WINCHENDON— Annette M. (Homon) Sheppard, 83, of 375 Front Street, died peacefully on April 1st in her home, with her family by her side.   She was born in Winchendon on December 24, 1936, daughter of the late Joseph J. and Nellie A. (Stebbins) Homon, was educated in Winchendon schools. Annette was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.   Annette enjoyed raising her family, traveling with her husband and friends, spending time with her grandchildren, knitting, scratch tickets,...

ASHBURNHAM – Charles R. Gliesman, 63, of 109 Dunn Road, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, March 29, 2020 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.   He was born in Chelsea, MA on December 23, 1956, son of the late Charles and Mary (Brown) Gliesman and was a graduate of Lowell High School.  He later attended trade school in Somerville.   Charles worked until four years ago as an engineer at CTS Electronics in Londonderry, NH.  He enjoyed playing the guitar and fishing and...

WINCHENDON – Eva S. (Perrault) Caron, 89, of 274 Spring Street, died peacefully Friday afternoon, March 27, 2020 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital.   She was born in Lynn, MA on May 31, 1930, daughter of the late Sylvio and Eva (LeBlanc) Perrault and grew up in Maine.  She lived in Billerica for a time and had lived in Winchendon since 2007.   Eva enjoyed mosaic pictures and mostly enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren.   She leaves her...

PHILLIPSTON – Leonard E. Oja, 84, of 25 Old Highland Avenue, died Friday morning, March 27, 2020 in Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol.   He was born in East Jaffrey, NH on September 5, 1935, son of the late Eino J. and Gladys I. (Ladeau) Oja and grew up in Royalston, MA.  He raised his family in the Town of Phillipston.   Leonard proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War.   For many years, Leonard worked as a...

Carol A. (Carrier) Fournier, of Bridgewater age 75, died peacefully but unexpectedly on March 21. Carol was the loving daughter of the late Adrian and Yvonne (Roberts) Carrier and grew up in Winchendon Mass. Carol started working at an early age and while out with friends met a young man who was in Navy named Maurice Fournier, after a brief courtship the two would marry on August 1st , 1964. When Maurice returned from his tour they moved to Quincy in 1969 before settling in East Bridgewater...

TEMPLETON – Kevin P. Breen, 66, of 129 Turner Lane, died peacefully Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital.  He was born in Keene, NH on July 29, 1953, son of the late Robert and Barbara N. (Wright) Breen and grew up in the Keene area.  He and his wife had lived in Templeton for 20 years.  A graduate of Sylvania Technical School, Kevin worked most recently as a video producer for Gardner Educational Television Station.  A music enthusiast,...

WINCHENDON – Joyce A. (Williams) Gagne Warren, 82, of 7 Crescent Road, died peacefully at home Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020 with her family at her side.   She was born in Oakland, Maine on February 14, 1938, daughter of the late John and Barbara (Heath) Williams and had been a resident of Winchendon since 1978.   Joyce was a member of Cornerstone Church of the Assemblies of God, and had worked as a home health care worker at Monadnock Christian Nursing Home and...

WINCHENDON – Michele S. Renaud, 50, of 563 Central Street, died peacefully Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020 in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.   She was born in Fitchburg on April 3, 1969, daughter of Denis W. and Susan (Yapchian) Renaud of Winchendon and was a graduate of Fitchburg High School and Mt. Wachusett Community College.  She was one class short of graduating from Southern New Hampshire University.  Michele lived most of her life in Fitchburg and...

ASHBURNHAM – Lorna L. (Therriault) Fields, 77, of 37 Jewell Hill Road, died peacefully Sunday evening, March 15, 2020 at home, with her family at her side.   She was born in Fitchburg on January 18, 1943, daughter of the late Raymond and Muriel (Smith) Therriault and grew up in Lunenburg.  Lorna was a 1961 graduate of Lunenburg High School.  She had been a resident of Ashburnham since 1972.   Lorna worked as a nurse’s aide for many years in the Pediatric...

Townsend- Carmella J. Royal, 28 of 153 Wallace Hill Road passed away on Sunday March 15, 2020. Carmella was born in Winter Park, Fl. on January 15, 1992. Carmella attended school in Apopka where she graduated from Apopka H.S. in 2010. Carmella moved to Ashburnham in 2016 and lived and worked in Townsend for the last two years. Carmella found her true passion, working with horses at the age of nine. Her occupation was a Horse Trainer. She trained many of her clients, the love and...