Obituaries

Joseph R."Romeo" Bastarache

Joseph R."Romeo" Bastarache

Oct 12, 2011

Joseph "Romeo" Bastarache, 85, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of 125 Connors, Gardner died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, surrounded by his family following a long illness. Romeo was born in Bouctouche N.B. Canada on August 6, 1926, the son of the late Elzear and Mary Lue (Arsenault) Bastarache. He was a steel worker...

David A.""Eagle Eye"" Comee

David A.""Eagle Eye"" Comee

Oct 10, 2011

David A. "Eagle Eye" Comee, 60, of 65 Marquette Street, Gardner, died Monday, October 10, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, after being stricken ill while biking up Wachusett Mountain in Princeton with his wife Kathy. David was born in Gardner on March 8, 1951, the son of the late Arthur A. and Jeanette (Casavant)...

Theodule J."Ted" Cormier

Theodule J."Ted" Cormier

Oct 9, 2011

Theodule J. "Ted" Cormier, 86, of 114 Baker St., Gardner died peacefully Sunday, October 9th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home surrounded by his family. Born in St. Paul, NB, Canada on July 23, 1925, he was the son of Albanie and Rose (Cormier) Cormier. Ted was a machinist employed by Simplex Time Recorder of Gardner until retiring in 1987. He...

Bernadine "Dinny" Amistadi (van Os)

Bernadine "Dinny" Amistadi (van Os)

Oct 8, 2011

Bernadine "Dinny" (van Os) Amistadi, 87, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner and formerly of Templeton, died Saturday, October 8, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, following a brief illness. She was born in Erica Drenthe, Holland on October 10, 1923, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Berendina (van Os) van Os. Bernadine was...

Joseph Andre Bolduc

Joseph Andre Bolduc

Oct 4, 2011

Joseph Andre Bolduc, 93, of 6453 Birch Lane, Lantana, FL, formerly of Gardner, died peacefully Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in Medicana Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lake Worth, FL. He was born in Gardner on November 22, 1917, the son of the late Napoleon and Berthe (Beaudet) Bolduc. Joseph was a Postal Clerk in the City Gardner for 25 years, retiring...

Raymond C."Ray" Racette

Raymond C."Ray" Racette

Oct 1, 2011

Raymond C. "Ray" Racette, 70, of Phillipston, died peacefully Saturday, October 1, 2011 in his residence following a brief illness. Ray was born in Gardner on April 21, 1941, the son of the late Oza J. and Edna A. (Dumas) Racette. He was a School Teacher in the City of Gardner for 33 years, retiring in 2000. He also owned...

Cecile Y."CC" Wheeler

Cecile Y."CC" Wheeler

Sep 28, 2011

Cecile Y. "CC" (Montville) Wheeler, 65, of 376 Matthews Street, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by her family Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following a long illness. Cecile was born in Gardner on August 14, 1946, the daughter of the late Sylvio and Eva Louise (Pouliot) Montville. Cecile was employed by Wendy's of Gardner as an assistant in...

Robert J. Cormier

Robert J. Cormier

Sep 27, 2011

Robert J. Cormier, 79, who resided at 13 Moran Street, Gardner for the past 44 years, died peacefully Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. Robert was born in Gardner on February 10, 1932, the son of the late George and Cyrianne (Maillet) Cormier. He was a machinist employed by GEM Industries of Gardner for 37 years,...

Roger L Perreault Sr

Roger L Perreault Sr

Sep 26, 2011

Roger L. Perreault Sr., 87, of 15 Sunrise Lane, Gardner, died suddenly in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, Monday, September 26th following a recent illness, surrounded by his family. Born in Gardner on March 13, 1924, he was the son of Louis and Edith (Rochleau) Perreault. He was a shipper and receiver employed by the American Can Company of Fitchburg for...

Father Gerald A. Dorais

Father Gerald A. Dorais

Sep 23, 2011

Father Gerald A. Dorais, 83, was peacefully born into eternal life on Friday, September 23, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, on the Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, and the eve of his fifty-sixth anniversary of ordination to the priesthood of Jesus Christ. He was in the company of a brother priest, family and friends. Fr. Dorais was born in...

