Obituaries

Mar 21, 2026

Elaine Hanney Romero, passed away peacefully on March 21st, 2026 in Concord MA, at the age of 82, surrounded by her boys.

Born in Whitestone, NY, Elaine grew up in Queens and attended the Garden Country Day School. She went on to Cazenovia College, before spending her early working years in New York City. She was a loving wife to her...

Feb 1, 2026

Patricia Barbara Magee died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on February 1, 2026 at the age of 83, at Emerson Hospital, in Concord, MA.

She was born in Florissant Missouri on October 2, 1942. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High in 1960 and received her bachelor’s degree from St. Louis University in 1965.

She taught high school English in the Ferguson-Florissant...

Apr 16, 2026

Kenneth David Senne, age 84, a resident of Newbury Court in Concord, died at Emerson Hospital on April 16, 2026. He was the husband for 59 years of the late Linda (Prusiecki) Senne, who passed away in 2023.

Ken was born in Akron, Ohio, and he was the second child born to David and Pannie Senne. He grew up in La...

Apr 16, 2026

Martha Jean Mitchell, 93, of Lincoln, MA, passed away at home on April 16, 2026. She was the daughter of Martha Howard Mitchell and John Morgan Mitchell. 

In her own words from December, 2012:

In the 1700’s my Episcopal ancestors were sent to northwestern Virginia to establish a church. In 1862 that area became the state of West Virginia, where I was...

Apr 15, 2026

Joan M. (Doherty) Kenneally, age 94, of Groton, formerly of Chatham and Concord, passed away comfortably at home on April 15, 2026. She was the loving wife and sometime reluctant birdwatching companion for 57 years of the late Dr. Joseph F. Kenneally, Jr., a longtime Concord-based oral surgeon, who died in 2016.

Born March 3, 1932, Joan was the daughter of...

Apr 15, 2026

Laura Emory Stookey, aged 67, resident of Wayland, MA, and formerly of Cambridge and Lincoln, MA, died on April 15, 2026 from complications stemming from frontotemporal dementia (“FTD”).

Born May 19, 1958 in New York City, she was a daughter of Katherine Emory Stookey, and the late John Hoyt Stookey. Laura grew up in New York City, with her three siblings,...

Apr 14, 2026

Mary (Binks) McAvenia, of Concord, died peacefully at her home on April 14, 2026, following a period of declining health. She was 96.

Mary was born on May 4, 1929 as the daughter of the late Herbert and Margaret (Dean) Binks. She was raised in York, England before moving to the United States at the age of twenty. She settled in...

Apr 12, 2026

Bernard Flanagan, age 89, a resident of The Commons in Lincoln, formerly of Boston, passed away at home on April 12, 2026.

Born in Liverpool, England on November 10, 1936, he was the son of the late Thomas and Anne (Carroll) Flanagan. Bernard, the youngest of seven boys, grew up in the West Derby neighborhood of Liverpool. At age ten, he...

Apr 8, 2026

MARLBOROUGH, MA – Ken Callaway passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026. He lived a long, well-traveled, and deeply fulfilling life. Ken had an uncanny ease on his road of life, striking up conversations with many people he met along the way and making personal connections. He carried a genuine curiosity about others and always seemed to have a well-timed,...

Apr 7, 2026

Daniel John Giurleo, 88, of Concord, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2026, after a long battle with dementia.

Born in Medford, Massachusetts, and raised in Arlington and Lincoln, he was the beloved son of Mary and James Giurleo. Dan carried with him a strong sense of family, work ethic, and community throughout his life.

He was the devoted husband of Rosemary...

Apr 1, 2026

The incandescent Shelley Brown (née Sternbach), of Concord, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. in the loving company of her two daughters. She lived her life exuberantly, full of strength, wonder, passion, and fierce devotion to her family and friends.

Born in Manhattan on July 9, 1952, to Jack and Caroline Sternbach, Shelley fell in love with...

Mar 31, 2026

Lorraine E. (McGovern) Callahan, 84, affectionately known to many as Liz, died on March 31, 2026, following an extended illness. She was a longtime resident of Concord.

Born in Newton on October 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian (Hathaway) McGovern.

After graduating from Newton North High School, Liz attended secretarial school and went on to work...

Mar 29, 2026

Brian Fruscione, of West Concord, passed away peacefully at home on March 29th at age 59 following complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

Brian was born on June 21, 1966 to the late Albert Angelo Fruscione of Concord and Edith Fruscione currently of Westford, MA. 

Those who knew Brian remember him as a “ray of light”, his warmth, and his ability to bring joy...

Mar 29, 2026

It is with great sadness that we announce that Lois Oakman, 72, of Littleton, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026 after a courageous battle with lung cancer, surrounded by the love of her family.

Lois was a devoted wife, having shared 46 wonderful years of marriage with her beloved husband, Bobby. Together, they built a life grounded in love, commitment,...

Mar 27, 2026

Paula Joan (Giurleo) Silva, of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 27, 2026. She was 64. 

Paula was born in Melrose, MA, to Salvatore and Jean (Kevorkian) Giurleo. A graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School, she held many local jobs, including Howard Johnson’s, Emerson Hospital, and Concord Teacakes. She was most known for her work as a self-made business...

Mar 27, 2026

Caroline Nichols Stevens (formerly Moss), 77, of Sudbury, MA passed peacefully on March 27, 2026 due to Parkinson's Disease.

Caroline was born on 14 October 1948 in Boston, MA and grew up in Lexington, MA. Her first job was with her best friend at the Lexington Public Library. Some of her happiest childhood memories were of spending summers at her family's...

Mar 26, 2026

Kevin John Duffy, age 68, of Concord, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026 after a long, brave battle with cancer. He was surrounded with the deep love and support of his family, close friends, and a wonderful medical team. He joins his mother, Lillian, his father, John, and his brother, Timothy in a more peaceful place.

Kevin was a man...

Mar 24, 2026

Louise A. Richmond, a longtime resident of Concord, MA and most recently, resident of Nashua, NH, died peacefully in her home with loving family by her side on March 24, 2026.

She was born in Concord on October 18, 1945, as the daughter of the late Edward Richmond and Cora (Flannery) Richmond Cripps, and stepdaughter of the...

Mar 18, 2026

Barbara Byers Littlefield, 95, died on March 18, 2026 in Concord, MA.

Bobby was born in Villanova, PA on July 31, 1930, the only child of William and Caroline Byers. She grew up in Bryn Mawr, and graduated from Barnard College where she met her future husband, Jack Littlefield, then a student at Columbia Business School. They married and settled in...

Mar 17, 2026

Phyllis P. Walker, 97, of Concord, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Bear Hill Nursing Home in Stoneham Mass.

She was predeceased in 2016 by her husband of 62 years, Ellis E. Walker Jr.  Phyllis is survived by her two sons, Timothy Walker (Nancy) of Boxford and Donald Walker (Vicki Halal) of Medford, her grandchildren,...