Obituaries

Charles W. Geary

Charles W. Geary

Jan 30, 2014

Charles W. Geary, 64, of 14 Main Street, Gardner, formerly of PA, died peacefully, Thursday, January 30, 2014 in HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital, Leominster following a long illness. Born in Harrisburg, PA on August 13, 1949, he was the son of the late William E. and Agnes (Morton) Geary. Prior to retiring in 2010 due to illness, Charles was employed by...

Roland L Levesque

Roland L Levesque

Jan 29, 2014

Roland L. Levesque, 98, of 220 Peabody Street, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday, January 29, 2014, in his residence following a long illness. Born in St. Alphonse, Quebec, Canada on June 30, 1915, he was the son of the late Henri and Aurroe (Simore) Levesque. Roland was employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner as a machinist for 34 years, retiring...

John Pienta

John Pienta

Jan 26, 2014

John Pienta, 89, of 14 Sand Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2014 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a brief illness. He was born in Lawrence, MA on March 22, 1924, the son of the late George and Mary (Koseneski) Pienta. John was employed by Bolta Company of Lawrence as a Plant Manager for several years, retiring...

Sandra Louise Bergstrom Walter

Sandra Louise Bergstrom Walter

Jan 23, 2014

Sandra Louise Bergstrom Walter, age 71, died peacefully Thursday, January 23, 2014 surrounded by loving family and friends. She had been living previously in Greensboro, North Carolina, and came home to Gardner to be taken care of by loved ones during her brief and courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Gardner on December 28, 1942, she was the daughter...

Edwin E. Orre

Edwin E. Orre

Jan 21, 2014

Edwin E. Orre, 88, of 2 Church Street, Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, January 21st in the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, with his daughter by his side. Born in Gardner on June 20, 1925, he was the son of the late August and Ada (Kvarnstrom) Orre. Edwin graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1943. He was...

Joseph M. DiRusso

Joseph M. DiRusso

Jan 19, 2014

Joseph M. DiRusso, infant son of Nicole M. DiRusso and Chad D. Hebert of Gardner, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Joseph was born in Boston on January 12, 2014. Besides his parents, he leaves his maternal grandparents, Antonio and Amy (Bailey) DiRusso of Leominster; his paternal grandparents, Dennis and Sheila (Boisvert) Hebert of Gardner;...

Larry R. Brown

Larry R. Brown

Jan 18, 2014

Larry R. Brown, 87, of 935 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg, formerly of Clifton Park, NY and Virginia, died peacefully Saturday, January 18, 2014 in The Gables of Fitchburg. Born in St. Mary's, West Virginia on March 30, 1926, he was the son of the late Frank C. and Ila (McFarland) Brown. Larry graduated from St. Mary's High School, West Virginia...

Shawn D."Harry" Harris

Shawn D."Harry" Harris

Jan 15, 2014

Shawn D. "Harry" Harris, 48, of 216 Sheldon Road, Barre, died peacefully, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Gardner on January 9, 1966, he was the son of Margaret (Sawyer) Harris and the late Danny Harris. Prior to recently retiring due to his illness, Shawn was a concrete...

Roger D. LeBlanc

Roger D. LeBlanc

Jan 12, 2014

Roger D. LeBlanc, 73, of 38 Madison Way, Hubbardston, died peacefully Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born in Gardner on October 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Alexandrina (Richard) LeBlanc. He attended Gardner High School, Gardner and graduated from Worcester Trade...

Ronald G."Ron" LeBlanc

Ronald G."Ron" LeBlanc

Jan 9, 2014

Ronald G. "Ron" LeBlanc, 64, of 226 South Main Street, Gardner, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 in HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital, Leominster following a short illness, with his family by his side. Born in Gardner on June 27, 1949, he was the son of Gerard and Theresa (Jalbert) LeBlanc. Ronald graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with the class of 1967....

