All Obituaries

December 13, 2018 Justine King WEBSTER- Justine (Burke)(Kingsbury) King, 84, of Negus Street and formerly of Orange, died Monday, December 10, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. Born in Boston on July 10, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Edith (Wyman) Burke. Justine was married to Walter F. King, who predeceased her. A Nurse’s Aide for many years, Justine had worked at the Oakland Nursing Home in Webster as well as the Belchertown State School. Justine had...

November 29, 2018 Ronald H. McKay GARDNER- Ronald H. McKay, 74, of Sawyer Street and formerly of Athol, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018  at The Highlands in Fitchburg. Born in Athol on February 26, 1944, he was a son of the late Lawrence C. and Ida (McLean) McKay and grew up in Athol ,graduating from Athol High. While at Athol High, Ronald set the record for the mile run. He later attended Orange Court College in Costa Mesa, California. On July 8, 1963, Ronald enlisted into the...

November 18, 2018 Susan J. Roach ATHOL- Susan J. (Eddy) Roach, 92, formerly of Templeton Road, died Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing. Born in Erving on April 10, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William F. and Esther F. (Bourbeau) Eddy and grew up in Erving,  graduating from Orange High School. On February 6, 1946, Susan married Forrest G. Roach and enjoyed 59 years of marriage until his death on June 27, 2005. Employed by the Erving Paper Mill...

November 17, 2018  Larry E. Ellsworth  WORCESTER - Larry Elmer Ellsworth, 73, died on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at West Side House, following a period of declining health.  Larry was born on February 16, 1945 in Franklin, Vermont, to Elmer and Lucille (Rushford) Ellsworth.  He moved to Wendell, MA at an early age and attended Ralph C. Mahar High School, later securing a job in the Art Department at Erving Paper Company.  Eventually Larry took his artistic skills...

November 11, 2018 John T. O’Lari ORANGE- John Timothy  O’Lari Sr., 91, of King Street, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 11, 2018 with family at his side. Born in Athol on September 25, 1927, he was a son of the late Bertolemeo and Theresa (Ollari) O’Lari and grew up in Orange and graduated from Orange High School in 1944. In 1956, John married Mary Ann (Dodgen) and they enjoyed 56 years together until her death in 2012. John enlisted into the United...

November 11, 2018 Darlene E. Rooney ORANGE- Darlene E. (Ball)(Pelletier)(Buckman) Rooney, 66, of Main Street, died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Athol on July 25, 1952, she was a daughter of Walter Sr. and Mabel (Hodgkins) Ball and grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools. Darlene was married to Shawn Rooney on July 29, 2000 and enjoyed 18 years together. She was previously married to Gerald Pelletier and Leon Buckman. Darlene was a PCA for...

November 9, 2018 Kevin T. Nelson ATHOL- Kevin T. Nelson, 27, of South Athol Road, died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Athol Hospital. Born in Greenfield on January 4, 1991, he was a son of Timothy J. Nelson and Sally A.  Amadon Pratt and grew up in Phillipston and attended Naragansett Regional School and earned his GED. Kevin had worked for Adams Farm in Athol and MDI in Leominster. He enjoyed playing pool with his friends. Survivors include his parents, Timothy Nelson of Athol and...

November 4, 2018 John A. Knechtel ORANGE- John A. Knechtel, 79, of West Orange Road, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Friday, November 2, 2018. Born in Gardner on March 4, 1939, he was a son of the late Alwin and Barbara (Mowry) Knechtel and grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1957. John enlisted into the United States Army on October 14, 1957 and was honorably discharged on October 7, 1960. He later transferred to the Air Force Reserves for 20 years. In...

November 3, 2018 David T. Elwood ORANGE- David T. Elwood of Orange, MA, died November 1, 2018 at home surrounded by family, after a long illness. He was born in Dalton, MA on September 27, 1942 to Walter and Catherine Elwood. He attended Dalton schools and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School. He received an AS degree from BCC in Pittsfield, a BA degree from North Adams College and a MA in Education Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. He attended UCLA and the...

October 31, 2018 Jennie M. Rossi ORANGE- Jennie M. (Moschini) Rossi, 100, formerly of King James Court, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. She was born in North Adams on May 28, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Vareschi) Prenguber. As her father passed away before her birth, she moved to Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1935. She was married to the late Louis P. Rossi in 1939 and enjoyed nearly 38 years of...