Obituary Listings

Dec 26, 2014

Calling hours will be on January 1, 2015, New Year’s Day, 1:00-4:00 PM at Brandon Funeral Home 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg. The funeral will be on Friday, January 2, 2015, at 10:00 AM in Ashby Congregational Church, New Ipswich Road, Ashby, MA. Reverend Sally Calhoun and Kenneth Johnson will officiate. A Masonic service will be held during the calling hours. Memorial...

Dec 25, 2014

Calling hours will be held Tuesday, January 6, 2015 from 3-5 pm in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg. A prayer service will be held at 5 pm in the funeral home. Burial is private. He was born December 28, 1968, in Syracuse, NY, the son of Wade K. Kline, Sr. and Mary Jane (Backus) Conlin and graduated from...

Dec 21, 2014

The funeral will be held Wednesday, December 24, 2014 from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg with a Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, 49 Woodland St. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon. Calling hours are Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Society for the Blind, 1238...

Nov 29, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Boniface Church, 817 Mass Ave., Rte. 2A, Lunenburg, MA. on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00am. Burial will be at the St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date. There will be no reception after the church service. Family is grateful to all for respecting their privacy. Family would like to...

Mar 13, 1941

A funeral service will be celebrated at 10:00am on Wednesday, July 3 in the Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg. Burial will be in St. Leo’s Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours are from 6-8 on Tuesday, July 2 in the funeral home. Memorial donations in Mr. Hillman’s name may be made to www.glaucoma.orgAshburnham- William F. “Buddy” Hillman, 78 passed away...

May 15, 1922

Calling hours will be held in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Sunday, March 22, from 3-6 pm. Funeral services and burial will be held privately.Leominster – Helen (Duplease) Preziosi, 92, of Leominster, passed away on March 18, 2015 in the Life Care Center of Leominster.Helen was the daughter of Henry and Jennie (Crowley) Duplease. She was born...

Dec 1, 1917

The funeral Mass will be held in Saint Anna’s Church, 194 Lancaster St. Leominster, on Monday, December 11, at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Saint Leo’s Cemetery. There are no calling hours.In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to Saint Anna’s Restoration Fund, 194 Lancaster St., Leominster, MA 01453.Bea was born in Leominster on December 1,...

A funeral service will be held at 4pm on Monday, March 19 in the Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg. A visitation period will be from 3-4 pm prior to the service.Flowers may be sent or memorial donations may be made to the ASPCA, PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090- 6929Barbara June Clarkson, 81, passed away on March 10,...

MRS. DESTADIO – A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, December 6 in St. Denis Church, 85 Main St., Ashburnham. Burial will be at a later date in the MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon.There are no calling hours.The Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements.Ashburnham- Doris (Dottie) Mary (Girouard)...

A memorial service for extended family will be held next month. Private burial will take place at a later date St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Fitchburg.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to one of Martha’s favorite charities, Samaritan’s Purse, or to a charity of your own preference.Fitchburg – Martha P. (Poirier) Bean, 98, passed away on July 30,...

Calling hours will be from 4-6pm on Sunday, December 9, in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg.A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 10 in the funeral home at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Saint Leos Cemetery in Leominster.Mary C. (Fratantonio) Smith, 89, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Leominster, MA died peacefully in the company of...

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, June 27, at 10:00 am in Saint Leo’s Cemetery in Leominster.Loving husband, father, grandfather, son, Air Force Veteran, and friend. Leominster – Michael David F. Guidara, of Council Bluff, Iowa, formerly of Leominster passed away suddenly at the age of 52. He was born in Plattsburg AFB, N.Y. on January 31, 1963,...

At her request, a private Celebration of Life is being planned by the family. Condolences may be sent care of her daughter Laurie Cushing, 10117 Downey Lane, Tampa FL 33626. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Sue’s memory to The American Cancer Society. Website: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/Sue_SullivanSuzanne L. (Ferdinand) Sullivan, 60, Leominster resident, born in Cambridge, MA, long term resident...

FITCHBURG – George B. “GB” Thomas, 83, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 in UMASS Medical Center, Worcester surrounded by family.The funeral will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg with a service at 10:00 a.m. in Christ Episcopal Church, 569 Main St., Fitchburg.  Calling hours are Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. in the...

At the request of the family, services and burial are private. Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg is directing arrangements. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241, or to simply say a prayer for the family.Leominster – Gloria R. (Pasquarelli) Palazzi, 95, passed...

Calling hours will be held at Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Thursday, June 16, from 4-7pm.The funeral will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church, 750 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg on June 17 at 10am. Burial will be held privately. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the “Camp Pineshore Jeff Haschig Memorial”...

Jennie’s funeral will be held from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg with a Mass in St. Anthony di Padua Church, 84 Salem St.,  Fitchburg, on Thursday, Oct 13 at 10 am. Interment at noon will be following at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glenallen St., Winchendon. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Oct 12 from  5...