All Obituaries

Maria K. (Kosztolanyi) Szava-Kovats, age 92, a former longtime resident of Tyngsborough and more recently of Chelmsford, passed on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Born in Pecs, Hungary on May 20, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ferenc J. and Kristina (Moser) Kosztolanyi.  She was educated as a stenographer in Hungary where she met and married the love of her life Gabor Szava-Kovats. In 1956 at the time of the Hungarian revolution, Maria and Gabor married and escaped Hungary to Austria...

Ronald L. Lord, Sr., age 78, a resident of Tyngsborough, passed away peacefully after his struggle with cancer on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at his home. He was born in Lowell on October 21, 1945, the son of the late Leo and Irene (Burgess) Lord.  Educated in the Lowell school system and was a graduate of Lowell High School. Ron then enlisted into the United States Air Force in 1965 and served during the Vietnam War until his honorable discharge in 1969. Ron enjoyed stock car racing at...

S. Marguerite “Maggie” (Brassard) Maher, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the age of 95 surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of the late Hector A. Maher who died in 2001.  She was born in Lowell on October 16, 1928, one of seven children of the late Adolphe O. and Marie Jeanne (Boucher) Brassard.  Maggie was a graduate of St. Joseph High School and was a parishioner of the former Ste. Jeanne d’Arc...

Brian or "Uncle Bri", 68 of Lowell, died peacefully in the comfort of his home on April 5th, 2024. Born on October 14, 1955, he was the oldest child of the late Thomas and Shirley (Frain) Riley. He was raised in Lowell, MA, where he attended public schools. After receiving his GED, he furthered his education at Middlesex Community College and graduated with an associate degree in science liberal studies and he had a certification in computerized book keeping. Brian previously...

Robert B. Pyle, age 66, a longtime resident of Tyngsborough, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 8, 2024 at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Deborah M. (Coon) Pyle, with whom he shared over 47 years of marriage. Born in Concord, MA on October 5, 1957, he was a son of the late John H. and Mary Francis (Hickey) Pyle.  Robert was self-employed as a contractor and was the owner and operator of Greystone Construction. He enjoyed gardening and being outdoors and he loved...

Dolores M. (Vivier) Quirbach passed away peacefully at the age of 88, on April 4, 2024, with her children by her side, after a 12 year battle with Alzheimer's. She is deeply missed by her loving family.   Dolores "Dolly" was born April 19, 1935 to the late Arthur and Annette (Albert) Vivier with the birth name of Mary Annette Dolores Vivier. Dolores was a native French speaker and learned English as a young girl in the St. Joseph's schools in Lowell,...

Sigrid A. (Burmann) Stemmler, age 89, a resident of Dracut, passed away on April 7, 2024 at the High Pointe House in Haverhill.  She was the beloved wife of Karl R. Stemmler, with whom she shared over 64 years of marriage.  She was born on March 27, 1935 in Celle, Germany to the late Anton and Antonia (Winkler) Burmann.  She was educated in Germany and moved to the United States in 1958 where she met Karl and they married in May 1959. She became a US citizen in...

Hayley Anne Veillette, of Portland, ME, raised in Westford, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Maine Medical Center, just five days after celebrating her 30th birthday.   She was born in Waterbury, CT on March 17, 1994 and graduated from Westford Academy, Class of 2013. She then enrolled into James Madison University, where she received a bachelor of science in sociology with a nonprofit studies minor. Hayley had a magical ability to turn the mundane into...

Marie Ann C. (Poirier) Tremblay, age 72, a resident of New Boston, NH and a former longtime resident of Lowell, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2024.  She was the beloved wife for over 49 years of Paul J. Tremblay. Born in Lowell on April 26, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Lucien M. and Claire (L’Heureux) Poirier and was educated in the Lowell school system. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Harvard Community Health. Marie Ann enjoyed playing video...

William “Bill” Hunnewell, age 62, a resident of Tyngsborough, passed away quietly, pain free in his sleep on Thursday, March 14, 2024 surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of 24 years to his wife Donna Hunnewell. Surviving him in addition to his wife are his son, Robert and daughter Jessica Hunnewell; two sisters, Linda Hunnewell and Suzanne Roark along with nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Bill was born in Lowell on October 22, 1961; he was the son of the late...