Obituaries

Randy H Drury

Randy H Drury

Oct 12, 2017

Randy H. Drury, 48, of Templeton, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Gardner. Born in Gardner on July 20, 1969, he was the son of Howard Drury and the late Gloria (Jarvis) Drury. Randy attended Narragansett Regional High School of Baldwinville. He was employed by EasyPak of Leominster as a Manager for the past several years. Randy was an...

Jeanne C Bourgeois

Jeanne C Bourgeois

Oct 6, 2017

Jeanne C. (Dion) Bourgeois, 82, of Gardner, died peacefully Friday, October 6, 2017 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner. Born in Gardner on May 12, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Marion (Demers) Dion. Jeanne was employed by Magic Moments of Gardner as a clerk for many years. She was previously employed by New England...

Marie Flora Poirier

Marie Flora Poirier

Oct 6, 2017

Marie Flora Poirier, 94, of Gardner, formerly of Millbury, died peacefully Friday, October 6, 2017 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner. Marie was born in Rogersville, N.B. Canada on August 5, 1923, the daughter of the late Narcisse and Emma (Hebert) Poirier. She was employed by David Clark Company of Worcester as a stitcher for 28 years, retiring in...

Geraldine M Valliere

Geraldine M Valliere

Oct 4, 2017

Geraldine M. (Gaudet) Valliere, 55, of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. Born in Shirley, MA on July 21, 1962, she was the daughter of Alice (Cormier) Gaudet and the late Antoine Gaudet. Geraldine graduated from Fitchburg High School with the Class of 1980. At the...

Harold J"Sherm" Sherman

Harold J"Sherm" Sherman

Sep 26, 2017

Harold J. "Sherm" Sherman, 73, of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Born in Springfield, MA on March 30, 1944, he was the son of the late George and Marjorie (Beach) Sherman. Harold was employed by the City of Springfield in the Public Works Department for many years, retiring in 1997. He loved spending...

Patricia T"Pat" LeBlanc

Patricia T"Pat" LeBlanc

Sep 26, 2017

Patricia T. "Pat" (Hope) LeBlanc, 90, of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, September 26, 2017, in her residence surrounded by family, following an illness. Pat was born in Worcester on September 10, 1927, the daughter of the late William J. and Mary F. (O'Shea) Hope. She graduated from Worcester Commerce High School with the Class of 1947, and later attended Mount...

Louise M Letendre

Louise M Letendre

Sep 24, 2017

Louise M. (Bourgeois) Letendre, 84, of Baldwinville, died peacefully Sunday, September 24, 2017 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center of Worcester, following a brief illness. Born in Bangor, Maine on June 1, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Gertrude (Savoie) Bourgeois. Louise was an Operator employed by Verizon of Gardner for 25 years, retiring in 1985. She...

Claire Beauregard

Claire Beauregard

Sep 13, 2017

Claire (Plouffe) Beauregrd, 89, of Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in Baldwinville Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Winchendon on April 22, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Jane (DesRosiers) Plouffe. Claire graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1946. She was employed by the Book Corner as a clerk...

Renee Marie"'Frog'" Shea

Renee Marie"'Frog'" Shea

Sep 11, 2017

Renee Marie (Olivari) (Brooks) Shea, 48, of Taunton, died Monday, September 11, 2017 in Morton Hospital of Taunton, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Renee was born in Gardner on October 20, 1968, the daughter of Donna Theresa Breton. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1986, and in 1989 she received her degree in...

Adah M Lovejoy

Adah M Lovejoy

Sep 10, 2017

Adah M. (Rondeau) Lovejoy, 95, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Adah was born in Carthage, New York on May 2, 1922, the daughter of the late George and Ida (Yelle) Rondeau. She graduated from Saranac Lake High School of Saranac Lake, NY with the Class of 1940. Adah worked as a...

