Obituaries

Valeria A."Val" Maattala

Valeria A."Val" Maattala

Aug 3, 2010

Valeria A. "Val" (Bacewski) Maattala, 88, of 45 Greenwood Place, Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, August 3rd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a long illness, surrounded by her family. Born in Otter River on May 29, 1922, she was the daughter of Stanislaw and Anna (Baldyga) Bacewski. Mrs. Maattala was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. She...

M. Florence Casavant

M. Florence Casavant

Aug 1, 2010

M. Florence "Flo" (Albert) Casavant, 90, of 32 Hospital Hill Rd., Gardner, formerly of 145 Pelley St. Gardner and Athol from 1927 to 1946, died peacefully Sunday, August 1st in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, surrounded by her family. Born in Leominster on May 8, 1920, she was the daughter of Alphonse and Florence (Chiasson) Albert. She was a clerk...

Gladys B. DesBois

Gladys B. DesBois

Jul 20, 2010

Gladys B. (Rouisse) DesBois, 85, of Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family, in her residence on Tuesday, July 20th of pancreatic cancer. Born in Fitchburg on May 9, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Napolean "Paul" and Mabel (Gionet) Rouisse. Gladys worked at Worcester County National Bank in Gardner for many years. Gladys graduated from Fitchburg High...

Mercedes M. Jacques

Mercedes M. Jacques

Jun 27, 2010

Mercedes M. (Dorval) Jacques, 95, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville and formerly of 22 Bancroft Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, June 27th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. Mrs. Jacques was born in Gardner on April 25, 1915, the daughter of the late Herve and Eva (Comtois) Dorval. Mercedes graduated from St. Anne's Academy in Marlboro, MA with the Class...

Oscar J"Ottie" VanSant, Jr

Oscar J"Ottie" VanSant, Jr

Jun 21, 2010

Oscar J. "Ottie" VanSant, Jr., 87, of 220 North Chelsea Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, died peacefully Monday, June 21st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Born in Atlantic City, NJ on May 24, 1923, he was the son of the late Oscar J. and Sarah (Berry) VanSant, Sr. Oscar was a Physicist for the Naval Ordinance employed by the United States Government...

Elaine M. Stickney

Elaine M. Stickney

Jun 20, 2010

Elaine M. (Roy) Stickney, 79, died Sunday, June 20th in her residence. She was born in Gardner on May 14, 1931, the daughter of the late Alma (Couture) Roy and Frank Xavier Roy. She graduated from Holy Rosary School and Gardner High School, Class of 1949, where she played varsity field hockey, basketball and softball. In 1953, she graduated from...

Alvin M. LeBlanc

Alvin M. LeBlanc

Jun 20, 2010

Alvin M. LeBlanc, 74, of 164C Blanchard Street, Gardner, died Sunday, June 20th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness with cancer. Alvin was born in Gardner on October 25, 1935, the son of the late Melas and Marie (Cormier) LeBlanc. Prior to retiring, Alvin was employed by Tobins Catering in Needham for 14 years, as a cook. He...

Diane A. Guertin

Diane A. Guertin

Jun 18, 2010

Diane Alma (Voisine) Guertin, 91, of 115 Otter River Rd., Templeton, and formerly of 101 Waterford St. Gardner where she had lived for 58 years, died peacefully Friday, June 18th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville surrounded by her family. Born in St. Basil, N.B., Canada on October 20, 1918, she was the daughter of Onesime and Elise (Martin) Voisine....

Anna Marie Richard

Anna Marie Richard

Jun 18, 2010

Anna Marie "Marion" (Drouin) Richard, 88, of 300 Narrow Lane, Phillipston, died peacefully June 18th in her residence. Born in Gardner on August 21, 1921, she was the daughter of Alfred and Beatrice (Bourgault) Drouin. Anna was an Administrative Assistant in the Board of Selectmen's Office of the Town of Templeton for 9 years, from 1974 to 1983. She was...

