Obituaries
Richard Coburn
Dec 8, 2018
ATHOL – Richard D. Coburn, 76 of Athol, died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Vibra Hospital in Leicester, MA. Dick lived his entire life in Athol. He was born to Carolyn and Burton Coburn on April 28, 1942 in Worcester, MA. He lived and went through schools in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1960. He was a delegate...
Rizerio John “Reno” Deleo
Dec 8, 2018
ORANGE- Rizerio John “Reno“ Deleo of Orlando, Florida & formally of Orange, passed away on December 8, 2018. Born on September 9, 1923 to Genarino and Lucia (Liparulo) Deleo. Reno grew up and lived in Athol most of his life, graduating from Athol high school in 1941. Following high school he served in the United States Navy during World War...
J. Felix Pitre
Dec 8, 2018
Westminster-J. Felix Pitre, 96, of Westminster, died Saturday, December 8, in his home with his family by his side. Felix was born February 24, 1922, in Rogersville, New Brunswick, son of the late Joseph and Priscilla Pitre. Felix worked as a truck driver, was a lumberjack, and an extruder operator. He was a foreman at the former Kell Plastics in...
Viola Margaret (Safford) Allen
Dec 6, 2018
ATHOL - Viola Margaret (Safford) Allen, 99 of Athol, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Apple Valley Nursing Home, Ayer, MA. She was born in Athol, MA on July 25, 1919, the daughter of the late Winthrop W. and the late Emma (White) Safford. Viola grew up in Athol and attended Athol schools. She worked as a house parent...
Shirley B. Cotter
Dec 4, 2018
LEOMINSTER- Shirley B. (Boynton) Cotter, 94, of Leominster, formerly of Arlington, died Tuesday, December 4, after a short illness. Shirley was born April 24, 1924, and raised in Jefferson, Maine, daughter of the late Chester and Addie (Knight) Boynton. She was a Registered Nurse and graduated from the University of New Hampshire and Mass General Hospital School of Nursing. She...
David W. Fowler
Dec 3, 2018
Ashburnham- David W. Fowler, 92, of Ashburnham, died Monday, December 3, at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. David was born July 25, 1926, in Brockton, son of the late John J. and Ethel E. (Arey) Fowler. He worked for Consolidated Services, Inc. David will be missed walking to and visiting Mr. Mike’s in Ashburnham and for the happy and positive...
George Phillip Connor
Dec 1, 2018
George Phillip Connor Jr., 75, of Gardner, died Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Alliance Healthcare in Baldwinville. George was born June 6, 1943, in South Hadley Falls, MA, the son of the late George Phillip Connor Sr. and Helen (Sullivan) Connor. He was a graduate of Gardner High School, class of 1961, and he attended Northeastern University. George retired in...
Kathleen H Krustapentus
Dec 1, 2018
ATHOL- Kathleen H. (Hutt) Krustapentus, 92, of Athol, died Saturday, December 1, after an illness. Kathleen was born February 16, 1926, in Phillipston, daughter of the late Stanley and MaryEllen (Hand) Hutt. She graduated from Athol High School in 1944 and attended Mount Wachusett Community College. Kathleen was the Director of medical records at Athol Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1988...
Robert N. Gagne
Nov 29, 2018
ATHOL- Robert N. Gagne, Jr., 72, of Athol, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 29. Bob was born March 17, 1946, son of the late Robert N. and Irene (LeBlanc) Gagne. He was a 1963 graduate of Fitchburg High School and worked for Time Warner Cable for over 40 years before his retirement. Bob grew up in Fitchburg, MA, but...
Bertha A. (Aresenault) Beauregad
Nov 26, 2018
LEOMINSTER - Bertha M. (Arsenault) Beauregard, 97, of S. Natick, formerly of Leominster, died Monday, November 26, 2018 at Riverbend Nursing Home. She was born December 2, 1920, in St. John, New Brunswick, the oldest child of thirteen, to the late Albert and Exilda (Maillet) Arsenault. She was an avid reader and seamstress. Her husband, Henry L. Beauregard, died October...
