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George Robert Trainor
Dec 2, 2023
George Robert Trainor, 88, of Littleton, MA, passed away December 2, 2023 at his home. Born on April 6, 1935, George is survived by his wife, Janice, his children Kathy Nader (Jon), Nancy Hyam (Wayne), Sheila Capone Wulsin (Winthrop), Julie Trainor (Dave) and Michael Trainor. George was predeceased by his sons, David and Bobby. He was a grandfather of twelve...
Linda Amelia Moody, M.Arch
Nov 25, 2023
Linda Amelia Moody died Saturday, November 25, 2023, after an 8 year struggle with cancer under the care of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She will be deeply missed by her husband, Stephen Russell, other family, and many friends. Linda will be remembered as an artist and as a warm, kind, gentle, intelligent, adventurous soul with a quirky sense...
Melanie R. Perry
Nov 20, 2023
Melanie Rose Perry, age 47, of Pepperell, MA passed away on November 20, 2023, at Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Melanie was born in Nashua, NH on November 9, 1976, a daughter of Warren A. and Elizabeth J. (Rose) Perry. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her siblings, Shawn M. Perry of Dover, NH, Tara M. Caten of Bedford,...
Donna L. Young
Nov 13, 2023
Donna L. Young, “Nana”, passed away on November 13, 2023, at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. Donna was born on October 22, 1946, in Groton, Massachusetts, daughter of Evelyn B. George (Durant) and Lyndsay Mullan. Donna was predeceased by her brothers Robert Mullan of Pepperell, Massachusetts and Ronnie Mullan of Ayer, Massachusetts. She is survived by her husband Robert W. Young. Bob and...
Jo Ann B. Straker
Nov 1, 2023
Jo Ann B. (Bryant) Straker passed away on November 1, 2023, in Boston, Mass at the age of 90. Jo Ann was born on September 6, 1933 in Jellico, Tennessee, to Tilman Bryant and Ida Lawson Bryant. She was the beloved wife of William Richard Straker for 59 years, before his passing in 2015.
Jo Ann was a loving and...
Paul W. Blood
Oct 20, 2023
Paul W. Blood, lovingly known as “Papa” and “Uncle Paul”, passed away on October 20, 2023, at the age of 81. He was born on January 20, 1942, in Pepperell, MA, a town that he loved dearly. Paul was a generous, loyal, and hardworking individual who dedicated 42 years of his life to Pepperell's Highway Department. He also contributed to...
Rita A. Hamilton
Oct 20, 2023
Rita A. Hamilton, of Pepperell, MA, passed away peacefully at her home on October 20, 2023 at the age of 95. Born April 23, 1928, to Paul and Ruth McNiff of Harvard, MA, Rita was the oldest of eight children. Her parents moved to Pepperell where she met and married Robert Hamilton. Together, they raised four children....
Lizabeth L. Duter
Oct 10, 2023
Sadly, Lizabeth L. Duter passed away on October 10, 2023. Born in Groton on September 18, 1966, she was the daughter of Judy Duter and Lee Duter. Lizabeth was a 1984 graduate of Groton Dunstable Regional High School where she was a member of The National Honor Society. In 1988 she graduated from The University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA....
Alan Leao
Oct 4, 2023
Alan O. Leao, 75, passed away with his brother-in-law Richard Brady on October 4, 2023 while scuba diving at Front Beach in Rockport, MA. He was born in Raul Soares, Minas Gerais, Brazil on October 11, 1947 to proud parents, Dr. Hugo A. Leao and Mirtes (Oliveira) Leao. Alan was the third of four sons.
Alan’s childhood years were...
Philip J. Rock
Oct 4, 2023
Philip J. Rock, 79, formerly of Rutland, MA and Lake Placid, FL, died peacefully in his home on October 4th surrounded by his loving wife and sons, after battling chronic health conditions for many years. He was a devoted father, and the loving husband of Marsha A. (Roy) Rock, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.
