All Obituaries

Katherine Edwards (Rust) Hurd passed away at home on February 16, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Leon H. Hurd, whom she married in 1946. She leaves her daughters, Lee B. Hurd of Tucson, Arizona and York Harbor, Maine, and Sandra H. Hurd of Groton. Her parents were Marion Edwards (Luce) Rust and George A. Rust of Cambridge and Shirley.     Katherine attended The Buckingham School and Groton High School where she made life-long friends. She drove a taxi during World War...

Roger Thomas Heatley, a longtime Pepperell resident died on February 12, 2020 at his home. He was 79 years old. Mr. Heatley was born in Montour Falls, NY on May 2, 1940 a son of the late Walter W. and Alice (Rogers) Heatley.     Roger spent his early life in Horseheads, NY having graduated from Horseheads High School Class of 1958. Following high school, Roger enlisted in the United States Navy serving as a Radioman three years on active duty before serving in the United States...

Catherine “Kay” M. (Lorden) Hynes passed away peacefully at her home on February 10, 2020. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Hynes was born in her home on March 3, 1929 a daughter of the late Charles W. and Josephine (Gardner) Lorden. She was the loving wife of the late John C. Hynes who predeceased her in 2006.   A lifelong resident of Pepperell where she attended the schools, she was a graduate of Pepperell High School Class of 1947. Upon graduating she enrolled in the former...

Jeffrey Morton, age 36, of Pepperell, Massachusetts died unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center on February 11th, 2020.  Born in Wolfeboro, NH and raised in Southbridge, MA, he was the son of Richard and Diana Morton.  He graduated from Southbridge High School and earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.     At the time of his death, he was a Scientist in the Analytical Department at Cabot Corporation in Billerica, MA.  He...

PEPPERELL - David W. Quimby of 7 Tucker Street died at home on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020.  Born on July 12, 1944, he was a lifelong resident of Townsend until 2003.    The son of the late Marion and Verne Quimby and brother of the late Richard Quimby, he graduated from North Middlesex High School, attended Nichols College where he earned an Associate Degree, then enlisted in the Air Force where he spent 6 years overseas. He worked in quality control for the...

Leah Ann (Lockhart) Tully died on February 1, 2020 at the age of 56 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Somerville on November 25, 1963 daughter of the late Robert C. and Ruth J. (Shidlow) Lockhart.   Leah spent her early life in Everett and Billerica where she attended the schools and was a graduate of Billerica Memorial High School Class of 1981. She also was a graduate of the Burdett Business School of Boston. During her working years she had been employed...

Katherine Louise (Walker) Harris passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on January 26, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer.    Kathy is predeceased by her parents James Walker and Ruth Kattar Walker of Massachusetts, her sisters Joyce Walker of Massachusetts and Barbara Beach of California, and her son Paul King of Massachusetts. She is survived by her loving husband Albert Harris of Pepperell MA, her sisters Pat Bennet and Ruthann Porter of Georgia, and Susan Silbulkin of...

Richard Duncan 89, a longtime Pepperell resident, widower of Dorothy Meredith Duncan, passed away early Sunday morning, January 26, 2020 at the Courville in Nashua after a period of declining health.   Mr. Duncan was born in Nashua on Feb. 6, 1930, a son of Bertram and Bertha Duncan.  During his youth, Richard resided in Hollis, working on several of the local farms. He moved to Pepperell in 1953 and made his home there for 65 years.  He married “Dolly” Duncan on...

Atlee B. Caldwell, 78, of Nashua, New Hampshire passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 at Laurel Place in Hudson, New Hampshire. She was born April 28th, 1941 in Beverly, Massachusetts to the late Napier Caldwell and Mary (Caldwell) Prahl. She spent her childhood years living in Danvers, Massachusetts and graduated in 1958 from Holten High School. After high school, she went on to Katherine Gibbs Business School and continued her education at Colby Junior College in New...

On Friday, January 10, 2020, Helene L. Bond, known as “Toni” by her friends, passed away at the age of 93 years at Apple Valley Center in Ayer, Massachusetts. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, David and Nancy (Roy), her grandchildren, Peter (Jessica), Molly, Kyle (Kinsey) and Samantha (Perry), her four great-grandchildren, Austin, Morgan, Gavin and Haley, and her many cousins and extended family and dear friends. Toni was predeceased by her parents, Ralph B....