Obituaries

Earl A. Holmes
Jul 13, 2006
WINCHENDON - Earl A. Holmes, 77, of 125 Ipswich Drive, died Thursday evening, July 13th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, following an illness. He was born in Ashby on March 23,1929, the son of George W. and Martha A. (Taylor) Holmes, and had resided in Winchendon for 50 years. Earl was a set-up...

Kenneth H. Ronco
Jul 8, 2006
WINCHENDON - Kenneth H. Ronco, 61, of 45 Academy Street, Winchendon, died early Saturday, July 8th in his home, after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on January 15,1945, the son of Howard A. and M. Corinne (Cote) Ronco, and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Ken was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Fitchburg with...
Ranie P. Helie
Jul 3, 2006
WINCHENDON - Ranie P. Helie, 83, of 16 Cedar Terrace, Winchendon, died Monday, July 3rd in the Holden Nursing Home, Holden after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on October 2,1922, the son of Arthur P. Helie and Melina B. (St. Laurent) Helie Blondin, and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Ranie was a clerk at the Winchendon...

George H. Smith, Jr.
Jun 24, 2006
WINCHENDON - George H. Smith, Jr., 79, of 16 Vaine Street, Winchendon, died Saturday evening, June 24th in his residence following an illness. He was born in Gardner on July 24,1926, the son of George H. Smith, Sr. and Mary (Chapalonis) Smith and had resided in Winchendon for 60 years. He spent his winters in Fort Meyers, Florida. George...

Thomas P. Sandstrom
Jun 21, 2006
WINCHENDON - Thomas P. Sandstrom, 71, of 414 Front Street, died Wednesday morning, June 21st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Boston on February 6,1935, the son of Siguar O. and Dorothy (Penny) Sandstrom and had lived in Winchendon for ten years after moving from Millville, MA. Previously, he had been a resident of Waltham for many...
Henry R. May
Jun 19, 2006
WINCHENDON - Henry R. May, 94, formerly of 11 Brooks Road, died Monday, June 19th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Oakland, CA. on May 7,1912, the son of Charles P. and Salome (Brouillette) May and was a resident of Winchendon for most of his life. Henry had been a mason tender at Madonia...
Ernest C. Hamel
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...

Selvino A. "Sal" Marinelli
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...

Juliet M. (Lavallee) Lucius
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...

Junetta Z. "Judy" Simmers
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...
Scott A. Norway
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...

Samuel Stoller
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...

Louis A. "Pete" Morneau
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...

Rachel T. (Finn) Murphy
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...

Antoinette J. Plante
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...
Daniel W. Lovett
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...
Dana G. Putnam
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...

Frances E. (Keane) Moore
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...

Arthur R. Robichaud, Jr.
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...

Shirley K. (Emerick) White
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...