Dorothy Jane "Betsy" Bechtol Brown

Dec 11, 2018

Dorothy Jane Bechtol Brown (Betsy), 98, of Dracut Center, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018. She was the wife of the late Harry Richard Kirkland Brown and predeceased by her daughter Harriet and son Kirkland. Surviving her are three daughters...Kathleen Gomes Cormier, Susan Wallace and husband Donald, Mary Ellen Haigh and husband Robert and Daughter-in-law, Becky Brown. Also survived...

Florian Rygiel

Dec 10, 2018

Florian Rygiel, age 101, a Lowell resident, died Monday, December 10, 2018, at Wingate at Belvidere. He was the loving husband of Theresa (Bourassa) Rygiel.Born in Lowell on May 15, 1917, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary (Moron) Rygiel.Prior to his retirement, Mr Rygiel was employed by Sonoco Paper Products. He was a parishioner of the...

Jose D. Medeiros

Dec 10, 2018

LOWELL - Jose D. Medeiros, age 59, a resident of Lowell died Monday, December 10, 2018 at Boston Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Margarida Martins, to whom he was married for 38 years.He was born in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal on November 18, 1959, and was a son of the late Antonio Medeiros and Silvana Bernardo. He...

Richard M. Graham

Dec 8, 2018

Richard M. Graham, the beloved husband of Cynthia J. (Gordon) Graham, a Dracut resident, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston following a brief illness. He was 60.Born in Lowell on February 7, 1958, he was a son of the late Richard and Sally (Mills) Graham.Richard was employed as a machine...

Mary H. (Riley) Courtemarche

Dec 7, 2018

Mary (Riley) Courtemarche, a lifelong resident of the Lowell area passed away unexpectedly on Friday December 7th at Palm Manor rehabilitation facility in Chelmsford.Born in Lowell September 1,1943, she was a daughter of Thomas and Helen (Hodge) Riley. Educated in the Lowell School System; she graduated from Lowell High School in 1961.Mary recently celebrated her 52nd wedding anniversary with her...

Kathleen M. (Zannoni) Toupin

Dec 6, 2018

Kathleen M. (Zannoni) Toupin beloved wife of Richard D. Toupin for 39 years passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Tufts Medical Center surrounded by her loving family, she was 63. Before her dream job of wife & best mom ever, she was employed as an administrative clerk at Saint John's Hospital of Lowell, MA. She greeted everyone with...

Charlene A. Dyke

Dec 3, 2018

LOWELL - Charlene A. Dyke, age 61, a longtime resident of Lowell, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2018 at the High Point House in Haverhill following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lowell on March 11, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Bertha L. (Gunderson) Dyke. She received her education...

Denise B. (Maher) Grady

Dec 3, 2018

DRACUT - Denise B. (Maher) Grady, 58, a Dracut resident, passed away at her home on Monday, December 3, 2018 after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Daniel T. Grady, with whom she celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with on September 29, 2018.Born in Lowell on May 2, 1960, she was the daughter of the late Victor...

Richard J. Bellemare

Nov 30, 2018

Richard J. Bellemare, age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Mary Immaculate Nursing & Restorative Center in Lawrence. Born in Lowell on February 16, 1932, to the late Joseph and Blanche (Beliveau) Bellemare. He was one of ten children; raised and educated in Lowell. Prior to his retirement, Richard worked as a Group Leader employed for...

Eric R. Normandin

Nov 30, 2018

DRACUT - Eric R. Normandin, age 34, a resident of Dracut died Friday, November 30, 2018 following a relapse from a long struggle with addiction. He was born in Lowell on August 22, 1984, and was the son of Michelle Normandin of Dracut and Jerold "Jerry" Winters of Manchester, NH. He received his early education in Lowell schools and attended...