Rev. Donald J. Dummer, OMI
Oct 9, 2024
Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate
Father Donald J. Dummer, OMI, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate community passed away at the Oblate Residence in Tewksbury on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024. He was 86.
Father Dummer was the son of the late Francis and Agnes (Doffling) Dummer. He is predeceased by his siblings; Mary (Dummer) Lorentz, Eugene Dummer and Janice...
Roger A. Blanchette, Sr.
Oct 8, 2024
Roger A. Blanchette, Sr., a resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell and beloved husband of Marion (Laflamme) Blanchette, passed away unexpectedly at the Lowell General Hospital on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. He was 76.
A lifelong resident of Lowell, he was a son of the late Romeo and Corrinne (Fournier) Blanchette.
Roger graduated from the former Lowell Trade School and enlisted...
Lorraine E. Bacon
Oct 6, 2024
Lorraine E. (Woodbury) Bacon, 86, longtime resident of Lowell, died Sunday, October 6, 2024 surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald O. Bacon.
She was born in Newport, VT on July 8, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Mildred Woodbury. She worked for many years as a home health aide.
She was an avid Boston...
Jeannine A. Goyette
Oct 5, 2024
Jeannine A. (Tremblay) Goyette, age 81, died peacefully on October 5, 2024, surrounded by her family in Rye, NH. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald R.J. Goyette.
She was born on September 2, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Madeline E. (Marquis) and Maurice R. Tremblay. She was raised and educated in Manchester, NH and graduated...
Veronica L. Burns
Oct 1, 2024
Veronica L. “Ronnie” (Riley) Burns, age 96, a longtime resident of Danville, NH and formerly of Dracut, died Tuesday, October 1, 2024. She was the beloved wife of 70 years to the late Francis W. Burns, until his passing in 2021.
She was born in Lowell on July 4, 1928 and was the daughter of the late Madeline (Quinlan) and William...
Lillian T. (LaBelle) Woolfall
Oct 1, 2024
Loving wife, mother, grandmother and sibling
LOWELL - Lillian T. (LaBelle) Woolfall, 93, a resident of the Belvidere section of Lowell, died Tuesday, October 1, 2024, surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of Frederick J. Woolfall, Sr., with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Their wedding was celebrated at St. Rita's Church on September 20, 1958. She was...
John J. Wedge
Sep 23, 2024
Devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather & Friend
John J. Wedge, age 84, died peacefully in his home, surrounded by family on Monday, September 23, 2024. Affectionately known as Johnny, he was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Vitale) Wedge, with whom he shared love, happiness and adventures for nearly 60 years of marriage.
He was born in Chelsea on February 28, 1940 and...
John Florence, Jr.
Sep 23, 2024
John Florence, Jr. - Lovingly known as ‘Grampy”
LOWELL - John Florence, Jr, age 74, a longtime Lowell resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Vantage of Chelmsford after a long and hard-fought battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). John was the eldest son of the late John and Agnes (Collins) Florence. He was...
Rev. Michael R. O'Hara, O.M.I.
Sep 22, 2024
Missionary Oblate Priest for 48 years
Father Michael R. O’Hara, OMI, son of the late Robert V. and Mary Ellen (Aungier) O’Hara died on September 22, 2024, after a six-year battle with prostate cancer.
Father O’Hara was born in Bangor, Maine and grew up with his six sisters and four brothers in Syracuse, New York. He professed his First Vows at the...
George R. Hoffman
Sep 20, 2024
DRACUT - George R. “Ronnie” Hoffman, 91, a Dracut resident, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Lowell General Hospital following a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy G. (McNeil) Hoffman, with whom he shared 71 years of marriage.
Born in Dracut on June 25, 1933, he was a son of the late George D....