Obituaries

David M. Cote

David M. Cote

Jun 19, 2022

David Cote, 74, of Gardner, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022, after a long period of declining health.

Born in Leominster on February 10, 1948, he was the son of the late Homer Cote and Dorothy (Wheeler) Yoder. He was a Die Setter employed by United Plastics. He was previously employed by ER Kingmans.

He was inducted into the Leominster...

Richard W Gautreau

Richard W Gautreau

Jun 11, 2022

Richard “Richie” W. Gautreau, 72, of Templeton, died peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2022, in his home.

Born in Gardner on August 17, 1949, he was the son of the late Raymond and Daphne (Watkins) Gautreau. He graduated from Narragansett Regional High School with the Class of 1967. Richie was a United States Army Vietnam War Veteran serving from 1970 to...

Michael F. Gilhooly

Michael F. Gilhooly

Jun 10, 2022

Michael F. Gilhooly, 49, of Westminster, died peacefully Friday, June 10, 2022, in UMass Memorial Medical Center—University Campus, Worcester.

Born in Thailand on November 7, 1972, he was the son of Phillip Gilhooly. He graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1991. Mike was a United States Air Force Persian Gulf War Veteran serving from 1993 to 1997,...

Dorothy A. McKellick

Dorothy A. McKellick

Jun 8, 2022

Dorothy “Dot” A. (Cunningham) McKellick, 83, of Templeton, died peacefully Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her family after a short illness.

Born in Gardner on December 25, 1938, she was the daughter of Edward and Dora (Bourgeois) Cunningham. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1955. Dot was employed by the Town...

Arnvid J Froystein

Arnvid J Froystein

Jun 8, 2022

Arnvid J. Froystein, 89, of Athol, died peacefully Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol.

Born in Saebozogen, Norway on February 15, 1933, he was the son of the late Olaf and Julia Froystein. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Arnvid was a Mechanical Engineer employed by General Electric...

Anna Marie Sawicki

Anna Marie Sawicki

Jun 7, 2022

Anna Marie (Hajdukiewicz) Sawicki, 96, of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in her residence.

Born in Gardner on October 23, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Sophia (Malinowska) Hajdukiewicz. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1943 and received an Associates Degree through the Henry Heywood Hospital Nursing Program. Anna was...

Susan M. Hui

Susan M. Hui

Jun 2, 2022

Susan M. (Valois) Hui, 68, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, with her family by her side.

Born in Leominster on October 26, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Doris (Delisle) Valois. She graduated from Leominster High School with the Class of 1972 and received her Bachelor of Arts...

Gloria J. Zutautas

Gloria J. Zutautas

May 29, 2022

Gloria J. (Theriault) Zutautas, 74, of Arlington, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, May 29, 2022, in UMass Memorial Medical Center—University Campus, Worcester, surrounded by her family.

Born in Rumford, Maine on September 22, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Joseph Theriault and Helen Mary (Gaudet) Theriault. She graduated from Narragansett Regional High School, Templeton with the...

Violet Arsenault

Violet Arsenault

May 28, 2022

Violet “Vi” (Goguen) Arsenault, 92, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, May 28, 2022, in her home surrounded by her family.

Born in Gardner on February 17, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Olivier and Regina (Bastarache) Goguen. Vi was a Domestic Worker employed by various households throughout the years until her retirement in 2008.

Vi was a parishioner...

Vincent D. Leger

Vincent D. Leger

May 24, 2022

Vincent "Vince" Donald Leger, 83, of Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, with his family by his side. 

Born in Ste. Marie de Kent, NB, on November 13, 1938, he was the son of the late Edward and Anne Marie Cormier.  Following his mother's passing in 1947, he was adopted by Francis...

Dorothy D. Caissey

Dorothy D. Caissey

May 22, 2022

Dorothy D. (Cormier) Caissey, 93, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.

Born in Gardner on November 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Cecelia (Couture) Cormier. Dorothy was an employed by the Fernald School of Templeton for many years prior to her retirement. In her retirement, Dorothy...

Marion L. Alexander

Marion L. Alexander

May 19, 2022

Marion L. (Rice) Alexander, 81, of Gardner, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, in UMass Memorial Medical Center—University Campus, Worcester.

Born in Worcester on September 16, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Duncan A. and Bernice I. (Hannah) Rice. She graduated from Worcester High School and received a certificate from hairdressing school. Marion was a Sales Associate employed...

Jeannine E. Savoie

Jeannine E. Savoie

May 15, 2022

Jeannine E. (Leger) Savoie, 88, of Gardner, formerly of Orange, died peacefully Sunday, May 15, 2022, at home with her family by her side.

Born in Gardner on November 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie (Cormier) Leger. Jeannine was an Assembler employed by Data General of Natick for several years prior to her retirement....

Frederic E. Hugo

Frederic E. Hugo

May 14, 2022

Frederic E. Hugo, 79, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, May 14, 2022, in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Brighton, after an illness.

Born in Melrose on June 11, 1942, he was the son of the late Charles and Geraldine (Duncan) Hugo. He graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1960 and received a Bachelor of Art Degree in Economics...

Robert R. Provencher

Robert R. Provencher

May 13, 2022

Robert R. Provencher “Fat Bob”, 71, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Friday, May 13, 2022, in his residence.

Born in Gardner on December 25, 1950, he was the son of the late Robert and Thelma (LeBlanc) Provencher. Robert was a United States Army Vietnam War Veteran serving from 1968 to 1971, where he received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service...

Julien J. Frenette

Julien J. Frenette

May 13, 2022

Julien Frenette, 93, of Gardner passed away peacefully at his Gardner home on May 13, 2022.  He was born in the coastal village of Petit Rocher, New Brunswick, Canada on October 30, 1928.  He was the third of thirteen children born to Fabien F. Frenette and Alice Godin. 

At fifteen, Jules left the family homestead in Sormany, NB to work...

Joseph L. Richard

Joseph L. Richard

May 4, 2022

Jospeh L. Richard, 89, Of Dunedin, Florida, originally of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Born in Gardner, on February 19, 1933, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Andrea (Casey) Richard. Joseph graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1951 and later attended Emerson School of Broadcasting. He was the owner and operator of...

Gladys S. Hunter

Gladys S. Hunter

May 1, 2022

Gladys S. (Starzynski) Hunter, 98, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after a short illness.

Born in Gardner on April 16, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Antoni and Stanislawa (Kowlzan) Starzynski. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1942 and graduated from Becker Business School with the Class...

Robert R. Hamel

Robert R. Hamel

May 1, 2022

Robert R. Hamel, 81, of Winchendon, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield.

Born in Gardner on June 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Robert and Denise Alexandra (Lapierre) Hamel. Raised and educated in Gardner, he attended Gardner Public Schools and was a graduate of Gardner High School with the Class of...

Richard A. Chaffee

Richard A. Chaffee

Apr 29, 2022

Richard Chaffee passed away Friday April 29, 2022, after a prolonged illness. He died at home being cared for by his loving family. He was born in Worcester MA, the son of Mary and Laurence Chaffee. He had one brother, John and two sisters, Joan and Nancy, all deceased. The family were members of the St Joan of Arc Catholic...