Obituaries
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...
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 from school in Groton and after living in Natick for
several years, her family moved to Holliston in 1965.
She is survived by two daughters, Karen...
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 died in 1994. Bob was a graduate of Groton High School and served in the U.S. Navy during WW2 stationed in Washington DC. He was married in 1948 and made...
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 Ilsley. He grew up farming and lived an amazing 100 years.
David proudly served as a Sergeant in Europe during WW II in the United States Army.
He...
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 disease.
Ms. Franzeim taught at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School for nearly 30 years. She was an English teacher, and her students were primarily...
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.
Following service in the Air Force during the Korean War, he completed his Electrical Engineering degree at UNH, Class of 1957 and was President of...
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 (Holmes) Thompson, and their children, Lorraine (Thompson) Ilsley (Lloyd), Christine Thompson (Nathan Ranney), and Jeffrey W. Thompson (Marly), all of...