Obituaries

Leo E. Trembley

Leo E. Trembley

Feb 8, 2010

Leo E. Trembley, 92, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 116 Church Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday, February 8th in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, following a brief illness. Leo was born in Gardner on July 2, 1917, the son of the late Vincent and Marguerite (Pitre) Tremblay. Leo was a woodworker employed by Fontaine Bros. of Gardner...

Michael T Smith

Michael T Smith

Feb 6, 2010

Michael T. Smith, 73, of 663 Green Street, Gardner died peacefully Saturday, February 6th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. Michael was born in Gardner on April 7, 1936, the son of the late Mitchel and Muriel R. (Walsh) Smith. Michael was the City Treasurer for the City of Gardner for 21...

Jennie M Collier

Jennie M Collier

Feb 2, 2010

Jennie M. (Dembek) Collier, 83, of 12 School Street, Templeton, died peacefully Tuesday, February 2nd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her family. Born in Gardner on March 30, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (Morse) Dembek. Prior to retiring in 1988, Jennie was a stitcher/seamstress for Collier Keyworth Co. of Gardner for 30 years....

Albert E."Al" Marion

Albert E."Al" Marion

Feb 1, 2010

Albert E. "Al" Marion, 77, of 131 Champagne Road, Gardner, died suddenly, Monday, February 1st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Al was born in Gardner on February 1, 1933, the son of the late Joseph and Esther (Leroy) Marion. Prior to retiring in 1986, he was employed for 6 six years as the Maintenance Supervisor of Davenport Building Co. of S....

Kenneth G."Ken" Montville

Kenneth G."Ken" Montville

Jan 29, 2010

Kenneth G. "Ken" Montville, 87, of 3 Valley Street, Fitchburg, died peacefully, Friday, January 29th in UMass Memorial - HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on November 21, 1922, he was the son of the late William and Bulah (Merritt) Montville. Prior to retiring in 1990, Ken was employed by Kelly Bros. of Gardner for several...

Laurie J Blacquiere

Laurie J Blacquiere

Jan 27, 2010

Laurie J. Blacquiere, 67, of 18 Turner Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully, Wednesday, January 27th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Lake Ave North, following a long illness. Born in Joggins Minds Nova Scotia, Canada on March 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Joseph I. and Vitaline (Bourgeois) Blacquiere. Laurie was a Firefighter for the City of Gardner for...

Annette L Woodward

Annette L Woodward

Jan 26, 2010

Annette L. (Lajoie) Woodward, 65, of 83 Murray Road, Ashburnham, died peacefully surrounded by her family, Tuesday, January 26th in Legends Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on December 8, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Lillian (Leblanc) Lajoie. Annette was employed by New England All Bank as...

Henri J Robichaud

Henri J Robichaud

Jan 20, 2010

Henri J. Robichaud, 86, of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, January, 20th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. Born in Barachois, N.B. Canada on September 22, 1923, he was the son of the late Adolph and Aline (Melanson) Robichaud. Henri was a sander employed by S. Bent Brothers of Gardner...

Robert J Stefancik

Robert J Stefancik

Jan 18, 2010

Robert J. Stefancik, 80, Orange, MA, met with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 18th surrounded by his loving family. Born in Holyoke, he was the son of the late Stephan and Anna (Filo) Stephancik. Robert was a printer employed by Eusey Press of Leominster for 30 years, retiring in 1995. He graduated from Holyoke Public High School with...

Stella A Allain

Stella A Allain

Jan 10, 2010

Stella A. Allain, 81, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner died peacefully January 10th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Belmont St., Worcester, surrounded by her family, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on September 12, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Henry P. and Virginia L. (Cormier) Allain. Prior to retiring in 1968, Stella was a Graphic Arts...

Harry Billington

Harry Billington

Jan 8, 2010

Harry Billington, 89, of 86 Chapman Park, Gardner died peacefully Friday, January 8th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England on April 27, 1920, he was the son of John and May (Walmsley) Billington. He was an automobile mechanic at Gaston Andre of Brookline for 10 years, retiring in 1978. He was previously employed by Import...

Mildred M"Millie" Comeau

Mildred M"Millie" Comeau

Jan 8, 2010

Mildred M. "Millie" (Manuel) Comeau, 70, of 377 Elm Street, Gardner, died Friday, January 8th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a long illness. Born in Baie St. Anne, N.B. Canada on May 2, 1939, she was the daughter of Andre and Barbara (Chaisson) Manuel. Mildred was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner. She enjoyed knitting,...

James Paul Gallant

James Paul Gallant

Jan 5, 2010

James Paul "Jimmy" Gallant, 46, of 7 Willow Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, January 5th in UMASS-Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave No., Worcester, following a brief illness. Jimmy was born in Fitchburg on June 26, 1963, the son of Camille J. and Agnes M. (Savoie) Gallant of Gardner. Jimmy received his GED in 1987. He was a member of Our...

Albert J."Al" Cormier

Albert J."Al" Cormier

Jan 4, 2010

Albert J. "Al" Cormier, 86, of 73 Baptist Common Road, Templeton, died Monday, January 4th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on April 11, 1923, he was the son of Alyre and Helena (Goguen) Cormier. Al was a self employed General Contractor for 60 years, retiring recently due to illness. He was a member of...

Enrique deJesus

Enrique deJesus

Jan 3, 2010

Enrique deJesus, 61, of 509 Clark Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, January 3rd, in his residence surrounded by family. Born in Puerto Rico on July 26, 1948, he was the son of the late Obdulio deJesus and Leonor (Nieves) deJesus. Prior to retiring in July of 2009, Enrique worked in the janitorial services department of Ajax Co. of New Hampshire....

Leona M. Rousseau

Leona M. Rousseau

Dec 29, 2009

Leona M. (Surette) Rousseau, 86, of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, December 29th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Rogersville, N.B. Canada on November 22, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Narcisse and Mary (DesRoches) Surette. Leona was employed by Leo Richard Catering as a cafeteria worker at Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner...

Shirley K Leger

Shirley K Leger

Dec 28, 2009

Shirley K. (Boudreau) Leger, 82, of 172 Sherman Street, Gardner, died Monday, December 28th in The Legends of Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on February 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Byron and Harriett (Beasley) Boudreau. Shirley graduated from Worcester South High School, Worcester with the Class of 1944. She was a member of...

Juliette Wheeler

Juliette Wheeler

Dec 28, 2009

Juliette (Girouard) Wheeler, 86, of 102 Leafield Road, Danville, Ca and formerly of 119 Douglas Road, Gardner for many years, died peacefully, Monday, December 28th in her residence, surrounded by family. Juliette was born in Gardner on February 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (LeBlanc) Girouard. Juliette graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with the Class...

Matthew T."Matt" Maillet

Matthew T."Matt" Maillet

Dec 27, 2009

Matthew T. "Matt" Maillet, 45, of 1107 N.W. Bella Vista Road, Bentonville, Arkansas, and formerly of Gardner, MA, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 27th in his residence. Born in Gardner on July 11, 1964, he was the son of Herve R.J. Maillet and the late Patricia (Wesockes) Maillet. At the time of his death, Matthew was a truck driver employed for...

Corinne A. Jankowski

Corinne A. Jankowski

Dec 23, 2009

Corinne A. (Gagne) Jankowski, 84, of 236 Leamy Street, Gardner, died Wednesday, December 23rd in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, following a year-long battle with lymphoma. Born in Gardner on January 9, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Virginie (Boucher) Gagne. Corinne worked in the City of Gardner School Department as a cafeteria worker for 17 years,...