Obituaries
Henry P. Perla
Jan 3, 2017
LEOMINSTER- Henry P. Perla, 91, of Leominster, died Tuesday, January 3, in his home, after an illness. He was born July 5, 1925, in Leominster, son of the late Nazzareno and Elvira (Spinelli) Perla. Mr. Perla served in the US Navy in the Pacific, during WWII as an aviation electrician’s mate, 2nd Class. He owned and operated Perla Electrical Company,...
Joann Gemborys
Jan 2, 2017
GARDNER- Joann (Budzinski) Gemborys, 77, of Gardner, died Monday, January 2, peacefully in her sleep in her husband’s arms from complications of heart disease. She was born September 20, 1939 in Gardner, daughter of the late Theodore and Winifred (Dabkowski) Budzinski. She grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School, Class of 1957. Mrs. Gemborys was a member...
Elaine (Alden) Kennedy
Dec 31, 2016
Elaine Priscilla (Alden) Kennedy, Age 71, long time resident of Lancaster, Massachusetts, passed away December 31st, 2016 at the Life Care Center Nursing Home. Elaine battled cancer for over 20 years and passed due to related illnesses. Elaine was born in East Chester, Nova Scotia on July 15th, 1945 where she was adopted by her parents, Richard A. and Ruth...
Lawrence H. Mounce
Dec 30, 2016
ATHOL – Lawrence Hedley Mounce (aka) Lormy by the family, Pat by schoolmates and Larry by friends and co-workers, age 95, passed away December 30, 2016 at his home. He was born in N. Abington, on July 27, 1921 to Lawrence Mounce and Ellen Mae (Nellie) Cook. They moved to Family Homestead in Marshfield in 1930. Larry was the oldest...
Mark William Holland
Dec 30, 2016
GARDNER - Mark William Holland, 64, of Gardner died Friday, December 30, 2016 at Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Mark was born August 28, 1952 in Leominster the son of the late Merle and the late Grace (Ouellette) Holland. Mark grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School. He has been a resident of Gardner for 28 years. He...
Gail M. Blanchard
Dec 30, 2016
WESTMINSTER- Gail M. (White) Blanchard, 76, of Westminster, MA, passed on December 30, 2016. She was born in Athol on October 3, 1940 to the late Robert and Estelle (Noel) White. She graduated from Athol High School in 1958, affectionately nicknamed "Sparkplug". After graduating from Henry Heywood School of Nursing in 1961, she worked for over 50 years as a...
Celia Giron
Dec 29, 2016
Celia P. Giron Celia P. Giron beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend and sister passed away peacefully on December 29, 2016 in Leominster, MA. She was born on September 24, 1949 in Santa Cruz Laguna, Philippines to Ricardo and Felisa (Ching) Pecana. Celia graduated from University of Santo Tomas. She married her husband Gregorio on November 24, 1977 and they were...
John Michael Fruit
Dec 28, 2016
TEMPLETON- John Michael Fruit, age 66, passed away at his home in Templeton, MA on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. John was born November 23, 1950 in Henderson, Kentucky, the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Hager) Fruit. The family moved to Gardner, MA when he was 5 years old. John was one of six children and graduated from Gardner High. He...
Kenneth A. Nutter
Dec 27, 2016
GARDNER- Kenneth A. Nutter, 72 of Gardner son of Lester and Gertrude Nutter went home to be with the Lord December 27, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Ken was born in Lawrence where he was raised until entering the U.S. Air Force. He lived in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover before retiring and settling in Gardner. Ken was...
Robert "Bob" Allain
Dec 27, 2016
GARDNER - Robert Joseph “Bob” Allain, age 50, born in Leominster MA, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 27th 2016 after being stricken ill at home in Gardner MA, where he lived the majority of his exceptional life. His spirit will carry on through his precious baby daughter Shelby Alexa Allain, his talented and dear son Michael Cormier...
