Obituaries

Shirley L. (Marshall) Wordell

Shirley L. (Marshall) Wordell

Sep 2, 2013

GARDNER – Shirley L. (Marshall) Wordell, 78, of 125 Pearl Street, Gardner, died peacefully Monday afternoon, September 2nd in Heywood Hospital, Gardner, with her family at her side. She was born in Taunton on July 24, 1935, daughter of the late Frank and Marian (Clark) Marshall, and grew up in Taunton, where she graduated from Taunton High School. For the...

Charles Perkins

Charles Perkins

Aug 22, 2013

Charles H. "Perk" Perkins, 79, of Templeton, died Thursday, August 22, in Heywood Hospital after a short illness.Perk, as he was fondly known, was born June 14, 1934, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, son of the late Charles P. and Elsa (Perham) Perkins and graduated from Petersham High School in 1952. He proudly served in the United States Army and worked...

Kenneth Charlonne

Kenneth Charlonne

Aug 19, 2013

RINDGE, NH- Kenneth W. Charlonne, 73, of Rindge, died Monday, August, 19, 2013, in his home after an illness. He was born May 12, 1940, son of the late Rosario Charlonne and the late Mary (Davis) Charlonne. Ken worked as an inspector and threader operator for W.W. Cross Company in Jaffrey for many years before his retirement. He was an...

Norma C. (Raymond) Cosentino

Norma C. (Raymond) Cosentino

Aug 17, 2013

WINCHENDON – Norma C. (Raymond) Cosentino, 71, of 347 Front Street, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday, August 17th, at Legend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gardner, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Gardner on April 27, 1942, daughter of the late Ralph and Cecile (Hoague) Raymond.  She lived in Winchendon for most of her life and was educated...

Ronnie Turner

Ronnie Turner

Aug 15, 2013

Ronnie A. Turner, 38, of Winchendon, joined his dad in Heaven, August 15, 2013. Ronnie was born September 21, 1974, in Fitchburg, son of Theresa (Potter) Turner and the late Terry A. Turner. He graduated from Murdock High School in 1992. Ronnie was self employed as a talented auto mechanic and auto body repairman. He had previously worked for A.C....

Francis A. Ouellette Sr.

Francis A. Ouellette Sr.

Aug 9, 2013

ACTON, ME – Francis A. Ouellette Sr, 84, of 89 Winchell Lane, Acton, ME, died peacefully at his residence Friday afternoon, August 9th, with his family at his side. He was born in Fitchburg, MA on June 3, 1929, son of the late Alfred and Viola (Gaudet) Ouellette and grew up in Winchendon, MA, where he attended Winchendon schools.. Francis...

Janet E. (Batchelor) Pervier

Janet E. (Batchelor) Pervier

Aug 8, 2013

TEMPLETON:  Janet E. (Batchelor) Pervier, 88, formerly of East Templeton, died peacefully Thursday morning, August 8th, in Baldwinville Nursing Home, with her family at her side. She was born in Waterbury, CT on May 20, 1925, daughter of the late Herbert M. and Charlotte A. (Friedhoff) Batchelor.  Janet lived in East Templeton for 35 years before moving to Ormond Beach, FL, where...

Clarence I. Farrar Jr.

Clarence I. Farrar Jr.

Aug 2, 2013

GARDNER – Clarence I. Farrar Jr., 65, of 13 Leamy Street, Gardner, died at his residence Friday morning, August 2nd, with his family at his side. H was born in Dummerston, Vermont on June 26, 1948, son of Clarence I and Dorothy Marie (Coullard) Farrar and grew up in Worcester and Fitchburg.  For the last 32 years he had lived in...

Edward R. Hosnander Jr.

Edward R. Hosnander Jr.

Jul 30, 2013

WINCHENDON – Edward R. Hosnander Jr., 79, of 236 Hale Street, Winchendon died peacefully at home, Tuesday morning, July 30th, with his family at his side. He was born in Worcester on April 6, 1934, son of the late Edward R. and Mary Y. (Sinaskes) Hosnander.  Ed grew up in Worcester and had lived in Winchendon since 1975. Ed managed White...

Donald P. Roy

Donald P. Roy

Jul 28, 2013

WINCHENDON – Donald P. Roy, 78, of Winchendon, died peacefully at UMASS Medical Center, University Campus, Worcester, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, July 28, 2013. He leaves behind his loving wife of 58 years, Phyllis M. (Desroche) Roy; devoted children, David P. Roy of Arlington, MA and Renelle M. Roy and her husband James Varzakis of Malden. He...

