OBITUARIES

Mar 30, 2016

Helen "Betsy" (Norstrom) Babin, 90, of Groton, passed away at home on March 30, 2016 after a brief period of failing health. Born in Groton, Massachusetts, February 14,1926 Daughter of the late Charles O. Norstrom and Luella A. (Beebe)Norstrom of Groton, MA. She was a graduate of Groton High School and resided in Groton her entire life. She is...

Mar 26, 2016

Trites of Pepperell March 26, 2016 John A. Trites died at the River Terrace in Lancaster after a long illness. He was born in Pepperell September 24, 1938. Son of the late James and Nora (Shimansky) Trites and was the husband of the late Norma E. (Lillis) Trites who died in 2004. Mr. Trites attended the Pepperell Schools and...

Mar 25, 2016

Malley of Pepperell March 25, 2016 Richard Joseph Malley age 95, died at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. He was born in Rumford, Maine November 21, 1920 son of the late Dennis J. and Gertrude (Pillsbury) Malley and was the husband of the late Rita A. (Archambault) Malley who died in 1997. A longtime resident of Pepperell...

Mar 13, 2016

Barbara S. Gilchrest of Pepperell, MA, formerly of Hollis, NH, age 102, died at home on March 13, 2016. She was born in Leominster, MA March 2, 1914, daughter of the late Jasper and Alta (Pierce) Sawyer and was the wife of the late Philip W. Gilchrest Sr., who died in 1996. She spent her early life in Leominster...

Mar 7, 2016

Winch of Dunstable and Eastham, Robert K. Winch Jr. March 7, 2016 "A Man who would help anyone who needed it " died at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was born in Nashua, NH March 21, 1943 son of the late Robert K. and Helene (Bonnett) Winch a resident of Pepperell in his earlier years and was a...

Mar 2, 2016

Christine Ann Reed passed suddenly on March 2,2016 . Chris was born and raised in Minnesota October 26, 1965. She joined the Air Force out of high school where she served for 6 years. While stationed in Charleston, SC she met Greg, the man who would become her husband and best friend for the rest of her life and...

Feb 27, 2016

.Robbin Fletcher Lawrence, 72, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2016 at his Groton home, surrounded by his family. He was born January 20, 1944 son of the late William S. and Olive (Fletcher) Lawrence Robbin was educated in the Groton School system and graduated from Groton High School as a member of the Class of 1962. After High...

Feb 6, 2016

Ruth Lotte Blankenburg Chavez,84, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 6, 2016, surrounded by her loved ones.

Ruth was born in Berlin, Germany on April 26, 1931, to Erich and Lotte ( Hauffe) Blankenburg. She resided in Germany, where she met the love of her life, Luis Mario Chavez. The moved to the United States permanently in...

Jan 24, 2016

Michael David Hazel, 24, of Harvard Massachusetts died suddenly on Sunday January 24, 2016. He was a graduate of The Bromfield School in Harvard, MA and Assumption College in Worcester, MA. He was employed at Capgemini, Inc. in Northborough, MA for 4 years as an IT consultant. Michael was a loving son, loyal friend and caring brother who treasured...

Jan 21, 2016

Edmund Merrick Cullanine, age 89, of Townsend, MA, formerly of Haverhill, MA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21st. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He is predeceased by his wife, Gloria (Janes) Cullanine, his daughter, Karen Coakley and his granddaughter, Alicia Densico. He is survived by his six children, Ethel Rich and her husband...

Jan 21, 2016

NORTH CHELMSFORD - Anna (Nosek) Lebedzinski, of No. Chelmsford, MA, died peacefully in her sleep January 21, 2016 at her daughter Karen Clement's home in Townsend, MA.

Anna was born in Clinton, MA on May 23, 1920, daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Szablak) Nosek. After graduating from Lowell High School Anna worked as a cloth...

Jan 20, 2016

Robert L. Mullan, 77, of Pepperell, January 20, 2016, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Groton, MA. March 30, 1938, son of the late Lindsey and Evelyn (Durant) Mullan and was the husband of the late Cynthia D. (Woods) Mullan for 38 years.

Mr. Mullan worked for over 30 years at...

Jan 12, 2016

l Patricia A. (Coen) Mueller, 84, died peacefully at home on January 12,2016 . Born and raised in West Orange, NJ; daughter of the late Joseph M. and Katherine (Gannon) Coen. She moved to MA in 1979. She is survived by her faithful husband of 65 yrs., Charles, her sister, Joan Spina of West Orange, NJ and brother, Paul...

Jan 12, 2016

Corey R. Lewis, 24, of Pepperell MA, passed away at home on January 12, 2016. He was born February 28, 1991 in Dallas, TX to Craig and Michelle Lewis. He attended and graduated North Middlesex Regional High School in 2009. He was a Senior Captain of the football team, and was a member of the MWIL All-star team. Corey...

Dec 26, 2015

Carolyn Airey, 58, died December 26, 2015, at her home in Mason, NH.

She was born September 21, 1957 in Lowell, MA to the late Fred and Shirley (Lundeen) Shattuck. Carolyn graduated from Groton-Dunstable High School in 1976 and Rivier College in 2006.

Carolyn enjoyed spending time outdoors gardening, exploring, and observing nature. She had...

Dec 17, 2015

Wonderful, kind, loving, strong, give the shirt off his back, funny, Uncle, Brother, Friend, Husband and yes sometimes an A**. These are all words that personify the man. Larry Keese passed away on December 17, 2015 after a short illness. He was born in Lawrence, MA August 21, 1958 and was the son of the late John A. and...

Dec 16, 2015

William J. "Willie" Beard, 75, passed away Wednesday December 16, 2015 in Worcester. He was born in Ayer MA. September 2, 1940 son of the late William J. Beard and Ruth L (Ludden) Beard A lifelong resident of Groton he attended the Groton schools. He had been employed at Hollingsworth and Vose Company in West Groton for 47 years...

Nov 25, 2015

Richard Paul Miner died November 25, 2015 at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer after a long illness. He was born in Spencer, Ma. May 3, 1939 son of the late William H. and Rose (Bouffard) Miner. A longtime resident of Pepperell where he operated D&A trucking for many years. After his retirement he had been employed as limousine...

Nov 21, 2015

William Jay Graves, 79, of Kentucky, Nov. 21, 2015, a former resident of Littleton, MA for many years, born in Anadarko, OK Sept. 3, 1936. He was the beloved husband of the late Linda (Stoffel) Graves, father of Leslee (Graves) Dickens of Huntsville, AL, Kellee Graves of Chester, NH, William Graves of MA and the late Brandee (Graves) Woodward....

Nov 15, 2015

Linda A (Rivard) Stakun November 15, 2015 passed away with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 9, 1951 in Rutland, Vermont daughter of Joseph and Rita (Harvey) Rivard of Leominster, MA. She graduated from North Middlesex Regional High School in 1969 and later in life went on to receive her...