OBITUARIES
Recent Obituaries
Richard Dennis Grisdale
Nov 12, 2016
: Richard Dennis Grisdale, 92, formerly of Cohasset, died peacefully at his home on November 12, 2016, after a period of failing health. He was the devoted husband of 63 years to the late Charlotte Fottler (Jones) Grisdale, loving father of daughter Jennifer Krieger and her husband Barry of Pepperell; son Todd and his late wife Karen of Duxbury;...
Jon Roy Starr
Oct 25, 2016
Jon Starr, 62 of Mason, NH passed away Tuesday October 25th of complications after surgery. He was born December 20, 1953 and raised in West Groton, MA. Son of the late Milton and Mary (Perham) Starr. He owned and operated Starr & Sons construction. He was a devoted family man. He loved spending time with his grandchildren. His passion...
Lorraine M. (Brouillette) Quinn
Oct 22, 2016
Lorraine M. “Mopsy” Quinn passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 following a brief illness. She was born in Somerville on July 27, 1928 the daughter of the late William and Blanche (Vezina) Brouillette. A long-time resident of Groton, she moved to Pepperell in 1998.
Lorraine was a long-standing member of the Groton Women’s Club...

Maureen G. (Donnelly) Pimentel
Oct 15, 2016
Maureen G. (Donnelly) Pimentel October 15,2016 died at the Genesis Westford House after an extended illness. She was born in Lowell October 7, 1946 daughter of Ralph and the late Louise (Devine) Donnelly. She spent her early life in Tewksbury and was a graduate of Tewksbury High School class of 1965 and had been a resident of Pepperell since...
David E. Airey
Oct 9, 2016
David E. Airey , 56, passed away unexpectedly on October 9, 2016 . He was born in Winchester, MA. to Joseph James Airey & Gertrude Marilyn Airey of Ayer, MA
(formerly of Groton, MA.)
He is survived by his children Connor Airey, Nicole Airey and Lauren Airey of Pelham, NH; his parents, Joseph...
Janet Louise (Nickerson) Mullett
Oct 7, 2016
Janet Louise (Nickerson) Mullett passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley on Friday, October 7th at the age of 85. She was born June 18, 1931 in Auburn Maine to the late Clayton and Irene (Gilliat) Nickerson.
Janet is predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Wilfred Samuel Mullett, infant son...
Richard E. Chalmers Sr.
Sep 24, 2016
Richard E Chalmers Sr. 87, A lifetime resident of Groton, Ma passed away peacefully in his sleep and is now in heaven with his wife Carol of 62 years of marriage. He leaves 3 children; a son Richard Jr. and wife Gail, daughter Martha and fiancé Glenn and daughter Lisa, 3 grandchildren Nicole and husband Jacob, Andrew and wife ...
Ruth J. (Shidlow) Lockhart
Sep 16, 2016
Ruth J. (Shidlow) Lockhart, 73, of Pepperell, MA, formally of Billerica, passed peacefully in her home on September 16, 2016 surrounded by her family. Born on May 19, 1943 to the late Isadore and Loretta Shidlow and predeceased by her siblings Leatrice Jeffries, Howard Shidlow, Barbara Reinstein, Felice Lewis, and Bernard Shidlow. Ruth will be reunited with her husband...
Marcia Lynn (Tokarz) Mahoney
Aug 28, 2016
Marcia L. Mahoney, 66, of Wells,ME formerly of Dunstable, MA passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, August 28th after a long battle with cancer surrounded by family, and all of her lighthouses.
Marcia, daughter of Ben and Margaret Tokarz, spent her career as a Bus Driver for McCarthy Bus Service for the Groton...
Carole A. ((Moxcey) (Forrest)) Blood
Aug 20, 2016
Carole “Nana” Ann (Moxcey) (Forrest) Blood – 80 - of Pepperell MA
Died Peacefully on Saturday August 20th 2016 at Umass Memorial Medical Center in
Worcester MA surrounded by her family.
She was born in Portland Maine on June 7, 1936 to the late Bernard L Moxcey, and Charlotte
...
Robert A. Lindstrom
Aug 10, 2016
Robert A. Lindstrom of Pepperell formerly of Cambridge August 10, 2016 died at the Nashoba Community Hospital in Ayer. He was born in Cambridge June 15, 1961 son of Barbara (Hayner) Lindstrom of Medford and the late Frederick Lindstrom. He spent his early life in Cambridge where he attended the schools and was a graduate of Cambridge...
Rosaire "Ross" E. Morin
Aug 10, 2016
Rosaire (Ross) E. Morin, 76, a resident of Townsend, MA, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at the Westford House following a long illness. He was born in Barnston, Quebec on November 18, 1939, the son of Ernest P. and Alice D. (Beaudin) Morin. Ross moved to Lewiston, ME in 1952 with his family. He was a graduate of St....

