Obituaries

Neal Benoit

Neal Benoit

Apr 15, 2017

WESTFORD - The world lost a beautiful soul on Saturday April 15th. Neal Benoit, 29, was born on June 9, 1987 in Concord, Massachusetts. He was a son of the late Neal Benoit and Sheri (Devincentis) Benoit.Neal’s family and friends will always remember his beautiful smile and his ability to make everyone laugh. He worked as an electrician for many...

Stacey Marie Milius

Stacey Marie Milius

Mar 27, 2017

*UPDATED: DAY OF SERVICE CHANGED DUE TO EXPECTED INCLEMENT WEATHER*Groton, MA - Stacey Marie Milius of Groton, MA and Farmingville, NY died on March 27, 2017 at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston after a four month battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She was surrounded by her family and friends. Stacey was 22 years old.

Born on June 4, 1994 in West...

John A. Pietras

John A. Pietras

Mar 27, 2017

GROTON - John A. Pietras, age 94, passed away at his Groton home on March 27, 2017. He was born on his family farm in Groton on May 5, 1922 to Andrew and Catherine (Haberski) Pietras. He graduated from Groton High School in 1940.

In 1942, he chose to serve his country in WWII as a paratrooper in the 509 Parachute...

Conrad C. Tu

Conrad C. Tu

Mar 24, 2017

WESTFORD - Conrad C. Tu, age 89, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Westford House after a long illness. He was the husbandof the late Margaret Y. Tu who passed away June 10, 2013.He was born in Taiwan on October 24, 1927.He was a resident of Westford for fifteen years and was formerly ofHackettstown, NJ.Conrad was a computer...

Lorraine M. Devine

Lorraine M. Devine

Mar 15, 2017

N. CHELMSFORD - Lorraine M. (Murray) (Carlo) Devine, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her home in Chelmsford after a long illness.She was born in Cambridge, MA on May 22, 1941, daughter of the late Walter and Antoinette (Fredette) Murray. Lorraine was educated in Lexington Public Schools and graduated from Rose Hawthorne High School in Concord...

Paulette D. Kalagher

Paulette D. Kalagher

Mar 8, 2017

ATKINSON, NH - Paulette Denise (St. Onge) Kalagher of Bonita Springs, FL and Wells, ME died suddenly at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston in the presence of her family on March 8, 2017. She was 68 years old.

Born on August 17, 1948, Paulette grew up in Westford, MA in a large, bustling family.Paulette attended local schools then...

Mary J. Winkle

Mary J. Winkle

Mar 6, 2017

ASHBY - Mary J. (Panneton) Winkle, age 97, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 6, 2017 at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Bernard A. Winkle who died in 2000.She was born in Canada on April 28, 1919, a daughter of the late Thomas and Clara (Bastarache)...

Virginia Lane Morgan

Virginia Lane Morgan

Mar 2, 2017

GROTON - Virginia Lane Morgan, age 97, passed away on Thursday,March 2, 2017 at River Court Residencesin Groton after a brief illness. For seventy two years, she was the beloved wife of the late Garfield R. Morgan who passed away March 6, 2016.Virginia was born in Mt. Vernon, NY on March 15, 1919,the onlychild of the late Thomas and Mildred...

Audrey R. Werber

Audrey R. Werber

Mar 2, 2017

WESTFORD - Audrey Werber, age 86,went home to be with the LordonMarch2, 2017 at Life Care Center in Billerica after a long illness.

Born in 1930,she wasthe daughter ofthe late Peter and IdaPaige.A resident of Westford since 1972, Audreydrove a school busanddelivered mailfor the town of Westford,andwasa petty cashier for GTE Government Systems until her retirement in 1994.

Audrey was a long-timeactivemember...

Carol A. Noones

Carol A. Noones

Feb 25, 2017

Carol Ann (Lessner) Noones, was born March 19, 1937 in Weehawken, NJ to the late Ferdinand and Oradelle (Beasley) Lessner. She was a lover of prose, and devoted the first half of her adult life to raising her children, teaching English literature to other children, and later working as an editor at Digital Equipment Corp. in Westford. She was a...

