All Obituaries

Louise Carolyn French July 21, 1947 – September 7, 2018   DERRY – Louise C. French, age 71, a resident of Derry, passed away on Friday, September 7, 2018, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, with her loving family by her side. Born in Cambridge, MA on July 21, 1947, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Fern E. (Barrett) French. Louise worked in silk screening for many years, an admired country line dance instructor and disk jockey as well as employed...

Don L. Hopkins “Mishy”   WESTFORD – Don L. “Mishy” Hopkins, age 62, a longtime resident of Westford, passed away unexpectedly on September 15, 2018.  He was born in Boston on April 14, 1956, a son of the late John A. and Helen S. (Jacobsen) Hopkins. Don was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force having served from 1974 until his honorable discharge in 1977 having earned the rank of Sergeant.  Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the United...

Donna P. (Purtell) Ferguson …loving wife, mother and grandmother   TYNGSBOROUGH – Donna P. (Purtell) Ferguson, age 60, a lifelong resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on September 18, 2018 at Lowell General Hospital.  She was the loving wife and soulmate of Gary J. Ferguson with whom she recently celebrated 44 years of marriage. Donna was born in Lowell on December 11, 1957. She was employed as an LPN at a few nursing facilities in the area. Donna was an avid...

DUNSTABLE - Jeanne Marie (Hathaway) Mitchell, age 62, a resident of Dunstable, MA, beloved mother, wife, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, godmother and cherished friend to many passed away on Monday, August 27th, 2018 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, New Hampshire after a courageous battle with cancer. Jeanne passed peacefully in the presence of her loving family.   Jeanne was born in Santa Monica, California on June 27, 1956 and raised in Beverly, MA by her...

Margaret P. Strope Loving mother and grandmother   TYNGSBOROUGH – Mrs. Margaret P. (Strybel) Strope, age 101, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Lowell General Hospital with her loving family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Vern Hall Strope. Born in Chicago, IL on July 4, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Sally (Orilowski) Strybel. She was educated in the Chicago school system and was a graduate of Carl Sehurz High School. Margaret had a...

Bradford H. Tukey   Bradford H. Tukey, age 72, passed away on July 31, 2018 at the Northwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, after a period of declining health.   Born in Portland, Maine, on November 10, 1945, he was a son of the late Spaulding and Violet (Hartley) Tukey. He attended the University of Maine where he was a member of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, and received his master’s degree from Western New England University. Brad served as Vice President of...

Mark J. Brophy   NASHUA, NH – Mark J. Brophy, age 55, a resident of Nashua, NH, passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018, with his family by his side.  He was the beloved husband of Chae (Lee) Brophy.   Born in Queens, NY, on May 17, 1963, he was a son of James V. Brophy of NY and the late Beverly (Tyler) Brophy.  Mark was an outdoorsman who was very active with the Boy Scouts achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in 1981 and loved camping, shooting and...

Daniel J. Wagner  Loving son, brother, uncle and great uncle Daniel J. Wagner, age 51, a resident of Lowell, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Lowell, on November 2, 1966, he was a son of Robert R. and Marie C. (Peloquin) Wagner of Lowell. He was educated in the Lowell School system and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from UMass Lowell. Daniel worked in computer sales and was...

On July 26, 2018, the world lost a true Matriarch. Michelle Jeanne Starr, 71, formally of Acton, MA, passed away at her home in Tyngsborough, MA after a three year battle with cancer. A caring wife, mother, sister, aunt and most loving ‘Nani’ to her grandchildren. Our mom had incredible strength. She will be remembered most for her infectious personality and passion for helping others. The impact and positive influence she had on her family, friends, students and colleagues is...

Maurice P. Clermont  1930 - 2018   Mr. Maurice P. Clermont, age 87, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family and friends.  He was the husband of the late Marie (Regan) Clermont who died in 2008. Born in Dracut, on November 13, 1930, he was a son of the late Alfred and Rosalie (Boisjoly) Clermont.  He grew up in Lowell prior to living in New York, Lunenburg, MA and Clinton, MA before moving to Dracut during his adult years.  Maurice...