Obituaries

Roland F. Laberge

Roland F. Laberge

Aug 28, 2009

WINCHENDON - Roland F. Laberge, 85, of 152 Mill Circle, Winchendon Springs, died unexpectedly Friday evening, August 28th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after being stricken ill at home. He was born in Winchendon Springs on February 3,1924, the son of the late Henry and Albertine (Caouette) Laberge and lived in Winchendon Springs for most of his life. Roland was...

Jacqueline Ann (Plouffe) Page

Jacqueline Ann (Plouffe) Page

Aug 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Jacqueline Ann (Plouffe) Page, 66, of 179 Glenallen Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, August 23rd in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Gardner on May 29,1943, the daughter of the late Irene E. (Plouffe) Hamel and had lived in Winchendon for 43 years. Jackie worked...

Herve J. Soucy

Herve J. Soucy

Aug 19, 2009

WINCHENDON - Herve J. "Gus" Soucy, 74, of 61 Pond Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday evening, August 19th in Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster, surrounded by his loving family. He was born and educated in Gardner on February 23,1935, the son of the late Cyriac and Dulcina (Bourret) Soucy and had lived in Winchendon for many years. Gus was a...

Gary L. Gaunt

Gary L. Gaunt

Aug 17, 2009

ASHBURNHAM - Gary L. Gaunt, 68, of 7 Puffer Street, Ashburnham, died peacefully at his residence Monday morning, August 17th. He was born in Bancroft, Iowa on July 21,1941, the son of the late Otto W. and Aileen E. (Adams) Gaunt and had lived in Ashburnham for 43 years. Gary worked for many years in the shipping department at...

Elizabeth M. Messier

Elizabeth M. Messier

Aug 17, 2009

TEMPLETON - Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Jacoby) Messier, 78, of 15 Memorial Street, Baldwinville, died unexpectedly Monday morning, August 17th, at her residence. She was born in Brookline, MA on April 28,1931, the daughter of the late Paul K. and Mary G. (McAuliff) Jacoby, and had lived in Baldwinville since 1958. Betty worked as a switchboard operator at Heywood Hospital...

Doris R. (Bois) Marois

Doris R. (Bois) Marois

Aug 14, 2009

WINCHENDON - Doris R. (Bois) Marois, 88, of 53 Spruce Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday evening, August 14th, in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on March 22,1921, the daughter of the late John and Eva (Roy) Bois and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Doris was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and a...

Mildred E. (Fales) Jones Aalto

Mildred E. (Fales) Jones Aalto

Aug 8, 2009

FITCHBURG - Mildred E. (Fales) Jones Aalto, 94, formerly of 350 Water Street, Fitchburg, died peacefully Saturday evening, August 8th, in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville. She was born in Baldwinville on August 25,1914, the daughter of the late William W. and Ethel T. (Burnham) Fales and had resided in Fitchburg for over 30 years until moving to Baldwinville...

Sandra L. (Guy) Peabody

Sandra L. (Guy) Peabody

Aug 7, 2009

WINCHENDON - Sandra L. (Guy) Peabody, 60, of 2 Crescent Road, Winchendon died peacefully Friday evening, August 7th in UMASS Memorial Healthcare, Belmont Street, Worcester, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Fitchburg on October 31,1948, the daughter of the late William and Marguerita (Balducci) Guy and had lived in Winchendon for 30 years. Sandy worked as...

Alfred F. Rocheleau

Alfred F. Rocheleau

Aug 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - Alfred F. "Freddie" Rocheleau, 70, of 9 Congress Road, Winchendon, died Thursday morning, August 6th, in his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Winchendon on January 12,1939, the son of the late Maximin S. and Coranna M. (Hardy) Rocheleau and was a lifelong resident here. Freddie was an attendant at the former Art's...

Dorothy C. (Hughson) Grady

Dorothy C. (Hughson) Grady

Aug 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - Dorothy C. (Hughson) Grady, 88, of 114 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died Thursday afternoon, August 6,2009 in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston on October 11,1920, the daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (Cheever) Hughson and was a resident of Winchendon for many years. She had previously lived in West...

