All Obituaries

ORANGE- Nathan B. “Nate” Steinberg, 86, of Grove Street, died early Monday morning, May 16, 2022 at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Boston on January 20, 1936, he was the son of the late Abraham and Ida (Footnick) Steinberg and grew up in Boston, moving to Orange at age 7, where he attended Orange Schools. He later attended Northeastern University before enlisting in the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, Nate took over Town...

ORANGE- Jeanne E. (Hastings) LeBell, 82, of Horton Road, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 15, 2022 following an illness, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Athol on May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of James E. and Gladys (Hobbs) Hastings and grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1958. On March 21, 1992, Jeanne married Charles W. LeBell and they enjoyed 30 years of marriage. Jeanne had worked for the L. S. Starrett Company for 15 years. She loved gardening and tag...

ATHOL- James S. Morris, 87, of Athol, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 15, 2022, with his loving wife, Gloria, and daughter, Carol, at his side.   Born in 1934 to Stanley and Nellie Morris, he resided in Athol his entire life. He was a graduate of the Athol High School Class of 1952. Jim is a proud Marine Corp vet and served in Korea. He worked for the Athol Highway Dept. and then worked many years in the Mic Dept at Starrett’s. He had great stories about his friends...

ORANGE- Richard Wayne Hamlett ( Dick, Grampa) of Orange, MA passed away on May 11th 2022. He lived a wonderful life with the love of his life Diane (Diney), his two sons, and four grandchildren whom he adored.  Dick was a hard worker that loved the outdoors his entire life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseshoes, and playing cards. His true passion was trap shooting where he was inducted into the MATA Hall of Fame. He made friends traveling around New England at trap shoots with...

ORANGE Linda Ruth (Wilcox) Chapman, 77, of East Myrtle Street, died May 10, 2022 after a long struggle with her health. She was born on November 2, 1944 to Ruth and Clifford Wilcox of Berlin, CT and attended Berlin High School where she graduated in the class of 1962. Linda was the Queen of the Berlin Fair. Linda loved to help people and volunteered for many things during her life. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother, dispatcher for the New Hartford, CT Fire Department, member of the American...

ROYALSTON- Sylvia J. (Suomala) Simula, 81, of Baldwinville Road, died early Tuesday morning, May 3, 2022 at home surrounded by loved ones. Born in Athol on June 5, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George and Minny (Fuller) Suomala and grew up in Athol, graduating from Athol High School in 1959. On September 4, 1959, she married Clifford Simula and they have enjoyed over 62 years of marriage and raising their family. Sylvia had worked at the First National Bank and Bruce’s...

ATHOL- Davi Medina Cruz, 46, of Brooks Road, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, April 30, 2022 after being stricken ill. Born in Lawrence on April 27, 1976, he was the son of Louis Medina and Patricia Cruz and grew up in Lawrence. On September 25, 2010, he married Gloria (Serverius) and had enjoyed over 11 years together, but had known each other since high school. Davi was a mechanic and loved working on cars. He also had a race car and enjoyed the local tracks. He and Gloria also...

ORANGE- Andre A. Desreuisseau Jr., 30, of King Pines, East River Street, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Born in Gardner on February 20, 1992, he was the son of Andre Sr. and Tammy (Cote) Desreuisseau and grew up in Athol, attending Athol schools. Andre was a furniture mover for a number of years. A very caring and loving man, Andre enjoyed his family and socializing with his friends. He had also enjoyed fishing and watching videos. He will be sadly missed by many. Andre...

ORANGE- Laurie A. (Ambrose) Elborn, 59, of King Pines, East River Street, died on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Worcester on July 31, 1962, she was the daughter of the late William and Lorraine (Berthel) Ambrose and grew up in Worcester and graduated from school there. On May 23, 2018, she married Cindy M. Elborn and enjoyed almost 4 years of marriage. Laurie had worked at a nursing home for several years before going...

ORANGE- Jeremy E. Theriault, 35, of North Main Street, died on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton following an illness. Born in Worcester on October 14, 1986, he was the son of the late Donald and Colleen (Sage) Theriault and grew up in Orange and attended Ralph C. Mahar Regional School. A painter for over 15 years, Jeremy had also done property management with the JOBS Corp. Jeremy was a free spirit and enjoyed being with his friends, as well as...