OBITUARIES

Nov 8, 2015

Robert A. Grogg passed away peacefully at his home on November 8, 2015 after a thirteen year battle with lung cancer. He was the beloved husband of Judy G. Grogg (Bourgeois) whom he had celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary on August 5th. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii December 28, 1936 son of the late Ethan Allen Grogg and Bessie Shimada...

Nov 5, 2015

John W. Kelley "Georgie", 85, of Pepperell formally of Chelmsford passed away Thursday November 5, 2015 at the Apple Valley Nursing Home in Ayer, MA. John was born on September 17, 1930 in Cambridge MA. Son of the late John J. and Katherine (Parker) Kelley He was a Korean War era veteran and worked for 27 years for UAW...

Oct 30, 2015

Francesca Sinopoli Curcio 78, was born in Calabria, Italy February 21,1937 daughter of the late Francesco and Concetta (Romanello) Sinopoli. She emigrated to the United States in 1968 with her husband and children and relocated to Newton, MA. She had been employed 30 years at the St. Regis Paper Factory in Newton as a packer, supporting and raising her...

Oct 28, 2015

Sister Pauline LaRoche (Sr. Marie Regis) SUSC died October 28,2015 at the age of 93 at Mary Immaculate Nursing/Restorative Center. The daughter of the late J. Arthur and Juliette (Lajeunesse) LaRoche, Sr. Pauline was born in Cambridge, MA. Her brothers Gerard, Roland, Paul and Raymond pre-deceased her. She is survived by her brother Charles and sisters Sr. Claire LaRoche,...

Oct 27, 2015

Sandra A. Locapo died peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Brigham and Womens Hospital surrounded by her family and many close friends. She was the beloved wife of Daniel Locapo.

Born on April 11, 1958, in Groton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Priscilla Stevens and Ken Scheibel. She spent her childhood attending local area schools...

Oct 26, 2015

PEPPERELL- James R. Pillsbury, age 95, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015, at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Muriel E. (Ramsey) Pillsbury who passed in 2010 after 70 years of marriage. He was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts December 30,1919, son of Leo A. and Catherine (McGrath) Pillsbury and had been a lifelong resident....

Oct 11, 2015

Cricket, a resident of Pepperell, MA for the last 43 years, was born in Cambridge, MA and grew up in Winchester, MA and Greenwich, CT. She graduated from The MacDuffie School for Girls in Springfield, MA and also attended Tufts University. After a battle with lung cancer, she passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside and has...

Oct 1, 2015

Sister Paula Marquis (Sr. Therese Edna) SUSC of Mary Immaculate Residence, Lawrence, MA died October 1, 2015 at the age of 93. She was born in Canada on July 2, 1922, daughter of the late Albert and Emma (Lepicier) Marquis. In addition to her Holy Union Sisters, her sister Sr. Therese Marquis SUSC, several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews...

Sep 24, 2015

Marjorie Marcinkewicz, lifelong resident of Shirley passed away on September 24, 2015 at the age of 87. She was born in Ayer August 19, 1928. Margie and her husband Brownie owned and operated the Shirley Club for many years. After her husband passed away in 1991 Margie was encouraged to volunteer at the Shirley Town Hall which she did...

Sep 22, 2015

Dorothy E. Hills died of natural causes on September 22,2015 at the Nashoba Park Assisted Living Community in Ayer. Born in Northfield, NH on June 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Willis Abbott and Hazel Davis Abbott. Dorothy graduated from the Tilton-Northfield High School in 1945. She received her nursing degree from St. Joseph's School of...

Sep 8, 2015

Marilyn T. Trecartin died at her home after a long illness, surrounded by family. She was born in Lynn, MA. June 19, 1931 daughter of the late Dennis J. and Gladys (Rankin) Burke. She spent her early life in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School class of 1948. She had been employed at the Lynn...

Sep 4, 2015

John (Sonny) Francis Rondeau, Sr. It is with deep and heavy sadness that we share the death of our father, John (Sonny) Francis Rondeau, Sr., who passed away peacefully on September 4, 2015 at the New England Home for the Deaf in Danvers, MA. Born on January 19, 1936 in Pepperell where he was a lifelong area resident. He...

Aug 29, 2015

Christopher Collins Miller, 64, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, on August 29, 2015.

Christopher was born on December 18, 1950, in Huntington Station, NY, to James and Thelma Miller. The family moved to Townsend, MA, where he grew up with his brothers and sisters at the top of Townsend Hill.

After attending...

Aug 29, 2015

l Doris H. (Powers) Gregory died August 29, 2015 of natural causes at her home. Doris was born Feb 10, 1929 in Pepperell, MA to Henry P. and Delia (Gordon) Powers. She married Howard C Gregory of Harlan, KY in 1958. Mr. Gregory preceded Doris in death.

Doris was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Pepperell,...

Aug 10, 2015

Alanna passed away suddenly on Monday, August 10th 2015 at her home in Westford, MA with the love of her life Wilfred by her side.

Alanna was born on the coldest day of the year, February 8, 1992, in Fitchburg MA. She spent her days growing up in Pepperell, MA and graduated from Nashoba Valley Technical High...

Aug 4, 2015

Paul J. Daley died Tuesday August 4,2015 at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. He was born in West Groton April 19, 1930 son of the late Hugh J. and Ethel (Floyd) Daley. He attended the Groton Schools and was a graduate of Groton High School class of 1948. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps serving as...

Jul 29, 2015

Martha W. Guthrie, July 29,2015 died at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. She was born in Ayer July 7, 1918 daughter of the late Frank and Letitia (Cullinan) Willis and was the wife of the late Clayton G. Guthrie the love of her life who died in 1980. A lifelong resident of Ayer where she attended the schools...

Jul 27, 2015

Gertrude Hammond, 90, longtime resident of Pepperell died peacefully on July 27, 2015 at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. Gertrude was born in Pepperell July 20, 1925 daughter of the late Louis and Nellie (Wood) Parker and the wife of the late Richard A. Hammond who died in 2003. She is survived by her children Donald L....

Jul 24, 2015

Post of Pepperell July 24, 2015 Sachiko Post died Friday at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. She was born in Yokohama, Japan March 4, 1931. Mrs. Post came to the United States in 1952 after meeting her husband the late William P. Post is in Japan who was serving in the U.S. Army. A longtime resident of Pepperell...

Jul 23, 2015

Brother Gregory Conant, O.S.B. died peacefully on July 23, 2015 at Saint Benedict Abbey, Still River, Massachusetts, after a lengthy illness. In addition to his religious community, he leaves his sister-in-law, Margaret Wait Conant and his nephews and nieces, Kenneth J. Conant, III (Amy), Ann Marie DeMaris (Todd), Mariah Frankenhoff (Darwin), Jeanne Frances Conant-Winter (Joseph), Robert Peter Conant (Geri),...