All Obituaries

April 23, 2018 David P. Follett ATHOL- David P. Follett, 62, of Daniel Shays Highway, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Glendale, California, he was a son of Philip and Bernardine (Defehr) Follett and had worked for a publishing company. David is survived by a sister, Lorraine Ball and her husband, Scott; a nephew, Jonathan Ball and his wife, Courtney; a niece, Jessica Ball- Pollom and her husband, Justin; and...

April 22, 2018 Thomas D. Maronie ATHOL- Thomas D. Maronie, 59, of Dana Street, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare Campus in Worcester. Born in Athol on December 23, 1958, he was a son of Raymond and Lorraine (Ramsdell) Maronie and attended Orange schools. Tom had worked as an assembler for Precision Benchworks in Orange, as well as working on a recycling truck which he enjoyed the most, and at Yankee Candle...

April 22, 2018 Ron C. Holden GARDNER- Ron C. Holden, 47, of Alger Street, died unexpectedly at Heywood Hospital in Gardner on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 after being stricken ill. Born in Greenfield on November 15, 1970, he was a son of Keith and Evelyn "Lynn" (Kolasinski) Holden and graduated from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg. Ron later attended Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner where he studied criminal...

April 22, 2018 Michael J. Vanderhoof GARDNER- Michael J. Vanderhoof, 55, of Peabody Street died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Heywood Hospital in Gardner after being stricken ill earlier. Michael was born in New Hampshire on July 31, 1962, a son of the late Anthony and Evelyn (Draleau) Vanderhoof. Michael worked in construction for many years. Family meant a lot to Michael and he enjoyed his time with all of them whether just hanging out, holidays or...

April 4, 2018 Christine M. St. John ORANGE- Christine M. (Smith) St. John, 93, of East River Street, King James Court, died early Wednesday morning, April 4, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Athol on June 11, 1924, she was a daughter of Albert S. and Frances H. (Willis) Smith and grew up in Vermont and Cape Cod before returning to the Athol-Orange area in 1938. Christine was married to Henry St. John. Employed by the L. S....

April 4, 2018 Mark A. MacDonald ATHOL- Mark A. MacDonald, Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant (retired), age 73, of 89 Intervale Ave., Athol, MA., passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018, at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA., after a lengthy illness.   He was born in Gardner, MA., on  April 1, 1945, the son of the late Alden and Hazel (Simpson)  MacDonald.  He grew up in Athol graduating in the Class of 1963...

March 31, 2018 Walter H. Bialecki ORANGE-Walter H.  “Brudger” Bialecki died on March 29, 2018 at Athol Hospital with his son at his side. Born on July 15, 1932, to Josephine and Walter Bialecki in Montague, he lived most of his life in Sunderland and Turners Falls. He moved to Orange in 2010 to be closer to family, and spent the last two years at Quabbin Valley Healthcare. Walter served in the US Army in Korea prior to his 38 year career at Lunt...

March 30, 2018 Norma R. Robichaud ATHOL- Norma (Rising) Robichaud, 93, died Thursday, March 29th at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Norma was born in Athol, daughter of Earl and Mabel (Cartwright) Rising. While growing up, she attended Orange Schools, graduating from Orange High School in 1942. Norma held several positions at Athol Memorial Hospital including receptionist and out patient department supervisor. She attended college at Fitchburg State,...

March 25, 2018 Norma L. Lindsey ATHOL- Norma L. (Rice) Lindsey, 84, of Daniel Shays Highway, died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare in Athol. Born in Barre on December 20, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Edna (Noble) Rice and grew up in Barre. On June 30, 1951, Norma married Robert W. Lindsey and they enjoyed over 66 years of marriage until his death last year on April 26, 2017. Norma had been a member of the...

March 19, 2018 Doris E. Raymond ORANGE- Doris Eileen (Peel)(Reid)(Reed) Raymond, formerly of Orange, died peacefully at Beechwood Assisted Living In Lecanto, Florida on January 21, 2018. Born March 23, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York to Hanna (Bartlett) and John Buttery Peel, she celebrated her 102nd birthday in March of 2017. Doris was hard working and volunteered with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office in Florida well into her 80’s. Doris...