Obituaries
Julia M. Cormier
Jan 18, 2006
ATHOL - Julia Marie Eva (DeGrace) Cormier, 80, formerly of 151 Silver Lake St., died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, MA on May 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Everett and the late Sophie (Delegard) DeGrace. She was employed by the L.S. Starrett Company for many years, until her...
Ida M. Lozier
Jan 16, 2006
ATHOL - Ida M. Lozier, 87 of 121 Marble Street, died Monday, January 16, 2006 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol after an illness. She was born in Canada on September 20, 1918, the daughter of the late Leon and the late Margaret (Chiasson) Chiasson. At a young age she survived the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918 in Island River,...

John J. Butkiewicz
Jan 3, 2006
ATHOL - John J. Butkiewicz, Sr., 88 of 88 Drury Ave., Athol, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Worcester, on August 6, 1917, the son of the late James and the late Eva (Butkiech) Butkiewicz. He grew up in Worcester and graduated from North High School. Mr. Butkiewicz was a veteran...

Daniel A. Fortunato
Dec 24, 2005
ORANGE - Daniel A. Fortunato, 93 of 219 East River St., Orange, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Fitchburg, on December 16, 1912, the son of the late Pasquale and the late Margherita (Vitrano) Fortunato. He grew up in Fitchburg and was educated in Fitchburg. He resided in Fitchburg until moving...

Blanche N. Alliott
Dec 23, 2005
ATHOL - Blanche N. Alliott, 91 formerly of 298 School St., Athol, died Friday, December 23, 2005, in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Cornwall Ontario, Canada, on January 7, 1914, the daughter of the late George and the late Minnie (Landry) Alliott. She moved to Athol from Canada in 1949. Blanche was employed at the...

Eva M.
Dec 23, 2005
ATHOL - Eva M. Roy, 75, of 25 Congress St., died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athol on April 5, 1930, the daughter of the late Francis and the late Emma (Robichaud) Blanchard. She was employed by the Athol Daily News for many years. She was a member of the Athol Golden...

Edward F. Bashaw
Dec 21, 2005
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...

Vincent I. Kulisanski
Dec 17, 2005
ATHOL - Vincent I. Kulisanski, 57 of 269 Intervale Ave., Athol, died Saturday, December 17, 2005, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner, on December 5, 1948, the son of the late William M. and the late Stanislava (Tamulionis) Kulisanski. He was a life long resident of Athol. A graduate of Athol...

John S. Hunter
Dec 6, 2005
ATHOL - John S. Hunter,76 of 600 Vine St., Athol, died Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol. He was born in Athol, on March 21, 1929, the son of the late Raymond M. and the late May (Skevington) Hunter. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. Mr. Hunter was a veteran serving...
Earl E. North
Nov 19, 2005
ATHOL - Earl E. North, 67 of 382 Twichell St., died Saturday, November 19, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol after being stricken ill at home. He was born in Orange, on July 22, 1938, the son of the late Arlan and the late Mary (Blackmer) North of Orange. He graduated from Orange High School in 1956. After graduation,...

Mary (Powers) Lawsky
Nov 9, 2005
Mary (Powers) Lawsky, 97 formerly of 419 Fairview Ave., died Wednesday, November 9, 2005 in the Leo LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, MA. She was born in Hudson on May 7, 1908, the daughter of the late Thomas and the late Margaret (McCool) Powers. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Alfred Lawsky, who died in 1995. ...

Flora C. Litchfield
Nov 3, 2005
ATHOL - Flora C. Litchfield, 92 of 567 Pleasant Street, died Thursday, November 3, 2005 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, on September 25, 1913, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Anna (Vacarazza) Cucchi. She was prececeased by her husband, Frederick B. Litchfield, who died in 1993; a son, John Litchfield, who...

Julia M. DeSantis
Nov 3, 2005
GAINESVILLE, FL - Julia M. (Masiello) DeSantis, 98 of 551 N.W. 55th St., Gainesville, FL, died Thursday, November 3, 2005, in the North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, FL. She was born in Cassano Delle Murge, Italy, on November 23, 1906, the daughter of the late John and the late Angelina (Campanelli) Masiello. She raised her family in Athol prior...

Priscilla R. Nadeau
Nov 3, 2005
ORANGE - Priscilla R. Nadeau, 84 of Redbrook Village, died Thursday, November 3, 2005 in the Genesis Eldercare Nursing Home, Keene, NH. She was born in Athol, on July 6, 1921, the daughter of the late Edward J. and the late Arilla (Freeman) Connor. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Nadeau, a brother, Edward J. Connor, Jr., and two...

Frances Helen Jasins
Oct 23, 2005
ATHOL - Frances H. (Sklenis) Jasins, 92 of 59 J Street, Athol, MA, died Sunday, October 23, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born Frances Helen Sklenis in Remeikes, Lithuania, on October 24, 1912. She was married to the late John J. Jasins who predeceased her in 1970. She leaves a daughter Milda Jasins of Menlo, CA;...

James A. Petrousky
Oct 19, 2005
ATHOL - James Alexander Petrousky, 62, formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005 in Port Tobacco, MD, from an aggressive fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Athol at 83 Sanders St., on Jan. 27, 1943 to Joseph A. Petrousky and Inez T. (Morandi) Petrousky, predeceased in 1975 and 1999 respectively. He attended public schools and graduated with...

Alberta M. Blanchard
Sep 29, 2005
ATHOL - Alberta M. Blanchard, 90 of 343 Beacon Street, Athol, died Thursday, September 29, 2005, in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born on March 28, 1915, the daughter of the late Henry J. and the late Cecile (Mallet) Blanchard. She lived in Athol all of her life. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Immaculate Church....
Wilbur R. Lovern,
Sep 28, 2005
ATHOL - Wilbur R. Lovern, Jr., 64 of 4 Briggs Road, Athol, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pelham on January 3, 1941, the son of the late Wilbur R. Lovern, Sr. and the late Marie (Malenfant) Lovern. He lived in Athol for 35 years, coming from Annadale, Virginia. He was a...
Kelly L. Foster
Sep 26, 2005
BUZZARDS BAY - Kelly L. Foster, 38 of 11 Harbor Hill Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA, died Monday, September 26, 2005. He was born in Athol, on October 7, 1966, the son of Harry L. and Pauline M. (Smith) Foster. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He was a Union Steel Worker working on many jobs...