Georgette I. Valcourt

Georgette I. Valcourt

Feb 25, 2017

WESTFORD - Georgette I. (Milot)Valcourt, age 88, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 at Westford House after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Paul Emile Valcourt.She was born in Westford on May 17, 1928, a daughter of the late Joseph and Claudia (Bouchard) Milot. Georgette was a resident of Westford for many years and a...

Dorothy Mary Antonelli

Dorothy Mary Antonelli

Feb 21, 2017

WESTFORD - Dorothy Mary (Charette) Antonelli, 84, of Westford, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, February 21, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late John Thomas Antonelli, Jr. to whom she married on December 1, 1951. This past December, John and Dotty would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.

She was born in Lowell on July...

Jeanne M. Farrell

Jeanne M. Farrell

Feb 11, 2017

WESTFORD - Jeanne M. (Morin) (Brundrette) Farrell, age 78, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at her home in Westford after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Donald F. Farrell and the late Richard E. Brundrette, Jr.Jeanne was born in Fitchburg on July 7, 1938, a daughterof the late Hervey Morin and the late...

Lucien H. Pepin

Lucien H. Pepin

Feb 11, 2017

WESTFORD - Lucien H. Pepin, age 86, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Lowell General Hospital. For fifty nine years, he was the beloved husband of Lorraine Y. (Tripp) Pepin.He was born in New Bedford, MA on May 31, 1930, a son of the late Lucien A. and Jeanne (Courtemanche) Pepin. Lucien was a resident of Westford...

Larry R. Witt

Larry R. Witt

Jan 16, 2017

LOWELL - Larry R. Witt, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at his home in Lowell. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Belsako) Witt.He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on February 17, 1949, a son of the late Raymond and Eva Grace (Willison) Witt. Larry was a resident of Lowell for many years and...

Gaylord Mac MacCartney

Gaylord Mac MacCartney

Jan 15, 2017

WESTFORD – Lt. Col. Gaylord “Gayl” MacCartney, age 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017 at home after a long illness.He was born in Collingswood, NJ, on May 4, 1924, a son of the late Harold M. and Mary Elizabeth Harbeson (Hincken) MacCartney. When Gayl reached high school age, his parents moved to Haddonfield. He graduated 6th in...

Bettimarie Kray Small

Bettimarie Kray Small

Jan 11, 2017

BettimarieHamiltonKray Small, a longtime Westford resident,passed away peacefullyonJanuary 11th2017at Coleman House in Northborough, Massachusetts.Bettimarie,the youngest ofthreesisters,was bornonApril 5th1931.She was the daughter of Bertha and Frank KrayofPhiladelphia, PA.At an early age Betty enjoyedplaying the piano andsinging in the church choir, and soon began private voice lessons. She was a gifted contralto, who in her younger years sang in regional theater,opera companies,...

Edward L. Dinneen

Edward L. Dinneen

Jan 10, 2017

MILFORD, NH - Edward L. "Ted" Dinneen, Jr., age 71, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at The Elms Center in Milford, NH after a long battle with dementia.He was born in Lowell on March 23, 1945, a son of the late Edward and Mary (Healy) Dinneen. Ted was raised in Lowell, received his education through Lowell schools and...

Wayne T. Wallace

Wayne T. Wallace

Jan 2, 2017

Wayne T. "Timmy" Wallace, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 2, 2017 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. He was born in Westford on October 13, 1957, a son of the late Charles S. and Marjorie Catherine (Stalker) Wallace. Timmy was a resident of Leominster for the past several years and was formerly a longtime resident of...

Mary E. Hill

Mary E. Hill

Dec 31, 2016

WESTFORD - Mary E. (Bulger) Hill, age 86, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 at theGenesis Westford House after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Hill who passed away in 2002.She was born in Binghamton, NY on December 8, 1930, a daughter of thelate Simon andMary Elizabeth(Sweeney) Bulger. Mary graduated from St. Patrick...