Obituaries
Helen Christine (Roh Petersen) Bowker died peacefully Wednesday, February 15 at Decatur House in Sandwich. Helen lived in Littleton from 1955 to 2016 where she and her husband Gordon raised their family and were active in the community.
She was born in Lancaster County, PA in 1923 to Katharine (Zook) Petersen from Donegal, PA and Thoralf Roh Petersen of Grimstad, Norway. She spent her formative years in Donegal Springs, PA before the family...
Douglas “Tex” M. Craig age 73 of Groton passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Patricia J. (Milne) Craig.
Born on November 10, 1943 in New London, NH he was the son of the late Harold and Valie (Gaudreau) Craig.
Douglas successfully owned and operated Craig Excavating Company which was established in 1994. He especially enjoyed sitting next to the fire with his...
Francis L. Powers, Jr., 75 of Littleton and Centerville died at Cape Cod Hospital on Monday, February 6, 2017 with his family by his side. He was the husband of Pauline R. (Lemire) Powers.
He was born on May 3, 1941 in Boston to the late Francis L. and Margaret Leary Powers. He graduated from Groton High School, class of 1960, and married Pauline in 1967. June 2017 would have been their 50th anniversary.
Francis worked in the purchasing office...
Paige E. Zeiler, 20, of Groton, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at her school. Paige was born on April 3, 1996, daughter of David J. and Julie M. (MacIsaac) Zeiler and grew up in Groton and Paris, France.
She was a 2010 graduate of Applewild School in Fitchburg and in 2014 graduated from The American School of Paris in France. Currently, Paige was in her Junior year at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley where she majored in...
Rosemary (Kilbride) Cady age 81 of Groton passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Genesis Westford House surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving and devoted wife of 61 years to Robert J. Cady.
Born in Somerville on February 5, 1935 she was the daughter of Canadian immigrants Ernerst and Mary (McIsaac) Kilbride. Raised and educated in Somerville,Rosemary graduated from Cardinal Cushing High School and later attended...
Hilda (Blood) Tolles, age 101, wife of the late Raymond Tolles passed away at the Southern N.H. Medical Center Tuesday, January 24, 2017 after a short illness. She was born in Hollis, NH, on September 11, 1915 the daughter of the late Henry Dunster and Clara Elizabeth (Adams) Blood. She grew up in Hollis graduating from Hollis High School.
Hilda attended Hairdressing School in Manchester and enjoyed being a Hairdresser both in Manchester and her...
Richard Paul Sullivan, age 88, of Townsend, formerly of West Groton, passed away on his birthday Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center. He was the husband of Virginia E. (Hammond) Sullivan.
Born on January 28, 1929 in Ayer to the late Thomas and Margaret (Connolly) Sullivan, he was raised in West Groton and attended Tarbell School where during recess in winter he and his friends “just lived to sled.” He graduated from...
Mildred Louise (Badger) (Campbell) Darling, 92, passed away at Life Care Center of Acton on Thursday, January 19, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.
She is predeceased by her first husband Archibald Campbell, who died in 1979, and her second husband Mayo A. Darling Jr., who died in 2010.
She was born on July 9, 1924 in Groton, MA. to Maude L. (Green) and Harris L. Badger. She graduated from Groton High School in 1942 and furthered her...
Gloria (Gerry) Moran, age 82, of Groton passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Care One Rehabilitation Center in Concord. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Moran.
Born in Jamaica, New York on June 29, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William and Isabelle (Combs) Gerry. Gloria was raised in Jamaica, NY. She graduated from Baldwin High School. She and Robert married on May 1, 1954 in Bellaire Queens, NY. Gloria was a 34-year...
Robert G. Hamel, 81, Beloved Father and Grandfather, a long time resident of Billerica and recently of Langdon Place of Nashua, died peacefully Thursday, December 23, 2016, at Apple Valley Center in Ayer, MA.
He was the beloved husband of Joan (O’Loughlin) Hamel to whom he was married for 60 years.
Born in Lowell on January 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Frederick and Louise (Pelletier) Hamel. Robert graduated from Lowell...