Obituaries
Silvio A. "Cheevo" Nardini
Feb 12, 2012
WINCHENDON – Silvio A. “Cheevo” Nardini, 88, formerly of 13 Mechanic Street, died peacefully Sunday morning, February 12th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon on October 22, 1923, the son of the late Amato and Antonia (Guerra) Nardini and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Cheevo was a 1942 graduate of Murdock High School, where...
Dante T. Travaglini
Feb 2, 2012
WINCHENDON – Dante T. Travaglini, 86, of 547 Central Street, Winchendon, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, February 2nd, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon on August 10, 1925, the son of the late Viscardo and Anna (Andreoni) Travaglini and returned to Winchendon in September of 2010 after living East Orange, New Jersey for 46 years. During World War...
William P. Lawrence
Jan 26, 2012
WINCHENDON – William P. Lawrence, 89, of 424 Hale Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 26th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family by his side. He was born in Winchendon on February 1, 1922, the son of the late Rodney W. and Pauline B. (Rogstad) Lawrence and was a lifelong resident here. Bill worked as a machinist at American...
David F. Casey
Jan 19, 2012
WINCHENDON – David F. Casey, 49, of 11 Main Street Apt. 1, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, January 19th in Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston. He was born in Gardner on December 11, 1962 and grew up in Baldwinville, graduating from Narragansett Regional High School in 1980. David had lived in Winchendon for the last twelve years. At the time...

Wanda D. (Petrovich) Strazdas
Jan 17, 2012
TEMPLETON – Wanda D. (Petrovich) Strazdas, 88, of 36 Depot Road, East Templeton, died peacefully Tuesday, January 17th at her residence. She was born in Gardner on April 4, 1923, the daughter of the late Peter and Jennie (Popierolaski) Petrovich and had lived in East Templeton for many years. Wanda worked as a telephone operator for 30 years at New England...
Josephine "Josie" (Shields) Girouard
Jan 10, 2012
WINCHENDON – Josephine “Josie” (Shields) Girouard, 68, of 51 Elmwood Road, Winchendon, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 10th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Boston, MA on January 24, 1943, the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret (Galligan) Shields and had lived in Winchendon for 32 years. Josie worked for many years as a waitress. She first worked at...

Geralda M. (Desmarais) Richard
Jan 9, 2012
SWANZEY, NH – Geralda M. (Desmarais) Richard, 83, of 57 Homestead Avenue, Swanzey, died peacefully, Monday, January 9th in Genesis Nursing Home, Keene, NH. She was born in Troy, NH on April 20, 1928, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hormidas Desmarais, and was a resident of Swanzey for several years. She previously lived in Troy, NH and Florida. Geralda...
Roland A. Favreau
Jan 7, 2012
GARDNER - Roland A. Favreau, 82, of 49 Lovewell St., Gardner, died on Saturday, January 7 after a short illness with loving family members by his side. He was born in Gardner on August 18, 1929 to the late Edmond and Jeannine (Houde) Favreau, and was a lifelong resident of the city. Roland and his wife, Mary Alma (LeBlanc) Favreau,...

James M. Reilly
Jan 6, 2012
BOSTON – James M. Reilly, 64, of 17 Court Street, Boston, died Friday January 6th in the Brockton VA Medical Center. Jim was born in Lowell on November 6, 1947, son of the late William E. and Helen E. (Wolfgang) Reilly. He grew up in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High School in 1966 and was active in the Lowell...
Debra A. Garno
Jan 3, 2012
WINCHENDON – Debra A. Garno, 49, of 145 Hale Street, Winchendon, died peacefully at home Tuesday morning, January 3rd, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on July 23, 1962, the daughter of Richard E. and Dolores (Agnelli) “Tootsie” Garno of Winchendon and lived in Winchendon for her entire life. Debbie graduated from Murdock High School in...

Margaret M. (Richards) Tomasetti
Dec 22, 2011
WESTMORELAND, NH – Margaret M. (Richards) Tomasetti, 69, of 201 River Road, Westmoreland, NH and formerly of Winchendon, died Thursday, December 22nd in Maplewood Nursing Home, Westmoreland. She was born in Winchendon on April 11, 1942, the daughter of the late Edward H. and Margaret E. (Finn) Richards and graduated from Murdock High School in 1961, In 1964, Marge graduated from...
Richard L. "Trig" Tourigny
Dec 14, 2011
GARDNER – Richard L. “Trig” Tourigny, 82, of 185 Bickford Hill Road, Gardner, died peacefully at home, Wednesday evening, December 14th, with his family and friends at his side. He was born in Lancaster, PA on June 26, 1929, the son of the late Leander and Marjorie (Kinsman) Tourigny and had lived in Gardner for most of his life. Trig...

Leslie A. May
Dec 11, 2011
WINCHENDON – Leslie A. May, 82, of Winchendon, died peacefully at his residence Sunday, December 11th, with his family at his side. He was born in Fitzwilliam, NH on July 5, 1929, son of the late Ervin C. and Anna L. (Dennison) May and moved to Winchendon as an infant, living in Winchendon for the rest of his life. Leslie...
Susan Marie (Vaughan) Witt
Dec 10, 2011
WINCHENDON – Susan Marie (Vaughan) Witt, 57, of 133 Grove Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday, December 10th, at home, with her family at her side, after a brave 17 year battle with cancer. Susan will be dearly missed by her husband of 25 years, John; her daughters Lauria and her husband Thomas Kamataris of Holden, MA, Amanda and her husband...
Elsie (Haley) Quinlisk
Dec 9, 2011
WINCHENDON – Elsie (Haley) Quinlisk, 97, formerly of 80 Linden Street, Winchendon and formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Friday evening, December 9th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville with her granddaughter at her side. She was born in Worcester on March 10, 1914, the daughter of the late William and Anna (Wood) Haley and grew up in Gardner, where she graduated...

Francis J. Richards
Nov 30, 2011
WINCHENDON – Francis J. Richards, 81, formerly of 556 Central Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday evening, November 30th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Winchendon on January 27, 1930, the son of the late Edward H. and Margaret E. (Finn) Richards and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Francis worked for many years as...
Lillian L. (Young) Grasmuck
Nov 28, 2011
WINCHENDON – Lillian L. (Young) Grasmuck, 68, of 202 Lincoln Avenue, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday morning, November 28th in UMASS Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, with her family at her side. She was born in Winchendon on July 22, 1943, the daughter of the late John Edward and Mary Jane (Fisher) Young. She graduated from Murdock High School in 1961 and...
Francis G. Gagne
Nov 28, 2011
WINCHENDON – Francis G. Gagne, 84, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Monday morning, November 28th in Knollwood Nursing Center, West Boylston. He was born in Winchendon on April 23, 1927, the son of the late Adolphe A. and Adelaide (St. Laurent) Gagne and was a graduate of Murdock High School. Francis lived for most of his life in Winchendon and had...

Ruth E. (Cota) Hildreth
Nov 26, 2011
WINCHENDON – Ruth E. (Cota) Hildreth, 80, formerly of 502 Central Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday evening, November 26th in Broadview Assisted Living, Winchendon. She was born in Walpole, NH on January 23, 1931, the daughter of the late Paul J. and Esther (Palmer) Cota. Her family moved to Jaffrey, NH, where she attended school. Ruth lived in Winchendon for over 45...
Jacqueline L. Eurell
Nov 24, 2011
TEMPLETON – Jacqueline L. (Crosier) Knowlan Eurell, 83, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, November 24th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, with her family at her side. She was born in New York City New York on August 5, 1928, the daughter of the late Joseph and Madeline (Chapman) Crosier, and had lived in Baldwinville for eight...