Obituaries

Gertrude M. Yablonski

Gertrude M. Yablonski

Jan 24, 2011

Gertrude "Gert" M. (Welch) Yablonski, 95, of 140 Prescott St., North Andover, and formerly of 25 Greenwood Place, Gardner, died Monday, January 24th in Prescott House, North Andover, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on October 21, 1915, she was the daughter of Joseph and Gertrude (Sweeney) Welch. She was a secretary employed by Nichols & Stone Co. of...

Claire Helen Gallant

Claire Helen Gallant

Jan 23, 2011

Claire Helen (Boucher) Gallant, 87, of 10259 Avonleigh Drive, Bonita Springs, Florida and formerly of 50 Crawford St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 23rd in Naples Community Hospital, North Campus, Naples, Florida. Born in Gardner on July 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Pierre and Christine (Jaillet) Boucher. She was a factory worker employed by Bercon Plastics of Gardner...

April L Gill

April L Gill

Jan 23, 2011

April Lee Marie (Pilotte) Gill, 62, of 12 Pleasant St., Baldwinville, died Sunday, January 23rd in Baldwinville Nursing Home after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. Born in Fitchburg on March 25, 1948, she was the daughter of Louis and Sonia D. (Corner) Pilotte. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse, Clinical Trainer Analyst and Clinical Applications Analyst...

Raymond F. Cormier

Raymond F. Cormier

Jan 22, 2011

Raymond F. Cormier, 84, of 47 Lake St., and formerly of 4 Winslow St., Gardner where he lived for 47 years, died Saturday, January 22nd in Heywood Hospital after a difficult battle with cancer, surrounded by family. Born in Gardner on November 14, 1926, he was the son of Prosper and Olive (Laliberte) Cormier. Ray was a salesman last employed...

Jeffrey C."Jeff" Elsmore

Jeffrey C."Jeff" Elsmore

Jan 17, 2011

Jeffrey C. "Jeff" Elsmore, 52, of 16 Nichols Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Monday, January 17, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Jeff was born in Brockton on November 21, 1958, the son of the late Roy D. and Valerie (Beverly) Elsmore. He attended Oakmont Regional High School in Ashburnham. Jeff was a United States Army Veteran, and received the Parachute Badge...

Dennis A. Croteau

Dennis A. Croteau

Jan 15, 2011

Dennis A. Croteau, 50, of 15435 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ and formerly of Gardner, died Saturday, January 15th in Arizona, following an illness. Born in Gardner on October 7, 1960, he was the son of Harold F. and Lillian (Anderson) Croteau. Dennis was a handyman at his apartment complex in Arizona. He attended Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School...

Francois J Vautour

Francois J Vautour

Jan 14, 2011

Francois J. Vautour, (88), of 87 Lennon Street, Gardner died peacefully Friday, January 14, 2011 in Heywood Hospital Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in St. Ignace, N.B. Canada on May 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Rufine (Gallant) Vautour. Francois moved to the United States in 1961. Prior to retiring in 1987, he was...

Dorilla M. Richard

Dorilla M. Richard

Jan 14, 2011

Dorilla M. (Fougere) Richard, 85, of Gardner and formerly a resident of Hubbardson for 30 years, died peacefully Friday, January 14, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, following a long illness. Born in Fitchburg on January 13, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Evangeline (Maillet) Fougere. Prior to retiring in 1988, Dorilla was a...

Rene V Laliberte

Rene V Laliberte

Jan 14, 2011

Rene V. Laliberte, 86, of 82 Oak Street, Gardner died peacefully Friday, January 14, 2011 in his daughter Theresa J. Salames home in Westminster surrounded by family, following a long illness. Rene was born in Gardner on August 5, 1924, the son of the late Joseph and Marie (Fredette) Laliberte. He was a molder employed by Nichols and Stone Company...

Dwight R Farr

Dwight R Farr

Jan 13, 2011

Dwight R. Farr, 84, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, formerly of 40 N. Main Street, E. Templeton, died peacefully Thursday, January 13, 2011 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Templeton on December 20, 1926, he was the son of the late William and Ethel (Rich) Farr. Dwight was a Millroom Foreman employed by...

