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Cecilia Rose Martorana

Cecilia Rose Martorana

Feb 20, 2015

Cecilia R. (Brown) Martorana, 90, of Concord, formerly of Lexington, died Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Apple Valley Center in Ayer. She was the beloved wife of the late Francesco Martorana. Born in Hanford, California on July 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John E. Brown and Rose A. (Gomes) Brown. She grew up in Lexington,...

Lorraine M. Shea

Lorraine M. Shea

Feb 17, 2015

Lorraine M. (Goguen) Shea, 95, of Concord died Tuesday February 17, 2015 in Burlington. She was the beloved mother of Virginia L. Ogonosky of Concord and the late Barbara Goodwin of Chelmsford, and mother-in-law of Thomas Goodwin and the late Gerry Ogonosky. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Thomas Goodwin of Fitchburg, Kelly Hennessey of Stoneham and Geoffrey Ogonosky...

Donna L. Dicicco

Donna L. Dicicco

Feb 16, 2015

Donna L. (Cunningham) DiCicco, 67, of Marlborough, formerly of Stow, died Monday February 16, 2015 in Marlborough. She was the beloved wife of37 Years of Gilbert J. DiCicco, formerly of Concord. Born in Medford on July 21, 1947 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Cunningham and Frances Louise (Hanlon) Cunningham. She grew up in Stow and was...

Jerry Allan Miller

Jerry Allan Miller

Feb 15, 2015

Acton, MA - Major Jerry A. Miller, USAF (Ret.). 79, a resident of Acton for 36 years, died Sunday February 15, 2015 in Acton. He was the beloved husband of 40 years of Margaret J. Miller. Born in Mendota, Virginia on May 4, 1935 he was the son of the late William Gale Miller and Addie Blanche (Fleenor) Miller. He...

Dorothy Jane Rosa

Dorothy Jane Rosa

Feb 13, 2015

Dorothy Jane (Ireland) Rosa, age 91, of Concord, died peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Brunswick, Canada on Dec. 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Elbert & Effie (Roberts) Ireland. She grew up in northern Maine as one of 10 brothers and sisters, attended school in Mapleton, ME, volunteered...

William Kipp Bovey

William Kipp Bovey

Feb 12, 2015

William Kipp (Bill) Bovey, a life-long member of the Concord Carlisle community, died peacefully on February 12, just a week after his 86th birthday, with his wife of 48 years, Katherine MacLean Bovey, at his side. Bovey was a fixture among generations of commuter rail riders, who knew he held the same job as a stock broker in Boston from...

Maureen Fiorentino

Maureen Fiorentino

Feb 9, 2015

Maureen (Devlin) Fiorentino, 72, of Acton, formerly of Concord, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Center in Wayland. She was the wife for 35 years of Frank J. Fiorentino. Born in Malden on August 5, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John Francis and Gertrude Louise (Neenan) Devlin. She attended Rose Hawthorne Central Catholic...

Thelma Thurrell Steinberg

Thelma Thurrell Steinberg

Feb 8, 2015

"Poetry Lady," lyricist, Senior Buddy and avid crafter, Thelma Thurrell Steinberg passed away February 8, 2015, at the age of 87. She was born July 15, 1927, in Randolph, Mass., daughter of the late Ella Stanwood (Harlow) and Aubrey Chute Boutilier. She leaves her son Edward A. Steinberg (Patricia Keefe) and was the mother of the late Roberta Lee. She...

Norman Edward Dee

Norman Edward Dee

Jan 31, 2015

Burial will be on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, 2015 in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Concord, MA. Dr. Norman E. Dee, 85, a lifelong Concord resident and Professor Emeritus at Lesley University in Cambridge, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord following a short illness. He was the beloved husband for 57 years of Joan E. (McHugh) Dee....

Gertrude E. Duffey

Gertrude E. Duffey

Jan 30, 2015

Gertrude Elizabeth Duffey died unexpectedly and peacefully on January 30, 2015 in McLean, VA at the age of 90. Beloved and loving Mother of six children; James D. Duffey, Jr. and wife Deborah who reside in VA, Kathleen T. Duffey-Whalen who resides in FL, Stephen C. Duffey and wife Eileen who reside in MA, Brian M. Duffey and wife Patricia...

