Obituaries

John W. Zukie Zelukiewicz

John W. Zukie Zelukiewicz

Jun 15, 2013

John W. "Zukie" Zelukiewicz, age 66, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Lowell General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Anne M. Zelukiewicz. Zukie was born in Lowell on October 4, 1946, son of Rena A. (Lamy) Zelukiewicz of Westford who survives him and the late John J. Zelukiewicz. He was a longtime resident of Westford and...

Jacqueline M. Deselle

Jacqueline M. Deselle

Jun 15, 2013

Jacqueline M. (Milot) DeSelle, age 88, of Chelmsford, former lifelong resident of Westford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Lowell General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harry DeSelle. Jacqueline was born in Westford on March 17, 1925, a daughter of the late Joseph Arthur and Rose (Beland) Milot. She attended Westford schools and graduated...

Margaret Y. Tu

Margaret Y. Tu

Jun 10, 2013

Margaret Tu, age 83, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at her home in Westford after an extended illness. She was the beloved wife of Conrad Tu. She was born in Taiwan on July 20, 1929, a daughter of the late Peng Gin-May and Li An-Mae. Margaret was a Westford resident for the past ten years and was formerly...

Muriel M. Lacerte

Muriel M. Lacerte

Jun 2, 2013

Muriel M. (Duffy) Lacerte, age 92, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the Genesis Westford House after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. "Jack" Lacerte who passed away in 1987. She was born in Lowell on June 1, 1921, a daughter of the late James and Frances (Riney) Duffy and sister to...

Edward James Donahue

Edward James Donahue

May 25, 2013

Mr. Edward James Donahue, age 83, of Westford, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of 51 years to Margaret (Kavanagh) Donahue. He was Born in Ayer, MA on September 1, 1929, son of the late George L. & Anna (Sullivan) Donahue. A Graduate of Lawrence Academy, Ed later...

Hervey Ronald Gagnon

Hervey Ronald Gagnon

May 15, 2013

Died in Concord, NH, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Hervey Ronald Gagnon, age 80, of Gilmanton, NH, formerly of Pepperell. At the request of the family, there will be no visitation. A private funeral and burial took place in Westford on Tuesday, May 21.

Roger W. Moore

Roger W. Moore

Apr 25, 2013

Roger W. Moore, age 69, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Emerson Hospital in Concord after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Ellen L. (Roberts) Moore with whom he would have celebrated forty nine years of marriage this July. Roger was born in Woburn on June 27, 1943, a son of the late Warren and...

Audrey A. Cogliano

Audrey A. Cogliano

Apr 24, 2013

Audrey A. (Hill) Cogliano, age 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Lowell General Hospital. For 56 years, she was the beloved wife of John Cogliano. Born in Revere on March 14, 1936, daughter of the late Herbert and Helena (Spellman) Hill, she received her education through the Immaculate Conception School. She was a resident of Palm...

Janice Seel

Janice Seel

Apr 11, 2013

Janice C. (Connell) Seel, age 65, long-time Ayer resident, formerly of Westford, passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2013 at her home. She was born in Ayer on April 30th, 1948, the beloved daughter of Mrs. Josephine (Lewkowicz) Connell of Westford, and the late Philip R. Connell who passed in 1996. She attended the Country Day School and then graduated...

Joseph E. Champey

Joseph E. Champey

Mar 13, 2013

Joseph E. Champey Jr., age 79, of Westford, formerly of Cottonwood, AZ, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was the husband of the late Carol (Hanson) Champey who passed away in 1998. Joseph was born in Manchester, NH on January 28, 1934, son of the late Joseph and Lillian...

Joan G. Moore

Joan G. Moore

Mar 12, 2013

Joan G. (Hawes) Moore, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell, surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. For fifty seven years, she was the beloved wife of George A. Moore. Joan was born in Revere, MA on April 25, 1937, the daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Jones)...

Gertrude Heighes Membrino

Gertrude Heighes Membrino

Mar 12, 2013

Gertrude (Hird) (Heighes) Membrino, age 87, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2013 in Clearwater, FL. She was predeceased by her husband of 36 years Clifford Heighes Sr. in 1977. She was born on September 8th in 1925 at the family home in Forge Village where she lived her entire life. She was raised by her grandparents Susie and Bert...

Marika K. Warila

Marika K. Warila

Mar 11, 2013

Marika K. (Harju) Warila, age 40, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home in Westford, MA after a long battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Erik Jon Warila. Marika was born in Pirkkala, Finland on Sept. 16, 1972, daughter of Unto and Seija Harju of Savonlinna, Finland who survive her. She resided in Westford,...

John M. Del Vecchio

John M. Del Vecchio

Feb 6, 2013

John M. Del Vecchio, 55, of Westford passed away February 6, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after battling pancreatic cancer. He was born on May 1, 1957, son of the late Patrick and Mary (Merlina) Del Vecchio. Raised and educated in Lexington, John later moved to Westford where he has resided since 1986. John most recently was a...

John T. Leonard

John T. Leonard

Feb 3, 2013

John T. Leonard, 54, of Westford passed away February 3, 2013 at Lowell General Hospital. He was raised and educated in Westford. John enjoyed wrestling in high school, fitness, but most of all spending time with his friends and family. John is survived by a sister Eileen M. Surette and her husband Paul of Nashua NH, two nephews Michael Surette,...

Susan G. Antonelli-Reiser

Susan G. Antonelli-Reiser

Jan 30, 2013

Susan G. Antonelli-Reiser, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 at Elliot Hospital in Manchester after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. She was the beloved wife of Harold "Pete" Reiser. She was born in Lowell on August 2, 1953, the beloved daughter John Antonelli, Jr. and Dorothy (Charette) Antonelli of Westford. Susan was a longtime resident of...

Ghiorghe Hulea

Ghiorghe Hulea

Jan 23, 2013

Professor Ghiorghe Hulea, 82, passed away on January 23rd, 2013 at his children's house in Westford, MA. He was the son of Iorgu and Maria Hulea of Poiana, Galati, Romania. Gica was born in Poiana, Galati, Romania and he lived in Bacau, Romania with his wife, Agurita until 2008 when they came to live with their children in Westford, MA....

Ann Bickley Lyons

Ann Bickley Lyons

Jan 23, 2013

Ann Bickley Lyons died at Westford House in Westford, Massachusetts on January 23, 2013. She was eighty-one years old. Ann was born on ValentineÕs Day in 1931 at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City where her father, Dr. Emil Bickley, was an attending physician. Ann was a graduate of the Riverdale Country Day School, and the University of...

Marguerite M. Lynady

Marguerite M. Lynady

Jan 23, 2013

Marguerite Mary (Callahan) Lynady, 87, of Westford, formerly of South Yarmouth and Tewksbury, passed on peacefully on January 23, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Thomas G. Lynady, and mother of the late Nancy (Lynady) Rudomen. Peg was born in Everett on August 11, 1925, daughter of the late Daniel and Hanna (McSweeney) Callahan. She moved to...

Roy J. Hudson

Roy J. Hudson

Jan 19, 2013

Roy Hudson, 88, of Westford passed away on January 19th, 2013 at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA. Roy was born in Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada on April 9th, 1924 to the late Andrew and Delphine Hudson. He attended Rexton schools along with his twin brother Edwin. Roy and his brother Edwin joined the army on March 26th,...