Obituaries

Francois J. Bourque

Francois J. Bourque

Jan 25, 2006

Francois J. "Frenchie" Bourque, 71, of 35 Club Road, E. Templeton and 4097 46th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL and formerly of 222 Chestnut St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 25th in St. Petersburg, FL. Born in Rogersville, NB, Canada on March 18, 1934, he was the son of Eric and Julie (Bourgeois) Bourque. He was a driver last employed...

Ruth E. Chicoine

Ruth E. Chicoine

Jan 22, 2006

Ruth E. (Potter) Chicoine, 96, of 300 Clark St., Gardner, died Sunday, January 22nd in her residence. Born in Jaffrey, NH on June 4, 1909, she was the daughter of George and Annie (Canahan) Potter. She was a cook employed by Heywood Hospital for 10 years, until retiring in 1977. Mrs. Chicoine was a 1926 graduate of Conant High School,...

May Heaps

May Heaps

Jan 22, 2006

May (Barrieau) (Robichaud) Heaps, 79, of 194 Central St., Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, January 22nd in her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on June 26, 1926, she was the daughter of Elisie and Ada (Johnson) Barrieau. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. She enjoyed traveling and watching tennis on television. Her first husband of...

Gerald R. Dupuis

Gerald R. Dupuis

Jan 22, 2006

Gerald Rene "Popeye" Dupuis, 81, of 155 Lord Rd., Templeton, died Sunday, January 22nd in his residence surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on May 19, 1924, he was the son of Samuel and Emma Eleanore (Belliveau) Dupuis. He was a woodworker employed by the former Heywood-Wakefield Co. of Gardner for many years, retiring in...

Linda M. Reynolds

Linda M. Reynolds

Jan 17, 2006

Linda M. "Buttons" (Bartlett) Reynolds, 51, of 38 Church St., Orange, died Tuesday, January 17th in her residence after a lengthy battle with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Born in Athol on December 8, 1954, she was the daughter of John Bartlett. She was a private caregiver last employed in the Winchendon area. She was previously a caregiver employed at the Templeton Developmental...

Romeo A. Meunier

Romeo A. Meunier

Jan 17, 2006

Romeo A. Meunier, 80, of 563 Baldwinville Rd., Baldwinville, died peacefully Tuesday, January 17th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long illness. Born in Lowell, Vermont on February 10, 1925, he was the son of Noe and Bernadette (Boulais) Meunier. He was a paint shop foreman employed by Simplex Time Recorder Co. of Gardner for 40 years, retiring...

Antoinette C. Hill

Antoinette C. Hill

Jan 13, 2006

Antoinette C. "Toni" (Bolduc) Hill, 86, of Templeton died unexpectedly Friday, January 13th in her residence. Born in Gardner on March 26, 1919, she was the daughter of Napoleon and Berthe (Beaudet) Bolduc. She was an upholstery seamstress employed by the O.W. Siebert Co. of Gardner until retiring in 1980. She was also a self-employed seamstress. She was a member...

Catherine Stacevich

Catherine Stacevich

Jan 10, 2006

Catherine Stacevich, 86, of 32 Hospital Hill Rd., Gardner died Tuesday, January 10th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Born in Lyon Mountain, NY, on October 2, 1919, she was the daughter of Matuez and Mary (Marcelonis) Stacevich. She was a press operator employed by clothes cleaning companies. She was a member of St. Leo's Church, Leominster and St. Denis...

Richard P. "Rick" Doyle

Richard P. "Rick" Doyle

Jan 8, 2006

Richard P."Rick" Doyle, 49, of 981 Patriots Rd., Templeton, died peacefully Sunday, January 8th surrounded by his family in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner.following an illness. Born in Cambridge on May 11, 1956, he was the son of John Doyle. He was a computer engineer employed by Frictionless Commerce Co. of Cambridge for 20 years....

Olive D. Carpenter

Olive D. Carpenter

Jan 8, 2006

Olive D. (Duquette) Carpenter, 96, of 51 Hospital Rd., Baldwinville, and formerly of 99 Elm St., Baldwinville, died peacefully Sunday, January 8th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. Born in Templeton on July 12, 1909, she was the daughter of William and Philomene (Bourgoin) Duquette. She was a payroll supervisor employed by the former Temple-Stuart Co. for 37 years, retiring...

