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Theresa A. Gabis

Theresa A. Gabis

Mar 27, 2012

Theresa A. Gabis, 63, of 23 King Road, Athol died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Gardner on May 14, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Mildred M. (Muscznicka) Gabis. Theresa graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1964, and received...

Alice M. Bouchard

Alice M. Bouchard

Mar 18, 2012

Alice M. (Hache) Bouchard, 63, of 162 Oak Street, Gardner died peacefully Sunday, March 18, 2012 in her residence surrounded by family following a long illness. Born in Grand-Dique, N.B. Canada on October 5, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Herve and Doris ( LeBlanc) Hache. Alice received an Associates Degree in Computer Science from Mount Wachusett Community...

Roger A. Lajoie

Roger A. Lajoie

Mar 18, 2012

Roger A. Lajoie, 90, of 629 Salisbury Street, Worcester, formerly of Central Street and Jean Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, March 18, 2012 in the Jewish Healthcare Center, Worcester, surrounded by his family. Born in Gardner on January 12, 1922, he was the son of the late Wilbrod and Flore (Benoit) Lajoie. Roger graduated from Gardner High School with the...

Edmond J."Ed" Richard

Edmond J."Ed" Richard

Mar 8, 2012

Edmond J. "Ed" Richard, 88, of 35 Nichols Street, Gardner died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, March 8, 2012 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a period of declining health. Born in Gardner on May 30, 1923, he was the son of the late John D. and Melendy (LeBlanc) Richard. Edmond was employed by the City of Gardner as...

Harvey G."Harvster" Pitre

Harvey G."Harvster" Pitre

Mar 5, 2012

J. Harvey G. "Harvster" Pitre, 64, of 191 Royalston Road, Baldwinville died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2012 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Born in Moncton, N.B., Canada on June 2, 1947, he was the son of the late Gerald J. and Yolanda (Melanson) Pitre. Harvey was a carpenter employed by Dennis Henri Construction of Littleton. He was previously employed by Classic...

George W. Adams

George W. Adams

Feb 28, 2012

George W. Adams, 87, of 2 Lake Ave., E. Templeton, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Heywood Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Malden on February 27, 1925, he was the son of Walter L. and Alma C. (Haguland) Adams. He attended the Malden School System. George was a maintenance worker at The Worcester Center Galleria for many years...

Carlos Canu

Carlos Canu

Feb 17, 2012

Carlos Canu, 64, of the Golden Living Center, Fitchburg and formerly of 5 Warwick Rd., Gardner, died Friday, February 17th in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on February 9, 1948, he was the son of John and Florence (Fiandaca) Canu. Carlos was a millwright employed by Local Union 1121 of Boston working for various...

Darlene M Bernard

Darlene M Bernard

Feb 13, 2012

Darlene M. (Martin) Bernard, 70, of 18 Kurikka Place, Westminster, died unexpectedly Monday, February 13th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, shortly after being stricken ill at home. Born in Hooper, Utah on August 9, 1941, she was the daughter of Emerson and Hazel (Higgly) Martin. She was a Sales Associate presently employed in the fabric department of WalMart where she has...

Jazmin L. Page

Jazmin L. Page

Feb 7, 2012

Jazmin L. Page, 13, of 52 Moran Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in her residence. Jazmin was born in Gardner on March 18, 1998, the daughter of Brett Page and Sylvia (Hayes) Page. At the time of her death she was an 8th grade student at the Gardner Middle School, Gardner. She enjoyed reading and sports, and...

Roland A."Pee-Wee" Ducharme

Roland A."Pee-Wee" Ducharme

Feb 3, 2012

Roland A. "PeeWee" Ducharme, 84, of 121 Waterford St., Gardner, where he has lived for the past 49 years, died Friday, February 3rd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following a long illness, surrounded by his family. Born in Gardner on October 18, 1927, he was the son of Albert and Lena (Fontaine) Ducharme. Roland was a Charge Attendant employed...

