Obituaries
Jennie M. (Dellasanta) Donati
Dec 3, 2008
WINCHENDON - Jennie M. (Dellasanta) Donati, 90, of 47 North Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, December 3rd, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Grafton, MA. on September 27,1918, the daughter of the late Attilio and Anita (DeSanti) Dellasanta, and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Jennie operated the former Jennie's Beauty Salon in...
Cyril M. "Cy" Brehio
Nov 30, 2008
WINCHENDON - Cyril M. "Cy" Brehio, 83, of 53 Belmont Avenue, Winchendon, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, November 30th , at his residence. He was born in Winchendon on March 7,1925, the son of the late John and Rose (Bastille) Brehio, and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Cy owned and operated the former Cy's Barber Shop in Winchendon for...
Carlton L. Phillips
Nov 27, 2008
TEMPLETON - Carlton L. Phillips, 60, of 437 Patriots Road, Templeton, formerly of Winchendon, died Thursday, November 27th in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, after a short illness. He was born in West Halifax, VT. on May 22,1948 , the son of the late Ralph and Florence (Hamilton) Phillips and had lived in Templeton for twenty years. Carl worked...
Leona L. (Daniels) Comer
Nov 18, 2008
WINCHENDON - Leona L. (Daniels) Comer, 82, of 273 West Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday, November 18th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Hampton, New York on March 17,1926, the daughter of Leon B. and Blanche O. (LaClair) Daniels, and had lived in Winchendon for many years. Leona worked as a bore grinder at New Hampshire Ball...
Leno J. "Junior" Donati, Jr.
Nov 18, 2008
WINCHENDON - Leno J. "Junior" Donati, Jr., 62, of 437 Maple Street, Winchendon died Tuesday morning, November 18th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner after being stricken at home. He was born in Winchendon on October 16,1946, the son of the late Leno J. and Navia V. (Rossini) Donati, Sr., and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. Junior...

Lyyli Maria (Lindholm) Holman
Nov 11, 2008
WINCHENDON - Lyyli Maria (Lindholm) Holman, formerly of Winchendon, died on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, in Huntsville, Texas, at the age of 94. Lyyli was born in East Rindge, NH on June 9,1914, as a daughter to Finnish immigrants, Anna-Kaisa (Katri ) Karhunen and Viktor Lindholm. At the age of five, she entered the first grade at the small...
Angenar A. Dionne
Nov 10, 2008
WINCHENDON - Angenar A. Dionne, 92, of 375 Maple Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday evening, November 10th, in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner. He was born in Jaffrey, N.H. on September 28,1916, the son of Joseph and Cecilia (Caron) Dionne and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. Angenar worked at the...
Hazel M. (Whitney) Haggett
Nov 9, 2008
PHILLIPSTON - Hazel M. (Whitney) Haggett, 69, of 45 Old Highland Avenue North, Phillipston, died peacefully Sunday evening, November 9th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, after a long illness. She was born in Swanzey, New Hampshire on September 3,1939, the daughter of Everett C. and Lennie Faith (Harris) Whitney and lived in Gardner in her early years. She had...

