Fitchburg- Elda Mercedes Bolivia Diaz, 88, of Fitchburg who loved to be called “Mamita” by her family, passed away peacefully in HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital on Saturday July 31, 2021 after a period of declining health.    Mamita was born on May 26, 1933 in Guaranda, Ecuador a daughter of the late Gabriel and Hortencia (Orosco) Solano.  She migrated to New York in 1970, then moved to Fitchburg in 1987.    Mamita was a loving devoted wife, mother...

Lunenburg- Thomas J. Davis, 75, of Lunenburg, died peacefully Thursday evening, July 22, 2021 in the Highlands of Fitchburg after a long illness.    Thomas was born in Boston on March 16, 1946 a son of the late William J. and Margaret C. (Buttomer) Davis. His beloved wife Mary Louise (Callahan) Davis pre-deceased him in 2019.    Thomas worked many jobs when he was younger but working for the Boston Herald was his favorite, however his illness forced him to retire young....

Boston-Richard F. Sullivan, 83, died on Monday July 19, 2021 in the Sherrill House Nursing Home after a long period of declining health.   Richard was born on August 28, 1937 the son of the late Francis L. and Edith M. (Rahmberg) Sullivan.  After graduating from St Bernards High School, Richard attended Holy Cross College and went on to earn a Bachelors from Boston College and a Masters of Library Science from Simmons College. Richard worked for the city of Boston Public...

Lunenburg-Eeli J. Mard, 85, of Lunenburg, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday July 19, 2021 after an illness.    Eeli was born on February 29, 1936 son of the late Onni and Impi (Luuru) Mard.    Eeli will be greatly missed by his wife of over 55 years, Maija (Vippula) Mard; two children, Tuomas E. Mard and his wife Jillian and Tanja E. Mclure; and two grandchildren, Clay and Devin Mclure.    Eeli worked as a miner in his youth and later as a...

Fitchburg-Janet J. (Honeyghan) Gordon, 56, died peacefully on Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after an illness.    Janet was born on November 21, 1964 in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica a daughter of the late Felix and Lucy (Simms) Honeyghan.    Janet will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her husband Donald H. Gordon; seven children, Shelldon Gordon, Shelljohn Gordon, Shellyhan Gordon, Shellmark Gordon, Shellron Gordon, Shellaina...

Hubbardston-Dorothy Beatrice (Stevenson) King, 88, passed peacefully on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.      Dorothy was born in Kearny, NJ on July 28, 1932 daughter of the late John and Sylvia (Leach) Stevenson. She graduated from Kearny High School in 1950. Dorothy married Ernest S. King of Everett, MA and moved to Carlisle, MA where they built a home and raised their family of five children.    Dorothy was a hardworking homemaker...

Doreen A. Machado, 72 Loving Mother Lunenburg-Doreen A. (Aprea) Machado of Lunenburg, formerly of Leominster passed away peacefully in the company of her children on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in HealthAlliance Hospital, Leominster.    Doreen was born in Boston on August 17, 1948 a daughter of Dora (Delzoppo) Aprea and the late Michael Aprea. She graduated from St. Clair High School and earned an associate degree in Business from Boston Community College.    Besides her...

Holly A. Fitch, 47 passed away on Saturday, July 10th, 2021 at her home, following an illness.  Holly was born on January 17, 1974 daughter of the late Gary R. Russell, and Jane (Gorham) Russell Bergeron in Leominster, MA . Holly had a strong love for the outdoors. She grew up actively enjoying fishing, snowmobiling, four-wheeling and camping. She loved people and  was proud to have worked as a home health aid where she assisted with the care of...

LEOMINSTER - John William Kiser, 67, died peacefully in his sleep on July 4, 2021 in Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Leominster MA.    John was born on February 17, 1954, a son of the late Byron and Anne (Buchholtz) Kiser in Cumberland, Maryland.    John grew up and attended schools in Marlboro MA. As a teenager he was an Acolyte for the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church also in Marlboro, MA.   John was a gentle soul who had a huge heart. After a...

Westminster-Frank A. DeSorbo, 81, formerly of Leominster, passed away peacefully in UMass Medical Center, Worcester, after an illness.    Born Nov. 4, 1939, in Schenectady, NY, he was the son of Anthony F. DeSorbo, Carmella DeSorbo; and his stepmother, Josephine (DiPofi) DeSorbo, who also raised him.    Frank will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 52 and a half years, June C. (Fournier) DeSorbo; three children, Mark A. DeSorbo and his wife Jeannine, of Leominster,...