Philip was...
John Gerard David
Oct 3, 2023
John Gerard David, 66, of Pepperell, passed away at his home on October 3, 2023.
Born in Lawrence, MA, he was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked most recently as a software engineer at Draeger US in Andover.
John was a loving husband to his wife of 32 years,...
Susan Jane Smith
Sep 30, 2023
Susan Jane Smith passed away on September 30, 2023, at her home in Pepperell, Massachusetts under the loving care of her great-nephew and his wife.
Susan was born on December 17, 1952, the daughter of James Smith and Phyllis (Shattuck) Smith. Susan graduated from North Middlesex Regional High School in 1970 and from UMass Boston in 1974. After college,...
Elaine M. Lynch
Sep 30, 2023
Elaine M. Lynch, 80, of Nashua, NH, devoted Wife, Mother and Grammy, passed away on Saturday, September 30th, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.
Elaine was born on July 24, 1943, in Biddeford, ME to Maurice and Aurore (Renaud) Menard of Springfield, VT. After graduating from Springfield High in 1961, Elaine went on to study Medical Transcription at...
Peter J. Durno
Sep 16, 2023
Peter Durno, 82, of Colebrook, NH passed away surrounded by his wife, daughter, brother, and friend Joanne on September 16, 2023, after succumbing to prostate cancer due to Agent Orange. Peter was born October 7, 1940, to Joseph and Jacqueline Durno in Boston, MA. He grew up in Pepperell, MA. Peter grew up cooking for all his family,...
Ann M. "Nancy" Connelly
Sep 16, 2023
Ann M. “Nancy” Connelly, 98, passed away on September 16, 2023, at her home in Belmont. Married for nearly 50 years to the late Thomas J. Connelly, Sr., she cherished her roles as mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Nancy is survived by her children, RADM Thomas J. Connelly, Jr. (Darlene), Mary Connelly, Rev. Fr. Peter Connelly, OSB, Joan Conway (Robert), and...
John "Benny" Benson
Sep 11, 2023
John L. Benson, 77, of Pepperell, MA passed away at his home on September 11, 2023 after a short illness. He was born in Leominster, MA and attended school there. He was employed at Hollingsworth & Vose Company in West Groton for 32 years. Everyone at H&V will remember him as “Benny”.
Benny enjoyed camping and spending time with...
Leo R. Lorden
Sep 10, 2023
Leo R. Lorden, age 26, of Hollis, NH passed away on September 10th, 2023 with his parents by his side. Leo Lorden was born on June 8th, 1997, son of Raymond and Joan Lorden. He was a sixth generation and lifelong resident of Hollis, NH. Leo graduated Hollis-Brookline High School in 2015.
Leo owned and operated Lorden Landscaping of Hollis, NH. ...
Dennis O. Sawyer
Sep 10, 2023
Dennis O. Sawyer, 76, of Nashua, NH, passed away on Sunday, September 10th, 2023.
Dennis was born on September 2, 1947 to Oliver and Mary Sawyer in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In his youth, Dennis enjoyed flying model airplanes and community boating on the Charles River with his dad.
After graduating from Burlington High School, Dennis went on to start...
Lori Marie Kelley
Sep 8, 2023
Lori Marie Kelley, devoted Wife, Mother and Mimi, passed away Friday, September 8th, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. Lori was born October 30th, 1963, the oldest to Donna and Richard Benoit of Saugus, MA. Lori grew up and attended Wells High School in Maine, with a passion for figure skating. She enjoyed spending her summers at the family camp...
Barry Reed Fuller
Sep 5, 2023
Barry Reed Fuller, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at Nashoba Valley Medical Center Hospital in Ayer, MA on September 5th, 2023 after a period of declining health. Barry was born on August 7th, 1939 on Martha’s Vineyard, MA, to the late Albert F. Fuller and late Elsa Horne. Barry leaves behind his loving wife of 60 years,...
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