All Obituaries

Bong Thi Tran   Bong Thi Tran, age 69, a resident of Lowell, died on August 16, 2019 at her home, with her family by her side. Born in Soc Trang, Vietnam on January 1, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Hung Van Tran and the late Hue Thi Nguyen. She is survived by three daughters, Jenny Bui, Deena Tran and Lan Bui; three sons, Hieu Bui, Andy Tran and Kelvin Nguyen; nine grandchildren; brothers and sisters and many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be on Friday, August...

Maureen E. (Piper) Stokes Loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother   TYNGSBOROUGH – Maureen E. (Piper) Stokes, age 72, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, August 17, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Wilfred F. Stokes.   Born in Concord, MA on December 10, 1946, she was a daughter of the late George and Eugenia (Mathaisel) Piper.     Maureen enjoyed playing bingo, trips to Foxwoods and listening to books on tapes. She was also...

Edward R. Allard Proud U.S. Air Force Veteran   Edward R. Allard, age 70, a longtime resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell, passed away on August 9, 2019, at the Lowell General Hospital with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Diane B. (Morency) Allard, with whom he was married for 47 years. Born in Lowell on February 26, 1949, he was a son of the late Louis and Ethel (Chandonnet) Allard. Ed was educated in the Lowell school system and was a 1967 graduate of...

Susan L. (Ahearn) O’Toole PELHAM, NH – Susan L. (Ahearn) O’Toole, a resident of Pelham, NH passed away on August 9, 2019 at the Lowell General Hospital with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Thomas O’Toole, for over 40 years. Born in Lowell on October 16, 1950, she was a daughter of the late John and Barbara (McDermott) Ahearn.  Susie was educated in the Lowell school system and was a graduate of Lowell High School and then received her...

Lucien R. Bedard, age 74, a resident of Spring House, PA and formerly of Lowell, passed on August 4, 2019 in PA.   Born in Lowell on August 28, 1944, he was a son of the late Lucien L. and Alice R. (Suprenant) Bedard. He moved to Pennsylvanna many years ago and worked for a plastics manufacturing company. He is survived by a brother and sister in law, Gerard and Linda Bedard; a sister, Constance McVey; and his nieces and nephews and dear friends in Pennsylvania.

Aurelie “Lee” (Blanchard) Connors   HUDSON, NH – Aurelie “Lee” (Blanchard) Connors, a resident of Hudson, NH passed away at the young age of 52, on July 19, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Donald F. Connors, Jr. for 21 wonderful years and the extremely proud Mother of Meaghan and Timothy.   Born in Methuen on January 29, 1967, she was a daughter of George and Aurelie (Clarke) Blanchard of...

Marie Shirley (Morin) Maguire  Loving aunt and friend   LOWELL – Marie Shirley (Morin) Maguire, age 83, a longtime resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2019 at the High Pointe Hospice House in Haverhill, with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Herbert Michael Maguire whom died in 2000, after 34 wonderful years of marriage.  Born in Lowell on September 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A....

Kenneth G. White, Jr. 1927 - 2019   CHELMSFORD– Kenneth G. White, Jr. passed on July 19, 2019 at his home in Chelmsford, in his 91st year.  He was the loving husband of the late Patricia White to whom he was married for 69 years. He was born in Indiana on July 25, 1927, moved to Ohio at a young age where he resided for many years before moving to Chelmsford.  He was preceded in death by his wonderful parents, Kenneth Sr. and Wilma Elizabeth and loving daughter...

Shawn K. Fierley     Shawn K. Fierley, age 46, passed away suddenly on July 14, 2019 in Lowell. Born in Lowell on December 18, 1972, he was the son of the late Lorraine R. (Desjardins) Fierley and Kenneth Fierley and his wife Pamela of Dracut. He was educated in the Lowell school system and was a graduate of Lowell High School. He was employed as a laborer for many moving and storage companies in the area. Shawn had an infectious laugh, a wonderful sense of humor and a heart...

Mark Edward St. John   Mark Edward St. John, 57, a resident of Dracut, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019, surrounded by loved ones after a tough battle with cancer. Born in Lowell, MA on January 9, 1962, he was the son of the late Edward A. and Harriet A. (Brown) St. John.   He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran having served from 1979 until his honorable discharge in 1982. He earned the rank of Corporal and was awarded a Rifle Expert Badge, Sea Service Deployment Badge and...