Obituaries

Theresa C. Caron
Jul 26, 2010
FITCHBURG - Theresa C. (Roy) Caron, 82 of 5 Morgan Way, Fitchburg, died Monday, July 26, 2010 in the Leominster Hospital, Leominster. She was born in Nashua, NH, on October 11, 1927, the daughter of the late Arsidas and the late Delia (Soucy) Roy. Theresa grew up in Nashua and graduated from Nashua High School. She raised her daughter in...
Stanley Narkevicius
Jul 24, 2010
GARDNER - Stanley Narkevicius, 67 of Gardner, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Lithuania on February 14, 1943, the son of the late Benedictas and the late Bronislava (Goncauskas) Narkevicius. Stanley was raised and educated in Gardner. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army and...
Victoria E. Girouard
Jul 23, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Victoria E. (Gosselin) Girouard,104, formerly of 70 Lakeview Street, Leominster, died peacefully on Friday July 23, 2010 at the home of her daughter at 600 Brooks Pond Road, Leominster, after an illness. She was born on January 9, 1906 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Helver Gosselin and Rosealma (Beaulac) Girouard and came to Leominster over 70...
Helen M. Piaseczny
Jul 22, 2010
TEMPLETON - Helen M (Suszynski) Piaseczny, 78 of 364 Dudley Rd., Templeton, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at home after an illness. Helen was born in New Hampshire, on July 20, 1932, the daughter of the late Felix and the late Helen (Przybylska) Suszynski. And came to Templeton many years ago. She leaves her loving husband of 48 years: Joseph...
Anna W. Cloutier
Jul 19, 2010
SOUTH ROYALSTON - Anna W. (Wikel) Cloutier, 92 of 26 Pleasant St., South Royalston, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at home. She was born in Orange, on December 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Charles W. and the late Rosella (Hause)(Wikel) McIntosh. She graduated from Orange High School in 1935. She was a secretary for the L. S. Starrett...
Robert N. Phelps
Jul 17, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Robert N. Phelps, 81 of 12 Cobb Rd., Ashburnham, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner, MA. He was born in Fitchburg, on August 2, 1928, the son of the late Robert C and the late Elsie (Hellman) Phelps. Mr. Phelps was a lifelong resident of Ashburnham. He was a member of the Ashburnham Community...
Cynthia I. Hawkins
Jul 15, 2010
ATHOL - Cynthia I. (Hodge) Hawkins, 63 of 191 Pinedale Rd., Athol, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at home surrounded by her family, having fought ovarian cancer for more than eight years with hope and always a smile. Cindy loved her family wholeheartedly as they did her. She was born at the Winchendon Hospital, on April 25, 1947, the daughter...
Sophie E. Maselli
Jul 15, 2010
ATHOL - Sophie E. (Wolcott) Maselli, 95, of Athol, died Thursday, July 15, 2010 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Holyoke on February 11, 1915, the daughter of the late Walter Pope and the late Anna (Reed) Wolcott. She was raised and educated in Vermont and moved to Athol in 1927. She worked at the...
Barbara J. Spinelli
Jul 13, 2010
HAMPTON NH - Barbara J. (Allain) Spinelli, 72, formerly of Leominster died peacefully on July 13, 2010 surrounded by her family. Barbara was the youngest of ten children born in Leominster to the late Calixte and Josephine (Collette) Allain on May 15, 1938.Barbara was predeceased by her husband Anthony in 2003 and her siblings Clarence, Raymond and Corinne Allain and...
Geraldine I. Ashe
Jul 12, 2010
ATHOL - Geraldine Irma (Anair) Ashe, 82, of 181 School Street, Athol, died Monday, July 12, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Hardwick, Vermont, on December 30, 1927, the daughter of the late Perley and the late Irma (Dunn) Anair. Geraldine was raised and educated in Hardwick, Vermont. She had resided in Barton and West...

