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Lawrence ""Larry", "Grumpy"&q Morin

Lawrence ""Larry", "Grumpy"&q Morin

May 14, 2016

Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner is handling the arrangements. Lawrence "Larry", "Grumpy" Morin, 59, of Rindge, NH, died peacefully Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Cheshire Medical Center of Keene, NH, following an illness. He was born in New Bedford, MA on September 25, 1956, the son of the late Mitchell and Georgiana (Robello) Smith. Lawrence attended Bristol...

Claudia B LeBlanc

Claudia B LeBlanc

May 12, 2016

Claudia B. (Brousseau) LeBlanc, 90, of Buzzards Bay, MA, formerly of Gardner, passed peacefully May 12, 2016 in Tremont Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility in Wareham, MA, surrounded by family and friends. Born in Gardner on October 23, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Alma (Demers) Brousseau. Claudia graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of...

Rose M"Babe" O'Malley

Rose M"Babe" O'Malley

May 8, 2016

Rose M. (LaCount) O'Malley, 79, of Fitchburg, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 in the Golden Living Center of Fitchburg following a long illness. Born in Randolph, VT on July 9, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Ralph T. and Rose V. (Paquette) LaCount. Rose graduated from Whitcomb High School of Randolph, VT with the Class of 1954. She...

Leo J Melanson

Leo J Melanson

May 7, 2016

Leo J. Melanson, 95, of Bolton, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Sterling Village of Sterling, MA, following a brief illness. Born in St. Antoine, N.B. Canada on May 26, 1920, he was the son of the late John and Osithe (Allain) Melanson. Leo was a United States WWII Army Veteran and received the Asiatic Pacific...

Danny J Richard

Danny J Richard

May 1, 2016

Danny J. Richard, 50, of Gardner died Monday, May 1, 2016 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, following a long illness. He was born in Gardner on May 31, 1965, the son of Florine (Richard) Richard and the late Gaston Richard. Danny graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1983, and attended RISE Institute of Technology in Nashua, NH....

Beverly J Parady

Beverly J Parady

Apr 30, 2016

Beverly J. (Duncklee) Parady, 85, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 30, 2016 in River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center of Lancaster, surrounded by her family. Born in Orange, MA on December 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Elizabeth C. (Rounds) Duncklee. Beverly graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1949. She...

Brian N"Muscle" Allard

Brian N"Muscle" Allard

Apr 30, 2016

Brian N. "Muscle" Allard, 61, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 30th in Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Born in Gardner on September 30, 1954, he was the son of the late Clifford and Amy (Hawke) Allard. Brian graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1972. He was employed as a Correctional Officer at The North Central Correctional Institution...

Mary Ann Roy

Mary Ann Roy

Apr 26, 2016

Mary Ann (Pockevicius) Roy, 75, of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, surrounded by her family. Born in Worcester on August 15, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Josephine (Tamulevich) Pockevicius. Mary Ann graduated from Worcester Commerce High School with the Class of 1958. She later...

Norman J Bouchard

Norman J Bouchard

Apr 15, 2016

Norman J. Bouchard, 74, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, April 15, 2016 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave, Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Green River, N.B. Canada on February 6, 1942, he was the son of the late Edmond and Clara (Viel) Bouchard. Norman was employed by Seaman Paper Company of Templeton as a maintenance worker for...

Helen C Powers

Helen C Powers

Apr 15, 2016

Helen C. (Gay) Powers, 94, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, April 15, 2016 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home of Baldwinville, following a brief illness. She was born in Gardner on December 12, 1921, the daughter of the late Adelard and Marie (Roy) Gay. Helen graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1940. She was employed by Goodnow Pearson's...

Anthony W"Tony" Lafond

Anthony W"Tony" Lafond

Apr 12, 2016

Anthony "Tony" Lafond, age 69, of Ashburnham, MA, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Tony was born in Winchendon, MA on September 15, 1946, the son of the late Jerome Lafond and Christine (Pollick) LeClair. Following graduation from Gardner High School with the Class of 1964, Tony entered the U.S....

Ronald E Richard

Ronald E Richard

Apr 11, 2016

Ronald E. Richard, 73, of Gardner, died peacefully Monday, April 11, 2016 in his daughter's residence in New Salem, MA. Born in Gardner on January 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Roger and Alodie (Vautour) Richard. Ronald graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1960. He received his Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Mount...

Mary Anne"Annie" Cormier

Mary Anne"Annie" Cormier

Apr 10, 2016

Mary Anne "Annie" Cormier, 68, of Gardner, died Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, following a long battle with diabetes. She was born in Gardner on November 3, 1947, the daughter of the late Emile and Angele (Bastarache) Cormier. Mary Anne was employed as a clerk in the mailroom of Simplex Time Recorder of Westminster...

Claire J Lajoie

Claire J Lajoie

Apr 9, 2016

Claire J. (Dion) Lajoie, age 79, courageously lost her eight year battle with leukemia on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Port Orange, Florida. Claire was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on November 25, 1936, the daughter of the late Origene and Mary Rose (Desmarais) Dion. She lovingly leaves her husband of 61 years, Paul G. Lajoie; and children, sons Peter Lajoie...

Diana D Olivari

Diana D Olivari

Apr 9, 2016

Diana D. (Landry) Olivari, 88, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 9, 2016 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave, Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on December 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Hector and Dolanda (Dube) Landry. Diana was employed by the former George B. Bent Company, Inc. of Gardner as a furniture...

William J"Bill" Meehan

William J"Bill" Meehan

Apr 9, 2016

William J. "Bill" Meehan, 86, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 9, 2016 in his residence surrounded by his loving family, following a long illness. He leaves his wife of 67 years, Claire H. (Arsenault) Meehan of Gardner; two sons, William R. and his wife Audrey of Ewa Beach, Hawaii and Jeffrey J. Meehan of Warwick, RI; two daughters, Pamela...

Oscar J Maillet

Oscar J Maillet

Apr 8, 2016

Oscar J. Maillet, 82, of North Port, Florida, as well as a part-time resident of Gardner, MA, died peacefully, Friday, April 8, 2016 in Tidewell Hospice of Venice, FL, following a long illness. Born in St. Marie, N.B. Canada on February 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Odilion and Laura (Cormier) Maillet. Oscar spent several years of...

Brian G"Hubba Bubba" McMilleon

Brian G"Hubba Bubba" McMilleon

Apr 1, 2016

Brian G. (Hubba Bubba) McMilleon, 70, of Gardner, formerly of Orange, MA, died suddenly Friday, April 1, 2016 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, after being stricken ill at home. Born in Leominster on June 12, 1945, he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy (Merrill) McMilleon. Brian spent his life as a farmer on the family farm in...

Jason L"Jay" Dell

Jason L"Jay" Dell

Mar 28, 2016

Jason L. "Jay" Dell, 46, of Hubbardston, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, after being stricken ill at home. Born in Gardner on May 20, 1969, he was the son of Scott Tourtellot and Susan (Leroy) (Tourtellot) Barnard. For the past eight years, Jason was a Mail Carrier employed by the United States Postal Service...

Florine Marie LaFortune

Florine Marie LaFortune

Mar 22, 2016

Florine Marie (Belliveau) LaFortune, 102, of Gardner, died on March 22, 2016. Florine was born in Gardner, on May 2, 1913, daughter of the late Auguste D. Belliveau, and Marie Louise (Doiron) Belliveau. Florine was predeceased by her husband of 45 years, Raymond A. LaFortune, who died in 1982. She leaves two children, Robert R. LaFortune and his wife, Britta...

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