Tywan (Dean) Ramos, died unexpectedly on May 28, 2020, in Cambridge.    He was born January 26, 1979, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Patricia (Jackson) Phillips of Fitchburg and Gary Maurice Dean of Pensacola, Florida.   Many may remember Tywan as the kid walking around Cleghorn with a Boombox on his shoulder playing music for the neighborhood. Later, Tywan operated a small business in Fitchburg. He was also a member of Faith in Action International...

   Janice L. (Pick) Woods, 87, of Fitchburg died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Worcester, after a period of declining health.   Janice was raised in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Phyllis (Luchford) Pick and Louis Pick.  She graduated from Fitchburg High School, Class of 1950. After graduating from Becker College, she worked for Dr. Walter Pick as a medical secretary.  She married her husband, Donald in 1953. After raising...

  Leominster-Margarita Ramos, 75, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester after a courageous battle with Covid-19.    She leaves her four children, Noemi Jimenez of Leominster, Elliott Rodriquez of PA, Carlos J. Cruz Jr of Fitchburg and Maria M. Cruz of Fitchburg; fourteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren; one brother, Daniel Ramos of Lawrence and one sister, Mercedes Ramos of Puerto Rico.    She is...

Fitchburg-Lifelong resident, John L. Meyer Sr., 83, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Baystate Hospital in Springfield.     John was born July 29, 1936 in Fitchburg to William F. and Vieno (Keurulainen) Meyer. John was a retired painter. He leaves his wife, Rose (Barrows) Meyer; two sons, John L. Meyer Jr. of Leominster and Stephen T. Meyer and his wife Mary Jane Franklin of Lunenburg; four brothers, Daniel Meyer of Leominster, Edward Meyer and his wife Ruth...

Dr. Thomas Mulholland Jr., 93 Thomas B. Mulholland Jr. passed away quietly on May 19th, three days after his 93rd birthday, after a long and remarkable life. He spent his youth in Fitchburg where he was born and attended St. Bernard’s High School. In his senior year he loved playing trumpet in local swing bands. As soon as he graduated he enlisted in the Navy during WWII, serving aboard the USS Solar . After his military service, Thomas attended Tufts and Clark University through the...

Westminster-Thomas F. O’Day Jr. 70 died peacefully at his home on Monday, May 18, 2020.    He leaves his wife, Patricia (Stanton) O’Day; three sons, Timothy P. O’Day and his wife Jody of Templeton, Christopher J. O’Day and Matthew S. O’Day and his wife Rebekah all of Westminster; six grandchildren, Jake O’Day, Ellison O’Day, Kellan O’Day, Maeve O’Day, Declan O’Day and Finley O’Day and one sister Susan...

 Baldwinville- Richard “Dickie” Coleman, 82, died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Fitchburg Healthcare.    He leaves three brothers, Robert Coleman Jr. of Ashburnham, Phillip D. Coleman and his wife Janet of Lancaster and Thomas L. Coleman and his wife Dottie of Methuen; one sister, Anna M. Coleman of Fitchburg and many nieces and nephews.    Dickie was predeceased by three brothers, Donald W. Coleman, John H. Coleman and Carl J. Coleman; two sisters, Mary R....

Westminster-Paul A. Hamel, 80, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Fitchburg Health Care after complications of COVID-19.    He was the husband of the late Marilyn (Parnanen) Hamel.    He leaves three sons, Dennis Hamel of Hubbardston, Richard Hamel and John Hamel both of Westminster; one daughter, Jennifer Lynn Hamel of Gardner; seven grandchildren; one brother, Robert Hamel of Lunenburg; one sister, Lorraine Farnsworth of Shirley and several nieces and...

Fitchburg-John Joseph McGrath Jr, 94, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Highlands, after an illness.    He was the husband of 57 years to the late Audrey J. (Richardson) McGrath who died in 2005.    John leaves two sons, John R. “Jack” McGrath and his wife Debbie of NH and William C. “Bill” McGrath of Fitchburg; one grandson, Daniel R. McGrath; one sister, Irene Allain of Oxford; one brother, James McGrath of Milford; three godsons, David...

Lunenburg- Mack Ray Parker, 80, passed away May 14th, 2020 after a short, but courageous battle with cancer. He was born on September 17, 1939 to Elmon B. and Lola M. (Byrd) Parker in Benson, NC. At age 17 he joined the U.S. Army and while attending the Army Security Agency school at the former Ft. Devens, he met his future wife, Rosemary Parker.   He served in the ASA for two years in Okinawa, and upon his return in 1959, went to work for Shepard & Parker Inc. in Fitchburg. He and...