Obituaries

Sep 25, 2015

WINCHENDON – Sidney A. Murdock, 79, of 28 Poplar Street, died peacefully Friday afternoon, September 25th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

He was born in Templeton on June 10, 1936, son of the late Frank and Lillian (Wyman) Murdock and was a graduate of the former Templeton High School.  He had been...

Sep 23, 2015

GARDNER – Ernestine M. (Olson) Richard, 72, of 377 Elm Street, died peacefully Wednesday evening, September 23rd in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, with her family at her side.

She was born in Dillingham, Alaska, daughter of the late Ernest and Emma (Woods) Olson and grew up in Alaska.  For over fifty years, she had been a...

Sep 17, 2015

WINCHENDON – David P. Gauthier, 72, of 96 Highland Street, died peacefully Thursday evening, September 17th in Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester.

He was born in Winchendon on September 20, 1942, son of the late Napoleon and Elizabeth (Girouard) Gauthier.  He graduated from Murdock High School and was a resident of Winchendon for most of...

Sep 15, 2015

WEYMOUTH – Paul V. Jensen, 81, a resident of Weymouth for most of his life, died peacefully Tuesday evening, September 15th in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.

He was born in Boston on September 20, 1933, son of the late Alfred J. and Helen (Riley) Jensen and graduated from Dorchester High School.  For the...

Sep 11, 2015

WINCHENDON — Anthony A. (Tony) Weaver passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital on September 11, 2015 after a long illness. He was formerly married to Beverly A. (Lively) Weaver of Westborough, Mass., and leaves a son Stephan and his wife, Traci; a son, Eric and his wife, Adelita; a God-daughter, Shannon Frate; his sister, Lauren (Patti) Shepherd; a...

Sep 10, 2015

ROYALSTON – Linda Marie (Girard) Basso-Braun, 72, of South Royalston, died peacefully surrounded by the love of her family, early Thursday morning, September 10th. Linda was born on April 18, 1943 in Winchendon to Gertrude (Akin) and George Girard.  She attended Winchendon public schools and later received her Certificate as a Nursing Assistant. In her spare time, Linda could be found...

Sep 9, 2015

PHILLIPSTON – Richard P. Geyster, 72, of 580 Queen Lake Road, died peacefully Wednesday evening, September 9th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at his side. He was born in Templeton on April 3, 1943, son of the late John J. and Mabel H. (Sund) Geyster and had lived in Phillipston since 1998.  Rich grew up in Baldwinville and was...

Sep 8, 2015

FITCHBURG – James A. Tessier, 69, of 276 Lunenburg Street  Lot 22, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, September 8th in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, with his family at his side. He was born in Ayer, MA on September 16, 1945, son of the late Charles and Caroline (Walsh) Tessier and was a graduate of Ayer High School.  He was a resident of Fitchburg...

Sep 6, 2015

WINCHENDON – Christy L. Harris, 30, of 66 Willoughby Avenue, died Sunday, September 6th. She was born in Gardner on July 26, 1985, daughter of Raymond A. and Martha J. (Cook) Harris of Winchendon, attended Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School and later received her GED. Christy had worked as a machine operator and fork lift operator.  Her hobbies were writing poetry...

Sep 5, 2015

SEDALIA, MO – Margaret M. (Couture) Holt, 84, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully at her residence Saturday, September 5th, with her family at her side. She was born in Franklin, VT, daughter of the late Adelard and Rose Alma (Dragon) Couture and grew up in Vermont.  At the age of 18, she moved to Gardner, where she lived for many...

Aug 30, 2015

WINCHENDON – N. Wayne “Papa” Simmers, 66, of 52B Glenallen Street, died unexpectedly Sunday, August 30th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Fitchburg on September 25, 1948, son of the late Rita Richards.  He grew up in Fitchburg and lived in Leominster for many years until moving to Winchendon 24 years ago. Wayne had worked as a machine operator...

Aug 25, 2015

WINCHENDON – Kathleen A. (Brow) Morris, 70, of 42 Summer Street, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, August 25th. She was born in Winchendon on February 26, 1945, daughter of the late Raymond E. and Kathleen A. (Chard) Brow.  Kathy was a 1963 graduate of Our Lady of Monadnock Academy and a 1967 graduate of Our Lady of the Elms College, where she...

Aug 20, 2015

WINCHENDON – Marion I. (Higgins) Lewis, 76, of 23 Baldwinville Road, died peacefully Thursday morning, August 20th at her residence, with her family at her side. She was born in Winchendon on August 27, 1938, daughter of the late Clarence and Madaline (Sawyer) Higgins.   A lifelong resident of Winchendon, she was a graduate of Murdock High School. Marion worked as...

Aug 18, 2015

WINCHENDON – Jason P. Hurton, 36, of 391 Maple Street, formerly of Hopkinton, died Tuesday evening, August 18, from complications of a chronic illness. He was born in Lynn, MA on June 28, 1979, son of Philip M. and Jane E. (Holloway) Hurton of Hopkinton and graduated from Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School in Framingham. He had lived in...

Aug 17, 2015

WINCHENDON – Philip W. Casavant, 84, formerly of 15 Royalston Road North, died peacefully Monday evening, August 17th in Valley Stream Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Fitchburg with his family at his side. He was born in Winchendon on July 23, 1931, son of the late Henry A. and Ruth K. (Laclair) Casavant and was a 1951 graduate of Murdock High...

Aug 15, 2015

GARDNER – Robert F. Hurd, 72, of 75 Prospect Street, formerly of Ashburnham, died peacefully Saturday morning, August 15th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Portland, Maine on October 13, 1942, son of the late Edward W. and Carolyn (Little) Hurd.  Bob grew up in Westbrook, Maine, where he graduated from Westbrook High School.  During his teens, he served in...

Aug 11, 2015

BALDWINVILLE – Carol E. (Pickford) Boucher, 74, of 645 Baldwinville Road, died peacefully Tuesday morning, August 11th in UMASS Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Peterborough, NH, daughter of the late Charles J. and Josephine (Atkoczaitis) Pickford and grew up in Winchendon.  She had lived in Baldwinville almost 50 years. Carol worked many years ago as a cafeteria...

Aug 7, 2015

WINCHENDON – Kenneth A. Cote, 65, of 15 Linden Street, died peacefully Friday morning, August 7th, in West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital, with his sons at his side. He was born in Winchendon on March 6, 1950, son of the late Alfred J. and Marilyn (Gauthier) Cote and was a resident of Winchendon for most of his life. Ken had...

Aug 3, 2015

WINCHENDON – Cecile M. (Belletete) Carrier, 82, of 123 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Monday morning, August 3rd, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in So Ashburnham on April 26, 1933, daughter of the late Louis and Emilienne (Charland) Belletete and lived in Winchendon all her married life. Cecile had worked as a teacher’s aide in the Winchendon public school...

Jul 27, 2015

WINCHENDON – Richard F. Mitchell Sr., 76, of 390 Maple Street, died peacefully Monday, July 27th at his residence. He was born in Winchendon on September 1, 1938, son of the late Clarence and Madeline (Williams) Mitchell.  Dick grew up in Winchendon, where he lived his entire life.  He was a graduate of Murdock High School. Dick worked as a print setter...