Obituaries

Sep 21, 2011

WINCHENDON – Albert E. LaPlante, 65, of 162 Main Street, Winchendon died peacefully Wednesday, September 21 st , at the home of his daughter.

He was born in Winchendon on May 26, 1946, the son of Jeffrey and Delma (Plouffe)...

Sep 19, 2011

WINCHENDON – Charlene R. (Hill) Casavant, 69, of 332 Front Street, Winchendon died peacefully Monday morning, September 19 th at her residence.

She was born in Union, S.C. on October 24, 1941, the daughter of Theo and Nelma (Janti) Hill...

Sep 18, 2011

ORANGE – Michael R. Goguen, 53, of Orange, died peacefully Sunday morning, September 18 th , in the West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital, after a courageous fight from a service connected illness.

Michael was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada...

Sep 17, 2011

WINCHENDON – Albert J. Lafortune, 72, of 16 Ready Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Saturday, September 17 th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville, with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on November 14, 1938, son of Francis...

Sep 16, 2011

WINCHENDON – Lorraine P. (Pelletier) Tuttle, 88, of 106A Ipswich Drive, Winchendon died unexpectedly Friday, September 16 th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

She was born in Amesbury, MA on February 21, 1923, daughter of Romeo Pelletier and Helen (Gosselin) Pelletier...

Sep 15, 2011

RINDGE, NH - Mary A. (Jwaszewski) Kwasny, 93, peacefully passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at The Respite House in Williston, Vermont. She was born in Gardner, Mass. on December 26, 1917, the daughter of Bernard and Leonarda (Urymowicz) Jwaszewski. Mary devoted her life to her family and her beloved husband of 72...

Sep 12, 2011

WINCHENDON – Robert F. Floria Jr., 60, of 95 Highland Street, Winchendon, died peacefully at his residence, Monday morning, September 12 th , with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on August 10, 1951, son of...

Sep 8, 2011

WINCHENDON – Norman E. LaBier, 88, of 127D Ipswich Drive, Winchendon, died peacefully Thursday morning, September 8 th in Baldwinville Nursing Home, Baldwinville.

He was born in Nashua, NH on January 2, 1923, son of the late Ernest and Stella...

Sep 7, 2011

TEMPLETON - Harold L “Harry” Wagner, 64 of 212 Freight Shed Road, Baldwinville died peacefully Wednesday evening, September 7th, at his home in Spruce Lodge with Elsa Paton and other friends by his side.

Harry, known as Butch to his mother and...

Sep 5, 2011

WINCHENDON – Gary A. Laraba, 65, of 29 Maynard Street, died peacefully Monday evening, September 5 th in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, Westborough, with his family at his side.

He was born in Enosburg Falls, VT on December 1,...

Sep 4, 2011

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Ralph John Lusich, age 82, of New York City died of pancreatic cancer September 4, 2011. He was staying at Camelot Farm in Winchendon, MA.

Ralph was born September 2, 1929 in Hoboken, NJ to...

Aug 31, 2011

WINCHENDON – Sean D. Caron, 25, of 274 Spring Street, Winchendon, died Wednesday, August 31 st .

He was born in Concord, MA on June 4, 1986 and had lived in Winchendon for most of his life. He was an...

Aug 30, 2011

TEMPLETON – Edward F. Hearns, 72, of 15 Willow Trailer Park, Templeton , died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, August 30 th , in Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Worcester on March 26,...

Aug 29, 2011

SANTA MONICA, CA – Henry L. Duval, 80, of Santa Monica, CA and formerly of Winchendon, died unexpectedly August 29 th , 2011 at his residence.

He was born in Winchendon on May 30, 1931, the son of the late Joseph O. and Lucienne (Boulanger) Duval.  Henry grew up in Winchendon and graduated from Murdock...

Aug 28, 2011

TEMPLETON – John W. Whittemore, 63, of 26 Elm Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully Sunday morning, August 28 th in Heywood Hospital, Gardner.

He was born in Gardner on July 14, 1948, son of the late Carl and Elizabeth (Champney) Whittemore...

Aug 27, 2011

TEMPLETON – Walter A. ‘Slay” Zablonski, 90, of 56 Elm Street, Baldwinville, died peacefully at his residence Saturday morning, August 27 th , with his family at his side.

He was born in Winchendon on July 2, 1921, son of...

Aug 15, 2011

RINDGE, NH - John Thomas Kwasny, 94, peacefully passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at The Arbors in Shelburne, Vt. He was born in New Britain, Conn. on Dec. 6, 1916, the son of Michael and Magdalena (Gdula) Kwasny. After 38 years employed at the Irving Paper Mill, he enjoyed almost 30 years...

Aug 12, 2011

GARDNER – Richard E. “Dick” Touchette, 69, of 160 Blanchard Street, Gardner died peacefully Friday evening, August 12 th in Life Care Center of Leominster.

He was born in Gardner on May 18, 1942, son of Lawrence J. and Merle...

Aug 10, 2011

WINCHENDON – Ronald F. Lombard, 64, of 1250 Alger Street, died Wednesday, August 10 th .

He was born in Winthrop on February 1, 1947, son of the late Robert A. and Eileen (DiNatale) Lombard and had lived in Winchendon...

Aug 9, 2011

WINCHENDON – Robert Vincent McDonald, beloved husband, father and grandfather, at the age of 89, passed from this life on August 9th, 2011, after a month long battle with cancer.

Mr. McDonald was born in Winchendon, MA on July 26,...