Bernice V."Bernie" Babineau

Bernice V."Bernie" Babineau

Jun 17, 2010

Bernice V. "Bernie" (Johnson) Babineau, 87, of 228 Gardner Road, Hubbardston, died suddenly Thursday, June 17th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Bernice was born in Hubbardston on July 12, 1922, the daughter of the late Ivan A. and Muriel B. (Robbins) Johnson. Mrs. Babineau graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1939. Prior to retiring, Bernice...

Dorice M. Hache

Dorice M. Hache

Jun 17, 2010

Dorice M. (Leblanc) Hache, 86, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville and formerly of 162 Oak Street, Gardner, died Thursday, June 17th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a brief illness surrounded by her family. Born in Moncton, N.B. Canada on January 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helene (LeBlanc) LeBlanc. Dorice was employed by...

Francis J Belliveau

Francis J Belliveau

Jun 6, 2010

Francis J. Belliveau, 84, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner went to be with our Lord on Sunday, June 6th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following a brief illness. Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 27, 1926, he was the son of the late Edward and Dometilde (Doiron) Belliveau. Francis married Lorraine Antoinette Bourgeois on August 12,...

Florence M Cormier

Florence M Cormier

May 30, 2010

Florence M. Cormier, 93, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of 161 Spruce Street, Leominster, died peacefully Sunday May 30th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long illness. Born in Notre Dame, Canada on September 12, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Napoleon and Melissi (LeBlanc) Cormier. Prior to retiring in 1984, Florence was a stitcher...

Gladys P Couture

Gladys P Couture

May 29, 2010

Gladys P. (LeBlanc) Couture, 79, of 51 Hospital Rd., Baldwinville , and formerly of 47 Lake St., Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, May 29th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home after a long illness, surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on September 19, 1930, she was the daughter of Leo and Dorothy (Moore) LeBlanc. Gladys was office manager employed by Dr....

Jeannine Daigle

Jeannine Daigle

May 29, 2010

Jeannine (LeBlanc) Daigle, 74, of 102 High Street, Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, May 29th in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester following a brief illness. She was born in St. Paul N.B. Canada on July 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Louise (Richard) LeBlanc. Jeannine was a member of Our Lady of the...

Helmi M Lepkowski

Helmi M Lepkowski

May 28, 2010

Helmi M. (Wauhkonen) Lepkowski, 92, a long time resident of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, May 28th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a long illness. Born in Norwood on March 30, 1918, she was the daughter of the late William and Hilda (Karjalainen) Wauhkonen. Helmi attended Gardner High School, Gardner. She was employed by Colonial Craft Furniture of East...

Muriel L Bettez

Muriel L Bettez

May 26, 2010

Muriel L. (Leger) Bettez, 93, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, formerly of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, May 26th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on November 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Philias and Marguerite (LeBlanc) Leger. Muriel graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with the...

Christina L"Bean" LaClair

Christina L"Bean" LaClair

May 25, 2010

Christina L. "Bean" LaClair, 32, of 203 Cedar Street, Fitchburg, died Tuesday, May 25th in Tewksbury State Hospital, Tewksbury following a long illness. Christina was born in Leominster on June 5, 1977, the daughter of Dennis A. and Christine R. (Bennett) LaClair of Fitchburg. She received her GED in 2000 from Fitchburg High School, Fitchburg. Christina loved animals, playing cards...

Althea E."Thea" Assem

Althea E."Thea" Assem

May 24, 2010

Althea E. "Thea" (Johnson) Assem, 55, of 124 Manca Drive, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family Monday, May 24th in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, following a long struggle with liver disease. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 28, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Wendell H. and Enid (Lyn) Johnson. Prior to...

Bruce C Woollacott

Bruce C Woollacott

May 21, 2010

Bruce C. Woollacott, 67, 83 Clark Street, Shirley, died Friday, May 21st in Keystone Center, Leominster, following an illness. Born in Fitchburg on August 14, 1942, he was the son of the late John L. and Marjorie M. (Fellows) Woollacott. Bruce was a plasterer, employed by Pelletier Construction Company of Fitchburg for several years. He served in the United States...