Obituaries

Shayne M Prentiss

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Constance L"Connie" Hamel

Constance L"Connie" Hamel

Apr 10, 2018

Constance L. "Connie" (Langlois) Hamel, 91, of Baldwinville, died peacefully Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Connie was born in Gardner on December 11, 1926, the daughter of the late Ernest and Olivine (Beaudet) Langlois. She was member of St. Martin's Church of Otter River, and its Woman's Club. Connie...

Kevin J"Fitz" Fitzgerald

Kevin J"Fitz" Fitzgerald

Apr 7, 2018

Kevin J. "Fitz" Fitzgerald, 62, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner, following a long illness. Born in Revere, MA on February 14, 1956, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Dorothy M. (Rose) Fitzgerald. Kevin graduated from Revere High School with the Class of 1974, and graduated from Essex Agricultural...

Jayden S. Pressley

Jayden S. Pressley

Apr 7, 2018

Jayden S. Pressley, 1 year old, of Orange, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Heywood Hospital of Gardner. Jayden was born in Gardner on February 26, 2017, the son of Alysha Munoz of Orange and Jay Pressley, Jr. of Athol. Besides his parents, he leaves two sisters Jayla Munoz and Jasmyn Pressley of Orange; maternal grandmother, Heather (Bates) Munoz...

Gloria R."Glow" Brouillet (St. John)

Gloria R."Glow" Brouillet (St. John)

Apr 5, 2018

Gloria R. "Glow" (St. John) Brouillet, 86, of Leominster, died peacefully on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Keystone Center of Leominster. She was surrounded by her family, listening to her favorite music by Elvis Presley, as God gently wrapped his arms around her and took her home. Born in Gardner on February 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the...

Clyde J. Bennett

Clyde J. Bennett

Mar 29, 2018

Clyde J. Bennett, 76, of Ashburnham, died after a short illness on Thursday, March 29, 2018 in UMassMemorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital of Leominster. Born in Gardner on August 5, 1941, he was the son of the late Henry and Blanche (Cowdrey) Bennett. Clyde was employed by F. W. Lombard Company of Ashburnham as a Truck Driver for 47 years,...

Frank Leger

Frank Leger

Mar 28, 2018

Frank Leger, 75, of Gardner, formerly of Leominster, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center of Worcester. Frank was born in Fitchburg on March 24, 1943, the son of the late Frank and Lucy (Jacob) Leger. He was a talented musician who enjoyed playing the drums, and during the late 1960's he was a huge fan of...

Serge J Richard

Serge J Richard

Mar 27, 2018

Serge J. Richard, 65, of Gardner, formerly of Templeton, passed away in his sleep Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in his residence, following a long illness. Born in St. Louis de Kent, N.B. Canada on February 2, 1953, he was the son of the late Alfred and Imelda (Thebeau) Richard. Serge graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1972....

Phung Sakounmoung

Phung Sakounmoung

Mar 22, 2018

Phung Sakounmoung, 75, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday March 22, 2018 in his home surrounded by family, following an illness. Born in Houh Xai, Laos, on December 1, 1942, he was the son of the late Lehn Sakounmoung. Phung graduated from high school in 1960, and served in the Army in Laos prior to coming to the United States. He...

Erma "Jackie" D'Angelo

Erma "Jackie" D'Angelo

Mar 22, 2018

Erma J. "Jackie"(Beeler) D'Angelo, 85, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday March 22, 2018 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Jackie was born in Somerville, MA on January 14, 1933, the daughter of John and Thelma (Cunningham) Beeler. She graduated from Somerville High School with the Class of 1951. She was employed by Boston Gas as a Mechanic for 20 years,...

Barbara M Williams

Barbara M Williams

Mar 15, 2018

Barbara M. (Sargent) Williams, 93, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home of Gardner, with her family by her side. Barbara was born in Gardner on November 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Clarence and Annie (MacMahon) Sargent. She was employed by Simplex Time Recorder as an assembler for many years, retiring in...