Obituaries
Alice H. May (née Smith), previously of Gloucester, VA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at age 96. Alice was born on February 14, 1928, in Groton, the daughter of Theophilus Gilman Smith and Eleanor Hall Smith of Groton. Her husband of 70 years, David May, Sr. predeceased her. Left to cherish Alice’s memory are her sons, David May, Jr. (Anne) of Virginia Beach, VA; Richard May (Laurie) of Williamsburg, VA; and Peter May (...
Susan Elizbeth (McGrath) Funk, age 61, of Ashby, passed away Monday, August 12, 2024 at her home. She was born on August 25, 1962 to John “Jack” and Mary (Duane) McGrath in Groton.
Sue was the beloved wife of Tracy Funk, the cherished mother of Jake, and Drew Funk, and the loving sister of Lisa Coates, and Maura Navin. She was eagerly awaiting the arrival of her granddaughter, Isla Rose, who arrived on August 13th, 2024.
Sue worked in the...
Mrs. Nancy Anderson Irvin, born September 16, 1937 in Groton sadly passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA. She was a 1955 graduate of Groton High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Wayne Irvin; her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Carl and Margaret Anderson; her brothers, Michael Hall Anderson and N. Carl Anderson; and her daughter, Penelope Blood Cannon.
She is survived by her...
David Childs Gleason, M.D., formerly of West Groton and Boston, died in Mesa, AZ on Thursday, August 1, 2024 as the result of an earlier fall. He was 90 years old. Dr. Gleason was born in Evanston, IL and grew up in Kalamazoo, MI. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in Deerfield and Dartmouth College. Before medical school, he worked at the Grenfell Mission in Saint Anthony, Newfoundland as a medical assistant, traveling by boat to serve the...
Nancy Leigh (Zimmerman) Burdine, 93, of Groton, former longtime resident of Lexington, died Monday, July 8, 2024.
In addition to her parents, the late Alfred Wallace Zimmerman and Ernestine (Wilson) Zimmerman of Plainfield, NJ, she was predeceased by her daughter, Carol Anne Burdine, her husband, Billy Hugh Burdine, and her sister, Carol Anne (Zimmerman) Steinruck. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Leigh Burdine of Brookline, NH.
In...
Karen Kay Earnest (Conn), a beacon of warmth and strength, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 1, 2024. Born to Cliff and Gladys Conn on June 2, 1948, Karen’s life was a tapestry of love, dedication, and community.
Karen’s journey began in Des Moines, where she grew up with her brother, the late William Conn. Her childhood was filled with the simple joys of Midwestern life, which laid the foundation for her nurturing spirit. She was a...
Peter Mercer Johns, MD of Westford passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at Emerson Hospital in Concord after a prolonged illness.
Peter was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1954. He graduated from the Mercersburg Academy in 1972 and graduated from Duke University with a degree in biomechanical engineering in 1976. Peter was a member of the first class of students to graduate from the Brody School of Medicine of East Carolina University in...
Claire Means (Reggio) Lovett died unexpectedly on Friday, June 28, 2024 in Tennessee, just 10 days before her 73rd birthday. She was born on July 8, 1951, the third child of Andre C. and Elizabeth D. Reggio in Ayer. She grew up in Harvard and Groton. She graduated from Groton High School in 1970.
She met the love of her life, Mark Lovett on Block Island, RI, the summer of 1972. They were inseparable from then on, and married in 1974. They loved...
Frederic William Avey (Freddy to some) passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 20, 2024.
Fred was born in Boston on April 1, 1961. He always thought it was cool that he was an April Fool's baby.
When Fred was 10 years old his family moved to Groton. Fred was part of the Groton Minutemen reenactment group that went to Washington in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial. He lived in Groton until he moved to Ayer, where he has resided since....
The Very Reverend John Scollard fell asleep in the Lord on the afternoon of Friday, May 31, 2024. His repose, though unexpected, was tranquil and swift, an apt answer to that petition he prayed as a priest for so many decades: a Christian ending, painless, blameless, and peaceful.
Born in Oakland, California into a faithful Roman Catholic family, the future Fr. John’s studies in education, psychology, and religion took him to the Midwest. There...