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Richard C Horne

Richard C Horne

Mar 18, 2014

Richard C. Horne, 67, of 194 Central Street, Gardner, died suddenly Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Born in Brockton on May 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Bertram and Evelyn (Walsh) Horne. Richard graduated from Brockton High School, Brockton with the Class of 1964. He was a United States Army Vietnam War...

Dorothy M"Dot, Dottie" Cormier

Dorothy M"Dot, Dottie" Cormier

Mar 17, 2014

Dorothy M. "Dot" "Dottie" (Erickson) Cormier, 77, of 30 Norman Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday, March 17, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long illness. Dorothy was born in Templeton on December 16, 1936, the daughter of the late Gunnar and Gladys (Bacon) Erickson. She graduated from the former Templeton High School, Templeton with the Class of...

Cecile M Bouchard

Cecile M Bouchard

Mar 15, 2014

Cecile M. (Lavertue) Bouchard, 70, of 53 Ridgewood Lane, Gardner died peacefully Saturday, March 15, 2014 in her residence surrounded by family, following a long illness. Born in Maine on March 30, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Adrian and Bernadette (Corriveau) Lavertue. She was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church of Gardner. Cecile...

Norman G."Norm" Bourgeois

Norman G."Norm" Bourgeois

Mar 3, 2014

Norman G. "Norm" Bourgeois, 79, of 106 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham died peacefully, Monday, March 3, 2014 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on August 22, 1934, he was the son of the late Tilmon and Eva (LeBlanc) Bourgeois. Norman graduated from Fitchburg High School with the Class of 1953. He was employed...

Norman "Minzi" Cormier

Norman "Minzi" Cormier

Feb 27, 2014

Norman "Minzi" Cormier, 85, of 61 Lake Street, Gardner, formerly of 126 Marquette Street, Gardner died peacefully Thursday, February 27, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on November 1, 1928, he was the son of the late Wilfred J. and Marceline (Thibodeau) Cormier. Norman was a self-employed contractor, who owned and operated...

Joseph A"Joe" Gallant

Joseph A"Joe" Gallant

Feb 22, 2014

Joseph A. "Lil Joe" Gallant, 47, of 207 North Main Street, Templeton, died peacefully Saturday, February 22, 2014 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Belmont Street, Worcester following a long illness. Born in Gardner on February 27, 1966, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Riley) Gallant. Joseph was a self-employed carpenter and roofer for many years, retiring 10 years...

Elise L."Rise" Litterick

Elise L."Rise" Litterick

Feb 20, 2014

Elise L. "Risey" Litterick, 66, of 74 Woodland Avenue, Gardner died peacefully, Thursday, February 20, 2014 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner, following a long illness. Born in New York City, NY on April 16, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Elise (Laureen) Litterick. Elise grew up in Greenville, Rhode Island and graduated...

Marie R. Boucher

Marie R. Boucher

Feb 18, 2014

Marie R. (Migliozzi) Boucher, 66, of 95 Willis Road, Gardner, died peacefully, Tuesday, February 18, 2014, in her residence following a noble struggle with ALS. Born in Worcester on September 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Conzolo and Margaret (Pedone) Migliozzi. Marie graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1965. In 1967, she received her...

Gerald L"Gerry" Harty

Gerald L"Gerry" Harty

Feb 13, 2014

Gerald L. "Gerry" Harty, 82, of 153 Gardner Road, Hubbardston, died peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner. Born in Barre on June 10, 1931, he was the son of the late John F. and Maryellen (Amsden) Harty. He attended the former Barre High School of Barre, and later proudly served in the...

Basile J Barrieau

Basile J Barrieau

Feb 12, 2014

Basile J. Barrieau, 97, 547 Central Street, Winchendon, formerly of 17 Limerick Street, Gardner for over 40 years, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a brief illness. Born in Acadieville, N.B. Canada on January 6, 1917, he was the son of the late Hubert and Delina (Barrieau) Barrieau. He was a carpenter for...

