Obituaries
Adelaide Mountain Luca, 99, of Groton, died peacefully on Monday, July 7, 2014 in her home on Blossom Lane with her loving and devoted husband, Aldo F. Luca, and family by her side.
Born in Boston on May 6, 1915, Adelaide came to Groton with her family in 1920 and made it her lifelong home. She was the first of five children of the late James P. and Ethel (Davenport) Mountain.
Adelaide graduated high school from Groton's Prescott School. Soon...
Mary (Pearce) Allen, 91, of West Groton, wife of the late John D. Allen, died peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends, at home on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Mary was born in Latrobe, PA on August 24, 1922 to the late Joseph J. and Florence (Lynch) Pearce who owned Pearce Woolen Mill, the oldest woolen mill in the country.
Mary spent her summers on Conneaut Lake where she learned to swim before the family moved to Milford, DE, spending...
Frank Merrill was born in Salem, MA and raised in Danvers, MA. He recently resided in Millsboro DE, Fairfax VA, and Scotch Plains NJ, but previously lived in Groton from 1957-1981 and in Largo FL from 1981-2000.
He served with the 1st Infantry "Red Arrow" Division in WWII in New Guinea & the Philippines. In his late '80s and early '90s, he spoke to his granddaughter's American history classes about his WWII experiences.
He was a lifelong...
Richard Hill Gagne, 52, died at home in Clinton, MS on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, nine weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. The memorial service was June 8 in Woodworth Chapel on Tougaloo College campus in Tougaloo, MS A graveside service, with music afterwards, is planned for Saturday, July 19, at 10 a.m. in Swiftwater, NH.
Rick Gagne was born in Wolfeboro, NH on September 5, 1961, and grew up on the campus of Lawrence Academy in Groton,...
Mary Marguerite (Daly) Hemenway passed from this earth Saturday, May 31, 2014. She was born (with a smile on her face) July 21, 1942 to Marjorie A. (Connell) Daly and Vincent B. Daly of Forge Village (Westford). Mary resided in Forge Village, teaching all the boys in the neighborhood, including her beloved brother Vin, to whistle and challenging them to all sporting activities, as was her nature, until her marriage to Charles G. Hemenway of...
Lt. Colonel Edward J. Kopec, 91, passed peacefully at his home on May 30, 2014 in Groton. He was born in West Groton on April 18, 1923 son of the late Frank and Frances (Zalesney) Kopec and was the husband of the late Mary (Fitzgerald) Kopec who died in 2012.
Ed grew up in West Groton and was a graduate of Groton High School. Shortly after graduation, he joined the US Army Air Force during WW 2 and served in Midland, TX as an Instructional...
Richard William Dupre, 68, of Surfside Beach and St. Kitts, West Indies, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was the son of the late George and Jacqueline (Peloquin).
He leaves behind his loving wife Cheryl (Ando), two children, who adored him, son Todd of Kittery, ME; daughter Jennifer of St Kitts, West Indies; also he was the proud and doting grandfather of Julia and Charlotte Robinson, also of St Kitts and SC.
His greatest...
Mildred Elizabeth Black, 87, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at home in Groton. She was born on March 27, 1926 in Haverhill.
Mildred graduated from Medford High School in Medford in 1945. She worked for Hardware Mutual in Boston as an Administrative Assistant where she met her husband. Mildred married Bennett R. Black in November 1949 in Niagara Falls, N.Y. They were happily married for 64 years.
Mildred was a member of Groton Women's...
Russell C. Kneeland, Sr. passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, May 4, 2014 peacefully, in his sleep at Greenbriar Nursing home in Nashua, NH. He was 80 years old. He was married to Beverly (Carey) Kneeland of Nashua, with whom he would have celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary in August.
He was born in Haverhill on July 14, 1933, the son of the late Foster and Ethel Mae (Beal) Kneeland. He lived in Quincy for 14 years and...
Richard Marriott Sampson, 88, passed away on February 24, 2014. He was born in Groton, on May 2, 1925, the son of George Fay and Phyllis (Marriott) Sampson.
Dick attended the Groton public schools and graduated from Groton High School in 1943. He enlisted in the United States Army during WWII and served in the Pacific.
After the war, Dick returned to Groton and resumed working at the First National Store. When the First National...