All Obituaries

WINCHENDON - June L. (Gauthier) Wood, 72, of 123 Spruce Street, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, April 21, 2018 in River Terrace Nursing Home, Lancaster.   She was born in Winchendon on June 22, 1945, daughter of the late Alfred J. and Grace E. (Patch) Gauthier and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.   June was a 1963 graduate of Murdock High School.  She was a very devoted housewife and mother.  June was a long time member...

GARDNER - Raymond A. Bussiere, 69, of Gardner, formerly of Winchendon and Athol, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, with his family at his side.   He was born in Peterborough, NH on June 3, 1948, son of the late Wilfred and Mariette (Berger) Bussiere, attended Murdock High School  and lived in Winchendon and Athol for most of his life.   Ray had worked as an assembler at...

WINCHENDON - June A. "June Bug" Sawyer, 87, of 86 Woodlawn Street, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 2018 at her residence, with her family at her side.   She was born in Mt. Tabor, VT on August 13, 1930, daughter of the late Arthur and Mabel (Hall) Ackert and came to Winchendon in 1944.   June worked many years ago at the former Old Dress Factory and then worked as a bartender at the former Twin Hill Cafe.  Her most...

PHILLIPSTON - William C. Radovich, 78 of 15 Williamsville Road, formerly of Baldwinville, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, April 18, 2018 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at his side.   He was born in Somerville, MA on November 7, 1939, son of the late George and Angelina (Fazo) Radovich and lived for many years in Waltham and later Waverly.  Bill was a resident of Templeton Developmental Center until five years ago, when he moved to...

GARDNER - Philip O. Pofs, 88, of 72 Bayberry Lane, died peacefully Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 in his home, with his family at his side.   He was born in Gardner on June 1, 1929, son of the late Everett and Mildred (Anderson) Pofs and grew up in Europe.  In 1948, he returned to Gardner with his family.   Phil worked as a truck driver for Goguen Transportation for many years and later worked for the State of Massachusetts until his...

TEMPLETON - Thomas Martin, 72, of 332 Otter River Road, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at home.   He was born in Ft. Valley, GA on July 8, 1945, son of the late Chaser Sr. and Ida Lee (Clemons) Martin and lived in Templeton, MA for many years.   A graduate of Rutgers University, Tom had worked as an English teacher and guidance counselor at Narragansett Middle High School until his retirement.  Tom was a former selectman for the Town of...

FITZWILLIAM, NH - Russell G. Goodwin, 93, of 756 Route 12 South, died peacefully Thursday morning, April 12, 2018 in Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH.   He was born in Winchendon on October 6, 1924, son of the late Leon E. and Bertha (Nutter) Goodwin and lived in Fitzwilliam for many years.   Russell proudly served his country during World War Two as a member of the United States Navy, serving in the European-African Middle Easter Area and...

WINCHENDON - Doreen A. (Monahan) Poulin, 60, of 127 Goodrich Street, passed on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at her residence.   She was born in Westfield, MA on May 9, 1957, daughter of the late Thomas E.  Monahan Sr. and Rose K. (Maslar) Monahan and grew up in Holyoke.  Doreen moved to Stoughton at the age of 7 and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1975. She later received two Associates Degrees from Alan Hancock College.  Doreen and her family...

WINCHENDON - Ernest  W. Desmond Jr., 90, formerly of Winchendon, died Tuesday April 3, 2018 in Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, FL with his family at his side.   He was born in Winchendon on November 14, 1927, son of the late Ernest W. and Mildred E. (Mayhew) Desmond.  Ernie was a resident of Winchendon for most of his life until moving to No. Ft. Myers, FL.   His wife of 68 years, Charlotte A. (Lucies) Desmond, died in 2015.  In addition...

WINCHENDON - Shawn Marland, 32, of Winchendon, walked into glory and was received with open arms by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, April 2, 2018.   Shawn gifted the world with three beautiful children, Gabriel, Trinity and Timothy.  He is also survived by his mother, Sharon; his father, David; his brother, Danny; his maternal grandmother Chris and his paternal grandfather James.  He also leaves his best friend and caregiver, Johnny...