Obituaries
John J. Perry,
Nov 8, 2008
GARDNER - John J. Perry, Sr., 68, of 3 Pine Grove Ave., Gardner, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Fitchburg on October 16, 1940, the son of the late Sheldon B. and the late Vera W. (Myllykangas) Perry. Mr. Perry grew up in Fitchburg and attended local schools. Upon receiving his G.E.D....
Alfred O. "TiBoy" Frechette
Oct 28, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Alfred O. "TiBoy" Frechette, 77 of 107 Malburn St., Leominster, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at home after an illness. He was born in Fitchburg, on May 6, 1931, the son of the late Alfred and the late Nelda (Couture) Frechette and lived in Fitchburg before coming to Leominster many years ago. Mr. Frechette was a U.S. Army...
Michaelyn S. Rackley Weldon
Oct 28, 2008
ATHOL - Michaelyn S. Rackley Weldon, 44, of 11 Pitman Rd., Athol, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, after an illness. She was born in Australia on December 27, 1963, the daughter of the late Inzar and the late Linda (Capone) Rackley. Mrs. Weldon grew up in Acton and moved to Brookline, graduating from Brookline High...
Joanne M. Pitre
Oct 26, 2008
LUNENBURG - Joanne M (Richard) Pitre, 55 of 45 West Acre Dr., Lunenburg, died Sunday, October 26, 2008 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident earlier in the day in Leominster. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada, on May 31, 1953, the daughter of the late Leo L and the late Gladys M. (Herrell) Richard and came to the...
George J. Bushee
Oct 23, 2008
ROYALSTON - George J. Bushee, 61 of 239 Deland Road, Royalston, died Thursday, October 23, 2008 in the Veterans Hospital, West Roxbury, MA. He was born in Gardner, MA, on September 30, 1947, the son of the late George H. and the late Helmi (Simula) Bushee. George graduated from Athol High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...

Janet L. Duncanson
Oct 21, 2008
ATHOL - Janet L. (Moore) Duncanson, 67, of 81 Brattle St., Athol, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in the St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester. She was born in Natick on May 29, 1941, the daughter of the late Herbert and the late Marjorie (Vorce) Moore. Mrs. Duncanson met her husband David at the tender age of seven and remained his...
John C. Fiandaca
Oct 17, 2008
LEOMINSTER- John C. Fiandaca, 84 of Leominster, died Friday, October 17, 2008 in the Life Care Center of Leominster. Mr. Fiandaca was born January 7, 1924 in Fitchburg, the son of Christopher and Josephine (SanGiorgio) Fiandaca and lived in Leominster most of his life. Mr. Fiandaca was a member of St. Bernard's High School Class of 1941, where he played...
Arline A. Auffrey
Oct 16, 2008
LEOMINSTER - Arline A. (Boudreau) Auffrey, 87 of 755 Willard St., Leominster, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 in the Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster after an illness. She was born in Clinton, on June 12, 1921, the daughter of the late William and the late Amilia Boudreau. She graduated from Leominster High School with the class of 1939. She was a...
Rene R. Brunelle
Oct 15, 2008
ATHOL - Rene R. Brunelle, 93, of 2 Pequoig Ave., Athol, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Canada on October 11, 1915, the son of the late Arthur and Josephine (Letourneau) Brunelle. Mr. Brunelle was raised and educated in Canada. He met his wife, Linda (Blanchard) Brunelle during the Hurricane of 1938...
Charles A Petrowsky
Oct 5, 2008
ATHOL - Charles A. Petrowsky, 87 a lifelong resident of Athol, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Athol, on May 31, 1921, the son of the late Alexander and the late Bolislava (Baginski) Petrowsky. He lived in Athol living in the same house all his life. He enjoyed fishing and he traved...
Bessie V. Jankowski
Oct 3, 2008
TEMPLETON - Bessie V. (Theodosis) Jankowski, 84, of Templeton, died Friday, October 3, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Worcester on May 17, 1924, the daughter of the late Anastasios and Antonia (Kondos) Theodosis. Mrs. Jankowski grew up in Worcester and graduated from Commerce Business High School in Worcester. She lived in Gardner for several years,...
Joan G. Powers
Oct 3, 2008
WINCHENDON / BALDWINVILLE - Joan G. (Bergevin) Powers, 71, of 50A Pearl St., Winchendon, and formerly of Baldwinville, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Gardner on March 5, 1937, the daughter of the late William and Jean (Dumas) Bergevin. Mrs. Powers lived most of her life...
Susan Irene Farrell
Oct 3, 2008
ORANGE - Susan I. Farrell, 59 of 405 Jones Cemetery Road, Orange, died Friday, October 3, 2008 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Greenfield, on June 4, 1949, the daughter of the late Herbert E. and the late Harriette (Roberts) Farrell. She enjoyed many interests in her life including going out to eat, shopping, frequenting WalMart, thumbing...

Robert W. Walters
Sep 30, 2008
ATHOL - Robert W. Walters, Jr., 49, of 280 Moore Hill Rd., Athol, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at home. He was born in Springfield, MA on November 9, 1958, the son of the late Robert W. and the late Gloria K. (Pierce) Walters, Sr. Mr. Walters grew up in Springfield and attended schools in Longmeadow. He earned his Bachelor...

Madelyn G. Brunell
Sep 28, 2008
FITCHBURG - Madelyn G. Brunell, 87 of 222 South St., Fitchburg, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in the Hillcrest Nursing Home, Fitchburg. She was born in Athol, on January 8, 1921, the daughter of the late Harley J. and the late Annie (Blanchette) Brunell. She was a former member of Our Lady Immaculate Church. Madelyn loved going for rides with...

Richard A. "Sonny" Dubrule
Sep 26, 2008
WINCHENDON - Richard A. "Sonny" Dubrule, 71, of 145 Monomonac Rd. W., Winchendon Springs died Friday, September 26, 2008 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Lebanon, NH, on May 3, 1937, the son of the late Alexander C. and the late Alberta V. (Guy) Dubrule. Sonny was a longtime resident of both Athol and Orange. He enjoyed...
Georgianna T. Waskiewicz
Sep 21, 2008
BALDWINVILLE - Georgianna T. (Vachowski) Waskiewicz, 98, of 79 Bridge St., Baldwinville, died peacefully on Sunday, September 21, 2008 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, following a brief period of declining health, with her loving family by her side. She lived on her own in Baldwinville up until three weeks ago. She was born in Lomza, Poland on September 23, 1909,...

Alfred A Bennett
Sep 12, 2008
ATHOL - Alfred A. Bennett, 96 formerly of 67 Fern St., Athol, died Friday, September 12, 2008 in the Leo LaChance Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Athol, on July 11, 1912, the son of the late Jonas P. and the late Amilya (Bayarunaicia) Bendinckas. He grew up in Athol and attended Athol Schools. He served with the Army...

Richard H. Bunnell
Sep 10, 2008
PLYMOUTH - Richard H. Bunnell, 82 of 13 Sandpiper Lane, Plymouth, died Wednesday, September 10, 2008 in the Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, MA. He was born in Leominster, on October 22, 1925, the son of the late Harry M. and the late Alice (Hood) Bunnell. He grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. He was a communicant of...
Judith M. Davis
Sep 7, 2008
PETERSHAM - Judith M. (Sprenger) Davis, 87, of 87 Maple Lane, Petersham, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at home. She was born December 26, 1920 in Coblenz, Germany, a daughter of James Albert and Judith (Boyer) Sprenger. She grew up in Buffalo, NY but spent early years in Germany and Paris, France when her father was working with the U.S....