All Obituaries

October 19, 2018 Millard W. Chase Jr. ATHOL- Millard W Chase Jr., 81, formerly of Warwick, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 16, 1937 in Gardner Hospital to Millard W Chase Sr. and Winnie (Anderson) Chase and grew up in Royalston, MA. He met his wife, Joyce (Mebius) in the Navy in 1962, and the couple were married on June 29, 1963. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage before Joyce passed away in 2016....

October 15, 2018 Ruth H. Bass WARWICK- Ruth H. (Wilson) Bass, 83, of Leland Hill Road and formerly of South Royalston Road in Athol, died peacefully Saturday morning, October 13, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Erving on January 12, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Earl H. and Dorothy Wilson. On November 23, 1952, Ruth married Edward F. Bass in Erving and they enjoyed over 53 years of marriage until his death on June 22, 2006. Ruth worked at the Athol Daily News...

October 13, 2018 Paul O. Stratton ORANGE- Paul O. Stratton, 69, of East River Street, died Wednesday evening, October 10, 2018 at Charlene Manor in Greenfield. Born in Winchendon on March 18, 1949, he was a son of the late Oakley A. and Charlotte M. (Hamlin) Stratton and lived his entire life in the North Quabbin region.. In 1978, Paul married Florence “Sadie” (Edwards) and have enjoyed 40 years of marriage. An experienced and knowledgeable mechanic who could and would, fix...

October 9, 2018 Barbara J. Truehart ORANGE- Barbara J. (Lawson) Truehart, 78, of Hayden Street, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 9, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Gardner on November 14, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Wallace Q. and Juliette E. (Rivers) Lawson and grew up in Orange and attended Orange High School. Barbara married James H. Truehart in 1978, and have enjoyed over 40 years together and has lived in Orange her entire life. She...

October 18, 2018 Emily L Butcher ORANGE-  Emily L. (Matthews) Butcher, 87, Of 308 East Main street, Died October 5,2018 at home Peacefully with her family by her side after a sudden Illness. She was born March 17, 1931. She was the daughter of Ralph T. Matthews and Hazel E (Clarke) Matthews. On April 27, 1968 She married William R Butcher JR, they were married for 50 years. Emily was a homemaker and worked for the Athol daily news for many years. Emily enjoyed looking out the...

October 19, 2018 Robert J. Dyer ORANGE- Robert J. “Bob” Dyer, 89, of Grove Street, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol with his loving wife at his side. Born in Montague on January 20, 1929, he was a son of Lillian P. Dyer and grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School with the class of 1947. On February 28, 1951, Bob enlisted into the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Germany as a...

October 2, 2018 Paul O. McGinnis NEW SALEM- Paul McGinnis (88) died on October 1, 2018.  In life, he had a ready smile and an amazingly positive attitude.  Paul loved to square dance, sing, fish, canoe, eat homemade donuts, fix things, play cards, and to help others. He was born on June 27, 1930 to Leo and Margaret (Morrison) McGinnis in the New Salem homestead where eight generations of his ancestors lived.  Paul cared deeply for this farm and forested land where he lived...

October 1, 2018 Louise E. Golosh ERVING- Louise E. (Woodbury) Golosh, 81, of Mountain Road, died Saturday evening, September 29, 2018 at Buckley Healthcare Center in Greenfield with family at her side. Born in Erving on July 25, 1937, she was a daughter of Lloyd and Monetta (Masterson) Woodbury and grew up in Erving. On June 15, 1957, Louise married James T. Golosh and enjoyed 46 years before his death on April 13, 2003. Louise was employed by Franklin Medical center in Greenfield for...

September 30, 2018 Ronald E. Roy NEW SALEM- Ronald E. “Ron” Roy, 58, of William Rice Road, died unexpectedly at Athol Hospital on Friday, September 28, 2018 after being stricken ill at home. Born in Athol on July 16, 1960, he was a son of Richard and Eva (Blanchard) Roy and grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1978. In 2009, Ron married Cynthia “Cyndi” (Richards) after meeting her in 2000, and have enjoyed their  life together at their...

September 30, 2018 Craig W. Boudreau BARRE- Craig W. Boudreau, 51, of West Street, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Athol Hospital after being stricken ill. Born in Chelsea on November 25, 1966, he was a son of William and Judy (Vitello) Boudreau and grew up in Athol and attended Athol schools. Craig was a truck driver his entire career and enjoyed the open road. On August 2, 2014, Craig married Wendy (Kargauer) and enjoyed their lives together. A devout Red Sox and...