Richard T. Secino
Nov 24, 2018
LEOMINSTER- Richard T. Secino, D.D.S., 91, of Leominster, died Saturday, November 25, after a long illness. Dr. Secino was born August 22, 1927, in Fitchburg son of the late Thomas and Emma (Pezzolesi) Secino and brother to the late Dr. Robert Secino and Col. Joseph Secino. He was a graduate of Fitchburg High School class of 1946. He served in...
Arthur Raymond Marcoux
Nov 24, 2018
Athol- Arthur Raymond Marcoux, 64, of Athol formerly of Leominster, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Arthur was born on November 30, 1953 in Leominster, MA. Son of the late Robert J Marcoux Sr. and Madeleine (Lavallee) Marcoux. He is survived by his Mother Madeleine Marcoux of Leominster; Three sons Jeremiah Marcoux of Va; Joshua Marcoux and his wife...
Adrienne F Brault
Nov 23, 2018
Athol- Adrienne (Florida) Brault passed away on November 23, 2018 at Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born on March 17, 1925 in Sheffield, Vermont to Joseph and Florida Paquin. On Thanksgiving Day 1946, Adrienne married Louis Philippe Brault at St. Paul’s Church in Barton, Vermont after which, the couple moved to Athol. Shortly thereafter they opened a grocery store at...
Ronald Roy
Nov 19, 2018
Ronald Roy, 77 passed away at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home on Monday, November 19, 2018 after an illness, with his family by his side. Ron was the only child of Donat and Irene (Lussier) Roy and grew up in Otter River, graduating from Narragansett Regional High School. While attending Gansett, he met the woman who would be the love of...
Donald King
Nov 18, 2018
ATHOL - Donald King, 78 of 64 Garfield Rd., Athol, died Sunday, November 18, 2018 in the Veterans Hospital, West Roxbury, MA. He was born in Templeton, on March 27, 1940, the son of the late Leonard King and the late Edna (Clark) King. Don grew up in Athol/Orange area and lived here until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Doris F Bergeron
Nov 15, 2018
LEOMINSTER- Doris Fay Bergeron, 93, of Fitchburg, formerly of Leominster, died Thursday, November 15, in Fitchburg Health Care, after an illness. Doris was born September 12, 1925, in New York. She worked for Rand Whitney for many years before her retirement. She was a member of St. Cecilia’s Parish. She enjoyed shopping, hockey, reading, crafting, and her cat, Callie. Her...
Francis Charles Colson
Nov 15, 2018
GARDNER- Francis Charles Colson, III, 31, of Chelmsford, formerly of Gardner, died Thursday, November 15. Francis was born September 1, 1987, in Leominster, son of Francis C. Colson, Jr. and the late Doreen (Wyatt) Colson. Francis played Leominster Pop Warner Football and was proud to do his part in bringing the team to the state championship. He graduated from Gardner...
Harold C Spencer
Nov 13, 2018
ATHOL – Harold C. Spencer, 94, of Athol passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. He was born on June 14, 1924 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to Arthur and Sadie (Englehardt) Spencer. He grew up in Worcester and graduated from St. John’s High School. He later lived in Clinton, Hudson, Hopkinton, as well as Holliston and resided...
Edith Johnson Horrigan
Nov 13, 2018
Athol – Mrs. Edith (Johnson) Horrigan, a resident of Marstons Mills, Ma died peacefully on November 13 at the age of 99. She was born in Boston, Ma on September 1, 1919. Mrs. Horrigan was predeceased by her husband William T. Horrigan in 2006 following 62 years of marriage. Mrs. Horrigan was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia...
John R. Ferron
Nov 13, 2018
HADLEY – John R. Ferron II, 41, of Hadley, formerly of Athol passed away Tuesday, November 13 in Cooley Dickenson Hospital, Northampton. John was born in Athol on November 26, 1976, the son of the late John R. Ferron and the late Patricia (Maroni) Ferron. John enjoyed classic cars, NASCAR, kayaking, biking, the Red Sox, the New England Patriots, going...
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