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William S. Page

William S. Page

Oct 1, 2019

ATHOL - William S. Page Sr., 76 of Athol died Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in the Athol Hospital. He was born September 9, 1943 in Northampton, MA the son of Frank W. Page and Margaret C. (Stewart) Page. He grew up in Amherst and Petersham and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1963. He was a member...

Michael P. Morgan

Michael P. Morgan

Oct 1, 2019

WESTMINSTER- Michael P. Morgan, 67, of 88 State Road East, died peacefullyTuesday afternoon, October 1, 2018 after sustaining a fall in his home, causing injury to the brain, in August. He was born in Worcester, on January 19, 1952 son of the late Robert B. “Mike” Morgan and Helen P. (Winters) Morgan and was a graduate of Gardner High School,...

David M. "Red" Caldwell

David M. "Red" Caldwell

Sep 29, 2019

ATHOL - David M. “Red” Caldwell, 66 of 15 Haven St., Athol, died Sunday, September 29, 2019 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Athol, on February 9, 1953, the son of the late William A. Caldwell and Ruth (White) Caldwell. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1971. Red owned and operated...

Gerard A. "Jerry" Racette

Gerard A. "Jerry" Racette

Sep 28, 2019

Gerard A. “Jerry” Racette, 73, of Gardner, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, September 28, 2019, with his family by his side. Jerry was born in Gardner, on June 25, 1946. He was the son of Arthur H. and Alphonsine M. (Gagne) Racette. Jerry and Odette were married on June 26, 1965, and were happily married for 54 years. Jerry was...

Norma (Schenck) Bourque

Norma (Schenck) Bourque

Sep 28, 2019

ORANGE- Norma L. (Schenck) Bourque, 78, of Orange, died Saturday, September 28, at UMass Medical Center, after an illness. Norma was born September 26, 1941, in Woburn, daughter of the late William and the late Julia (Barboza) Schenck. She worked for Raytheon for over 20 years before her retirement and was a member of the IBEW 1505. She also volunteered...

Georgia B. Owen

Georgia B. Owen

Sep 27, 2019

GARDNER- Georgia B. (Erikson) Owen 73, of Gardner died unexpectedly Friday, September 27, 2019 at UMass Memorial Hospital- University Campus in Worcester. She was born on December 11, 1945 in Gardner the daughter of George Erikson and Alice (Corrigan) Erikson. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Georgia graduated from Gardner High School class of 1963 she was a member...

Marieanne (Landry) Joly

Marieanne (Landry) Joly

Sep 26, 2019

ATHOL - Marieanne (Landry) Joly, 93 of Athol, died Thursday, September 26, 2019 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada, on July 26, 1926, the daughter of the late James and the late Exilia (Landry) Landry. Marieanne moved to the United States from Canada when she was 18 months old and grew up in...

Donald MacGregor MacKay

Donald MacGregor MacKay

Sep 21, 2019

Donald MacGregor MacKay, 84, formerly of Athol, MA, died Saturday, September 21, at The Overlook skilled nursing facility in Charlton, MA. Born May 13, 1935, in Providence, RI, Donald (“Dan”) was son of the late Richmond and Barbara (Woodward) MacKay. He was a cum laude graduate of Deerfield Academy and earned a BSME degree at Cornell University as a Distinguished...

Rita M. O'Brien

Rita M. O'Brien

Sep 20, 2019

GARDNER - Rita M. (Cadieux) O'Brien, 94 of Gardner, died Friday, September 20, 2019 in the Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg, on January 18, 1925, the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Bertha (LaBonte) Cadieux. Rita was a former member of Sacred Heart Church. She lived in Baldwinville for many years before...

Frances N. "Minnie" Horrigan

Frances N. "Minnie" Horrigan

Sep 18, 2019

GARDNER - Frances N. “Minnie” Horrigan, 90 of Gardner, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Broadview Assisted Living in Winchendon. She was born in Gardner, on April 3, 1929, the daughter of the late Carlo and the late Lucia (Vinzi) Lore. Minnie grew up in Gardner one of 11 children, and attended Gardner High School. She worked with her husband...

