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Richard D. Durkee

Richard D. Durkee

Jul 28, 2008

ATHOL - Richard D. Durkee, 67 of 703 Pleasant St., Athol, died Monday, July 28, 2008 at home. He was born in Athol, on February 2, 1941, the son of the late Clement and the late Mary (Bevis) Durkee. He attended schools in Athol and Orange. He worked at Erving Paper Mills for 38 years retiring in 2006. He was...

Frank J. Urymowicz

Frank J. Urymowicz

Jul 27, 2008

PALM BAY, FL - Frank J. Urymowicz Jr, 82 of 808 Hampton Dr., Palm Bay, FL, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at home. He was born in Westminster, on September 22, 1925, the son of the late Frank K. and the late Frances (Suchodska) Urymowicz Sr. He served during WWII in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945. He...

Theresa M. St. Pierre

Theresa M. St. Pierre

Jul 23, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Theresa Marie (Dufresne) St. Pierre, 92, of 450 North Main St. Leominster, formerly of 144 Seventh St., Leominster, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. She was born August 20,1915 in Leominster, the daughter of the late Arthur Dufresne and Annette (Brassard) Dufresne and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves three...

Stephanie W. Krustapentus

Stephanie W. Krustapentus

Jul 20, 2008

ATHOL - Stephanie (Watkevich) Krustapentus, 92 of 14 Allen St., Athol, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. She was born in Athol on December 23, 1915, the daughter of the late Paul and the late Amelia (Vareika) Watkevich. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1933 and went right into...

Catherine E. Consalvo

Catherine E. Consalvo

Jul 20, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Catherine E. (Perla) Consalvo 91 of 4 Clark Street Leominster formerly of Marguerite Ave. Leominster died peacefully at home Sunday morning July 20, 2008. She was born on November 7, 1916 the daughter of the late Quintilio Perla and Domenica (Tomassini) Perla and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves one son Dominic Consalvo and wife Kathy of...

Marion R. Lively

Marion R. Lively

Jul 16, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Marion R. (Leone) Lively, 72, of 28 Sycamore Drive, Leominster died Wednesday July 16,2008 at home after an illness. She was born February 5,1936 in Chelsea Ma. the daughter of the late Anthony Leone and Mary (Stec) Leone and grew up in Medford later moving to Marlboro before coming to Leominster 10 years ago. She leaves one son:...

Michael J. Wylie

Michael J. Wylie

Jul 15, 2008

TEMPLETON - Michael Joseph Wylie, 47, of 107 Lauren View Drive, Templeton, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at home. He was born in Winchester, MA, on October 13, 1960, the son of George and the late Mary Theresa (Connolly) Wylie. Mr. Wylie grew up in Raymond, NH, and graduated from Raymond High School. He has been a resident of...

Wayne L. DeJackome

Wayne L. DeJackome

Jul 15, 2008

ORANGE - Wayne L DeJackome, 77 of 156 Pleasant St., Orange, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Orange, on October 29, 1930, the son of the late Leopold and the late Myrtle (Kilhart) DeJackome. Wayne was a life long resident of Orange and graduated from Orange High School in 1948. He...

Frederic B. Smith

Frederic B. Smith

Jul 11, 2008

ATHENS, MI - Frederic Benson Smith passed away Friday, July 11, 2008 in Battlecreek, MI. He was 77 years old. He was born in Northampton, on June 26, 1931, the son of the late Luther W. and the late Edith (Benson) Smith. He was the oldest of four siblings and is survived by his brothers Luther and Raymond Smith and...

Norman L. Burgess

Norman L. Burgess

Jul 10, 2008

ATHOL - Norman Burgess, 78, of 83 Sanders St., Athol, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at home. He was born in Athol, on November 7, 1929, the son of the late Vernon and Evelyn (Murray) Burgess. Mr. Burgess attended local schools including Athol High School. He served during World War II in the Army, from February 4, 1946 to September...

