Obituaries

Stephen M.""Hot Dog"" Dickie

Stephen M.""Hot Dog"" Dickie

Oct 27, 2011

Stephen M. "Hot Dog" Dickie, 36, of 10 Bancroft Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Thursday, October 27, 2011 in Gardner. Stephen was born in Worcester on May 13, 1975, the son of Gordon J. and Jane A. (Reese) Dickie of Gardner. He graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1993, and was a member of the Gardner High School...

Alton "Alton John" Stone

Alton "Alton John" Stone

Oct 22, 2011

Alton "Alton John" Stone, 74, of 819 Clark Street, Gardner died Saturday, October 22, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave. N, Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Baldwinville on October 6, 1937, he was the son of the late Harold W. and Evelyn G. (Tukey) Stone. Alton was a volunteer at Heywood Hospital and GAAMHA Industries in...

Jeannette P. Bouchard

Jeannette P. Bouchard

Oct 21, 2011

Jeannette P. (LaPrise) Bouchard, 77, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, October 21st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a short illness, surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on April 19, 1934, she was the daughter of George and Beatrice (Savoie) LaPrise. She was a teachers' aide employed at Waterford Street School for the Gardner School System for 10 years until...

Richard W."Richie" Davidson

Richard W."Richie" Davidson

Oct 19, 2011

Richard William "Richie" Davidson, 60, of 88 New Templeton Road, Hubbardston died suddenly Wednesday, October 19, 2011 in his residence after being stricken ill. Richard was born in Concord, MA on November 8, 1950, the son of the late Joseph J. Davidson, Sr. and Sophie E. (Fabiyan) Davidson. He was employed by Options Direct of Athol in the Shipping and...

Lorraine M. Boucher

Lorraine M. Boucher

Oct 13, 2011

Lorraine M. (Bastarache) Boucher, 86 of 125 Connors St., Gardner, died Thursday, October 13, 2011 in her residence following a long illness. Born in St. Lazare, NB, Canada on December 3, 1924, she was the daughter of Adelin and Edna (Martin) Bastarache. Lorraine was a sander employed by Nichols & Stone Co. of Gardner for many years until retiring in...

Joseph R."Romeo" Bastarache

Joseph R."Romeo" Bastarache

Oct 12, 2011

Joseph "Romeo" Bastarache, 85, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of 125 Connors, Gardner died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, surrounded by his family following a long illness. Romeo was born in Bouctouche N.B. Canada on August 6, 1926, the son of the late Elzear and Mary Lue (Arsenault) Bastarache. He was a steel worker...

David A.""Eagle Eye"" Comee

David A.""Eagle Eye"" Comee

Oct 10, 2011

David A. "Eagle Eye" Comee, 60, of 65 Marquette Street, Gardner, died Monday, October 10, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, after being stricken ill while biking up Wachusett Mountain in Princeton with his wife Kathy. David was born in Gardner on March 8, 1951, the son of the late Arthur A. and Jeanette (Casavant)...

Theodule J."Ted" Cormier

Theodule J."Ted" Cormier

Oct 9, 2011

Theodule J. "Ted" Cormier, 86, of 114 Baker St., Gardner died peacefully Sunday, October 9th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Born in St. Paul, NB, Canada on July 23, 1925, he was the son of Albanie and Rose (Cormier) Cormier. Ted was a machinist employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner until retiring in 1987. He...

Bernadine "Dinny" Amistadi (van Os)

Bernadine "Dinny" Amistadi (van Os)

Oct 8, 2011

Bernadine "Dinny" (van Os) Amistadi, 87, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner and formerly of Templeton, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, following a brief illness. She was born in Erica Drenthe, Holland on October 10, 1923, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Berendina (van Os) van Os. Bernadine was...

Joseph Andre Bolduc

Joseph Andre Bolduc

Oct 4, 2011

Joseph Andre Bolduc, 93, of 6453 Birch Lane, Lantana, FL, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in Medicana Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lake Worth, FL. He was born in Gardner on November 22, 1917, the son of the late Napoleon and Berthe (Beaudet) Bolduc. Joseph was a Postal Clerk in the City Gardner for 25 years, retiring...

