Obituaries
Evelyn (Bowmar) Sestini, 88, of Holliston, passed away April 4, 2014 at
Wayland Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Atty. Ralph B. and Angie (Hall) Bowmar. She was the beloved wife of 53 years to the late Raymond J. Sestini who died in November 2010.
Evelyn graduated...
George Robert Bissett, 88 of Marlow, NH, formerly of Groton, died Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH. He was born in Groton on October 16, 1925; son of the late George E. and Hattie (Wright) Bissett and was the husband of the late Priscilla (Marriott) Bissett who...
David S. Ilsley, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2014, surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Root) Ilsley, with whom he recently celebrated 64 years of devoted and loving marriage.
David was born in Thetford, Vermont, son of the late Mabel (Sargent) and Jedediah...
Christine Elizabeth Franzeim passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in her home in Harvard. She was 67 years old. She was born August 29, 1946 in New York. In the spring of 2010 she was diagnosed with cancer. Her passing is the end of a long, hard-fought battle against the...
Earl David Russell passed away on March 24, 2014 in Groton. Russ was the beloved husband of Margaret (Peggy Connors) Russell, to whom he was married for over 58 years. He was the son of David C. Russell and Corrine Russell and grew up in Chelmsford, MA, graduating from CHS with the Class of 1946....
Kenneth Morse Thompson, 86, of Groton, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2014, surrounded by his loving family at Apple Valley Center in Ayer. He was the youngest of five children born to Luther and Gertrude (MacLean) Thompson.
Kenn is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Janet...
Mildred Elizabeth Black, 87, passed away on 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 ...
George F. "Fran" Dillon Jr., 77, a lifelong resident of Kemp Street, Groton, died Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Nashoba Valley Medical Center , Ayer.
Fran was born in Groton on October 6, 1936 and until his death resided in the house on Kemp Street his grandparents owned and where is mother and...
Kevin was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, October 16, 1954, son of Catherine B. (Murphy) Franzek and the late Stanley Franzek and was a lifelong Groton resident.
Kevin was a 1972 graduate of Groton Dunstable Regional High School and then continued his education at Suffolk University and Northern...
Jeanne Raymonde Rechsteiner, 78, passed away on February 7, 2014. She died in her sleep in her home in Groton after a long battle with asthma. Her death came six days after experiencing the 50th anniversary of her marriage to Emil B. Rechsteiner.
Jeanne; beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister,...