Vance H. Burns

Vance H. Burns

Feb 1, 2012

Vance H. "Pa" Burns, 63, of 217 Park Street, Gardner died suddenly Wednesday, February 1, 2012 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, after being stricken ill. Vance was born in Winchendon on November 29, 1948, the son of the late William J. and Clarice (Ball) Burns. At the time of his death he was employed as a lab technician for...

Joseph S. Forte MD

Joseph S. Forte MD

Jan 24, 2012

Dr. Joseph S. Forte, 85 of 47 Lake Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in The Highlands, Fitchburg, surrounded by his family following a long illness. Born in Somerville, MA on January 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Dominick and Teresa (Padovano) Forte. He graduated from Somerville High School in 1944, after which he enlisted in...

Beverly A."Bev" Bowler

Beverly A."Bev" Bowler

Jan 23, 2012

Beverly A. "Bev" (Diemdowicz) Bowler, 74, died peacefully, Monday, January 23, 2012 in Keystone Center, Leominster, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on July 20, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Lajoie) Diemdowicz. Beverly was employed in the office of Aubuchon Hardware in Westminster for many years, retiring in 1978. She was previously employed...

Robert C.""Poop"" Laprade

Robert C.""Poop"" Laprade

Jan 21, 2012

Robert C. "Poop" Laprade, 74, of 322 Pine Street, Gardner died Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. He was born in Gardner on May 4, 1937, the son of the late Leo and Elmire (Laroche) Laprade. Robert was employed by Digital Manufacturing Company, Westminster as a work-coordinator for 23 years,...

Maryellen B Pollier

Maryellen B Pollier

Jan 18, 2012

Maryellen B. (Moriarty) Pollier, 76, of 229 Waterford Street, Gardner died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Holden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Holden, surrounded by her family following a long battle with COPD. Born in Winchendon on March 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida (Duval) Moriarty. Maryellen was employed by Open Arms Nursing Home in...

Nancy F. Gautreau

Nancy F. Gautreau

Jan 18, 2012

Nancy F. (Murphy) Gautreau, 69, of 149 Partridgeville Road, Templeton died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Heywood Hospital, following an illness. Born in Winchendon on July 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Francis (Crawford) Murphy. Prior to retiring in 1998, Nancy was employed by Simplex Time Recorder in Westminster for 22 years as an electrical...

Eric J. Bastarache

Eric J. Bastarache

Jan 14, 2012

Eric J. Bastarache, 68, of Gardner, formerly of Westminster and Fitchburg, died peacefully at home Saturday, January 14, 2012 after an illness. He leaves his wife of 47 years, Emilienne M. (Maillet) Bastarache; a daughter Kathy Goyette and her husband Clinton of Princeton; three brothers, Amedee of Saint Marie de Kent, New Brunswick, Ronald of Gardner, Alonzo of Saint Antoine,...

Pauline E. Holm

Pauline E. Holm

Jan 13, 2012

Pauline E. (Gagne) Holm, 57, of 5 Century Way, Gardner died Friday, January 13, 2012 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner following an illness. Born in Gardner on July 5, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Henry M. and Theresa A. (Rufiang) Gagne. Pauline was employed for 12 years by the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District...

Mark B. McDonough

Mark B. McDonough

Jan 2, 2012

Mark Byron McDonough, 42, of Leominster, MA died Monday, January 2, 2011 in his residence. He was born in Boston on February 9, 1969, the son of the late James and Margaret (Donahue) McDonough. Mark was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Marlborough. He is survived by his guardian whom he lived with...

Omer J LeBlanc

Omer J LeBlanc

Jan 1, 2012

Omer J. LeBlanc, 63, of 276 Lunenburg Street, Fitchburg, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, following a long illness. Born in St. Antoine, N.B. Canada on August 29, 1948, he was the son of the late Henri and Aurore (Legere) LeBlanc. Omer was employed in the Maintenance Department of H & R 1871 Manufacturing Company of Gardner...

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