Obituaries
Pauline A. Brogan
Mar 5, 2019
ASHBURNHAM- Pauline A. (Saari) Brogan of Ashburnham passed away on March 5, 2019 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner after a short stay surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born July 8, 1930 in Gardner the daughter of William and Alma ( Pease) Saari and has been a lifelong resident of Gardner. She was a graduate of Gardner...
David Napoleon St. Cyr
Mar 4, 2019
ASHBURNHAM- David Napoleon St. Cyr, 93, of Ashburnham, died Monday, March 4, in Heywood Hospital after a short illness. David was born April 19, 1925, son of the late Joseph Arthur and the late Louisa (Gammell) St. Cyr and lived in Ashburnham all his life. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII with the 987th Field Artillery Battalion. He...
John E. Mundell
Mar 3, 2019
John Edward Mundell Sr., 82, of Athol Massachusetts, passed away on March 3, 2019. John was born in Athol on March 24, 1936 to Alfred Stanley Mundell and Gladys (Kendall) Mundell. John grew up in Athol and served in the United States Army. He was a member of the Athol-Orange Elks Club, serving as Exhaulted Ruler, and past president of...
Charles R. Smith
Feb 26, 2019
BALDWINVILLE - Charles Richard Smith, 70 of 42 Circle Street, Baldwinville, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at home. He was born in Gardner, on June 18, 1948, the son of the late Charles A. and the late Ruth S. (Corrigan) Smith. He grew up in Templeton. Charles was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Army in...
Charles Sumner Clark
Feb 22, 2019
HUBBARDSTON- Charles Sumner Clark, 91, a lifelong resident of Hubbardston, died Friday, February 22, in his home after a prolonged illness. Charles was born July 9, 1927, in Hubbardston, son of the late Lyman and Harriet (Butler) Clark. Charlie graduated from Worcester Boys Trade School studying carpentry. After trade school, he joined the US Navy toward the end of WWll...
Michel A. Chastney
Feb 22, 2019
ATHOL – Michael A. Chastney, 74, of Athol passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 in Bay State Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Michael was born in Athol on July 29, 1944 to the late Frank Chastney and the late Helen (Cole) Chastney. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School. He attended Stevens Business College in Fitchburg and...
Marie Elizabeth (Mallett) Gallien
Feb 20, 2019
Marie Elizabeth Gallien 88, of Athol, Ma joined the Lord on February 20, 2019 with her daughter and granddaughter at her side. Marie was born November 9, 1930 to Lorena (Ayette) Mallett and Dominic Mallett of the Shippagen New Brunswick Canada area. Marie is pre-deceased by her first husband Omar Boucher who passed away from a heart attack at the...
Donna Lee (Rastley) Gravel
Feb 18, 2019
ATHOL –Donna Lee (Rastley) Gravel, 51 of 466 Main St., Apt. 5 Athol, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at home. She was born in Watertown, NY on January 20, 1968, the daughter of Dona nd Donna (Pellam) Rastley. She lived in Athol most of her life. She always helped anyone in need. She loved butterflies, smiley faces and loved people....
Mark A. Morse
Feb 17, 2019
ATHOL - Mark A. Morse, 63 of 34 Sunrise Terrace, Athol, died Sunday, February 17, 2019 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Gardner on October 19, 1955, the son of the late Bayard and the late Elsie (Erickson) Morse. Mark grew up in Templeton and graduated from Naragansett High School with the...
Eileen C. Sisk
Feb 15, 2019
GARDNER - Eileen C. Sisk, 80 of Gardner, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at home. She was born in Arlington, MA, on December 13, 1938, the daughter of the late Jeremiah J. and the late Mary Ellen (Moore) Sisk. Eileen was a resident of Gardner since 1940. She graduated from Sacred Heart School and Gardner High School with the Class...
Rena M. Loughlin
Feb 13, 2019
LEOMINSTER- Rena M. (Marcotte) Loughlin of Leominster was called to Heaven on February 13, after a brief illness. Rena was born in Fitchburg on May 6, 1947, to Richard and Rita (Beauchemin) Marcotte. Rena graduated from St. Bernard’s High School in 1965. As a devout Christian, Rena lived with her “mirror” as she called him, Wayne Aho for 28 years....
Joseph Louis Hebert
Feb 11, 2019
Joseph Louis Hebert – February 3, 1933 to February 11, 2019 Louis was born in South Grafton to Jacques and Adele Hebert on February 3, 1933, the youngest of their 8 beautiful children. At age 17 he joined the United States Air Force where he served proudly for 20 years as a fire fighter. After leaving the Air Force he...
Norman M Fontaine
Feb 9, 2019
SHREWSBURY- Norman M. Fontaine, 83, peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in the Jewish Health Care Center in Worcester. Norm was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 2, 1935 to Beatrice (Gagne) Fontaine & Melville Fontaine. He attended Worcester Trade School and, upon graduation, became employed at Wyman & Gordon Company in Grafton as a...
Viola K. Lowell
Feb 9, 2019
WINCHENDON - Viola K. (Belado) Lowell, 99 of 92B Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at home. She was born in Montague, MA, on January 4, 1920, the daughter of the late Arthur J. and the late Anna K. (Schick) Belado. Viola graduated from Turners Falls High School with the class of 1938. She was a member of...
Sharon T. (Tallman) Hood
Feb 8, 2019
ROYALSTON - Sharon T. Hood (Tallman), 77, of Royalston, died Friday February 8, 2019 at Scott Farrar in Peterborough, NH after a valiant and courageous battle with dementia. Although our hearts are heavy with sadness, we are rejoicing knowing that our mother’s battles are over and she is once again whole. Born January 18, 1942 in Little Falls, NY to...
Charles J. Leadbetter
Feb 7, 2019
ATHOL - Charles J. Leadbetter, 45 of Athol, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 7, 2019 in the Athol Hospital, Athol. He was born in Gardner, on October 10, 1973, the son of Brian J. Leadbetter and the late Christine M. (Cook) Leadbetter. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1992. He worked at...
Elaine M Marsaw
Feb 6, 2019
Gardner-Elaine Mary (Bennington) Marsaw is remembered for her kindness, caring, generosity, and faith. She was born on August 22, 1931, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Brainerd, the eldest child of William Bennington and Irene (Olson) Bennington. Elaine attended grade school in a one-room country school house in rural Brainerd, and transferred to Brainerd's Washington High School after 8th grade. She...
Rita M. Brunelle
Feb 6, 2019
ATHOL - Rita M. Brunelle, 99 of Athol, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, MA. She was born in Springfield on August 24, 1919, the daughter of the late Phillip and the late Eva (Wood) Brunelle. Rita graduated from Cathedral High School in 1938, and served in the US Marines during World War II, stationed on...
John J Pieloch
Feb 4, 2019
GARDNER- John J. Pieloch, Sr., 94, of Gardner, formerly of Templeton, passed away Monday, February 4, at Alliance Health Baldwinville, after a short illness. John was born September 28, 1924 in Gardner, son of the late Alexander and Mary (Fardgick) Pieloch. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1943. He worked for Heywood Wakefield for eleven years and then for...
Helen Marie Chiasson
Jan 30, 2019
ATHOL- Helen Marie Chiasson, 96, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2019 at her daughter's home in Ballston Spa, NY, with her family at her side. She is the widow of retired Police Chief Ernest Chiasson of Athol. She was born in Philadelphia, where she met and married her husband who preceded her in death. They spent their time between...
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