Melvin M."Mut" Heglin

Melvin M."Mut" Heglin

Dec 31, 2013

Melvin M. "Mut" Heglin, 83, of 22 Ken Drive, Gardner died peacefully, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in his residence, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Gardner on September 17, 1930, he was the son of the late F. Evert and Selma (Mattson) Heglin. Melvin attended Gardner High School, Gardner. He was a member of Holy Spirit Church of...

Claire R. Lavoie

Claire R. Lavoie

Dec 28, 2013

Claire R. (Goguen) Lavoie, 78, of 15 Ken Drive, Gardner, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue N, Worcester, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. She was born in Leominster, on February 1, 1935, the daughter of the late Herve and Laura (LeBlanc) Goguen. Claire graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with...

Anne M Cote

Anne M Cote

Dec 25, 2013

Anne M. (Veenpere) Cote, 68, of 257 Waterford Street, Gardner, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Flensburg, Germany on September 23, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Ottilie Veenpere. Anne was employed by Anthony's Liquor Mart of Gardner for 20 years, retiring in...

Jeffrey O"Jeff" Morton Jr

Jeffrey O"Jeff" Morton Jr

Dec 21, 2013

Jeffrey O. "Jeff" Morton, Jr., 21, of 361 Royalston Road, Baldwinville,died suddenly Saturday, December 21, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family by his side, after being stricken ill at home. Jeffrey was born in Gardner on January 22, 1992, the son of Lisa Marie (LeBlanc) and Jeffrey Morton, Sr. He graduated from Quabbin Regional High School, Barre with...

Doris Charland

Doris Charland

Dec 14, 2013

Doris (Burns) Charland, 89, of 32 Hospital Road, Gardner, formerly of 94 Minott Street, Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, December 14, 2013 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner with her husband by her side, following a period of declining health. Born in Gardner on October 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Margaret (Shay) (Sinclair) Burns....

Bruce J Nolin

Bruce J Nolin

Dec 12, 2013

Bruce J. Nolin, 61, of 110 Sand Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Thursday, December 12, 2013 in his residence. Bruce was born in Gardner on June 26, 1952, the son of the late Joseph H. and Claire (Melanson) Nolin, and the step-son of the late Margaret M. (Glasheen) Nolin. He was a graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with the Class...

Edward G."Eddie" Conroy

Edward G."Eddie" Conroy

Dec 5, 2013

Edward G. "Eddie" Conroy, 83, of 75 Ridgewood Lane, Gardner, formerly of Lowell, MA died suddenly Thursday, December 5, 2013 in his residence. Born in Lowell on August 8, 1930, he was the son of the late George and Margaret (Mullen) Conroy. Edward attended Lowell High School, Lowell. He was a United States Korean War Army Veteran, serving from 1952...

Eva M Richard

Eva M Richard

Dec 2, 2013

Eva M. (Legros) Richard, 96, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, formerly of 348 Pine Street, Gardner, died Monday, December 2, 2013 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following a brief illness. Born in Fitchburg on March 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Eliza Legros. Eva was employed by Conant Ball Furniture Company of Gardner for over...

Rachel T. Wood

Rachel T. Wood

Nov 28, 2013

Rachel T. (LeBlanc) Wood, 76, of 18 Laurel Street, Gardner died Thursday, November 28, 2013 in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, surrounded by her family following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on October 8, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Yvonne (LeBlanc) LeBlanc. Rachel graduated from Gardner High School, Gardner with the...

Larry E. Gordon-Kangas

Larry E. Gordon-Kangas

Nov 25, 2013

Larry E. Gordon-Kangas, 65, of Beaverton, Oregon, formerly of Hubbardston, MA, died peacefully Monday, November 25, 2013 in the Legacy Hopewell House Hospice of Portland, Oregon. Born in Gardner on July 28, 1948, he was the son of the late Waldemar E. and Dorothy (Ronnholm) Kangas. Larry graduated from Athol High School with the Class of 1966, and received his...