All Obituaries

Kristi Lynn (Brew) McLatchy of Brookline, NH passed away on March 30, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was 45 years old.   Mrs. McLatchy was born in Lowell, MA on December 20, 1974 a loving daughter of Richard J. and Mary (Martin) Brew.   Kristi spent her early life in Dunstable where she attended the local schools. She was a graduate of Groton-Dunstable High School, Class of 1993. Following high school, Kristi attended Hesser College where she earned an Associate...

Donald E. Robertson, 89, of Pepperell (formerly of Groton), passed peacefully from this earth on March 13, 2020.  Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Morris, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Marine Corps before marrying Marilyn Blackwell (deceased 2018) and settling in Massachusetts, where he ran a successful metal fabrication business for over thirty years.  Don was an avid outdoorsman, skilled carpenter and his passion was the restoration of antique...

Mary (Kenney) Lindermuth passed away peacefully on a beautiful March 9th morning. She spent her last days gazing out at her Pepperell farm and home of nearly forty years, surrounded by the family to whom she and her husband, Dr. John Lindermuth, dedicated their lives. Mary was 75 years old.     Mary committed her life to nurturing her loved ones. The oldest girl among six siblings, Mary grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, helping her father Joseph Kenney and mother Mary (Kennedy)...

IN LIGHT OF GOV. BAKER'S PUBLIC GATHERING BANS, BOB'S VISITATION AND FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD PRIVATELY. A PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.   THE FAMILY STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS ARE MADE IN BOB'S MEMORY TO BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER C/O DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, 330 BROOKLINE AVE, (OV), BOSTON, MA 02215. IN THE MEMO LINE, PLEASE WRITE DR. SALVIA...

PADEN, Joan (Lannan) passed away peacefully on March 10, 2020 at the age of 88. Joan was born in Boston on June 24, 1931 and welcomed into her family by her father James Paul Lannan, mother Mary Josephine (Kates) and 4 year old sister Evelyn.   Joan is survived by her eldest son Curt Paden and his wife Elizabeth Paden, and their daughter Olivia Ruth Paden of Cambridge, MA., as well as her second son Greg Paden of Pepperell, MA. and his fiancée Thelma Leblanc and her...

John B. Garlington, 59, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Born on November 20, 1960 in Fort Devens, MA, he was the son of Ellanora Garlington and the late Charles Garlington.   He is survived by two daughters Natasha Scolero and husband, Anthony, Krista Henry and husband, James, two grandchildren, Audrey and Weston Henry, one brother, Heinrich Garlington, one sister Rosemary Gionet, two nieces, Brittany Luc and Danielle Gionet, an aunt, Anna Thabet, and...

Nikki Marie Costa of Pepperell passed away on February 22, 2020 at Boston Children’s Hospital following a series of health complications. She was 25 years old.   Nikki was born in Rhode Island on March 22, 1994 the loving daughter of Paul J. and Susan E. (Gilchrest) Costa of Pepperell.   A resident of Pepperell for the past 16 years, Nikki attended North Middlesex where she was a member of the M.E.C. Program. She will be remembered as a very social and loving person, who...

Philip James Shea of West Townsend died on February 19, 2020 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center after a long illness. He was 68 years old.     Phil was born in Stoneham, MA on February 5, 1952 a son of the late Lawrence B. and Eleanor M. (Murtagh) Shea. He spent his early years in Medford, where he attended the local schools. Following high school, he spent his working years employed as a computer programmer, having worked with several different companies in the tech...

Marion A. (Taylor) Finlay passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 24, 2020 at Lifecare of Nashoba in Littleton, MA.  She was 86 years old.   Marion was born in Ayer, MA on August 13, 1933, daughter of the late Theron and Evelyn Taylor. She grew up in Ayer, where she worked for the J. P. Sullivan Company. It was there that she met her late husband, Edwin R. Finlay Sr.  After they were married, they moved to West Groton, MA where they raised their five...

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...