Peggy E"Mim" Noponen

Peggy E"Mim" Noponen

Sep 7, 2017

Peggy E. "Mim" (Palmer) Noponen, 58, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, September 7, 2017 in HealthAlliance Hospital of Leominster, following an illness. Born in Leominster on November 24, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Earl D. and Laverne (Henderson) Palmer. Peggy graduated from Leominster High School with the Class of 1976. She was employed by Big Y Supermarkets...

Rita M Meunier

Rita M Meunier

Sep 4, 2017

Rita M. (Cormier) Meunier, 88, of Gardner, died peacefully but unexpectedly on Monday, September 4, 2017, in her residence. Born in Gardner on December 24, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Anna (Boucher) Cormier. Rita was employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner as an assembler for 20 years, retiring in 1985. She was previously employed...

Charlene M Gallant

Charlene M Gallant

Sep 3, 2017

Charlene M. (Nonni) Gallant, 65, of Gardner, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Sunday, September 3, 2017, in UMASS Memorial Medical Center of Worcester. Born in Gardner on March 21, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Paris and Florina (Brassard) Nonni. Charlene was a member of Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church of...

George L LeBlanc

George L LeBlanc

Sep 3, 2017

George L. LeBlanc, 72, of Gardner died Sunday, September 3, 2017 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center of Worcester, following injuries sustained in a fall. Born in St. John, N.B. Canada on October 25, 1945, he was the son of the late Joseph L. and Anna (Leger) LeBlanc. George was a truck driver employed by Miller's Paving of Leominster for 24...

Carolyn A Geiger

Carolyn A Geiger

Aug 31, 2017

Carolyn A. (Reimert) Geiger, 75, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, MA. Carolyn was born in Allentown, PA on September 17, 1941, the daughter of the late Russel and Ida (Miller) Reimert. She graduated from William Allen High School of Allentown, PA with the Class of 1959. Carolyn enjoyed reading, baking,...

Mary C. Piontek

Mary C. Piontek

Aug 31, 2017

Mary C. (Renes) Piontek, 100, of Gardner, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Mary was born at home on Pine Street in Gardner on July 9, 1917, the daughter of the late Frank and Bronislawa (Morusiewicz) Renes. She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1935. Following graduation she accepted a position...

Daniel Robert"Danny" Riendeau

Daniel Robert"Danny" Riendeau

Aug 26, 2017

Daniel Robert "Danny" Riendeau, 64, of Gardner died peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, NH on September 21, 1952, he was the son of the late Donald Robert Riendeau and Janine Dorothy (Martin) Riendeau. Daniel graduated from Groveton High School of Groveton, NH with the Class of...

Mamie H Montville

Mamie H Montville

Aug 26, 2017

Mamie H. (Bezio) Montville, 73, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, August 26, 2017 in the Highlands of Fitchburg, following an illness. Mamie was born in Charlestown, South Carolina on August 31, 1943, the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude (Souza) Bezio. She was a 1961 graduate of Gardner High School. Mamie was employed by Ken Stewart Transmission of Gardner...

Sheila S Lupaczyk

Sheila S Lupaczyk

Aug 25, 2017

Sheila S. (Balzer) Lupaczyk, 60, of Gardner, passed away peacefully from natural causes Friday, August 25, 2017, in her residence. Born in Gardner on September 2, 1956, she was the daughter of Raymond S. Balzer and Teresa (Kanozak) Hendrickson. Sheila graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1974. She received her Associates Degree in Human Services from Mount...

Aime J Gosselin

Aime J Gosselin

Aug 25, 2017

Aime J. Gosselin, 96, of Gardner, formerly of Ellenton, Florida, died peacefully, Friday, August 25, 2017 in his residence surrounded by family following a long illness. Born in St. Paul N.B. Canada on June 11, 1921, he was the son of the late Henrie and Melina (LeBlanc) Gosselin. Aime was an auto mechanic who owned and operated Gosselin Automotive Repair...