Obituaries

Aug 7, 2009

WINCHENDON - Sandra L. (Guy) Peabody, 60, of 2 Crescent Road, Winchendon died peacefully Friday evening, August 7th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, Belmont Street, Worcester, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Fitchburg on October 31,1948, the daughter of the late William and Marguerita (Balducci) Guy and had lived in Winchendon for 30 years. Sandy worked as...

Aug 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - Alfred F. "Freddie" Rocheleau, 70, of 9 Congress Road, Winchendon, died Thursday morning, August 6th, in his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on January 12,1939, the son of the late Maximin S. and Coranna M. (Hardy) Rocheleau and was a lifelong resident here. Freddie was an attendant at the former Art's...

Aug 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - Dorothy C. (Hughson) Grady, 88, of 114 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died Thursday afternoon, August 6,2009 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston on October 11,1920, the daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (Cheever) Hughson and was a resident of Winchendon for many years. She had previously lived in West...

Jul 31, 2009

WESTMINSTER - Dana J. Lupien, 36, of Westminster, formerly of Winchendon, died Friday afternoon, July 31st in his home, surrounded by his family, after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on November 13,1972, the son of the late Joseph L. and Carol E. (Rajaniemi) Lupien and graduated in 1990 from Murdock High School. Dana was a quality team...

Jul 29, 2009

WINCHENDON - Rachel M. (Helie) Priest, 87, formerly of 71 Prospect Street and 119 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday morning, July 29th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on March 13,1922, the daughter of the late William and Phoebe (Duquette) Helie and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Rachel...

Jul 21, 2009

WINCHENDON - Patricia E. (Hanson) Coderre, 69, of 29 Joslin Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday morning, July 21st, in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Willimantic, CT on June 26,1940, the daughter of the late Loran and Eudine (Munsel) Hanson and had lived in Winchendon for many years. Pat was the first Teacher's Aide...

Jul 16, 2009

RUTLAND - Anita M. Couture, 46, of 92 Maple Avenue, Rutland, formerly of Gardner, passed into the arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Thursday evening, July 16th in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after a long illness. She was born in Gardner on November 4,1962, the daughter of Paul Y. and Carol I....

Jul 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - James A. Robuccio, 46, of 339 Maple Street, Winchendon died peacefully Monday, July 6th, in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Fitchburg on August 8,1962, the son of Shirley H. (Duncan) Robuccio of Zephyrhills, Florida and the late Joseph S. Robuccio of Fitchburg, MA., and had lived in Winchendon for many...

Jun 26, 2009

WINCHENDON - Alice M. (Robert) Ricord, 95, of 95 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday morning, June 26th, at her residence. She was born in Winchendon on August 16,1913, the daughter of the late Wildfred D. and Amanda E. (Christian) Robert and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Alice worked many years ago as an assembler for Independent Lock...

Jun 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Ronald E. Guiles Jr., 56, of 40 Linden Street, died peacefully Tuesday morning, June 23rd in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford. He was born in Waltham on February 25,1953, the son of Ronald E. and Rita (Dunleavy) Guiles and had lived in Winchendon for 15 years. Ronald served in the Coast Guard during the...

Jun 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Hazel F. (Gordon) Wolski, 80, of Fitchburg and formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, June 23rd, in The Highlands, Fitchburg. She was born in Fitzwilliam, N.H. on March 8,1929, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elvia (Devoid) Gordon and lived in Winchendon for many years before moving to Leominster and then to Fitchburg. Hazel traveled...

Jun 21, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Jacqueline L. (Ryder) Joyce, 80, of 32 Notre Dame Street, Leominster, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, June 21st in Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Fitchburg. She was born in Jaffrey, NH on April 28,1929, the daughter of the late Louise A. (Ryder) Bartlett and grew up in Winchendon. She had lived in Leominster for most...

Jun 12, 2009

WINCHENDON - Rose A. (Duplease) Lema, 81, of 88 Mill Street, Winchendon died Friday morning, June 12th in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Winchendon on November 20,1927, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Rose A. (Gamelin) Duplease and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Rose worked at New Hampshire Ball...

Jun 10, 2009

WINCHENDON - Mary E. (Aiken) Rice, 94, of 222 Beaver Street, Keene, N.H., a former long-time resident of Winchendon, died Wednesday evening, June 10th in Westwood Care and Rehabilitation Center, Keene, on her 94th birthday. She was born in Templeton, MA. on June 10,1915, the daughter of the late Francis E. and Ellen (Ingraham) Aiken and lived in Winchendon...

Jun 3, 2009

WINCHENDON - Betty D. (Wade) Babineau, 77, of 9 Cabot Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday evening, June 3rd on her 59th wedding anniversary, in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on November 21,1931, the daughter of the late Herbert and Hattie (Evans) Wade and graduated from Battle Creek High School....

May 21, 2009

TEMPLETON: Madalyn J. (Smith) Brown, 92, of 1 Otter River Greene, Otter River, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, May 21st, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in East Templeton on November 14,1916, the daughter of the late Herbert D. and Jessie (Smith) Smith and lived in East Templeton for most of her life. For the last two years, she...

May 10, 2009

GARDNER - Herbert S. Moore, 80, of 283 Matthews Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday morning, May 10th, in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster Campus. He was born in Westminster on February 27,1929, the son of the late Edward and Gladys W. (Hunter) Moore and lived in Westminster for several years. He later lived in South Royalston and Ashburnham before moving to...

May 7, 2009

PHILLIPSTON - Robert O. "Chum" Champagne, 78, of 30 Barre Road, Phillipston, died Thursday, May 7th in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He was born in Nashua, N.H. on April 12,1931, the son of the late Albeni and Excelia (LaFlamme) Champagne, and grew up in Worcester, where he lived until 1965. Chum lived in Baldwinville for three years and...

May 1, 2009

WINCHENDON - Rita M. (Houlihan) Diamantopoulos, 90, of 30 Rolfes Lane, Newbury, a former long-time resident of Winchendon, died Friday morning, May 1st in Anna Jaques Hospital, Newburyport. She was born in Winchendon on February 18,1919, daughter of the late Michael J. and Margaret (Spillane) Houlihan and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. She had lived...

Apr 29, 2009

GARDNER - Verna P. (Merrithew) Hanson, 97, went to her heavenly home, having succumbed to pneumonia, on Wednesday, April 29th. She died at home in the arms of her loving daughter, Sharon, who cared for her over the past several years.

Verna was born in Canterbury, New Brunswick, Canada on February 22, 1912, the daughter of Levi...