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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

John F.  Magee

John F. Magee

May 6, 2014

John F. Magee of Concord died Monday, May 6, 2014 at his Concord home. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Hundley) Magee who died in 2009. Born in Bangor, Maine in 1926, he was the son of John H. and Marie (Frawley) Magee. He attended parochial schools in Bangor, leaving after his junior year at John Bapst...

Stephen Phillip Reyda

Stephen Phillip Reyda

Apr 30, 2014

Stephen P. Reyda (Steve or Grandfather), 84 of Kings Park, NY passed on April 30th 2014. He was married to the late Anita A. Reyda for 27 years until she tragically passed on Dec 20, 1980. He is survived by: his daughter, Diane and her husband William Glen, and their daughter Katherine; his son, Stephen Andrew and wife Nancy, and...

Martin S. Yauga

Martin S. Yauga

Apr 28, 2014

Martin S. Yauga, 90, of Concord died Monday April 28, 2014 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of the late Jean (Tombeno) Yauga. Born in Cambridge on March 27, 1924 he was the son of the late William Vincent Yauga and Kazamira Yauga. He grew up in Harvard and attended Harvard schools. In his youth he worked at the...

Donald R. Brown

Donald R. Brown

Apr 27, 2014

Donald R. Brown, 62, of Concord, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was the longtime companion of Gloria M. Mirick and father of Jennifer Brown, both of Concord. Born in Waltham on October 10, 1951, he was the son of the late Reginald H. and Alice (Vadeboncoeur) Brown. He attended Waltham public...

David E. Sironen

David E. Sironen

Apr 24, 2014

David E. Sironen, 83, of Acton, died Thursday April 24, 2014 in Concord. He was the husband of 62 years of the late Joyce (Wheeler) Sironen who died April 17, 2014. Born in Boston on July 11, 1930 he was the son of the late Toivo Matti Sironen and Tyyne Maria (Lehto) Sironen. He grew up in Maynard, and in...

Robert J. Macone

Robert J. Macone

Apr 20, 2014

Robert J. Macone, 94, of Concord died Sunday April 20, 2014 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 60 years of the late Doris (Thayer) Macone. Born in Concord on January 23, 1920 he was the son of the late Nicholas and Margaret (Foley) Macone. He attended Concord schools, graduated from Concord High School in 1938, and later attended...

Constance E. O'Neil

Constance E. O'Neil

Apr 19, 2014

CONCORD – Constance E. (Payne) O'Neil, 87, longtime Concord resident, died Saturday, April 19th in Littleton. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Richard O'Neil who died in 2011. Born in Westford on June 26, 1926 she was the daughter of the late John and Madeline (Mulcahy) Payne. Mrs. O'Neil attended Graniteville Schools in Westford and...

Joyce W. Sironen

Joyce W. Sironen

Apr 17, 2014

Joyce (Wheeler) Sironen, 84, of Acton, died Thursday April 17, 2014 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of 62 years of David E. Sironen. Born in Woburn on July 10, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Alden R. and Beatrice (Baldrey) Wheeler. She grew up in Concord, attended Concord schools and was a 1947 graduate of Concord...

Virginia Farren

Virginia Farren

Apr 14, 2014

Virginia P. (Kennedy) Farren, 80, a fifty-year resident of Concord, died Monday April 14, 2014 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was the beloved wife for 58 years of Thomas J. Farren. Born in Boston on February 6, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Harold and Virginia (Everett) Kennedy. She attended Bishop Chevrus Grammar School and...

John P. Hughes

John P. Hughes

Apr 12, 2014

John P. Hughes died in Concord on April 12, 2014 after a brief and sudden illness. He approached death with the same quiet strength and dignity he approached life. He leaves his wife of 39 years, Mary Hughes (McElhaney), daughter Amy Hughes of Waltham, daughter Emily Malloy (Nate), and grandchildren Jonathan and Naomi Malloy. He also leaves sisters Kathleen Murray...

