Obituaries
Leslie E. "Les" Cote
Nov 8, 2012
GARDNER – Leslie E. “Les” Cote, 68, of 194 Central Street, Gardner, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully at his residence, Thursday evening, November 8th, with his family at his side. He was born in Leominster on June 25, 1944, the son of the late Oscar and Hermoine (Poirier) Cote and was raised by his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin...
Earl C. Mowrey
Nov 3, 2012
WINCHENDON – Earl C. Mowrey, 82, of 25 Nash Road, Winchendon died Saturday evening, November 3rd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at his side. He was born in Jamaica, VT on November 20, 1929, son of the late George P. and Delia P. (Beebe) Mowrey and had lived in Winchendon for nearly 60 years. Earl grew up in...
Russell A. Brunson
Nov 2, 2012
TEMPLETON – Russell A. Brunson, 64, of 91 Brooks Village Road, Templeton, died peacefully Friday morning, November 2nd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner with his family at his side. He was born in Olney, Illinois on December 16, 1947, son of the late Carl A. and Florence M. (Eisenan) Brunson and had lived in Templeton since 1986. Russell proudly served as...
Robert C. Carter
Oct 30, 2012
WINCHENDON – Robert C. Carter, 66, of 36 Tolman Road, Winchendon died Tuesday evening, October 30th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, with his family at his side. He was born in Gardner on August 11, 1946, the son of Robert S. Carter and Glenyss M. Helman) Carter Brooks and lived in Winchendon for most of his life...
K. Yvette (Webber) Goewey
Oct 27, 2012
WINCHENDON – K. Yvette (Webber) Goewey, 81, of 115 Baldwinville State Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday morning, October 27th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on May 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Harold and Jeannette (Rouleau) Webber and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Yvette graduated from Murdock High School and then worked as a...
Erwin Rau
Oct 22, 2012
WINCHENDON – Erwin Rau, 78, of 87 West Street, Winchendon died peacefully Monday afternoon, October 22nd in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, with his family at his side. He was born in Schwaebich Hall, Germany on October 12, 1934, the son of the late Karl and Lina (Philipp) Rau and moved to this country in 1957. For two years he lived in...
Lorraine (Champagne) Vaillancourt
Oct 20, 2012
WINCHENDON – Lorraine (Champagne) Vaillancourt, 67, of 19 Vine Street, Winchendon, died Saturday morning, October 20th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner with her family at her side. She was born in Templeton on April 19, 1945, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha (Landry) Champagne and had lived in Winchendon most of her life. Lorraine worked at Ray Plastics for several...
Dorothy D. (Barriault) Richard
Oct 18, 2012
WINCHENDON – Dorothy D. Richard, 90, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, October 18, 2012 in Epoch Senior Healthcare in Brewster, MA. She was born in Dennistown, ME on December 12, 1921, daughter of the late Archelas and Melanie (Blais) Barriault. She lived most of her life in Maine, then lived in Fort Pierce, FL until moving to Winchendon....
Viola E. (Mason) Karvonen
Oct 11, 2012
GARDNER – Viola E. (Mason) Karvonen, 93, formerly of 21 Lennon Street, Gardner, died peacefully Thursday evening, October 11th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Holden, MA on January 17, 1919, daughter of the late Zarah W. and Elizabeth (Eastman) Mason and lived in Winchendon from 1946 until moving to Gardner in 1981. She lived in Gardner until recently,...
Kenneth M. Donaway
Oct 5, 2012
WINCHENDON – Kenneth M. Donaway, 76, of 119 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully in Heywood Hospital, Gardner on Friday evening, October 5th, with his family at his side. He was born in Winchendon on January 4, 1936, son of the late Maurice A. and Julia (Goula) Donaway and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Ken had worked as a woodworker at...
Barbara E. LaPlante
Sep 30, 2012
WINCHENDON – Barbara E. LaPlante, 77, of 325 Maple Street, Winchendon died peacefully Sunday morning, September 30th, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 22, 1935, and lived in Winchendon for 53 years. Barbara was a 1954 graduate of Fitchburg High School and a 1957 graduate of Henry Heywood Hospital School...
Raymond H. Walkonen
Sep 27, 2012
WINCHENDON – Raymond H. Walkonen, 82, of 377 Central Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday, September 27th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Gardner on September 4, 1930, the son of the late Hjalmari and Helmi (Tikkann) Walkonen. Ray grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. For many years, Ray was a resident of Winchendon. Ray worked as...
Linda L. (Soucier) Strausser
Sep 21, 2012
WINCHENDON – Linda L. (Soucier) Strausser, 69, of 464 Glenallen Street, Winchendon died peacefully Friday morning, September 21st at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Presque Isle, Maine on June 7, 1943, the daughter of Charlene (Turner) Soucier of Skowhegan, Maine and the late Kenneth Soucier and graduated from Skowhegan High School in 1961. She lived...
Lynn K. Wood
Sep 20, 2012
WINCHENDON – Lynn K. Wood, 67, of 94 Main Street, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning, September 20th at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on May 11, 1945, son of Winonah (Balch) Wood of Winchendon and the late Ivan Wood and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Lynn was a 1964...
Daniel M. "Sonny" Fortunato
Sep 20, 2012
LEOMINSTER – Daniel M. “Sonny” Fortunato, 75 of 152 Lancaster Street, Leominster and a former resident of Winchendon, died Thursday, September 20th at his residence. He was born in Fitchburg on October 29, 1936, the son of the late Daniel and Rita (Hanks) Fortunato and grew up in Winchendon. He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to...
Phyllis L. (Hackett) Watt
Sep 14, 2012
TEMPLETON – Phyllis L. (Hackett) Watt, 77, of 56 Wellington Road, Templeton died peacefully Friday morning, September 14th in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. She was born in Gardner on June 4, 1935, the daughter of the late Harold P. and Fannie (Sund) Hackett and was a lifelong resident of Templeton. In 1953, Phyllis graduated from the former Templeton High School....
David P. Martin
Sep 3, 2012
WINCHENDON – David P. Martin, 58, of 12 Mechanic Street, Winchendon died Monday, September 3, 2012 in Gardner. He was born in Somerville on February 9, 1954, son of the late Edward and Geraldine Martin and lived in Winchendon for several years. Before living in Winchendon, he had lived in Ashburnham. Dave worked as a mechanic at Midas Muffler in Gardner...
Sandra A. (Newell) Dufour
Sep 3, 2012
ASHBURNHAM – Sandra A. (Newell) Dufour, 62, of 18 Proctor Street, Ashburnham, died peacefully at her residence, Monday evening, September 3rd, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Groton on March 5, 1950, daughter of the late Albert “Ben” and Margaret (Lee) Newell and lived in Ashburnham all of her life. She graduated from Oakmont High School with the...
Nancy W. Anderson
Sep 1, 2012
GARDNER – Nancy Ellen (Wright) Anderson, 81, of 28 Comee Street, Gardner, died peacefully at her residence Saturday morning, September 1st, with her family at her side. Born in Summit, New Jersey on June 1, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William N. and Lela G. (Murray) Wright. She attended public schools in Warren, MA and continued her education...
David F. Desmond
Aug 30, 2012
WINCHENDON – David F. Desmond, 72, of 166 Bridge Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully Thursday morning, August 30th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon on September 30, 1939, the son of the late Leslie and Cora (Holmes) Desmond and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. In 1957, he graduated from Murdock High School. Dave worked as a woodworker for...
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