Obituaries

Melinda Maffetone

Melinda Maffetone

Oct 6, 2015

WESTFORD - Melinda (Koreh) Maffetone, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 at Westford House in Westford after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph John Maffetone who passed away October 23rd, 2004.Melinda was born in Cluj, Romania, on February 8, 1939, a daughter of the late Pal and Elisabeth Koreh. She was a...

Rena F. MacMillan

Rena F. MacMillan

Oct 1, 2015

WESTFORD - Rena F. (Cote) MacMillan, 91, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Thursday, October 1, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William "Bill" C. MacMillan with whom she shared 57 truly special years after their marriage on February 13, 1943. She was born in Three Rivers Quebec, Canada on June...

Ruth E. McGeeney

Ruth E. McGeeney

Sep 30, 2015

CHELMSFORD - Ruth E. (Williams) McGeeney, age 77, was called home by the lord on Wednesday September 30, 2015 at her home in Chelmsford after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Paul McGeeney Sr. Ruth was born in Manchester, NH on May 9, 1938, a daughter of the late Gaylord and Pearl (Legasse) Williams. Ruth resided...

Sandra Leone DeMagistris

Sandra Leone DeMagistris

Sep 18, 2015

WESTFORD: Sandra (Orlando) DeMagistris, 80, died her Westford home on Sept. 18, 2015 following a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Nicola L. DeMagistris who died in 2002. She was born in Boston Oct. 3, 1934, she loved to volunteer and worked at the Westford Senior Center, JV Fletcher Library and the Westford Food Pantry. She is...

Theresa M. Lord

Theresa M. Lord

Aug 22, 2015

WESTFORD: Theresa M. (Latham) Lord, 87, a long time resident of Westford, died August 22, 2015 following a brief illness at Apple Valley Center in Ayer. She was the widow of Philip Lord who died in 2011.She was born in Lowell on October 19, 1927, daughter of the late William & Laura (Randall) Latham. She was a member of St....

William Joseph Cotter

William Joseph Cotter

Aug 17, 2015

HEBRON, NH - William J. Cotter, age 73, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Eileen (Wall) Cotter.William was born in Somerville, MA, on April 9, 1942, son of the late John and Margaret (Anderson) Cotter. He was a...

Dale Matthew Hardegen

Dale Matthew Hardegen

Aug 10, 2015

Dale M. Hardegen, age 30, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 10 in New York City. He was born in Concord, MA and is the son of E. Brian Hardegen of Westford, MA and Mary C. Hardegen of Hamburg, NY. He is survived by his sister, Lauren Hardegen of Brighton, MA and his brother, Philip Hardegen of Cambridge MA as...

Catrina Nicole Clarke

Catrina Nicole Clarke

Jul 24, 2015

Catrina "Cate" Nicole (Azzopardi) Clarke, age 56, of Westford, passed away on the morning of Friday July 24, 2015 from complications following surgery at Mass General Hospital in Boston.Cate was born May 4th, 1959 in Cardiff, South Wales, UK to the late Xavier & Pam (Owen) Azzopardi, and was a US resident for over 30 years. During that time, Cate...

Laura M. Condry

Laura M. Condry

Jul 19, 2015

WESTFORD - Laura M. (Vacca) Condry, age 46, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 19th, 2015. She was born in Decatur, Georgia on August 24th 1968. Laura was the beloved daughter of Anthony and Laurine (Pagano) Vacca of Westford. Laura was the loving wife of James W. Condry for 19 years and the mother of their three beautiful children, Julia,...

Richard H. McAuliffe

Richard H. McAuliffe

Jul 13, 2015

Richard Henry McAuliffe, 80, formerly of Westford, MA, and Fort Pierce, FL, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, July 13th, 2015. He was the husband of the late Ruth Jeannine (Westcott) McAuliffe and father of the late Kathleen Hintlian, who both passed away in 2009. He leaves behind his son, Richard, and his wife Lauri...

Betteann Prescott

Betteann Prescott

Jul 12, 2015

WESTFORD - Betteann (Harring) Prescott, age 79, a longtime resident of Westford, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home. She was the wife of the late Franklin J. Prescott who passed away March 3, 2010. She was born in Lowell on September 13, 1935, a daughter of the late Frederick and Ida (Allan) Harring. Prior to...

John E. Wrobel

John E. Wrobel

Jul 7, 2015

Jack Wrobel passed away suddenly but peacefully in his Westford home on July 7, 2015, days short of his 74th birthday and hours shy from boarding a plane for a family reunion. Family was very important to him, as was his duty to country, church, and community. Jack was a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served 21 years. Later...

Robert H. Arling

Robert H. Arling

Jul 5, 2015

WESTFORD - Robert H. Arling, age 88, passed away on Sunday evening, July 5, 2015 at the Westford House in Westford. Married for 38 years, he was the husband of the late Vera (Halko) Arling who passed away on December 24, 2009. They resided in the Forge Village section of Westford for many years. He was born in Medford on...

Gilles Henri Garcia

Gilles Henri Garcia

Jun 25, 2015

Mr. Gilles Henri Garcia, age 68, of Acton, passed away on June 25, 2015. He was the widow of Lucy (Van Weringh) Garcia who passed in 1997.He was born in Barthe-de-Neste, France on June 7, 1947, son of the late Henri & Henriette (Lagreze) Garcia.Survivors include a daughter, Jeannine and a son, Nicolas; and his companion, Susan Tripathy.ARRANGEMENTS: THERE WILL...

Helen J. Heroux

Helen J. Heroux

Jun 20, 2015

Helen (Murphy) Heroux, Age 78, of Chelmsford, died unexpectedly on June 20th, due to complications related to cardiac disease. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Murphy and Mary Olga (Dawson) Murphy. Helen had a sister Wilda Cobe, who died in a fire in 1960 with her 2 year old nephew Gary Wing. She also had...

Fred F. Magdalenski

Fred F. Magdalenski

Jun 20, 2015

WESTFORD - Fred F. Magdalenski, age 80, Certified Registered Nurse anesthetist, retired Army Colonel and founder of office Anesthesia Consultants Inc., died Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Newburyport after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Elaine F. (Martin) Magdalenski.Born in Easthampton, Ma. on July 5, 1934, he was the son of the late John and Rose (Pawelczyk)...

Marie A. Deloge

Marie A. Deloge

Jun 20, 2015

LOWELL- Marie A. (Ricard) Deloge, age 87, a lifelong resident of Westford, recently of Lowell, died peacefully at home on June 20th with her two daughters and grandson, Joseph, by her side. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Deloge, who died on June 28, 1996. Marie and Joseph had been married for 49 years. Born in Westford,...

Charles E. Small

Charles E. Small

Jun 17, 2015

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Karlene Ann Giard

Karlene Ann Giard

Jun 4, 2015

GROTON - Karlene Ann (Sanders) Giard, age 74, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald J. Giard who passed away in 1997.Karlene was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin on November 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Myron and Lila (Bauman) Sanders....

Charles E. Hodge

Charles E. Hodge

May 23, 2015

PEPPERELL - Charles E. Hodge, age 91, passed away on Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 at Apple Valley Center in Ayer after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Jeannine (Roux) Hodge who passed away in July, 2010. He was born in Lowell on July 28th, 1923, a son of the late William and Christina (Condon) Hodge....