All Obituaries

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....

Karen Lynn Chase, 53, of Randolph, MA, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2020.     Karen was born on March 12, 1966, in Fitchburg, MA, to Harold O. Chase and Norma J. (Young) Chase. She was raised in Pepperell, MA, and attended local schools and later graduated in 1984 from Nashoba Valley Technical High School (Westford, MA). Karen dedicated the majority of her career — nearly 20 years — to operations of Eastern Salt Company where she was not only valued as...

Sylvia L. (Blood) Shakley RN, age 78, of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 9, 2020.     Born in Nashua, NH she was the daughter of the late Donald and Aldie (Elliot) Blood. She was the loving wife of 57 years to Lewis (Bud) P. Shakley. Sylvia leaves behind two children and their spouses, Scott and Laurie of Litchfield, CT and Todd and Kathy of Litchfield, NH. She also leaves behind three grandchildren, Brittany of Middletown CT, Tara...

Pauline E. Hebb, 94, of Ayer died peacefully January 6, 2020 at Apple Valley Continuing Care Center after a brief illness. She was the widow of Robert H. Hebb, Sr. who passed away in 2015.     She was born in Amesbury, MA on May 3, 1925, a daughter of the late Ludarice and Lena Genier and was educated in Amesbury. She and her husband moved from Haverhill to Ayer some 70 years ago for better opportunities. Pauline, prior to her retirement worked primarily as a bookkeeper locally...

Charles A. Perry, Jr., age 75, passed away on January 6, 2020, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Cappy, as he was fondly known, was born on August 21, 1944, to the late Charles and Evelyn (Cowles) Perry, in Farmington, CT.   Cappy spent most of his youth in Wrentham, MA, where he would go on to become a Police Officer in 1965. He graduated with Honors from the New England Institute of Anatomy, Boston, MA, in 1967. In October 1967, he...

Freda Grey Carver passed away peacefully at Nashua Crossings in Nashua on December 24, 2019 after a period of declining health.  She was predeceased by her husband of sixty-six years Oliver Thomas Carver in 2017, her daughter Judith Dillon in 2016, son-in-law James Dillon in 2019, and her daughter Jennifer Dillon in 2005. She was also predeceased by her seven siblings, Bernice Mick, Beulah Aliff, Burl Mick, Dennis Mick, James Mick, Betty Liming, and William Mick.   She was born in...

Charles Michael “Chuck” Denehy, of Townsend, passed away in Lake Worth, Florida on December 17, 2019. He was 74 years old.   Mr. Denehy was born in Somerville, MA on December 20, 1944 a son of the late Charles and Agnes (Sullivan) Denehy. He spent his early years in Somerville and attended Don-Bosco Preparatory High School in Boston.   Chuck served in the United States Army from 1965 – 1967 with the 62nd Engineer Batalion in Vietnam as a Welder. He was honorably...

George Richard Farmer, 83, of Pepperell, MA died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019. In addition to his wife of 57 years Dorothy (Dottie) Farmer, he was the loving father of Tracy Jones and her husband Steve of Peterborough, NH; Robin Reading and her husband Butch of Pepperell, MA. George took extreme pride in his four granddaughters: Megan Jones of Boston, MA; Tessa Reading of MA; Briana Jones of NH; and Emma Reading of MA. George is survived by his three brothers: Robert Farmer of...

Margaret “Peggy” E.  (Roberts) Elwood loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on December 10th at the age of 93 at her home at Rivercourt Residences in Groton, MA.   Predeceased by beloved husband Charles H. Elwood, Peg is survived by a son Charles G., and his wife Laura of Enfield, CT and their children, Danielle, Christian, and Graham; a son Jason A., and his wife Linda of Dunstable, MA and their three sons Dustin, Drew and Neil; Daughter...