OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

George Richard Farmer

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Evelyn L. (Smith)  Davey

Evelyn L. (Smith) Davey

Nov 16, 2019

Evelyn L. (Smith) Davey, of Pepperell passed away on November 16, 2019. She was 79 years old.

Evelyn spent her early years in Arlington where she attended St. Agnes School. She later graduated from Burlington High School. Evelyn later relocated to Pepperell with her husband, Paul.

Evelyn worked for many...

Michael Thomas Coffey

Michael Thomas Coffey

Nov 10, 2019

Michael T. Coffey of Pepperell, MA passed away on November 10th, 2019 at the age of 75 after a long battle with cancer. He left us peacefully in his home with the people he loved.  Originally from Springfield MA, Michael moved to Pepperell 36 years ago while working as a Bank Examiner in Boston. He became involved in...

Theresa Mary (Melanson)  Griffin

Theresa Mary (Melanson) Griffin

Nov 10, 2019

Theresa (Melanson) Griffin of Hollis NH, formerly of Burlington MA, passed away November 10, 2019 at the age of 89. She was surrounded by her loving children. Theresa was raised and educated in Somerville MA, lived in Burlington, MA for 30 years where she raised her 8 children and for the past 35 years lived in Hollis, NH....

Donald Lawrence Damon

Donald Lawrence Damon

Oct 17, 2019

Damon, Donald L. age 85, of Deerfield NH, originally of Hyde Park, MA passed away on October 17, 2019 from a brief illness at Lowell General Hospital with family by his side. Donald leaves his beloved wife of 58 years, Marie (Bond) Damon. He leaves his brothers David Leeman of Virginia and the late William Damon. He was...

Jonathan Nichols Barrett

Jonathan Nichols Barrett

Oct 10, 2019

Jonathan Nichols Barrett, 35, passed away October 10th, 2019, in Concord, Massachusetts. He was born January 31, 1984, in Logan, Utah, a son of Timothy Barrett and Janet Nichols.

Jon was very close to his sister Catherine.  He was a wonderful uncle to Zyiad and Laila.

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Elisabeth Maria (Malzcok)  Lindgren

Elisabeth Maria (Malzcok) Lindgren

Sep 28, 2019

Elisabeth M. (Malzcok) Lindgren, age 85, of Pepperell, died Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. She was born in Germany on July 2, 1934 daughter of the late Leopole and Anna (Pierskalla) Malzcock. She was the loving wife of the late Donald T. Lindgren who predeceased her in 2010.

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Brooks Thomas Lyman

Brooks Thomas Lyman

Sep 23, 2019

Brooks Thomas Lyman, 79, of Groton, Massachusetts, died Sept. 23 at Nashoba Valley Hospital, of complications due to congestive heart failure. Born in Boston, Mass., he was an alumnus of Wentworth Institute of Technology, with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was skilled in electronics and mechanics, methodical-detail oriented, and enjoyed designing and troubleshooting machines and logic boards....

Myrtle Cecelia (Soucy)  Gardner

Myrtle Cecelia (Soucy) Gardner

Sep 23, 2019

Myrtle Cecelia Gardner, affectionately known as ‘Tissy’, age 81, of Pepperell, MA passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, September 23, 2019. Myrtle was born on March 23, 1938 in Pepperell, MA to the late Louise M. (Drew) formerly of Dunstable, MA and Robert C. Soucy formerly of Nashua, NH.

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Norman Richard Robertson

Norman Richard Robertson

Sep 18, 2019

Norman R. Robertson, 94, of Groton passed away peacefully on September 18, 2019.

He was married to the late Gloria (Shorette) Robertson, who predeceased him on February 3, 2017. They celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary on November 11, 2016.

Born in Lakeport, NH on September 18, 1925, Norman was the...

Jerald "Dude" Wheeler

Jerald "Dude" Wheeler

Sep 16, 2019

On September 16, 2019 our Dad lost his 3rd battle with Cancer. He always said, “Nobody ever gets outta this life alive,” and at 3:02 PM, he proved himself right...despite our belief that he was, in fact, immortal.

Dude was born the 2nd of 10 children on July 3, 1942 to the late Winnie...

Eleanor (Bywater)  Powell

Eleanor (Bywater) Powell

Sep 15, 2019

Eleanor (Bywater) Powell of Groton, Massachusetts passed away on September 15, 2019 at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer following a period of declining health. She was 98 years old.

Mrs. Powell was the loving wife of LaRue Bodie Powell, who predeceased her on December 31, 1999.

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David Stewart Pelkey

David Stewart Pelkey

Sep 9, 2019

David S. Pelkey, of Pepperell died September 9, 2019 at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. He was born in Rutland, Vermont on January 15, 1949 son of the late Harold and Bette (Flood) Pelkey. He spent his early life in Vermont before he was drafted in the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. ...

Donald Erwin Mooney

Donald Erwin Mooney

Sep 4, 2019

Donald Erwin Mooney, 78, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the Winston-Salem Novant Hospital after an extended illness.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Frances (Sawyer) Mooney, 3 children, David Mooney of MA; Nydia Thornton (Scott Thornton) of NC, and Mary Mooney (David Columbare) of MA, 3 grandsons and one great-granddaughter....