Raymond C."Ray" Racette

Raymond C."Ray" Racette

Oct 1, 2011

Raymond C. "Ray" Racette, 70, of Phillipston, died peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011 in his residence following a brief illness. Ray was born in Gardner on April 21, 1941, the son of the late Oza J. and Edna A. (Dumas) Racette. He was a School Teacher in the City of Gardner for 33 years, retiring in 2000. He also owned...

Cecile Y."CC" Wheeler

Cecile Y."CC" Wheeler

Sep 28, 2011

Cecile Y. "CC" (Montville) Wheeler, 65, of 376 Matthews Street, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a long illness. Cecile was born in Gardner on August 14, 1946, the daughter of the late Sylvio and Eva Louise (Pouliot) Montville. Cecile was employed by Wendy's of Gardner as an assistant in...

Robert J. Cormier

Robert J. Cormier

Sep 27, 2011

Robert J. Cormier, 79, who resided at 13 Moran Street, Gardner for the past 44 years, died peacefully Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Robert was born in Gardner on February 10, 1932, the son of the late George and Cyrianne (Maillet) Cormier. He was a machinist employed by GEM Industries of Gardner for 37 years,...

Roger L Perreault Sr

Roger L Perreault Sr

Sep 26, 2011

Roger L. Perreault Sr., 87, of 15 Sunrise Lane, Gardner, died suddenly in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, Monday, September 26th following a recent illness, surrounded by his family. Born in Gardner on March 13, 1924, he was the son of Louis and Edith (Rochleau) Perreault. He was a shipper and receiver employed by the American Can Company of Fitchburg for...

Father Gerald A. Dorais

Father Gerald A. Dorais

Sep 23, 2011

Father Gerald A. Dorais, 83, was peacefully born into eternal life on Friday, September 23, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, on the Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, and the eve of his fifty-sixth anniversary of ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. He was in the company of a brother priest, family and friends. Fr. Dorais was born in...

Peter K. Binder

Peter K. Binder

Sep 19, 2011

Attorney Peter K. Binder, 66, of 143 Graham Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday, September 19, 2011 in his residence surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Buffalo, New York on September 25, 1944, the son of the late A. Francis and Nancy-Lou (Knowlton) Binder. Peter and his wife, Attorney Nancy Binder, were partners of the Binder and Binder Law...

Rita L Garneau

Rita L Garneau

Sep 17, 2011

Rita L. (Jean) Garneau, 80, of 104 Church Street, Gardner died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner surrounded by her family. Rita was born in Gardner on April 14, 1931, the daughter of the late Victor J. and Delina M. (Houde) Jean. She was a store clerk employed by the former Brooks Pharmacy of...

Margaret M. Sparks

Margaret M. Sparks

Sep 17, 2011

Margaret M. "Peggy" (Langevin) Sparks, 67, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. Peggy was born in Newport, Vermont on April 16, 1944, the daughter of the late Eugene and Blanche (Salls) Langevin. She was a Nurses Aide at various local nursing homes for many years. Peggy enjoyed playing...

Robert M."Rob" Sisco

Robert M."Rob" Sisco

Sep 10, 2011

Robert M. "Rob" Sisco, 32, of 1819 24th Avenue Unit B, Seattle, WA, formerly of Winchendon, MA died unexpectedly Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Seattle, WA. Rob was born in Gardner on July 1, 1979, the son of William A. and Joyce (Freeman) Sisco II. At the time of his death, Rob was a Chemical Engineer employed by Tecplot of...

Ethel F Cormier

Ethel F Cormier

Sep 7, 2011

Ethel F. (Cormier) Cormier, 77, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in her residence after being stricken ill. Ethel was born in Canada on December 31, 1933, the daughter of the late Edgar and Leonie (Goguen) Cormier. Ethel graduated from High School in Canada and received her Nursing Degree with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She was a Licensed...