Obituaries
David E. Griffin
Jan 15, 2013
ASHBURNHAM – David E. Griffin, 73, of Ashburnham died peacefully Tuesday morning, January 15th in Legend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gardner. He was born in Norwood, MA on April 25, 1939, son of the late Charles and Doris (Norton) Griffin. Dave was raised in Gardner and was a 1957 graduate of Gardner High School. He moved to Lunenburg in 1960, where he...
Francis H. Girouard
Jan 14, 2013
WINCHENDON – Francis H. “Frank” Girouard, 81, of 52 Elmwood Road, Winchendon, died Monday afternoon, January 14th in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, with his family at his side. He was born in Winchendon on April 30, 1931, son of the late Henry C. and F. Edith (Morlock) Girouard, graduated from Murdock High School and was a lifelong resident of...
Gerald W. Abare
Jan 12, 2013
WINCHENDON – Gerald W. Abare, 81, of 258 Baldwinville State Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday morning, January 12th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Winchendon on December 14, 1931, son of the late Leonard D. and Josephine M. (Diotalevi) Abare and graduated from Murdock High School. Gerald worked at United Twist and Drill, Superior Friction,...
B. Ruth (O'Malley) Van Zandt
Jan 10, 2013
WINCHENDON – B. Ruth (O’Malley) Van Zandt, 72, of 129 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 10th at her residence, with her family at her side. She was born in Winchendon on May 15, 1940, daughter of the late William J. and Bernice (Lyon) O’Malley and lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Ruth was a former...
Priscilla M (Stone) Parsons
Jan 6, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Priscilla M. (Stone) Parsons, 85, of 8905 Chambers Pl NE, Albuquerque, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday morning, January 6th. She was born in Winchendon on August 6, 1927, daughter of the late Marcus and Mildred M. (Mellen) Stone and lived in Winchendon for most of her life until moving to Albuquerque in 2004. Priscilla was a...
Jane M. (Coulombe) Maillet
Jan 5, 2013
TEMPLETON – Jane M. (Coulombe) Maillet, 57, of 93 State Road, Baldwinville, died peacefully after a long, courageous battle with cancer Saturday morning, January 5th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was surrounded by her family and friends, who were at her side. She was born in Gardner on April 2, 1955, daughter of Raymond and Irene (Roy) Coulombe and attended Gardner...
Karen M. (Kennedy) Parker
Dec 31, 2012
TEMPLETON: Karen M. (Kennedy) Parker, 55, of 18 Vernon Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully at her residence Monday morning, December 31st, with her family at her side. She was born in Gardner on May 4, 1957, daughter of Raymond A. and Frances L. (Fitzpatrick) Kennedy of Templeton and lived in this area for her entire life. Karen was a graduate of Narragansett...
Cathy L. (Putnam) Casavant
Dec 30, 2012
ROYALSTON – Cathy L. (Putnam) Casavant, 46, of 32 Old Turnpike Road, Royalston, died peacefully at her residence, Sunday afternoon, December 30th, with her husband and family at her side. She was born in Gardner on October 23, 1966, daughter of the late Carolyn Fournier and attended Gardner schools. Many years ago, she worked at New Hampshire Ball Bearings in Peterborough,...
Fredrick C. "Fred" Hardy
Dec 29, 2012
WINCHENDON – Fredrick C. “Fred” Hardy, 69, of 108 Hale Street, Winchendon, died Saturday in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Fred was born in Fitchburg on October 9, 1943, son of the late William T. and Doris (McPherson) Hardy and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. Fred was a graduate of Murdock High School and later served in the...
Mary Ellen (Kingsley-Gibson) Muise
Dec 27, 2012
RINDGE, NH – Mary Ellen (Kingsley-Gibson) Muise, 72, of 30 Sears Drive, Rindge, NH died at her residence Thursday, December 27th. She was born in Peabody, MA on December 7, 1940, daughter of the late George E. and Patricia (Murphy) Kingsley and had lived in Rindge since 1991. Mary Ellen was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School and MA Soldiers...
