Obituaries

Feb 1, 2018

WINCHENDON - Honorine A. "Kiki" Whitney,  89, of 425 West Street, died peacefully Thursday, February 1, 2018 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, with her family at her side.

She was born in Winchendon on January 20, 1929, daughter of the late Frederick and Edna (Page) Brow and graduated from Murdock High School in 1947.  Kiki was...

Jan 31, 2018

WINCHENDON - Rose-Marie (Lussier) Gemme, 80, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018 in Bay State Medical Center, Springfield, with her family at her side.

She was born in Cohoes, New York on November 14, 1937, daughter of the late Albert and Angeline (Gosselin) Lussier and had lived...

Jan 30, 2018

TEMPLETON - Leo J. LeBlanc, 70, of 141 So. Main Street, East Templeton, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, January 30, 2018 in Whittier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Westborough.

He was born in St. Anthony, New Brunswick, Canada on August 13, 1947, son of the late Hector and Laura (Goguen) LeBlanc and moved to Gardner in 1962.  Leo had...

Jan 29, 2018

WINCHENDON - Gloria Maybury, 77, of Winchendon, died peacefully Monday, January 29, 2018 at her residence with her husband at her side.

She was born in Fitchburg on December 1, 1940 and had lived in Winchendon with her husband Jim for the last 25 years.

Jim and Gloria have traveled the world together on their...

Jan 27, 2018

WINCHENDON - A. June (Burns) Girouard, 81, of 52 Elmwood Road, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, January 27, 2018 at her residence, with her daughter at her side.

She was born in Luling, TX on June 27, 1936, daughter of the late Hardy and Mabel (Jackson) Burns, Jr and graduated from high school there.  She was a resident...

Jan 21, 2018

FITCHBURG - Jean C. Collins, 90, of Fitchburg went home to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on  Sunday morning, January 21, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer and dementia.

She was born in Guilford, VT on August 30, 1927, daughter of the late Lawrence and Hazel (Thompson) Canedy.  She grew up in Guilford and graduated...

Jan 21, 2018

ORANGE- DR. KAREN BETTEZ HALNON (55) was born on June 15, 1962 in Gardner, Massachusettsand died on January 21, 2018 in Orange. Karen was a Christian who had a strong faith in God. Her most valued accomplishment in life was raising her two sons, Theodore Raymond Halnon and Charles Michael Halnon. Karen was the daughter of Eileen Alma Lemay and was...

Jan 20, 2018

WINCHENDON - Scott J. Gilbert, 54, of 12 Mill Street, died peacefully Saturday evening, January 20, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on March 30, 1963, son of Toni K. (Lafrennie) Gilbert of Winchendon and the late Arthur J. "Buddy" Gilbert and was a...

Jan 17, 2018

ASHBURNHAM - John A. Hopkins, 48, of  74 Dunn Road, formerly of Baldwinville, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, January 17, 2018 in Tufts Medical Center, Boston.

He was born in Gardner on September 9, 1969, son of Allen B. and Nancy J. (Ladeau) Hopkins of Ashburnham.  John grew up in Baldwinville and graduated from Narragansett Regional...

Jan 14, 2018

BOLTON - Lorraine M. (Hermanson) Fuller, 88, of 220 Vaughn Hill Road and of Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday evening, January 14, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, with her family at her side.

She was born in Gloucester, MA on August 3, 1929, daughter of the late J. Alban and Margaret (Johnson) Hermanson.Lorraine lived in Bolton...

Jan 13, 2018

GARDNER - Alice M. (Russell) McQueston, 94, beloved wife and mother, of Barre, died peacefully Saturday morning, January 13, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, with her family at her side.

She was born in Winchendon on January 30, 1923, daughter of the late Robert and Freda (Tatro) Russell and graduated from Murdock High School. ...

Jan 13, 2018

WINCHENDON - Diane L. (Barrows) Charland, 51, of 39 Baldwinville State Road, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, after being stricken ill at home.

She was born in Fitchburg on October 16, 1966, daughter of Sandra A. (Kittredge) Barrows of Winchendon and the late Everett E. Barrows.  Diane graduated from Fitchburg High School in...

Jan 10, 2018

WINCHENDON - Kenneth A. Tuttle, 95, formerly of 106 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Wednesday morning, January 10, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

He was born in Winchendon on July 30, 1922, son of the late Sidney and Irene G. (Smith) Tuttle and was a 1942 graduate of Murdock High School.

Jan 8, 2018

GARDNER – Bertha (Wink) Blanchard, 98, a resident of Baldwinville Nursing Home, died  Monday, January 8, 2018 with her family at her side.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 21,1919, daughter of the late Otto and Pauline (Zink) Wink, and had lived in Gardner for her entire adult life.

Jan 7, 2018

WINCHENDON - Raymond A. Harris, 79, of 66 Willoughby Avenue, died peacefully Sunday evening, January 7, 2018 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on March 31, 1938, son of the late Lawrence and Margaret (Hildreth) Harris and was a lifelong Winchendon resident.

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Jan 6, 2018

WINCHENDON - Sandra C. (Fitzpatrick) Murphy, 78, of 64 Monadnock Avenue, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, January 6, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, with her family at her side.

She was born in Fitchburg on December 15, 1939, daughter of the late John and Claire (Tellier) Fitzpatrick and was a 1957 graduate of St....

Jan 5, 2018

WINCHENDON - Ann (McGourty) Mathieu, affectionately known as “Nee”, peacefully entered her final journey on January 5th, 2018. She was the forever-devoted wife of Ralph Mathieu, who pre-deceased her in the year 2000.

Born in Worcester, MA on August 10, 1930. She was the daughter of Hubert McGourty and Mary Ann Ward, the sister of...

Jan 3, 2018

NEWBURYPORT - Thomas J. Corroto, 71, of Newburyport and formerly of Salisbury Beach, died peacefully, Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018 in Port Rehabilitation, Newburyport, with his family at his side.

He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on June 8, 1946, son of the late Vincent and Rosemary (Julian) Corroto and was a graduate of Cardinal...

Jan 2, 2018

WINCHENDON - Frank M. Lema, 88, of 88 Mill Street, died Tuesday morning,  January 2, 2018 in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Belmont Street, Worcester.

He was born in Provincetown on September 6, 1929, son of the late Manuel and Mary (Andrews) Lema.  He grew up in Provincetown and had lived in Winchendon for many years.

Dec 29, 2017

WINCHENDON - George J. Girard Jr, 83, of 115 Morse Avenue, died peacefully at his home Friday morning, December 29, 2017 with his family at his side, after a brief battle with cancer.

He was born in Winchendon on August 22, 1934, son of the late George J. and Gertrude R. (Aiken) Girard and was...