Obituaries

Janice M Farnsworth

Janice M Farnsworth

Sep 14, 2013

Janice M. (Hanks) Farnsworth, 74, of 71 Lake Street, Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 14, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a brief illness. Born in Winchendon on April 16, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Doris (Boisse) Hanks. Janice was employed by Heywood Wakefield Company of Gardner as an assembler for many years. She was...

Leo Raymond"Ray" Penttinen

Leo Raymond"Ray" Penttinen

Sep 9, 2013

Leo "Ray" Raymond Penttinen, 77, of 47 Lake Street, Gardner died peacefully Monday, September 9, 2013 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, with his sons by his side. Born in Gardner on January 8, 1936, he was the son of the late Eino and Rosa (Hanninen) Penttinen. Leo was employed by Federal Express in Wilmington as a driver for several years, retiring...

Ernest D. Gulliver

Ernest D. Gulliver

Sep 2, 2013

Ernest D. Gulliver, 79, of 194 Central Street, Gardner died Monday, September 2, 2013 in Heywood Hospital Gardner, following a brief illness. He was born in Fitchburg on April 21, 1934, the son of the late Ernest and Ruth (Miles) Gulliver. Ernest was employed by W.E. Aubuchon Company, Inc. of Westminster for several years, retiring in 1997. Following his retirement...

Ruth Mae Robinson

Ruth Mae Robinson

Sep 1, 2013

Ruth Mae (Hunter) Robinson, 80, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, formerly of Winchendon and Baldwinville, died peacefully Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Born in Gardner on May 22, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Bernice A. (McCrillis) Hunter. Ruth graduated from the former Templeton High School with the Class...

Jeannette M. Fournier

Jeannette M. Fournier

Aug 25, 2013

Jeannette M. (Gallant) Fournier, 82, of 33 Ash Street, Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, August 25, 2013 in Life Care Center of Leominster, following a long illness. Born in Rumford, Maine on June 20, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Clovis and Emily (Legere) Gallant. Jeannette was employed for 25 years by Harrington-Richardson Company of Gardner as an inspector,...

Trevor H""Goat Boy"" Cramb

Trevor H""Goat Boy"" Cramb

Aug 23, 2013

Trevor H. "Goat Boy" Cramb, 14, of Templeton and Seven Hills Pediatric Center of Groton, died peacefully, Friday, August 23, 2013, in Seven Hills Pediatric Center, following a recent illness. He was born in Worcester on November 29, 1998. He received his education from CAPS Education Collaborative of Gardner and Seven Hills Pediatric Center of Groton. Trevor enjoyed listening to...

Steven P."Steve" Botschafter

Steven P."Steve" Botschafter

Aug 22, 2013

Steven P. "Steve" Botschafter, 37, of 14 Halford Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Thursday, August 22, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in New Britain, CT on October 1, 1975. Steven received his GED in 1995, and later received his Associates Degree in Automotive Maintenance from Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner. At the time of his death he worked...

Anita L. Draleau

Anita L. Draleau

Aug 15, 2013

Anita L. (Miganowicz) Draleau, 75 of 47 Acadia Rd., Gardner, where she has lived since 1973, died peacefully Thursday, August 15th in Emerson Hospital, Concord, surrounded by her family. Born in Templeton on January 24, 1938 she was the daughter of Edward and Freda (Taft) Miganowicz. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant employed by Leo P. LaChance Rehabilitation and Nursing...

Leo J. Bosselait

Leo J. Bosselait

Aug 13, 2013

Leo Joseph Bosselait, 93, of 51 Hospital Road, Templeton, formerly of 145 Blanchard Street, Gardner died peacefully Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner with his family by his side. Leo was born in South Ashburnham on September 21, 1919, the son of the late Thomas and Alma (LeBlanc) Bosselait. He was educated in the South Ashburnham and Fitchburg...

Thomas E"Tucker" Bond

Thomas E"Tucker" Bond

Aug 13, 2013

Thomas E. "Tucker" Bond, 66, of 142 Nichols Street, Gardner died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in his residence, after being stricken ill. Born in Manchester, NH on December 28, 1946, he was the son of the late Sherman and Gladys (Johnson) Bond. Thomas attended Central High School in Manchester, NH and later received his GED in 1967. He was a...

