Obituaries

Jan 11, 2011

ASHBURNHAM – Evelyn M. Fletcher, 83, of 2 Corey Road, Ashburnham, died peacefully Tuesday evening, January 11 th at her residence, with her family at her side.

She was born in Rindge, NH on August 21, 1927, the daughter of...

Jan 5, 2011

RINDGE, NH – Judith A. “Pooka” (LaFreniere) Knight, 62, of 52 West Main Street, Rindge, NH, died peacefully Wednesday evening, January 5th, in Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH, with her family at her side. She was born in Winchendon, MA on September 23, 1948, the daughter of the late Ernest M. and Ethel L. (Chisamore) LaFreniere, and had lived in...

Dec 30, 2010

FITZWILLIAM, NH - Kenneth S. "Dunch" Dunchus, 73, of Fitzwilliam, NH, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, December 30th, in the familiar surroundings of his home, with the love and compassion of his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon, MA on August 3, 1937, the son of the late Vytaus and Louise (Burgess) Dunchus. He was...

Dec 25, 2010

WINCHENDON - Lillian D. (Sevigny) DiVirgilio, 85, formerly of 102 Highland Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday evening, December 25th, in the Hadley at Elaine Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hadley, MA., with her family at her side.

She was born in Winchendon on June 5, 1925, the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Marie D. (Plante)...

Dec 21, 2010

LUNENBURG – Regina M. (Uzialko) Willard, 86, of 43 Pratt Street, Lunenburg, died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 21 st , in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville.

She was born in Marlboro on August 13, 1924, the daughter of the...

Dec 15, 2010

ROYALSTON - Paul Cormier, 49 of Royalston MA, died Wednesday afternoon, December 15th at home surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was strong and continued fighting, right to the end.

Son of Philias and Devita Cormier, Paul was born on July 28, 1961 in Toronto Ontario Canada. He grew up...

Dec 14, 2010

GARDNER - Annette M. (Dion) Adamson, 83, of 552 West Street, Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday evening, December 14th in Life Care Center of Leominster, with her family at her side.

She was born in Gardner on September 27, 1927, the daughter of the late Ernest and Marion (Demers) Dion, attended Gardner schools and was a lifelong resident...

Dec 10, 2010

TEMPLETON – Harry L. McCormack, 81, of 25 Brooks Village Road, Templeton, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Friday morning, December 10 th , at his residence.

He was born in Beverly, MA on January 4, 1929, the son of...

Dec 1, 2010

ATHOL - Brenda L.M. (Maliska) Boudreau, 50, of 547 Radcliffe Street, Athol, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, December 1st in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, with her family at her side.

She was born in Winchendon on August 25, 1960, the daughter of Theresa M. (Bowler) Maliska of Winchendon and the late William J. Maliska, and...

Nov 21, 2010

WINCHENDON - John Steves, 97, of 175 Second Street, Winchendon Springs, died peacefully Sunday morning, November 21st, in Baldwinville Nursing Home, with his family at his side.

He was born in B. Baixa, Portugal on April 25, 1913, the son of the late Manuel and Maria (Esteves) Oliveira and had lived in Winchendon since 1940. John was...

Nov 11, 2010

WINCHENDON - Irene D. (Alisauskas) Seminoff, 76, of 53B Hyde Park Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday, November 11th, at her residence.

She was born in Gardner on December 14, 1933, the daughter of the late Stanley and Marjorie (Adkins) Alisauskas, and had lived in Winchendon for twelve years. She previously lived in Fitchburg. Irene was a taxi...

Nov 6, 2010

WINCHENDON - Madeline Beatrice May Higgins, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, died peacefully Saturday morning, November 6th, in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, at the age of 96. Madeline was born in Winchendon on July 25, 1914, the daughter of the late Charles P. and Salome (Brouillette) May and was a resident of Winchendon for most of her life. She...

Nov 3, 2010

WINCHENDON - Adam R. LaVigne, 32, of 239 Main Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, November 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after a lifelong battle with Cystic Fibrosis, with his family at his side. He was born in Reedsport, Oregon on April 10, 1978, the son of the late Richard L. and Susan J. (DeMaura)...

Nov 3, 2010

RINDGE, NH - Ardis A. (Young) Larochelle, 90, of Main Street, Rindge, NH, died peacefully Wednesday evening, November 3rd, in Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, NH. She was born in Ashburnham, MA on March 8, 1920, the daughter of the late Elisha C. and Annie (Miller) Young and lived in Rindge for most of her life. Ardis was employed as...

Oct 25, 2010

WINCHENDON - Lea (Baviera) Travaglini, 84, of Winchendon, formerly of East Orange, New Jersey, died peacefully Monday morning, October 25th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner.

She was born in Fano, Italy on October 28, 1925 and moved to this country at the age of 17. Lea lived in Jaffrey many years ago, where she was a...

Oct 18, 2010

WINCHENDON - Helen M. (Brzoska) Lorion, 86, formerly of 73 Hyde Park Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday afternoon, October 18th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

She was born in Gardner on September 29, 1924, the daughter of the late Alexander and Stella (Woicek) Brzoska and had lived in Winchendon for many years until moving...

Oct 16, 2010

WINCHENDON - Anita J. (Lafleur) Nardini, 85, of 13 Mechanic Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday morning, October 16th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

She was born in Winchendon on March 1, 1925, the daughter of the late Telesphore and Elizabeth (Caouette) Lafleur and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.

Anita managed the former CO-OP Grocery Store...

Oct 15, 2010

WINCHENDON - Walter M. Johnson, 83, of 10 Brown Avenue, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday evening, October 15th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Winchendon on July 10, 1927, the son of the late Walter M. Johnson and Florence L. (Knight) Johnson Aro, and was a resident of Winchendon for most...

Oct 13, 2010

WINCHENDON – A service, with military honors, will be held Friday, June 24 th at 10 A.M. in the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glenallen Street, Winchendon, for Milton Posovsky, 90, formerly of Winchendon, MA. Mr. Posovsky died October 13 th of last year.

Oct 12, 2010

WINCHENDON - Myra V. (Davis) Robinson, 89, formerly of 157 West Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, October 12th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

She was born in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada on August 5, 1921, one of ten children of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Pomroy) Davis and had lived in Winchendon since 1948....