Obituary notices, week of October 26, 2026 through November 1, 2026
Three Pepperell-resident obituaries were published this week: McAlpine, Irene (Whitney), 71, who died October 27 at UMass Memorial Medical Center; Smith, Ann Marie (Ayotte) "Annie," 76, of Pepperell and Charlotte, North Carolina, who died the same day.
PEPPERELL — This week's column carries notices for three Pepperell-resident obituaries published this week, with names from McGaffigan Family Funeral Home, Legacy.com and Echovita.
Irene (Whitney) McAlpine, 71, of Pepperell, died on October 27, 2026, at UMass Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by her immediate family. She was born in Boston on October 5, 1955, a daughter of the late Francis and Bernadette (McHugh) Whitney. Service information was not included in the portion of the notice available at publication. Full obituary at McGaffigan Family Funeral Home: https://www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com/obituaries/irene-mcalpine?ttm_pid=212701936&ttm_affiliate=legacypro&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy.
Ann Marie (Ayotte) Smith, "Annie," 76, of Pepperell and Charlotte, North Carolina, died on October 27, 2026, passing peacefully surrounded by loved ones. She was born on October 10, 1950, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Service information was not included in the portion of the notice available at publication. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Robertson Funeral & Cremation Service, Charlotte): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ann-smith-obituary?id=62864369.
Lillian C. (Ciccio) Ambrosino, 86, of Pepperell, died on October 29, 2026. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/pepperell/lillian-ambrosino-22341920.
Notices compiled from McGaffigan Family Funeral Home, Legacy.com, Robertson Funeral & Cremation Service (Charlotte), and Echovita.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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