Thomas R."Grampa Bing" Morgan

Thomas R."Grampa Bing" Morgan

Feb 11, 2014

Thomas R. "Grampa Bing" Morgan, 79, of 139 Ash Street, Gardner, died peacefully, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in his residence surrounded by family, following a long illness. Thomas was born in Gardner on June 12, 1934, the son of the late Marion (Dupre) Montville. He was employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner as a machinist for several years, retiring...

Philippe R."Phil" Labossiere

Philippe R."Phil" Labossiere

Feb 10, 2014

Philippe R. "Phil" Labossiere, 82, of 255 Sherman Street, Gardner, died unexpectedly Monday, February 10, 2014 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, following a brief illness. Philippe was born in Gardner on September 26, 1931, the son of the late Hercules and Lillian (Cote) Labossiere. He was employed by Nichols and Stone Company of Gardner as a wood finisher for several years....

Virginia M"Virg" LeBlanc

Virginia M"Virg" LeBlanc

Feb 9, 2014

Virginia M. "Virg" (Jaillet) LeBlanc, 93, of 88 Nichols Street, Gardner died peacefully Sunday, February 9, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. Born in Gardner on February 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Marguerite (Bourgeois) Jaillet. Virginia was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner. Virginia enjoyed watching television, especially...

Lawrence J"Larry" Curran

Lawrence J"Larry" Curran

Feb 8, 2014

Lawrence J. "Larry" Curran, 76, 183 Sunrise Lane, Gardner, formerly of Fitchburg, died peacefully Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Boston on August 21, 1937, he was the son of the late James M. and Elizabeth (Crowell) Curran. Lawrence graduated from Natick High School with the Class of 1955 and later attended...

Emma C. Ryburn

Emma C. Ryburn

Feb 6, 2014

Emma C. (Carter) Ryburn, 97, of 370 West Street, Leominster, formerly of 61 Lake Street, Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, February 6, 2014 in the Life Care Center of Leominster. Born in Leominster on April 29, 1916, she was the daughter of the late George and Hazel (Huckins) Carter. Emma graduated from Commerce High School of Worcester with the Class of...

Colby C. O'Brien

Colby C. O'Brien

Feb 6, 2014

Colby C. O'Brien, 8, of Gardner died Thursday, February 6, 2014 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a tragic accident at Elm Street School, Gardner. Colby was born in Worcester on July 8, 2005, the son of Robert F. and Jolene T. (Carroll) O'Brien of Gardner. At the time of his death he was a third grade student at Elm Street...

Nellie M Perreault

Nellie M Perreault

Feb 4, 2014

Nellie M. (Haspod) Perreault, 95, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, formerly of Regan Street, Gardner died peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol , following a brief illness. Nellie was born in Fitchburg on April 18, 1918, the daughter of the late Antony and Pauline (Kot) Haspod. She was employed by Modern Contract Furniture of Gardner...

Charles W. Geary

Charles W. Geary

Jan 30, 2014

Charles W. Geary, 64, of 14 Main Street, Gardner, formerly of PA, died peacefully, Thursday, January 30, 2014 in HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital, Leominster following a long illness. Born in Harrisburg, PA on August 13, 1949, he was the son of the late William E. and Agnes (Morton) Geary. Prior to retiring in 2010 due to illness, Charles was employed by...

Roland L Levesque

Roland L Levesque

Jan 29, 2014

Roland L. Levesque, 98, of 220 Peabody Street, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in his residence following a long illness. Born in St. Alphonse, Quebec, Canada on June 30, 1915, he was the son of the late Henri and Aurroe (Simore) Levesque. Roland was employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner as a machinist for 34 years, retiring...

John Pienta

John Pienta

Jan 26, 2014

John Pienta, 89, of 14 Sand Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a brief illness. He was born in Lawrence, MA on March 22, 1924, the son of the late George and Mary (Koseneski) Pienta. John was employed by Bolta Company of Lawrence as a Plant Manager for several years, retiring...

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