Obituaries
John Batutis
Mar 1, 2005
ATHOL - John V. Batutis, 93 of 495 Cottage St., Athol, MA, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Erving, on June 8, 1911, the son of the late Frank and the late Dame (Balcuis) Batutis. On September 4, 1933, he married the former Antena Baublis, who passed away on March 29, 1988....
Rita H. Bashaw
Jun 25, 2004
LEOMINSTER - A memorial service for Edward F. Bashaw, formerly of Leominster, who died December 21, 2005 and his wife Rita H. (Dube) Bashaw, formerly of Leominster, who died June 25, 2004 will be held on Friday, August 11, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glendale St., Winchendon. Burial will follow. A calling time will...
Maxine M. McGuirk
May 5, 2004
Maxine B. (Tatro) McGuirk, 80, formerly of 59 Cottage St., Athol, died peacefully Wednesday evening in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. She was born in Athol February 19, 1924, daughter of the late Leon and B. Myrtle (Burgess) Tatro and lived here all of her life. Her husband, C. Reginald McGuirk died in 1992. For many...
Thomas F. Hayden,
Mar 27, 2004
Thomas Francis Hayden, II, of 141 Lake Ellis Rd., Athol, died suddenly at his home Saturday night, March 27, 2004. He had just turned 60 years old. Born in Worcester on March 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Howard M. and Irene (Ferguson) Hayden. Tom grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol Royalston Regional High School...
David A. Ambrose
Mar 22, 2004
David A. Ambrose, 62, of 140 Fish St., died Monday at the Farren Care Center in Montague City. Born in Athol, he was the son of Walter P. and Mary A. (Pazora) Ambrose. He grew up in Athol and attended its schools. Mr. Ambrose was employed by the L. S. Starrett Co. for 38 years. He started doing sandblasting...
Irene L. Rochon Wright
Mar 15, 2004
Irene L. (Lamothe) Rochon Wright, 90, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway in Athol, formerly of Springfield, died Monday evening in Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol where she had been a resident for four years. She was born in Holyoke, MA on October 20, 1913 daughter of the late Frederick and Albina (Florence) Lamothe. The family moved to Springfield where she...
Dorothy G. Kakitis
Mar 13, 2004
Dorothy G. (Gagas) Kakitis, 97, formerly of 507 South Royalston Rd., Athol, died early Saturday morning in Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville after a long illness. She was born in Chios, Greece March 9, 1907 daughter of the late Athanasious and Filia (Psichoulis) Gagas and lived in Athol most of her life. Her husband, Harry Kakitis died in 1965. Mrs....
Ruth E. Gawronsky
Mar 5, 2004
Ruth E. (Wiggin) Gawronsky, 84, of 72 Wilson Ave., Athol, died Friday in Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after an illness. She was born in Stratham, NH January 8, 1920, daughter of the late Howard and Lizzie (Thurston) Wiggin and lived here many years. She attended Stratham Schools, The Robinson Female Seminary in Exeter and the Concord College of Business....
Edmund W. Soucie
Feb 24, 2004
Edmund W. Soucie, 68, of 15 Oaklawn Avenue, Orange, died Tuesday at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol after a long illness. He was born in Athol February 26, 1935, son of the late Roland and Rita (Moore) Soucie and lived most of his life in New York before returning to Athol twenty years ago. For twenty five years prior to...
Warren R. Ramsdell
Feb 21, 2004
Warren R. Ramsdell, 74, of 10R Eagleville Rd., Orange, passed away Saturday, February 21 at UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester after a brief illness. He was born in New Salem March 3, 1929, son fo the late Thomas and Rose (Wilbur) Ramsdell and spent his early years in the Millington section of what is now the Quabbin Resevoir....
Amelia A. Petrosky
Feb 20, 2004
Amelia "Millie" A. (Azublas) Petrosky, 87, of 263 Hapgood St., Athol, died Friday at home after an illness. She was born in Athol April 2, 1916, daughter of Charles and Pauline (Matulis) Azublas and lived here most of her life. As a child, she lived several years in Lithuania but returned to Athol with her family when she was a...
Wilfred A. Leslie,
Feb 7, 2004
Wilfred A. Leslie Sr., 74, of 67 Brookside Rd., died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, in his home after an extended illness. Born in Keene, N.H., Feb. 18, 1929, a son of Frank Leslie and Myrtle (Corey) (Leslie) Hajewski, he came to the Athol-Orange area in 1939. A well known area veteran and Legionnaire, he served his country with the United...
Tena A. Dedinas
Jan 30, 2004
Tena A. (Ambrozy) Dedinas, 85, of 5 Lombard Ave., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, in Quabbin Valley HealthCare, Athol, after a brief illness. She was born in Athol, the daughter of Frank and Adella (Bolandz) Ambrozy. Her husband of 63 years, Alex Dedinas, died in Sept. 2000. She leaves a son, Richard and his wife Penny, of Athol; two daughters,...
George A. Wesockes
Jan 30, 2004
George A. Wesockes, 84, of 169 South Athol Rd., died on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center - Campus, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Athol on Sept. 7, 1919 a son of Anthony and Elizabeth Wesockes. He grew in Athol and attended school there before joining the United States Army. During his service in...
Alice V. Robinson
Jan 24, 2004
Alice V. (Streeter) Robinson, Athol's oldest resident at 105 years old, a resident of the Applewood Home for Elders in Athol and formerly of 70 Wheeler St., died peacefully Saturday in the Applewood Home for Elders after a period of failing health. Her life, spanning three centuries, began in Newark, New Jersey July 11, 1898 where she was born the...
Amelia Karpowich
Jan 14, 2004
Amelia (Risatti) Karpowich, 86, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Thursday in Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol after a brief illness. She was born in Orange June 3, 1917, the daughter italian immigrants Atillio and Benevenuta (Colo) Risatti and lived here all of her life. Mrs. Karpowich was a communicant of Our Lady Immaculate Church in Athol and she...
Omer W. Chaisson
Jan 10, 2004
Omer W. Chaisson, 90, of 623 East River St., passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at home. Born in Shippegan, New Brunswick, Canada, Feb. 21, 1913, a son of Peter and Catherine (Mallet) Chaisson, he came to the United States in 1915 and was naturalized a U.S. citizen on Sept. 29, 1941. He grew up in...
A. Gatautis
Jan 9, 2004
Geneva A. (Grazis) Gatautis, 81, of 504 Twitchell St., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 in St. Vincent's Hospital-Medical Center, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Athol on Feb. 18, 1922, a daughter of John and Margaret (Petrowsky) Grazis, she grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1939. She was married to Bernie Gatautis on Sept. 2,...
Robert A. Manjourea
Jan 8, 2004
Robert A. Manjourea, 62, of 200 East River St., Orange, formerly of 76 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, died Thursday morning in Quabbin Valley Nursing Home in Athol after a lengthy illness. He was born in Springfield May 25, 1941, son of the late Edmond and Katherine (Watts) Manjourea and lived here many years. Mr. Manjourea was employed with L.S. Starrett...
Armand Beauchemin
Jan 6, 2004
Armand Beauchemin, 82, formerly of Morton Meadows in Athol, died Tuesday in Leominster Hospital, Leominster after a long illness. He was born in Athol August 11, 1921, son of the late Joseph and Emma (Cormier) Beauchemin and lived here many years. His wife, Helen (McNabb) Beauchemin predeceased him. Mr. Beauchemin worked at both Cass Toys and Athol Table Co. prior...
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