James E Dubrule

James E Dubrule

Sep 18, 2019

ATHOL- James Edward Dubrule, 85, of Athol, died Wednesday, September 18, at Buckley Healthcare. James was born July 26, 1934, in Lebanon, NH, son of the late Alexander and the late Alberta (Guy) Dubrule. James was one of very few specialists who did the dangerous job sandblasting atomic structures. He also was a contractor for many years. He was legally...

Russell E. Kennedy

Russell E. Kennedy

Sep 15, 2019

ATHOL - Russell E. Kennedy, 89 of Athol, died Sunday, September 15, 2019 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA. He was born in Athol, MA, on February 20, 1930, the son of the late Milton and the late Emma (Nylander) Kennedy. He has lived in Athol all of his life, graduating from Athol High School in 1948 and served...

Edna Marie (Duguay) Mallett

Edna Marie (Duguay) Mallett

Sep 14, 2019

ATHOL - Edna M. (Duguay) Mallet 91, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Highlands in Fitchburg. She was born on December 11, 1927 in Athol, the daughter of the late Hyacinthe Duguay and the late Anna (Savoie) Duguay. She is survived by one son: Stephen Mallett and his wife Shirley of Copperas, TX; one daughter: Debra Mallett of...

Margaret A. (Parker) Qualters

Margaret A. (Parker) Qualters

Sep 11, 2019

ATHOL- Margaret A. (Parker) Qualters, 93, of Athol, died Wednesday, September 11, at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. She was born July 10, 1926, in Bellows Falls, Vermont, daughter of the late Henry in the late Jennie (Britt) Parker. Margaret grew up in Athol and attended Athol schools. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and reading. Her husband of 40 years, Francis Qualters, died...

Howard M. Wilson

Howard M. Wilson

Sep 11, 2019

ATHOL - Howard M. Wilson, age 95 years young, of Athol, left us to join his beloved wife, Janet, on September 11th, 2019.  He resided at Applewood Home for Elders.   Howard was born January 29th, 1924 in Athol, MA.  He is the son of the late Robert Wilson and Irene G. (Mallinson) Wilson of Athol.   Howard grew up...

Leo J. Caissie

Leo J. Caissie

Sep 6, 2019

Leo J. Caissie, age 75, of Leominster, MA died after a short battle with cancer on Friday, September 6, 2019. Son of the late Alfred and Zelica (Doiron) Caissie, he was born July 15, 1944 in Rogersville, New Brunswick Canada. Leo was predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Eva (Doucette) Caissie, two infant brothers, Joseph and Augustin, two sisters...

Patricia C. Shea

Patricia C. Shea

Sep 1, 2019

Gardner- Patricia C. (Daviau) Shea, 66, of Gardner, died Sunday, September 1, in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Patricia was born May 17, 1953, in Holyoke, daughter of the late Earl and the late Angie Daviau. She worked for New England Wooden Ware for several years. She was an animal lover, and especially adored her two cats....

Shirley H Barnes

Shirley H Barnes

Sep 1, 2019

TEMPLETON – Shirley A. (Henshaw) Barnes, 92, died Sunday, Sept. 1 in Athol Memorial Hospital after an illness. She was born Oct. 30, 1926, the daughter of Charles R. and Mildred C. (Brown) Henshaw of Templeton, and was a resident of Templeton for most of her life. She leaves her husband of 70 years, George W. Barnes Sr., three brothers,...

Ned  B Mackenzie

Ned B Mackenzie

Aug 31, 2019

ATHOL- Ned B. Mackenzie passed away on August 31, 2019 at Umass Memorial in Worcester. He was born in Athol on March 7, 1959 to the late Walter & Arlene (Baxter) Mackenzie. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. After graduation he served in the Air Force in England for four years. While in the service...

Dorothy  M. Owen

Dorothy M. Owen

Aug 31, 2019

GARDNER- Dorothy M. (Chabot) Owen, 91, of Gardner, died Saturday, August 31, Alliance Health at Baldwinville. Dorothy was born September 1, 1927, in Gardner, daughter of the late Victor E. and Mary E. (Maher) Chabot. She was Vice-President of her class graduating from Gardner High School in 1944. She was a graduate of the St. Vincent School of Nursing in...

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