LOWELL – It’s with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Rosanna “Rose” (Finnerty) Shepard at the young age of 64, while surrounded by her loving family. Rose was the beloved wife of Howard Shepard with whom she just celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary in the White Mountains…

Rev. Stephen A. Vasek, OMI, 81, passed away on October 25, 2025 after lengthy period of declining health, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Residence, Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He was born in Piqua, Ohio, son of the late Anthony and Lorraine (Koca) Vasek.  Fr. Vasek entered the Oblate Novitiate in Tewksbury, MA…

LOWELL – Mrs. Anna Laura (St. Onge) (Usher) Harding, age 77, passed after a long illness at Sunny Acres Nursing and Memory Care Facility in Chelmsford on Monday, October 20, 2025. Anna is predeceased by her beloved husband, Francis Gregory Harding. They were married in 2006 and spent 6 years…

DRACUT – Edward Arthur Jasmin, 83, of Dracut, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Born on June 28, 1942, in Lowell, Edward was the son of the late Alfred Jasmin and Eva (Pelletier) Jasmin Boisvert. He spent most of his life in Dracut,…

DRACUT – Joette M. (Mussaw) Lussier, beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 18, 1953, in Elmira, New York, Joette was the cherished daughter of Edward Mussaw and the…

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,…