Obituaries
Gladys E. Sinclair
Jan 28, 2022
ATHOL-Gladys E. (Choquette) Sinclair, 100, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022 at her home in North Carolina. Gladys was born in Athol, Massachusetts on July 20, 1921, daughter of the late Eugene P. and Nellie M. (Sampson) Choquette. Gladys was raised and spent the majority of her adult life in Athol, MA where she attended local schools including Athol...
Doris Rose Fleck
Jan 27, 2022
Gardner-Doris Rose (Arsenault) Fleck, 84, died Thursday, January 27,2022 at Heywood Hospital after a year long battle with Congestive Heart failure and a stroke. She leaves her husband of 64 years, Eugene J. Fleck; two children, Jamie Fleck and his wife Jayne of E. Templeton and Susan DiPasquale and her husband Mark of Phillipston; two of her nieces that she...
Roberta L Casella
Jan 27, 2022
ATHOL- Roberta L. (Whitehouse) Casella, 70, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Athol Memorial Hospital. Roberta was born in Athol on March 22, 1951, daughter of the late Walter R. and Geraldine (Fisher) Whitehouse. She graduated from Athol High School in 1969. She continued her education at Fitchburg State college earning a Bachelor's Degree in teaching. She taught...
Raymond L Bean
Jan 25, 2022
GARDNER- Raymond L. Bean, 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at home. Raymond was born in Gardner on August 19, 1953, son of the late Eugene L. and Doris L. (Sears) Bean. He served in the United States Army from 1976-2000. He was a chef and also worked at a papermill. He was a member of the Acadien...
Joseph H Dora
Jan 25, 2022
Joseph H. Dora, age 97, passed away on January 25, 2022, in Marietta, GA where he has been living since the death of his beloved wife Dorothy in 2017. Joseph (Joe) was born on October 1, 1924, in Gardner, MA, to William H. And Flora (Robichaud) Dora. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1941 during the height of World...
Viola M Godin
Jan 24, 2022
Viola M. (Valeri) Godin, 92, died January 24, 2022 in her home at Sunrise Senior Living, 6 Beth Avenue, Leominster, MA after a brief illness. She was born April 8, 1929 in Leominster, the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Elvira (Di Giammarino) Valeri. She resided in Leominster most of her life. Viola was preceded in death by her beloved...
Albert R Ordway
Jan 24, 2022
HUBBARDSTON-Albert Ordway, 84 of Hubbardston Massachusetts peacefully passed away at home with his family by his side on January 24, 2022. He was born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the son of the late Daniel Emerson Ordway and Caroldean (Rines) Ordway. Albert graduated from Berwick High School and Maine Vocational Technical Institute and was a machinist by trade. He proudly served in...
Irene D Fontaine
Jan 23, 2022
TEMPLETON- Irene D. (Racie) Fontaine, 95, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Irene was born in Athol on March 16, 1926, daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline (Gage) Racie. She graduated from Athol High School. She enjoyed wood crafting, flowers, bingo, cats, flea markets, tag sales, and church suppers. She was a busy grandmother. She is survived by...
William G Campbell
Jan 21, 2022
GARDNER- William G. “Soupy” Campbell, 70, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at his home. Born in Templeton on July 8, 1951, son of the late William H. and Virginia (Nadeau) Campbell. He worked in the Cemetery Maintenance Department for the City of Gardner. He enjoyed hiking and fishing. He was very social being around people. He was a member...
Breana T Gallant
Jan 19, 2022
Breana T. Gallant, 25, Jamaica Plain and formerly of Leominster died Wednesday, January 19, 2022. She leaves her mother Kristin (Arbo) Littlewood of Gardner; her father and step-mother, Victor and Donna Gallant of Gardner; one sister Victoria Gallant and her husband Richard Collins, of Ashby; three brothers, Joshua Gallant and his wife Kayla, of Leominster, Noah LeBlanc of Ashby and...
