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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Obituaries -- Lowell, Massachusetts

The below listed names were taken from The Lowell Sun newspaper's obituary section for this week. (If there is an * by the name, it means I knew that person, and you may write me if you have questions.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
JOSEPH P. CZARNIONKA SR., FORMER PEPPERELL SELECTMAM, AND ACTIVE COMMUNITY LEADER; 90
EDWARD F. HANSBURY, OF CHELMSFORD, MA, RETIRED RAYTHEON CORP.; 1949 GRADUATE KEITH ACADEMY; 80


TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
MICHAEL L. PROULX, OF NASHUA, NH; 47
RAYMOND E. DESLAURIERS, RET. LIEUTENANT LOWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT; 80
HERBERT W. "BILL" McCONNELL III, OF DRACUT, MA; 45
RITA B. GAGNON, OF CHELMSFORD, MA AND HUDSON, NH, FORMER BEAUTY SHOP OWNER
NICHOLAS L. KORAVOS JR., FORMERLY OF LOWELL; AGE 72
KIKI KARABATSOS, RESIDENT OF CHELMSFORD; 86
ROY P. ERICSON, BILLERICA RESIDENT; AGE 69
VIRGINIA A. (NARANKEVICIUS) MacINTOSH, OF BILLERICA, MA; 1932 - 2011
DARRELL M. CASSIDY, OF PEPPERELL; FORMERLY OF WOBURN; 61
JAMES DAVID WHIDDEN, OF ASHBURNHAM, MA; FORMERLY OF BILLERICA; 49


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7,  2011
ERIC M. KEIRSTEAD, OF SHIRLEY, MA; 41
DONALD A. ST. LAURENT, II, OF HUDSON, NH; FORMERLY OF BILLERICA; 29
EDWARD R. "NED" MACKEY, OF TEWKSBURY, RETIRED ENGINEER; 82
ROBERT J. RIORDAN, OF KENNETH CITY, FL, FORMERLY OF LOWELL; 82
FLORENCE E. "FLO" (STEELE) TOMYL, OF MAYNARD; 84
GLENDON W. BREWSTER, OF WESTFORD; 83
ROSARIO J. FRAGALE, OF NEW PORT RICHELY, FL, FORMERLY OF LOWELL AREA; 74
GEORGE B. La COURSE, JR. (SONNY), 64, OF LOWELL, LOVING BROTHER, UNCLE, AND FRIEND, U.S. ARMY VIETNAM WAR VETERAN


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011
FRANCIS  G. "GIBBY" FEEHAN, OF LOWELL, MA
WILLIAM M. REGAN, OF MANCHESTER, NH; FORMERLY OF LOWELL; 61
ARETI  (PHOUSIAS) PAPARISIS, OF LOWELL, MA; 93
DOLORES M. (COTE) (LeCOURT) SASSER, OF OCALA, FL, FORMERLY OF LOWELL
MARY C. VALLESIO, OF TEWKSBURY, MA, RETIRED ACCOUNTING CLERK; 73


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
BARBARA P. LUCAS, FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEER; WIFE OF SUN, SENTINEL COLUMNIST; 76
PETER GABRIEL JR., FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENCE DEPT. BILLERICA PUBLIC SCHOOLS; 77
VERONICA M. GRENDA, LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER; AGE 98
BLANCHE I. (SEVIGNY) LaCHANCE, LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND SISTER; 91*
EDWARD J. IVERSON JR., WORKED AT G.W. ARCHER MOBIL IN LITTLETON AND AYER; NAVY VET; 59
LILLIAN GRIECO, RESIDENT OF LOWELL; 90
ELIODORO 'LEO' SILVA OF LOWELL; 59
LARZ A. GRYMES JR., AIR FORCE VETERAN, OF BILLERICA; 81
ALFRED FAIRBROTHER, RAISED IN WILMINGTON, MA, VIETNAM WAR VET; 66
DORIS (MONLEON) LACOY PEREDINA, OF TYNGSBOROUGH, MA; 81
ANGELIA T. BRABANT, OF TEWKSBURY, FORMERLY OF WILMINGTON; 73
LIDUINA ESPINOLA, OF LOWELL, MA; 84


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
LAWRENCE J. KELLEHER, OF TEWKSBURY, MA, RETIRED EVERETT PATROLMAN; 83
JAMES T. BESHARA, OF LOWELL, MA, WWII VETERAN, SERGEANT U.S. AIR FORCE; 90
JOSEPH F. MILLANAZZO, JR., OF LOWELL, WORKED AS A ROOFER; 65
VIRGINIA L. MAILHOT, 1931 - 2011


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011
EDWARD V. GUDEK, OF DRACUT, KOREAN WAR VET; 87
DAVID M. BORDELEAU, OF LOWELL, MA AND FORMERLY OF NASHUA, NH, LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, AND BROTHER; 48
VIRGINIA M. JOHNSON, OF BILLERICA, LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, AND GRANDMOTHER; 80