LEOMINSTER---Vincent “Sharky” P. Tiberio, 95 years old, of Leominster died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in Sterling Village. He is survived by his cousin Franca Lerza, her husband Anthony Lerza and her son David Lerza of Nashua, NH. He was born in Leominster on October 5, 1923, son of Antonio and Assunta (Salvatore) Tiberio and was a life long resident . Sharky graduated from Leominster High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a bartender for many...

LUNENBURG---Catherine “Catie” Keefer, 40 years old of Lunenburg, died Friday, June 14, 2019 in her home after an illness. She is survived by her husband of 16 years Jon Keefer, mother Genevieve C. Nass of Lunenburg, sons Cole and Mason Keefer of Lunenburg, her twin sister Liz Simeone and her husband Keith of Lunenburg, nephew Ethan Gengler and niece Paige Gengler. Catie was born in Fitchburg on February 8, 1979 and was a lifelong resident of Lunenburg. She graduated from...

LEOMINSTER ---- Elizabeth Ann (Gilboy) Wass, 87 of Leominster, passed away peacefully on June 9th. Elizabeth was born in Ware, MA on August 11, 1931, the daughter of William F. and Elizabeth (Twible) Gilboy. She moved to Leominster with her parents in 1933, where she lived for the remainder of her life. Betty graduated from Leominster High School in 1949, and Fitchburg State Teacher’s College in 1953. She taught elementary school in Leominster and Lunenburg. She married David S. Wass...

LEOMINSTER --- John “Jack” M. Landry, 70 years old of Leominster, died Friday, June 7, 2019 in UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus, Worcester. John was born in Gardner, MA on July 31, 1948, the son of Arthur and Grace (Myntti) Landry. John joined the Marine Corps in 1966 and served honorably for three years, including two tours in Vietnam. After serving in the military, he worked as a truck driver until retirement, enjoyed many creative hobbies such as writing,...

LUNENBURG----Eldin C. Plankey, 79 years old, of Lunenburg died Monday, June 3, 2019 in HealthAlliance-Leominster Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Mary A. (Murphy) Coolen Plankey; daughter Linda Anderson of Colorado; sisters Marylin Howard of New Hampshire and Claudette Weikel of New Hampshire; a granddaughter Tina (Plankey) Zellner of Wisconsin, great granddaughter Monica Tisdale and great- great grandchildren. Also survived by stepchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins....

LEOMINSTER---Rita M. (Balducci) Casagrande, 94 years old, of Leominster, died Friday, May 31, 2019 in her home after an illness. She is survived by her 2 daughters Marian Priddy and her husband Skip of Leominster and Linda M. Casagrande of Leominster; son James J. Casagrande of Leominster; sister Anna Schreoder and her husband George of Leominster; 2 brothers Giulio Balducci of Fitchburg and Domenic Balducci and his wife Lorraine of Quaker Hill, CT; 3 grandchildren Cassandra Hall and her...

LEOMINSTER---Michael “Tiggy” Pignata, 61 years old, of Leominster died on Thursday, May 30, 2019 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He is survived by several cousins and many friends. He was predeceased by his brother Dieco S. Pignata, Jr. in 1999. Mike was born in Leominster on July 7, 1957, son of the late Dieco S. and Florence T. (White) Pignata, Sr. and was a life long resident. He graduated from Leominster High School in 1976, where he was an outstanding...

LEOMINSTER---Michael Jacob Elchuck passed away from Pancreatic Cancer after spending the day surrounded by his close family and friends on May 23, 2019. Michael is survived by his daughter Kayla Elchuck and her partner Christopher Taylor of Leominster, mother Jeanette Elchuck (Frangioso) of California, brother Frank Elchuck and his wife Tanya of California, sister Marybeth Carney and her husband Mark of Massachusetts. He is also survived by his many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Michael was...

LEOMINSTER --- Adam R. Iacobone, 35 years old of Leominster, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at home after a sudden illness. Adam was born April 28, 1984 in Worcester, the son of Richard and Shelly (LaClair) Iacobone. Besides his parents, he leaves his uncles and aunts, Randy and wife Sue LaClair, Ricky and wife Karol LaClair, Jeffrey LaClair, David and Carol Iacobone, and Daniel and Agnes Gordon, his beloved cats, Vinnie & Emily, his childhood friend Michael Chaisson, and many cousins. He...

LEOMINSTER--Vincent D. Spadafora, 78 years old, of Leominster, died Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in his home after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Nancy A. (Spacciapoli) Spadafora, his two daughters Lynne P. Spadafora of Waltham and Lori A. Spadafora of Norwood, his son Vincent Gregory Spadafora and his wife Charlotte of Pelham, NY and his two grandsons Thomas and Arthur Spadafora. He was predeceased by his sister Jemma Baker in 2007. Vin was born April 28,1941, in...