
Gerald L"Gerry" Harty
Feb 13, 2014
Gerald L. "Gerry" Harty, 82, of 153 Gardner Road, Hubbardston, died peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2014 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner. Born in Barre on June 10, 1931, he was the son of the late John F. and Maryellen (Amsden) Harty. He attended the former Barre High School of Barre, and later proudly served in the...
Basile J Barrieau
Feb 12, 2014
Basile J. Barrieau, 97, 547 Central Street, Winchendon, formerly of 17 Limerick Street, Gardner for over 40 years, died peacefully, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following a brief illness. Born in Acadieville, N.B. Canada on January 6, 1917, he was the son of the late Hubert and Delina (Barrieau) Barrieau. He was a carpenter for...
Thomas R."Grampa Bing" Morgan
Feb 11, 2014
Thomas R. "Grampa Bing" Morgan, 79, of 139 Ash Street, Gardner, died peacefully, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in his residence surrounded by family, following a long illness. Thomas was born in Gardner on June 12, 1934, the son of the late Marion (Dupre) Montville. He was employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner as a machinist for several years, retiring...
Philippe R."Phil" Labossiere
Feb 10, 2014
Philippe R. "Phil" Labossiere, 82, of 255 Sherman Street, Gardner, died unexpectedly Monday, February 10, 2014 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, following a brief illness. Philippe was born in Gardner on September 26, 1931, the son of the late Hercules and Lillian (Cote) Labossiere. He was employed by Nichols and Stone Company of Gardner as a wood finisher for several years....
Virginia M"Virg" LeBlanc
Feb 9, 2014
Virginia M. "Virg" (Jaillet) LeBlanc, 93, of 88 Nichols Street, Gardner died peacefully Sunday, February 9, 2014 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. Born in Gardner on February 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Marguerite (Bourgeois) Jaillet. Virginia was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner. Virginia enjoyed watching television, especially...
Lawrence J"Larry" Curran
Feb 8, 2014
Lawrence J. "Larry" Curran, 76, 183 Sunrise Lane, Gardner, formerly of Fitchburg, died peacefully Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Boston on August 21, 1937, he was the son of the late James M. and Elizabeth (Crowell) Curran. Lawrence graduated from Natick High School with the Class of 1955 and later attended...
Colby C. O'Brien
Feb 6, 2014
Colby C. O'Brien, 8, of Gardner died Thursday, February 6, 2014 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a tragic accident at Elm Street School, Gardner. Colby was born in Worcester on July 8, 2005, the son of Robert F. and Jolene T. (Carroll) O'Brien of Gardner. At the time of his death he was a third grade student at Elm Street...
Emma C. Ryburn
Feb 6, 2014
Emma C. (Carter) Ryburn, 97, of 370 West Street, Leominster, formerly of 61 Lake Street, Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, February 6, 2014 in the Life Care Center of Leominster. Born in Leominster on April 29, 1916, she was the daughter of the late George and Hazel (Huckins) Carter. Emma graduated from Commerce High School of Worcester with the Class of...
Nellie M Perreault
Feb 4, 2014
Nellie M. (Haspod) Perreault, 95, of 821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, formerly of Regan Street, Gardner died peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol , following a brief illness. Nellie was born in Fitchburg on April 18, 1918, the daughter of the late Antony and Pauline (Kot) Haspod. She was employed by Modern Contract Furniture of Gardner...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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