Obituaries
Hillary Ann (Bartlett) Newsome
Mar 16, 2017
Hillary Ann (Bartlett) Newsome, 28, of PA, formerly of Leominster, died Thursday, March 16, at home, after a brief illness. Hillary was born August 23, 1988, in Leominster, daughter of Daniel and Ann (Hart) Bartlett. She graduated from Leominster High School in 2007 and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Fitchburg State University. Hillary was an ABA Tutor for...
Barbara T. Marshall
Mar 15, 2017
GARDNER- Barbara T. Marshall, age 86, of Gardner died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Barbara was born October 16, 1930 in Boston. She is the daughter of the late John and the late Mary (Hack) Sheppard. She grew up in West Roxbury attending schools there and graduated from Roslindale High School. In 1949 she married Frederick...
Everett J. Nygard
Mar 14, 2017
TEMPLETON - Everett John Nygard, 92, of Templeton died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner. Mr. Nygard was born April 7, 1924 in Templeton, the son of the late Everett and the late Anna (Rosbury) Nygard. Everett grew up in Templeton and graduated from Templeton High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Air...
Russell A. Blanchard
Mar 13, 2017
ORANGE - Russell A. Blanchard, age 84, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Heywood Hospital. Russell was born April 28, 1932 in Hinsdale, NH. He is the son of the late Harold W. and the late Sylvia (Pickett) Blanchard. He grew up in Hinsdale, NH and Greenfield, MA graduating from Greenfield High School in 1950. He lived in many different...
Raymond J Denis
Mar 13, 2017
Raymond (Ray) Denis, 67 Church Street and formerly of 81 Ryan Street, Gardner for many years, died Monday morning after a brief illness. He was born in Gardner March 3, 1950 son of the late Alphonse and Beatrice Denis. Ray worked in the Construction business most of his life. He was employed for many years at Mirra Construction company of...
Ronald W. Johnson
Mar 12, 2017
ATHOL – Ronald W. Johnson, 65, of 461 North Orange Rd., Athol passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, MA. Ron was born on May 31, 1951 in Franklin, NH, the son of late John D. and the late Jeannette (Cote) Johnson. Ron grew up in Tilton and Franklin New Hampshire. He worked for...
Gail (Woodard) Duncklee
Mar 9, 2017
GARDNER- Gail A. (Woodard) Duncklee, 76, of Gardner, passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 9, at Quabbin Valley Health Care surrounded by family after a lengthy battle with dementia.. She was born April 12, 1940, in Gardner, daughter of the late William and Doris (Ladue) Woodard and lived in Gardner her entire life. Gail graduated from Gardner High School in 1958....
Joseph F. Von Deck
Mar 9, 2017
ASHBURNHAM - Joseph F. Von Deck, 86 of 34 Russell Hill Rd., Ashburnham, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 at home. He was born in Athol on January 6, 1931, the son of the late Robert and the late Imelda (Young) Von Deck. Joseph was a resident of Ashburnham for the past 62 years, coming from Orange. He graduated from Orange...
John James Cox
Mar 7, 2017
ATHOL - John James Cox Jr. of Athol, MA passed away on Tuesday March 7, 2017. He was born on April 27, 1938 to John J. Cox and Margaret (Arthur) Cox in Boston MA. He leaves his children: Jay Cox and Tracey MacDonald and her husband William MacDonald; a sister: Janice of Tempe, AZ; 6 grandchildren: Jennifer (Gelinas) Gauthier, Neil...
Norma M. "Becky" Robichaud
Mar 7, 2017
Orange – Norma M. “Becky” (Edson) Robichaud passed away March 7, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born July 16, 1934 to Raymond F. Edson and Amelia M. (Guignard) Edson in Athol, where she spent most of her life. Norma was known as Becky since she was a small girl, being called that by her father. She leaves her loving...
Daniel I. Rice
Mar 6, 2017
FITCHBURG- Daniel I. Rice, 51, of Fitchburg, died Monday, March 6, from injuries sustained in a car accident. Danny was born March 17, 1965, in Gardner, son of Frances (DiMaria) and the late Jonathan Rice. He worked for Ferguson Landscaping. Danny was an avid fisherman, he especially enjoyed taking his nephews. He also loved camping with his girlfriend, Amy. He...
Virginia Mae Collins
Mar 5, 2017
Athol – Virginia Mae (Partridge) Collins, 94, of 62 Exchange Street, Athol. She was born in Orange on January 11, 1923, the daughter of the late Fay and the late Amy (Case) Partridge. Mrs. Collins was raised and educated in Orange. She owned a camp on Queen Lake in Phillipston with her husband, Clifford, where she enjoyed spending summers with...
Joanne E. Akey
Mar 3, 2017
ATHOL- Joanne Edith (Rhodes) Akey, 78, of Athol, died Friday, March 3, 2017, in her home, after an illness. She was born September 8, 1938, in Athol, daughter of the late, Delbert and Cecelia (Piette) Rhodes. Joanne grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1956 where she was a cheerleader. Mrs. Akey worked at L.S. Starrett...
Arline Buckley
Mar 3, 2017
GARDNER - Arline L. (Holden) Buckley, 81 of 325 Park St., Gardner, died Friday, March 3, 2017 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Gardner, on January 12, 1936, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Marion (Lachance) Holden. Arline grew up in Gardner and was educated in Gardner. She worked...
Muriel Emerson Frost Piermarini
Feb 27, 2017
ATHOL - Muriel G. (Emerson) (Frost) Piermarini, age 84, of Athol, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at home. Muriel was born July 22, 1932 in Worcester. She is the daughter of the late Harold and the late Bertha (Fiske) Emerson. She grew up in Shrewsbury and New Salem and graduated from New Salem Academy in 1951. She enjoyed spending time...
Lore (Kuhn) Tenney
Feb 27, 2017
WINCHENDON- Lore (Kuhn) Tenney, 89, of Winchendon, died Monday, February 27, at Broadview Assisted Living, after an illness. She was born November 23, 1927, in Khe Durlach, Germany, daughter of the late Karl and Karoline (Henkenhaf) Kuhn. Mrs. Tenney met her husband, Richard, in Germany. She has lived in Winchendon for the past 55 years. Mrs. Tenney was a hairstylist...
Rita M (Osier) Renaud
Feb 26, 2017
BALDWINVILLE - Rita M (Osier) Renaud, 92 of 51 Hospital Rd., Baldwinville, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester, MA. She was born in Worcester, on July 1, 1924, the daughter of the late Clayton and the late Georgianna (Savageau) Osier. Rita grew up in Worcester. She was a stitcher at Worcester...
Edith Fern Fregeau
Feb 25, 2017
ATHOL - Edith Fern (Winters) Fregeau, 63 of 80 Stevens St., Athol, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 in the Wachusett Manor, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Athol on December 21, 1953, the daughter of the late Atwood C and the late Minnie (Vitello) Winters Jr.. She graduated from Athol High School with the class of...
Alice M. Laine
Feb 24, 2017
TEMPLETON - Alice Laine, age 81, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Alice was born August 17, 1935 in Templeton, MA. She is the daughter of the late Kenneth H. and the late Elma E. (Santa) Lawrence. Alice, along with her late husband Paul and their 5 children owned and operated a dairy farm, and through...
Terry E. Elbrader
Feb 23, 2017
Terry E. Elbrader, 66 Terry Elbrader of Winchendon passed away Thursday morning, February 23rd ending a long battle with cancer. He was born September 13, 1950 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and was a 1969 graduate of Mountain Home High School in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He served eight years with the United States Army, Military Police, at Fort Gordon, GA, USAG...
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