Beatrice LaPrise
Apr 27, 2007
Beatrice (Savoie) LaPrise, 93, of 105 Allen Street, Gardner, died Friday, April 27th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a short illness. She was born in Gardner on January 1, 1914, the daughter of John and Angeline (Richard) Savoie. Mrs. Laprise was an upholsterer for many years. She was last employed by Custom and Modern Manufacturing Company, Gardner until retiring in...
Mary Aalto
Apr 27, 2007
Mary (Karpowicz) Aalto, 91, of 3 Old Princeton Road Cut Off, Hubbardston, died suddenly Friday, April 27th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on March 25, 1916, the daughter of Henry J. and Boleslaw (Czajkowski) Karpowicz. Mrs. Aalto was a Dental Assistant employed by the Templeton Developmental Center, Templeton for 15 years, retiring in October of 1981....
Jeanne Y. Gabis
Apr 26, 2007
Jeanne Y. (Vallee) Gabis, 90, of Gardner, died Thursday, April 26th in Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster, following a short illness. Born in Gardner on January 11, 1917, she was the daughter of Homidas and Florida (Chartier) Vallee. Mrs. Gabis was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed singing, crocheting, traveling...
Kenneth R. Palumbo
Apr 23, 2007
Kenneth "Ken" R. Palumbo, 47, of 160 Narrow Lane, Phillipston, died Monday, April 23rd in his residence following a lengthy illness. Born on August 12, 1959, he was the son of the late Richard and Leona (Jenkins) Palumbo. He was a CAD Engineer last employed by Textron Systems, Inc. of Wilmington for 7 years. He previously worked at Innovative Molds...
Leonet Couture
Apr 23, 2007
Leonet M. (Girard) Couture, 60, of 31 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, died Monday, April 23rd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a short illness. Born in Gardner on October 15, 1946, she was the daughter of Leo and the late Theresa (Brouilett) Girard. Leonet was a stitcher, employed by LaRoche Brothers, Gardner, for 13 years, retiring in 2004. She was previously employed...
Anne M. Bialy
Apr 22, 2007
Anne M. (Blenniss) Bialy, 74, of 174 B. Blanchard St., Gardner, died Sunday, April 22nd in Heywood Hospital, following an illness. She was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on October 10, 1932, the daughter of the late Henry and Harriet (Studwell) Blenniss, and moved to Gardner in the mid 1980s. Anne was a Bank Teller employed by Workers Credit Union...
Blanche A. McKellick
Apr 22, 2007
Blanche A. (Desjardins) McKellick, 97, of 135 Benton Drive, E. Longmeadow, formerly of 15 Corey Road, Springfield and also formerly of 9 Coleman St., Gardner, died Sunday, April 22nd in the Red Stone Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 135 Benton Dr., East Longmeadow. Born in Rumford, ME on July 16, 1909, she was the daughter of Albert and Marie Louise (Cote)...
Emilienne M. "Bunny" Richard
Apr 16, 2007
Emilienne M. "Bunny" (Leger) Richard, 100, a resident of the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing for the past 16 years, died Monday, April 16th in the LaChance Center. Born in Gardner on February 1, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Jaddus V. and Emilienne (Cormier) Leger. Mrs. Richard was employed as an office worker for...
William F. Gary, Sr
Apr 10, 2007
William F. "Butch" Gary, Sr., 77, of 12 Champney Road, Greenfield, MA, and formerly of Hubbardston, MA, died Tuesday, April 10th in Soldiers Home, Holyoke, MA. Born in Gardner on October 5, 1929, he was the son of William E. and Louise (Lashua) Gary. William was a truck driver, employed by Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard for 15 years, retiring...
Pauline Mundell
Apr 9, 2007
Pauline J. (LaFarier) Mundell, 83, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 167 Pleasant St., Gardner, died Monday, April 9th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Gardner, on September 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Gravel) LaFarier. Pauline was employed in the Medical Records Department of North Central Human Services, Gardner, until...
Dora M. Cunningham
Apr 8, 2007
Dora M. (Bourgeois) Cunningham, 94, of 12 A St., Gardner, died Sunday, April 8th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Grand Digue, NB, Canada on November 27, 1912, she was the daughter of Jean and Angeline (Caissie) Bourgeois. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She enjoyed Bingo, playing cards,...
Joseph D. Langlois
Apr 8, 2007
Joseph D. "Farmer" Langlois, 50 of 75 Brook Lane, Gardner, died Sunday, April 8th in his residence following a long battle with Lou Gehrigs disease. Born in Gardner on December 14, 1956, he was the son of Charles E. and M. Paulette (Allaire) Langlois of Gardner. Joseph was the Superintendent of the Bridges and Highway Department of Travis County in...
Leo E. Cormier
Apr 7, 2007
Leo E. Cormier, 80, of 35 Waterford St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 7th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, shortly after being stricken ill at home. Born in Gardner on March 12, 1927, he was the son of Alyre and Philomene (Boudreau) Cormier. Leo was part owner and operator of People's Fuel & Trucking, Inc. of Gardner for 60 years until...
Theresa Desroche
Apr 5, 2007
Theresa "Marraine" Desroche, 86, of 174 Lakeshore Drive, Ashburnham, died Thursday, April 5th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Standish, Maine on October 31, 1920, she was the daughter of Pius and Alice (Boudreau) Desroche. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse employed by Gardner State Hospital for 6 years, retiring in 1976. She previously worked at Boston...
Clement J. Poirier
Apr 3, 2007
Clement J. Poirier, 88, of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, formerly of 3 Maple Street for 20 twenty years, died Tuesday, April 3rd at Heywood Hospital, Gardner shortly after being stricken ill. Born in Minto, N.B. Canada on November 22, 1918, he was the son of the late Anthony and Virginia (Allain) Poirier. Clement was a chair assembler, employed by George...
Connie Theriault
Apr 3, 2007
Connie M. (Raymond) Theriault, 90, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 172 Prospect Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, April 3rd in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner. Born in Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada on February 9, 1917, she was the daughter of Fredrick and Alice F. (Denton) Raymond. Connie was a member of the Church of...
Pamela Joan Ormsby
Mar 29, 2007
Pamela Joan (Rix) Ormsby, 59, of 15 Birch St., Gardner, died Thursday, March 29th in Umass Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Fitchburg on January 17, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Joan (Packard) Rix. She was a member of First Congregational Church, Gardner. She was a member of Order of Jessamine Star Chapter...
Neil A. Borkowski
Mar 23, 2007
Neil "Bubba" A. Borkowski, 47, of 409 Pleasant Street, Gardner, died Friday, March 23rd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. He was born in Gardner on May 31, 1959, the son of Edmond and Dorilla (LeBlanc) Borkowski. Neil was a machinist employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Westminster for 27 years, retiring in 2004. He graduated from Gardner...
Abdoljavad Mohaghegh
Mar 13, 2007
Abdoljavad Mohaghegh, 83, of 218 Reservoir Street, Holden, formerly of Auburn, MA, died Tuesday, March 13th in Holden Nursing Home, Holden following an illness. Born in Semnan-Iran on March 27, 1923, he was the son of Atta and Shokat (Harati) Mohaghegh. Abdol was a retired Educator, last employed as President of Teachers College in Tehran-Iran for 37 years, retiring in...
Chester Morse
Mar 12, 2007
Chester N. "Chet" Morse, Jr., 66, of 33 Highland Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 12th in the Umass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus following a short illness. Born in Gardner on July 6, 1940, he was the son of the late Chester N. and Rita D. (LeBlanc) Morse, Sr. Chet was a machine operator, employed by New England Woodenware...
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