Obituaries

Oct 15, 2018

WESTMINSTER- Marion "Skippy" (Skamarycz) Matilainen, 93, of Westminster, died Monday, October 15, in her home, after an illness. She was born December 27, 1924, in Gardner, daughter of the late Wincenty and Josephine (Plona) Skamarycz. She was a 1942 graduate of Gardner High School and a 1946 graduate of Heywood Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Matilainen received her masters degree...

Oct 15, 2018

The Sisters of the Assumption mourn the loss of Sr. Bernadette Lemoine, 99, formerly known as Sr. Bernadette-du-Sacre'-Coeur, who passed away at Marie Esther Health Center in Marlboro, MA on Monday, October 15, 2018. She was born in Grafton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Honora (Desorcy) Lemoine and Hormidas Lemoine. She was the youngest child in a family of six children....

Oct 6, 2018

TURNERS FALLS – Pauline Rouleau, 83, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield. Services are private. To leave an online condolence please visit www.mackfamilyfh.com Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home 110 New Athol Rd. Orange is directing arrangements.

Oct 5, 2018

Gardner- Ann B. LeBlanc, 82, passed away Friday, October 5th in Heywood Hospital after a brief illness with her family by her side. She was born in Gardner on May 8,1936 daughter to the late Ivan and Muriel (Robbins) Johnson . Ann attended. Hubbardston and Gardner schools, graduating with the class of 1954. The following year, she married the love...

Oct 4, 2018

LADY LAKE, FL – Mary Susan (Young) Alford, 61 of Lady Lake, FL and formerly of Athol, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Susan was born on December 19, 1956, the daughter of the late James S. “Stogie” Young and the late Marie Eva (Chiasson) Young. She grew up in Athol and graduated with...

Oct 2, 2018

BALDWINVILLE - Jennie (Scarpa) Barrieau died October 2, 2018, after a long illness. She was born January 4, 1931, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Sardinian immigrants Bernardo Scarpa and Sebastiana Arcadu. She was a member of the former Mother Guild at Sacred Heart Church and a graduate of Gardner High School with the class of 1948. In...

Sep 29, 2018

LEOMINSTER- Renée Marie (Cormier) Browne, 38, of Roslindale, formerly of Leominster, passed suddenly into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Renée was born January 6, 1980, in Worcester, MA. She was the daughter of Raymond and Nancy (Spadafore) Cormier. Renée attended St. Leo’s Elementary School and was a 1998 graduate of St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High...

Sep 24, 2018

LEOMINSTER- Lorraine T. (Plouffe) Sergerie, 91, of Leominster, died Monday, September 24, at the Highlands, after an illness. Lorraine was born October 18, 1926, in Leominster, daughter of the late Adelard and Aurore (Scott) Plouffe. She grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School in 1945. Mrs. Sergerie worked as an operator for New England Telephone from 1946,...

Sep 24, 2018

ASHBURNHAM- Bertha L. ( Brennan) Landry, 92 of Ashburnham died Monday, September 24, 2018 peacefully, at her home, with love ones and caregivers by her side after a period of declining health.   She was born on August 14, 1926 in Ashburnham, and was one of 10 siblings. She was raised by her mother Eda Stafford Brennan and her Aunt...

Sep 23, 2018

ORANGE – Allen R. “Sam” Drury, 77 of Orange, formerly of Athol, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Bay State Medical Center, Springfield. He was born on July 21, 1941 in Winchendon to the late Leroy Drury and the late Evelyn (Jones) Drury. He grew up in Templeton and attended Templeton schools. Sam worked for Eastern Furniture in Athol,...

Sep 23, 2018

ATHOL – Shirley Jane Kelley, 81 of Athol, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. Shirley was born on April 30, 1937 in Athol to the late Russell Armitage and the late Hazel (Worrell) Armitage. Shirley grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1955. She worked for the Athol-Royalston...

Sep 22, 2018

LEOMINSTER- Argentine (Savoie) Brideau, 88, of Leominster, died Saturday, September 22 at Leominster Hospital. Argentine was born June 2, 1930, in Maltempec, New Brunswick, daughter of the late Georges and Elizabeth (Noël) Savoie and was the youngest and last of 13 children. Mrs. Brideau was primarily a homemaker raising her seven children. She also owned and operated Argentine’s and worked...

Sep 18, 2018

Gardner – Johanna Mary (Pfersich) Sand passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in the Gardner Rehab Center, Gardner, MA. She grew up in Gardner, graduating from Gardner High School in 1966. She continued her education at Mount Wachusett Community College and Burbank Hospital School of Radiology Technology. Johanna was employed by Heywood Hospital for forty-six years as a Radiology...

Sep 18, 2018

Barbara A. (Ward) Coburn 1941-2018 On September 18, 2018, Heaven became a little sweeter as mom stepped into eternity. Barbara Coburn 77, recently of Orange, MA was born Barbara Ann Ward to Elsie (Gordon) and William Ward on August 15, 1941 in Monmouth, ME. She married her knight in shining armor Clayton E. Coburn of Sabattus, ME on July 22,...

Sep 15, 2018

Sep 15, 2018

Gardner- Irene L. Fucile, 93, died peacefully on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at the Wachusett Manor in Gardner with her family by her side. She was born in Gardner on November 24, 1924 to the late Adam and Sophie (Borkowski) Ruckey. After graduating from Gardner High School with the class of 1942, she worked for many years at local businesses...

Sep 12, 2018

AATHOL – Arthur J. Yeblon, 90 of Royalston passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. Arthur was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 30, 1927, the son of the late Benjamin Yeblon and the late Evelyn (Schiller) Yeblon. Arthur graduated from James Madison High School in Brooklyn and went on to attend the Art Student...

Sep 10, 2018

GARDNER- Stanley Koczan, 95, of Gardner, died peacefully Monday, September 10, after a short illness. Stanley was born January 29, 1923, in Gardner, son of the late Alexander and Rozalia (Mozdze) Koczan, and has lived in Gardner all his life. He attended Boys Trade School in Worcester. He began his career at Heywood Wakefield before being drafted in to the...

Sep 6, 2018

Gunhild “Gunny” Catherine (Sund) Szymakowski, 95, of Gardner passed away peacefully in her bed on September 6, 2018. Born in Gardner on September 28, 1922, she was the daughter of Arvid and Anna Sund and lived most of her life in Baldwinville, MA. She is survived by her three daughters, Sally Swan and her husband Wesley of Athol, MA, Susan...

Sep 4, 2018

GARDNER- Donald J. Cormier, 93, of Gardner, died Tuesday September 4, after an illness. Mr. Cormier was born March 12, 1925, in Gardner, son of the late Dosithe and Emma (Melanson) Cormier. He attended Gardner schools. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of WWII serving as a Radioman on the USS Barnegat. He earned the WWII Victory Medal, the...