Obituaries
Nancy J. (McGrath) Tyler of Cumberland, R. I., and West Harwich, formerly of Worcester, died Saturday, March 14, in Providence, R.I., after a brief illness. She was 85. Her husband, Dr. Robert J. Tyler, a Worcester dentist, died in 1989.
Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary A. (Kane) McGrath. She leaves six children, Maryfran, wife of Harry J. Kelly III, of Alexandria, VA; Nancy, wife of Scott J. Schoen Sr., of...
Irene M. (Richard) Collette, 91, formerly of Emery Road, Townsend, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at RiverCourt Residences, West Groton.
Her husband of 63 years, Richard O. Collette, died in 2009.
She leaves three sons, R. Lee Collette and his partner, Lee McTighe of Townsend, Stephen J. Collette and his wife, Michelle, of West Groton, and Peter A. Collette of Townsend; her brother, Norman A. Richard of Fitchburg; three granddaughters, Caryn L....
Allan Thomas Friedrich, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 12, 2015.
He was born in Ayer, MA on December 9, 1952, the son of John R. and Eileen Friedrich and
lived most of his life in Groton. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Drew) Friedrich.
Allan attended Country Day School in Groton, graduated from Groton High School and went to University of Massachusetts, where he decided his avocation was in the building...
William Howard "Tonto" Grennell, 85, passed away January 19, 2015 at the VA Medical Center, West Roxbury after battling heart disease.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA November 19, 1929 to the late Ruth Ann Flewelling and William Edward Grennell. He was raised in Belmont and attended Northeastern University after leaving the army in 1955 and taking up work with Earl D. Allen Builders.
Married in 1957 to wife Patricia A. (Staffon) eventually...
Richard Homère Gagné, longtime teacher and coach at the Lawrence Academy in Groton, died of natural causes in Arlington, VA on March 7, 2015. He was 85.
Mr. Gagné was born at home in Franklin, NH, on February 5, 1930, second child of Romeo Omer Gagné and Marion Edna Cate Gagné, and brother to Corinne and Kenneth. He attended the Franklin schools as a child, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1948 and Dartmouth College in 1952. At...
Jane N. (Coates) Barry, 86, died peacefully on February 17, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Roy F. and Mary (Ford) Coates Sr. of Medford, MA. A long time resident of Groton, she was predeceased by her husband Henry F. Barry Jr., son Christopher Barry, siblings Roy F. Coates Jr. , Peg Delaney, Irene Brown, and Paul Coates.
Survived by siblings Elinor and Jim Coates of Florida, children and their spouses; Tom & Joanne Barry of...
Arthur Floyd Blackman, age 91, of Groton died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 5, 2015.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Camilla (Cunningham) Blackman and their four children: Oliver Blackman and his wife Jenny Wise Blackman, Camilla (Mim) Blackman and her husband Francis Saunders, Phoebe Blackman and her husband Roland Olson, and Isabella Blackman and her husband Andrew Bein. Eight grandchildren also survive him: Alan Blackman...
Christina L. Hardy, 41, died on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from a heart infection after a long illness. She died in Winchester Hospital.
Christina was born on June 14, 1973 in Framingham, MA. She lived in Natick, North Reading, Florida, Haverhill, Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire. She worked as a florist and gardener and was a lover of animals. She had an interest in ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs. Growing up she wanted to be either a...
Ella Smalley (Blood) Gale died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at her daughter's home. She was born in West Groton April 17, 1918 daughter of the late Elliott L. and Ruth (Smalley) Blood and was the wife of the late William T. Gale who died in 2010.
A lifelong resident of West Groton where she grew up on the family farm. Mrs. Gale attended the schools in Groton and was a graduate of Groton High School.
Mrs. Gale was a long time member of the...
Mary Concetta (DeNicola) Fitzgerald, of Pepperell, 90, a long-time resident of Kennebunk ME and of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22, 2015. She was the beloved mother of John L. Fitzgerald of Holliston, and Maura Fitzgerald-Pinque of Groton and pre-deceased by her husband John J. Fitzgerald.
Born on April 24, 1924 in East Boston, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Anna (Marano) DeNicola, and graduated from East...