Peter K. Binder

Peter K. Binder

Sep 19, 2011

Attorney Peter K. Binder, 66, of 143 Graham Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday, September 19, 2011 in his residence surrounded by his family. Peter was born in Buffalo, New York on September 25, 1944, the son of the late A. Francis and Nancy-Lou (Knowlton) Binder. Peter and his wife, Attorney Nancy Binder, were partners of the Binder and Binder Law...

Rita L Garneau

Rita L Garneau

Sep 17, 2011

Rita L. (Jean) Garneau, 80, of 104 Church Street, Gardner died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner surrounded by her family. Rita was born in Gardner on April 14, 1931, the daughter of the late Victor J. and Delina M. (Houde) Jean. She was a store clerk employed by the former Brooks Pharmacy of...

Margaret M. Sparks

Margaret M. Sparks

Sep 17, 2011

Margaret M. "Peggy" (Langevin) Sparks, 67, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner. Peggy was born in Newport, Vermont on April 16, 1944, the daughter of the late Eugene and Blanche (Salls) Langevin. She was a Nurses Aide at various local nursing homes for many years. Peggy enjoyed playing...

Robert M."Rob" Sisco

Robert M."Rob" Sisco

Sep 10, 2011

Robert M. "Rob" Sisco, 32, of 1819 24th Avenue Unit B, Seattle, WA, formerly of Winchendon, MA died unexpectedly Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Seattle, WA. Rob was born in Gardner on July 1, 1979, the son of William A. and Joyce (Freeman) Sisco II. At the time of his death, Rob was a Chemical Engineer employed by Tecplot of...

Ethel F Cormier

Ethel F Cormier

Sep 7, 2011

Ethel F. (Cormier) Cormier, 77, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in her residence after being stricken ill. Ethel was born in Canada on December 31, 1933, the daughter of the late Edgar and Leonie (Goguen) Cormier. Ethel graduated from High School in Canada and received her Nursing Degree with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She was a Licensed...

Brian J. Egan

Brian J. Egan

Sep 4, 2011

Brian J. Egan, 37, of 166 East 92nd Street, New York, NY, formerly of Westminster, MA died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, September 4, 2011 while vacationing in Freiburg, Germany. Brian was born in Fitchburg on October 23, 1973, the son of John Joseph Egan and Kathleen Anne (Main) Egan. He graduated...

Rita M Daigle

Rita M Daigle

Sep 4, 2011

Rita M. (Mazerolle) Daigle, 69, of 445 Pearl St., Gardner, died peacefully Sunday, September 4th in Ichabod Washburn Hospice Residence, Worcester, following a long battle with cancer. Born in Minto, NB, Canada on July 20, 1942, she was the daughter of Nazaire and Alice (Guimond) Mazerolle. She was last employed by Simplex Time Recorder Co. of Gardner working as an...

Gloria R. Marion

Gloria R. Marion

Sep 4, 2011

Gloria R. (Bennett) Marion, 84, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, formerly of 24 Ridgewood Lane, Gardner died peacefully Sunday, September 4, 2011 in the Legend Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner following a long illness, with her son and her sister by her side. Gloria was born on January 4, 1927, the daughter of the late Frederick and Blanche (Cowdrey) Bennett....

Arthur A Gallant

Arthur A Gallant

Sep 3, 2011

Arthur Amedee Gallant, 87, of 81 Grant St., Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 3rd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. Born in Rumford, Maine on June 29, 1924, he was the son of Amedee and Lena (Jolin) Gallant. Arthur was a postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Gardner for 17 years, retiring in 1987. He...

M. Geraldine Arsenault

M. Geraldine Arsenault

Aug 20, 2011

M. Geraldine (Allen) Arsenault, 84, of 61 Lake Street, Gardner died peacefully in her sleep Saturday, August 20, 2011 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. Born in Mexico, Maine on December 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Fabianna (Trial) Allenn. Gabrielle spent her early years in Mexico and Rumford, Maine. Geraldine graduated from Gardner High School with...