Obituaries

Jun 16, 2006

KENNEBUNK, MAINE - Ernest C. Hamel, 74, of 12 Nottingam Court, formerly of Gardner, MA., died Friday morning, June 16th at his residence following an illness. He was born in Winchendon on August 27,1931, the son of Ernest A. and Tena (Hilchie) Hamel and lived most of his life in Gardner, until moving to Kennebunk last year. Ernie worked...

Jun 14, 2006

WINCHENDON - Selvino A. "Sal" Marinelli, of 35 Ash Street, Winchendon, died late Wednesday, June 14th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. He was born in Winchendon, the son of Bazilio Marinelli and Justina (Manoni) Marinelli Piermattei and was a lifelong resident. Sal attended Murdock High School and left in his junior year to join the U.S. Navy...

Jun 13, 2006

WINCHENDON - Juliet M. (Lavallee) Lucius, 85, of 8 First Avenue, Winchendon, died Tuesday, June 13th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, following and illness. She was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on August 10,1920, the daughter of Oliver J. and Rosilda (Pelletier) Lavallee, and had lived in Winchendon for 70 years. Julie was...

Jun 12, 2006

WINCHENDON - Junetta Z. "Judy" (Flanders) Simmers, 59, of 175 Glenallen Street, died Monday, June 12th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Newport, New Hampshire on September 15,1946 and was raised by her uncle and aunt, Phil and Della Clement. She resided in Leominster before moving to Winchendon 14 years ago. Judy was a...

Jun 7, 2006

ATHOL - Scott A. Norway, 31, of 17 Pine Street, died Wednesday, June 7th at his residence after an illness. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire on March 29,1975 and had lived in Athol for eight years, after living previously in Gardner. Scott owned and operated Grin & Bare It Tattoo Studio in Fitchburg and C & S...

Jun 6, 2006

TEMPLETON - Samuel Stoller, 71, of 212 Freight Shed Road, Baldwinville, died Tuesday, June 6th in UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Boston on January 23,1935, the son of Philip and Ruth (Model) Stoller and had lived at the Templeton Developmental Center since 1942. Sam was a member of the Center's Therapeutic Leisure Center...

May 31, 2006

WINCHENDON - Louis A. "Pete" Morneau, 84, of 26 Spring Street, Winchendon, died Wednesday, May 31st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner following an illness. He was born in Quincy on June 29,1921, the son of Henry A. and Christine M. (Locke) Morneau and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. Pete was Superintendent of the Winchendon Department of...

May 30, 2006

WINCHENDON - Rachel T. (Finn) Murphy, 88, of 17 Oak Street, Winchendon, died Tuesday, May 30th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on May 23,1918, the daughter of Francis E. and Catherine (Violette) Finn and was raised in Grafton. She lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Rachel was a graduate of...

May 25, 2006

WINCHENDON - Antoinette J. Plante, 81, of 134 Goodrich Street, Winchendon, died Thursday, May 25th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on June 25,1924, the oldest child of George E. and Josephine (Girouard) Plante and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Antoinette worked as a sander at the former...

May 18, 2006

GARDNER - Daniel W. Lovett, 23, of 24 Kraft Street, Gardner died early Thursday, May 18th from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Gardner. He was born in Fitchburg on January 31,1983, the son Francis W. Lovett, 111 and Karen L. (Place) Lovett and lived briefly in Augusta, Maine before moving to Gardner. Danny was a graduate...

May 17, 2006

WINCHENDON - Dana G. Putnam, 65, of 2 Juniper Street, a well known auctioneer and former Town of Templeton elected Official, died Wednesday, May 17th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner on July 4,1940, the son of William D. and Daisy B. (Progen) Putnam, and had lived in Baldwinville for 40 years until moving to Winchendon...

May 16, 2006

TEMPLETON - Frances E. (Keane) Moore, 65, of 433 Baldwinville Road, Templeton, died Tuesday, May 16th in her residence following an illness. She was born in Long Island, New York on December 14,1940, the daughter of Stephen and Anna (Koster) Keane and had lived in Billerica for 29 years before moving to Templeton six years ago. Frances leaves her...

May 10, 2006

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. - Arthur R. Robichaud, Jr., 80, of Atlantic Highlands, formerly of Winchendon, MA., died Wednesday, May 10th in the Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was born in Winchendon on November 18,1925, the son of Arthur R. and Antoinette (Foisy) Robichaud and grew up on Glenallen Street, Winchendon. From 1963-1980, he lived in Linden, New...

May 3, 2006

WINCHENDON - Shirley K. E. White, resident of Winchendon since 1959, died on May 3, 2006 at Broadview Assisted Living Community. Shirley had had a long-term blood disease that developed into an acute leukemia. Members of her family were at her bedside at the time of death. Shirley, the widow of Joseph N. White III, was an enthusiastic outdoors...

May 2, 2006

WINCHENDON - Arline L. (Ashmore) Patterson, 87, of 41 Ash Street, Winchendon, died Tuesday, May 2nd in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire on October 6,1918, the daughter of Quinn C. and Eva M. (Rouleau) Ashmore and had resided in Winchendon for most of her...

May 1, 2006

WINTER PARK, FL. - Elizabeth M. (Sullivan) Murphy, 90, of 1620 Mayflower Court, Winter Park, Florida, died May 1st in the Mayflower Health Care Center, Winter Park, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on February 18,1916, the daughter of John H. and Elizabeth M. (Flaherty) Sullivan and had resided in Winter Park for 40 years. Her husband...

Apr 21, 2006

TEMPLETON - Robert E. Goodwin, 80, of 79 Bridge Street, Baldwinville, died Friday evening, April 21st, at his residence. He was born in Gardner on September 16,1925, the son of Earl W. and Lempi E. (Lilius) Goodwin and had been a resident of Baldwinville for over 50 years. For many years, Bob worked as a sander at Harrington and...

Apr 18, 2006

WINCHENDON - Herbert J. Murphy, Sr., 88, of 15 Doyle Avenue, Winchendon, died Tuesday evening, April 18th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness.

He was born in Boston on June 4,1917, the son of Michael P. and Alice J. (Herrick) Murphy and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life.

Herb was a...

Apr 18, 2006

WINCHENDON - Jessie L. (Baker) LeBlanc, 79, formerly of 111C Ipswich Drive, died Tuesday morning, April 18th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner. She was born in Apex, North Carolina on August 28,1926 and had lived in Winchendon for 12 years after living for most of her life in Fitchburg. She had worked as...

Apr 15, 2006

WINCHENDON - Clifton B. Stedman, 90, of 111 Hitchcock Road, Winchendon, died Saturday, April 15th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following an illness. He was born in Winchendon on December 29,1915, the son of Phineas and Lillian A. (Baldwin) Stedman and was a lifelong resident. Cliff was a graduate of Murdock High School with the class of...