All Obituaries

GILL - of Pepperell, May 15, 2019. James R. Gill Jr. died at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was born in Okinawa, Japan on October 5, 1955 son of the late James R. Gill Sr. and Setsuko (Ano) Gill of Pepperell. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Roberta I. (Ives) Gill; daughters Nicole Pecorelli, Michelle Mullett and Angela Gordon; siblings Ida Drudge, Catherine Walker and Christopher Gill; son-in-laws Richard, Ian and David; two nieces Holly and Colleen; and...

On Tuesday, May 14th, 2019, Paul S. Richards Jr, loving husband, brother, and father, passed away from cancer complications at the age of 71.   Paul was born on May 11th, 1948 in Ithaca, NY to Paul S. Richards Sr. and Josephine (Casano) Richards. He received his bachelor’s degree from THE Ohio State University in 1971 and went on to work in the Insurance industry for 40 years at Home Insurance, AIG, Marsh & McLennan, and John Hancock. He married Maureen A. Richards...

Marcelline M. (Benoit) Murphy of Lunenburg, former longtime resident of Littleton passed away on Saturday May 11, 2019 at Life Care Center in Leominster with her loving family by her side. She was born in Somerville, MA July 6, 1932 daughter of Fredrick and Emily (DeYoung) Benoit. She was raised in the North Cambridge/West Somerville area where she would meet her beloved husband of 59 years, Richard, who passed in 2014. Known as "Muzzy" to her family and friends, she and Richard...

M. Gary Giguere, former Pepperell Selectman, passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, with his loving family by his side on May 10, 2019. Gary was the beloved husband and soul mate of the late Barbara (Gall) Giguere for over 40 years. He was born in Pepperell, MA  September 13, 1936, the son of the late Aurora (Lacroix) and Alfred Giguere. He graduated from Pepperell High School and attended the University of Massachusetts. He owned Giguere's Sporting Goods in...

John “Jack” Joseph Lorden Jr., 78, of Groton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 7, 2019, as a result of complications related to Inclusion Body Myositis, a degenerative muscle disease he bravely battled for 20 years.   If you are wondering if you have ever met him, then you probably didn’t because you would have remembered!   Jack was born on March 26, 1941, in Nashua, New Hampshire to John and Florence (Clee) Lorden. He is...

Lifelong resident of Pepperell, Virginia Williams, 81 years old, born on November 21, 1937, passed away peacefully with family by her side on May 5th, 2019. Virginia is survived by her two daughters, Joy Allen Whitcomb, and Cheryl Dunham. Her three grandchildren, Amanda Allen Butler, Michael Dunham, and Nicole Whitcomb. Her great grandchildren Katherine and Claire, her sister Nancy Hall, as well as five nieces, Diane, Debbie, Donna, Denise, and Danielle. Virginia loved cats, spending time...

Pepperell – Evelyn M. Hamilton, age 89, a lifelong resident of Pepperell, died peacefully Wednesday morning, May 1, 2019 at her home with family by her side.Evelyn was born in Pepperell, MA on August 21, 1929, daughter of the late Alfred Romeo Baraby and Mary Veronica (Lynch) Baraby. She attended Pepperell High School and was a graduate of Katharine Gibbs School, Boston, MA.   Evelyn was a homemaker and worked as an Administrative Assistant and Office Manager for James River...

Jacqueline A. (Mayou) Hewitt died at her home on April 23, 2019 after a brief illness surrounded by her family and beloved cat, Missy.  She was born in Pepperell on July 18, 1932 daughter of the late Albert F. and Velma (Taylor) Mayou. She was the loving wife of the late Ray H. Garland and George A. Hewitt. Mrs. Hewitt was a lifelong resident of Pepperell, a graduate of the former Pepperell High School.     Mrs. Hewitt took great care and pride in making her house a home....

Groton/Shirley, MA - Bruce Lane Chase, 79, died Sunday evening April 14, 2019 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA.   Born in Lewiston Maine, he was the son of the late Otho and Lottie (Gould) Chase. Upon graduating high school, he joined the United States Navy. During his 20-year Navy career, he served on several submarines and surface ships, earned a bachelor’s degree, and attained the rank of Lieutenant. After retiring from the Navy in 1978, he began a second...

Richard P. Russes, age 87, recently of Pepperell, formerly of Sagamore Beach, Mattapoisett & Lincoln Massachusetts passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 13th, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Mary D. (Williamson) Russes for sixty-one and a half years.    Richard and Mary both grew up in Lincoln and married in September 1957, they remained in Lincoln to raise their four children until moving to the south shore, nearer to the ocean in...