All Obituaries

Fitchburg Aida Rosa Velez, 62   Aida Rosa Velez, 62, died at home  Saturday November 16,after an illness surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, daughter of Crecensio Velez and Elisa Negron. She had been living in Fitchburg over twenty years. Aida Rosa was a loving and caring mother and grandmother. Her family was her life. Aida Rosa leaves seven sons, Norberto Santiago, Leominster, Arnaldo Santiago, Fitchburg, Juan Santiago, Fitchburg, Edgardo Santiago,...

Fitchburg- James Albert Partridge, 64 passed away at the Fitchburg Healthcare. James was born on March 31, 1955 the son of the late Albert Partridge and Theresa L. (Rivers) Partridge. James worked as a carpenter. He was predeceased by a son Jason Partridge, a brother David Partridge, and a sister Nancy Weiss. He leaves behind seven children, James A. Narbonne of Florida, Brian J. Partridge of Gardner, Katherine M. Partridge of  Rhode Island, Rebecca A “Becky” Partridge of...

Leominster- Lolita C. Boddie, 76 passed away at the Life Care Center in Leominster surrounded by her family. She was born on May 19, 1943 the daughter of Albert Codrington and Alfreda (Bovelle) Codrington of the US Virgin Islands. Lolita came to   Fitchburg twenty five years ago. She leaves behind ten children Michelle Jones, Arita Mcfarlande, Dwan Boddie, Allan Simmon, Dion Simmon, James Codrington , Dwight Boddie, James Boddie, Hiram Boddie, Hanoch Boddie, thirty seven grandchildren,...

Gardner-Mark Samuel Huss, 65 died Thursday October 24th at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield MA. Mark was born in Austin Texas, December 9th, 1953, son of Russel Ilie and Zella Mae Bennet Huss. He was a U.S. Army Veteran with over 16 years in the service. During his time in the active duty component, he was awarded a number of army achievement medals, gained his NCO ribbon, earned an expert badge for the M-16 as well as the expert badge for the hand grenade. After his discharge, he...

Leominster Angel P. De La Rosa, 83, died at Leominster Hospital on Saturday, October 19th. Angel was born on December 1st, 1935 in Guamote, Ecuador, son of Lucas and Manuela (Munoz) De La Rosa. He relocated from New York to Leominster in 1996. With his entrepreneurial spirit he embark in the areas of footwear, tailoring and jewelry sales. Angel leaves his wife of 35 years Aminta A. (Gomez) De la Rosa, five daughters, five sons, three brothers and four sisters. He was a member of the...

Barre- “Ben” Benjamin Howard Barbour, 85 passed away at a residence of Venture Community Services in Barre MA. on October 17, 2019. He was born on December 19, 1933 the son of Richard H. Barbour and Olive H. (Dunbar) Barbour of Canton. Ben was predeceased by his brother Richard Barbour, and he leaves behind a brother Nathaniel and his wife Carol Barbour from Odenton MD, a sister Olivia H. and her husband Charles Tarleton of Winchendon and many nieces and nephews. Ben was an...

Fitchburg Simone Louise Marchetti, 91, died Thursday, October 10 at Leominster Hospital. Simone was born October 29, 1927 in the town of Bourge-en-Bresse, France, just outside Paris, daughter of Claude and Pierina (Chiartano) Menardi. As a teen, she saw the Nazi occupation of Paris and worked in a munitions factory in town. In 1957 she embarked aboard the Queen Mary to be reunited with her soon to be husband, Louis in the United States. After relocating several times across New England,...

Anthony H. Johnson 51 passed away unexpectedly at his home, on September 30, 2019. Anthony, also known as Tony and T-Bone, was born on October 14, 1967. He was the son of Harold Johnson and the late Margret (Overton) Johnson. Tony is survived by his father Harold Johnson, stepmother Dorothy Johnson, his son Anthony LaFromboise, two daughters Tia LaFromboise, and Cyleste Johnson, his three grandchildren, Richard Thompson, Bella Rosado, Anthony LaFromboise JR. and was predeceased by his...

Fitchburg – Dr. Edmund J. Taylor, passed away on September 23, 2019 at Henry Heywood Hospital, Gardner.  He was surrounded by his colleagues, friends, and family.  Edmund was born on December 21, 1946 in Dublin, Ireland.  He was the son of the late John M. Taylor and Kathleen N. (Oulton) Taylor. He is a graduate of Trinity College Medical School, Dublin, Ireland (TCD). He completed his internship at Sir Patrick Dunns Hospital, Dublin, Ireland followed by his residency at...

Fitchburg -  Joshua L. Racine, 40, passed away unexpectedly on September 13, 2019. He was born in Fitchburg, the first son of the late Jeffrey S. Racine and Kathleen M. (Richards) Racine.  Joshua leaves behind his five sons Anthony M. Racine, Thomas S. Racine, Zachary S. Racine, Benjamin L. Racine, and Kayden Racine  and his beloved daughter Ivy Rose Racine, a stepson Francis O. Arbolay, brothers Matthew S. Racine and his girlfriend Ana Dworsack and Travis J. Racine and fiance...