Richard J. Russell
May 27, 2015
DRACUT- Richard J. Russell, 81, a longtime resident of Dracut, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday May 27, 2015. He was the adoring husband of Kathleen C. (Hodgson) Russell of Dracut with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on July 2, 2015.Born in Chicago on April 2, 1934, he was a...
Doris G. "Chou" LaBrecque
May 25, 2015
Doris "Chou" LaBrecque, of Pelham NH, formally of Lowell, MA passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, May 25, 2015. She was 90.She was the youngest daughter of the late Denerie and Anna (Major) Ducharme. She is predeceased by her brothers Rudolph "Tuffy", Woodrow "Bibie", Roger, and Harvey "Pete" and her sister Evangeline "Nin" Verville. She is also...
Mary E. (Martin) Swenson
May 24, 2015
Mary E. (Martin) Swenson, 92, a resident of Windham, NH, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at a local health care facility with her loving family by her side.She was the beloved wife of the late Howard C. Swenson, Sr., to whom she was married on June 27, 1942.Born in Somerville, MA on September 7, 1922, she was a...
Anne M. (Harrington) Carrabis
May 18, 2015
Anne M. (Harrington) Carrabis, 82, a lifelong Lowell resident, passed away on Monday May 18, 2015 at Lowell General Hospital following a brief illness.Born in Lowell on November 26, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Katherine E. (Maloney) Harrington.After graduating from Keith Hall in 1950, Anne worked several years as a telephone operator at Tewksbury...
Raymond J. Poitras
May 18, 2015
Raymond J. Poitras, Jr., 58, most recently a resident of North Reading, passed away on Monday evening, May 18, 2015 with his loving family by his side.Born in Lowell on May 15, 1957 he was a son of the late Margaret F. (Golden) Poitras and Raymond J. Poitras, Sr. of Lowell who survives him.Ray was a graduate of Lowell High...
Donald E. Sylvester
May 16, 2015
Donald E. Sylvester the beloved husband of Melissa (Bossi) Sylvester passed away on unexpectedly following a brief illness on Saturday May 16, 2015 at his Lowell residence. He was 39.Born in Lowell on April 27, 1976, he was a son of Donald and Rose (Dube) Sylvester of Lowell who survive him.Prior to his illness, Donald was employed in the auto...
Doris A. (Grady) Spinney
May 15, 2015
Doris A. (Grady) Spinney, 94, a lifelong resident of the Highlands section of Lowell, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at a local health care facility with her loving family by her side.She was the beloved wife of the late George W. Spinney, Sr. with whom she was married for 54 years.Born in Lowell on January 25, 1921, she was a...
Marguerite M. (McCafferty) Montgomery
May 14, 2015
Marguerite M. (McCafferty) Montgomery, 88, a resident of Dracut, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 at her daughter's home with her loving family by her side. Born in Lowell on December 19, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Matthew P. McCafferty, Sr. and Agnes W. (Sullivan) McCafferty.Marguerite attended Lowell Schools and later made her life as a homemaker,...
John George Croft
May 12, 2015
Rev. John George Croft, OMI, 96, died on May 12, 2015, at the Saints Campus of Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. Born on December 2, 1918, in Quincy, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Arthur Murray Croft and Mary V. (Murray) Croft. He was predeceased by a brother, Arthur Joseph Croft, a sister-in-law,...
Norman W. Sayer
May 12, 2015
Norman W. Sayer, Sr., 90, a resident of the Christian Hill neighborhood in the Centralville section, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus. He was the beloved husband of Mildred C. (Betty) Sayer, with whom he celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on April 9, 2015.Born in Lowell on August 18, 1924, he...