Obituaries

Mar 27, 2006

ORANGE - Sidney N. Fletcher, Jr., 90, formerly of 105 Wheeler Avenue, Orange, died Monday, March 27th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner following an illness. His wife of 13 years, Martha (McCarthy) James Fletcher, died last year. His first wife of 50 years, Jeanne C. (Kozlowski) Fletcher, died in 1988. He was born in Winchendon on November...

Mar 25, 2006

WINCHENDON - David Gino Arceci, 50, of North River Road, Chassell, Michigan, and formerly of Winchendon, MA. and Jaffrey, N.H., died March 25th, 2006 in his residence after an exhausting battle with cancer. He was born in Winchendon on September 23,1955, the son on Leon J. and Shirley R. (Homon) Arceci and had lived in Chassell for several years....

Mar 22, 2006

WINCHENDON - Anita B. (Brehio) Ladeau, 90, of 61 Winter Street, died Wednesday evening, March 22nd in the Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on March 15,1916, the daughter of John and Rose (Bastille) Brehio and was a lifelong resident. Anita was a graduate of Murdock High School with the class of 1934...

Mar 20, 2006

WINCHENDON - Dorothy M. Fales, 81, formerly of 119A Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died Monday, March 20th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. She was born in Winchendon on December 3,1924, the daughter of Raymond and Victoria (Breton) Fales and was a lifelong resident. Dorothy was a graduate of Murdock High School with the class of 1943. She was...

Mar 19, 2006

JAFFREY, N.H. - Roger E. Robert, 81, of 18 Gilmore Pond Road, Jaffrey, N.H., died Sunday, March 19th in the Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, N.H., following an illness. He was born in Winchendon, MA. on October 26,1924, the son of Arthur J. and Delvina E. (Christian) Robert and had lived in Jaffrey for 23 years. Roger was a woodworker...

Mar 11, 2006

WINCHENDON - Brenda (Greenwood) Coe, 63, of 282 Maple Street, Winchendon, died Saturday evening, March 11th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after a long illness. She was born in Bath, Maine on February 20,1943, the daughter of Edwin and Winnifred (Anderson) Greenwood, and had resided in Winchendon for 36 years. Mrs. Coe worked as a woodworker at Eustis Enterprises in...

Mar 8, 2006

WINCHENDON - Ethel L. (Webb) Parks, 89, of 322 School Street, Winchendon, died Wednesday, March 8th in the Hillcrest Nursing Center, Fitchburg following an illness. She was born in Orange on December 11,1916, the daughter of John W. and Abbie (Richardson) Webb and had resided in Winchendon for 72 years. Ethel was a graduate of Murdock High School with...

Mar 6, 2006

WINCHENDON - Gladys H. (Sa'Doques) Monette, 81, of 114B Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died Monday, March 6th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Laconia, New Hampshire on August 4,1924, the daughter of Charles and Beatrice (Richards) Sa'Doques and had resided in Winchendon for most of her life. Gladys was an assembler at Millipore Corp. in...

Feb 26, 2006

WINCHENDON - Steven M. Brunetta, 60, of 50 Old Centre, Winchendon, died unexpectantly Sunday, February 26th in his residence. He was born in Framingham on June 5,1945, the son of William and Doris Brunetta and had resided in Winchendon for 12 years. Steven was formerly employed at Rand & Whitney Container Corp. in Worcester. He was a U.S. Army...

Feb 21, 2006

GARDNER - Wendell A. Rockwood, 78, of 310 Pearl Street, died Tuesday, February 21st in Heywood Hospital, Gardner after being stricken ill at home. He was born in Gardner on April 28,1927, the son of Albert and Ruth (Willard) Rockwood and had been a lifelong resident of Gardner. Wendell worked for the B&M Railroad for 40 years until his...

Feb 8, 2006

ASHBURNHAM - Margarita T. (Kretz) Meszaros, 86, of 10 Hillandale Road, Ashburnham, died Wednesday evening, February 8th in her residence following an illness. She was born in Nilvange, France on June 28,1919, the daughter of Johann and Margarete (Uhlmann) Kretz and had lived in Northborough for 25 years before moving to Ashburnham 2 years ago to live with her...

Feb 4, 2006

WINCHENDON - Shirley G. (Beckwith) Paul, 73, of 36 Summer Street, died Saturday, February 4th in her residence following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on July 17,1932, daughter of Donald F. and Rose E. (Bosworth) Beckwith and was a lifelong resident. Shirley was a clerk at the former Aubuchon Hardware Store in Winchendon before her retirement. She...

Jan 28, 2006

WESTFIELD, MA. - C. Carroll Rock, 88, of 392 West Road, Westfield, MA. and formerly of Atkinson, N.H., died Saturday, January 28th in the Mt. View Nursing Home in Montgomery, MA.

He was born in New York City, New York on April 13,1917, the son of George and Helene (Gilligan) Rock and had lived in Westfield for...

Jan 14, 2006

BARRE - Graveside services will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, May 13th for Carol E. (Purinton) Davidson, 67, of 15 James Street, formerly of Templeton, who died January 14th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner. There are no calling hours. The Snow-Ladeau Funeral Home, 343 Central Street, Winchendon is directing arrangements. www.snow-ladeau.com

Jan 10, 2006

ATHOL - Agnes R. (LeBlanc) Tourigny, 80, of 73 Cottage Street, died Tuesday evening, January 10th in her son's home in Athol surrounded by her family, following an illness. She was born in Gardner on January 3,1926, the daughter of Fidele and Regina (Collette) LeBlanc, and had lived in Baldwinville for 58 years before moving to Athol 20 years...

Jan 10, 2006

WINCHENDON - Francis A. "Sharpy" Lorion, 84, of 73 Hyde Park Drive, Winchendon died early Tuesday, January 10th in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner after an illness. He was born in Winchendon on September 13,1921, the son of Arthur and Diana (Lemire) Lorion and was a lifelong resident. Sharpy was an assembler at Simplex Time Recorder Company for...

Jan 7, 2006

WINCHENDON - Michel G. Cloutier, 52, of 260 Spring Circle, Winchendon, died unexpectantly Saturday, January 7th in his residence. He was born in Winchendon on September 28,1953, the son of Gerard J. and Aurora M. (Sevigny) Cloutier, and was a lifelong resident. Michel was a graduate of Murdock High School with the class of 1972. He was a Marine...

Jan 1, 2006

WINCHENDON - Kobbe A. LaPerle-Bouchard, 50, of 157R Monomonac Road West, Winchendon and formerly of Shirley and Ayer, a well known and well respected barber in Ashburnham, died Sunday, January 1st at her residence, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Fort Benning, Georgia on October 28,1955, the daughter of William G. and Mary A....

Dec 17, 2005

TUCSON, AZ. - Thomas A. Lefebvre, 55, born June 2,1950, in Winchendon, passed away December 17,2005 in Tucson, Arizona. He is survived by his two daughters, Kristin and Karli Lefebvre of Tucson; his father, Albert "Frenchy" Lefebvre of Winchendon, and his brother and wife, Philip and Janice Lefebvre of Baldwinville. He was predeceased by his mother, Kathryn (Frazier) Lefebvre....

Dec 16, 2005

WINCHENDON - Edith A. (LaDeau) Hallet, 96, of 190 Brown Street, Winchendon, died early Friday, December 16th in the Leo P. LaChance Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gardner, following an illness. She was born in Winchendon on April 20,1909, the daughter of Charles H. and Maud (Stratton) LaDeau and was a lifelong resident. Edith owned and operated the former...