All Obituaries

The Sylvia Family has taken the time to share and upload photographs of Doris. Her Tribute Video may be viewed below her obituary. Doris Elizabeth Sylvia, formerly of Stonington, CT passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Robert “Bobby” Sylvia of Stonington, CT.  For the past six years she lovingly called Nashoba Park Assisted Living in Ayer, MA her home.   Born in Westerly RI in 1934, Doris was the daughter of the late Henry...

Family and friends of Christopher have taken the time to upload photographs. To view these pictures, please click the "Tribute Wall" tab. Christopher William Anderson died unexpectedly on September 8, 2020. He was 55 years old.   He was born in Lowell Mass, the son of Anita L. (Friedrich) Anderson and the late Michael H. Anderson on December 14, 1964, and lived most of his life in Groton, MA.   He was a 1982 graduate of Groton-Dunstable High School and attended...

Lorraine “Lolly” (Sanford) Gilman died at home on September 3, 2020. Lolly was a lifelong resident of Pepperell and saw many changes in her 90 years. She had early memories of riding the back roads of town in a horse and buggy with her beloved grandfather, Fred Hartwell; pretending, with her sister, Janie (Maynard), to be on the radio as they sang into saucepans on the back step; and being pampered by her aunt, Dodie, at Bell Farm in Hollis.   As a young woman, Lolly was a...

The Lynch Family has taken the time to upload photographs of Shirley. To view these photos, please click the 'Tribute Wall' Tab. A Memorial Slideshow is also available to view at the bottom of Shirley's obituary.   Shirley Hanson (Cooper) Lynch of Pepperell passed away peacefully on August 30, 2020 at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer following a period of declining health.  She was 90 years old.   Shirley was born in Rumford, Maine on July 31, 1930 a daughter of...

Bryan Scott Thorpe, 35 years old, passed away on August 18, 2020 in Pepperell, MA.   Born in Leominster, MA on January 21, 1985 he was the son of Scott and Kathleen Thorpe. He attended Nashoba Valley Regional Voc. Tech High School in Westford where he studied metal fabrication and plumbing.   He enjoyed fishing, hiking, kayaking, a good book, woodworking, landscaping and his beloved dog Kelly. He will be remembered for his kindness to others and believed family was...

James Edwin Dunn, lifelong resident of Pepperell, passed suddenly at his home on Sunday, August 16, 2020.    Born December 11, 1932 in Groton MA, he was the son of the late James F. Dunn and Edith (Scarci) Dunn of Pepperell. Husband to his devoted wife of 62 years Maryjane (Markham) Dunn, and brother of Frank Dunn of Pepperell. Father of Terry Portwood of Florence, Italy and her sons Garrett Portwood and Gavin Portwood; Carol Renna and her husband Gerard Renna of Clearwater FL;...

Julian James Dean Valdez was born on March 19, 1991 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH to Romulo Valdez, Jr. and Kimberly A. Dean. He was the youngest child of three. Julian attended High Mowing School, Wilton, NH and attended University of Massachusetts – Boston and Manchester Community College, Manchester, NH. He was a horticulturist and worked at various farms and nurseries in NH and MA.  Julian’s last place of employment and home was at the Kimstead Farm,...

The Vest Family has taken the time to upload photographs of James. To view these photos, please click the 'TRIBUTE WALL' Tab.    James Patrick Vest, at the age of 32, unexpectedly left us on July 22, 2020 from a seizure in the middle of the night.   James was born on March 17, 1988 to Mike and Marylou Vest in Malden Hospital. James went to high school in Lexington and went on to defeat all odds; he graduated from Lexington High School and went on to attend college...

Retired Groton Police Chief George D. “Jay” Rider, Jr. died peacefully on July 20, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was 74 years old.   Chief Rider, or “Jay” as he was affectionately known by family and friends, was born in Boston on April 7, 1946 son of the late Agnes (Phillips) and George D. Rider, Sr. A lifelong resident of Groton, Jay attended the local schools graduating from Groton High School Class of 1964. Following high school, he furthered...

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” This quote from Robert Frost’s, The Road Not Taken epitomizes the character and life of Winslow Hincks Duke. Win had a deep-seated love for nature and relished all of its flora and fauna, but at 89 years young, he travelled beyond this earthly planet and took the road to the heavens, passing away on July 19, 2020 at his beloved farm in Pepperell,...