Catherine Pappas

Catherine Pappas

Jan 28, 2015

Catherine (Themistocles) Pappas passed away in Boston on January 28, due to complications of a stroke. A businesswoman and philanthropist, Mrs. Pappas was born in Southbridge, Massachusetts in 1923. Daughter of Peter and Claire Themistocles, she graduated from Southbridge High School and the Katherine Gibbs School. In 1953, she married Stephen E. Pappas and over the next forty years they...

George A. Haynes

George A. Haynes

Jan 26, 2015

George Albert Haynes, 84, of Chelmsford, formerly of Acton and Concord, died Monday January 26, 2015 in Concord. He was the husband of 56 years of Trudy M. (Monahan) Haynes. Born in Sudbury on February 1, 1930 he was the son of the late Ralph G. and Mary F. (Moynihan) Haynes. He was a 1950 graduate of Concord High School....

Eugene E. Covert

Eugene E. Covert

Jan 15, 2015

COVERT, Professor Eugene E.- in Concord, formerly of Cambridge and Belmont, January 15. Beloved husband of 67 years of the late Mary (Rutford) Covert. Loving father of David H. Covert and wife Rhoda of Arlington, Christine J. Covert and husband Gray Parrot of Hancock, ME, Pamela C. Spicer and husband Richard of Franklin, and Steven P. Covert and wife Diane...

Henry R. B. Vaughn

Henry R. B. Vaughn

Jan 15, 2015

Henry Rollins Buttrick Vaughn died Thursday January 15, 2015. No services will be held . Donations in his memory may be made to Children's Hospital, www.childrenshospital.org

Constance (Gosselin) Schick

Constance (Gosselin) Schick

Jan 14, 2015

Constance "Connie" (Gosselin) Schick, 69, of Carlisle, vivacious, witty, engaging, devoted mother of three, passed peacefully from memorable life into loving memory at home in the company of her family on Wednesday, January 14th after a long illness. Born in Bellingham, MA on April 12, 1945, daughter of the late Léo A. and Thérèse M. (Godbout) Gosselin, Connie was the...

Mary E. Sawyer

Mary E. Sawyer

Jan 9, 2015

Mary E. (Leger) Sawyer, 66, of Concord, formerly of Westford, Waltham and Canada, died Friday, January 9, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was the beloved wife for 39 years of Zoel A. Sawyer. Born in Barachois, New Brunswick, Canada on May 8, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Didace Leger and Eliza (Leblanc) Leger. She came...

Arthur Judson Spaulding

Arthur Judson Spaulding

Jan 8, 2015

Arthur Judson Spaulding, of Lincoln, formerly of Harvard, born on January 29, 1929 passed away peacefully on January 8, 2015. Art (also known as Jud) grew up in Mendota, IL and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1951. He left small town life to travel the world with the Army from 1952 to 1955, stationed primarily in Berlin, Germany...

Maura Lawton Perkins

Maura Lawton Perkins

Jan 8, 2015

Maura Lawton Perkins, 57, died of ovarian cancer on January 8, 2015. First diagnosed in 2008, Maura was very grateful for all the medical care she received from the team at Dana Farber, especially Dr. Ursula Matulonis, and Dr. Christopher Awtrey at Beth Israel. She was an early participant in a drug trial for Olaparib, a PARP inhibitor. This is...

Lois Taft Mitchell

Lois Taft Mitchell

Jan 7, 2015

Lois Taft Mitchell, 83, died in Concord on January 7th 2015. Lois was the daughter of Leslie James Taft and Bessie May McLellan, she was born on June 10, 1931 in Wayne, MI, attended the University of Michigan and Boston University School of Social Work, and was the first in her family to attend college. Lois was with Concord Family...

Matthew E. Fritsch

Matthew E. Fritsch

Jan 6, 2015

Matthew Fritsch, 33, of Playa Del Rey, California, formerly of Concord, Mass. died Tuesday January 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, after a courageous nearly 4 year battle with metastatic melanoma. He was the beloved son of Edward F. Fritsch of Concord, MA and the late Janet E. (Sobieszczyk) Fritsch who died in 2011. Matthew attended Concord public schools and...

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