Obituaries

Aug 7, 2010

DAYTON, OH - Eleanor L. (Rockwood) Rowe, 86, of Dayton OH, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 7th, 2010. Eleanor was born on October 14, 1923 in Gardner, daughter of the late Albert and Ruth (Willard) Rockwood. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church since 1968, the Dayton Diabetic Association and was an American Red Cross volunteer....

Aug 2, 2010

WINCHENDON - Roland J.M. "Buckets" Rocheleau Jr., 56, of 29 Hyde Park Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday evening, August 2nd, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Fitchburg on September 22, 1953, son of Roland J.M. Rocheleau of Winchendon and the late Barbara A. (Waltz) Rocheleau and lived in Winchendon for his entire life....

Jul 28, 2010

GARDNER - Timothy E. Boutelle, 21, of 104 Lake Street, Gardner, formerly of Winchendon, died Wednesday, July 28th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.

He was born in Leominster on May 10, 1989 and grew up in Winchendon, living in Winchendon for most of his life. For the last...

Jul 17, 2010

ATHOL - Dennis J. Snyder, 39, of 120 Arthur Avenue, Athol, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, July 17th in Athol Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gardner on November 21, 1970, the son of Margaret "Peggy" (Fitzpatrick) Snyder of Baldwinville and the late Donald Snyder and had lived in Athol for two years, moving from Baldwinville, where he lived for...

Jul 14, 2010

WINCHENDON - Robert L. Draeger, 77, of 25 Doyle Avenue, Winchendon died peacefully Wednesday evening, July 14th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Sayreville, New Jersey on August 13, 1932, the son of the late Walter R. and Rose V. (Gyorfi) Draeger and was a resident of Winchendon for 28 years. He previously lived...

Jul 13, 2010

GARDNER - Gerald N. "Jerry" St. John, 70, of 204 Willis Road, a retired City of Gardner Police Officer, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, July 13th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner on March 20, 1940, the son of the late Ernest and Lina (Martin) St. John and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Jerry was a...

Jul 6, 2010

ENGLEWOOD, FL. - Francis J. LaRochelle, 84, of Englewood, Florida, died July 6th in Florida after a lengthy illness. He was born in Winchendon on July 12, 1925, the son of the late Louis LaRochelle Jr and Pearl (DeLong) LaRochelle and had lived in Springfield, MA. before moving to Florida 20 years ago. Francis was a heavy equipment operator...

Jul 2, 2010

GARDNER - Dorothy (Onischuk) Stacy, 87, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday morning, July 2nd, in Legend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gardner, after a brief illness. She was born in Gardner on April 1, 1923, the daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine (Stankewicz) Onischuk and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Dorothy worked many years ago at the former...

Jun 30, 2010

WINCHENDON - Leon J. Arceci, 89, of 156 Murdock Avenue, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday morning, June 30th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. He was born in Winchendon on April 13, 1921, the son of the late Pietro and Maria (Barbadoro) Arceci and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon....

Jun 25, 2010

ANAHEIM, CA - Fred W. Dembek, 67, of Anaheim, CA and formerly of Gardner, died June 25th in Fullerton, CA. He was born in Gardner on May 9, 1943 and attended Gardner schools. Fred served in the Marine Corps for four years during the Vietnam War, stationed in Japan. For the last 45 years, Fred had lived in California....

Jun 20, 2010

WINCHENDON - Albert L. Girouard, 84, of Winchendon, died Sunday evening, June 20th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon of September 23, 1925, the son of the late Omer and Louisa (Girouard) Girouard, attended Winchendon schools and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Albert proudly served his country in the Army during World War Two and...

Jun 20, 2010

DENTON, N.C. - Robert M. Potter, 70, of 22870 Highway 109 South, Denton NC, formerly of Winchendon, died Sunday, June 20th in the Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville, NC, following a sudden illness. He was born in Gardiner, Maine on January 27, 1940, the son of Eleanor (Dyer) Potter of Winchendon and the late Max E. Potter, and had lived...

Jun 14, 2010

WINCHENDON - Kathleen L. Murphy, 67, of 730 Alger Street, Winchendon, a well-known retired teacher and coach in the Winchendon community, died unexpectedly Monday, June 14th at her summer residence in Rindge, NH.

She was born in Greenfield, MA on October 2, 1942, the daughter of the late Alvin and Anna (Riley) Murphy and had lived in...

Jun 12, 2010

WINCHENDON - Nancy A. (Cormier) Hill, 73, of 37 Royalston Road North, Winchendon, formerly of Templeton, died Saturday afternoon, June 12th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester, after a short illness. She was born in Gardner on December 11, 1936, the daughter of the late Herve and Ruth (Wicklund) Cormier and had lived in Winchendon for 15 years....

Jun 6, 2010

STERLING, CT - Paul A. LaBarge Jr, 49, of 161 Church Street, Sterling, CT, formerly of Winchendon and Baldwinville, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 6th at his residence. He was born in Gardner, MA on January 13, 1961, the son of Paul A. and Margaret R. (Stone) LaBarge of Baldwinville and lived for many years in Winchendon and Baldwinville until...

Jun 4, 2010

WINCHENDON - Nina V. (Ricard) O'Malley, 77, of 52 Winter Street, Winchendon died peacefully Friday morning, June 4th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Indian Orchard, Springfield, MA on December 24, 1932, the daughter of the late Harmas J. and Gladys A. (Sebastian) Ricard and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Nina worked at...

May 28, 2010

TEMPLETON - Emma A. (Larson) Aho, 96, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of Fitchburg and Gardner, died Friday morning, May 28th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Worcester on January 4, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Ruutikainen) Larson and grew up in Templeton, graduating from the former Templeton High School. She...

May 24, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Michael Budd Catlin, 55, of 43 Lincoln Avenue, Ashburnham, passed away Monday, May 24th at home, surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Joanne Simila Catlin; a daughter, Kylie Ruschioni and son-in-law Vinnie; two sons, Jake; Michael and daughter-in-law Leah and granddaughter Finley. He also leaves his parents Budd...

May 24, 2010

TEMPLETON - Lillian T. (Duvarney) Rekas, 65, of 23 Pine Drive, Otter River, died peacefully Monday morning, May 24th at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on November 26, 1944, the daughter of the late Richard P. and Mildred I. (Blondin) Duvarney and had lived in Otter River for 35 years. Lillian worked...

May 21, 2010

WINCHENDON - Richard G. McDonald, 74, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Friday afternoon, May 21st in Baldwinville Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on December 7, 1935, the son of the late Richard F. and Alice V. (Lafortune) McDonald and lived in Winchendon for most of his life....