OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Catherine M. (Lorden) Hynes
Feb 10, 2020
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....
Leah Ann (Lockhart) Tully
Feb 1, 2020
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...
Katherine "Kathy" L. (Walker) Harris
Jan 26, 2020
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...
Richard Edward Duncan
Jan 26, 2020
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...
Karen Lynn Chase
Jan 11, 2020
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...
Helene L. "Toni" Bond
Jan 10, 2020
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...
Sylvia L. (Blood) Shakley, RN
Jan 9, 2020
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....
Atlee Bigelow Caldwell
Jan 8, 2020
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....
Pauline Eva Hebb
Jan 6, 2020
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...
Charles A. "Cappy" Perry Jr.
Jan 6, 2020
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...
Christopher William Weiss
Dec 29, 2019
Christopher Weiss, a Recovery Sponsor and resident of Pepperell, MA, died unexpectedly on December 29, 2019 at the age of 36 while recovering from surgery.
Chris is survived by his brothers Michael Weiss and Jonathan (Kaitlin) Weiss of Charlestown, and his nieces Harper and Hadley Weiss. He was predeceased by...
Freda Grey (Mick) Carver
Dec 24, 2019
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...
Charles Michael "Chuck" Denehy
Dec 17, 2019
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...
George Richard Farmer
Dec 14, 2019
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...
Margaret Evelyn (Roberts) "Peggy" Elwood
Dec 10, 2019
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...
Calvin Coolidge Chase Jr.
Dec 4, 2019
Calvin Coolidge Chase Jr, 76, of Dunstable, MA died suddenly in his home on December 4, 2019. Born June 21, 1943 he was the son of the late Calvin Coolidge Chase Sr, and Irene (LaPorte) Chase of Londonderry, NH.
Calvin proudly served in the United States Navy, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, the Seabees...
Margaret Theresa "Terry" Newton
Nov 29, 2019
Margaret Theresa “Terry” Newton, o f Pepperell, passed away on November 29, 2019 at the Genesis Westford House. She was 82 years old.
Mrs. Newton was born in Bolton, England on December 27, 1936 where she spent her early life until coming to the United States in 1957 and settling in Pepperell....
Linda Jane (Soucy) Aubin
Nov 25, 2019
Linda Jane Aubin, a homemaker and lifetime resident of Pepperell, MA, died unexpectedly due to natural causes in her home at the orchard on Heald Street at the age of 74. She was born in Pepperell, MA on December 29th, 1944 to Alfred Soucy and Myrtle (Drew) Soucy.
Linda was predeceased by her late...
Michael J. Horgan
Nov 24, 2019
Michael J. Horgan lived 66 years to spread joy among his friends and family and everyone he met. He was a dedicated son to his mother Ann (Alexander) Horgan and his deceased father, Bill Horgan. Michael shared a special relationship with his brother Bob Horgan and his sister-in-law Pam of Atkinson, NH; and his sister Laurie Masiello and...
Andrew Orin Manning
Nov 17, 2019
Andrew O. Manning passed away in Worcester, MA from a long illness on November 17, 2019. Mr. Manning was born in Groton on October 10, 1948, and grew up in Pepperell were he spent most of his adult life as well. Andrew loved his family, the Red Sox, and the Patriots. He mostly worked as a farm hand...