Obituaries
Amy Margaret Gould, 18, longtime resident of Groton, died unexpectedly on August 15, 2015.
Beloved daughter of Diane Lloyd Bastos, formerly of Newton, and Marcone Bastos, stepfather; and Bradley Gould, formerly of Brookline, and Nancy Kuenzler Gould, stepmother, formerly of Lowell.
She is survived by great aunt, Catherine Carr; Godparents, Margaret Hopkins and Reginald Richard; siblings, Jim Taylor and Samantha Gould; loving boyfriend, Daniel...
Elizabeth R. Stone, 83, long-time resident of Groton, MA and Marion, MA, died peacefully as the result of cancer on the 25th of July 2015, at Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston .
Betty was the daughter of Clifton Rice and Doris Rice of Haverhill , MA and was preceded in death by her brothers Richard Rice and Ranny Rice.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Al Stone, her children Susan Titterton and her husband Bob Titterton, Karen...
Michael D. St. Onge, 29, of Nashua, NH, formerly of Groton, died peacefully on July 11, 2015 at 10:15 p.m. surrounded by his loving family. Michael had the soul of an angel; kind, caring, and most of all compassion for others are just some of the traits he possessed. Michael was born in Peterborough, NH on October 15, 1985 at 11:08 a.m. He spent his younger years in Groton; his permanent residence was in Nashua. Throughout Michael's life he made...
Norman "The General" Johnson passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. He was born January 3, 1933 in Norwood, MA, the only child of Arthur and Lillian (Logan) Johnson and spent his early years in Westwood. Because of a bout with rheumatic fever as a child, he was unable to participate in school sports and turned his interest to the high school dramatics club, co-starring in many plays.
Norman graduated from Bentley College in 1952 and was hired...
Alfred Leroy Carkin, Sr., 89, of Pepperell, died March 17, 2015 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Brighton. He was a descendant of Mayflower passenger George Soule and of many of the early settlers of Groton Massachusetts including John Nutting, Peleg Lawrence, William Lakin, Timothy Cooper, Matthias Farnsworth, Benjamin Crispe, and John Page.
Alfred was a WWII Veteran, serving as a motorman in the U.S. Navy on "LST 582" and the "Mt....
Grace Olive (Eliades) Clark, 83, of Pensacola, FL, widow of the late Rev. Robert E. Clark passed away in her sleep on March 24, 2015, of natural causes. She was born in Ayer to the late Stephen and Martha (Tracy) Eliades. Grace grew up on Westridge Farm in Groton. She graduated from Groton High School (1949), received her B.S. at Eastern Nazarene College (1953), and her M. Ed. from Florida Atlantic University (1969).
Grace taught public school...
On Tuesday March 24, 2015 after an 18-month illness, the family and friends of Peter Moller lost a treasured husband, father, brother and friend. He was born In São Paulo, Brazil, and moved with his family to California, Illinois, and Denmark, before settling in 1955 in Acton. It was there that he made the many friendships that still exist today.
He graduated from Acton-Boxboro Regional High School in 1967, and after a short time in college,...
Thomas E. Wyatt of Fitchburg died on March 24, 2015 at his winter home in Spring Hill, FL. He was born on the Williams farm in Groton on June 30, 1942 son of the late Alfred and Mary (Williams) Wyatt. He grew up in Groton and attended Groton High School. Tom worked at Hollingsworth & Vose Co. for 45 years. He loved his job, and rose through the ranks to become a consultant engineer and finally Plant Superintendent in Hawkinsville, Georgia....
A Celebration of Life Reception will be held in the MacNeil Lounge, Fred Gray Building at The Lawrence Academy on Powder House Road, April 4, 2015, from 2 - 6 PM. All who knew Ben are cordially invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you might consider honoring Ben's memory with a donation to: The Fort Devens Museum, 94 Jackson Rd., Suite 305, Devens, MA 01434. Condolences may be left on The Badger Funeral Home online...
Bennett Raddin Black, 92, passed away on March 22, 2015 at his home in Groton. He was born on October 26, 1922 in Everett, MA.
Bennett, "Ben," graduated from the Lawrence Academy at Groton in 1941 and from the University of New Hampshire at Durham in 1947. After graduation, he went to work for Hardware Mutual in Boston where he met and married Mildred Elizabeth Morris in November 1949 and with whom he shared and enjoyed 64 years of marriage,...