All Obituaries

Gardner Elaine M. Russick, 77 Elaine M. Russick, 77, died on Thursday March 25, at Henry Heywood Hospital after a brief illness. Elaine was born in Peterborough, N.H. September 15, 1943, daughter of Frank and Grace (Rossignol) Putnam and has lived in Gardner for the last eleven years. Elaine was a devoted housewife and loving mother to her sons James and Michael Hill and her daughters, Linda Hume, Gloria Gaumond, Kathy Crosby and Shari McCarthy. Her daughter Lori Jones died in...

Fitchburg   Ismael Vargas Cruz 82  Ismael Vargas Cruz, 82, died at home in the company of his family after an illness. Ismael was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico, April 25, 1938, son of Artemio Vargas and Elmira Cruz. He had been employed in the plastics industry in New York, before moving to Fitchburg some years ago.  Ismael is survived by his sons Ramon, James and George Vargas, his sisters Raquel and Aida Vargas. Also ten grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren...

Ashburnham Mrs. Yvette Coneal Robinson, 71, died after living a rich and fulfilling life, at home on Friday, February 26, 2021. Yvette leaves her son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Wanda Coneal,  and their children,  A’Mirackle and Xavion, of Clayton, NC, her brothers Aaron Pore and Parris Pore of Detroit, MI, and Darryl Pore and his wife Caretta of Columbus, Ohio, and a host of extended family and friends to cherish her memory. Yvette was born in Detroit, MI, on February...

Hilary A Campbell, 73, of Leominster, MA, passed away on February 20, 2021 at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, Ma. Hilary was born in Fitchburg, Ma on January 15, 1948; to the late Neil Aho and Alice Aho Brissette. She graduated from both Fitchburg High and Fitchburg State. She worked for several area companies including: Borden Chemical, Bemis, Cho Associates and part-time at Target, post-retirement. She had a great sense of humor and was alaways ready to go out to eat. She visited...

Fitchburg  Tomasa Carmona Vazquez, 85  Tomasa Carmona Vazques, 85, passed away at home on Wednesday February 10, surrounded by her loving family. Tomasa was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico, daughter of Vidal Carmona and Alejandrina Vazquez. She had been living in Fitchburg for the last 17 years. Tomasa had been employed as a cook, a seamstress and factory work.  Tomasa leaves her sons Luis A. Mejias, Luis G. Mejias, Eugenio Mejias and Raul Mejias. Her daughters, Lydia Mejias,...

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that Liana Ippolito, 41, formerly of Fitchburg, Ma, has passed away unexpectedly February 10, 2021.   She was a loving mother and daughter; born August 15th,1979. Liana was a charismatic and entertaining individual; to say the least. She was able to make friends anywhere she went. She will be missed by so many.   Liana leaves behind her daughter, Kira Ippolito-Little, her mother Paula (Hickey) Ippolito, her daughter's...

Jean Ann Smith (Knowles) formally of Leominster, Lancaster and Clinton; age 93 died January 31, 2021, after an illness. She was a devoted wife (to Kenneth H. Smith who predeceased her), mother, grandmother, great grandmother and mother-in-law. Jean was born in Camden, Maine, April 24, 1927, the daughter of Edgar and Sophie Knowles. She leaves seven children; Brenda Lieberman and her husband Murray, Mary Smith, Karen Hanney and her husband John, Donna Cousens and her husband Wayne, Carolyn...

Adrian Lamont Ford, 73 died on Saturday, January16, 2021 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster, MA suddenly after a brief illness.                Adrian was born in New Castle, PA on February 28, 1947, the son of Leo Gilbert Ford and Primma Rosebud (Thompson) Ford Mahone but he was loved and raised by his stepfather Doc Mahone.  He lived in Fitchburg, Massachusetts since 1966.    Adrian graduated from New...

Glen Gene Frati June 23,1964 – January 14, 2021 Glen Frati, 56, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on January 14, 2021 at his home in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. He was born to Hugo Frati and Mary (Frati) Knight on June 23, 1964, in Pittsfield, Maine, the youngest of five children.   Glen attended local schools in Pittsfield, Maine until 5th grade when his family moved to California. Less than a year later, the family moved to Andover, MA where Glen graduated from Andover...

Carlos Gabriel Mendez Landscaper, Family Man, Known to all as a trusting, kind and genuine friend Carlos Gabriel Mendez, 45, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after experiencing chest pains for the prior few days. Carlos moved to Fitchburg in 1994 with his wife and two daughters from Tecoman, Colima, Mexico. Since moving to Fitchburg, Carlos and his wife have also given birth to two sons. Carlos was known to all to be a very hard worker. Carlos worked for Jacobs...