Lorraine C. Dean

Lorraine C. Dean

Apr 8, 2014

Lorraine (Cousins) Dean, 87, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was the beloved wife for fifty-two years of the late William M. Dean. Born in Waltham on May 23, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Willis N. and Madeline (Millet) Cousins. She attended Lincoln schools and graduated from Waltham High...

Jesper Rosenmeier

Jesper Rosenmeier

Apr 3, 2014

Jesper Rosenmeier (1934-2014). Beloved husband, father, stepfather, and professor, Jesper Rosenmeier died suddenly on April 3, 2014, while walking across the university campus he loved – Tufts University. Jesper was born on June 20, 1934 in Tveje Merløse, Denmark. He came to the United States in 1954, and subsequently earned an A.B. in English from Princeton University (1957) and a...

Catherine T. Byron

Catherine T. Byron

Mar 30, 2014

Catherine T. 'Kay' (Sheehan) Byron, 92, of Concord died Sunday March 30, 2014 in Littleton. Born in Cambridge on February 14, 1922 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Julia A. (O'Leary) Sheehan. She attended Weston Public Schools and graduated from Weston High School in 1939. She married John Holmes Byron of Concord in 1949 at St...

Shirley J. (Blanchard) Recco

Shirley J. (Blanchard) Recco

Mar 22, 2014

Shirley J. (Blanchard) Recco daughter of the late Nathan and Julia Blanchard died peacefully at home on March 22nd with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of 30 years of the late Phillip C. Recco. Born in Arlington on July 2nd 1927, Shirley moved to Concord in her early childhood, graduated from Concord High School and...

Marion H. 'Marnie' Corderman

Marion H. 'Marnie' Corderman

Mar 21, 2014

Marion H. 'Marnie' Corderman of Brunswick, ME, formerly of Concord, MA, died Friday, March 21, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born and raised in Greencastle, PA, the eldest of three children of George Warner and Marion Unger Harsh. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and a Master's Degree in Interior Design from the...

Madeline A. O'Keefe

Madeline A. O'Keefe

Mar 19, 2014

O'Keefe, Madeline (DeCerbo) of Concord MA, daughter of the late John and Louise DeCerbo, formerly of Madison and North Haven CT died peacefully on March 18th. Loving and generous mother, nana, sister, aunt and friend, her greatest joy came from bringing happiness to others. Devoted mother to Lynn and her husband Paul Juliano of Columbia MD, Gail and her husband...

Richard Lee Pickel

Richard Lee Pickel

Mar 15, 2014

Richard Lee Pickel, a retired Captain with the Concord Fire Department, died March 15 of cancer. He was 85. Mr. Pickel made a courageous stand against cancer of unknown primary origin and died at home in Concord. He was the devoted husband of Barbara Ann (Culkins) Pickel for nearly 62 years. Mr. Pickel was born in a farm house on...

Gary S. Grant

Gary S. Grant

Mar 6, 2014

Gary Steven Grant, 60, of North Bend, Washington, formerly of Concord, Mass. died Thursday March 6, 2014 in North Bend. Born in Concord on April 25. 1953 he was the loving son of Nancy 'Tina' Ferrara of Concord and the late Donald F. Grant. He attended Rose Hawthorne School in Concord and was a 1971 graduate of the former Xavier...

Paul B. Mckenna

Paul B. Mckenna

Mar 4, 2014

Paul Bernard McKenna, 58, formerly of Concord died unexpectedly Tuesday March 4, 2014 in Gardner. Born in Boston on November 22, 1955 he was the son of Florence (Kelly) McKenna and the late Thomas A. McKenna of Concord. He attended Concord public schools and was a 1974 graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School where he lettered in Track and Field and...

Veronica Ann 'Ronnie' Deck

Veronica Ann 'Ronnie' Deck

Mar 2, 2014

Veronica Ann "Ronnie" Deck, 91, of Concord MA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, passed away gracefully on March 2, 2014 in her home. Ronnie was the loving and beloved wife of the late Raymond H. Deck and the eternally devoted mother of six children, seventeen grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren – her life's great mission. Ronnie was always beautiful, elegant, spiritual...

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