Philip G. Stoddard

Philip G. Stoddard

Jul 27, 2013

GARDNER – Philip G. Stoddard, 72, of 22 Carriage Lane, Winchendon died peacefully Saturday, July 27th in Heywood Hospital. He was born in Vermont, son of the late Kenneth Guy and Gayla (Knox) Stoddard and grew up in the Athol, Petersham and Orange area.  He had lived in Winchendon for several years. Phil had worked as a wireman and lathe operator...

Paul R. Chatigny

Paul R. Chatigny

Jul 27, 2013

WINCHENDON – Paul R. Chatigny, 79, of 130 Ipswich Drive, Winchendon died peacefully Saturday, July 27th in Life Care Center in Leominster. He was born in Worcester on December 29, 1933, son of the late Florence Chatigny. He grew up in Athol and attended Athol High School.  For several years, Paul was a resident of Gardner until moving to Winchendon about...

William R. Gates

William R. Gates

Jul 26, 2013

ROYALSTON – William R. Gates, 75, of 267 South Royalston Road, Royalston died peacefully Friday morning, July 26th at his residence, with his family at his side. He was born in Athol on August 24, 1937, son of the late Herman and Lillian (Palmer) Gates and attended Athol High School.  Bill was a resident of Royalston for most of his life....

William W. Adams

William W. Adams

Jul 25, 2013

GARDNER – William W. Adams, 91, of 93 Cherry Street, Gardner, died Thursday evening, July 25th, at his residence, after a long illness. He was born in Stoughton on April 6, 1922, son of the late William A. and Lucy (Henry) Adams and was a 1940 graduate of Abington High School. Bill was a truck driver and yard man for...

Janet A. (Streeter) Thomas

Janet A. (Streeter) Thomas

Jul 25, 2013

WINCHENDON – Janet Thomas passed away on July 25, 2013 at UMASS/Memorial Medical Center, University Campus, with her family at her side. Janet was the daughter of Francis and Anna Streeter of Winchendon, MA.  Her husband of 61 years and the love of her life, Raymond Thomas, passed away on May 2, 2013.  She leaves her two children and their families:  Susan (Thomas)...

Master Chief Daniel John Farrell

Master Chief Daniel John Farrell

Jul 20, 2013

ORANGE - To all sailors wherever ye may be: and to all salts, sea lawyers, swabs, land lubbers, square-knot admirals, gun deckers, and all the other assorted scavengers of the seven seas: Let it be known by all ye earthly mortals who may have been honored by this sailor’s presence that Master Chief Daniel John Farrell, (USCG) departed this world...

Lila I. Maki

Lila I. Maki

Jul 11, 2013

WINCHENDON – Lila I. (Hackler) Maki, formerly of Marlborough, NH and Winchendon, died Thursday, July 11th at the New England Health Center in Sunderland, MA. She was born in Redgranite, Wisconsin on May 12, 1918.  She grew up in Marlborough, NH and lived in Winchendon, MA for 40 years before returning to Marlborough.  Her husband, Walter J. Maki, died in 1995. Her...

Dennis B. Wall, DMD

Dennis B. Wall, DMD

Jul 6, 2013

WINCHENDON – Dennis B. Wall, DMD, 53, of Westminster, MA, a prominent dentist in the town of Winchendon, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, July 6th at Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH.  His loving family was at his side. Dennis was born in Norwood, MA on September 5, 1959, son of Beverly (Smith) Wall Cedrone of East Falmouth and the late William...

Rebecca Graves

Rebecca Graves

Jul 3, 2013

GARDNER - Rebecca Graves, affectionately known as  “Betty”  by her many friends, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 3, at the age of 98 at Wachusett Manor, Gardner. Born in Burlington, Vermont on May 20, 1915 to George and Mary (Lucia)  Schumph,   she spent her youth in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High School.   Married a soldier, Alfred Graves, the love of her...

Joan E. (Cotoni) Anderson

Joan E. (Cotoni) Anderson

Jul 3, 2013

WINCHENDON – Joan E. (Cotoni) Anderson, 52, of 272 West Street, Winchendon, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, Wednesday evening, July 3rd. She was born in Van Nuys, CA on November 9, 1960, daughter of Jerry and Barbara (Brown) Cotoni of Punta Gorda, FL.  Joan grew up in Chelmsford, where she graduated from Chelmsford High School.  She also graduated...