Obituaries

Feb 27, 2026

Concord, MA - John Patrick Condon, Jr., 91, died at Emerson Hospital on February 27, 2026 — the same hospital where he was born May 19, 1934.

Affectionately known as Jack or Butch, he attended Concord Public Schools, graduating from Concord High School in 1953. There, he was on the winning track team, competing in high jump...

Mar 4, 2026

Dorothy Landry 'Dorrie' Kehoe, a longtime Concord resident, passed away on March 4th, 2026, in Middlebury, Vermont at the age of 88. Dorrie’s life was marked by a steadfast commitment to education, community and family.

She was born on November 9, 1937 to her parents, Paul and Alice (Dardis) Landry. Having grown up in Watertown, she graduated from Watertown High School,...

May 4, 2026

Barbara A. (Albani) Curran, 93, a longtime Concord resident, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on May 4, 2026. She was the loving wife of the late Francis D. Curran, who died in 2015.

She was born on July 5, 1932, as the daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary (Venti) Albani. Barbara grew up in Bedford. Her younger...

Apr 30, 2026

Frank Lewis Raposa, age 92, of Manchester VT, formerly of Concord MA, died April 30, 2026 at Equinox Terrence in Manchester Center VT, after battling dementia.

Born in Providence RI on January 24, 1934, Mr. Raposa was the son of Joseph and Mary (Costa) Raposa. He grew up in East Providence RI, and graduated from La Salle Academy in 1952. While...

Apr 29, 2026

LouAnn (Hatch) Campobasso, 72, of Lincoln, died at Emerson Hospital in Concord on April 29, 2026, following a battle with cancer. She was the wife for 37 years of the late Richard B. Campobasso, who passed away in 2014.

Born in Marlborough on October 2, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Helen (Piecewicz) Hatch. She grew up...

Apr 25, 2026

Lois Ann (Piselli) Olivo, age 72, of Bellingham, formerly of Newton, passed away on April 25, 2026 at home, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Newton on January 28, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Piselli and Enis (Proia) Piselli. During the final chapters of their lives, Lois cared for her...

Apr 19, 2026

Henry “Hank” Paul Berlied, Jr., a lifelong resident of West Concord and retired Captain of the Concord Fire Department passed away on Patriots’ Day, April 19, 2026, at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, following a brief illness. He was 84.

Hank was born in Concord on February 17, 1942 to Henry and Thelma (Wetherbee) Berlied. He graduated from Concord High...

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

Ann Strecker Brownell, a longtime resident of Concord and the beloved wife of the late David Brownell for 60 years, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2026.

Born on August 9, 1939, Ann grew up in Marietta, Ohio, and graduated proudly from Ohio University. She met Dave, the love of her life, while he was attending Marietta College, and...

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,...