Beatrice M. Piragis

Beatrice M. Piragis

Jul 6, 2008

TEMPLETON - Beatrice M. (Smith) Piragis, 89 of 1 Otter River Greene, Otter River, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, MA, on December 2, 1918, the daughter of the late Herbert and the late Jessie (Smith) Smith. She grew up in East Templeton, and graduated from Templeton High School. Upon marrying...

Margaret V. DeJackome

Margaret V. DeJackome

Jul 5, 2008

ORANGE - Margaret V. (Cromp) DeJackome, 76 of 156 Pleasant St., Orange, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. Margaret, who was fondly known as Toodles to many, was born in Athol in the "old" Sanders Street neighborhood, the daughter of the late Howard J. and the late Josephine (Kolodzey) Cromp. She...

Joseph A. Gawronsky

Joseph A. Gawronsky

Jul 3, 2008

ATHOL - Joseph A. Gawronsky, 89, of 72 Wilson Ave., Athol, died Thursday, July 3, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. He was born in Athol, on May 10, 1919, the son of the late Ygnas and the late Elizabeth (Plyoipyte) Gawronsky. Mr. Gawronsky attended Athol schools. He served during World War II in the Army in Northern France...

Theresa M. Provo

Theresa M. Provo

Jul 3, 2008

Theresa M. Provo of Leominster, St. Cecila member; 80 LEOMINSTER Theresa M.(Tessier) Provo, 80, of Leominster, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, after an illness. She was born July 30, 1927, in Leominster, MA, the daughter of the late Wilfred D.Tessier and Flora (Letarte) Tessier, and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves 1 son, James...

Michiko Barrett

Michiko Barrett

Jul 2, 2008

HORN LAKE, MS - Michiko (Masegi) Barrett, 78, of Horn Lake, MS, and former longtime resident of Leominster, MA, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, South Haven, MS. She was born in Tokyo, Japan and a survivor of the bombing of Tokyo during WWII. Michiko was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years,...

Bernice A. Rowe

Bernice A. Rowe

Jul 2, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Bernice A. (Lawton) Rowe, 91, of 161 Spruce St., Leominster, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 in Sterling Healthcare, Sterling, Mass. She was born in Fitchburg, on October 28, 1916, the daughter of the late George and the late Regina (Goodreau) Lawton. Mrs. Rowe grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School with the Class of 1933....

Victor E. Kirouac,

Victor E. Kirouac,

Jul 1, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Victor E. Kirouac, Sr., 86, of 1160 Main St., Leominster, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 in the Marlborough Hills Healthcare, Marlborough. He was born in Sterling, on July 21, 1921, the son of the late Henry and the late Mae Kirouac. He was formerly from Clinton. He served during World War II in the Army and was stationed...

James H. Powers,

James H. Powers,

Jul 1, 2008

Baldwinville- James H. Powers, Jr., 73 of 50 A Pearl Street, Winchendon, formerly of Baldwinville died Monday, July 1, 2008 in Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster following an illness. Mr. Powers was born in Fitchburg on January 18, 1935 the son of the late James H. Powers, Sr. and Sigrid (Nelson) Powers. He had resided in Baldwinville for most of...

Cecile M. Currier

Cecile M. Currier

Jun 30, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Cecile M. (Charette) Currier, 94 of 387 Mechanic Street, Leominster, died Monday, June 30, 2008 in the Sterling Healthcare, Sterling, MA. She was born in Leominster, on March 14, 1914, the daughter of the late Oliver and the late Aglore (Gariepy) Charette. Mrs. Currier grew up in Leominster and was a lifelong resident of Leominster. Her first employment...

Ralph H. Dooley

Ralph H. Dooley

Jun 26, 2008

ATHOL - Ralph Hyland Dooley, 91, of 160 Brattle St., died at Quabbin Valley Healthcare on Thursday, June 26, 2008, surrounded by his family, after many years of declining health. Born in Troy, New Hampshire on May 2, 1917, he was the youngest of 3 sons of the late Matthew Patrick and Clara Mary (Abare) Dooley. Ralph graduated from Troy...

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