Obituaries

Loving Son, Brother, Partner, Friend Zachary “Ziggy” Charles Cardone, formerly a longtime resident of Westford, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, at his home in Dorchester, MA. He left this planet for a life among the stars, a possibility he had contemplated often during his brief lifespan. He lived…

Rita D. (McGrath) Dussault, 82, of Nashua, NH, died February 7, 2023, in Lowell. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Dussault. Born in Lowell, Rita was the daughter of the late Raymond McGrath and Margaret (Higgins) Tareila. She graduated from Lowell High School with the class of…

Josephine Helen Wrobel, 97, of Lowell, MA, died February 5, 2023. She was the wife of the late John F. Wrobel with whom she had shared 55 years of marriage. She was born in Lowell, March, 19, 1925, a member of the Greatest Generation. She was the daughter of Polish…

Felicita Castellano of Lowell Felicita Castellano, 87, a longtime resident of Lowell, MA, died February 2, 2023, in Lowell. Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Maria (Rivera) Rodriguez. She was married to the late Luz Castellano. Felicita enjoyed taking long walks. She was…

North Billerica, MA USMC Veteran Clifford Roland Leroux, 75, formally of Lowell, MA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 following a recent diagnosis of cancer at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. He was the beloved husband of Deborah (West) Leroux with whom he would have celebrated their 49th…

Loving Aunt, Friend Margaret Sarkisian, a longtime resident of Lowell, died peacefully on December 23, 2022, in Chelmsford, aged 96 years. Born in Lowell, August 16, 1926, she was the beloved daughter of the late Garabed and Serpouhi Sarkisian. Margaret received her early education in the Lowell school system and…

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the passing to Glory of *Mrs. Lydiah Kahuthia Gichere* of Beverly, Massachusetts on January 19, 2023. She was the wife to Humphrey K. Gichere (Beverly, Massachusetts), mother to Terry Karuoya (Dallas, Texas), the late Ian Gichere Karuoya, and Kenneth Karuoya…

Sophanna Sam, 37, of Lowell, MA died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at home. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of Mengky Phan. She was raised in Massachusetts since she was 5 years old. She graduated from Lowell High School, Lowell, with the class of 2003. She was a…

We are sad to inform you of the sudden death of Robert Kimani Waruingi of Baltimore MD. The late Robert was a younger brother to Martin Waruingi of PCEA NEEMA Church, Lowell and Hellen Waruingi of Baltimore, MD. Robert’s wake to be held at the Morse-Bayliss Funeral Home, 122 Princeton…

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Joseph “Joe” Penich Jr., a longtime resident of Beverly, MA, died peacefully on January 9, 2023, at Hathorne Hill Senior Care in Danvers, aged 81 years. He was the beloved husband of the late Joyce C. (Dolfi) Penich, with whom he had shared 43 years of…