Obituaries
Dorothy Newbegin Davis, 88, of Jaffrey, NH, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH, after a brief illness.
Dorothy was born on June 7, 1934, to Robert and Katharine (Slade) Newbegin in Mexico City. As a child, she lived all over the world: Washington, DC; Istanbul; Ankara; Bogota; Santo Domingo; Paris; Cambridge,; and Jaffrey, NH. She attended Milton Academy and earned her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr...
On Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Salvatore Michael Lombardi Jr., a loving husband of fifty-five years and father of two, passed away peacefully at the age of 77. He was comforted and sur- rounded by those he loved; his family and friends.
Sal was born in 1944 in Brook- lyn, New York to Salvatore and Ethel Lombardi and raised in An- sonia, CT. He was a proud gradu- ate of Notre Dame High School of New Haven, CT. He earned an Associate’s degree...
Mary(Duane) McGrath, 87,passed away on Sunday, October9th, 2022. Shewas born on July23, 1935 to Frederic J. andHelen (Palmer) Duane in Groton, Massachusetts.She was the wife of the late John “Jack” McGrath and was alifelong Groton resident.
Mary loved her family, friends, faith and her hometown. One of her greatest joys was being a Nana.
She was the beloved mother of three daughters: Lisa Coates and her husband Peter of Grafton, Susan Funk and...
Jane L. Murray, 78, of Shirley, formerly of Gro- ton, passed away on Friday, Octo- ber 7, 2022. Jane had lived in Shirley since 2005.
Jane was born
in Lawrence, on
June 30, 1944 to
Constance (Bun-
ten) Murray
Whitney and
Edison C. Mur-
ray. She grew up in Lawrence, Manchester, NH, and Andover before moving to Groton where she spent most of her life.
She is survived by three sib- lings: Jeffrey P. Murray of Amherst...
Martha (Beck) Parker, 96, of Westford passed away peacefully, September 25, 2022 at her daughter’s home surrounded by the love of her family. Born July 11, 1926 to Pelagia (Szwed) and Nicholas Beck. Raised in Springfield, MA she went on to graduate from Mass Amherst and on to get her Masters Degree at Fitchburg State University.
Martha began her career as an elementary school teacher and ended her career as a psychological therapist. Her entire...
Mary “Eileen” Locapo, 93, of Dunstable, formerly of Pepperell, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Eileen was predeceased by her husband Domenic Locapo. Born in Lowell on September 08, 1929, Eileen was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (Downes) O’Brien.
Raised and educated in Lowell, Eileen attended Lowell High School graduating in 1947. Soon after she would meet Domenic. The two...
"Elaine Velma Johnson of Alton, New Hampshire, passed away on July 8, 2022, at Tufts Medical Center at the age of 71. Elaine was a graduate of the University of Maine, Farmington, with a bachelor's degree in Oceanography. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts, Elaine grew up in Rumford, Maine with her loving mother, Glenice Hickson, and maternal grandmother, Velma Freeman, both of whom are no longer with us. Elaine worked for many years for Boston...
Ann (Fielding) Walsh, 80, of Groton, unexpectedly passed away Friday, September 23 at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boston surrounded by her family. She was born on January 4, 1942 to George F. and Mary (O’Connor) Fielding in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She grew up in Fitchburg where she graduated from Fitchburg High School and then worked at Mathieu’s Chevrolet as a secretary. Ann married the love of her life, John P. Walsh, on September 22, 1962...
Flora Jean Sparrell passed away peacefully in her home in Holliston, Massachusetts on September 18, 2022, after an illness of a few months. She was born on January 24, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts. The daughter of Alma Clapp White and Percy White, she grew up in Medway. Her mother had been a high school mathematics teacher before starting her family, and her father worked for the U.S. postal service and the Veterans Administration. One of...
Paul J. Duchesne, 68, a resident of Groton Massachusetts for 30 years, died on Saturday morning August 27, 2022 after a brief illness at his home surrounded by his devoted daughters Joanne and Paula. Born in Trois-Rivières, Canada, on October 14, 1953, he was the son to the late Joseph (Buster) and Mabel (Fortin) Duchesne.
Paul served in the U.S Army as a vehicle mechanic and was a member of the American Legion post 313 in Chelmsford. He...