Obituaries
Monica J. Bussiere
Feb 22, 2017
ATHOL - Monica J. Bussiere, age 44, of Athol died February 22, 2017at home in Athol. Monica was born December 22, 1971 in Gardner. She is the daughter of Robert Strom and Diana (Guyer) (Strom) McGivern. She earned a master’s degree in medical coding and billing from Colorado Technical University and was employed as a machinist. She loved animals and...
Virginia M. Keyes
Feb 18, 2017
ATHOL - Virginia May Keyes, age 98, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at The Highlands. Virginia was born September 17, 1918 in Athol. She is the daughter of the late Ralph H. and the late Mildred F. (Newton) Sedgwick. She lived in Athol most of her life also living in the Tully section of Orange for several years. She graduated...
Victoria (Stone) Kelley
Feb 17, 2017
GARDNER- Victoria Jean (Stone) Kelley, 47, of Gardner, died Friday, February 17, in her home, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Victoria was born July 13, 1969, in Gardner, daughter of Donna M. (Radziewicz) Stone and the late Peter A. Stone. She graduated from Gardner High School in 1987 and received a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern...
JoAnn F. Shepardson
Feb 16, 2017
WARWICK - JoAnn F. Shepardson, age 73, died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center. JoAnn was born January 8, 1944 in Athol. She is the daughter of the late Anthony F. and the late Dorothy (Bishop) Shatos. She grew up in Orange and moved to Rhode Island, moving back to the Athol/Orange area 51 years ago. She...
Kathleen "Kay" (Byrne) Newcomb
Feb 15, 2017
East Longmeadow – Kathleen “Kay” (Byrne) Newcomb died peacefully on February 15, 2017 with her daughter by her side. Kay was born July 11, 1923 to Eleanor (Dardis) and Hugh M. Byrne in Marlborough MA. She graduated from St. Anne’s Academy and Framingham State College. She lived most of her life and raised her family in Gardner where her husband,...
Hugh G. Blake
Feb 15, 2017
ROYALSTON - Hugh G. Blake, age 94, of Royalston died on February 15, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Hugh was born June 29, 1922 in Medfield, MA. He is the son of the late Leslie C. and the late Alice M. (Gunther) Blake. Hugh grew up in Milton and attended schools there. He graduated from Wentworth Technical Institute in Boston...
Harold H. Kuniholm
Feb 15, 2017
Athol- Harold (“Harry”) H. (Heinrichs) Kuniholm died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. He was 91. Born in Gardner, Massachusetts, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Harry Kuniholm, Harry attended Williston Academy in Easthampton MA and later went on to Union College in Schenectady, NY. In the late 1940’s he served in the Navy as a medic and was stationed in Texas....
Richard Kimball
Feb 14, 2017
PETERSHAM - Richard E. Kimball, age 92, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Fitchburg Gardens. Richard was born June 23, 1924 in Newton, MA. He is the son of the late Gordon and the late Lillian Kimball. Richard moved to Athol with his family at an early age and graduated from New Salem Academy. He served in the US Navy...
Naomi Pfeiffer
Feb 14, 2017
Naomi Scott Pfeiffer, 1924-2017, passed over on February 14 in Amherst MA, two days before her 93rd birthday. She was born in Boston to Israel Scott and Ruth Latt, both from a schtel in Latvia. An only child, she devoted herself to an outstanding education and felt that should be a basic right for all. She graduated from Radcliffe College...
Anne Austin
Feb 10, 2017
Athol - Our beloved mother Anne P. (Manewich) Austin formerly of Athol passed away on February 10, 2017 in Arizona. She was the daughter of Joseph and Eileen Manewich of Athol. Anne is survived by three sons, John Austin of Dayton, Ohio, Mark Austin of Santa Monica, CA, Brian Austin of Scottsdale, AZ; a daughter, Lori Gingras of Dracut, MA;...
Helen M Normandin
Feb 10, 2017
NASHUA, NH- Helen M. (Gonville) Normandin, 74, of Plainfield, CT, formerly of Leominster, MA, died Friday, February 10, surrounded by her children. She was born in Springfield, VT on July 6, 1942, daughter of the late Edgar L. Gonville and Helen R. (Campbell) Gonville D'Amico. Her beloved husband, Roger Normandin, died in May 2016. She leaves her four children, Mary...
Nancy Gray
Feb 9, 2017
ATHOL - Nancy (Ward) Gray, 92, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Born September 15, 1924 in Athol, she was the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Hill) Ward. She was a lifetime resident of Athol. Nancy was employed as a nurse at area nursing homes, prior to joining Athol Memorial Hospital as a pediatric nurse. After 25 years with...
May Deyo
Feb 9, 2017
ORANGE - May E. Deyo, age 97, of Orange died peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. May was born on August 20, 1919 in Worcester. She was the daughter of the late William and Judith (Anderson) Scollen. She grew up in West Boylston graduating from Major Victor High School in 1938. She had resided in Orange...
Lawrence Hanscom Peavey
Feb 6, 2017
ATHOL - Lawrence Hanscom Peavey, Jr., age 90, of Athol died Monday, February 6, 2017 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Lawrence was born December 25, 1926 in Milford. He is the son of the late Lawrence H. and the late Helen Eunice (Smith) Peavey. He grew up in Hopedale and graduated from Hopedale High School. He enlisted in the Navy on...
Ernest Basile Athens
Feb 3, 2017
ATHENS, Ernest Basile (Ernie), 90, of Hubbardston, MA. Passed away at home on 2/3/2017 with family and his beloved cat Smokey around him. The son of Basile and Nikoletta (Chronis) Athens, he grew up in Winthrop, MA and also lived in Arlington, MA, Arvada, CO, and Acton, MA. He graduated from Winthrop High School and Boston University. Ernie spent his...
Wilfred E. Jacques
Feb 3, 2017
Fitchburg- Wilfred E. Jacques, 95 of Fitchburg. formerly of Daytona Beach, FL and Leominster, MA passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg, MA. He was born on June 23, 1921, in St. Jacques Leeds, Quebec, Canada, the son of Clara H. (Sylvain) Jacques and Alfred J. Jacques. Will worked at Simonds Saw & Steel (Simonds...
Steven Klinke
Feb 2, 2017
ATHOL – Steven Kilinke, a tutor and educator for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, passed away suddenly on February 2, 2017 at the age of 62. Steve was born on February 6, 1954 in Huntington, NY to Millard and Joan (Mari) Klinke and graduated from the University of New York, Geneseo in 1976. He married Barbara Canon of Norwich, CT on...
Angelo Vic Colo
Feb 1, 2017
Angelo V “Vic” Colo, 92, of Athol died peacefully, Wednesday, February 1 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Vic was born in Athol the son of the late Angelo F. Colo and Margherita (Calcari) Colo, who were Italian immigrants. He grew up on cottage St in Athol, where his family had a small neighborhood store. He left high school to enlist in...
Donald Temple
Jan 31, 2017
Donald H. Temple, 77, passed on, with his family by his side, on January 31, 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 2, 1939 in Gardner, MA to Frances & Roscoe Temple, and was a lifelong resident of Athol. Don attended Athol schools and joined the Navy after high school. His tour was extended during the...
Kenneth L Stewart
Jan 30, 2017
Royalston - January 30, 2017: Kenneth Luther Stewart, 88, of 64 Athol Richmond Road, Passed away peacefully at the home that he loved, with His loving family at his side. He leaves the love of his life Doris V. (Woodbury) Stewart. They would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on March 4,2017. He leaves his children, Dorena M. Stewart-St.Onge, of...
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