OBITUARIES

Jun 1, 2014

Paula L. Gillogly, a lifetime resident of Pepperell, MA, passed peacefully June 1, 2014. Daughter of the late Paul and Ruth McNiff, and wife of the late Albert Gillogly, she is survived by her sisters Rita Hamilton of Pepperell, Sheila Griffin of Groton, Carole McNiff of Florida, and Marylou Shattuck of Townsend. She is also survived by her daughters...

May 17, 2014

Ruth Adelaide Hardy Seifert, age 95, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, at home with family in Pepperell, MA.

Ruth was born July 17, 1918, in Hollis, NH. She was one of five children of Harold and Estelle (Wooden) Hardy, who owned Brookdale Fruit Farm in Hollis, still in family operation today after 168 years.

Ruth...

May 16, 2014

Marion R. Granberg passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on May 16, 2014. She was born in Groton on July 4th 1943, and was the daughter of the late Delmar and Laura (Morton) Woods. Marion grew up in a family with 12 siblings, and remained very close to them in her adulthood. Marion cherished her...

May 16, 2014

Norma N. (Noyes) Wilton, age 89, of Pepperell, passed away on May 16, 2014, following a brief illness. She is survived by her children Wendy A. Wilton, of Pepperell, Terry J. Wilton, of Pepperell, and Charles H. Wilton, IV, and his wife Wendy Lee Wilton, of Rutland, Vermont, and two grandchildren, Charles H. Wilton, V, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and...

May 10, 2014

Hazel (Gitschier) Beskalo of Pepperell, formerly of Westford, passed away on May 10, 2014. She was born in Dracut on February 16, 1920, daughter of the late William and Edna (Thomas) Gitschier and was the wife of the late Gregory G. Beskalo Jr.

Mrs. Beskalo spent her early life in Dracut where she was a graduate of...

Apr 29, 2014

Linda Jean (Linton) Magnuson, beloved wife of Eric Magnuson, passed away on April 29, 2014 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Linda was born into the loving home of the late Wilbur Everett and Natalie Frances Linton on May 8, 1958. She joined sisters Phyllis (McArdle), Arlene (Putnam), Patricia (MacFadgen), Eleanor (DeBow), and...

Apr 24, 2014

Virginia (Goldthwaite) Stakun, 87, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at her home following a short illness. She was born on July 22,1926, and was raised in Dunstable, MA. She was the daughter of the late Marjorie (Loop) and Rea Goldthwaite. She was the widow of Vitie J. Stakun to whom she was happily married for 40 years....

Apr 15, 2014

Inez Lorraine (Hewitt) Forbes, 77, of Pepperell, MA passed away, April 15, 2014.

She was born in Somerville, MA in 1937 and graduated high school from Cambridge High and Latin in 1955. Lorraine worked for Liberty Mutual before raising four sons and traveling the world as an army wife. After her children were grown she worked at...

Apr 2, 2014

Cecile "Sis" Stella (Forest) McWatters, 87 years old, a longtime resident of Shirley, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at the Life Care Center of Acton. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Samuel J. McWatters, in 2003. She is survived by her brother Donatien Forest and his wife Janina (Saxon) of Shirley, brother J. Walter Forest and...

Apr 2, 2014

Walter H. York, CWO3, was born on January 6, 1937, in Greenville, Maine, son of Howard Elwin York and Constance (Smith) York. On April 2, 2014, he passed into eternal life. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1956 and joined the U.S. Army in 1958. During his military career he was stationed in Korea, Germany, the Marshall Islands...

Mar 26, 2014

Ellen M. (Cooper) Paradis passed away at home on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, surrounded by her loving family, after fighting a courageous three-year battle with cancer. She was born on December 13, 1956, in Lowell MA, to Roger L. and Frances (McKinley) Cooper of Pepperell. She spent her early years in Pepperell & Groton and attended the schools there....

Mar 25, 2014

William T. Hazel, Jr., March 25, 2014, died peacefully surrounded by his entire family. Born in Ayer, MA, August 16, 1937, son of the late William T. Hazel, Sr., and Mildred (Garrick) Hazel, both of Harvard, MA, who were then caretakers for the Miriam Shaw estate on Old Littleton Road, Harvard. Billy, as he was called, went through the...

Mar 13, 2014

Earl H. "Skip" Kinney (73) of Pepperell, MA, born in Lowell, formerly of Chelmsford passed away peacefully March 13, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH surrounded by the love of his wife of 49 years and daughter. Skip was born January 10, 1941 in Lowell. In his younger years he was an avid baseball and basketball...

Mar 11, 2014

Michael J. Graham Sr. 75, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, died Tuesday, March 11 2014 at UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, from complications due to a motor vehicle accident.

Michael was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, December 19, 1938, son of the late Peter F. and Rose A. (McAlea) Graham. Michael was a graduate of Tenney High School, Methuen,...

Mar 4, 2014

Donald E. Drew, age 76, passed away March 4, 2014, after a valiant battle with cancer. Donald was born in Dunstable, MA, on February 16, 1938, son of the late Howard R. and Lillian M. (Patterson) Drew. He was predeceased by three brothers Howard (Junie), Robert and Gary. Donny is survived by his sister Paula Drew of Pepperell, MA,...

Feb 20, 2014

Wilfred (Bill) Samuel Mullett, 83, of Nashua, N.H., beloved husband and protector of his wife Janet (Nickerson) Mullett for 63 years, left this world for his Eternal Home surrounded by his loved ones on February 20, 2014. Bill was preceded in death by his infant son Donald Thomas, parents Edward & Dorothy (Andrews), brothers Ervin and James, sister Charlotte...

Feb 18, 2014

Winnifred M. Wheeler passed away February 18, 2014. She was born on July 17, 1924, in Nashua, NH, to the late Guy H. Maxwell and Lottie (George) Maxwell. She was married on July 27, 1940, to the late Jerald L. Wheeler. Married over 70 years, the Wheeler household on Brookline Street, Pepperell, MA, has been open to family and...

Feb 12, 2014

Phyllis M. Ingram, age 92, a resident of Pepperell, Massachusetts, and formally of Salem, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully with her family members by her side on February 12, 2014, after a short illness. Born in Everett, Massachusetts January 21, 1922, to her late parents Lottie (Cann) Hibbett and Herbert Hibbett, Phyllis worked for over 30 years in Boston...

Feb 9, 2014

Mary E. Lamont, 87, formerly of Pepperell passed away on Sunday, February 9th, 2014, at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. She was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on September 8th, 1926, daughter of the late William & Catherine (Redos) Ridarick. She was married September 20, 1947, at All Saints Catholic Church in Jersey City, NJ to the love of...

Feb 8, 2014

Richard "Dicka" Rice, 53, of Greenville, NH, formerly of Pepperell, MA, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Groton, MA, on June 28, 1960, to the late Roger & Carolyn (Cornellier) Rice. Rick grew up in Pepperell and spent most of his life there. He attended North Middlesex Regional High School....