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Marian W. Dipietro

Marian W. Dipietro

Apr 17, 2015

Marian W. DiPietro, of Manchester NH, formerly of Concord MA died on April 17, 2015. Born on September 11, 1933 to Tryphena Curtis and Ronald White, Marian grew up in Woburn and Lexington MA. She married Gerard DiPietro in 1956 and lived in Concord until his death in 1992. She leaves behind her daughters, Susan DiPietro and Nancy DiPietro, grandchildren...

Priscilla R. Strate

Priscilla R. Strate

Apr 16, 2015

Priscilla R. (Berry) Strate, 92, of Boxborough, formerly of Concord, died Thursday, April 16th at her Boxborough home. She was the wife of the late Frederick J. Strate who died in 1991. Born in Concord on December 24, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Arthur W. and Nellie (Harmon) Berry. Mrs. Strate attended Concord Public Schools and graduated...

Pearl F. Cullinane

Pearl F. Cullinane

Apr 15, 2015

Pearl F. Cullinane, 91, a lifelong Concord resident, died Wednesday April 15, 2015 in Concord. Born in Concord on August 23, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Loretta M. (Shattuck) Cullinane. She attended Concord schools and was a 1942 graduate of Concord High School. She was retired from GCA Corporation in Lincoln, and later in...

Shirley Lewis Brown

Shirley Lewis Brown

Apr 9, 2015

Shirley Lewis Brown of Concord, Mass. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 9, 2015 after a prolonged illness. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February, 27, 1925 to Harold Lewis and Hilda Rühl Lewis. She earned a B.A. in Music from MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois, and an M.A. in Music Theory from...

Edward T. Hughes Sr.

Edward T. Hughes Sr.

Apr 5, 2015

Edward T. Hughes Sr., 87, of Concord died Sunday April 5, 2015 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 52 years of the late Margaret (Bradley) Hughes. The couple were married at St. Mary's Church in Cambridge in 1955. Born in Cambridge on August 21, 1927 he was the son of the late Edward T. Hughes and Bridget (Corbett)...

Catherine F. "Kay" Harrison

Catherine F. "Kay" Harrison

Apr 4, 2015

Mrs. Catherine F. "Kay" Harrison, a longtime Concord resident, died peacefully on Saturday, April 4th at the Life Care Center in Acton at the age of 96. She was the beloved wife for 50 years of the late Robert P. Harrison who died in 1994. Born in Boston on March 31, 1919 she was the daughter of the late John...

Paul F. Cleary

Paul F. Cleary

Apr 4, 2015

Paul Francis Cleary, 87, of Concord, MA died Saturday April 4, 2015 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 51 years of the late Patricia (Redmond) Cleary, who died in 2005. Born in Boston's South End on March 10, 1928 he was the son of the late James and Helen (Barrett) Cleary. He graduated from Cathedral High School in...

Bradford William Bigham

Bradford William Bigham

Mar 30, 2015

Bradford William "Brad" Bigham, 77, a businessman, philanthropist, writer, historian, and a longtime Concord resident died Monday, March 30th at Emerson Hospital in Concord. The son of the late Edward and Hazel (Brennan) Bigham, he was born in Waltham on November 21, 1937 at the Teresian Hospital on Main Street which stood on the site of the now St. Jude...

M. Elaine Burnham

M. Elaine Burnham

Mar 30, 2015

M. Elaine Burnham of Concord, formerly of Lincoln died Monday, March 30, 2015 at her Concord home. She was born August 19, 1919, in Brookline, MA, the daughter of Emily Wearin Maxon and Matthew Maxon. She graduated from Brookline High School and the Mount Auburn School of Nursing. She was proud of her WWII service with the Army Nurse Corps...

William L. "Robin" Root Iii

William L. "Robin" Root Iii

Mar 29, 2015

William L. "Robin" Root III, 72, of Concord died Sunday March 29, 2015 at his Concord home. He was the beloved husband of 50 years of Susan E. (Tofferi) Root. Born in Pittsfield, Mass. on March 23, 1943 he was the son of William L. Root Jr. and Blanche (McGeoch) Root. He attended Concord public schools and was a 1961...

