Obituaries

Mary M. Musante
Nov 20, 2006
Mary M. Musante, 95 of 289 Sanders St., died Monday, November 20, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Lawrence, MA, on August 2, 1911, the daughter of the late John and the late Victoria Pietraszek. Mary was the owner of Mary Musante's Beauty Shop, which she ran for sixty years, not retiring until she was...

R. Dufresne
Nov 19, 2006
Geneva R. Dufresne, 63 of 63 Manchester Street, died Sunday, November 19, 2006 at home. She was born in Adamsville, New Brunswick, Canada on February 7, 1943, the daughter of the late Pipus and the late Florida Richard. Geneva was a member of St. Cecilia´s Church. She enjoyed drawing free hand, cooking and being a loving mother and grandmother to...

Gerald R. Wanderlick
Nov 15, 2006
Gerald R. Wanderlick, 69 of 44 Tully Road died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Johnston, NY, on June 10, 1937, the son of the late Joseph and the late Ella (Long) Wanderlick. Gerald served in the U.S. Navy from from March, 1956 to November, 1957 as an electrician. He worked at Amherst...

John H. Connarton,
Nov 14, 2006
John H. Connarton, Jr., 40, of 10 Cedar St. died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 in the Health-Alliance Leominster Hospital after an illness. He was born in Seoul, Korea on March 1, 1966, the son of John Connarton, Sr. and Suncha (Ho) Connarton. John was employed at Lumber Insurance Company in Framingham as a computer programmer. He enjoyed baseball, basketball and...

Aline Lorraine Cormier
Nov 13, 2006
Aline Lorraine Cormier, 85, formerly of 87 Carriage Court, died Monday, November 13, 2006 in the Birchwood Care Center, Fitchburg. She was born in Notre Dame, New Brunswick, Canada on October 26, 1921, the daughter of the late Camille and the late Alma (Maillet) Cormier. Ms. Cormier was a member of St. Cecilia's Church in Leominster and was employed as...
Kevin C. LeRoy
Nov 11, 2006
GARDNER - Kevin C. LeRoy, 43 of 15 Winslow St. died Saturday, November 11, 2006. He was born in Gardner on December 19, 1962, the son of the late Willard E. LeRoy, Jr. and the late Barbara (Deslauriers) LeRoy. Kevin grew up in Gardner and received his G.E.D. in 1999. He was a stone mason for many years. He was...

Alfred L. Gagnon
Nov 11, 2006
Alfred L. Gagnon, 92, formerly of 20 Graham St., died Saturday, November 11, 2006 in the Lifecare Center of Leominster after an illness. He was born in Leominster on June 13, 1914, the son of the late Alfred and the late Mary (Paquette) Gagnon. He was employed for many years at Starr Manufacturing Co. in Leominster in the Maintenance Department....

Irene A. England
Nov 10, 2006
Irene A. (St.Cyr) England, 87 of 27 Summer St., died Friday, November 10, 2006 in the Sun City Hospice, Brandon, FL. She was born in Alberta, Canada on July 14, 1919, the daughter of the late William and the late Rose (Guenette) St. Cyr. Irene was a member of St. Cecilia's Church in Leominster and a former member of the...
Joan N. Theroux
Nov 3, 2006
ATHOL - Joan N. Theroux, 70, of 504 Crescent St., died Friday, November 3, 2006 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on September 27, 1936, the daughter of the late Wilfred J. and the late Alice E. (Gravelin) Theroux. Joan graduated from Athol High School in 1955. For a short time she worked at the L.S....

Evelyn C. Leger
Oct 31, 2006
OTTER RIVER Section of Baldwinville - Evelyn C. Leger, 87 of 162 State Road, died Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at home. She was born in Leominster on September 8, 1919, the daughter of the late Wilfred and Rose (Lafleur) Lemoine. Evelyn lived in Otter River for forty years. She worked as a Seamstress for Cluet Peabody for many years. She...
Anna H. Andriliunas
Oct 31, 2006
Anna H. Andriliunas, 76, of Poquoson, Virginia formerly of Athol passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2006 following a sudden short illness. Anna was born February 3, 1930 to the late Michael and Anna Salkaus of Athol. She grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1948. She married her high school sweetheart, Col. Francis Andriliunas and embarked...
Steven A. Draleau
Oct 28, 2006
Steven A. Draleau, 22 of 29 Eden Glen, died Saturday, October 28, 2006 in the Leominster Hospital following a life-long battle with muscular dystrophy. He was born in Leominster on April 30, 1984, the son of Brian and Patti (Draleau) Cochran. Steven graduated from the Mass. Hospital School in Canton, MA on April 30, 2006. He loved heavy metal music,...

Kenneth R. Morley,
Oct 21, 2006
Kenneth R. Morley, Jr., 63 of 83 Royalston Road, died Saturday, October 21, 2006 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus, Worcester. He was born in Massachusetts on February 22, 1943, the son of Kenneth R.Morley, Sr. and the late Edna (Fleming) Morley. He was a Salesman for Fire Burst in Orange. Kenneth retired from the Mahar Regional...

Frances M. Losius
Oct 20, 2006
ATHOL - Frances M. (Ryder) Losius, 84 of 62 C Street, Athol, died Friday, October 20, 2006, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Brattleboro, VT, on October 4, 1922, the daughter of the late Floyd and the late Iva (Johnson) Ryder. She graduated from Orange High School. Mrs. Losius was employed at the former Orange Enterprise...

Terry L. Suomala
Oct 18, 2006
Terry L. Suomala, 49 of 1782 Main St., died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at home following an illness. She was born in Athol on April 28, 1957, the daughter of the late George H. Suomala and Lillian (Allen) Suomala. Terry worked for MBW, Inc. in Orange for many years. She leaves her mother, Lillian Suomala of Athol; two sisters, Diane...

Sister Rose Alice Hebert
Oct 17, 2006
Sister Rose Alice Hebert, 94, of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, of North Main Street, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at Assumption Residence after a short illness. Formerly known as Sister Therese-de-Rome, she professed 73 years of religious vows. Born in Millbury, MA, she was the daughter of Ovide and Flore Hebert. She obtained a bachelor's...

Dorothy A. O'Connor
Oct 16, 2006
Dorothy A. O´Connor, 93 of 26 Packard Rd., Orange died Monday, October 16, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born in Northampton on August 2, 1913, the daughter of the late Frank and the late Katherine (Kazava) Mach. Dorothy attended Northampton schools. She was a clerk at McCallum´s Dept. Store in Northampton and the Angotte Specialty Dress Shop...
Howard P. Horn
Oct 13, 2006
The Rev. Howard P. Horn, 93 of Keene, NH, formerly of Petersham, died Friday, October 13, 2006, in Keene, NH. He was born in Kansas City, MO, on July 11, 1913, the son of the late Walter L. and the late Ethel C. (Hart) Horn. His wife of 57 years, Bonnie B. (Johnson) Horn died in 1995. He graduated from...
E. French
Oct 10, 2006
Gene E. French, 78 of 63 West Street died Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at home, after an illness. He was born in Athol on August 27, 1928, the son of the late Edward S. and the late Beatrice (Mann) French. Gene was self-employed, owned and operated several businesses including The Little Ponderosa Ranch and Riding Stable in New Salem and...

Margaret I. VanDeusen
Oct 8, 2006
Margaret I. VanDeusen, 76 of 201 South St., Springfield, VT, formerly of Athol, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 in the Springfield Hospital. She was born in Nashua, NH, on November 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Oren and the late Doris M. (Brown) Pike. Margaret worked as a nurse's aid for many years, was a member of A.A.R.P. and...