Lancaster – Susan Ann (Elliott) Franks, 44, was a beautiful soul suddenly taken from us Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT. Susan was born in Leominster on March 18, 1976 to Joan (Belliveau) Elliott and the late John Elliott. She grew up in Lunenburg where she participated in numerous sports and the student council. Susan then attended Mt. Wachusett Community College to study photography. Her love of photography and helping...

David C. McMurray of Shrewsbury passed away Tuesday, September 1, after a brief illness. He was 57. David was born on December 7, 1962 at Burbank Hospital in Fitchburg. He was the son of the late John P. and Ann (Coffey) McMurray of Fitchburg. David is survived by his brother, Shawn and Shawn’s partner Sheila McDonald Gibbons of Webster, as well as by his niece, Erin K. McMurray, his grandnephew Samuel, and his grandniece Libby, all of Southborough. David is fondly remembered for his...

Lunenburg - Bruce W. Smith, 75, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, MA.   Bruce was born in Fitchburg on August 2, 1945 son of the late Harry and Ingeborg (Henell) Smith. He was a member of the first Lunenburg High School football team and a 1963 graduate of Lunenburg High School. Bruce served in the U.S. Air Force from 1963 to 1969 after which he attended Northeastern University. He returned to the Lunenburg Football field as...

Virginia (Eastman) Samuli, 97 Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother   Westminster-Virginia (Eastman) Samuli, 97, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Leominster Hospital after an illness.    She was the wife 58 years to the late Kauku Samuli who died in 2001.    Virginia leaves one son, John Samuli and his wife Bette of Palm Desert, CA; one daughter, Diane Walters and her husband John of Townsend; four grandchildren, Kathy Jenezon and her husband James...

Peter C. Markham    On Saturday, August 22, 2020, Peter Cullen Markham, husband of 65 years, proud father and acute observer of life, passed away at the age of 87.    Peter was born on April 5, 1933, in Fitchburg, MA to Stephen and Anne (Peterson) Markham. The family of six grew up in Fitchburg. Peter attended St. John’s Prep School, where he was a scholar and an athlete, winning a state medal in the 440-yard dash. Disregarding prestige, he turned down Harvard to...

Marguerite M. (LeBlanc) Regan, 91 Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother   Lunenburg-Marguerite M. (LeBlanc) Regan, 91, died Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Highlands.    She was the wife of the late Eugene J. Regan who died on July 9, 2006.      She leaves one son, Eugene D. Regan and his wife Eileen of Holyoke; two daughters, Diane M. Nowd and her husband Thomas of Lunenburg and Kerry M. Koljian and her husband Kevin of Ashburnham; six...

Lunenburg – Frank “Mr. Z” Zanghi Sr., 85, passed away peacefully at his home on August 11, 2020.    He was born on May 23, 1935 in Fitchburg, the son of the late Benedetto and Nina (Catanese) Zanghi.    Frank was a lab technician for the Borden Chemical Company for many years before retiring in 1997. He was very active in his community and a was a parishioner of St. Anna Parish, and most recently a parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake Church in...

Westminster-Donald D. Doncaster, 92, died at his home Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his home after an illness.    He leaves his wife of 61 years, Janet (McKay) Doncaster; two daughters, Hilary Doncaster of Celebration, FL and Heather Vecchio and her husband Mark of Amsterdam and Long Lake, NY; three grandchildren, Kevin Adams of Amsterdam, NY, Wesley Adams of Sprakers, NY and Brianne Vecchio of Tribes Hill, NY; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Bliss Doncaster of Sackville,...

Lunenburg- Leon “Sonny” Tarbell Jr., 78, died Sunday, August 09, 2020 surrounded by his family.    He was born on September 14, 1941 in Leominster, MA to the late Olive (Booth) and Leon Tarbell Sr.    Leon was a retired correctional officer for the Massachusetts Department of Correction and a proud auxiliary police officer for the town of Lunenburg. In his early years, he worked at James River Paper Mill and spent over 25 years with Anwelt Shoe...

Douglas K. MacMillan, 88 Owner of Cherry Hill Dairy Farm in Lunenburg Lunenburg-Douglas K. MacMillan, 88, died peacefully at his home on Friday, August 7, 2020.    He leaves his wife of 64 years, Marilyn A. (Proctor) MacMillan. They celebrated their anniversary on May 5th.    Douglas leaves his five children, Sharon L. Kimball and her husband Charles of Lunenburg, Robert B. MacMillan and his wife Luanne of Fitchburg, Raymond D. MacMillan of Lunenburg, Russell C....