Obituaries

Feb 12, 2007

WINCHENDON - Loretta T. (Gagne) LaClair, 83, of 265 West Street, Winchendon, died Monday, February 12th in her residence, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on September 30,1923, the daughter of Adolphe and Adelaide (St. Laurent) Gagne, and was a lifelong resident. Loretta was a graduate of Murdock High School with the Class of 1941. Her husband...

Feb 10, 2007

TEMPLETON - Pauline L. (Girouard) Wheelen Tucker, 84, of 43 Beech Street, Baldwinville, died Saturday evening, February 10th in her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bondsville, MA. on November 9,1922, the daughter of George and Lena (Wluyda) Girouard and had been a resident of Baldwinville for many years. Pauline was a cook at Baldwinville...

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Feb 6, 2007

WINCHENDON - Jeannette R. (Bernard) Mullen Jeffers, 95, of 26 Chestnut Street, Winchendon, died early Tuesday, February 6th in her residence., following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on August 17,1911, the daughter of Ernest and Mary E. (Berard) Bernard and was a lifelong resident. Jeannette was the wife of the late Emmett T. Jeffers, who died in...

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Dec 27, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. - Ernest J. LaFreniere, 52, of 526 Pineland Circle #202, Newport News, VA. and formerly of Winchendon, died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 27th at his residence. He was born in Winchendon on January 18,1954, the son of Ernest M. and Ethel L. (Chisamore) LaFreniere and had lived in Newport News for 15 years. Ernest worked as a...

Dec 22, 2006

Dec 15, 2006

ROYALSTON - Pauline R. (Lorion) Alger, 95, of 2 Baldwinville Road, South Royalston, died unexpectedly Friday, December 15th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg on May 8,1911, the daughter of Arthur and Diana (Lemire) Lorion and had lived in South Royalston for 63 years. Pauline was an assembler at the former N.D. Cass Toy Co. in...

Dec 14, 2006

WINCHENDON - Adouilda M. (Bibeau) Fournier, 91, of 34 North Pearl Street, Brockton, formerly of Winchendon, died Thursday, December 14th in Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on August 26,1915, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (Laplante) Bibeau and had been a resident of Winchendon for most of her life until...

Dec 12, 2006

FITCHBURG - Taimi M. (Pasanen) McIntyre, 95, formerly of 75 Kinsman Road, Fitchburg, died early Tuesday, December 12th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville following an illness. She was born in Fitchburg on January 21,1911, the daughter of Otto and Matilda (Kunelius) Pasanen, and had resided there until moving to the nursing home a year and a half ago....

Dec 10, 2006

WINCHENDON - Everett E. Barrows, 65, of 69C Hyde Park Drive, Winchendon, died early Sunday, December 10th in his residence surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous eight year struggle with lung cancer. He was born in Fitchburg on April 5,1941, the son of John and Rose (Fortunato) Barrows and had lived in Winchendon for 23 years. Everett...

Dec 5, 2006

ROYALSTON - Eliina Karjalainen, 102, formerly of 4 Richmond Court, South Royalston, died early Tuesday, December 5th in the Baldwinville Nursing Home. She was born in Biipuri, Finland on November 4,1904, the daughter of Edward and Eva (Hjerppe) Karjalainen and came to the United States in 1921. She lived in South Royalston since and was presently the oldest resident...

Nov 30, 2006

WINCHENDON - Evelyn L. Thoin, 88, of 23 Elmwood Road, Winchendon, died early Thursday, November 30th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on March 24,1918, the daughter of Homer and Alma (St. Pierre) Thoin and was a lifelong resident. Evelyn was a graduate of Murdock High School with the Class of 1936 and...

Nov 28, 2006

WINCHENDON - Fernande M. (Lemelin) Prevost, 83, of 85 High Street, Winchendon, died Tuesday evening, November 28th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, following an illness. Her husband of 58 years, Alfred J. Prevost, died in 2005. Fernande was born in Lawrence, MA. on May 17,1923, the daughter of Victor and Victoria B. (Laroche) Lemelin and had lived...