Obituaries
Carole A. Rixford
Jul 31, 2008
GARDNER - Carole A. (Mansfield) Rixford, 63, of 153 Lawrence St., Gardner died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at home surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Gardner on April 14, 1945, the daughter of Stanley Mansfield and Charlotte (Benoit) Cramm of Ashburnham. Mrs. Rixford was a former resident of Townsend...
James M. O'Laughlin,
Jul 29, 2008
ATHOL - James M. O'Laughlin, Jr., 82 of 41 Highland Ave., Athol, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 in the St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA. He was born in Montague, MA, on August 16, 1925, the son of the late James M. and the late Margaret (Brodrick) O'Laughlin. He graduated from Athol High School in 1943 and from Bryant College in...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,
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...