Obituaries
Laurier "Larry" J. Gionet
Oct 3, 2010
ATHOL - Laurier J. "Larry" Gionet, 75 of Athol, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 in the VA Hospital in Leeds, MA. He was born in Winchendon, on July 15, 1935, the son of the late Joseph H and the late Agnes (Gionet) Gionet. Larry grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. Mr. Gionet was a veteran of...
Vivian M. Gould
Oct 2, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Vivian Margaret (Doucet) Gould, 79, of Leominster, died after a short illness on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Health Alliance Leominster Campus, surrounded by family. She was born in Athol on January 2, 1931, the daughter of the late Frank and the late Emily (Landry) Doucet. Vivian was raised in Athol, Fitchburg and Bridgeport, Connecticut. She attended...

Lillian B.
Sep 29, 2010
ATHOL - Lillian B. (Guillemette) Lee, 100, of 126 Silver Lake St., Athol, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on November 19, 1909, the daughter of the late Dominic and the late Ophellia (Willette) Guillemette. Mrs. Lee was a lifelong resident of Athol and attended local schools. She...

Claudin J. Saulnier
Sep 27, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Claudin J. Saulnier 90, of 1 Sixth St Leominster, died Monday morning, September 27, 2010, at home after an illness. He was born on April 9, 1920 in Dupris Corner, New Brunswick, Canada the son of the late Alphee Saulnier and Olive (Cormier) Saulnier and came to the United States settling in Fitchburg before moving to Leominster in...
Mark Arthur Young
Sep 26, 2010
SARASOTA, FLORIDA - Mark Arthur Young, 40, of Sarasota, Florida formerly of Gardner died at his home on September 26, 2010. He was born in Orange, NJ on January 26, 1970 and grew up in Gardner. He attended Gardner Public Schools and graduated from Gardner High in 1988. Mark played hockey for 4 years of high school and was on...
Alyce J. Prentice
Sep 16, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Alyce J. (Cychol) Prentice, 103, of 55 Center Street, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on January 7, 1907, the daughter of the late Paul and the late Pauline (Wiski) Cychol. Mrs. Prentice grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. She was a homemaker...
Joanne M. Johnson
Sep 12, 2010
ATHOL - Joanne M. (Dodge) Johnson, 42 of 540 Pleasant St., Athol, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her home. She was born in Burlington, VT, on January 18, 1968, the daughter of the late Norman and Maryanne (Batutis) Dodge. Joanne lived most of her life in Athol, graduating from Athol High School with the class of 1986. Following...

Paula J. Murach
Sep 9, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Paula J. "Penny" (Kittredge) Murach, 61, of 41 Winding Cove Road, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg on February 12, 1949, the daughter of the late Reginald and the late Jenny (Ptak) Kittredge. Paula was raised and educated in Fitchburg and attended St. Bernard's High School. Several...
Joseph B. Ruth,
Sep 4, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Joseph B. Ruth, Jr., 86 of 42 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Gloucester, on October 22, 1923, the son of the late Joseph B. and the late Helen (Norwood) Ruth. He enlisted into the United States Marines in October, 1941. While qualifying at...
Theresa C. Gingras
Sep 4, 2010
GARDNER - Theresa C. (LaFosse) Gingras, 86, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in Fitchburg on February 7, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Marie-Jeanne (Lajoie) LaFosse. Theresa grew up in Northbridge and graduated from Northbridge High School and the Worcester Memorial Hospital School of...

Aline L. LaPlume
Aug 31, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Aline L. (Lyonnais) LaPlume, 99 of 100 Main St., Leominster, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in the Regency House, Wallingford, CT. She was born in Leominster, MA, on February 20, 1911, the daughter of the late Trefille and the late Aseline (Bauchamp) Lyonnais. She was a member of St. Cecilia's Church. She leaves one brother: George Lyonnais of...
Kenneth F. Reavis
Aug 30, 2010
ORANGE - Kenneth F. Reavis, Sr., 76 of 383 East River St., Orange, died Monday, August 30, 2010 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in West Medford, MA, on July 14, 1934, the son of the late George A. and the late Frances (Calloway) Reavis. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States...
Yvonne A. Kulczyk
Aug 29, 2010
GARDNER - Yvonne A. (Boulanger) Kulczyk, 86, of 104 Church Street and formerly of Waterford Street, Gardner, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the The Highlands in Fitchburg. She was born in Gardner on July 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Marcel and the late Delina (Trembley) Boulanger. Mrs. Kulczyk was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She attended Gardner...

Leslie G. Bell
Aug 23, 2010
ATHOL - Leslie G. "Gus" Bell, 87 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, passed away Monday, August 23, 2010 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Westford, on September 4, 1922, the son of the late Robert J. and the late Jesse (Walkden) Bell, husband of the late Charlotte (White) Bell who passed away in April of 2010...

Ruth Dorathea Hamel
Aug 20, 2010
ORANGE - Ruth Dorathea (Schafron) Hamel, 81, of Red Brook Lane, Orange and formerly of Phillipston, died on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville. She was born in Boston on March 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Geoge M. and the late Ruth A. (Senical) Schafron. Mrs. Hamel was raised and educated in Boston...

Raymond Robert "Bob" Yelle
Aug 20, 2010
FITCHBURG - Raymond Robert "Bob" Yelle, 76, of 408 Daniel Street, Fitchburg, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Health Alliance Leominster Campus after an illness. He was born in Leominster on June 18, 1934, the son of the late Raymond and the late Lucienne (Belanger) Yelle. Bob was raised and educated in Leominster. He served during the Korean War...

Diane M. Saulnier
Aug 14, 2010
LEOMINSTER...Diane M. Saulnier 56 of 1 Sixth St Leominster, Died Saturday August14, 2010 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Maine. She was born February 4, 1954 in Fitchburg MA the daughter of Claudin Sauliner and the late Dora(Boudreau)Saulnier. She leaves her daughter Erin T. Weeden of Plymouth MA. Her father Claudin Saulnier of Leominster and her two sisters...
Shannon M. Comeau
Aug 9, 2010
ATHOL - Shannon M. Comeau, 30, of 229 Hapgood Street, Athol, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 9, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ware on September 21, 1979, the daughter of Donna M. (Hicks) (Comeau) Hachey and her husband Raymond of Athol and the late Francis R. Comeau. Shannon grew up in Athol and resided in...
Elsa Kristian Charlot Clifford
Jul 31, 2010
PHILLIPSTON - Elsa Kristian Charlot (Johnson) Clifford, 89, of 80 Petersham Road, Phillipston, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner with family at her side. She was born in Greenfield on March 23, 1921, the daughter of the late John S. and the late Anna V. (Johnson) Johnson. Elsa grew up in Leyden and...
Bernadette M. Gronowicz
Jul 26, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG - Bernadette M. (Baczewski) Gronowicz, 85, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died Monday, July 26, 2010 in the Lexington Health and Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born in Gardner on April 5, 1925, the daughter of the late Stanislaw and the late Anna (Baldyga) Baczewski. Mrs. Gronowicz worked in the offices of the Simplex Time Recorder Company...