Martha Smalanskas

Jul 24, 2022

Martha Smalanskas passed away peacefully on July 24, 2022 at 2:40 AM, surrounded by her loving family. She was 57 years old at the time. A longtime resident of Harvard, MA, She was the loving and devoted wife of Richard Smalanskas (57) and mother of Sebastian (28), Matias (23), and Oliver (21).

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia...

John Earl Keddy

Jul 17, 2022

John Earl “Jack” Keddy of Shirley, MA, formerly of Groton, Lexington, and Somerville, MA, died peacefully at his home of cancer on July 17, 2022; he was surrounded by his family.  He was 85.  Mr. Keddy was born in Somerville, MA, on April 9, 1937, the son of the late Glynn and Sarah (McNeil) Keddy. He was also predeceased by...

Margaret C. Holdsworth

Jul 13, 2022

Margaret Carey Holdsworth (Peggy), 81, died on July 13, 2022 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA surrounded by her loving family.

She was born March 4, 1941 in Bristol, CT, daughter of Harry W. and Margaret E. (Culliton) Holdsworth. Peggy was a graduate of Bristol High School. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Regis College in 1963...

Haichen Liu

Jul 11, 2022

Haichen Liu, age 84, passed away peacefully at home in the morning of July 11, 2022, at around 7:40 AM with his wife by his side, and family close by in Waltham, Massachusetts. 

Born on June 16, 1938, Haichen grew up in Liuyang, Hunan Province in China, met his beloved wife Defen Huang while working in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, raised...

Barbara Ann O'Neil

Jul 8, 2022

Roberta Barbara Ann (England) O’Neil of Westford, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 8, 2022 at the age of 89.  

Barbara was born on February 26, 1933 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada to Etta (Graham) and Cecil Grover England. From a very early age, and following in the footsteps of her mother, aunt and other strong...

Jonathan C. Curtis

Jul 4, 2022

Jonathan Charles Curtis of Milford, MA died on July 4th at the age of 31 after a brief illness.  Jon was born in Fitchburg and grew up in West Groton and Groton. He graduated from Groton-Dunstable Regional High School with the class of 2009, received his BA in communications and rhetoric from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2013, and...

Janice Elizabeth Manchuso

Jun 30, 2022

Janice Elizabeth Manchuso (Farrell) of Wrentham, MA, formerly of Littleton, MA, on June 30, 2022, at 82 years.  Beloved wife of 51 years of the late John Manchuso of Concord.  Loving mother of Scott, and wife Fran of Wrentham, MA.  Cherished grandmother of Erin and James. Dear sister of Dorothy of Andover, Edward (deceased), Barbara Glore and her husband James...

Jimmie William Beene

Jun 27, 2022

Jimmie William Beene, 77, and longtime resident of Townsend, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer surrounded by his family.

Born in Kingsport, TN on June 5, 1945, Jimmie was a son to the late William Rex and Jimmie M. (Moss) Beene. As a son of a career soldier, Jimmie was raised and...

Eric A. Turner

Jun 20, 2022

Eric Allan Turner, age 80, of Littleton passed away in his home on June 20, 2022. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the parents of the late Tage T. Turner and Madelyn Rawley Turner. He is survived by his devoted wife of more than 50 years, Constance June Ellis Turner, his son Matthew Andrew Turner and daughters, Sherri Lynne...

James A. Nugent

Jun 20, 2022

James A. Nugent 68, of Sebastian, FL, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at Sebastian River Medical Center in Roseland, Florida.

Family and friends will gather to honor and remember James for a period of visitation on Friday, July 1st, 2022, from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm in the Badger Funeral Home, 347 King Street, Littleton. A graveside...