Obituaries

Mar 16, 2009

WINCHENDON - Madeleine M. (Breton) Couture, 78, of 126 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Monday evening, March 16th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on August 14,1930, the daughter of the late Leon J.E. and Josephine (Joyce) Breton and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Madeleine was employed...

Mar 13, 2009

GARDNER - Roland F. Rice, Sr., 78, of 221 Matthews Street, Gardner, died peacefully Friday morning, March 13th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Winchendon on July 11,1930, the son of the late Raymond F. and Ramona (Clement) Rice and had lived in Gardner since 1961. Roland was a saw operator at the former Heywood Wakefield Furniture...

Mar 6, 2009

GARDNER - Leon H. Shaw, 83, of 59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner, died peacefully Friday morning, March 6th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Worcester on October 30,1925, the son of the late Henry C. and Doris M. (George) Shaw and lived in many towns in Worcester County throughout his life. Leon was a self-employed oil burner technician...

Feb 18, 2009

WINCHENDON - A memorial service for Gail L. (Possiel) Forshage, 56, of San Jose, California, formerly of Winchendon, who died on February 18th, will be held Saturday, September 12th at 11 A.M. in the Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Winchendon. www.stone-ladeau.com

Feb 16, 2009

TEMPLETON - David R. Alm, 59, of 61 Cook Road, Templeton, formerly of Hubbardston, died Monday, February 16th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Westfield, MA. on October 14,1949, the son of the late Leonard and Betty (Hallock) Alm and lived in Hubbardston for most of his life until moving to Templeton in 2004....

Feb 12, 2009

BALDWINVILLE - Alice N. (Roundy) Parker, 86, of 99 Bridge Street, Baldwinville, formerly of Norcross Hill, Baldwinville, died peacefully February 12th at the home of her son, Philip and daughter-in- law, Michelle. She was born in Salem, New York on February 12,1923, the daughter of the late Roy B. and Elizabeth (Hanson) Roundy. Alice had lived for 54 years...

Feb 8, 2009

RINDGE, NH - Paul A. Lafrennie, 79, of 420 Middle Winchendon Road, Rindge, NH, died peacefully Sunday evening, February 8th at the home of his stepdaughter, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on March 20,1929, the son of the late Allen J. and Matilda (Watson) Lafrennie and lived in Rindge for 31 years. Paul was...

Feb 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - Stella M. (Cieslak) Mellen, 91, formerly of 542 Central Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday evening, February 6th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, She was born in Manchester, N.H. on June 9,1917, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Wojcicki) Cieslak and had lived in Winchendon for most of her life. Stella was custodial engineer...

Feb 4, 2009

GARDNER - Robert D. Hawke, 76, former State Representative, teacher, and community servant, died Wednesday morning, February 4th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner.

Bob was born in Gardner on July 20,1932, the son of the late Arthur E. Hawke and Gladys E. (Waite) Hawke Sorton and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. He graduated from...

Feb 2, 2009

WINCHENDON - Evelyn E. (Hall) Montour, 80, of 76 Highland Street, died peacefully Monday evening, February 2nd, at her residence.

She was born in Winchendon on September 2,1928, the daughter of Everett W. and Thera M. (Goddard) Hall and graduated from Murdock High School in 1945. Evelyn was a secretary at the former Brown Package Company and...

Feb 1, 2009

WINCHENDON - Carolyn M. (Lavigne) Fournier, 66, of 362 Brown Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday morning, February 1st, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Gardner on September 8,1942, the daughter of the late Joseph and Jeannette (Arsenault) Lavigne and graduated from Gardner High School in 1960. For the last 25 years, she had...

Jan 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Roland R. Stewart, 59, of 36 Clark Road, Winchendon died Friday afternoon, January 23rd in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Peterborough, NH on June 15,1949, the son of the late Gerald N. and Gladys (Martel) Stewart, and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. Roland was a furniture worker at...

Jan 20, 2009

WINCHENDON - Ronald J. Sawyer, 44, of 86 Woodlawn Street, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 20th at his residence. He was born in Winchendon on November 27,1964, the son of June A. (Ackert) Sawyer of Winchendon and the late Maurice J. Sawyer and attended Murdock High School. Ron worked as a sheet rocker in the Winchendon area several years ago....

Jan 20, 2009

WESTMINSTER - Barbara A. (Skinner) Treshinsky, 75, of 34 Gate House Road, Westminster, died Tuesday afternoon, January 20th in UMASS Memorial Hospital, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Brighton on February 9,1933, the daughter of the late Robert and Fannie (Cohen) Skinner and had lived in Westminster for several years. Barbara was employed as Office Manager of the...

Jan 19, 2009

GARDNER - Dorothy E. (Allard) Mattson, 85, of 146 High Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday evening, January 19th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner. She was born in Gardner on May 19,1923, the daughter of the late William and Sophie (Broda) Allard and was a lifelong resident of Gardner. Dot was a mental health...

Jan 13, 2009

KEENE, NH - Christine V. Breen, 36, of 194 Wyman Road, Keene, NH, died Tuesday, January 13th in the Cheshire Medical Center. She was born in Keene on April 12,1972, the youngest of eight children of Eleanor M. (Lampinen) Breen of Troy, NH and the late Joseph L. Breen. In addition to her mother, Chrissy is survived by four...

Jan 7, 2009

WINCHENDON - Agnes "Nan" (Johnston) MacDougall, 93, of 32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, died peacefully Wednesday evening, January 7th, in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. Nan was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29,1915 to John Johnston and Margaret Davidson of Scotland. She graduated from high school at the age of fifteen and went to work immediately to...

Jan 7, 2009

TEMPLETON - James W. "Buggs" Moran, 61, of 6 Cedar Drive, Baldwinville, formerly of Ashburnham and Gardner, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 7th, at his residence. He was born in Worcester on February 23,1947, the son of the late James Earl and Marjorie Moran and grew up in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School. He attended UCONN for three years...

Jan 4, 2009

WINCHENDON - Alice L. (LaDeau) Betourney, 87, formerly of 37 Spruce Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday evening, January 4th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Walpole, NH on July 30,1921, the daughter of the late Lewis C. and Lillian A. (Westcott) LaDeau and was a resident of Winchendon for most of her life. Alice...

Jan 2, 2009

WINCHENDON - Terry A. Turner, 65, of 417 Maple Street, Winchendon entered heaven on Friday, January 2nd. He was born in Augusta, Maine on July 19,1943 and had lived in Winchendon for many years. He was an avid sportsman and an accomplished auto body repairman before becoming ill. Terry loved to play Checkers and taught his kids and grandkids...