Florence E. (Chace) Goyette
Aug 8, 2016
Florence E. (Chace) Goyette died Monday August 8,2016 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center. She was born in Fitchburg January 7, 1946 daughter of the late Emerson and Eva (Maxwell) Chace.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years Donald J. Goyette Sr. her children Donald J. Goyette Jr. of Lunenburg, Keith A. Goyette of South...
Daniel J. Daigneault
Jul 30, 2016
Daniel Joseph Daigneault, 62, of Groton, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday July 30, 2016 surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy battle with renal cancer.
He was born on May 24, 1954 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of the late Edmond J. and Madeline (Cossette) Daigneault. Dan graduated from Lowell High School in...
Cecelia A. Sullivan
Jul 28, 2016
Pepperell, MA – Cecelia Anne Sullivan, 96, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28,2016 at Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield.
Cecelia was born in Pepperell on December 14, 1919, the beloved daughter of Humphrey and Gertrude Sullivan of Pepperell. Cecelia was a lifelong Pepperell resident.
Cecelia leaves behind a number of nieces and nephews and...
Joyce Ann (Peterson) Fernandes
Jul 28, 2016
Joyce Ann (Peterson) Fernandes of Pepperell, MA passed away Tuesday, June 27,2016 after long battle with many health conditions. She was born in Concord, MA, on April 30, 1940, the daughter of John and Gwendolyn (Hillock) Peterson. Joyce’s early years were spent in Concord, MA, where she attended the Concord-Carlisle High School.
She is pre-deceased by her...

Joan Rose (Grissell) Hutchinson
Jul 11, 2016
Joan R. (Grissell) Hutchinson 77, of Groton, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2016 at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester after a sudden illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph D. Hutchinson. She is survived by her loving children Daniel J. Hutchinson, David J. Hutchinson and Annette M. Dolbow. She is survived as well...
Anne K. (McGovern) Lenox
Jul 9, 2016
Anne K. (McGovern) Lenox, 83, died peacefully on Saturday, July 9, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Anne was born in Boston, March 4,1933 daughter of the late John McGovern and Mary (Connors) McGovern. She graduated from Emmanuel College in 1954 and was a long time educator, most recently working at the Franco American School in Lowell, MA at...
David Warren Lester
Jul 5, 2016
David (Dave) Lester of Pepperell, MA, formerly Claremont, NH, Lynn, MA, and Everett, MA. Born in Boston MA on February 6, 1961. Son of the late Thomas and Marjorie (Emerson) Lester . Dave spent the first few years of life living in South Boston before moving to Everett in 1967. Dave attended elementary and middle-school in the Everett public...
David Michael Pyrcz-Sugars
Jun 18, 2016
Plainville, MA – David Michael Pyrcz-Sugars, age 53, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a courageous 7-month battle with lung cancer. David, was the beloved partner and husband, for 28 years, of John C. Sugars with whom he would have celebrated their first year of marriage on June 21 of this...