Mark S. Houle
Aug 29, 2007
Mark S. Houle, 50, of 17 S. High Street, Ashburnham, died Wednesday, August 29th on arrival at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Springfield on April 24, 1957, the son of the late Roland Houle. Mark was a self-employed contractor for Aurora Enterprise Inc. in Ashburnham, and spent most of his time working in his business. He was a...
Rachel R. Laprade
Aug 27, 2007
Rachel R. Laprade, 77, of 100 Blue Grass Trace, Peach Tree City, Georgia, died Monday, August 27tth in Georgia following a short illness. She was born in Gardner on September 27, 1929, the daughter of the late Leo and Elmira (LaRoche) Laprade. Ms. Laprade was employed by Eastern Airlines as a Supervisor for 35 years. She graduated from Gardner High...
Viola Dionne
Aug 23, 2007
Viola L. "Vi" (LeBlanc) Dionne, 93, of 25 Franklin Court, Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, August 23rd in her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on March 14, 1914, she was the daughter of Augustin and Christine (Cormier) LeBlanc. She was a woodworker employed by L.Z. Kamman Co. of Gardner for 17 years, retiring in 1976. Mrs. Dionne was...
Arthur Bernier
Aug 22, 2007
Arthur L. Bernier, 90, of 47 Lake Street, Gardner, died peacefully following a short illness Wednesday, August 22nd in the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg. He was born in Woonsocket, RI on January 11, 1917, the son of the late Joseph and Cordelie (Joyal) Bernier. Mr. Bernier owned and managed the Blue Moon Diner several years ago. It was he who...
Doris Prinn
Aug 21, 2007
Doris J. (Cormier) Prinn, 83, of 125 Connors Street, formerly of 30 Metcalf Street, died Tuesday, August 21st in Heywood Hospital. Born in Gardner on March 30, 1924, she was the daughter of Edgar and Laudia (Richard) Cormier. Mrs. Prinn was a 1941 graduate of Gardner High School. She was a homemaker, devoted to raising her six children. Doris was...
James Gallagher
Aug 19, 2007
James "Jim" M. Gallagher, 58, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, August 19th in his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Newton on January 5, 1949, he was the son of Matthew and Mary (Lansed) Gallagher. He was a truck driver employed by Savage & Co. of Waltham for many years until retiring due to illness. Jim attended Newton North...
Bella Rose Gallant
Aug 16, 2007
Bella Rose (Bastarache) Gallant, 88, of 125 Connors St., Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, August 16th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on September 2, 1918, she was the daughter of Clovis and Alvina (Maillet) Bastarache. Mrs. Gallant was a cafeteria worker employed by Mount Wachusett Community College/Richard's Catering for 4 ½ years until...
Helen S. Girouard
Aug 8, 2007
Helen S. (Danisienka) Girouard, 86, of 89 Fairlawn Ave., Gardner, died Wednesday, August 8th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner, following a short illness. Born in Gardner on August 1, 1921, she was the daughter of Joseph and Sophie (Michniewicz) Danisienka. She was a housekeeper employed by the former Gardner Manor Nursing Home of Gardner...
Lucille Astromowicz
Aug 5, 2007
Lucille M. (Pelletier) Astromowicz, 87, of 317 Pleasant Street, Gardner, died Sunday August 5th in Heywood Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Fitchburg on December 16, 1919, the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Chartier) Pelletier. Lucille was a homemaker. She was previously employed by Simplex Time Recorder for several years, Ray's Peter Pan and was also a...
Gloria M. Shetrawski
Jul 30, 2007
Gloria M. (Alves) (Graves) Shetrawski, 77, of 59 Grant St., Gardner died Monday, July 30th in MA General Hospital, Boston, following a short illness. Born in Gardner on November 22, 1929, she was the daughter of Paul and Yvonne (Marion) Alves. Gloria was an assembler employed by Simplex Time Recorder Co. of Gardner for 5 years, retiring in 1992. She...
