All Obituaries

Rita Marie (Manion) DeVrieze, 78, passed away on September 18, 2021, after living a wonderful life with her family and friends. Rita was born in Flint, Michigan and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A cherished member of the Manion family, including her parents Robert and Odelia both deceased, her sisters, Mary Roberts and Ann Hughes also deceased and her brother Bob Manion of Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Her youth included annual trips to see...

Betty Reed MacCartney, age 100, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Robbins Brook Senior Living in Acton Massachusetts. She was the beloved wife of the late Gaylord MacCartney, until his passing in 2017. Betty was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 1, 1921, and was a daughter of the late Edna (Rennick) and Alfred Taggart Reed. Unfortunately, Betty did not know her real Mother because Edna passed away about two...

Robert R. "Bob" Lanier, 80, a lifelong resident of Lowell and Tyngsboro passed away after a long illness that he bravely battled. Bob grew up in the city of Lowell and went to St. Patrick's School and Lowell High School, Class of 1958. He was the son of the late William J. E. Lanier and Helen M. (Foley) (Lanier) Kondziolka. Bob excelled in basketball and played for the CYO League where he won a state championship along with his devoted...

Christopher Edwin Evans, 47, passed away at his home in Richardson, TX. Born in Boston on October 10, 1973 to Leo F. Evans and Doreen Evans (Agnew), Chris was raised in Pittsfield and graduated from Pittsfield High in 1991. He attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester before transferring to UMass Amherst in 1994. After college Chris moved to Boston and worked in finance at Brown Brothers Harriman and Wellington Management Company...

Sheila May (Ingalls) Curley, a lifelong resident of Westford and beloved wife of the late James Curley, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 following a period of declining health. She was 81. Born in Lowell on May 28, 1940 to the late Frank and Catherine (McGlinchey) Ingalls, Sheila was educated at Westford Academy graduating in 1958, and remained in town her entire life. After earning her bachelor's degree from Mount Ida College in...

WESTFORD - Michael T. Barrett, 26, died unexpectedly from injuries sustained as the result of an automobile accident on August 3, 2021. He was born in Springfield, MA on June 30, 1995 and is the son of Major Tony Barrett, USMC (Retired) of Westford and Marina (Campos) Barrett of Vernon, CT. Michael was raised and educated in Wilbraham and was a 2014 graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School. He was attending his third year at Boston...

Phyllis J. (Hannem) Peloquin, 72, a resident of Westford died Monday, August 2, 2021 surrounded by her loving family after a fourteen year battle with Parkinson's. She was born in Waltham on March 11, 1949 and was the daughter of the late Lillian (Demarais) and Richard Hannem. Phyllis grew up in Watertown, MA and attended Matignon High School and Boston State College. She spent most of her employment contracting for the U.S. Government where...

Jacqueline T (Grenier) Stuart, a Westford resident, left this world on July 29, 2021 following a brief illness. She was 93. Born in Westford on April 4, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Alberic and B. Elodia (Lamy) Grenier. Jacqueline grew up in Westford and graduated from Westford Academy in 1946. She moved to Lowell where she met and married Clayton Stuart and they raised their family there. When the children were grown Jacqueline...

WESTFORD - Robert A. Doyle, 89, a Westford resident, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was the beloved husband of Diane M. (Larkham) Doyle, with whom he shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Lowell on June 10, 1932, he was a son of the late Henry A. and Abbie B. (Reno) Doyle. Bob was a graduate of Lowell High School and attended Lowell Technological Institute and Northeastern...

Douglas John Hall age 77 of Smithton, PA passed away peacefully on July 14, 2021. He was the son of the late Albert and Doris Hall of Westford.      Doug grew up in the Graniteville section of Westford and after graduating from Westford Academy in 1962 he enlisted in the US Navy in which he served a distinguished career for twenty years.   He enjoyed woodworking, cooking, bluegrass music, and rescuing stray cats. A wonderful and...