Obituaries

Oct 17, 2015

WINCHENDON –Lorna Ann Fortier O’Malley, 34, of 460 Teel Road, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, October 17th in Athol Memorial Hospital.

Lorna was born in Farmington, CT on November 21, 1980, daughter of Dr. Alexander J. and Carol L. (Anderson) Fortier of Westerly, RI.  Lorna grew up in Avon, Ct where she graduated in 1999 from...

Oct 16, 2015

WINCHENDON – Lawrence R. Larochelle, 76, of 94 Summer Street, Fitchburg, formerly of Winchendon, died Friday, October 16, 2015 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster.

He was born in Winchendon on July 29, 1939, son of the late Louis A. and Clarinda (Morin) Larochelle and attended Winchendon schools.

Larry proudly served in the...

Oct 14, 2015

TEMPLETON – Stephen E. Salame, 74, of 9 Henshaw Road, died peacefully Wednesday evening, October 14, 2015 in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Gardner on June 21, 1941, son of the late Edward and Hazel (Lund) Salame.  A lifelong resident of Templeton, he attended Narragansett Regional High...

Oct 12, 2015

GARDNER – Gertrude H. (Aucoin) Gallant, 83, of 125 Connors Street, died peacefully Monday, October 12th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

She was born in Gardner on March 16, 1932, daughter of the late Angus and Helen (Jaillet) Aucoin and was a lifelong resident of Gardner.  Gertrude attended Holy Rosary School and graduated in 1950 from...

Oct 8, 2015

HOLDEN – Ruth H. (Fleming) Wallace, 91, of 39 Mark Bradford Drive, Holden, formerly of Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, October 8th in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner.

She was born in Worcester, MA on July 31, 1924, daughter of the late James and Eleanor (McQuiggan) Fleming. She grew up in North Grafton. She lived...

Oct 8, 2015

Jon Seymour Nicholson, age 85, a Winchendon resident for 25 years, died at Heywood Hospital in Gardner on Thursday, October 8, from complications related to congestive heart failure.

He was born on April 19, 1930 in Syracuse, New York, son of George B. and Emma (Seymour) Nicholson. Jon was a young prodigy on the trombone who...

Oct 7, 2015

WINCHENDON – Frank E. Parks Jr., 73, of 151 Mill Street, died peacefully Wednesday morning, October 7th in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.

A lifelong resident of Winchendon, he was a born on October 27, 1941, son of the late Frank E. and E. Arlene (Peckham) Parks and was educated in Winchendon schools.

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Oct 6, 2015

WINCHENDON – Janice C. (Mailloux) Paquin, 87, of 111 Ipswich Drive, died peacefully Tuesday evening, October 6th in UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester.

She was born in Malden, MA on January 3, 1928, daughter of the late Edgar O. and Dorothy (Bell) Mailloux and had lived in Winchendon for many years.

Janice...

Oct 4, 2015

KEENE, NH – Harold R. Richards, 95, of Keene, formerly of Winchendon, MA, died peacefully at his residence Sunday morning, October 4th, with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on August 9, 1920, son of the late Ernest and Pauline (Fair) Richards.  He was raised in Winchendon, where he...

Oct 4, 2015

GARDNER – Mark R. Treshinsky, 62, of Gardner, died peacefully Sunday morning, October 4th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

He was born in Lawrence, MA on December 6, 1952, son of the late Abraham N. and Jean (Hardy) Treshinsky and had lived in this area for many years.

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Oct 4, 2015

RINDGE, NH - Carl Frederick Mellin, Jr., 90, formerly of Gardner, MA and Rindge, NH, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, October 4th in Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, NH, with his family at his side.

He was born in Concord, NH on May 14, 1925, the son of Carl Frederick Mellin., Sr. and Katherine (Maier) Mellin, and was known...

Sep 25, 2015

WINCHENDON – Sidney A. Murdock, 79, of 28 Poplar Street, died peacefully Friday afternoon, September 25th in UMASS Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester.

He was born in Templeton on June 10, 1936, son of the late Frank and Lillian (Wyman) Murdock and was a graduate of the former Templeton High School.  He had been...

Sep 23, 2015

GARDNER – Ernestine M. (Olson) Richard, 72, of 377 Elm Street, died peacefully Wednesday evening, September 23rd in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, with her family at her side.

She was born in Dillingham, Alaska, daughter of the late Ernest and Emma (Woods) Olson and grew up in Alaska.  For over fifty years, she had been a...

Sep 17, 2015

WINCHENDON – David P. Gauthier, 72, of 96 Highland Street, died peacefully Thursday evening, September 17th in Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester.

He was born in Winchendon on September 20, 1942, son of the late Napoleon and Elizabeth (Girouard) Gauthier.  He graduated from Murdock High School and was a resident of Winchendon for most of...

Sep 15, 2015

WEYMOUTH – Paul V. Jensen, 81, a resident of Weymouth for most of his life, died peacefully Tuesday evening, September 15th in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Gardner.

He was born in Boston on September 20, 1933, son of the late Alfred J. and Helen (Riley) Jensen and graduated from Dorchester High School.  For the...

Sep 11, 2015

WINCHENDON — Anthony A. (Tony) Weaver passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital on September 11, 2015 after a long illness. He was formerly married to Beverly A. (Lively) Weaver of Westborough, Mass., and leaves a son Stephan and his wife, Traci; a son, Eric and his wife, Adelita; a God-daughter, Shannon Frate; his sister, Lauren (Patti) Shepherd; a...

Sep 10, 2015

ROYALSTON – Linda Marie (Girard) Basso-Braun, 72, of South Royalston, died peacefully surrounded by the love of her family, early Thursday morning, September 10th. Linda was born on April 18, 1943 in Winchendon to Gertrude (Akin) and George Girard.  She attended Winchendon public schools and later received her Certificate as a Nursing Assistant. In her spare time, Linda could be found...

Sep 9, 2015

PHILLIPSTON – Richard P. Geyster, 72, of 580 Queen Lake Road, died peacefully Wednesday evening, September 9th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with his family at his side. He was born in Templeton on April 3, 1943, son of the late John J. and Mabel H. (Sund) Geyster and had lived in Phillipston since 1998.  Rich grew up in Baldwinville and was...

Sep 8, 2015

FITCHBURG – James A. Tessier, 69, of 276 Lunenburg Street  Lot 22, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, September 8th in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital, with his family at his side. He was born in Ayer, MA on September 16, 1945, son of the late Charles and Caroline (Walsh) Tessier and was a graduate of Ayer High School.  He was a resident of Fitchburg...

Sep 6, 2015

WINCHENDON – Christy L. Harris, 30, of 66 Willoughby Avenue, died Sunday, September 6th. She was born in Gardner on July 26, 1985, daughter of Raymond A. and Martha J. (Cook) Harris of Winchendon, attended Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School and later received her GED. Christy had worked as a machine operator and fork lift operator.  Her hobbies were writing poetry...