Walter F. Clement
Nov 4, 2008
WINCHENDON - Walter F. Clement, 85, of 109 Hale Street, Winchendon, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, November 4th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon on April 15,1923 and graduated in 1941 from Murdock High School. Walter entered the United States Army in 1943 and proudly served for three years until his discharge in 1946. He attained the...
Roger L. Plante
Oct 30, 2008
WESTMINSTER - Roger L. Plante, 87, of 22 Colony Road, Westminster, formerly of Winchendon, died Thursday morning, October 30th, in his residence, with his loving family at his side. He was born in Willamantic, CT. on March 23,1921, the son of the late Joseph A. and Mary Rose (Dumais) Plante, and lived in Winchendon many years ago, and then...
Shirley J. (Erickson) Hackett
Oct 29, 2008
WINCHENDON - Shirley J. (Erickson) Hackett, 73, of 367 Central Street, Winchendon, died Wednesday, October 29th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Templeton on July 1,1935, the daughter of Gunnar and Gladys (Bacon) Erickson and graduated from the former Templeton High School in 1953. She had lived in Winchendon for many years....
Irene E. (Gagne) Neale
Oct 28, 2008
ROYALSTON - Irene E. (Gagne) Neale, 95, of 7 New Boston Road, South Royalston, died peacefully Tuesday, October 28th at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, the daughter of Flora (Fuzzie) Gagne and grew up in Gardner. She had lived in South Royalston for many years. Irene worked at the Winchendon...
Donna Lee (Derosier) Hytonen
Oct 25, 2008
WINCHENDON - Donna Lee (Derosier) Hytonen, 55, of Calhoun, GA. and formerly of Winchendon, died October 25th in Redmond Hospital, Rome, Georgia. She was born in St. Albans, New York on October 31,1952, the daughter of Alice (Vancellette) Derosier of Calhoun, GA. and the late Donald Derosier, Sr. She grew up in Worcester and lived in Winchendon for many...
Barbara E. (Quinlisk) Goguen
Oct 21, 2008
GARDNER - Barbara E. (Quinlisk) Goguen, 84, of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, died unexpectedly Tuesday, October 21st at her residence. She was born in Baldwinville on August 10,1924, the daughter of Leon L. and Isabelle B. (Whitney) Quinlisk, Sr. and had lived in Gardner for 61 years. Barbara was an office worker at Temple Stuart Co. in Baldwinville until...
Leo A. Bois, Jr.
Oct 18, 2008
TEMPLETON - Leo A. Bois, Jr., 70, of 12 Spring Street, Ware, formerly of Templeton, died Saturday afternoon, October 18th, in the Mary Lane Hospital, Ware. He was born in Somerville on October 4, 1938, the son of the late Leo A. and Angelina Rose (Castellano) Bois and moved to Baldwinville at the age of 10. He lived in...
James R. Braun, Sr.
Oct 18, 2008
RINDGE, NH - James R. Braun, Sr., 39, of 70 LaChance Drive, Rindge, NH, formerly of Templeton, died unexpectedly last week in Winchendon. He was born in Worcester, MA. on March 10,1969, the son of George Braun of Baldwinville and late Nancy (Collamore) Braun, and lived in Templeton for most of his life, until moving to Rindge two years...
Hazel E. (Jones) Case
Oct 17, 2008
TEMPLETON - Hazel E. (Jones) Case, 92, of 28 Baker Lane, died peacefully Friday morning, October 17th, at the home of her son, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Baldwinville on February 18,1916, the daughter of the later Walter and Amy (Close) Jones and lived in Templeton for most of her life. Hazel was a 1933...

Lucy A. (Plante) Leclair
Oct 15, 2008
WINCHENDON - Lucy A. (Plante) Leclair, 91, of 547 Central Street, Winchendon, died Wednesday morning, October 15th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Baltic, CT. on August 11,1917, the daughter of Joseph A. and Mary Rose (Dumais) Plante, and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Lucy worked as a secretary for the Town...
Richard L. LaVigne, Jr.
Oct 13, 2008
WINCHENDON - Richard L. LaVigne, Jr., 54, of 239 Main Street Apt. 5, Winchendon, died unexpectedly at home Monday, October 13th. He was born in Winchendon on July 20,1954 and was a 1972 graduate of Murdock High School, where he was a member of its undefeated High School Football Team, and played the position of nose guard. The football...
Bruce E. Sweeney
Oct 3, 2008
WINCHENDON - Bruce E. Sweeney, 69, of Winchendon, a long-time Industrial Arts Teacher, died Friday, October 3rd in the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine. He was born in Goffstown, N.H. on July 21,1939, the son of the late William J. and Gertrude P. (Clark) Sweeney and had lived in Winchendon since 1965. Bruce dedicated his life to education and...