Obituaries

Anne M. Bialy

Anne M. Bialy

Apr 22, 2007

Anne M. (Blenniss) Bialy, 74, of 174 B. Blanchard St., Gardner, died Sunday, April 22nd in Heywood Hospital, following an illness. She was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on October 10, 1932, the daughter of the late Henry and Harriet (Studwell) Blenniss, and moved to Gardner in the mid 1980s. Anne was a Bank Teller employed by Workers Credit Union...

Emilienne M. "Bunny" Richard

Emilienne M. "Bunny" Richard

Apr 16, 2007

Emilienne M. "Bunny" (Leger) Richard, 100, a resident of the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing for the past 16 years, died Monday, April 16th in the LaChance Center. Born in Gardner on February 1, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Jaddus V. and Emilienne (Cormier) Leger. Mrs. Richard was employed as an office worker for...

William F. Gary, Sr

William F. Gary, Sr

Apr 10, 2007

William F. "Butch" Gary, Sr., 77, of 12 Champney Road, Greenfield, MA, and formerly of Hubbardston, MA, died Tuesday, April 10th in Soldiers Home, Holyoke, MA. Born in Gardner on October 5, 1929, he was the son of William E. and Louise (Lashua) Gary. William was a truck driver, employed by Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard for 15 years, retiring...

Pauline Mundell

Pauline Mundell

Apr 9, 2007

Pauline J. (LaFarier) Mundell, 83, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 167 Pleasant St., Gardner, died Monday, April 9th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Gardner, on September 6, 1923, she was the daughter of Joseph and Alice (Gravel) LaFarier. Pauline was employed in the Medical Records Department of North Central Human Services, Gardner, until...

Dora M. Cunningham

Dora M. Cunningham

Apr 8, 2007

Dora M. (Bourgeois) Cunningham, 94, of 12 A St., Gardner, died Sunday, April 8th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Grand Digue, NB, Canada on November 27, 1912, she was the daughter of Jean and Angeline (Caissie) Bourgeois. Mrs. Cunningham was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She enjoyed Bingo, playing cards,...

Joseph D. Langlois

Joseph D. Langlois

Apr 8, 2007

Joseph D. "Farmer" Langlois, 50 of 75 Brook Lane, Gardner, died Sunday, April 8th in his residence following a long battle with Lou Gehrigs disease. Born in Gardner on December 14, 1956, he was the son of Charles E. and M. Paulette (Allaire) Langlois of Gardner. Joseph was the Superintendent of the Bridges and Highway Department of Travis County in...

Leo E. Cormier

Leo E. Cormier

Apr 7, 2007

Leo E. Cormier, 80, of 35 Waterford St., Gardner, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 7th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, shortly after being stricken ill at home. Born in Gardner on March 12, 1927, he was the son of Alyre and Philomene (Boudreau) Cormier. Leo was part owner and operator of People's Fuel & Trucking, Inc. of Gardner for 60 years until...

Theresa Desroche

Theresa Desroche

Apr 5, 2007

Theresa "Marraine" Desroche, 86, of 174 Lakeshore Drive, Ashburnham, died Thursday, April 5th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. Born in Standish, Maine on October 31, 1920, she was the daughter of Pius and Alice (Boudreau) Desroche. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse employed by Gardner State Hospital for 6 years, retiring in 1976. She previously worked at Boston...

Clement J. Poirier

Clement J. Poirier

Apr 3, 2007

Clement J. Poirier, 88, of 125 Connors Street, Gardner, formerly of 3 Maple Street for 20 twenty years, died Tuesday, April 3rd at Heywood Hospital, Gardner shortly after being stricken ill. Born in Minto, N.B. Canada on November 22, 1918, he was the son of the late Anthony and Virginia (Allain) Poirier. Clement was a chair assembler, employed by George...

Connie Theriault

Connie Theriault

Apr 3, 2007

Connie M. (Raymond) Theriault, 90, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 172 Prospect Street, Gardner, died Tuesday, April 3rd in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner. Born in Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada on February 9, 1917, she was the daughter of Fredrick and Alice F. (Denton) Raymond. Connie was a member of the Church of...

