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Wilfred A. Lemoine

Wilfred A. Lemoine

Mar 1, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Wilfred A Lemoine, 84 of 11 Sixth St., Leominster, died at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc, WI on March 1st, 2008 while visiting his family in Waukesha, WI. He was born on March 23rd, 1923 the son of the late Wilfred C. Lemoine and Rose (LaFleur) Lemoine. Graduating from Leominster High in 1941, he immediately enlisted in the Army...

Donald J. Chicoine

Donald J. Chicoine

Feb 27, 2008

ORANGE - Donald J. Chicoine, 70, of 200 East River Street, Orange, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at UMASS Medical Center in Worcester after being stricken ill on Saturday. He was born in Gardner, on June 7, 1937, the son of the late Alfred E. and Leona (Landry) Chicoine. Don grew up working on the family dairy farm in Gardner,...

Claire B. Farley

Claire B. Farley

Feb 25, 2008

SARASOTA - Claire "Gug" (Kidnay) Farley, 86, of Sarasota, FL went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 25, 2008 in Tidewell Hospice, Sarasota, FL. She was born in Holyoke, on May 17, 1921, the daughter of the late Edward L. and the late Clare (Dauphinais) Kidnay. "Gug", as she had come to be known, resided in Athol...

Rita M. Mills

Rita M. Mills

Feb 25, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Rita M. Mills, 89 of 13 Jerome Place, Leominster, died Monday, February 25, 2008 in the Keystone Center, Leominster, after an illness. She was born in Leominster on July 21, 1918, the daughter of the late Thomas and the late Henrietta (Hebert) Mills and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves one brother Armand Mills of Worcester. She...

Arthur R. LaPlume

Arthur R. LaPlume

Feb 25, 2008

LEOMINSTER - Arthur Ray LaPlume, 84 of 228 West St., Leominster, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in Lifecare Center, Leominster, after an illness. He was born in Leominster, on January 6, 1924, the son of the late Dolphis and the late Eva (Martin) LaPlume and was a lifelong Leominster resident. He leaves his wife: Elizabeth (Bernard) LaPlume of Westminster; one...

Victoria I. Sabolefski

Victoria I. Sabolefski

Feb 23, 2008

BALDWINVILLE - Victoria I. (Kowalczyk) Sabolefski, 86, of Baldwinville, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Leo LaChance Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Passaic, NJ, on November 30, 1921, the daughter of the late John and the late Anna (Wojcik) Kowalczyk. She was the clerk and co-owner of the Country Store in Templeton before retiring in 1987. In her...

Raymond J. Gingras

Raymond J. Gingras

Feb 19, 2008

ATHOL - Raymond P. Gingras, 66, of 132 Central St. #1, Athol, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at home. He was born in Worcester, on June 14, 1941, the son of the late Roland A. and the late Catherine E. (Hannigan) Gingras. Mr. Gingras was a longtime resident of Westboro, and a resident of Athol for 10 years. He served...

Robert J. Baronas

Robert J. Baronas

Feb 18, 2008

ATHOL - Robert James Baronas Sr., 64 years old, of 626 Cottage St. in Athol, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, February 18, 2008, after a sudden and brief illness. Born in Athol on December 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Yvonne (Roussel) Baronas. Bob, as he liked to...

Elsa V. Hause

Elsa V. Hause

Feb 18, 2008

ATHOL - Elsa V. (Nylander) Hause, 88, of 69 Auburn Place, Athol, passed away peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 18, 2008 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester. She was born in Athol, on September 15, 1919, the daughter of the late Einer and the late Natalia (Andersen) Nylander. She was a devoted and caring...

John M. Grucan

John M. Grucan

Feb 18, 2008

ATHOL - John M. Grucan, Jr., 83 of 37 Union St., Athol, died Monday, February 18, 2008 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Baldwinville, on February 3, 1925, the son of the late John and the late Rose (Perfloski) Grucan. Mr. Grucan grew up in Baldwinville. He enjoyed fishing, family gatherings, and hunting with his dog, Prince. He...

