Obituaries

Jun 25, 2010

ANAHEIM, CA - Fred W. Dembek, 67, of Anaheim, CA and formerly of Gardner, died June 25th in Fullerton, CA. He was born in Gardner on May 9, 1943 and attended Gardner schools. Fred served in the Marine Corps for four years during the Vietnam War, stationed in Japan. For the last 45 years, Fred had lived in California....

Jun 20, 2010

DENTON, N.C. - Robert M. Potter, 70, of 22870 Highway 109 South, Denton NC, formerly of Winchendon, died Sunday, June 20th in the Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville, NC, following a sudden illness. He was born in Gardiner, Maine on January 27, 1940, the son of Eleanor (Dyer) Potter of Winchendon and the late Max E. Potter, and had lived...

Jun 20, 2010

WINCHENDON - Albert L. Girouard, 84, of Winchendon, died Sunday evening, June 20th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon of September 23, 1925, the son of the late Omer and Louisa (Girouard) Girouard, attended Winchendon schools and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Albert proudly served his country in the Army during World War Two and...

Jun 14, 2010

WINCHENDON - Kathleen L. Murphy, 67, of 730 Alger Street, Winchendon, a well-known retired teacher and coach in the Winchendon community, died unexpectedly Monday, June 14th at her summer residence in Rindge, NH.

She was born in Greenfield, MA on October 2, 1942, the daughter of the late Alvin and Anna (Riley) Murphy and had lived in...

Jun 12, 2010

WINCHENDON - Nancy A. (Cormier) Hill, 73, of 37 Royalston Road North, Winchendon, formerly of Templeton, died Saturday afternoon, June 12th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester, after a short illness. She was born in Gardner on December 11, 1936, the daughter of the late Herve and Ruth (Wicklund) Cormier and had lived in Winchendon for 15 years....

Jun 6, 2010

STERLING, CT - Paul A. LaBarge Jr, 49, of 161 Church Street, Sterling, CT, formerly of Winchendon and Baldwinville, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 6th at his residence. He was born in Gardner, MA on January 13, 1961, the son of Paul A. and Margaret R. (Stone) LaBarge of Baldwinville and lived for many years in Winchendon and Baldwinville until...

Jun 4, 2010

WINCHENDON - Nina V. (Ricard) O'Malley, 77, of 52 Winter Street, Winchendon died peacefully Friday morning, June 4th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Indian Orchard, Springfield, MA on December 24, 1932, the daughter of the late Harmas J. and Gladys A. (Sebastian) Ricard and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Nina worked at...

May 28, 2010

TEMPLETON - Emma A. (Larson) Aho, 96, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of Fitchburg and Gardner, died Friday morning, May 28th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Worcester on January 4, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Ruutikainen) Larson and grew up in Templeton, graduating from the former Templeton High School. She...

May 24, 2010

TEMPLETON - Lillian T. (Duvarney) Rekas, 65, of 23 Pine Drive, Otter River, died peacefully Monday morning, May 24th at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on November 26, 1944, the daughter of the late Richard P. and Mildred I. (Blondin) Duvarney and had lived in Otter River for 35 years. Lillian worked...

May 24, 2010

ASHBURNHAM - Michael Budd Catlin, 55, of 43 Lincoln Avenue, Ashburnham, passed away Monday, May 24th at home, surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Joanne Simila Catlin; a daughter, Kylie Ruschioni and son-in-law Vinnie; two sons, Jake; Michael and daughter-in-law Leah and granddaughter Finley. He also leaves his parents Budd...

May 21, 2010

WINCHENDON - Richard G. McDonald, 74, of 51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Friday afternoon, May 21st in Baldwinville Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on December 7, 1935, the son of the late Richard F. and Alice V. (Lafortune) McDonald and lived in Winchendon for most of his life....

May 19, 2010

WINCHENDON - Michael B. Thane, 31, of 202 Glenallen Street, Winchendon died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 19th. He was born in Gardner on June 25, 1978, the son of the late Brian Thane and Barbara (Owen) Thane Sawyer, attended Murdock High School in Winchendon, and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. A devoted father, Mike's greatest enjoyment...

May 10, 2010

WINCHENDON - M. Phyllis (McCarthy) Thayer, 91, of 155 Grove Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday evening, May 10th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Hyde Park, MA on January 16,1919, the daughter of the late John and Nettie (Martin) McCarthy and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. She was a 1937 graduate of Murdock...

May 5, 2010

RINDGE, NH - Paulette J. (Landry) Newton, 76, of 34 Sears Drive, Rindge, NH, formerly of Gardner, Winchendon and Ashburnham, died peacefully at her residence Wednesday morning, May 5th. She was born in Gardner on December 31,1933, the daughter of the late Louis J. and Eva (Lashua) Landry and had lived in Rindge for five years. Before moving to...

May 2, 2010

WINCHENDON - Marie B. (Cloutier) Stedman, 93, formerly of 111 Hitchcock Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, May 2nd in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in East Jaffrey, NH on July 29,1916, daughter of the late Albert and Hermaine (Castonguay) Cloutier and lived in Winchendon for many years until moving to Gardner four years ago. Marie...

Apr 28, 2010

WINCHENDON - Dino E. Tontini, 92, of 26 Academy Street, Winchendon died peacefully Wednesday morning, April 28th in Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in North Easton, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on January 29,1918, son of the late Paolo and Maria (Giardini) Tontini and returned to Winchendon many years ago, after living in...

Apr 25, 2010

WINCHENDON - Ruth G. (Greenwood) Whitney, 92, of 106 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday evening, April 25th in Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Baldwinville on August 12,1917, the daughter of the late Ralph and Mable (Whiting) Greenwood and had lived in Winchendon since 1983. Ruth worked as a house mother from 1962 to 1970 at the...

Apr 23, 2010

WINCHENDON - Agnes R. (Jodrey) Hanshaw, 90, of 118 Prospect Street, Gardner and a former long-time resident of Winchendon, died peacefully Friday morning, April 23rd in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Townsend on November 3,1919, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Jenny E. (Brown) Jodrey and lived in Winchendon for over 60...

Apr 18, 2010

WINCHENDON - Margaret I. "Peggy" (Quinlisk) Cass, 72, of 80 Linden Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday morning, April 18th, in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Templeton on April 9,1938, the daughter of Elsie (Haley) Quinlisk of Winchendon and the late Edward Quinlisk and had lived in Winchendon for six years. She previously lived...

Apr 17, 2010

WINCHENDON - Caroline E. (LeBlanc) McPhee, 82, of 45 Hale Street, Winchendon died peacefully Saturday morning, April 17th, in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Roxbury on October 17,1927, the daughter of the late Alfred and Catherine (MacEachern) LeBlanc and had lived in Winchendon for 17 years. Caroline worked for over 20 years at...