797 Petersham Rd., Athol, died Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was born in Winchendon on March 6, 1937, the son of the late Tauno and the late Ruth (Keays) Neuvonen. Bob was raised in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1955. He served...