Norma Ann Harlow Cook
Dec 26, 2016
KENNEBUNK - Norma Ann (Tolman) Harlow Cook, 80 of Kennebunk, Maine, died Monday, December 26, 2016 at her daughter’s home in, Barre, MA. She was born in Barre, on July 18, 1936, the daughter of the late William and the late Gertrude (Cummings) Tolman. Norma grew up in Barre and graduated from Barre High School. She graduated from the Saulter...
Irene Charbonneau
Dec 24, 2016
GARDNER - Irene Charbonneau, age 97, went to be with her Lord on December 24, 2016. The youngest of 14 children, she was born June 10, 1919 in Saint-Norbert, New Brunswick, Canada to the late Jude and Cecile Maillet. Her husband of 54 years, Paul E. Charbonneau passed away in 2000. In 1946 they moved from Montreal to Gardner where...
Fernande G. Beland
Dec 24, 2016
LEOMINSTER- Fernande G. Beland, 75, died Saturday morning, Dec. 24 at Life Care Center in Leominster after a long illness. She was a devoted and loving mother who devoted her life to faith and service to others. She was born Oct. 2, 1941 in New-Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Benoit and Rachel (Cormier) LeBlanc. She resided in Leominster her entire...
Jacqueline Prado
Dec 23, 2016
LEOMINSTER - Jacqueline Prado, age 83, of Leominster died Friday, December 23, 2016 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She was born August 17, 1933 in Leominster. She is the daughter of the late Roger and the late Yvette (Dufresne) Desharnais. Jackie grew up in Leominster and graduated from Leominster High School and Becker Junior College. She was employed as a...
Edna G. (Simonetti) Baublis
Dec 20, 2016
ATHOL - Edna G (Simonetti) Baublis, 92 of Athol, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in the Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. She was born in Athol, on October 23, 1924, the daughter of the late Cleido and the late Maria (Montagna) Simonetti. Edna grew up in Athol. She traveled around the world extensively with her late husband, Joe. Her travels included...
Joan E. (Gilbert) Moulton
Dec 17, 2016
GARDNER - Joan Elizabeth Moulton, age 88, of Gardner died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Moulton was born September 22, 1928 in Fitchburg. She is the daughter of the late Clifford and the late Gladys (Appleby) Gilbert. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1946, attended Boston College and graduated from Fitchburg State Teachers College....
Beulah D. Howard
Dec 17, 2016
VERNON, VERMONT- Beulah D. Howard, 97, of Vernon, VT, formerly of Westminster, died December 17, in her home. She was born November 28, 1919, in Westminster, daughter of the late Nathan D. and Celina D. (Reed) Howard. She attended Westminster schools and graduated from Fitchburg High School in 1938, and Fitchburg State Teacher’s College in 1942. She worked for Greenfield...
Evelyn (Wheaton) Fountain
Dec 16, 2016
Evelyn M. Fountain, age 89, of Athol died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Athol Hospital. Evelyn was born October 30, 1927 in North Adams. She is the daughter of the late Wilfred and the late Helen (White) Wheaton. She grew up in Readsboro, Vermont attending schools there and later moving to Orange attending Orange High School and since 1957 has...
Joseph William Mahoney
Dec 15, 2016
ORANGE- Joseph William Mahoney, 32, beloved son of John and Candace (Plaisted) Mahoney, and soulmate of Crystal St. Pierre, went to be with God on December 15. Besides his parents, he leaves his older brother, Jonathan Mahoney and his girlfriend, Kayla McGovern; his sister, Jennifer Mahoney Mason and brother-in-law, Jonathan Mason; Crystals two sons, Nicholas Aguilera and Justin St. Pierre....
Winifred O. Smialek
Dec 14, 2016
GARDNER- Winifred O. (Given) Smialek, 83, of Gardner, died Wednesday, December 14, in Wachusett Manor, after an illness. She was born April 25, 1933, in Templeton, daughter of the late Aylmer and Beatrice (Bliss) Given. Mrs. Smialek worked for Digital for 25 years, retiring in 1991. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was very compassionate, dedicated to volunteering...
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