Obituaries
Sebastian W. Carbone “Sibby” age 68 of Groton formerly of Waltham passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital following an illness.
Born on August 24, 1948 in Cambridge he was the son of the late Domenic and Helen (Marcucci) Carbone.
Raised and educated in Waltham, he graduated from Waltham High School and later enlisted in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Sibby married and moved to...
Marlene (Brennan) Byron age 81 of Groton, MA passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. She was the wife of the late Charles M. Byron, Jr.
Born in Worcester on June 7, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Earl Flagg Brennan and Verna Louise (Heath) Brennan.
Raised and educated in Holden, Marlene sang in the Worcester Chorus as part of the Messiah. She married Charles on April 15,...
Richard Sebastian Malagodi, 87, of Portsmouth, NH, died on December 16, 2016, at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
Richard was born July 2, 1929 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the son of Louis Charles and Katherine (Fuccione) Malagodi. He grew up working in the family business, the North End Fruit Market, until graduating from Somerville High School. Following graduation Richard served in the US Air Force for four years during the...
The memorial service for Dr. Elbert “Bert” L. Tompkins, III, will be held Saturday, December 17 at 2 p.m. at Union Congregational Church in Groton.
Fort Devens Museum announces that, in honor of the passing on December 2 of their beloved former president, Dr. Elbert “Bert” L. Tompkins, III, Fort Devens Museum will close its doors at 1 p.m. that day so that those associated with the museum may attend the memorial service.
Susan Mary McKenna, of Groton, MA, a lifelong nurse, friend and mother to many, left the planet in the early morning hours of Nov. 15th, 2016. She was 67. She died at home after a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer. Her last days here were punctuated with friends, family, tears, laughter and moments of wonder and awe.
Ms. McKenna was born June 28, 1949, in Prestbury, England, to “Farder” Daniel and Martha Croasdale McKenna.
Susan grew...
Eliot L. ('Barney') Blood
Elliot L. Blood, Jr., 93, of West Groton, died Tuesday morning, October 25, 2016, at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, Littleton. His wife of 70 years, Doris M. (Lindall) Blood died March 25th of this year.
Mr. Blood was born in West Groton, March 26, 1923, the son of Elliot L. and Ruth (Smalley) Blood and was a lifelong resident of West Groton. He leaves two sons, Richard E. Blood of West Groton; Jeffrey E. Blood and his wife, Ethel-Rita, of...
Mary D. (Manning) Lawrence age 72 of Shirley formerly of Groton, MA and Marlow, NH passed away on Thursday October 27, 2016 at Keystone Center Nursing home in Leominster following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the long-time companion of the late George Robert “ Bob” Bissett.
Mary was born on December 29, 1943 in New York, NY to the late James and Celia (Doherty) Manning. Raised in the Beacon Hill section of Boston and later...
Lorraine M. “Mopsy” Quinn passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 following a brief illness. She was born in Somerville on July 27, 1928 the daughter of the late William and Blanche (Vezina) Brouillette. A long-time resident of Groton, she moved to Pepperell in 1998.
Lorraine was a long-standing member of the Groton Woman’s Club and was very proud of her instrumental role in establishing Groton’s Avenue of Flags displays. She was an active...
Polly Chase, 81, died September 29, 2016 in Merritt Island, FL. She was born on July 7, 1935 in Groton to Marion F. McGrath and William J. Chase. She graduated from Pepperell HS as president of her class, Bridgewater State University (BS), Wesleyan University (MALS), and later received an honorary doctorate. Dr. Chase was an educator for 38 years in Wallingford, CT, Groton, but mostly at Chelmsford High School, and was an adjunct professor at...
Sandra Elizabeth Cofran, only child of the late Henry W. and Dorothy J. (Biernat) Cofran, died peacefully Wednesday, September 28, 2016.
A graduate of Westford Academy, she attended Chandler School for Women. Most recently she was a senior citizen Continuing Education student at UMass Lowell, where she enjoyed history, art, writing, and psychology classes.
In her working life she was editor of The Westford Eagle newspaper and Office Manager at...