All Obituaries

John S. Lobban ATHOL- John S. Lobban 78, of Pequoig Avenue, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 after being stricken ill. Born in Concord, New Hampshire on February 7, 1941, he was a son of John S. and Pearl M. (Bradway) Lobban and grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1960. Following high school, John enlisted into the United States Air Force on July 29, 1960 and served during the Vietnam era. He had been at Chanute AFB in Illinois as well as Aviano...

ORANGE- Jeannette Theresa (Despres) DeJackome, 90, was called home to be with the Lord on December 3, 2019 after a brief time of declining health.  She was born in Troy, New Hampshire on September 25, 1929 to Alphonsine and Ernest Despres.  She moved to Massachusetts and eventually to Orange with her parents at age 15.  After meeting on a blind date, Jeannette was married to the love of her life, Bernard (Bud) DeJackome, in 1946 until his passing in 1998.  Together they...

Donald E. Mallet ORANGE- Donald E. “Don” Mallet, 79, died on December 3, 2019 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare Campus in Worcester. Born in Gardner on April 22, 1940, he was a son of the late Joseph E. and Helen (Hebert) Mallet and grew up in Athol. Don was married to Lorraine (Morrison). Employed by Aubuchon Hardware for over 30 years, he started at the Athol store and later became the assistant manager of the Orange store and was promoted to store...

O.J. Sumner ORANGE- O.J. (Williams) Sumner, 84, of East River Street, Colonial Acres, died on Thursday morning, November 28, 2019 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born on August 19, 1935 in Leesville, Louisiana, she was a daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Hex) Williams and moved to Vermont at age 15, later coming to Massachusetts. She was married to Tex Sumner, who died in 2017. Employed by the N. D. Cass Company in Athol, she retired after many years of making toys. O.J. was...

Kristin A. Harakles WAYLAND- Kristin A. Harakles, 49,of Old Sudbury Road, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a courageous 7 year battle with cancer, with loved ones at her side. Born in Waltham on June 9, 1970, she was a daughter of Charles and Carol (Hynes) Harakles and grew up in Wayland, graduating from Wayland High School. Kristin loved children and had worked as a Pre-school teacher prior to becoming a dog walker. Kristin was...

John A. Marsh ORANGE- John A. Marsh, 56, of Mayo Road, died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Born in Hephzibah, Georgia, he was a son of Ronald L. and Barbara A. (Ham) Marsh and grew up in Orange, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in 1981. John was a skilled carpenter and owned John Marsh Contracting and had built his own home. He was a good son and a proud father and will be greatly missed by many. An avid outdoorsman, John loved to fish and...

Thomas P. Patient ATHOL- Thomas P. Patient, 79, of Daniel Shays Highway, Riverbend Woods, died late Friday evening, November 22, 2019 at home following an illness, with loved ones by his side. Born in Fitchburg on September 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Herman and Dorothy (Guay) Patient and grew up in Fitchburg. Following school, Thomas served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Essex during the Cuban missile crisis, from June 19, 1959 until his honorable discharge on July 12,...

Corina B. Bezio ERVING- Corina B. (Eddy) Bezio, 91, formerly of Maple Street, died on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Montague on May 24, 1928, she was a daughter of William F. and Ester F. (Bourbeay) Eddy. In 1948, Corina married Edward J. Bezio and they enjoyed 61 years until his death on October 15, 2009. Cornia retired from Hallmark Yearbook at age 65 and had previously worked at the Erving Paper Mill and B&M...

Beverly J. Calcari ORANGE- Beverly J. (Dorow) Calcari, 82, of East River Street, King James Court, died at home on Monday evening, November 4, 2019 surrounded by loved ones. Born on May 31, 1937 in Ware, she was a daughter of Gardiner and Josephine (Baldwin) Dorow and grew up in Petersham, graduating from Petersham High School in 1955. Beverly had been married to Louis Calcari Jr. Beverly had worked at the L. S. Starrett Company in Athol since 1979 before retiring. She previously had...

David C. Peterson ATHOL- David Calvin Peterson of Athol, passed away at the age of 83 on October 31, 2019, after a long illness. Mr. Peterson was born on August 7, 1936 in Royalston, to Herbert and Hildur (Benson) Peterson, the youngest of three children. His early years were devoted to the family business- a dairy farm known as Peterson’s Dairy. It was this devotion that led him to pursue, after graduating from high school in Royalston, a degree at the Stockbridge School of...