All Obituaries

ERVING- Richard R. “Rick” Sawicki Jr., 60, of North Street, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield after being stricken ill at home earlier. Born in Northampton on January 11, 1961, he was the son of Richard R. Sr. and Ernestine (Booth) Sawicki and grew up in Pelham and graduated from Amherst High School in 1979. Rick later graduated from Nichols College in 1983. On October 19, 1995, Rick married Barbara (Bacigalupo)...

ATHOL- Mary T. (Hachey) Dill passed away peacefully at Hartford Hospital on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 after a brief illness. Mary was born in Athol, Massachusetts on July 21, 1927, to Clara Marie (Doucette) and Raymond Hachey. She attended Athol schools and graduated as a proud member of the class of 1946. She lived in Orange for many years where she raised her family with her husband of sixty-five years, Richard V. Dill, who predeceased her in 2013. True to her French Canadian roots,...

GARDNER- Lisa Marie “MiMi” (Courtemanche) Chisholm, 50, of Gardner, Mass. fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the University of Massachusetts Campus in Worcester surrounded by her family. She was a brain tumor warrior for 18 months prior to her passing. She was born July 28, 1971 in Marlboro, Mass.   She attended school in Athol and Lancaster and got her G.E.D in 1987. Lisa worked at Athol House of Pizza, Athol Subway, Simplex in Westminster,...

ORANGE- Dennis P. Livingston, 65, of King Pines, East River Street, died on Saturday morning, September 11, 2021 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare Campus in Worcester. Born in Athol on December 27, 1955, he was the son of Robert and Carol (Jones) Livingston and grew up in Orange, graduating from Ralph C. Mahar Regional in 1974. Dennis enlisted in the United States Navy on September 16, 1974 and served until his honorable discharge. Dennis had been married to Donna...

GARDNER- Vera E. (Parsons)(Woods) Whitmore, 88, of 50 Pine Street and formerly of Winchendon, Orange and Leverett, died early Friday morning, September 10, 2021 at Life Care Center of Leominster. Born in Leverett on November 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Lena (Gardner) Parsons and grew up in Leverett, moving to Orange at the age of 12. She attended Orange schools. She was married to William K. Whitmore Jr. and previously to Roland J. Woods Sr. Vera had worked as...

ATHOL- Shirley C. LaCombe of Athol, MA died Thursday, September 09, 2021 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare Campus in Worcester. Shirley was born in Salem, MA on May 30, 1934, the youngest of three children, to Vilmer and Delia (Aylwin) Bernier. She grew up in Salem and attended St. Mary’s and St. James Schools in Salem. In 1954, she married Paul E. LaCombe and they lived in Salem and Beverly for many years. In 1977, Shirley and Paul moved to Easthampton, MA and...

ATHOL- Michael C. MacLeod, 57, died September 9, 2021. Formerly of Dorchester for many years. Born in Boston on November 10, 1963, he was the son of Francis J. and Patricia (Farrell) MacLeod. Michael was an auto glass installer. Michael leaves behind a brother, Frank; his sisters, Susan, Cheryl, Jean and Helen; along with many nephews and nieces; and extended family. No calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 11 a.m., at St....

ORANGE- Edith Murray Mock of Orange died peacefully on September 9th at Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst surrounded by her family.  Affectionately known as Murray, she claimed she was not artistic; however, her love of braiding rugs and arranging flowers told a different story, as did her legacy of weaving connections among people and performing acts of kindness and generosity within her community.   She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Mock, loving mother of...

WESTMINSTER- Our precious baby Skyler Faith Harding, born May20, 2021, passed away September 9, 2021 at Boston Children’s Hospital. Skyler died peacefully with family holding her in their arms. Skyler lived a very short time here on earth being born nearly two months premature with more complications than she could ultimately endure. She was the daughter of Kyna Gilmore and William B. Harding; grandparents Matthew and Angela Gilmore of Orange and William M. “Bill” Harding...

NEW SALEM- John Michael Clayton peacefully passed away in hospice care on September 6, 2021. He was 72 years old. John, the son of Donald and Belva Clayton, grew up in Burlington, Iowa. He served in the Vietnam War in the U.S. Army and attended college at the University of Iowa, before moving to Massachusetts, where he met his wife of 37 years, Jeanne Wormwood Clayton. John is survived by his wife, Jeanne, his two sisters: Donna Bowles of Hadley, MA, and Ann Baker and her husband James of...