Elizabeth M. Finigan

Elizabeth M. Finigan

Mar 29, 2015

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (McNally) Finigan, 91, of Norwood, formerly of Concord, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Charlwell House in Norwood. She was the beloved wife for 44 years of the late J. Edward Finigan. Born in Clinton on May 16, 1923 she was the daughter of the late William F. and Grace C. (Kerrigan) McNally. She attended Concord schools,...

Robert Nuzzo

Robert Nuzzo

Mar 28, 2015

Robert "Bobby" Nuzzo, 54, of Acton, formerly of Concord, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord following a brief illness. Born in Concord on August 5, 1960 he was the son of Dorothy Nuzzo of Concord and the late Charles C. Nuzzo. A longtime resident of Acton, Bobby enjoyed music and television. He attended a workshop in...

Dale C. Troppito

Dale C. Troppito

Mar 18, 2015

On the evening of May 21st 1974, Dale walked over to Tony, sat on his lap, put her right arm around his neck, looked him square in the eye and asked "So don't you think it is about time you asked me to marry you?" They had been dating for 6 months and they were friends from computer science and...

Irene E. Blake

Irene E. Blake

Mar 17, 2015

In the early morning of March 17, 2015, Irene E. (Bass) Blake quietly passed away in her Carlisle home with her husband of more than fifty years faithfully caring for her. She was 76 years of age. Born in Manchester, NH on July 19, 1938, Irene primarily grew up in Laconia. As a young woman, she worked as a waitress...

William Milsom Summers

William Milsom Summers

Mar 13, 2015

William Milsom Summers of Grafton, NH and Bradenton, FL, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2015, in Concord, MA, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Boston, MA in 1931, and he was a US Army Korean War veteran. "Coach" Bill graduated from Springfield College, and pursued his lifelong goal of teaching with positions as squash and tennis...

Muriel L. (Monsen) Spurr

Muriel L. (Monsen) Spurr

Mar 8, 2015

Muriel L (Monsen) Spurr In Norway, ME, formerly of Acton, MA and Concord, MA was called by our lord and God from this earth on March 8th, 2015. Born October 2nd, 1939 in Concord, MA. She is survived by her beloved husband of 52 years, Alfred E. Spurr and her daughter Jennie Mills and son in-law Paul Mills of Vernon,...

Judith  Robb Watriss

Judith Robb Watriss

Mar 6, 2015

Judith (Harris) Robb Watriss. of Concord, MA and York, ME passed away on March 6th, at 73 years of age at Massachusetts General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston and was a lifelong resident of Concord raising her four children and two step-children. She graduated from Concord Academy and attended Lesley University which one of...

Harold W. Meehan

Harold W. Meehan

Feb 24, 2015

Harold W. Meehan of Carlisle died peacefully on February 24, 2015 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Harold was born September 27, 1930 , the youngest son of William C. and Myrna M. (Custance) of Lexington. Harold attended Lexington Public Schools, and after a short stint as a long haul truck driver, began his work career for the family...

Edward Eldredge Brooks

Edward Eldredge Brooks

Feb 24, 2015

BROOKS, Edward Eldredge. "Ned" of Waltham, formerly of Concord died Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Born in Boston on June 17, 1936 he was the son of the late Edwin D. Brooks, Jr. and Theodora E. (Lawrence) Brooks. He was the brother of Hooper L. Brooks of NY and the late Frances D. Brooks. Ann Fletcher was a treasured friend. He...

Anthony P. Pickman

Anthony P. Pickman

Feb 20, 2015

Anthony Pickman of Lincoln, MA passed away on February 20, 2015 at the age of 98. He was born in Boston on March 17th, 1916, the eldest son of Edward M. Pickman and Hester M. Pickman. Tony was the beloved husband of the late Alice Page (Loring) Pickman, to whom he had been married for 67 years when he lost...

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