Mary E. "Betty" (Carlson) Johnson
Dec 22, 2012
GARDNER: Mary Elizabeth “Betty” (Carlson) Johnson, 86, a lifelong resident of Gardner, MA, died peacefully Saturday, December 22nd, at Sterling Village, Sterling, MA after an illness. Mary was born in Gardner on October 24, 1926, the daughter of the late Signe M. Carlson. Her husband of 44 years, Carl Einar Johnson, died in 1993. Mary graduated from Gardner High School, Class of...
Joan A. (Adams) Ellis
Dec 13, 2012
ASHBURNHAM – Joan A. (Adams) Ellis, 76, of Ashburnham formerly of Gardner and Templeton, died peacefully at her home on Lower Naukeag Lake, Thursday evening, December 13th, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Templeton on June 6, 1936, daughter of the late Orville W. and Myrl C. (Williams) Adams and was a resident of Ashburnham for many...
Eleanor L. (Monette) Nadeau
Dec 12, 2012
WINCHENDON – Eleanor L. (Monette) Nadeau, 85, of 90 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Wednesday morning, December 12th, in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, with her family at her side. She leaves her husband, Russell C. Nadeau; two daughters, Barbara E. Lafrennie and her husband Allen of Winchendon and Lois J. Gilbert and her husband Roy of Ashburnham; two grandchildren, Erika...
Maurice E.M. Teir
Dec 11, 2012
GARDNER – Maurice E.M. Teir, 99, of 133 Sunrise Lane, Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 11th at his residence, with his family at his side. He was born in Gardner on May 17, 1913, son of the late John E. and Helmi (Sjuls) Teir and was a resident of Gardner for most of his life. In 1931, Maurice graduated from...
Laura Ann (Gordon) Bastarache
Dec 10, 2012
FITZWILLIAM, NH – Laura Ann (Gordon) Bastarache, 49, of 431 East Lake Road, Fitzwilliam, NH, died unexpectedly Monday morning, December 10th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on September 27, 1963, daughter of Richard and Nancy (Spaulding) Gordon of Winchendon, and had lived in this area for her entire life. Laura worked for several years as loan...
Kenneth G. Page
Dec 2, 2012
WINCHENDON – Kenneth G. Page, 87, of 77 Grove Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday morning, December 2nd in Heywood Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Gardner of March 5, 1925, son of the late George and Alfreda (LaRoche) Page and lived in Winchendon for most of his life. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Yvonne (Ashmore)...
Larry S. French
Nov 30, 2012
PHILLIPSTON: Larry S. French, 65, of 60 Baldwin Hill, Phillipston, the Town of Phillipston's 2012 Citizen of the Year, died peacefully Friday morning, November 30th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at this side, He was born in Gardner on July 29, 1947, son of the late Frederick E. and Barbara C. (McAdams) French and was a lifelong resident of...
Charles Darlington
Nov 28, 2012
ASHBURNHAM: Charles H. Darlington, 70, of 2 Lane Lane, Ashburnham, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 28th. He was born in Cambridge, MA on January 11, 1942, son of the late Horace and Maude Beatrice (Pfalzgraf) Darlington. Charlie was a graduate of Wellesley High School and Paul Smiths College with a degree in forestry. Up until the time of his death,...
Edward P. Larson
Nov 26, 2012
TEMPLETON – Edward P. “Ed” Larson, 42, of 6 Cedar Drive, Baldwinville, died unexpectedly Monday evening, November 26th in Clinton Hospital, Clinton. He was born in Gardner on October 7, 1970, son of the late Eugene Larson and Denise (Marcoux) Larson-Moran of Baldwinville and graduated from Narragansett Regional High School in 1988. He also attended Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State...
James M. Martin
Nov 16, 2012
GARDNER – James M. Martin, 46, of New Bedford and formerly of Gardner, died recently in New Bedford. He was born in Gardner on January 28, 1966, son of Gerald E. Martin of Templeton and Roseanna (Dupre) Nelson of Winchendon and lived for most of his life in Gardner until moving to New Bedford five years ago. Jim was a...
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