In Memoriam

Lee N. Cunningham former professor and men's basketball coach at Fitchburg State, of Round Pond, ME, on October 26, 2024. Read an obituary for Coach Cunningham.
John "Jack" J. McKeon, Jr. former professor, of Conway, NH and formerly of Worcester, on October 28, 2024. Read an obituary for Professor McKeon.
Colin E. Bourn '63 Professor Emeritus, of Ashby, on August 29, 2024. Colin joined the Fitchburg State College English Dept. faculty permanently in September 1965 and continued teaching at FSC until retiring on the last day of the millennium in 2000. Colin taught and subsequently coordinated the English course offerings for the FSC Evening and Summer School programs throughout his tenure. He was a popular teacher, promoted to Associate Professor in 1988, awarded the Vincent J. Mara Excellence in Teaching in 1996, and Professor Emeritus in 2002, among other accolades. Read an obituary for Professor Bourn.  

Faculty and Staff

Keyvan Karbasioun, Dr. former Associate Professor of Languages at Fitchburg State for over two decades, of Northampton, on October 2, 2024. Read an obituary for Dr. Karbasioun.
Elizabeth "Betty" (Strong) McKown '48of Northampton, on October 3, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. McKown.  
Gwendolyn (Derby) Mullin '51of Franklin, NH, on October 21, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Mullin.
Joan "Joannie" Marie Spellane '76of Harwich Port, formerly of Worcester, on October 24, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Spellane.

1950s

Nancy D. (Derderian) Clements '53

of Portsmouth, VA, on October 17, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Clements.

Carole E. (Marchessault) Hannon '55

of Auburn, on October 20, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Hannon.

Carol (Cali) Kearns '59

of Leominster, on August 13, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Kearns.

Beverly (Morrill) MacBurnie '58

of Newburyport, on April 13, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. MacBurnie.  

Theresa (Goguen) Offredi '53

of Guilford, CT, on August 4, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Offredi

Jerrold "Jerry" Rosen '59, '62

of Swampscott, on April 8, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Rosen.

Joost Yff '59

of Riva, MD on October 2, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Yff.

1960s

James J. Fair '69

of South Dennis and formerly Framingham, August 31, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Fair.

Janet Parker (Ogg) Johnson '61

of Indiana, PA, on September 5, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Johnson.

Edward C. Marchand '69

of Woonsocket, RI on September 19, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Marchand.

Thomas Marlborough '61

of Bellingham, on February 13, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Marlborough.

James T. McLaughlin '66

of Bolton, on October 28, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. McLaughlin.

Bruce C. Mitchell '69, '76

of Athol, on September 20, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Mitchell.

1970s

Linda K. Blake '73

of Otter River, on November 4, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Blake.

Robert P. Cashman '74

of Kittery, ME, formerly of Leominster, on December 28, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Cashman.

Patricia (Morris) Dennehy '73

of Ashburnham, on October 29, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Dennehy.

Verna F. Harrahy '77

of Fitchburg, on October 3, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Harrahy.

Deborah (Anderson) Harrigan '72

of Lunenburg, on September 29, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Harrigan.

Deane A. Jakola '77

of Fitchburg, on October 20, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Jakola.

James M. Kenney '72

of Athol, on September 14, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Kenney.

Maureen (Grier) McSheehy '70, '82

of Fitchburg, on September 28, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. McSheehy.

Robert E. Montgomery '71

of Glen Allen, VA, on December 1, 2023. No online obituary available.

Stephen J. Rogers '70

of New Bedford, on May 25, 2021. Read an obituary for Mr. Rogers.

Carol A. (Weeks) Winberry '75

of South Plainfield, NJ in April 2019. Read an obituary for Ms. Weeks.

1980s

June Philomena Lavallee '86

of Shirley, on September 29. 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Lavalee.

Nancy Mousley '81

of Prescott Valley, AZ and formerly of Orange, MA, on September 1, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Mousley.

Alfred "Sonny" P. Ramos, Sr. '83

of Leicester, on October 25, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Ramos.