OBITUARIES

Nov 2, 2014

On Sunday, November 2, 2014, Christian James Goodwin was ushered into the presence of his Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Merrimack, N.H., February 27, 1970, son of Douglas H. and the late Rosemary (Santos) Goodwin and lived in New Hampshire and Massachusetts all his life.

He graduated from Tyngsboro High School...

Nov 1, 2014

Rev. Basil Rechenberg, O.S.B., 86, of Still River, MA, died November 1, 2014, after a long illness. He is survived by his niece, Ann Grimes of Dallas, TX, and his confreres of Saint Benedict Abbey, Still River, MA. Visiting hours at Saint Benedict Abbey, 252 Still River Rd. (Rt.110), Still River, MA, on Wednesday, November, 5, 2014, 2-4 and...

Oct 31, 2014

Natalia Olegovna Hayward, a woman who devoted her life to her family, passed away suddenly on Friday, October 31, 2014. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russia November 18, 1960, daughter of Galina and Oleg Khukharev. She graduated with a MS degree from the Lesgaft National State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was working as a swimming and...

Oct 16, 2014

Raymond Duff Patrick Hurley passed away, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Lowell on July 31, 1946, son of the late Raymond and Eileen (Cryan) Hurley. In his earlier years, he resided in Dracut but spent most of his life in Pepperell.

Ray was a combat veteran of the...

Oct 13, 2014

Richard L. Byron, formerly of Lowell passed away October 13, 2014, after a long illness. His final days were spent surrounded by family. He was pre-deceased by the love of his life, his wife of 53 years, Pauline V. (Ouellette) Byron.

Dick was born on July 21, 1941 in Lowell, MA to the late Ovide and Yvonne...

Oct 12, 2014

John J. "Uncle John" Franzek died at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer on Sunday. He was born in Groton on March 30, 1925, son of the late Stanley and Frances (Haberski) Franzek. A lifelong resident of Groton where he was educated and was a graduate of Groton High School. He served in Korea during the Korean War in...

Oct 1, 2014

Raymond G. Marchildon, Jr., 71, of Nashua, NH, died peacefully at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH on October 1, 2014. Raymond was born on March 20, 1943 in Lowell, MA, son of the late Raymond G. and Madeline (Mello) Marchildon. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy in Vietnam. He was employed by J.G....

Sep 30, 2014

James Robert DeFelice, 78, Died September 30, 2014 peacefully at home after a long battle with brain cancer, surrounded by his family. His Lexington High School yearbook, 1953, described him as "Slow moving Jim... good-natured... takes everything in his stride", he could be described this way all his life. Jim worked as an Elevator Installer/adjuster for 35 years for...

Sep 12, 2014

Thomas Trent Conley 58, a resident of West Groton passed away unexpectedly Friday September 12, 2014 after a brief illness at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer Ma.. Tommy was born in Ayer, Ma. December 12, 1955 son of Thomas F. and the late Pauline (Souther) Conley. He was a graduate Groton Dunstable High School class of 1973....

Sep 11, 2014

David Lloyd Banks 62, a resident of Pepperell passed away unexpectedly Thursday September 11, 2014. David was born in Waltham, MA October 7, 1951 the only child of the late Horton K. and the late Virginia M. (Hills) Banks . He was married 31 years to the late Bettejane (Orben) Banks of North Reading, Ma. He was a graduate...

Sep 10, 2014

Carr of Pepperell September 10, 2014, Stacie L Carr, 38 died after a 17-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She was born April 9, 1976 in Durham North Carolina to the late Robert R. Carr of Pepperell, MA and Barbara Nicoletti of Winchendon, MA. Stacie was a graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School and attended MWCC and...

Sep 8, 2014

Moscato of Merrimack New Hampshire formerly of Townsend The world is a little less comical place, since it lost James Michael Lamb Moscato suddenly and too soon on September 8, 2014. He was born in Oakland ,California January 29,1968.

Michael was a 1987 graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School in Townsend MA., where he played many...

Sep 4, 2014

Timothy W. Medrek, age 48, of Pepperell, formerly of East Longmeadow, passed away September 4, 2014 after a long illness. Tim was the son of the late Dr. John J. Medrek, who passed in 1989, and Jean Medrek of East Longmeadow, MA. He graduated from East Longmeadow High School in 1984 and received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration...

Aug 28, 2014

George A. DiBerto, formerly of Billerica, died unexpectedly at UMass Medical Center in Worcester on August 28, 2014. He was born at home in Billerica on January 18, 1945, son of the late John A. and Zelma (Farnan) DiBerto . He spent his early years in Billerica where he attended Billerica Memorial High School. Employed in the Asphalt Paving...

Aug 27, 2014

Alger of Pepperell, James E. Alger Jr. 64 of Pepperell died Wednesday August 27, 2014 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester after a long illness and complications from pancreatitis. He was born in Clinton June 16, 1950 son of the late James E. and Ruth E. (Casson) Alger. He spent his early life in Clinton where he was a...

Aug 23, 2014

Wilfred F. Murphy, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. He was the beloved husband of Theresa L. (Reinold) Murphy with whom he celebrated 67 years of marriage on May 11th. Wilfred was born in Beverly on May 18, 1925. He was the son of the late Daniel and Ruth...

Aug 12, 2014

Patricia A. (Wells) Harworth, wife of the late Gezar P. Harworth. She is survived by her children Marie E. Connelly of Shirley, Joseph P. Harworth of Fitchburg, Michelle E. Osterman of Nashua, NH, Antonio Acevedo of North Carolina; siblings Elise Feetham of Avon, George Wells of Medway, Robert Wells Hollywood, CA, Hubert Cushing of Nashua, NH, and Vera Galeas...

Aug 10, 2014

Robert Leigh Stone, age 82, died on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.

Robert was born in Whitefield, NH, on January 18, 1932. Son of the late Willard Chester Stone and Bertha May (Hanson) Stone.

He was a graduate of Pepperell High School, Class of 1950. He attended Boston University....

Aug 3, 2014

Lyle L.E. Sherwood died Sunday at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Presque Isle, Maine, son of Clinton E. Swalley and the late Dorothy Flynt. Being the child of a serviceman he lived in many places across the United States.

He also chose to serve in the Military and was...

Jul 24, 2014

The beautiful spirit of Joanne Kathleen (Cox) Westlund, 68, passed on July 24, 2014. She was born January 7, 1946, in Boston, MA, to the late Hugh and Frances (Jakubowski) Cox. She was survived by her two daughters Linda Leland and Lisa Catalani; her siblings Frances Brown, Barry Cox, Kevin Cox, Ellen Cox; and her grandchildren Victoria, James, Nichole,...