Dana J. Lupien

Dana J. Lupien

Jul 31, 2009

WESTMINSTER - Dana J. Lupien, 36, of Westminster, formerly of Winchendon, died Friday afternoon, July 31st in his home, surrounded by his family, after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on November 13,1972, the son of the late Joseph L. and Carol E. (Rajaniemi) Lupien and graduated in 1990 from Murdock High School. Dana was a quality team...

Rachel M. (Helie) Priest

Rachel M. (Helie) Priest

Jul 29, 2009

WINCHENDON - Rachel M. (Helie) Priest, 87, formerly of 71 Prospect Street and 119 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Wednesday morning, July 29th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Winchendon on March 13,1922, the daughter of the late William and Phoebe (Duquette) Helie and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Rachel...

Patricia E. (Hanson) Coderre

Patricia E. (Hanson) Coderre

Jul 21, 2009

WINCHENDON - Patricia E. (Hanson) Coderre, 69, of 29 Joslin Road, Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday morning, July 21st, in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Willimantic, CT on June 26,1940, the daughter of the late Loran and Eudine (Munsel) Hanson and had lived in Winchendon for many years. Pat was the first Teacher's Aide...

Anita M. Couture

Anita M. Couture

Jul 16, 2009

RUTLAND - Anita M. Couture, 46, of 92 Maple Avenue, Rutland, formerly of Gardner, passed into the arms of her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Thursday evening, July 16th in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, after a long illness. She was born in Gardner on November 4,1962, the daughter of Paul Y. and Carol I....

James A. Robuccio

James A. Robuccio

Jul 6, 2009

WINCHENDON - James A. Robuccio, 46, of 339 Maple Street, Winchendon died peacefully Monday, July 6th, in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. He was born in Fitchburg on August 8,1962, the son of Shirley H. (Duncan) Robuccio of Zephyrhills, Florida and the late Joseph S. Robuccio of Fitchburg, MA., and had lived in Winchendon for many...

Alice M. (Robert) Ricord

Alice M. (Robert) Ricord

Jun 26, 2009

WINCHENDON - Alice M. (Robert) Ricord, 95, of 95 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Friday morning, June 26th, at her residence. She was born in Winchendon on August 16,1913, the daughter of the late Wildfred D. and Amanda E. (Christian) Robert and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Alice worked many years ago as an assembler for Independent Lock...

Ronald E. Guiles Jr.

Ronald E. Guiles Jr.

Jun 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Ronald E. Guiles Jr., 56, of 40 Linden Street, died peacefully Tuesday morning, June 23rd in the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford. He was born in Waltham on February 25,1953, the son of Ronald E. and Rita (Dunleavy) Guiles and had lived in Winchendon for 15 years. Ronald served in the Coast Guard during the...

Hazel F. (Gordon) Wolski

Hazel F. (Gordon) Wolski

Jun 23, 2009

WINCHENDON - Hazel F. (Gordon) Wolski, 80, of Fitchburg and formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, June 23rd, in The Highlands, Fitchburg. She was born in Fitzwilliam, N.H. on March 8,1929, the daughter of the late Clarence and Elvia (Devoid) Gordon and lived in Winchendon for many years before moving to Leominster and then to Fitchburg. Hazel traveled...

Jacqueline L. (Ryder) Joyce

Jacqueline L. (Ryder) Joyce

Jun 21, 2009

LEOMINSTER - Jacqueline L. (Ryder) Joyce, 80, of 32 Notre Dame Street, Leominster, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, June 21st in Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Fitchburg. She was born in Jaffrey, NH on April 28,1929, the daughter of the late Louise A. (Ryder) Bartlett and grew up in Winchendon. She had lived in Leominster for most...

Rose A. (Duplease) Lema

Rose A. (Duplease) Lema

Jun 12, 2009

WINCHENDON - Rose A. (Duplease) Lema, 81, of 88 Mill Street, Winchendon died Friday morning, June 12th in University of Massachusetts Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Winchendon on November 20,1927, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Rose A. (Gamelin) Duplease and was a lifelong resident of Winchendon. Rose worked at New Hampshire Ball...