LOWELL – Evelyn L. (Millerick) Block, age 82, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at Lowell General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Hans Phillip Block, Jr., until his passing in 1994. She was born on April 14, 1943…

AYER – Donna M. (Gosson) Cooper, 67, died unexpectedly on Monday, September 22, 2025 at home. She was born in Lowell on May 29, 1958 and was the daughter of the late Joan (Beaulieu) and Ernest Gosson. For years, she was a familiar face at Nick’s Restaurant, where she knew…

FRANKLIN – Paul L. Chartrand, age 66, died Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at home after suffering for many years from Parkinson’s disease. He was a resident of Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill in Franklin and will be missed by many friends there. He was a former resident of Lowell,…

Londonderry, NH – It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Husband, Father, and Bumpa, Robert H. “Bob” Smethurst, at the age of 83. Robert passed surrounded by those he loved on September 28, 2025, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. A U.S. Army Veteran,…

LOWELL – Scott Joseph Allen, 64, of Lowell, MA, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2025, at Lowell General Hospital, surrounded by his loving children. Born on January 1, 1961, in Lowell, he was the beloved son of the late Joseph “Harry” and Rosanne (Wicks) Allen. Scott grew up in…

DRACUT – Douglas B. Hamilton, 79, died on Sunday, September 21, 2025 surrounded by family. He was the beloved husband of Mary B. (Webb) Hamilton, with whom he would have shared 40 years of marriage with on March 14th. He was born in Concord, NH on April 9, 1946 and…

LOWELL – Lisa J. Fortin, age 61, died unexpectedly on September 21, 2025. She was born in Brookline, MA on April 21, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Barbara (Hayes) and Raymond Fortin. She worked for many years at the Lowell Transitional Living Center. With a generous heart,…

TYNGSBORO – Dorothy Christine “Teenie” (Gillis) Garland, age 66, lovingly known as “Christine” and affectionately nicknamed “Teenie,” was born on March 23, 1959, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Frederick J. Gillis Jr. and Elizabeth (Mellen) Gillis. As one of eight children, Teenie treasured the unique and special bonds she shared with…

DERRY, NH – Normand Paul Caron, age 67, died on August 23, 2025. Normand was a long-time resident of Lowell and for some time in Dracut. For the past four years he resided in Derry, N.H. He was born in Lowell, on June 26, 1958, and was one of five…

Madeline Sheehan, nicknamed Ellen, age 72, passed away after a short illness at Lowell General Hospital on September 8, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Charles T. Pierce and Alma Pierce of Pelham, NH and sister of the late Charles T. Pierce, Jr. Ellen graduated from Alvirne High…

TYNGSBORO – Robert Albert “Bob” Gendron, age 65, died Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Lowell General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Andrée D. (St. Hilaire) Gendron, with whom he shared 35 years of marriage. Bob, born in Lowell on June 27, 1960 was the son of the late…

Joan M. (Costello) Bedford – Loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother LOWELL – Joan M. (Costello) Bedford 88, a longtime resident of the Christian Hill neighborhood in the Centralville section of Lowell, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 10, at Lowell General Hospital with her loving family by her side. Joan…