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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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