Obituaries
Andrew James Patterson of Groton, formerly of Framingham and Sherborn, died Saturday, March 30, 2013 at his home, Seven Hills Pediatric Center. He was born March 26, 1984 in Framingham. Andrew was baptized at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Framingham, where he attended regularly until his move to Seven Hills in 2004.
Andrew was a gentle soul who loved music, birds and the company of family and friends. In his brief life he touched many hearts...
Alexander Lowery "Xandy" Gucker, Jr., a resident of Groton, died Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his niece's home in Dedham. He was 73. Alex was born September 21, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA, son of Alexander Lowery and Ellen Hewson (Douglas) Gucker. He was a graduate of The Loomis School in Connecticut and an alumnus of of Haverford College.
Alex was an electrical and mechanical engineer who worked for many years at Digital Equipment Corporation,...
Olive (Fletcher) Lawrence, 98 of Ayer, died at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer Friday, March 8, 2013. She was born in Ayer October 14, 1914, daughter of the late Howard and Beatrice (Robbins). She was a graduate of Ayer High School, class of 1932 and later attended the Convalescent Home for Children in Wellesley. For many years she worked in homes of families after a birth and helped with the newborn child. She was married to William...
Steven L. Greene formerly of Groton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday February 23, 2013, while on corporate assignment in China.
Steven was raised in Hanover. Graduate of Roger Williams University in 1981 and later received his MBA from Boston University. Steven was currently living and working in China for STR Holdings as the Director of Global Sales and Marketing.
Husband of Laura A. (Jordan) Greene. Survived by daughter Jordan...
Christina Wright, age 63, of Boxborough, died Friday, February 15, 2013, at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. Born in Brookline and raised and educated in Groton, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Margaret (Gainer) Wright. She enjoyed teaching reading in Maine for many years before returning to settle in Boxborough.
Christina is survived by two brothers, James Wright of Boulder, CO, and Paul Wright of Princeton,...
Mary R. Margolius of Groton and Delray Beach FL, formerly of Lexington, died peacefully with her family by her side Friday, February 22, 2013. Born in Rochelle, IL, on December 7, 1926 to Dr. Thomas and Myrtle Fern (Pottenger) MacEachern, she attended college at the University of Iowa, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and obtained her master's degree from the University of Missouri.
Mary was a fine musician, playing the cello in many...
Pepperell: Joseph I. Cleary Jr., 88, of Pepperell, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH, after a long-fought battle with cancer.
Joseph was born in West Groton on July 26, 1924, to Mildred (Blood) Cleary and Joseph I. Cleary Sr. He graduated from Groton High School in 1942, and from there he went on to serve three years in the Navy during World War II. After his service, he completed a program at...
Richard Edward Cleary, 86, of Groton, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Boston Medical Center Boston.
Richard Edward Cleary was born on March 4, 1926 in West Groton to Mildred Blood Cleary and Joseph Irving Cleary. He was educated at Tarbell School in West Groton and the Groton Public School system, graduating from GHS in 1943. He joined the Marine Corps during WWII, traveling to several islands in the South Pacific, and finishing his wartime...
Marge Caryl (Primus) Rider of Groton, 67, died Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013 after a long illness at her son's home in Nashua, NH surrounded by her loving family.
Born in St. Louis Park, MN, she was the oldest child of Hubert and Eleanor (Hagstrom) Primus. She grew up in St. Louis Park until the age of 13.
The family moved to Cokato, MN where she graduated Cokato High School with the Class of 1964. She graduated Beauty School in St. Cloud, MN. At the...
Isabel (Sadler) Plavidal, age 86, of Groton, formerly of Dover, passed on to eternal life with the Lord on Friday, February 8, 2013. She was the loving wife of the late Louis Plavidal, Jr., for 61 years.
Born in Oil City, PA, on November 18, 1926, she was one of three daughters born to Carl C. and Frances T. (Lay) Sadler. She was raised and educated in Arlington, VA, and met Louis while they were at Washington Lee High School. When Louis went...