Andrew S. Castonguay

Andrew S. Castonguay

Feb 13, 2008

PETERSHAM - Andrew S. Castonguay, 20, of 61 Briggs Road West, Petersham, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in Athol Memorial Hospital, as a result of injuries sustained while helping another motorist on Route 2. He was born in Worcester, on April 23, 1987, the son of James P. and Marcia A. (Brown) Castonguay. Andrew grew up in Petersham, and graduated...

Albina M. Zaremba

Albina M. Zaremba

Feb 12, 2008

GARDNER - Albina M. Zaremba, 73 of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on February 24, 1934, the daughter of the late Peter and the late Sally (Mackiewicz) Zaremba. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. Albina was employed as an executive secretary...

Everett R. "Ray" Page

Everett R. "Ray" Page

Feb 9, 2008

LUNENBURG - Everett R. "Ray" Page, Jr., 74 of 37 Burage St., Lunenburg, formerly of Meadowbrook Acres in Leominster, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg, MA. He was born in East Falls, PA, on May 27, 1933, the son of the late Everett R. and the late Edna (Lesig) Page. He was a self-employed contractor...

Anthony T. Safka

Anthony T. Safka

Feb 9, 2008

GARDNER - Anthony T. Safka, 78 of 34 Crawford St., Gardner, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner, on September 5, 1929, the son of the late Konstanty and the late Aniela (Osnowczyk) Safka. He grew up in Gardner and Graduated from Gardner High School in 1947. He received his Bachelor of...

Bronislaw Robert Wisniewski

Bronislaw Robert Wisniewski

Feb 9, 2008

GARDNER - Bronislaw "Bennie" Robert Wisniewski, 96 of Gardner, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Wachusett Manor, Gardner. Bennie was born in Gardner, on June 7, 1911, the son of the late John and Rosalia (Zawrotney) Wisniewski. In 1936, he married Mary Jane Florczyk, they were married for 59 years until her death on October 24, 1997. Bennie is...

Theodore "Ted" F. Petzolt

Theodore "Ted" F. Petzolt

Feb 8, 2008

GARDNER - Theodore F. Petzolt, 92 of Pearl Street, Gardner, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Friday, February 8, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. He was born in Gardner, on March 9, 1915, the son of the late Albert and the late Ludwika (Borkowski) Petzolt. He grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. He...

Bernice O. Chiasson

Bernice O. Chiasson

Feb 7, 2008

ROYALSTON - Bernice O. (Crumb) Chiasson, 91 of 8 South Royalston Road, Royalston, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Royalston, on June 6, 1916, the daughter of the late Lynnwood A. and the late Mabel E. (Grant) Crumb. Bernice lived in Royalston all of her life and attended Royalston schools. She was...

Helen P. Morgan

Helen P. Morgan

Feb 5, 2008

GARDNER - Helen P. (Winters) Morgan, 80 of 152 Oak St., Gardner, died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Gardner, on November 20, 1927, the daughter of the late William A. and the late Marie H. (Casey) Winters. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner and a graduate of Gardner High School with...

Irene B. Hebert

Irene B. Hebert

Feb 1, 2008

Ashburnham, MA -Irene B. Hebert, 91 of 20 Holden Street died Friday, February 1, 2008 in the Leo P. LaChance Center following an illness. She was born in Fitchburg on November 10, 1916 the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Rosbury) Hebert. She was a lifelong resident of Ashburnham. Irene worked as a Nurse's Aide at the former Collins Nursing Home....

R. LaJoie

R. LaJoie

Jan 30, 2008

FREDERICKSBURG - Gene R. LaJoie, 79, of 143 Stony Hill Road, Fredericksburg, VA, and formerly of Gardner, died Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA. He was born in Gardner on June 24, 1928, the son of the late Arthur and the late Lottie (Machen) LaJoie. He served our country during World War II as a Soldier...

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