Obituaries
Barbara J. Daigle
Oct 30, 2009
TEMPLETON - Barbara J. (Sexton) Daigle, 79, of 294 Patriots Rd., Templeton, died Friday, October 30, 2009 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon, on January 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Daniel R. and Jennie (Best) Sexton. She lived in Templeton most of her life. She was a member of the Templeton Golden...
Catherine A. Bagdonas
Oct 24, 2009
ATHOL - Catherine A. Bagdonas, 62 of 1720 Petersham Rd., Athol, died Saturday, October 24, 2009 at home. She was born in Worcester on August 17, 1947, the daughter of the late Alphonse and the late Blanche (Staraitis) Bagdonas. Ms. Bagdonas was a lifelong resident of Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1965. She worked...
Josephine T. Jankowski
Oct 23, 2009
GARDNER - Josephine T. (Siminski) Jankowski, the wife of the late police Sgt. Walter Jankowski, died quietly at the Mary Manning Walsh Home in New York City on October 23, 2009. Mrs. Jankowski was born in Worcester, on March 28, 1912, the second child and first daughter of ten children. She grew up in Worcester and attended St. Mary's School....
Helen M. Wesockes
Oct 21, 2009
ATHOL - Helen M. (Zielenski) Wesockes known by family and friends as Mimi, 92, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in the Baldwinville Rehabilitation Center. She went to be with the Lord surrounded by the love of family. She was born in West Springfield, MA, on August 25, 1917, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Dziadzio)...
Salvador Rivera
Oct 21, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Salvador Rivera Rivera 86 of 37 Lowell St. Leominster MA. a resident of the Bedford V A Hospital and Care Facility in Bedford MA died Wednesday October 21, 2009 in the Bedford VA Hospital Bedford MA after an illness. He was born April 27, 1923 in Dorado Puerto Rico the son of the late Modesto Rivera and Celestina...
Amelia J. Dargelis
Oct 20, 2009
ATHOL - Amelia J. (Grits) Dargelis, 83, of 274 South St., Athol, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 peacefully at home with her family. She was born in Gardner on June 23, 1926, the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Anna (Wesockes) Grits. Mrs. Dargelis was a lifelong resident of Athol. She attended local schools and graduated from Athol...
Geraldine H. Phelps
Oct 19, 2009
ASHBURNHAM - Geraldine H. (Putnam) Phelps, 81 of 12 Cobb Road, Ashburnham, died Monday, October 19, 2009 at home with her family by her side. She was born in Townsend, MA, on January 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Gerald and the late Bertha (Maxwell) Putnam. Geraldine grew up in New Ipswich, NH and graduated from Appleton Academy, New...
Alphonse J. Salkaus
Oct 16, 2009
ATHOL - Alphonse J. Salkaus, 85, of 69 Edward St., Athol, died Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol on May 13, 1924, the son of the late Michael and the late Anna (Juoconis) Salkaus. Mr. Salkaus was a lifelong resident of Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of...
Donald Francis Chouinard
Oct 16, 2009
GARDNER - Donald Francis Chouinard, 71 of 77 Glenwood Street, Gardner, died Friday, October 16, 2009 in the St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was born in Lowell, on June 23, 1938, the son of the late Diogene and the late Melvina (Bousquet) Chouinard. He lived in Lowell and Fitchburg and has been a resident of Gardner since 1965. He was...
Sr. Gertrude Guillet
Oct 16, 2009
PETERSHAM - Sr. Gertrude Guillet, 97 of the Sisters of the Assumption, passed away peacefully, in the presence of her sisters, Friday, October 16, 2009 at Assumption Residence, Petersham, MA after a short illness. Formerly known by the name of Sister Gertrude de l'Assomption, she was a professed religious for the past 72 years. Born in Sacred Heart Parish in...
Teresa J. Burgess
Oct 15, 2009
SOUTH ROYALSTON - Teresa J. (Flematti) Burgess, 94, of South Royalston, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in South Royalston on May 11, 1915, the daughter of the late Antonio and the late Maria (Rinaldi) Flematti. Mrs. Burgess was a lifelong resident of South Royalston and attended Athol High School. She worked for...
Ruth E. Bassingthwaite
Oct 11, 2009
PETERSHAM - Ruth E. (Newbury) Bassingthwaite, 82 of 15 North Main St., Petersham, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. She was born in Ware, on May 19, 1927, the daughter of the late Robert A. and the late Eva L. (Wendemuth) Newbury. She lived in Petersham since she was three years old, graduating from Petersham...
J. Ellen Grucan
Oct 7, 2009
TEMPLETON - J. Ellen (Strott) Grucan, 80, of 9 Beech St., Templeton, died Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on May 25, 1929, the daughter of the late Robert E. Sr. and the late Jenelle (Mathews) Strott. Mrs. Grucan graduated from Templeton High School with the Class of 1947. She worked...
Elizabeth M. Nault
Oct 2, 2009
ATHOL - Elizabeth M. (Canuel) Nault, 84, of 262 Partridgeville Rd., Athol, died Friday, October 2, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in the former town of North Dana, MA, on July 31, 1925, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Viola (Smith) Canuel. Mrs. Nault was raised and educated in North Dana,...
Darlene J. Wheeler-Coggins
Sep 30, 2009
JAFFREY, NH - Darlene Jane Wheeler-Coggins, 57, of 3 Forest Park, Jaffrey, NH, and formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, after a long illness. Darlene was born in Athol on November 24, 1951, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Lorna (Russell) Wheeler. She grew up in Athol and...
Sr. Jeanne Gourdeau
Sep 26, 2009
PETERSHAM -- Sister Jeanne Gourdeau, a Sister of the Assumption from Petersham, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. On Nov. 10, 2009, Sister Jeanne would have celebrated her 102nd birthday. Born in Salem, she was the daughter of Jules and Alice (Bernier) Gourdeau. She was professed as a Sister of the Assumption for 80 years...
Eleanor F. Spofford
Sep 25, 2009
GARDNER - Eleanor F. (Parmenter) Spofford, 89, of 19 City Hall Ave, Gardner, died Friday, September 25, 2009 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner after a long illness. She was born in Shirley on July 10, 1920, the daughter of the late Frank and the late Eleanor (Piper) Parmenter. Mrs. Spofford was raised and educated in Shirley, Massachusetts. She worked as...
Linda A. Scotland
Sep 24, 2009
ROYALSTON - Linda A. (Hawke) Scotland, 50 of Royalston, died unexpectedly Thursday, September 24, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Gardner, on July 17, 1959, the daughter of Robert D. and Nancy M. (Moschetti) Hawke. Linda grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1977....
Eileen L. Grits
Sep 23, 2009
ATHOL - Eileen L. (Lewis) Grits, 85, of 86 Forest Ave., Athol, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in Caribou, Maine on November 14, 1923, the daughter of the late Frank and the late Minni (Tredwell) Lewis. Mrs. Grits was raised and educated in Caribou, Maine, graduating from Caribou High School...
John C. Martioski
Sep 22, 2009
FITCHBURG - John C. Martioski, 43 of Fitchburg formerly of Gardner, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg. He was born in Gardner, on April 11, 1966, the son of the late Joseph J. Martioski, Jr. and the late Barbara E. (Hackett) Martioski. John grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. He was a...
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