Obituaries

Feb 5, 2011

WINCHENDON – Guy E. Tenney, Jr., 77, of 40 West Street, Winchendon, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, February 5th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

He was born in Winchendon on October 27, 1933, son of the late Guy E. and Evelyn M. (Thibeault)...

Feb 5, 2011

WINCHENDON – Edward F. Comer, 86, of 12 Royalston Road North, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday morning, February 5 th , in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.

He was born in Winchendon on February 13, 1924, son of the late...

Jan 31, 2011

WINCHENDON – Paul W. Wood, 80, of 9 Cummings Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday, January 31 st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

He was born in Cambridge on November 8, 1930, the son of the late Paul W. and Anna (Gross)...

Jan 24, 2011

WINCHENDON – William H. “Bill” Mattos, 68, of 85 Woodlawn Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday, January 24 th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after a short illness.

He was born in Gardner on June 4, 1942, the...

Jan 21, 2011

OTTER RIVER – Aldo A. “Red” DiVirgilio, 83, of 157 State Road, Otter River, died peacefully Friday evening, January 21 st , in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

He was born in Otter River on May 15, 1927,...

Jan 21, 2011

WINCHENDON – Joshua S. Gonynor, 29, of 195 Spring Street, Winchendon, died Friday, January 21 st in Winchendon.

He was born in Fitchburg on December 10, 1981 and lived in Ashburnham for most of his life before moving to Winchendon....

Jan 20, 2011

OTTER RIVER – Shirley A. ( Hentnik) Martioski, 69, of 41 Old Winchendon Road, Otter River, died peacefully Thursday evening, January 20th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

She was born in Gardner on February 15, 1941, the daughter of the late...

Jan 15, 2011

WINCHENDON – Gilbert C. Schoales, Sr., 80, of 58 Tolman Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday evening, January 15 th in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.

He was born in Boston on June 10, 1930, the son of the late...

Jan 12, 2011

GARDNER – Evelyn M. Soderlund, 88, of 19 Myrtle Road, Gardner, died peacefully at her residence Wednesday evening, January 12 th , with her family at her side.

She was born in Gardner of October 10, 1922, daughter of the...

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...