All Obituaries

Paul H. Arseneault Loving husband, father and grandfather   TYNGSBOROUGH – Paul H. Arseneault, age 77, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 in the presence of his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Sandra F. (Lavigne) Arseneault, with whom he had been married for 52 years. Born in Lowell on December 30, 1941, he was a son of the late Arthur and Alma (Pare) Arseneault. Paul was the owner and operator A-Plus Construction for...

Lucille A. (Lessard) Azarowski Loving mother and grandmother   LOWELL – Lucille A. (Lessard) Azarowski, age 94, a longtime resident of the Highlands section of Lowell, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 19, 2019. She was the wife of the late John J. Azarowski.  Born in Lowell, on April 18, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Marie Anne (Grenon) Lessard. Lucille was an active communicant of the former Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish and was a member of...

Roland F. Bedard  Loving father and grandfather.   HUDSON, NH – Roland F. Bedard, age 95, a resident of Hudson, NH and a former longtime resident of Dracut, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 15, 2019, at his home.  He was the loving husband of the late Laura L. (Spinney) Bedard who died in 2016. Born in Lowell on November 15, 1923, he was a son of the late J. Peter and Yvonne (Bergeron) Bedard. He was a WW II veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy from 1943...

Captain Arthur H. Ryan (ret.) LPD  Loving husband, father and grandfather   DRACUT – Captain Arthur H. Ryan (ret.) Lowell Police Dept., age 79, a resident of Dracut, passed away on April 13, 2019 after a brief illness with his family by his side.  He was the beloved husband of Gloria (Lamontagne) Ryan for more than 60 wonderful years.  Born in Boston on June 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Hudson and Louise (Conley) Ryan. He was a graduate of Dracut High...

C. Shirley Austin  Loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and world traveler   LOWELL –  Shirley Austin, age 86, of Lowell, passed away at her home on April 14, 2019, with her family by her side.  She was a long time resident of both Tewksbury and Bedford. Born in Boston on January 7, 1933, she was a daughter of the late William and Theresa (Keefe) Austin. She was predeceased by her 8 siblings; Evelyn Flaherty and husband John; Virginia Austin;...

Richard A. Bator  Loving husband, father and grandfather   HUDSON, NH – Richard A. Bator, age 75, a longtime resident of Hudson, NH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11th, 2019 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack.  He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (McAweeney) Bator with whom he shared 30 years of marriage.   Born in Springfield, MA on June 23, 1943, he was the son of the late Alphonse J. and Anna (Boska) Bator. Richard...

Cecile Y. (Brouillard) Marchand  Loving mother and grandmother LOWELL – Cecile Y. (Brouillard) Marchand, age 97, a longtime resident of the Pawtucketville section of Lowell, passed away on April 5, 2019, at D’Youville Senior Care, with her family by her side.  She was the wife of the late Benoit H. Marchand.  Born in Lowell on February 23, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Lumina (Lussier) Brouillard. She was a graduate of Ste Jeanne d’Arc...

J. Paul Lambert U.S. Army Veteran Mr. J. Paul Lambert, age 69, a resident of Dracut, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the Lowell General Hospital. Born in Lowell on April 12, 1949, he was a son of the late Donald and Rita (Perreault) Lambert. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War from 1969 until his honorable discharge in 1972. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, a Sharpshooter M14 Badge and an Expert...

Ellen (Cassanos) Trearchis …loving mother and grandmother  Tyngsborough – Ellen (Cassanos) Trearchis, age 96, a former resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on April 3, 2019 at the Day Brook Village Nursing Center in Holyoke, MA.  She was the loving wife of the late John Trearchis.  Ellen was born in a house in Westbrook, ME, on August 30, 1922 the third child of George and Caroline (Cutrumbes) Cassanos, who were immigrants from the Peloponnese region of...

Pauline I. (Lambert) Deschenes  Loving mother and grandmother.   DRACUT – Mrs. Pauline I. (Lambert) Deschenes, age 69, a longtime resident of Dracut, passed away unexpectedly on March 29, 2019, at the IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.     Born in Lowell on May 31, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Doris M. (L’Heureux) Lambert Sr.  She was educated in the Lowell school system and was a graduate of Keith Hall High School...