Obituaries

Apr 3, 2015

James David Rowse died April 3, 2015. He was born in Concord, MA, on November 10, 1994, son of Richard J. and Suzanne (Chamberlain) Rowse. He was a lifelong resident of Pepperell where he attended the schools and was a graduate of North Middlesex Regional High School.

Jimmy is survived by his mother, Suzanne C. Rowse, his...

Mar 30, 2015

Margaret (Meg) Nickerson Tarr passed away March 30, 2015 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Meg was the youngest of the three Tarr girls, sister to Elizabeth and Kathryn, and daughter of Evan and Donna of Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA.

Meg is also survived by her grandmother, Elizabeth F. Tarr of Woburn; uncles and aunts Jack and Patricia...

Mar 22, 2015

Gerald W. "Gerry" Simmons of Dunstable passed away on March 22, 2015, after a brief illness at Lowell General Hospital with his family by his side. He had just celebrated his 91st birthday having been born on March 5, 1924, in Salem, MA, the son of the late William H. and Ada L. (Grinnel) Simmons. He had been a...

Mar 21, 2015

Lillian L. Ogonowsky, 84 of Pepperell, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2015, at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.

Lillian was born in Lowell, MA, on June 11, 1930. She was employed as a bindery worker and a school bus driver for many years. She was a strong and vibrant woman who enjoyed traveling, dancing, reading, gardening,...

Mar 17, 2015

Alfred Leroy Carkin, Sr., 89, of Pepperell, died March17, 2015 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton. He was born in Groton, the son of Sidney Leroy Carkin and Charlotte Lillian (Oldershaw) Carkin. He moved to Pepperell in the 1970s. He was a descendent of Mayflower passenger George Soule, and many original proprietors of Groton.

Alfred...

Mar 14, 2015

Mary E. (Miller) Seely, 92, a resident of Westminster, MA, passed on Saturday, March 14 of Congestive Heart Failure and COPD at Keystone Nursing Center hospice care in Leominster, MA.

The daughter of the late Minister Arthur J. Miller, and Idaline (Rodgers) Miller, she was born on June 30, 1922 in Rimersburg, PA. She was raised primarily...

Mar 6, 2015

Bernadette L. (Kulski) Visniewski, 87, died Friday at the Fairhaven Health Care Center in Lowell. She was born in Billerica, daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret (McKay) Kulski and was the wife of the late Andrew S. Visniewski.

In her working years, she had been employed at the former Fort Devens as a secretary to the...

Mar 5, 2015

Gregory William Gibson born in Boston, on September 26, 1946, to G.W. Gibson and his wife Mary (Butler), passed away on March 5, 2015, after his courageous battle with several medical issues. He leaves the love of his life, his wife Joan Gibson, who he was married to for 43 years. They have two beautiful children, his son Brett...

Feb 22, 2015

Michael Gerry Livadas, 45, died on February 22, 2015. He was in born Boston, MA, on August 2, 1969. He was a deeply loved father, son, brother and friend.

He was survived by his wife Julia Livadas, and beloved children, Kirsten and Nikolaos Livadas; parents Mr. & Mrs. Nikolaos & Doris Livadas, of Pepperell, MA; sisters Mrs....

Feb 22, 2015

Annabel Lorden, RN, 96, of Pepperell died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 22, 2015, surrounded by her family at Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Annabel was born July 11, 1918, in Camaguey, Cuba. She was the daughter of Peter and Anita (DeReyna) Broschart. She moved to the United States around the age of two. Annabel and Richard E. Lorden were married...

Feb 16, 2015

Hazel Louise Hardy, 83, died unexpectedly February 16th at Lowell General Hospital. She was born in South Addison, Maine, August 1, 1931. Wife of the late John F. Hardy Sr. Daughter of the late Ralph and Louise (Ackerman) Joy Sr.

Before retiring she was an Inspector at Conductor Lab, Groton and previously a nurse's aide at Park...

Feb 11, 2015

Stephen W. Heisler was born December 1, 1966, in Boston, MA, son of Beatrice J. and the late Randall C. Heisler. He lived in Pepperell all his life.

One of the things Stephen most enjoyed was riding his Harley with his friends and cousin Jim. He also loved sports, especially the New England Patriots.

Along...

Feb 6, 2015

Mrs. Edna E. (Theis) Roensch passed away Friday, February 6, 2015, at Apple Valley Center of Ayer, MA.

Edna was born September 19, 1920, in Secaucus, NJ, a daughter of Edward and Ilse (Nissen) Theis. She was married to the late Joseph A. Roensch in 1942. In 1983 she retired from Prentice Hall in Englewood Cliffs, NJ,...

Jan 26, 2015

Richard T. Barry, a resident of Mason, NH, died January 26th, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Nashua, of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

The son of the late Joseph Barry and Gertrude (Savoy) Barry, he was born on April 16, 1942, and raised in Woburn, MA. Dick graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in electrical engineering. He...

Jan 18, 2015

Robert Gilbert McNayr died January 18, 2015, at Genesis Westford House. He was born July 13, 1939, son of the late Freeman H. McNayr Sr. and Alice (McGrath) McNayr. Bobby was born and raised in West Groton and was a graduate of Groton High School Class of 1958. Bobby worked at Blood Farm for over 30 years which he...

Jan 17, 2015

Gale of West Groton, Ella Smalley (Blood) Gale Saturday January 17, 2015 died at her daughter's home. She was born in West Groton on April 17, 1918, daughter of the late Elliott L. and Ruth (Smalley) Blood, and was the wife of the late William T. Gale, who died in 2010.

A lifelong resident of West Groton,...

Jan 13, 2015

Martha Florence (Roberts) Paige passed away at the age of 81, on January 13, 2015, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Clark W. Paige and they had recently celebrated their 60th anniversary on June 26, 2014. She was born in Vergennes, VT, April 14, 1933, the daughter of the late Wesley and...

Jan 13, 2015

Morgan, Marjorie A., 94 of Freedom, Maine, (formerly Concord, MA and Zephyrhills, FL) passed away on January 13, 2015, in Massachusetts after a short illness. She was pre-deceased by her husband Herbert who she spent many years enjoying their Maine/Florida retirement with. Marjorie is survived by her sister, Phyllis Reynolds of Waltham, MA and her children; Donna Cole of...

Jan 12, 2015

Melissa Elizabeth D'Eon passed away Sunday, January 12, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born January 16, 1991, to Marc J. D'Eon and Denise M. Clement. She was a lifelong Pepperell resident and 2009 graduate of North Middlesex High School where she thrived playing soccer and lacrosse.

Melissa worked for many...

Dec 13, 2014

Brian Doucette December 13, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Doucette, from complications due to an accident which left him paralyzed for the past 8 years. He was 35. Brian was born in Pepperell on March 5th, 1979 and lived there his entire life. He had many friends from his love of...