Obituaries

Claire M. Lagasse

Claire M. Lagasse

Nov 17, 2019

Claire M. Lagasse, 77, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, November 17, 2019, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, following a brief illness.

Born in Gardner on January 31, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis and Rachel V. (Case) Rocheleau. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1961. She was a Secretary of...

Carol E. Bernard

Carol E. Bernard

Nov 16, 2019

Carol E. (Cunningham) Bernard, 78, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, November 16, 2019, in Athol Memorial Hospital, Athol, surrounded by her family.

Born in Gardner on November 6, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dora (Bourgeois) Cunningham. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1959. She was a self-employed aide for the elderly...

Ralph J. Ryan

Ralph J. Ryan

Nov 12, 2019

Ralph J. Ryan, 87, of Gardner and formerly of Daytona Beach, Florida, died peacefully Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, following a brief illness with his family by his side.

Born in Gardner on August 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Herbert and Mildred (Seaver) Ryan. He attended Templeton High School prior...

Melina M. Desaulniers

Melina M. Desaulniers

Nov 10, 2019

Melina M. (Gallant) Desaulniers, 84, of Gardner, died peacefully November 10, 2019, in Umass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus of Worcester surrounded by her family.

Born on March 4, 1935, in Richibucto Village, New Brunswick, Canada she was the daughter of the late Andre J. and Obeline (Richard) Gallant. Melina was an inspector for the Simplex Time Recorder Company for...

Rita A. Stowell

Rita A. Stowell

Nov 10, 2019

Rita A. (Manseau) (Mercier) Stowell, 102, of Gardner, died peacefully in her sleep, Sunday, November 10, 2019, in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, after a brief illness.

Born in Gardner on May 25, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Florida (Allaire) Manseau. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1935. She owned and...

Aline M. Cormier

Aline M. Cormier

Nov 5, 2019

Aline M. (Cormier) Cormier, 97, of Gardner died peacefully Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Alliance Health in Baldwinville, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in St. Paul, New Brunswick, Canada, on September 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Hector and Sarah (Allain) Cormier. She was employed at Gardner Manor Nursing Home for several years before retiring in...

Louise Cruthers

Louise Cruthers

Nov 2, 2019

Louise Cruthers, of Westminster, died peacefully Saturday, November 2, 2019, in her residence.

Born in Sharon, MA, on March 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Nellie (O’Leary) Hagan. She graduated from Sharon High School with the Class of 1943 and from Burdett Junior College with the Class of 1945.

Louise was a member of Edward...

Leonard R. Mitko

Leonard R. Mitko

Oct 31, 2019

Leonard R. Mitko, Jr., 71, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 31, 2019, in his residence.

Born in Ware, MA, on July 11, 1948, he was the son of the late Leonard and Dolores E. (King) Mitko. He graduated from Quabbin Regional High School with the Class of 1968. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the...

Leonard M. Stone

Leonard M. Stone

Oct 30, 2019

Leonard M. “Uncle Lenny” Stone, 86, of Vermont, died peacefully Wednesday, October 30, 2019, after a brief illness.

Born in Templeton, MA, on January 7, 1934, he was the son of the late Stanley and Irene (Reed) Stone.

He had a passion for animals and loved working on the farm. Lenny was a very kind soul who was always smiling...

Brian J. Duke

Brian J. Duke

Oct 23, 2019

Brian J. Duke, 60, of Templeton, died peacefully Wednesday, October 23, 2019, in UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA, after an illness.

Born in Alexandria, VA, on August 15, 1959, he was the son of the late James and Annie (McIntee) Duke. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1977, the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications...

Robert A. Guertin

Robert A. Guertin

Oct 13, 2019

Robert “Bob” A. Guertin, 74, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, October 13, 2019, surrounded by his family in Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol after a long battle with dementia.

Born in Gardner on July 3, 1945, he was the son of the late Wilfred and Diane (Voisine) Guertin. He graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1963. He...

Susan F. LaJoie

Susan F. LaJoie

Oct 10, 2019

Susan “ Sue” F. LaJoie, 65, of Leominster, died peacefully Thursday, October 10, 2019, in Keystone Center, of Leominster, after a long illness.

Born in Gardner on November 29, 1953, she was the daughter of Donald T. LaJoie and the late Irene N. (Cormier) LaJoie. She loved spending time writing and cherished her time with her family.

Besides her father...

Diane M. White

Diane M. White

Oct 5, 2019

Diane M. White, 69, of Gardner, died peacefully, Saturday, October 5, 2019, in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home following a long illness.

Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, on July 11, 1950, she was the daughter of Charles L. and Elizabeth (Parsons) White. Diane graduated from Woburn High School in Woburn, MA, with the Class of 1968. She was a letter carrier employed...

Tara A. Buso

Tara A. Buso

Sep 28, 2019

Tara A. Buso, 36, of Hubbardston, died peacefully Saturday, September 28, 2019 surrounded by family and friends.

Born in California, on September 2, 1983, she was the daughter of Phillip D. Buso and the late Cheryl (Jones) Buso. Tara graduated from Quabbin Regional High School with the class of 2001. She later attended Massage Therapy School in Florida.

She was...

Roland D. Mailloux

Roland D. Mailloux

Sep 25, 2019

Roland Donald Mailloux Sr., 91, of Baldwinville, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in Alliance Health at Baldwinville following a long illness.

                Born in Gardner on August 5, 1928, he was the son of the late Alphee and Alice (Valois) Mailloux. Roland served in the United States Army from 1948 to 1952 where he received the...

Randy R. Pouliot

Randy R. Pouliot

Sep 22, 2019

Randy R. Pouliot, 52, of Gardner, died Saturday, September 21, 2019 following an ATV accident.

Born in Gardner, on January 12, 1967, he was the son of Donald and Priscilla (Lizotte) Pouliot. Randy graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1985. He graduated from Mount Wachusett Community College in 1989. He attended the Massachusetts Fire Academy, graduating in...

Paul C. DesBois

Paul C. DesBois

Sep 21, 2019

Paul C. DesBois, 95, of Barre, Vermont, passed into eternal life on Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Born in Templeton on July 1, 1924, to Ernest and Ida (Chabot) DesBois, he grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School (GHS) in 1943.  At GHS, Paul was the Massachusetts Diving Champion in his junior and senior years, the New England...

Timothy W. Vinsel

Timothy W. Vinsel

Sep 20, 2019

Timothy W. Vinsel, 72, of Gardner died peacefully Friday, September 20, 2019 at Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner.

Timothy was born in San Luis Obispo, CA on March 15, 1947. 

He worked as an Assembler employed by Digital Co., of Gardner. Timothy served in the United States Army where he received the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal...

Ana Brown

Ana Brown

Sep 19, 2019

    Ana H. (Medina) Brown, 78, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, September 19, 2019, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by family.

Born in the Dominican Republic on May 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Fello and Maria Luisa (Guzman) Medina. She graduated from Dominica Republic High School with the class of 1959.

Ana was employed in the...

Norman J. Allain

Norman J. Allain

Sep 18, 2019

Norman J. Allain, 93, of Gardner, died peacefully, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in his residence.

Born in Gardner on August 5, 1926, he was the son of the late Calixte and Emma (LeBlanc) Allain. He was a machine operator for H&R 1871 in Gardner for over 30 years retiring in 1991.

Norman was a member of Annunciation Parish/Holy Rosary Church,...