Obituary Listings

Dec 24, 2020

ZARRELLA – Due to COVID-19 restrictions, funeral services and burial will be held privately. For those wishing to virtually attend Mario’s funeral, the Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 5th and will be live-streamed on the St. Anthony webpage.  Please go to www.stanthonyfitchburg.net and click on the blue Facebook “F” icon to the far right on...

Dec 22, 2020

A graveside service will be held in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Fitchburg on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 11:00am. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to The American Cancer Society, 3 Speen St. Framingham MA 01701 or your local animal shelter.Loretta (Chouinard) Baron, 79, passed away on Tuesday, December 22 at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, after...

Dec 22, 2020

Services will be held on a later date because of Covid 19 restrictions.Ashburnham- On Tuesday, December 22,2020 Tracey Lynn McCann passed away suddenly at the age of 49.Tracey leaves her lifelong friend, Michael Kuhner and his girlfriend, Karen Perla. Her godson, Joe DeFreitas and her best friend, Margaret Marble with whom she loved going to Hampton Beach with. She also...

Dec 18, 2020

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, November 18, in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg from 5-7pm. The funeral Mass will be held on Friday in Our Lady of the Lake Church at 11:00am. Burial will follow in the MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon. In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite bird or animal rescue...

Dec 18, 2020

Funeral services and burial will be held privately.Lunenburg – Gerard “Jerry” Wilkins, 72, passed away peacefully on December 18, 2020, in his home surrounded by family.He was born in Boston on March 20, 1948, the son of the late Theodore Wilkins and Anna (Zablocki) Wilkins Wilkie.Jerry was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes at the age of 15 and as a result,...

Dec 17, 2020

Funeral services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial contribution in her name to a charity of your choice.Lunenburg – Elaine L. (Colburn) Eden, 79, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.Elaine was born in Leominster on January 2, 1941, a daughter of the late Mendall W. Colburn, Sr. and...

Dec 16, 2020

Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday August 11, 2021 in St. Anthony Church, Fitchburg at 11:00am. Burial will follow in St. Bernard’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours.

Dec 15, 2020

Dec 13, 2020

A visitation will be held in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Monday, December 21, from 9:30-10:30 am. The funeral Mass will follow at 11:00am in St. Anthony di Padua Church in Fitchburg. Burial will be held at a later date.John T. Condon, 93, born in Leominster, MA, passed away peacefully in his Florida home Sunday December 13,...

Dec 9, 2020

A small memorial will be held in the near future at this funeral home. She was and will always be loved and forever in our hearts.Tara Noel Thomas, Age 37, passed from this world on December 9, 2020 at Boston Medical Center. After experiencing Covid, complications resulted that she was unable to conquer. She is survived by her longtime companion,...

Dec 8, 2020

Funeral Services will be held at a later date.John E. LeBlanc, known by many as Butch, passed away peacefully at the age of 93. Butch’s life was spent by always helping others. He was not a man of many words, but he was a man of many kind deeds. Butch was known for his kind gestures and his willingness to...

Dec 3, 2020

Brandon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral and burial will be private. There will be no calling hours.Leominster – Rita H. Courville, 99 years old of Leominster, MA passed away peacefully on December 3, 2020.Rita was born in Worcester, daughter of Adolphe and Marie (Morin) Dufresne. She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Henry B. Courville in 1998.She...

Dec 2, 2020

Dec 1, 2020

Calling hours will be held in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Sunday, December 6th from 2-4pm. The funeral Mass will be held on Monday, December 7, in Saint Bernard’s Parish at Saint Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., Fitchburg at 11:30am. Burial will be held privately.In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Care...

Nov 28, 2020

Funeral services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Davita Dialysis 551 Electric Ave Fitchburg MA 01420.

Nov 26, 2020

Funeral services and burial will be held privately.In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions be made to the Cheryl Cetrino Fish Scholarship Fund c/o Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, 649 John Fitch Hwy, Fitchburg Ma 01420.Fitchburg – Garnet M. (Nelson) Ptak, 83, passed away peacefully at home on November 26, 2020.Garnet was born in Leominster on December...

Nov 26, 2020

She was born on November 30, 1956 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where she lived most of her life. She graduated from Fitchburg High School, Class of 1974.

Nov 24, 2020

The service is private and by invitation only.   Face masks are required for all. Social distancing and other protective measures will be observed during the service.  The Brandon Funeral Home is assisting the family.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Pat Brody Shelter for Cats, 499 Northfield Rd., Lunenburg, Ma. 01462.Stacy Kabura Mwangi was born...

Nov 22, 2020

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 (noon) on Saturday, November 28 in the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1319 Main St., Fitchburg. A visitation period will be held from 10:00 until 12:00 (Noon) prior to the service in the church. Burial will be at Forest Hills Cemetery in Fitchburg. Face masks are required for all. The church building...

Nov 17, 2020