All Obituaries

RINDGE, NH - Wayne B. " Pikey" Pike Jr., 60, of Rindge, died peacefully Saturday morning, October 21, 2017 in Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, N.H., with his family and caregivers at his side.   Pikey was born in Peterborough, NH on July 30, 1957, son of the late Wayne B. and Simone C. (Jalbert) Pike and lived in Rindge for most of his life.  In his most recent years, he had lived in Antrim and Keene, NH.   Wayne worked with...

WINCHENDON - Robert "Augie" Wakefield Jr, 50, died unexpectedly Wednesday, October 18, 2017.   He was born in Gardner on December 2, 1966, son of the late Robert E. and Beverly (Hurst) Wakefield.  He attended Murdock High School and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.   Robert was employed by New England Wooden Ware  in Winchendon, where he spent 26 years making quality boxes, memories and...

GARDNER -Jane S. Drake, surrounded by family and caring friends, peacefully left this earth and went to be with her husband, Jay on October 18, 2017 Jane was born on May 13, 1924 to parents Laura (Luthans) and William Snell in Clinton, Iowa.  She was a voice major and 1947 graduate of Grinnell College and met her future husband, Jay in Clinton in 1948 where he was working for the DuPont Co.  They were married in Clinton on Dec. 18, 1948 and after their honeymoon skiing...

GARDNER - Roger A. LaChance Sr, 80, of 377 Elm Street, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday morning, October 11, 2017 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.   He was born in Wolfeboro, NH on September 13, 1937, son of the late Raymond and Irene (Wheeler) LaChance and lived in Winchendon for many years until moving to Gardner six years ago.   Roger grew up in Templeton and attended the former Templeton High...

TEMPLETON - Andrew J. Hanson, 78, of 461 Freight Shed Road, Baldwinville died peacefully at his residence on Monday, October 2, 2017 surrounded by his friends and family.   He was born in Everett on September 6, 1939 son of the late Julian and Mary (Kwiatek) Hanson and had lived at the Templeton Developmental Center since 1956.   Andrew was very religious and was a kind, considerate and giving person.  He was well loved by his fellow...

WINCHENDON - It is with great sadness that the family of George Edward Ossenfort Sr., 83, of Winchendon, formerly of Ashburnham, announce that he passed away October 1st after a long struggle with Pulmonary Fibrosis.  George was born in Amityville, New York in 1934.  He was the son of the late Edward and Ellen (Davis) Ossenfort.  He graduated from Amityville High School and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.  He worked as a civil engineer for...

WINCHENDON - Deanna J. (Lovell) Tatro, 79, of 137 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, September 26, 2017 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.   She was born in East Templeton on February 13, 1938, daughter of the late Charles and Ruth (DeCarteret) Lovell and was a graduate of Gardner High School.  She had lived in Winchendon since 1961.   Deanna was a very active member of Cornerstone Church of the...

GARDNER - Richard L. Batt, 87, of 215 Bickford Hill Road, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, September 23, 2017 in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville.   He was born in Westfield, New Jersey on May 17, 1930, son of the late T. Howard and Helene (Parr) Batt and had lived in Gardner for 61 years.  Dick worked for many years at the former Collier Keyworth Company of Gardner as a chief engineer.  He retired in 1989.  Dick was a graduate of...

WINCHENDON - Marcelle A. Jean, 59, died unexpectedly Friday morning, September 22, 2017 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.   She was born in North Attleboro, MA on November 16, 1957, daughter of the late Edward and Ann (Fletcher) Smith, and had lived in Winchendon and Gardner for many years.  Marcelle went to special schools in New Hampshire.   Mrs. Jean was involved in Winchendon schools for many years, volunteering in the third...

GALLATIN, TN - Irene H. (Penney) Girouard, 89 , of 100 Beacon Street, died peacefully Friday afternoon, September 15, 2017 in Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN after a brief illness.   Irene was born in Chelsea, MA on November 21, 1927, daughter of the late Ralph and Etta (Osmond) Penney.  She grew up in Revere, MA and attended Chelsea High School.  She lived in Tennessee for 14 years, moving from Rochester, NH.  She had lived in Winchendon...