Sophie V. Cichonski
Jul 11, 2010
GARDNER - Sophie V. (Buraczewski) Cichonski, 92 of 18 Wright Street, Gardner, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on January 13, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Katherine (Astramecki) Buraczewski, and the wife of the late Zenon Cichonski, who died in 1994. She was a life long...
Douglas Robert McCallion
Jul 9, 2010
GARDNER - Douglas Robert McCallion, 67, of Graham St., Gardner, Massachusetts, formerly of Pelham, New York, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2010. He is survived by Lee Chalmers McCallion, of South Grafton, MA, his daughter, Maureen McCallion Cohen, her husband Brian and two grandchildren Connor and Liam Cohen, of Grafton, MA. He is also survived by his mother, Edna...
Dorothy Girouard
Jul 7, 2010
BOUCTOUCHE NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA........Dorothy (Nowlan) Girouard 87 of Foyer Bernice Hebert Bouctouche NB Canada passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 7, 2010 at her residence. She was born April 23, 1923 in Bouctouche NB Canada the daughter of the late Honore Nowlan and Beatrice (LeBlanc) Nowlan. She leaves her three children, Diana Allain and her husband Leon of Leominster, Aurella...

Bertha S. Donnelley
Jul 6, 2010
ATHOL - Bertha S. (Wright) Donnelley, 84, of 63 Harvard Avenue, Athol and formerly of Springfield, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at her niece's home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Athol on December 31, 1925, the daughter of Henry L. and Evelyn M. (Wade) Wright. Bertha was raised and educated in Athol. She attended Sanders Street School...

Bertha S. Donnelley
Jul 6, 2010
ATHOL - Bertha S. (Wright) Donnelley, 84, of 63 Harvard Avenue, Athol and formerly of Springfield, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at her niece's home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Athol on December 31, 1925, the daughter of Henry L. and Evelyn M. (Wade) Wright. Bertha was raised and educated in Athol. She attended Sanders Street School...

Marjorie W. Crosby
Jul 4, 2010
GARDNER - Marjorie W. (Wheaton) Crosby, 98, of Gardner and formerly of Cambridge, MA and West Palm Beach, FL, died Sunday, July 4, 2010 at the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Gardner. Marjorie was born in Roslindale, MA, on January 6, 1912, the daughter of William and Eulalia (Grey) Wheaton of Boston. Marjorie moved to Gardner several years ago...

Randall Edward Brousseau
Jul 3, 2010
GARDNER.......Randall Edward "Randy" Brousseau 63 of Gardner MA. Died Saturday July 3, 2010 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after an illness. He was born August 17, 1946 in Leominster MA the son of the late Edward Brousseau and Mildred (Goodman) Brousseau. Besides his mother Mildred (Goodman) Brousseau of Leominster MA. He leaves His son Michael Brousseau of Royalston,two daughters...
M. Frances Girouard
Jun 29, 2010
GARDNER - M. Frances (McCarthy) Girouard, 91, of Gardner, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Gardner on December 10, 1918, the daughter of Arthur and Annie (Brogan) McCarthy. Frances was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1936. She...

Clara Zetkowsky
Jun 27, 2010
WINCHENDON - Clara Zetkowsky, 86, of 547 Central Street, Winchendon and formerly of Gardner, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at home after an illness. She was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, on June 4, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Stella (Pachuski) Zetkowsky. Clara resided in Gardner nearly all of her life and graduated from Gardner High School with the class...

Zachary Turayishimye
Jun 25, 2010
GARDNER - Zachary Turayishimye, beloved infant son of Alice Uwishema and Jean Paul Turayishimye of Gardner, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 25, 2010 at the Children's Hospital in Boston. He leaves his maternal relatives including his grandparents, Christine Gahongayire and Marcel Gashema; two uncles, Brave Shema, Christian Gashema; three aunts, Safi Uwimana, Ines Uwase, Diane Mahoro; his paternal relatives...