Obituaries
Marjorie P. Whiting
Dec 10, 2009
GARDNER - Marjorie P. (Richardson) Whiting, 85 of 80 Winter Street, Gardner, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in South Ashburnham, on November 3, 1924, the daughter of the late John B. and the late Mabel J. (Stone) Richardson. Marjorie grew up in South Ashburnham and graduated from Fitchburg High School...
Ellwood Frank Finken
Dec 10, 2009
GARDNER - Ellwood Frank Finken, 96, formerly of Edgell Street in Gardner, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in New York, NY, on January 24, 1913, the son of the late Edward D. and the late Philliphana (Persan) Finken. Mr. Finken was raised and educated in New York City, NY. He...

Ann T. Cody
Dec 10, 2009
ATHOL - Ann T. (Blanchard) Cody, 79, of 1217 White Pond Rd., Athol, died Thursday, December 10, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Athol on January 3, 1930, the daughter of the late Howard K. and the late Bertha (Stoddard) Blanchard. She was a devoted and loving mother and an...
Edward A. Buiwit
Dec 8, 2009
GARDNER - Edward A. Buiwit, 87 of 22 Walnut Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on September 13, 1922, the son of the late Victor and the late Alice (Tumapowicz) Buiwit. Edward grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of...
Eleanor Frances Yankowski
Dec 7, 2009
GARDNER - Eleanor Frances (Shaw) Yankowski, 86, of 115 Lovewell Street, Gardner, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at the home of her nephew in Hudson, New Hampshire. Mrs. Yankowski was born in Gardner on January 19, 1923, the daughter of the late Charles R. and the late Grace E. (Whipple) Shaw. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated...

Raymond G. Marchegiani
Dec 5, 2009
GARDNER - Raymond G. Marchegiani, 86, of 21 Winslow Street, Gardner,died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in the Colonial Heights Nursing Home, Lawrence, MA. He was born in Athol, on February 2, 1923, the son of the late Gino and the late Christine (Cimonetti) Marchegiani. Raymond grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1941....

Leo Cantin
Dec 4, 2009
WINCHENDON - Leo Cantin, 85, of 3 Elm Street, Winchendon formerly of Leominster died Friday, December 4, 2009, in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg. He was born December 18, 1923 in Leominster the son of Alfred and Alice (Chapdelaine) Cantin. He grew up in Leominster and was educated in Leominster. Leo was a veteran of World War II serving in...

Claire M. LeBlanc
Dec 3, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Claire M. (Tata) LeBlanc, 86, of 147 9th Street, Leominster died Thursday, December 3, 2009, in UMass Memorial Hospital Worcester after a brief illness. She was born on March 11, 1923 in Leominster, daughter of the late Francisco and Rose (Pollastri) Tata. She was a lifelong resident of Leominster and attended local schools. Many years ago, she worked...
Mary L. Horrigan
Nov 30, 2009
GARDNER - Mary L. Horrigan, 99, of 98 Cherry St., Gardner, died Monday, November 30, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Gardner on August 1, 1910, the daughter of the late John J. and the late Catherine (Hagerty) Horrigan. Ms. Horrigan was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated from Gardner...
Stephen A. "Stubbs" Riggins
Nov 28, 2009
GARDNER - Stephen A. "Stubbs" Riggins, 49 of 59 Graham Street, Gardner, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 in UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on July 19, 1960, the son of the late Bennie J. Riggins and the late Carol E. (Regan) Riggins. He grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High...

Douglas James Bourque
Nov 28, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Douglas James Bourque 53, of 100 Main St. Apt 611 Leominster formerly of Clinton died Saturday evening November 28, 2009 surrounded by his loving family at home after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born January 3, 1956 in Leominster MA. the son of Donat Bourque and Elizabeth (Campbell) Bourque and lived in Clinton...
Alton B. Hastings,
Nov 27, 2009
FITCHBURG - Alton B. Hastings, Jr., 54 of Fitchburg, died quietly at his home on Friday, November 27, 2009. He was born on August 27, 1955 in Athol, and was the son of Gladys and the late Alton Hastings. "Nubby", as he was lovingly called, was a graduate of Athol High School and a long-time employee of the L.S. Starrett...

Grace T. Walker
Nov 25, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Grace T. (Ouellette) Walker, 81, of Leominster, died Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster. She leaves a daughter, Diane Tousignant of Templeton, and a son, Mark Holland, of Gardner. A memorial Mass will be held Monday, December 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in St. Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic Street, Leominster. Burial will follow in...

Donald R. Putnam
Nov 21, 2009
ORANGE - Donald R. Putnam, 63, of 200 Dana Rd., Orange, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Worcester on October 2, 1946, the son of the late David N. and the late Anita S. (Veinot) Putnam. Mr. Putnam was raised and educated in Worcester, graduating from the former Commerce High School with...

Brenda M. Royer
Nov 19, 2009
LEOMINSTER - Brenda M. Royer, 59, of 194 Florence St., Leominster, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 in the Health Alliance Leominster Campus after an illness. She was born in Leominster on June 30, 1950, the daughter of the late Albert and the late Vera (Powell) Royer. Brenda was a lifelong resident of Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School with...
Rita A. Parenteau
Nov 13, 2009
ATHOL - Rita A. (Frenette) Parenteau, 78 of 416 Main St., Athol, died Friday, November 13, 2009 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Berlin, NH, on July 21, 1931, the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Diane (Pinette) Frenette. Mrs. Parenteau moved to Athol when she was 8 years old. She lived in Turners...
James E. "Fireball" MacDonald
Nov 10, 2009
ATHOL - James Edward "Fireball" MacDonald, 89 of 85 Everett Ave., Athol, died peacefully Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at home. He was born in Athol, on August 12, 1920, the son of the late John A. and the late Margaret G. (Quinn) MacDonald. He was a lifelong resident of Athol and was a graduate of Athol High School. He was...

Shirley F. Russell
Nov 10, 2009
FARMINGTON, CT - Shirley F. (Mills) Russell, 88 of 20 Scott Swamp Rd., Farmington, CT, formerly of Athol, died Monday, November 9, 2009 in the New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT. She was born in Winchendon on July 19, 1921, the daughter of the late Napolean and the late Margaret F. (Goulding) Mills. She grew up in the Athol...

Joseph A Auffrey
Nov 8, 2009
MARBLEHEAD: Joseph F. Auffrey 88, formally of Leominster, died Sunday morning November 8, 2009 in the Devereux House in Marblehead MA. after an illness. He was born March 16, 1921 in Moncton New Brunswick Canada the son of the late Ferdinand Auffrey and Suzanne (Cormier) Auffrey and came to the United States many years ago. He leaves two sons: Richard...

Christine Lynn Burley
Nov 5, 2009
TONAWANDA, NY - Christine Lynn Burley, 27, of Tonawanda, New York, and formerly of Otter River, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 5, 2009 in New York. She was born in Stratford, New Jersey, on September 18, 1982, the daughter of Darren A. and Mary J. (Jessep) Burley of Otter River. Christine moved to the Otter River area with her family...