Obituaries
Sally Eleanor (Lamport) Morton died Friday, June 30, 2023, at home with her husband Steven by her side following a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Sally was born on April 4, 1953, to Leonard Willis and Eleanor Lenora (Noy) Lamport. Also known as Sarah when she was young, Sally was raised in Littleton and Townsend with her siblings Rick, Ed, Ken and Kathy.
Sally was active in 4-H and won awards in sewing, weaving, stuffed animals,...
Glenn Francis Cushman of Groton, Massachusetts passed away on May 17, 2023. Glenn was born on January 22, 1930 in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was the son of Margaret Law and Frank Cushman. Glenn went to elementary school in several one room school houses, graduating from Windham High School in 1948. After graduation Glenn worked with his father learning electricity and home building. With the outbreak of the Korean War, he joined the Civil...
Alice Fielding Moulton MacGregor died on May 20, 2023 at the age of 97 surrounded by her family. She was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the daughter of George Fielding and Mary O’Connor Fielding. Alice was a graduate of St. Bernard’s High School in Fitchburg and moved to Groton immediately after high school at age 17.
During WWII Alice lived at the Groton Inn and worked as a telephone operator at Fort Devens. It was during this time that she...
Nancy Lynn Temple Bugbee, age 62, of Groton, passed peacefully with family by her side on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Nancy was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine to Robert F. and Margaret G. Temple on August 30, 1960. At seven months old, with two older sisters in tow, her parents moved to La Marque, Texas, where Nancy would spend her childhood years. Nancy returned with her parents to Massachusetts in 1977. A 1978 graduate of Ipswich High School,...
Joseph J. Hutta, former Groton resident and husband of the late Agnes Hutta, died Wednesday, February 8, 2023 after a long decline from dementia and a short battle with Covid. He was 96.
Joe was born on February 26, 1926 in Lansford, PA. During the Second World War, he served in the US Army Air Corps. In 1951 he and Agnes wed, and they were married for nearly 58 years.
Joe earned his BS, MS and PhD degrees at Penn State from the College of...
Memorial Service
All are welcome to a Celebration of Life for Dale A. Martin on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 1 p.m. at the First Parish Church, 1 Powder House Road, Groton. Dale was raised in Storrs, CT. and was a resident of Groton for 56 years. She passed away suddenly in February 2021.
Richard N. Dormail, 32, of Methuen & Lawrence, MA, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family. Richard was born and raised in Groton, MA, and a cheerful, loving son to his mother Merilyn and his father John.
Richard was a devoted husband to his wife, Roxana, with whom he spent nearly 14 years and half his life. He entered not just her life but the lives of her two daughters, Jacquelyn and Jillian, embracing them with the widest of...
Michele (Schneider) Conlan, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully at the age of 74 of lung cancer.
Michele was born in Illinois to Willard and Marie (nee Franke) Schneider. She graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School and attended Purdue University. She married Gordon Goodband in 1969 and moved to Massachusetts where she continued her education as the University of Massachusetts. Son Matthew Goodband was born in in 1971. ...
A Celebration of Life event will be held for Linda Babin on Saturday, April 29th from 12PM to 3PM at the Groton Inn, 128 Main Street, Groton, MA. Linda was raised in Fitchburg and was a long-time resident of Groton. She passed away after a long illness in December 2022.
Irene Janet Torgersen (McAdie), age 84, and a resident of Ayer/Groton, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones.
Janet was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 5, 1939 to her parents William and Irene (Whalen) McAdie, just hours before her husband Donald Torgersen was born. Janet attended St. Agnes Schools in Rockville Center, NY. She was a Cradle Catholic and could still name most of her teachers (nuns) in school. Before...