All Obituaries

April 16, 2019 Bruce W. May ATHOL- Bruce W. May, 64, of Petersham Road, died on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Athol Hospital. Born in Winchendon on May 14, 1954, he was a son of the late Donald and Enola (Plante) May and graduated from Murdock High School in 1972. Following high school, Bruce served four years in the United States Army. Employed by the former Union Twist Drill for many years, he later went to work for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the Fernald School in Templeton as a...

April 16, 2019 Kelly J. Chambers SUNDERLAND- Kelly J. Chambers, 39, of South Silver Lane, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare Campus in Worcester. Born in Greenfield on October 4, 1979, she was a daughter of Edward and Sharon (Parker) Chambers and grew up in the Athol-Orange area, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in 1997. After high school, Kelly and one of her friends took a road trip to Florida and Georgia. She found she was...

April 14, 2019 Robbin J. Dubrule ORANGE- Robbin J. Dubrule, 65, of King James Court, East River Street, died on Friday, April 12, 2019 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare- Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Born in Athol on November 26, 1953, she was a daughter of Robert and Marion L. “Betty” (Killian) Dubrule and grew up in Orange, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in 1972. She later studied cosmetology and hairdressing. Robbin was previously...

April 10, 2019 Shirley Bundy ORANGE- Shirley (MacKnight) Bundy, 100, of Bacon Street, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the Alliance Health at Baldwinville. Born on September 22, 1918 in North Orange, she was a daughter of the late James and Lillian (Lawrence) MacKnight, and grew up in Orange, graduating from Orange High School in 1937. Shirley was married to Gordon C. Bundy on December 21, 1940, and enjoyed over 43 years of marriage until his death in 1984. Shirley retired from the Slencil...

April 8, 2019 Paul D. Gervais ORANGE- Paul D. Gervais, 55, of Holtshire Road, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Athol Hospital following a medical emergency while riding his bike. Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late Joseph Donat Gervais and Mary A. (Geoghegan) Gervais and grew up there, spending summers in Green Hill. He graduated from Bishop Hendricken in 1982, and from Boston College in 1986 with a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Business. On July...

Joyce R. Harris Warwick — Joyce Ramona Harris (Wesson), a long-time resident of the Warwick-Orange area, died peacefully Wednesday the 3rd of April at Athol Memorial Hospital after a long visit with close family. Born in 1933 in Orange, MA, Joyce received a High School Diploma from Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School. She went on to work at Slencil Co. for much of her adult life. On Oct 11, 1954, she married her beloved husband, Wallace E. Harris. For the next forty-four years, they...

March 29, 2019 Michael R. St. Onge ATHOL- Michael R. St. Onge, 73, of White Pond Road, died at home on Thursday, March 28, 2019 following an illness, with his family at his side. Born in Gardner on February 27, 1946, he was a son of the late Ralph St. Onge and Agnes and Anthony Pralinsky. He grew up in Orange, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School in 1964. On February 10, 1966, Mike enlisted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged on...

March 30, 2019 Michael J. Aukstikalnis ORANGE- Michael J. Aukstikalnis, 56, of East River Street, passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Born in Athol on July 30, 1962, he was a son of John and Theresa (O’Brien) Aukstikalnis and grew up in North Orange attending Gale Brooks School and graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional School. After high school, he enlisted into the United States Army. Michael later attended Anna Maria College. Mike had a strong spiritual...

March 28, 2019 Sophia Kim ATHOL- Sophia Kim, 86, of Athol, Mass., passed away on March 27, 2019 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m., April 20, 2019 at the Athol Congregational Church, 1225 Chestnut Street, Athol. She leaves two children: Jack Kim and Nita Bates; son in law, Peter Bates; grandchildren, Isaac, Zoe and Emma Bates; sisters, Jung Hyun Chun, Heesook Jung and Hyunsook Lee. She was predeceased by granddaughter, Madison...

March 23, 2019 Janet F. Burdett ORANGE- Janet Fay Burdett, age 83, passed away peacefully on Friday morning at the Quabbin Valley Nursing Home in Athol Ma. Janet was born in Gardner Ma, on Sept 21,1937, to Lena B. Alex and Nelson F. Gelinas. She is one of three siblings and was predeceased by her brother, Richard Gelinas, leaving her sister, Irene Canavan. She graduated from the Athol High School in 1955. Janet fell in love with, and soon after married, Peter C. Burdett, on November 26th...