Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Donald E. Robertson
Mar 13, 2020
Donald E. Robertson, 89, of Pepperell (formerly of Groton), passed peacefully from this earth on March 13, 2020. Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Morris, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Marine Corps before marrying Marilyn Blackwell (deceased 2018) and settling in Massachusetts, where he ran a successful metal fabrication business for over thirty years. Don...
Robert H. Hebb Jr.
Mar 11, 2020
IN LIGHT OF GOV. BAKER'S PUBLIC GATHERING BANS, BOB'S VISITATION AND FUNERAL MASS WILL BE HELD PRIVATELY. A PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE FUNERAL HOME WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.
THE FAMILY STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS ARE MADE IN BOB'S MEMORY TO BETH...
Joan (Lannan) Paden
Mar 10, 2020
PADEN, Joan (Lannan) passed away peacefully on March 10, 2020 at the age of 88. Joan was born in Boston on June 24, 1931 and welcomed into her family by her father James Paul Lannan, mother Mary Josephine (Kates) and 4 year old sister Evelyn.
Joan is survived by her eldest son...
Mary P. (Kenney) Lindermuth
Mar 9, 2020
Mary (Kenney) Lindermuth passed away peacefully on a beautiful March 9th morning. She spent her last days gazing out at her Pepperell farm and home of nearly forty years, surrounded by the family to whom she and her husband, Dr. John Lindermuth, dedicated their lives. Mary was 75 years old.
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Marion A. (Taylor) Finlay
Feb 24, 2020
Marion A. (Taylor) Finlay passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 24, 2020 at Lifecare of Nashoba in Littleton, MA. She was 86 years old.
Marion was born in Ayer, MA on August 13, 1933, daughter of the late Theron and Evelyn Taylor. She grew up in Ayer,...
Nikki Marie Costa
Feb 22, 2020
Nikki Marie Costa of Pepperell passed away on February 22, 2020 at Boston Children’s Hospital following a series of health complications. She was 25 years old.
Nikki was born in Rhode Island on March 22, 1994 the loving daughter of Paul J. and Susan E. (Gilchrest) Costa of Pepperell.
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Philip James Shea
Feb 19, 2020
Philip James Shea of West Townsend died on February 19, 2020 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center after a long illness. He was 68 years old.
Phil was born in Stoneham, MA on February 5, 1952 a son of the late Lawrence B. and Eleanor M. (Murtagh) Shea. He spent his...
John B. Garlington
Feb 18, 2020
John B. Garlington, 59, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Born on November 20, 1960 in Fort Devens, MA, he was the son of Ellanora Garlington and the late Charles Garlington.
He is survived by two daughters Natasha Scolero and husband, Anthony, Krista Henry and husband, James, two grandchildren,...
Katherine Edwards (Rust) Hurd
Feb 16, 2020
Katherine Edwards (Rust) Hurd passed away at home on February 16, 2020. She was the wife of the late Leon H. Hurd, whom she married in 1946. She leaves her daughters, Lee B. Hurd of Tucson, Arizona and York Harbor, Maine, and Sandra H. Hurd of Groton. Her parents were Marion Edwards (Luce) Rust and George A. Rust...
Roger Thomas Heatley
Feb 12, 2020
Roger Thomas Heatley, a longtime Pepperell resident died on February 12, 2020 at his home. He was 79 years old. Mr. Heatley was born in Montour Falls, NY on May 2, 1940 a son of the late Walter W. and Alice (Rogers) Heatley.
Roger spent his early life in Horseheads,...
David Warren Quimby
Feb 12, 2020
PEPPERELL - David W. Quimby of 7 Tucker Street died at home on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020. Born on July 12, 1944, he was a lifelong resident of Townsend until 2003.
The son of the late Marion and Verne Quimby and brother of the late Richard Quimby, he graduated from North Middlesex High School,...
Jeffrey William Morton
Feb 11, 2020
Jeffrey Morton, age 36, of Pepperell, Massachusetts died unexpectedly at Boston Medical Center on February 11th, 2020. Born in Wolfeboro, NH and raised in Southbridge, MA, he was the son of Richard and Diana Morton. He graduated from Southbridge High School and earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
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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....





