OBITUARIES

Jun 29, 2023

Starr Inez Dallaire, 75, of Pepperell, MA passed away peacefully on June 29, 2023, at Apple Valley Center.

Starr moved from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1964 and resided in Waltham, MA until she moved to Pepperell, MA in 1976 where she made that her permanent residence with her husband, Norman and their two daughters....

Jun 29, 2023

Leon J. Avey of Groton, MA passed away on June 29, 2023 at home after a long illness with his wife of 65 years, Barbara, by his side. He was born in Leominster on November 19, 1941, son of the late Joseph and Marjorie (LaValley) Avey. He will be greatly missed by his children Irene Flood and her husband...

Jun 16, 2023

PEPPERELL, MA – Judith Mann Lorimer, 82, passed away on June 16, 2023. Judy was born in Boston, MA on January 18, 1941, the first child of Dr. Robert V. Lorimer and Lily (Mann) Lorimer. After her father returned from World War II, the family moved to Portland, Maine.

As a young person and later...

Jun 16, 2023

Barbara Ann Robinson, 75, of Pepperell, passed away on June 16, 2023 at the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley.

Barbara was born in Nashua, NH on May 18, 1948 to Robert E. and Jayne (Scott) Danforth. She graduated from North Middlesex Regional High School in 1966. Upon graduation, she went to work for the...

Jun 9, 2023

Mark L. Hald, Jr. of Pepperell, Massachusetts passed away on June 9, 2023.  He was 76 years of age.  Born to Mildred and Mark L. Hald, Sr. in Queens, New York on July 4, 1946.  Graduate of Patchogue High School in 1964 and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1966, where he proudly served until 1973.  He was...

Jun 7, 2023

Carmen G. (Martin) LaBree, 70, of Leominster, passed away on June 7, 2023, after a lengthy illness surrounded by her loving family.  She is predeceased by her husband of 48 years, John E. LaBree, her parents, Gerard J. Martin, and Jeannette L. (David) Martin, her sister Nicole Conforti of Titusville, FL and her brother Roland Martin of Fitchburg, MA....

Jun 1, 2023

Ronald C. Winch was born on December 7th, 1946 in Nashua, NH. He passed away peacefully on June 1st, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.

Ron was a devoted and loving man to his wife, Nancy Winch, and son, Francis Taylor. He had a deep-rooted dedication to public service. Ron climbed the ladder as a...

May 30, 2023

Jerry Taddeo, age 83, of Pepperell, formerly from Burlington and Chelmsford, passed away suddenly on May 30, 2023.  Jerry was born on May 25, 1940 to Alfonso and Anita (Nigro) Taddeo in Tufo, Italy and was one of eight children.

Jerry served in the Army at Fort Lewis in Washington State from 1963-1965.  Jerry spent...

May 27, 2023

Alma G. (Cooper) Haskell of Pepperell passed away peacefully on Saturday May 27th, 2023, at Leominster Rehabilitation following a period of declining health. She was 89 years old.

Alma was born in Patten, ME on November 15, 1933, to parents Lewis Barker Cooper and Estelle Haskell (Hanson) Cooper. She was the loving wife to the...

May 24, 2023

Marianne N. Coalter, age 72, of Shirley, Massachusetts peacefully passed away at home after a brief but courageous fight with cancer, surrounded by family, on May 24, 2023. Marianne was born on December 2, 1950, on Fort Devens, Massachusetts, the cherished daughter of Sheila and Master Sargent Ward Tilburg. Marianne attended Henry’s School of Hair Design and graduated from...

May 22, 2023

On May 22, 2023, Frank S. Archambault, Jr. 78, of Naples, FL, passed away peacefully with his family at his side. Born on February 10, 1945, in Nashua, NH, Frank was one of three children to Frank and Mabel (Cotton) Archambault.

Frank was raised in Pepperell, MA, and graduated from Keith Academy in Lowell, MA,...

May 21, 2023

William M. Shaw of Nashua, NH passed away on May 21, 2023, at the age of 81. He was born in Winthrop on November 12, 1941 son of the late Mahlon and Kathleen Shaw.  He was the beloved husband of Joan R. Shaw and brother to the late Diane Gerlarneau. He was the father of Sandra R. Caswell and...

May 21, 2023

Robert (Bob) Thorpe passed away peacefully on May 21, 2023. He was the son of Samuel S. Thorpe and Ruth E. (Hazelton) Thorpe of Lowell, MA. He was the brother of the late Samuel S. Thorpe Jr. of Townsend, MA and Frederick W. Thorpe of Tucson, Arizona. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Elizabeth B....

May 20, 2023

Alice Fielding Moulton MacGregor died on May 20, 2023 at the age of 97 surrounded by her family. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Fielding and Mary O’Connor Fielding. Alice was a graduate of St. Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg and moved to Groton immediately after high school at age 17.

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May 17, 2023

Glenn Francis Cushman of Groton, Massachusetts passed away on May 17, 2023.  Glenn was born on January 22, 1930 in Willimantic, Connecticut.  He was the son of Margaret Law and Frank Cushman.  Glenn went to elementary school in several one room school houses, graduating from Windham High School in 1948. After graduation Glenn worked with his father learning electricity...

May 16, 2023

Angela L. Harmon passed away unexpectedly on May 16th, 2023, at the age of 49.

Angela was born on March 10, 1974 in Concord, MA to Debra A. Jones and William S. Jones Jr. Angela was the first granddaughter of Frank C. Harmon Jr. and Gladys M. Harmon. She had two children, Alyssa-Ryan L. Franco...

May 14, 2023

On May 14, 2023, at 11:15 pm, Brother Alphonsus Maria MacGovern, MICM died at the Life Care Center in Acton, Massachusetts, having already received the Anointing of the Sick and Apostolic Blessing in the days previous.

Brother Alphonsus Maria, son of Rosella (Casey) and Francis MacGovern, was born in Providence Rhode Island on September 8...

May 11, 2023

Jennifer Lynne Marques, "Jenny Benny", 15, of Pepperell, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

She was born in Boston on June 27, 2007, the adored daughter of Richard "Rickie" and Eileen Marques. Jenny was a lively, outgoing spirit who resided in Pepperell her entire life, where she was always surrounded by friends and...

May 11, 2023

Michele (Theall) Costello, 63, of Townsend, MA died Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton. Born in Groton, she grew up in Pepperell with her six siblings. She dedicated her life to her family and the service of others.

Michele’s happy place was on the beaches of Cape Cod. Her greatest joy...

May 10, 2023

Jacqueline R. (Proulx) Callinan, age 84, a longtime resident of Pepperell, Massachusetts, passed away on May 10th, 2023. She was born in Attleboro, MA on July 12, 1938, the daughter of the late Maurice C. and Antoinette Marie (Lemieux) Proulx. Jacqueline was the beloved wife of Robert J. Callinan, who predeceased her in 2017.

Jacqueline...