Evans A. Walker, 82
Co - owned former sheet - metal company in Leominster
SUN CITY, Ariz. - Evans A. Walker, 82, of 11073 Fargo Drive, formerly of 14 Exchange St., Leominster, Mass., and York, Maine, died Saturday, Aug. 18, in Sun City. He was born April 21, 1919, in Leominster, the son of Frank and Adeline (Johnson) Walker, and had lived there before moving.
Jeannette F. Guertin, 87
Longtime Leominster resident; formerly of Fitchburg
LEOMINSTER - Jeannette F. (Roger) Guertin, 87, a resident of Leominster Crossings, 1160 Main St., formerly of 100 Main St., died Saturday evening, Aug. 18, in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster, after an illness. She was born Feb. 26, 1914, in Fitchburg, the daughter of Francis and Sara (Rivard) Roger.
John G. Connors, 81
Was a medical technician at former Fort Devens
LEOMINSTER - John G. Connors, 81, of 87 Carriage Court, formerly of Myrtle Avenue, Fitchburg, died Tuesday evening, Aug. 14, in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster, after an illness. He was born April 7, 1920, and had lived in Pittsfield and later in Fitchburg before moving to Leominster.
Josue Martinez, 38
Native of Puerto Rico; longtime Fitchburg resident
FITCHBURG - Josue Martinez, 38, formerly of 24 Granite St., died Saturday, Aug. 18, in Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, after a long illness. He was born Feb. 12, 1963, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the son of Jose Enrique Martinez and Josefina Aponte, and had lived many years in Fitchburg.
Keith A. Peabody, 41
Worked at Aurora Construction Inc. in Leominster
LEOMINSTER - Keith A. Peabody, 41, of 13 Schley St., died Friday, Aug. 17, in UMass Memorial Medical Center - - University Campus, Worcester, after an illness. He was born Feb. 21, 1960, in Fitchburg, the son of Ralph and Lillian (Copp) Peabody, and had lived several years in Leominster.
Lila R. Fagan, 84
Native of Ashburnham; longtime Gardner resident
GARDNER - Lila R. (Rosbury) Fagan, 84, of 511 Pearl St., died Sunday afternoon, Aug. 19, in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 8, 1917, in Ashburnham, the daughter of Levi and Carrie (Barton) Rosbury, and had lived most of her life in Gardner. She graduated from Fitchburg High School.
Russell L. Magane, 64
Former paper company mill supervisor in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG - Russell L. Magane, 64, of 399 Albee St., died at home Friday, Aug. 17, after a long battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Framingham, the son of William M. and Madeline (Doolan) Magane, and had lived most of his life in Fitchburg.
Victor J. Capoccia, 78
Lifelong Leominster resident; World War II Navy veteran
LEOMINSTER - Victor J. Cappocia, 78, of 196 Florence St., died at home Saturday afternoon, Aug. 18, after an illness. He was born April 16, 1923, in Leominster, the son of Diatato "Dan" and Restituta "Bessie" (Celli) Capoccia, and had lived here all his life.
Norman P. Thomas
THOMAS - On June 25, in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster, Norman P. Thomas, 78, of 28 Sixth Ave., Leominster. Retired upholsterer. World War II Navy veteran. 1940 Leominster High School graduate. Survived by his wife of 49 years, Jeannette M. (Girouard) Thomas, and children.
Frances N. Sutherland, 91
Townsend resident; formerly of Newburgh, N.Y., area
TOWNSEND - Frances N. (Neville) Sutherland, 91, of 33 Turner Road, died Saturday, June 23, in Deaconess - Nashoba Hospital, Ayer. She was born Oct. 5, 1909, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the daughter of William and Catherine Neville, and had lived many years in the Newburgh, N.Y., area before moving.
Jeannette R. Brown, 93
Was a longtime licensed practical nurse in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG - Jeannette R. (Whipple) Brown, 93, formerly of 50 Day St., died Monday, June 25, in Hillcrest Nursing Home, after an illness. She was born Dec. 24, 1907, in Haverhill, the daughter of John and Emma (Hunt) Whipple, and had lived in Fitchburg since 1929.
Joseph L. McBride, 71
Plumbing and gas inspector for town of Lunenburg
LUNENBURG - Joseph L. McBride, 71, of 159 Hollis Road, died at home Tuesday morning, June 26, after a long illness. He was born Dec. 20, 1929, in Cambridge, the son of James D. and Madeleine (O'Sullivan) McBride, and had lived many years in Lunenburg. He graduated from Fitchburg High School.
Ronald J. Howard, 31
Lunenburg resident; formerly of Leominster
LUNENBURG - Ronald J. Howard, 31, a resident of Meadow Wood Trailer Court, 1790 Massachusetts Ave., formerly of Leominster, died at home Sunday evening, June 24. He was born April 2, 1970, in Leominster, the son of Harrison W. and Linda Lee M. (Venturi) Howard.
Arthur J. Solomito, 77
FITCHBURG - Arthur J. Solomito, 77, of 104 Ashburnham St., died Monday, April 30, in HealthAlliance The Highlands, after an illness. The Fitchburg Chapel of the Sawyer - Miller - Masciarelli Funeral Homes, 129 Elm St., is directing arrangements.
Assunta C. Fini, 75
Worked at former F.W. Woolworth Co. store in Leominster
LEOMINSTER - Assunta C. "Sue" Fini, 75, of 100 Main St., died Monday, April 30, in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster, after she was stricken ill at home. She was born Aug. 1, 1925, in Leominster, the daughter of John C. and Cesira (Capaso) Fini, and had lived here all her life.
Evelyn C. Olson, 81
Retired secretary in California; formerly of Ashburnham
SAN FRANCISCO - Evelyn C. Olson, 81, of San Francisco, formerly of Fitchburg State Road, Ashburnham, Mass., died Jan. 18 in San Francisco. She was born Dec. 4, 1919, in Rockport, Mass., the daughter of Hjalmar and Jennie (Anderson) Olson, and had later lived in Ashburnham before moving.
