Obituaries

Ruth M. (McNeil) Ready
Mar 2, 2010
WINCHENDON - Ruth M. (McNeil) Ready, 89, of 547 Central Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, March 2nd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Worcester on May 28,1920, the daughter of the late William O. and M. Sarah (Trottier) McNeil and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Ruth had worked as a...

Richard E. Bassette
Feb 27, 2010
DANBURY, CT - Richard E. Bassette, 60, of 40 Williams Street, Danbury, CT, formerly of Winchendon, died Saturday afternoon, February 27th in Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. He was born in Fitchburg on June 22,1949, the son of the late Earl Richard and Gloria H. (Loomis) Bassette and had lived in Danbury for many years. Richard worked as a personnel...
Henry N. Goewey
Feb 25, 2010
WINCHENDON - Henry N. Goewey, 79, of 115 Baldwinville State Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, February 25th at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Orange on July 21,1930, the son of the late David A. and Viola D. (Oates) Goewey and had lived in Winchendon for many years. Henry had worked at Union...

Pauline Betty (Kiritsy) Stevens
Feb 25, 2010
FITZWILLIAM, NH - Pauline Betty (Kiritsy) Stevens, 59, of Fitzwilliam, N.H., passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with her family by her bedside, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Concord, N.H on March 27, 1950, growing up in Seymour, CT, where she attended school and went on to Middlesex Memorial Hospital...
Alice M. (Tuck) Creamer
Feb 23, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Alice M. (Tuck) Creamer, 94, of 547 Central Street, Winchendon and a former long-time resident of South Ashburnham, died peacefully Tuesday morning, February 23rd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Bangor, Maine on June 13,1915, the daughter of the late William and Grace (McAlpine) Tuck and had lived in South Ashburnham for many...
Robert F. Johnson Sr.
Feb 19, 2010
TEMPLETON - Robert F. "Bob" Johnson, Sr., 73, of 99 Bridge Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully Friday evening, February 19th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on August 2,1936, the son of the late John F. and Annabelle (Gilson) Johnson and had lived in Baldwinville for 15 years. Bob was...
Shirley V. (Nutting) Danils
Feb 16, 2010
GARDNER - Shirley V. (Nutting) Danils, 79, of 27 A Street, Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday morning, February 16th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on December 15,1930, the youngest child of the late Elmer and Florence (Gray) Nutting and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Shirley was a 1948 graduate of Gardner High School and worked...
Mark W. Adamson
Feb 14, 2010
GARDNER - Mark W. Adamson, 53, of 552 West Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Sunday morning, February 14th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner on February 27,1956, the son of Annette M. (Dion) Adamson of Gardner and the late Warren I. Adamson and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Mark was a 1974 graduate of Gardner High...
Lillian E. (Marquis) Diotalevi
Feb 4, 2010
WINCHENDON - Lillian E. (Marquis) Diotalevi, 87, of 28 Emerald Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, February 4th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester. She was born in Winchendon on December 10,1922, the oldest of nine children of William J. and Gertrude L. (Lambert) Marquis and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Lillian worked as...
Harvey A. Desmarais
Jan 28, 2010
WINCHENDON - Harvey A. Desmarais, 83, of 38 Highland Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 28th in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on February 1,1926, the son of the late Dominic H. and Annette (Cote) Desmarais and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Harvey worked as a millwright...
Alice M. (Nadeau) Carrier
Jan 19, 2010
WINCHENDON - Alice M. (Nadeau) Carrier, 92, of 71 North Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, January 19th in the Legend Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation , Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on April 23,1917, the daughter of the late Eugene and Hazel (Blair) Nadeau and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Alice worked as an upholsterer at...

Gerard J. Goguen
Jan 18, 2010
RINDGE, NH - Gerard J. Goguen, 78, of 13 Country Meadows Drive, Rindge, NH, formerly of Fitchburg and Lunenburg, died Monday morning, January 18th in Good Shepherd Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Jaffrey. He was born in Fitchburg, MA on September 2,1931, the son of the late Adelard and Beatrice (Landry) Goguen and moved to Canada in 1939, and graduated...
Gloria J. Butkiewicz
Jan 18, 2010
PALM COAST, FL. - Gloria J. Butkiewicz, 62, of Palm Coast, Florida and formerly of Gardner, died Monday evening, January 18th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester. She was born in Boston on April 3,1947, the daughter of Lucille A. (Lovett) Butkiewicz of Gardner and the late Felix Butkiewicz. Gloria worked for many years as a...
James E. Stephenson
Jan 16, 2010
WINCHENDON - James E. "Papa Jim" Stephenson, 69, of 344 School Street, Winchendon died peacefully at his residence on Saturday, January 16th, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Binghamton New York on August 5,1940, the son of the late Albert C. and Clarice (Baker) Stephenson and had lived in Winchendon for 30 years, previously living in...
James A. Roberts
Jan 12, 2010
CLINTON - James A. Roberts, 56, of 25 Birch Street, Clinton, died Tuesday, January 12th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester. He was born in Brockton on June 2,1953, the son of the late Madelene A. (Varga) Roberts and Paul V. Roberts of Concord, MA., and had lived in Clinton for ten years, moving from Hudson,...

Mary A. (Duval) Ricard White
Dec 30, 2009
WINCHENDON - Mary A. (Duval) Ricard White, 104, of 80 Woodlawn Street, Winchendon died peacefully Wednesday morning, December 30th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on July 6,1905, the daughter of the late Octave and Emma (Kirouac) Duval and returned to Winchendon in 2005. Mary was a machine operator for several years at New...
Helen E. (Madigan) Sullivan
Dec 30, 2009
WINCHENDON - Helen E. (Madigan) Sullivan, 84, of 115 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Wednesday evening, December 30th, in Legend Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner. She was born in Groton on July 10,1925, the daughter of the late James H. and Catherine R. (MacNeil) Madigan and had lived in Winchendon since 1960. Helen was a former self employed hairdresser...
Peter E. Henrikson
Dec 30, 2009
HUDSON, NH - Peter E. Henrikson, 59, of 9B Doveton Lane, Hudson, NH, formerly of Winchendon, died Wednesday evening, December 30th in the West Roxbury MA Veterans Administration Hospital. He was born in Winchendon on November 14,1950, the son of the late Walter E. and Frances I. (Foisey) Henrikson Jr. and graduated from Murdock High School in 1968. He...
Mercedes I. (Archambeault) LeBlanc
Dec 29, 2009
TEMPLETON - Mercedes I. (Archambeault) LeBlanc, 94, formerly of 8 Holman Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 29th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Gardner on October 20,1915, the daughter of the late Arthur and Caroline (Percy) Archambeault and had lived in Baldwinville since 1951. Mercedes was a licensed practical nurse and was a member...
Aldear N. (Alessandri) Ruschioni
Dec 28, 2009
WINCHENDON - Aldear N. (Alessandri) Ruschioni, 84, of 395 Spring Street, Winchendon died unexpectedly Monday, December 28th, at her residence. She was born in Winchendon on April 4,1925, the daughter of the late Nazzarino and Regina (Berardi) Alessandri and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Aldear worked for 14 years as a moulder at Ray Plastics until her retirement...