Obituaries
Barbara Temple Bruner, longtime Groton resident, died peacefully at her residence in Nashua, NH, on December 17, one day before her 90th birthday. She was the wife of the late Dr. John M.R. "Jack" Bruner, MD, who died in 2008. "Grotonians" since 1954, they were married for 58 years. Barbara was the fourth and youngest daughter of the late Marguerite (Mayberry) Temple, who was a Mayflower descendant of John Howland, and Dr. William Franklin...
Mrs. Linda Lee DeWitt Lewis, 69, of Groton, died January 11, 2014 at her residence in Groton.
She was born to the Leroy and Catherin (Boxxe) DeWitt, January 1, 1945, in Pooler, GA. Linda graduated from Groves High School in 1963 and she past all of the Massachusetts mandated Child Daycare Courses. She married Robert James Lewis July 6 1968, and they lived together in Groton.
Linda was a Day Care Provider from 1988 until she retired in 2013 and...
Kathleen T. Mersereau, 61, passed away on January 2, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Concord January 25, 1952 daughter of the late Thomas F. and Helen (Slyne) Conlon.
She was a wife, mother, and doting grandmother and is survived by her loving husband Clayton Mersereau, sons Eric Mersereau and his wife Sarah of Groton and Tim Mersereau and his wife Lauren of North Andover, and grandson Thomas Mersereau also of North...
Janet Holmes Brindle, age 60, of North Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Groton, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Janet was the daughter of Warren and the late Nancy Holmes of North Palm Beach, formerly of Shirley.
She is survived by her husband Chuck, sons Kevin Brindle and his wife Karen of Roslindale; Douglas Brindle and his wife Elaine of Burlington; and her grandchildren Jakob, Jordan, Douglas II...
Senior Data Base Administrator, Educator, and school committee member for Nashoba Valley Technical High School, Kevin Myles McKenzie lost his courageous battle with lung cancer on November 13, 2013, a fight that he had waged for well over a year. This once active man spent the last 10 months of his life in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Despite numerous setbacks and unfair complications, Kevin never gave up. He passed away peacefully...
Ruth (Blood) Robinson, 91, of Groton died Monday, November 25, 2013 at Life Care Center of Littleton. She was born in Groton on April 28, 1922 daughter of the late Leroy and Grace (Proctor) Blood and was the wife of the late Frank E. Robinson Sr. who died in 1995.
Ruth was a long life resident of Groton. She went to Groton Schools, grade one through graduation. Throughout the years, she worked many part-time jobs while raising her family, the...
Monday, November 18, 2013, Alma Smigelski passed away, from complications of a recent stroke.
Alma J. Outten, was born Wednesday, June 6, 1917, into the home of Walter and Josephine Outten in Wilmington, DE. She arrived about 20 minutes after her twin brother Walter. A fun fact of her early days is that she walked to school with Vice-president Joe Biden's mother. After high school, Alma trained as a nurse at the Wilmington Homeopathic Hospital...
Henry Randall Brown was born September 12, 1925, son of the late Sewall Wesley Brown and Abbie Mae Norwood Brown, and passed away Sunday, November 17, 2013.
Born in the town of Mount Desert, ME, he grew up in Hulls Cove, where he attended The Church of Our Father. He graduated from Bar Harbor High School. At 18 he joined the Army and served in the Army Corp of Engineers in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Upon his return he entered...
Frances (Morello) Feeney 76, of Groton died peacefully at her residence on November 6, 2013. She was born in Everett November 27, 1936, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Ellen (McLaughlin) Morello. She graduated from Medford High School, Boston University and received advanced degrees at Rivier College after her children were grown. Frances was married to John Feeney in 1956 and has made her home in Endwell, NY, Burlington, Concord, and then...
Stella M. Vacirca died on October 13, 2013 at the Apple Valley Center, in Ayer at the age of 95. She was born in Everett on April 1, 1918 daughter of the late Pasquale Velardo and Anna (Galuna). She was married to her late husband Michael S. Vacirca for 73 years. Stella volunteered at the Give & Take Gift Store for many years. She is survived by her son, Michael S. Vacirca, Jr. of Groton, her daughter Helen Fournier of Merritt Island, FL,...