Michael L Matuszewski
Jan 19, 2022
TEMPLETON- Michael L. Matuszewski, 62, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on January 27, 1959, son of Leonard and Laura (Hetnik) Matuszewski. Mike was known to many as “Mike the Polack”. He attended Gardner Public Schools and Wentworth College in Boston. Mike became a Master Carpenter learning from many of the elder...
JR Sims
Jan 19, 2022
ATHOL- JR Sims, 47, of Athol, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Athol Memorial Hospital. JR was born in Fitchburg on July 28, 1974, son of Ronald and Donna Rae (Espisito) Sims of Lunenburg. “My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today” Richard Adams, Watership Down JR grew up in the small town of...
Carol Ann Nichols
Jan 18, 2022
ATHOL- Carol Ann Nichols, 81 of Metropolitan Court in Athol, passed away at the Athol Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born in Fitchburg, MA on February 7, 1940, the daughter of Norman and Edith Lawton. Carol could usually be found in her garden working hard, where she enjoyed planting and maintaining a multitude of plants and...
Berneice M Cameron
Jan 18, 2022
PHILLIPSTON- Berneice M. (Dunshee) Cameron, 85, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Athol Memorial Hospital. Berneice was born in Danby, VT on March 31, 1936, daughter of the late Rollin and Bertha (Keys) Dunshee. She graduated from Narragansett Regional High School in 1972 and with an associates degree from Mount Wachusett Community College in 1980. She was a special...
Joanna M Mulley
Jan 16, 2022
Joanna Marie (Bonito) Mulley, 77, of Winchendon and formerly of Marlborough, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Heywood Hospital after an illness. She leaves her husband Charles A. Mulley; four children, Joy Maynard and her husband Scott of Millbury, William J. Mulley and his wife Cindy of Macon, GA, Lisa Fernandes of Winchendon and Tracey Weed and her husband Todd...
Dorothy L Hodge
Jan 16, 2022
ATHOL- Dorothy “Dottie” L. (Kent) Hodge, 100, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Dottie was born in Thomaston, Georgia on June 12, 1921, daughter of the late Mack and Lena (Woodham) Kent. She grew up in Georgia, graduating from Robert E. Lee Institute in 1939, later moving to Charlotte, SC where she worked at...
Laurene E Halfrey
Jan 13, 2022
HUBBARDSTON - Laurene E. (Locke) Halfrey, 74 of Hubbardston, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 13, 2022 at the home of her niece Cheryl Slack and her husband Ray of Gardner. She was born in Ware, MA, on March 1, 1947, the daughter of the late Frederick H. and the late Elizabeth D. (Fielding) Locke. She was brought up in North...
Michael J Bishop
Jan 13, 2022
Baldwinville-Michael J. Bishop, 55, died Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Heywood Hospital after a sudden illness. Michael leaves his wife, Shannon B. (Daly) Bishop; eight children, Megan Marie Bishop of NH, Robert John Bishop of NH, Shannon Pearce of NH, John Michael Bishop of NH, Sean Patrick Bishop of Gardner, Dejia A. Rodriguez of MA, Jonnny Rivera of MA and...
Rita N. (Florence) Bastine
Jan 12, 2022
ATHOL- Rita Nellie (Florence) Bastine, 71 of Athol, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 after battling a long illness. She was born on October 15, 1950 in Athol, to Mildred Mary (Choquette) Florence and George Edward Florence Sr. She was one of eight children, including; Marion (Choquette) Bigwood, John William Choquette, David Choquette, Bernadette (Florence) Wood, Michael Choquette and is...
April Prentiss-Was
Jan 5, 2022
GARDNER- April J. Prentiss-Was, 57, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5th, at Heywood Hospital. Born February 7th, 1964 to Dana & Olive (Bettez) Prentiss, she attended Gardner High School, and studied at Henri’s School of Hair, Mt Wachusett Community College, and West Georgia Technical College. She had an extensive career as a hairdresser and master florist, owning two floral...
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