Obituaries

May 27, 2018

ATHOL - Vicky (Joly) (Soucie) Janik, 83 of Athol, died Sunday, May 27, 2018 at home. She was born in Athol, on December 2, 1934, the daughter of the late William and the late Dianna (Savoie) Joly. She grew up in Athol, moved to Farley and went to middle school in Erving and high school in Orange. She graduated with...

May 26, 2018

Orange – Thomas A. Lawsky, 77, of Orange passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness on May 26, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born in Athol on June 3, 1940 the son of the late Alfred and the late Mary (Powers) Lawsky. He grew up in Athol graduating from Athol High School in 1958. He was...

May 26, 2018

Andre Nasair Breton, 71, of Leominster, died Saturday, May 26, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 44 years, Gisele M. (Daigle) Breton; 2 sons, David A. Breton, husband of Kristin L. Breton and Gregory A. Breton, husband of Gisele D. Breton; two grandchildren, Logan and Sydney Breton, children of Gregory; three brothers, Alain Breton, husband of Paula Breton,...

May 23, 2018

ATHOL – Stanley E. Clements, 82, of Athol passed away Thursday, May 23, 2018 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Stanley was born on February 23, 1936 in Gardner, MA, the son of the late Joseph Clements and the late Dorothy (Zincavitch) Clements. He lived all his life in Athol and attended Athol schools. He was a factory worker at J. F....

May 20, 2018

May 19, 2018

Margaret A. (Osborn) Paquette April 26, 1933 – May 19, 2018 Peggy was born and was a life-long resident of Leominster. She passed away at Manor on the Hill with Brookhaven Hospice and the loving support of her family by her side. Her husband Leon Paquette predeceased her. Peggy is survived by her sister, Constance Grant of Leominster, her daughters...

May 18, 2018

ASHBURNHAM- Shirley M. Munroe, 79, Died Friday, May 18th in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester . She was born in Keene, New Hampshire on January 14, 1939 , the daughter of the late Elmer Britton and the late Edith (Georgina) Britton. She grew up in Ashburnham, graduating from Murdock High School with the class of 1957. After...

May 13, 2018

GARDNER- Sophie L. (Lore) Melanson 92, of Gardner died Sunday, May 13, 2018 in Heywood Hospital. She was born in Gardner on April 7, 1926, the daughter of the late Carlo Lore and the late Lucia (Vinzi) Lore. Sophie grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. She worked as a telephone operator for New England Telephone, AT&T, and...

May 13, 2018

Eric Robert Gage, 26, Athol, was met by the lord at 8:45 p.m., Sunday May 13, 2018, from injuries sustained as a passenger in a single vehicle accident in Athol, Massachusetts. Eric was born on November 22, 1991, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Throughout his life, Eric spent much of his time with his siblings. They were not only his brothers and...

May 13, 2018

May 12, 2018

LEOMINSTER- Fleur Ange (Chapdelaine) Bachand, 91, of Leominster, died Saturday, May 12, after an illness. Fleur- Ange was born July 28, 1926, in St.Victoire, Quebec, daughter of the late Euchariste and Attala (Leroux) Chapdelaine. She attended schools in Canada and immigrated to the United States in 1951 with her husband and young daughter. Fleur-Ange was a person who pursued her...

May 10, 2018

ATHOL – Robert Harry Britt, 78, of Athol passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Quabbin Valley Health Care, Athol. Robert was born in Athol on Decemeber 5, 1939, the son of the late Harry E. Britt and the late Marceline M. (Venette) Britt. He grew up in Athol and attended Athol schools. Robert worked in building maintenance at the...

May 9, 2018

WESTMINSTER – Olavi W. Palojarvi, 89, of Westminster, passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the Baldwinville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Baldwinville. Mr. Palojarvi was born on February 23, 1929 in Gardner, the son of the late Walfrid and Hilja (Tyrvainen) Palojarvi. He was a graduate of Gardner High School Class of 1947. He was a member of the...

May 8, 2018

LEOMINSTER- William Joseph Seamans, 61, of Leominster, died Tuesday, May 8, from a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. William was born November 9, 1956, in Fort Eustis, Newport News, VA to the late Thomas James Seamans, Jr. and the late Evelyn Emma (Blair) Seamans. He was a 1975 graduate from Leominster Trade High School. William previously worked for Union...

May 6, 2018

LEOMINSTER- Scott Andrew Palmieri, Sr., 57, of Leominster, died Sunday, May 6. Scott was born April 3, 1961, in Uxbridge, son of Sandra (Melia) Palmieri and the late Charles Palmieri. He was raised in Uxbridge and graduated from Uxbridge High School in 1979. Scott worked for UPS as a package handler. He previously worked as a carpenter and for Munksjo...

May 4, 2018

ORANGE- David H. Burbank, 89, of Orange, died Friday, May 4, at Heywood Hospital after a brief illness. He leaves his daughter, Melissa Burbank and her companion, Kevin McGuirk of Fitzwilliam, NH; one grandson, Seth Sienkiewicz and his wife, Aimee; three great-grandchildren, Luke, Logan, and Alexis Sienkiewicz all of Franklin, MA; one sister, June Fournier of York, ME; one brother,...

May 4, 2018

GARDNER- Elizabeth E. "Wally" (Wolaske) Glinski, 93, of Gardner, died Friday, May 4, at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Elizabeth was born February 21, 1925, in Gardner, daughter of the late Wladislaw and Alexandra (Poliks) Wolanske. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1943, and Mass General Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. During her career as...

Apr 28, 2018

ATHOL / WINCHESTER, MA - Carole W. (White) Landry of Winchester MA, formerly of Athol, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2018, and was the beloved wife of Alban Landry, to whom she was married in 1956. She was the beloved mother of David Landry and his wife Sylvie of Houston, TX; Jennifer Nolan and her husband, Stephen, of Waldoboro,...

Apr 27, 2018

GARDNER – Monica “Minnie” L. (Lukasevicius) Hakkinen, 103, died peacefully at night on Friday April 27 at home in the company of family members. She is remembered by many in the community for growing beautiful flower and vegetable gardens around her home. She was very energetic, loved the outdoors, and she was often seen riding her bicycle, even well into...

Apr 25, 2018

LANCASTER - Paul Joseph LeBlanc, known to many as “Red”, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday April 25th, 2018, at the age of 87. Born May 11, 1930 in Fitchburg Massachusetts, Paul was the son of James and Lucille LeBlanc. Raised in Leominster, Paul attended St. Bernard’s High School, after which he apprenticed at a local machine shop,...