All Obituaries

Carolyn M. (MacKay) Hastings, age 51, a resident of Tyngsborough, passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 12, 2023.  She was the beloved wife of Kenneth R. Hastings and loving mother of Isabella E. Hastings.  Born in Boston on November 15, 1971, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Anne Marie (Galeota) MacKay.  She was educated in the Tewksbury school system and was a graduate of Shawsheen Technical High School.  She then attended Southern New Hampshire...

Joan V. (Messer) Morris, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on Friday November 10, 2023.  She was the beloved wife of the late William T. Morris.  Born in Lowell on March 21, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth (Noyes) Messer.  Joan traveled the world.  Her and Billy made annual trips to Saratoga where they enjoy playing the ponies with friends as well as visiting exotic destinations, countries full of history and cruises to just...

Doris Pauline (Pintal) Beausoleil Oct 25, 1943 – Nov 5, 2023 On November 5th surrounded by her children, Doris Beausoleil, 80, a longtime resident of Dracut, MA, peacefully left this world for a better place, after months of declining health. She was a beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, relative, and friend. Born in Lowell in 1943, Doris was the youngest of two children to the late Raymond & Cecile (Cloutier) Pintal.  She was raised in the “Little Canada”...

Darren Laquidara, age 56, a resident of Dracut, passed away on Friday, November 10, 2023 at his home, with his family by his side.  He was the beloved husband of Darlene (St. Marie) Laquidara. Born in Everett on March 27, 1967, he was a son of the late Santo and Esther (Samsel) Laquidara.  Darren was the sound engineer at T.J. Callahan’s Pub in Tewksbury for many years and he also installed fencing. He loved music, playing the guitar and hanging out with his many dear...

TYNGSBOROUGH – Raymond J. Clement, age 82, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, after a short battle with metastatic cancer. Ray passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (McEvoy) Clement with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Lowell on December 4, 1940, he was a son of the late Frank and Helen (Manning) Clement. He attended St. Patrick’s school in Lowell,...

Richard A. “Rick” Russell, Jr., age 68, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough and formerly of Chelmsford, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at the Jack Byrne Center at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.  He was the beloved husband of Cynthia A. (Proulx) Russell, with whom he shared 29 wonderful years of marriage. Rick was born in Schenectady, NY on October 7, 1955, a son of Richard A. Russell, Sr., of Winchendon, MA and the late Betty Jane (Collins)...

Robert J. Betty, age 71, a resident of Tyngsborough, passed away peacefully at his home on October 24, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Donnamarie A. (Chouinard) Betty with whom he shared over 51 wonderful years of marriage. Born in Lowell on September 11, 1952 he was a son of the late Victor and Anita (Deschenes) Betty.  He grew up in Lowell and was educated in the Lowell school system. Robert was employed for many years as a groundskeeper at...

Brenda A. Deschenes, age 70, a longtime resident of Hudson, NH, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023, with her family by her side.  She was the loving wife of the late Paul A. Deschenes who died in 2007.    Born in Lowell on July 20, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Ruth (Dwyer) Pitre and was raised by her aunt and uncle, Raymond and Dorothy (Pitre) Cloutier. She was educated in the Lowell School system and was a graduate of Lowell Trade...