Aldea Vautour

Aldea Vautour

Jan 6, 2006

Aldea (Allain) Vautour, 90, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner and formerly of Peoria, AZ, 125 Connors St. and 72 Nichols St., Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, January 6th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner. Born in Gardner on March 26, 1915, she was the daughter of Augustin and Marie J. (Cormier) Allain. She was a weaver...

Valerie J. Marcinkiewicz

Valerie J. Marcinkiewicz

Jan 1, 2006

Valerie J. "V.J." (Gallant) Marcinkiewicz, 53, of Gardner and formerly of 32 Ken Drive, Gardner, died Tuesday, January 31st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on July 11, 1952, she was the daughter of Omer J. and Helen (Carter) Gallant. She was a jewelry salesperson employed by J.C. Penney Co. of Leominster for 18 years...

Roland H. Cormier

Roland H. Cormier

Dec 30, 2005

Roland H. Cormier, 80, of 175 Nichols St., Gardner, died peacefully Friday, December 30th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Gardner on December 23, 1925, he was the son of Edgar and Laudia (Richard) Cormier. He was a service manager employed by the Selig Mfg. Co. of Leominster for 12...

Raymond H. Daley

Raymond H. Daley

Dec 25, 2005

Raymond H. Daley, 85, of Jean St., Gardner died peacefully Sunday, December 25th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Worcester on March 3, 1920, he was the son of William H. and Eva L. (LaRoche) Daley. He was an attendant employed by the Worcester State Hospital for 10 years, retiring...

Daniel T. "Dan" Martin

Daniel T. "Dan" Martin

Dec 23, 2005

Daniel T. "Dan" Martin, 54, of 877 Timpany Blvd., Gardner, died unexpectedly Friday, December 23rd in Heywood Hospital shortly after being stricken ill at home. Born in Gardner on February 16, 1951, he was the son of Thomas Martin. At the time of his death he was a salesman employed by Fitchburg Hardware Co. of Leominster for 10 years. He...

Marie Annie Ringuette

Marie Annie Ringuette

Dec 20, 2005

Marie Annie (LeBlanc) Ringuette, 96, of 32 Hospital Hill Rd., Gardner, and formerly of 125 Connors St., Gardner died peacefully Tuesday, December 20th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Gardner on February 4, 1909, she was the daughter of John and Adele (Landry) LeBlanc. She was last employed by Pratt Whitney Co. of Hartford, CT...

Frances M. Collette

Frances M. Collette

Dec 18, 2005

Frances M. (Estey) Collette, 87, of Orange and formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, December 18th in Quabbin Valley Health Care, Athol, following an illness. Born on February 27, 1918, she was the daughter of Millard F. and Chloe (Steady) Estey. She was a floor lady employed by Dosan Sportswear of Gardner for several years, retiring in 1983. She was...

Raymond A. Richard

Raymond A. Richard

Dec 11, 2005

Raymond A. Richard, 65, of 125 Connors St., Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, December 11th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Gardner on September 5, 1940, he was the son of Leonard R. and Laura (Richard) Richard. He was employed by Gardner Athol Area Mental Health, the former Colonial Hotel in...

Betsy Harding

Betsy Harding

Dec 2, 2005

Betsy L. (Lang) Harding, 60, of 47 Limerick St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Friday, December 2nd, in her residence. Born in Holden on March 16, 1945, she was the daughter of Reginald Conant and Elizabeth Eugenia (Adams) Lang Sr. She was a Direct Care Nurse employed by Community Health Link of Worcester. She was previously employed by Westside House of Worcester...

Rosemary Kalagher

Rosemary Kalagher

Nov 27, 2005

Rosemary "Roe" Kalagher, 50, of 4 Avalon Drive, Marlborough, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 27th in her residence. Born in Fitchburg on June 15, 1955, she was the daughter of Joseph W. and Elvie (Suomela) Kalagher. She was a transportation coordinator employed by Montachusett Regional Transit for 10 years, retiring in 1999. Rosemary was a 1973 graduate of Oakmont Regional High...