David J"Dave" Lariviere
May 18, 2018
David "Dave" J. Lariviere, 41, of Templeton, died peacefully Friday, May 18, 2018 next to his wife and son after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Born in Leominster on December 3, 1976, he was the son of the late Blair J. Lariviere and Susan H. (Byron) Lariviere. Dave graduated from Gardner High School with...
Joel A.L."Joe" Girard Jr
May 13, 2018
Joel Arthur Louis "Joe" Girard, Jr., 69, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, May 13, 2018 in his home, surrounded by family. Born in Gardner on December 11, 1948, he was the son of the late Joel Arthur Louis Girard, Sr. and Hattie (Tatro) Girard. Joel graduated from Murdock High School of Winchendon with the Class of 1966. He received an...
Karen Elizabeth Dempsey
May 11, 2018
Karen Elizabeth (Hamel) Dempsey, 47, of Winchendon died Friday, May 11, 2018 in Athol Memorial Hospital, after being stricken ill. Karen was born in Gardner on July 21, 1970, the daughter of Robert Hamel and the late Barbara (Hojnowski) Hamel. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1988. She was a member of the former Sacred Heart...
Eric P"'Short-Stack'" LeBlanc
May 11, 2018
Eric P. "Short-Stack" LeBlanc, 39, of Baldwinville, died peacefully Friday, May 11, 2018 in UMASS Memorial-HealthAlliance Hospital Leominster Campus, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on April 18, 1979, he was the son of Paul O. LeBlanc and Dianne (Gallant) LeBlanc. Eric graduated from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School of Fitchburg with the Class of...
Antonetta L. "Toni" Ares
May 10, 2018
Antonetta L. "Toni" (Fiorentino) Ares,90, loving wife, mother and grandmother, formerly of 220 Park Street, Gardner, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner. Antonetta was born on December 2, 1927 in Leominster. She was the daughter of Francesco and Giovanna (Cristalli) Fiorentino. She was a 1947 graduate of Leominster High School and lived...
Neil F. Hirons
May 6, 2018
Neil F. Hirons, 65, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner. Born in Gardner on November 13, 1952, he was the son of the late Frank K. and Claire (Hughes) Hirons. Neil graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1970. He attended Mount Wachusett Community College of Gardner, and graduated...
Corinne P LeBlanc
May 2, 2018
Corinne Priscilla LeBlanc passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at age 94, in Baldwinville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Baldwinville, MA. Corinne was born in Gardner on May 22, 1923, the daughter of Adrienne (L'Huillier) and Joseph Alfred LeBlanc, and spent her entire life in Gardner. Corinne attended Our Lady of...

Pauline M Houde
May 1, 2018
Pauline M. (Desrosiers) Houde, 100, died peacefully Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Gardner. Pauline was born in Gardner on May 29, 1917, the daughter of the late Francois Xavier and Alice M. (Brochu) Desrosiers. Pauline graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1935. She was employed by LaRoche Brothers, Inc. of Gardner...
Mary L Taylor
Apr 29, 2018
Mary L. (Laperriere) Taylor, 69, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Mary was born in Winchendon on December 2, 1948, the daughter of the late George W. and Olive M. (Aiken) Laperriere. She was a member of Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church of Gardner. Mary spent her life caring for...
Phyllis A Bouthot
Apr 28, 2018
Phyllis A. Bouthot, 78, of Orange, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare of Athol. Born in Gardner on March 18, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Edmond C. and Frances (Mercier) Bouthot. Phyllis graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1958. She was employed as the bookkeeper of the...
Shayne M Prentiss
Apr 28, 2018
Shayne M. Prentiss, 25, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Fitchburg. Born in Gardner on May 7, 1992, he was the son of Jessica L. Prentiss of Gardner. Shayne loved to cook, and he also enjoyed gardening, crocheting and flowers. Shayne was an animal lover, who had a heart of gold and put everyone else's concerns above his own....
Felicite M"Fe" Andersson
Apr 26, 2018
Felicite M. "Fe" (Turgeon) Andersson, 73, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, April 26, 2018 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center of Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on May 30, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Henry A. and Felicite (Goderre) Turgeon. Felicite graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1961. She received her Bachelors...

Gardner L. Bent
Apr 25, 2018
Gardner L. Bent, 94, of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, following complications from a stroke. Gardner was born in Gardner on September 1, 1923, the son of the late Roderick L. and Helen W. (Watkins) Bent. He was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the...
Gardner L. Bent
Apr 25, 2018
Gardner L. Bent, 94, of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, following complications from a stroke. Gardner was born in Gardner on September 1, 1923, the son of the late Roderick L. and Helen W. (Watkins) Bent. He was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the...
Leo J Cormier
Apr 24, 2018
Leo J. Cormier, 90, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Baldwinville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Gardner on August 6, 1927, he was the son of the late Alyre and Helene (Goguen) Cormier. Leo was employed for many years at several local furniture manufacturing companies, including Standard Chair, Temple Stuart and Heywood Wakefield. He...
Ellen Elizabeth Daly
Apr 22, 2018
Even in the last year of her long life, Ellen Daly was still working in her South Gardner real estate business. She'd rise every morning at 5:30 - usually after watching a Red Sox or Celtics game the night before - and make a cup of tea before settling down with the newspaper and MSNBC. Eventually the phone would ring...
Connor W Leroy
Apr 21, 2018
Connor W. Leroy, 23, passed away in his sleep April 21, 2018, at his residence in Pink Hill, NC. He was born in Louisville, KY on August 5, 1994, the son of Timothy H. Leroy and Kelly L. (Matthews) (Leroy) Bailey. Connor was raised in Gardner and Templeton, graduating from Narragansett Regional High School in 2012. He enlisted in the...
Bernice R Dionne
Apr 20, 2018
Bernice R. Dionne, 77, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, April 20, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, surrounded by her family, following an illness. Born in Gardner on November 29, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Henri P. and Viola L. (LeBlanc) Dionne. Bernice graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1958. She later...
Diane Theresa"Di" Murray
Apr 14, 2018
Diane Theresa "Di" (Parsons) Murray, 67, of Baldwinville, died peacefully Saturday, April 14, 2018 in her residence, following a long illness. Born in Templeton on December 15, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Stella (Nasiatka) Parsons. Diane graduated from Murdock High School of Winchendon with the Class of 1968. She was a member of St. Martins...
Rita Seffinga
Apr 14, 2018
Rita (Bernard) (Aube) Seffinga, 91, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 14, 2018 in her daughter's residence in Westminster, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on October 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Emile and Suzanne (Robichaud) Bernard. Rita was employed by the former New England Telephone Company of Gardner as a telephone operator for ten...
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