Linda L. Augusto

Linda L. Augusto

Aug 12, 2013

Linda L. (Kirby) Augusto, 72, of 70 Banner Road, Gardner, died peacefully Monday, August 12, 2013 in Keystone Center, Leominster, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Linda was born in Gardner on March 10, 1941, the daughter of the late Harvey J. and Leona (LeBlanc) Kirby. She was a 1959 graduate of Gardner High School, Gardner. Linda was a...

Gerard J."Gerry" Pineau

Gerard J."Gerry" Pineau

Aug 12, 2013

Gerard J. "Gerry" Pineau, 83, of 19 City Hall Avenue, Gardner, died Monday, August 12, 2013 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Born in N.B. Canada on December 30, 1929, he was the son of the late Mathias and Zelma (Gallant) Pineau. Gerard was a carpenter with the Local Carpenters Union...

David R."Dave" Laperriere

David R."Dave" Laperriere

Aug 2, 2013

David R. "Dave" Laperriere, 60, of 276 West Street, Gardner died Friday, August 2, 2013 in his home surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. Born in Gardner on June 26, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Helen L. (Hebert) Laperriere. Dave was employed by Dell Corporation of Wellesley as an IT Security...

Christopher J O'Rourke

Christopher J O'Rourke

Aug 1, 2013

Christopher J. "Chris" O'Rourke, 42, of 9 Wells Street, Greenfield, formerly of Gardner, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 1, 2013 in his residence. Born in Gardner on March 27, 1971, he was the son of George O'Rourke and Kathleen M. (Cormier) (O'Rourke) Lafreniere. Christopher graduated in 1989 from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School, Fitchburg, where he studied to be an...

Antonio J"Tony" Landry

Antonio J"Tony" Landry

Jul 26, 2013

Antonio J. "Tony" Landry, 87, of 47 Lake Street, Gardner died peacefully Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. Born in St. Francois, N.B., Canada on September 13, 1925, he was the son of the late Edmond and Rose (Cote) Landry. He was employed by Foster Grant...

Raymond J. Boudreau

Raymond J. Boudreau

Jul 15, 2013

Raymond J. Boudreau, 76, of 8 Jackson Park, Gardner, where he has lived for the last 31 years, died peacefully Monday, July 15, 2013 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, surrounded by his family. Born in Gardner on May 17, 1937, he was the son of the late Alban and Bertha (Brideau) Boudreau. Ray was employed by the U.S. Postal Service...

Helen M. Mailman

Helen M. Mailman

Jul 14, 2013

Helen M. (LeBlanc) Mailman, 91, of 116 Church Street, Gardner, died Sunday, July 14, 2013 in the Legend Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Gardner following a long illness. Born in Gardner on May 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Alice (Hobby) Leblanc. Helen was a secretary employed by Gardner Machine Works for several years, retiring...

Diane c. Bourque

Diane c. Bourque

Jul 10, 2013

Diane C. (Cormier) Bourque, 54, of 116 Church Street, Gardner died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Born in Gardner on September 3, 1958, she was the daughter of the late Aurele and Cecile (Dion) Cormier. Diane graduated from Narragansett Regional High School, Baldwinville with the class of 1976. She was formerly employed by the Baldwinville Nursing...

Antonio M"Tony" Backherms Jr

Antonio M"Tony" Backherms Jr

Jun 30, 2013

Antonio M. "Tony" Backherms Jr., 12, of 82 School Street, Gardner died Sunday, June 30, 2013 in his residence following a long illness. Born in Brockton, MA on November 9, 2000, he was the son of Antonio M. Backherms, Sr. and Elizabeth (Beley) Tatro. At the time of his death, Antonio was a High Honor student at Gardner Middle School....

Scott Serge Richard

Scott Serge Richard

Jun 30, 2013

Scott S. Richard, 58, of 271 Waterford St., Gardner, died Sunday, June 30th at home surrounded by his family, following a yearlong battle with cancer, Born in Acadieville, N.B. Canada on October 14, 1954, he was the son of Joseph D. and Fernande (Gallant) Richard. Scott was an IT Service provider employed by Akibia, Inc. of Westboro for 2 years...