Obituaries
Roberta (Watson) Livingston, 80, of Westford passed away Sunday, August 13, 2023 at home after a brief illness. The daughter of the late Arthur M. Watson and Helen (Brown) Watson of Groton, she was born in Ayer, on December 30, 1942, and raised on Fertiledale Farm on Chicopee Row in Groton. She attended school in Groton and graduated from Groton High School with the class of 1960. She studied Chemistry at Lowell Technological Institute in Lowell...
Georgette C. (Socha) Pietras passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at the age of 99. She was raised in Forge Village, Westford. Georgette moved to Groton when she married John Pietras. Together they raised five children and celebrated 70 years of marriage before John’s passing in 2017 at the age of 94. Many remember Georgette from her work at the Groton Post Office, from which she retired. Georgette made many new friends traveling the...
Elizabeth “Beth” Shaw died peacefully in her sleep in Groton on June 30, 2023 at age 81. Beth was the daughter of the late Clifford and Rauha “Betty” Needham, and the sister of the late Robert “Bert” Needham.
Beth Shaw loved people. Most certainly, she loved her husband of 56 years Robert “Bob” Shaw, her daughters: Jordana, Rebecca and Jessica, their spouses, and her six grandchildren.
But she loved in greater circles, too.
Her love for her...
Peter Sutherland Olson, 79, of Groton passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at home with his family by his side. Born in Framingham to Frederick F. Olson and Ruth S. Olson on November 5, 1943, Peter was predeceased by his sister Joyce Marolt of El Cerrito, CA, brother Frederick Olson of Epping, NH, and his sister, Joanna Robb.
Pete grew up in Sudbury where he began his lifelong appreciation of gardening, fishing, and nature. He went on to...
Doris E Wood Armstrong King, 78, died peacefully on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, where she was blessed to have a wonderful support team of caregivers for the past two and a half years. She was born and grew up in Waltham, the daughter of Roy Wood and Edith Hawes Wood along with her five siblings.
She married Harold Armstrong, September 18, 1965. Their first daughter Julie (late) was born in 1969. Their...
Gerald Everett “Jerry” Merrill, passed away peacefully on the morning of Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Groton, Massachusetts. He was 79 years old. Gerald was born September 7, 1943, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine to the late Omar B. Merrill and Kathryn (Decker) Merrill.
Gerald is survived by his loving wife Joan (Newton) Merrill, with whom he celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Monday, July 10, 2023. He is also survived by his children Gerald...
Leon J. Avey of Groton passed away after a long illness on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at home with his wife of 65 years, Barbara, by his side. He was born in Leominster on November 19, 1941, son of the late Joseph and Marjorie (LaValley) Avey.
He will be greatly missed by his children Irene Flood and her husband Michael of Shirley; Frederic Avey of Ayer; and Catherine Keese and her husband Brian of McCleary, WA. He is also survived by his...
Sally Eleanor (Lamport) Morton died Friday, June 30, 2023, at home with her husband Steven by her side following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Sally was born on April 4, 1953, to Leonard Willis and Eleanor Lenora (Noy) Lamport. Also known as Sarah when she was young, Sally was raised in Littleton and Townsend with her siblings Rick, Ed, Ken and Kathy.
Sally was active in 4-H and won awards in sewing, weaving, stuffed animals,...
Glenn Francis Cushman of Groton, Massachusetts passed away on May 17, 2023. Glenn was born on January 22, 1930 in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was the son of Margaret Law and Frank Cushman. Glenn went to elementary school in several one room school houses, graduating from Windham High School in 1948. After graduation Glenn worked with his father learning electricity and home building. With the outbreak of the Korean War, he joined the Civil...
Alice Fielding Moulton MacGregor died on May 20, 2023 at the age of 97 surrounded by her family. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Fielding and Mary O’Connor Fielding. Alice was a graduate of St. Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg and moved to Groton immediately after high school at age 17.
During WWII Alice lived at the Groton Inn and worked as a telephone operator at Fort Devens. It was during this time that she...