Pamela Joan Ormsby

Pamela Joan Ormsby

Mar 29, 2007

Pamela Joan (Rix) Ormsby, 59, of 15 Birch St., Gardner, died Thursday, March 29th in Umass Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Fitchburg on January 17, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Joan (Packard) Rix. She was a member of First Congregational Church, Gardner. She was a member of Order of Jessamine Star Chapter...

Neil A. Borkowski

Neil A. Borkowski

Mar 23, 2007

Neil "Bubba" A. Borkowski, 47, of 409 Pleasant Street, Gardner, died Friday, March 23rd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. He was born in Gardner on May 31, 1959, the son of Edmond and Dorilla (LeBlanc) Borkowski. Neil was a machinist employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Westminster for 27 years, retiring in 2004. He graduated from Gardner...

Abdoljavad Mohaghegh

Abdoljavad Mohaghegh

Mar 13, 2007

Abdoljavad Mohaghegh, 83, of 218 Reservoir Street, Holden, formerly of Auburn, MA, died Tuesday, March 13th in Holden Nursing Home, Holden following an illness. Born in Semnan-Iran on March 27, 1923, he was the son of Atta and Shokat (Harati) Mohaghegh. Abdol was a retired Educator, last employed as President of Teachers College in Tehran-Iran for 37 years, retiring in...

Maurice Pelletier

Maurice Pelletier

Mar 12, 2007

Maurice A. Pelletier, 78, of 167 Pleasant Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 12th in Umass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester following a short illness. Born in Fitchburg, MA on December 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Henry and Clara (Gelinas) Pelletier. Maurice was employed as a stockman for C.H. Hartshorn Company of Gardner for 10...

Chester Morse

Chester Morse

Mar 12, 2007

Chester N. "Chet" Morse, Jr., 66, of 33 Highland Street, Gardner, died Monday, March 12th in the Umass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus following a short illness. Born in Gardner on July 6, 1940, he was the son of the late Chester N. and Rita D. (LeBlanc) Morse, Sr. Chet was a machine operator, employed by New England Woodenware...

Helen Caouette

Helen Caouette

Mar 12, 2007

Helen L. (McNelis) Caouette, 75, of 31 Ridge Street, Westminster, died peacefully on Monday, March 12th, in her residence surrounded by her family, following a short illness. Born in Kulpmont, PA on December 13, 1931, she was the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Dombrowski) McNelis. Helen was a Manager of the Jewelry Department of Rich's Department Store in Gardner for...

Veikko Tiihonen

Veikko Tiihonen

Mar 9, 2007

Veikko W. "Vic" Tiihonen, 92, of 56 Crescent Rd., Gardner, died Friday, March 9th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on December 13, 1914, he was the son of William and Hilda (Kuula) Tiihonen. He was employed in the Accounting Department of S. Bent Co. of Gardner for 12 years, retiring in...

Gerard Beland

Gerard Beland

Mar 9, 2007

Gerard F. "Gerry" Beland, 75, of 25 Day Mill Drive, Templeton, died peacefully Friday, March 9th, in Heywood Hospital,Gardner, surrounded by his family. Born in Leominster on July 7, 1931, he was the son of Arthur H. and Cecile (Bergeron) Beland. Gerry was a truck driver employed by Lyons Distributor of Worcester for 19 years until retiring in 1990. He...

Cyprien Johnson

Cyprien Johnson

Mar 7, 2007

Cyprien Johnson, 102, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 61 Lake Street, Gardner, died Wednesday, March 7th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner, following a short illness. He was born in St. Louis De Kent, N.B. Canada on September 16, 1904, the son of Pierre and Priscille (Gallant) Johnson. Cyprien was a shipper, employed...

Evangeline Friberg

Evangeline Friberg

Feb 28, 2007

Evangeline (Leger) Friberg, 93, of 73 Sand Street, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, February 28th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner. She was born in Gardner, on July 28, 1913, the daughter of the late Jaddus and Emilienne (Cormier) Leger. Evangeline was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She enjoyed visiting with...