Marilyn Roscoe

PEPPERELL - Marilyn A. Roscoe, 66, of Pepperell formerly a longtime resident of Westford died September 26, 2020 at her home. Marilyn was born in Lowell, MA on

May 26, 1954 a daughter of the late Charles and Josephine (Sosnowski) Roscoe. Marilyn was predeceased by her sister, Mary Roscoe. She is survived by son Liam P. Moran and his wife Kristen of Westford, brother Joseph Roscoe of Malone, NY; her grandchildren Arietta and Elliot Moran; longtime friend Lorraine Ward of Westford, and her beloved cat, Max.

Marilyn spent much of her life in Westford’s Forge Village and spent her working years employed with Raytheon. She had recently moved to Pepperell where she spent the last six years of her life. Marilyn was a Communicant of St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Westford. In her younger years, she was an avid skydiver.

ROSCOE – Marilyn A., of Pepperell formerly of Westford. September 26, 2020. Services will be private. Arrangements under the direction of the Mcgaffigan Family Funeral Home, PEPPERELL, MA. Please see www. mcgaffiganfuneral.com for online memorial.

Anti-nuclear activist Sister Ardeth Platte, a Dominican nun who spent time in jail for her peaceful protests, died in her sleep on Sept. 30. She was 84.

Sister Carol Gilbert, who confirmed Platte’s death, lived with her at a Catholic Worker house in Washington, D.C. Gilbert said

Platte had participated in a street corner demonstration against nuclear weapons just a few days before her death.

In 2010, Platte was arrested for trespassing at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during a protest, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. At her sentencing hearing, Platte said, “Nuclear weapons are the taproot of violence, and they must be abolished. So I refuse to be silent,” the newspaper reported.

She served a four-month sentence.

It was one of several arrests over many years of anti-war protests.