Thomas D. Simkewicz
Jul 28, 2007
Thomas D. Simkewicz, 92, of 32 Hospital Hill Rd., Gardner and formerly of 25 Way St., Gardner, died Saturday, July 28th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a short illness. Born in Monson on December 8, 1914, he was the son of Thomas and Saraphina (Tiskevich) Simkewicz. Tom was an engraver employed by Simplex Time Recorder Co. of...
Angel Luis Correa Otero
Jul 27, 2007
Angel "Piti" Luis Correa Otero, 77, of 60 West Third St., Lowell, died peacefully Friday, July 27th in his residence after a lengthy illness surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Puerto Rico on April 29, 1930, he was the son of Salvador Correa Mercado and Tomasa Otero Diaz. Piti was a self-employed contractor for several years until retiring...
Helen L. Cormier
Jul 27, 2007
Helen L. (Robichaud) Cormier, 72, of 125 Connors St., Gardner, died Friday, July 27th at UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Born in Gardner on February 18, 1935, she was the daughter of Emile and Elizabeth (Thibault). She was an assembler employed by T.R.W. Fasteners of Westminster for 4 ½ years until her retirement in 2000. She was previously employed by N.E.C....
William S. Walker
Jul 24, 2007
William "Bill" S. Walker, 81, of 405 Queen Lake Rd., Phillipston, died Tuesday, July 24th in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol, following an illness. Born in Baldwinville on October 2, 1925, he was the son of William H. and Mabel M. (Graves) Walker. He was a sales manager employed by Temple-Stuart Co. of Baldwinville for several years until retiring in 1986....
Marie Anne Landry
Jul 16, 2007
Marie Anne (Pelletier) Landry, 83, of 194 Central St., Gardner, died Monday, July 16th in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester, surrounded by her family following a short illness. Born in Fitchburg on April 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Henry and Clara (Gelinas) Pelletier. She was an inspector employed by the Asher Pants Co. of Fitchburg for 41 years until...
Eugenie Guertin
Jul 13, 2007
Eugenie (Voisine) Guertin, 101, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, and formerly of 116 Church Street, Gardner died peacefully Friday, July 13th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing surrounded by her family. She was born in St. Basil, N.B. Canada on January 2, 1906, the daughter of Onesime and Elise (Martin) Voisine. Mrs. Guertin was a stitcher...
John Joseph Meaney
Jul 12, 2007
John Joseph "Jay" Meaney, 49, of 15 Hillside Place, Gardner, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 12th in Somerville, MA. He was born in Boston, MA on July 1, 1958, the son of William and Virginia (Walker) Meaney. "Jay" was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Boston for 17 years, until retiring in 2002. He was a U.S. Vietnam...
Ruth LeBlanc
Jul 9, 2007
Ruth C. (Charbonneau) LeBlanc, 79, of 51013 Galina Bay, Boynton, FL and also of East Templeton, MA died Monday, July 9th in U-Mass Memorial Medical Center-University Campus, Worcester, after being stricken ill in her summer residence at the Templeton Fish & Game Club in East Templeton. She was born in Fairhaven, MA on July 27, 1927, the daughter of the...
Robert A. Girouard
Jul 7, 2007
Robert A. "Giro" Girouard, 52, of 151 Vernon Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Saturday, July 7th in Gardner. He was born in Gardner on May 31, 1955, the son of Paul M. Girouard and Marguerite E. (Ashe) Girouard, and lived here all of his life. At the time of his death, "Giro" was a Technician employed by Comcast for the past...
James Francis
Jul 4, 2007
James Laurence "Jim" Francis, 42, of 141 Lawrence St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 4th in Heywood Hospital shortly after being stricken ill at home. He was born in Boston on February 9, 1965. At the time of his death, Jim was a Physical Therapist employed in the Rehabilitation Department of Heywood Hospital where he had worked since 1991. He...
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