Obituaries

Peter D. Rocheford
Oct 24, 2007
ROYALSTON - Peter D. Rocheford, 47, of 7 King Street, Royalston, died at home on Wednesday, October 24th, after an illness. He was born in Framingham, MA. on March 14,1960, the son of David E. and Sylvia M. (Hope) Rocheford, grew up in Southborough and had lived in Royalston for several years. Peter was a power plant operator for...
William E. Robichaud
Oct 13, 2007
WINCHENDON – William E. “Buster” Robichaud, 77, of 36 Hall Road, Winchendon died Saturday evening, October 13, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on April 15, 1930, the son of Arthur R. and Antoinette (Foisy) Robichaud, and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Buster was a 1948 graduate of Murdock High School...
William J. Touchette
Oct 10, 2007
WINCHENDON - William J. Touchette, 63, of 36 Spring Street, died Wednesday, October 10th at his residence, after a long illness. He was born in Gardner on July 2,1944, the son of Merle A. (Brehio) Touchette of Gardner and the late Lawrence J. Touchette, who died in 1987, and had lived in the Winchendon and Baldwinville area for most...
Peter J. Farrell, Jr.
Oct 2, 2007
TEMPLETON - Peter J. Farrell, Jr., 77, of 23 Highland Avenue, Baldwinville, a long-time educator, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, October 2nd at his residence. He was born in North Smithfield, Rhode Island on December 14,1929, the son of Peter J. and Julia (Sarris) Farrell and was a resident of Baldwinville for many years. Peter dedicated his life to education....
Atty. John A. Mizhir, Jr.
Sep 30, 2007
WINCHENDON - Atty. John A. Mizhir, Jr., 34, of 36 Lincoln Avenue, Winchendon, died unexpectedly September 30th. He was born in Fitchburg, MA. on December 15,1972, the son of Atty. John A. and Judith A. (Kut) MIzhir, Sr. and had formerly lived in San Diego, CA. and Boston. John was a self-employed Trade Mark and Patent Attorney. He was...
Joseph C. Rocheleau
Sep 26, 2007
WINCHENDON – Joseph C. Rocheleau, 70, of 17 Old Gardner Road, died at home Wednesday, September 26, 2007.
He was born in Winchendon on August 5, 1937, son of the late Maximin S. and Coranna M. (Hardy) Rocheleau and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon.
Joe was a self-employed mechanic, working...
Annie S. Anderson
Sep 14, 2007
FITZWILLIAM, NH - Annie S. (Russell) Anderson, 87, of 48 Cross Road, died at her residence on Friday, September 14th. She was born in Peterborough, NH on January 10,1920, the daughter of Charles R. and Anna (Garneau) Russell and had lived in Fitzwilliam for 70 years. Annie was an assembler at C.R. Bard Co. in Fitzwilliam until her retirement....
Dorothy L. Elwell
Sep 3, 2007
TEMPLETON - Dorothy L. (Tourtellot) Elwell, 98, of 17 Vernon Street, Baldwinville, died Monday morning, September 3rd in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Otter River on February 22,1909, the daughter of Charles A. and Edith (Lowell) Tourtellot and lived in Baldwinville for most of her life, other than for brief times in Belmont and...

Harriett E. Thomas
Aug 30, 2007
ROYALSTON - Harriett McElveen Thomas, 86, of Royalston, MA., passed away peacefully August 30th,2007. Born December 10,1920, Harriett spent her childhood in Ashville, NC, where she would meet and marry her late husband, Donald. During their life together, she and Don lived in Pittsburgh, PA. (where their three daughters were born), Ann Arbor, MI, Carrollton, KY, Columbus, OH, Myrtle...
Benjamin J. Leon
Aug 28, 2007
RINDGE, NH - Benjamin J. "Uncle Ben" Leon, 71, of 26 Crowcroft Drive, Rindge, NH, died Tuesday morning, August 28th in the Monadnock Community Hospital in Peterborough, NH, after being stricken ill at home. Ben was born in Boston, MA. on June 4,1936, the son of Philip A. and Florence M. (DeCoteau) Leon. He was a graduate of Boston...