Vernon R.J. Goguen

Vernon R.J. Goguen

Jan 12, 2011

Vernon R. J. Goguen, 73, of Shediac, N.B., Canada, and formerly of Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 12th in Shediac. Born in Moncton, N.B., Canada on September 9, 1937, he was the son of Rene and Georgianna (Bourque) Goguen. While in Gardner he was a truck driver employed by Goguen Transportation Co. and was a maintenance worker previously employed at...

Edwin W. Wislocki

Edwin W. Wislocki

Jan 11, 2011

Edwin W. "Max" Wislocki, 58, of 7 Willow Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in his residence. Max was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 4, 1952, the son of the late Edwin J. and Catharine (Bobnes) Wislocki. At the time of his death, he was employed as a clerk at Brazells Package Store and O'Skis Laundromat in...

Barbara H Bronson

Barbara H Bronson

Jan 9, 2011

Barbara H. (Hamilton) Bronson, 88, of 221 Hubbardston Road, Templeton, formerly of 171 Blanchard Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, January 9, 2011 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Portland, Maine on August 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Earl and Dorothy Mae (Marshed) Hamilton. Prior to retiring in 1987,...

Mildred C. Bonner

Mildred C. Bonner

Jan 5, 2011

Mildred C. (Goddard) Bonner, 80, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of Hubbardston and originally from Randolph, died peacefully Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long illness. Born in Weymouth, MA on January 31, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Robert Percival and Mildred M. (O'Connor) Goddard. Mildred graduated from Sacred Heart...

Pauline M Landry

Pauline M Landry

Jan 1, 2011

Pauline M. Landry, 87, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, and formerly of 38 Main Street, Gardner died peacefully January 1, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. Pauline was born in Gardner on January 29, 1923, the daughter of the late Theodore and Melisse (Melanson) Landry. Pauline was a member of...

Rebecca M"Becky" Perreault

Rebecca M"Becky" Perreault

Dec 29, 2010

Rebecca M. "Becky" (Saveall) Perreault, 91, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville and formerly of 1263 Green St., Gardner, died Wednesday, December 29th in Heywood Hospital, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. Born in Templeton on January 10, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William and Madalyn (Temple) Saveall. Prior to retiring in 2004, Mrs. Perreault was...

Helen E. Murray

Helen E. Murray

Dec 27, 2010

Helen E. (Lashua) Murray, 75, of 464 Boston Post Road, Amherst, NH and formerly of 254 Pleasant St., Gardner, died peacefully in St. Joseph's Hospital, Nashua, NH on Monday, December 27th 2010, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on August 13, 1935, she was the daughter of Frank and Regina (Wengris) Lashua. She was a Special Education Assistant employed...

Nancy A Clavette (Hanks, Cormier)

Nancy A Clavette (Hanks, Cormier)

Dec 27, 2010

Nancy A. (Hanks) (Cormier) Clavette, 66, of 6 Whitney Street, Gardner, and also of Largo, Florida, died Monday, December 27th in her residence surrounded by her family, after a long illness. Born in Gardner on June 9, 1944, she was the daughter of Leon and Doris (Boisse) Hanks. She was a housekeeper at C & W Fabricators' office of Gardner...

Lisa D Blake

Lisa D Blake

Dec 19, 2010

Lisa D. (Duguay) Blake, 45, of 36 Nicolle Terrace, Gardner, died Sunday, December 19th from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born in Gardner on June 5, 1965, she was the daughter of Leonard and Zenobie (Noel) Duguay of Gardner. At the time of her death she was a secretary employed at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church,...

Arnold A. Dupuis

Arnold A. Dupuis

Dec 17, 2010

Arnold A. Dupuis, 92, of 281 Harvard Road, Bolton and formerly of Gardner, died peacefully, Friday, December 17, 2010 surrounded by family, in his residence. Born in Ashburnham on February 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Clifford and Eva Louise (LaBrack) Dupuis. Prior to retiring, Arnold was an L.P.N. employed for 15 years at the Gardner State...