All Obituaries
Lois Brettschneider Fitchburg
Lois (Doiron) Brettschneider had a gift for quiet, graceful example. Devotion to family and friends, loyalty and a profound work ethic were values she lived. She walked the walk. Lois passed away peacefully, Monday, March 30, 2020, at UMass Memorial Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster due to complications from COVID-19. She resided most recently in Fitchburg but more notably and for many years in Gardner and Ashby.
Born in Wakefield, MA, on May 5, 1937, Lois was the daughter of the...
Lois (Doiron) Brettschneider had a gift for quiet, graceful example. Devotion to family and friends, loyalty and a profound work ethic were values she lived. She walked the walk. Lois passed away...
Chester "Chet" Zarozinski Gardner
Chester ‘Chet’ Zarozinski, 80, of Gardner, MA died peacefully on March 28, 2020 after battling a long illness.
Born on July 16, 1939 in Gardner, MA. Chet was a 1957 graduate of Gardner High School. He later went on to graduate from Worcester Junior College in 1959 with a degree in electrical engineering.
After graduation Chet began a successful career in several area businesses. Chet worked at Union Twist Drill (UTD) for 28 years. After their closing, Chet...
Chester ‘Chet’ Zarozinski, 80, of Gardner, MA died peacefully on March 28, 2020 after battling a long illness.
Born on July 16, 1939 in Gardner, MA. Chet was a 1957 graduate of...
Roland Woods, Jr. Gardner
Roland Joseph Woods Jr., 68, of Gardner, died Friday, March 27, 2020, in his residence.
Born in Winchendon on January 2, 1952, he was the son of the late Roland Joseph Woods Sr. and Marion (Plouffe) Woods. He graduated from Murdock High School with the Class of 1970. Roland was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran serving from 1972 to 1976, where he received the National Service Defense Medal and the Good Conduct Medal before being honorably discharged. Roland was a house manager...
Roland Joseph Woods Jr., 68, of Gardner, died Friday, March 27, 2020, in his residence.
Born in Winchendon on January 2, 1952, he was the son of the late Roland Joseph Woods Sr. and Marion...
Diane Brideau Gardner
Diane (Tourigny) Brideau, 74, of Gardner, died peacefully, Friday, March 27, 2020, in her residence, after an illness.
Born in Gardner on March 26, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Herve and Florence (Dubuc) Tourigny. She was a graduate of Gardner High School with the Class of 1964, and later attended Henry’s School of Hair Design in Fitchburg in 1966. She was a self-employed hairdresser until recently.
Diane was a parishioner of Annunciation Parish/ Our Lady of the Holy Rosary...
Diane (Tourigny) Brideau, 74, of Gardner, died peacefully, Friday, March 27, 2020, in her residence, after an illness.
Born in Gardner on March 26, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Herve...
Elaine Johns Gardner
Elaine C. (Lajoie) Johns, 87, of Gardner died peacefully, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Wachusett Manor, Gardner, following a long illness
Born in Gardner on October 13, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Ruth (Erickson) Lajoie. She was a graduate of Gardner High School with the Class of 1950. She was a telephone operator employed by Verizon for many years until her retirement in 1982.
She was a parishioner of Chestnut Street United Methodist Church of Gardner. She was a...
Elaine C. (Lajoie) Johns, 87, of Gardner died peacefully, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Wachusett Manor, Gardner, following a long illness
Born in Gardner on October 13, 1932, she was the daughter...
Dorothy Lefebvre Lewiston, ME
Dorothy Ann (Wilson) “Dottie” Lefebvre, 81, of Lewiston, Maine, died peacefully Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in her residence after a long illness.
Born in Gardner on May 31, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Clara May (Durant) Wilson. She was a graduate of Athol High School with the Class of 1956. She was a bookkeeper employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for many years until her retirement in 1999. Prior to this, she was...
Dorothy Ann (Wilson) “Dottie” Lefebvre, 81, of Lewiston, Maine, died peacefully Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in her residence after a long illness.
Born in Gardner on May 31, 1938, she...
Jacinda Scott Athol
Jacinda Blossom “Peanut” Scott, 13, of Athol, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, after suffering an asthma attack.
Born in Gardner on January 23, 2007, she was the daughter of Stephen Scott Jr. and Julie A. Harthan. At the time of her death, she was a seventh-grade student at Athol- Royalston Middle School, where she was an active member of their Leadership Club and Caring Paws Club.
Jacinda was one of the kindest, sweetest girls....
Jacinda Blossom “Peanut” Scott, 13, of Athol, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, after suffering an asthma attack.
Born in Gardner on...
Archbishop Paul Richard Gardner
Archbishop Paul Joseph Richard “Brother Paul”, 73, of Gardner, was peacefully born into eternal life, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mother.
Born in Gardner on July 6, 1946, he was the son of the late Joseph and Doris (Goodwin) Richard. He was a graduate of Gardner High School. He was a Registered Nurse. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop for the Bisco tine Orthodox Church and worked as a prison...
Archbishop Paul Joseph Richard “Brother Paul”, 73, of Gardner, was peacefully born into eternal life, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, on the Feast of the...
Youngjin Kim Gardner
Youngjin Kim, 53, of Gardner, died peacefully after fighting a ruptured brain aneurysm followed by multiple surgeries, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Rose Monahan Hospice House, Worcester, surrounded by his family.
Born in South Korea on December 2, 1966, he was the son of Youngtae Kim and Jahyun Son. Youngjin served in the South Korean military. He received an Associate’s Degree in Computer Science, eventually obtaining the equivalence of a bachelor’s degree from employment...
Youngjin Kim, 53, of Gardner, died peacefully after fighting a ruptured brain aneurysm followed by multiple surgeries, Monday, March 23, 2020, in the Rose Monahan Hospice House, Worcester,...
Albertine Collette Gardner
Albertine M. (Arsenault) Collette, 94, of Gardner, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. She died in her sleep in the apartment she shared for almost a year with her daughter Phyllis, who vowed to care for her mother until the end. Albertine went on hospice care this past October while remaining in their apartment. The Gardner Visiting Nursing Association often praised Phyllis for the care she gave to her mother in Albertine’s final year of life.
Albertine was born in Rumford, Maine...
Albertine M. (Arsenault) Collette, 94, of Gardner, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. She died in her sleep in the apartment she shared for almost a year with her daughter Phyllis, who vowed...
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