Obituaries
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 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 Woman's Club, a...
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 her eight siblings were born. He was the son of George F. and Helen M. (Cronin) Dillon.
Following his graduation from Lowell Technological Institute...
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 Essex Community College before receiving his bachelors degree in criminal justice from the University of Lowell .
For 23, Kevin worked as a corrections...
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, and friend, was born on July 10, 1935 in New York City, the daughter of R. Ruth Rhinock and Emile T. Rumpp, both now deceased. Jeanne leaves her...
It is with great regret and sorrow that we announce the passing of our Mother on February 4, 2014. She was just shy of celebrating her 90th birthday. She was the daughter of Anthony and Sophia Mantos and was born on March 16, 1924 in Kastoria, Greece.
As a young adult she moved with her siblings to Toronto Canada where she became the anchor for her family by providing a loving and nurturing home for her siblings. After several years she joined...
Albert L. Colburn, 73, of Groton, died on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at his home.
Mr. Colburn was born in Townsend, January 8, 1941, one of 10 children born to Kenneth and Dorothy (Mein) Colburn and has resided in Groton for over 40 years.
He was a 1959 graduate of Ayer High School and later graduated from Bentley College, Waltham with a Bachelors degree in accounting.
For over three decades, Mr. Colburn owned and operated GAC Painting...
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...