Obituaries

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....

Oct 9, 2010

FITCHBURG - Alexander F. Farnsworth, 25, of 18 Sanborn Street, Fitchburg, formerly of Winchendon, died Saturday. October 9th in Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine.

Alex was born in Gardner on September 5, 1985, son of Frederick E. Farnsworth Jr of Gardner and Tina M. (Robinson) Farnsworth of Fitchburg. Alex grew up in Winchendon, where he spent most...

Oct 7, 2010

WINCHENDON - Raymond L. Duval, 74, of 16 Duval Court, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, October 7th in Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA, after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Winchendon on August 9, 1936, the son of the late Albert E. and Alfreda M. (Couture) Duval and lived in Winchendon for most of his...

Oct 7, 2010

RINDGE, NH - Kenneth W. Pelto, 66, of 638 Main Street, Rindge, NH, died Thursday evening, October 7th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

He was born in Winchendon on July 22, 1944, the son of the late Arvo and Rita (Gauthier) Pelto and had lived in Rindge for many years. Ken was a self-employed builder. He was a...

Oct 3, 2010

GARDNER - Patricia A. (Skorko) Hackett, 67, of 40 Comee Street, Gardner, formerly of Baldwinville, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, October 3rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, with her family at her side.

She was born in Manchester, NH on May 30, 1943, the daughter of the late Andrew and Laura (Chicoine) Skorko, and had...

Sep 18, 2010

WINCHENDON - Jeanette (Brow) Paul, 82, of Winchendon, formerly of Gardner, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Mrs. Paul, affectionately known as "Sally" to her friends and family, was born in Winchendon on January 1, 1928 to Frederick and Edna (Page) Brow. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Leo...

Sep 9, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Leo J. Janssens, 83, of 60 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham died peacefully Thursday evening, September 9th in Legend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gardner, with his family at his side. He was born in Somerville on March 24, 1927, the son of the late Edward and Flora (Beane) Janssens and had lived in Ashburnham for 57 years. Leo...

Sep 5, 2010

GARDNER - Erwin Klempner, 69, of 91 Sawyer Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday morning, September 5th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Lichpenraumung, Poland on August 20, 1941, the son of the late Robert and Frieda (Rossol) Klempner, and had lived in Gardner since 1998. He had previously lived in Hubbardston. Erwin was a mechanical...

Aug 29, 2010

GARDNER - Ronald A. "Ron" Levesque, 70, of 11540 30th Cove East, Parrish, FL and Wells, Maine, formerly of Gardner, died Sunday, August 29th, on his 70th birthday, in Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford, Maine with his family at his side.

Ron was born in Gardner on August 29, 1940, the son of the late Onesime...

Aug 22, 2010

WINCHENDON - Arthur E. Harding, Jr., 80, of 166 Gardner Road, Winchendon, died Sunday, August 22nd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Melrose on January 21, 1930, the son of the late Arthur E. and Gladys E. (Hoag) Harding and had lived in Winchendon since 1993. Arthur had resided in Wakefield many years...

Aug 16, 2010

WINCHENDON - Norbert J. Fontaine, Jr., 85, of 14 Willow Street, Winchendon died peacefully Monday evening, August 16th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on January 26, 1925, the son of the late Norbert J. and Elsie J. (White) Fontaine and was a resident of Winchendon...

Aug 13, 2010

ASHBURNHAM, MA - Stella (Moss) Rose, 93, of 79 Ferin Road, Ashburnham, formerly of Bridgeport, CT, died Friday evening, August 13th at her residence. She was born in Stamford, CT on May 3, 1917, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Tessie (Zartolas) Moss, grew up in Bridgeport, CT and graduated from Bassick High School in Bridgeport. She had...