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Jean C. Kilgore

Jean C. Kilgore

Mar 1, 2014

Jean C. Kilgore, 94, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Poets Seat Health Care Center in Greenfield, Mass. She was born in Waltham, Mass., on March 13, 1919, the daughter of Hugh and Helen (Johnson) Schaufus. She attended Waltham schools and received a diploma from the School of Practical Art, Boston, in 1939, attending with financial support from the Sears...

Peter A. Coffey

Peter A. Coffey

Feb 25, 2014

Peter Andre Coffey, 70 , of Keene, New Hampshire, formerly of Concord, Mass. died Tuesday February 25, 2014 in Keene. Born in Concord on September 23, 1943 he was the son of the late Albert M. and Elizabeth L. (O'Brien) Coffey. He grew up in Concord and in his youth he served as the mascot for the Concord High School...

Dr. Peter Graneau

Dr. Peter Graneau

Feb 25, 2014

Dr. Peter Graneau of Concord, MA, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord. He was born on March 13th 1921 in Silesia where his father was a landowner and business man. After the war, that part of Germany was annexed by Poland and his parents were able to move to a property they owned further west....

John Presby Hands

John Presby Hands

Feb 24, 2014

JOHN PRESBY HANDS, whose beaming smile and generous and playful spirit endeared him to generations of family and friends, died peacefully February 24, 2014 at home in Bedford, MA surrounded by his family. John and Virginia, his wife of 66 years, were previously residents of Jericho, VT and Montclair, NJ where they raised their three children. An accomplished civil engineer...

Gene T. Parish

Gene T. Parish

Feb 22, 2014

Gene T. Parish, 88, of Concord died Saturday February 22, 2014 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 66 years of Harriet (Dinsmoor) Parish and father of William D. Parish of Littleton, Anne Parish Larsen and her husband Richard of Shelburne Falls, MA, and Thomas R. Parish and his wife Stephanie of Westford. He was also the grandfather of...

Joseph Gerard 'Joey' Coleman

Joseph Gerard 'Joey' Coleman

Feb 20, 2014

Joseph G. 'Joey' Coleman, age 58, of Lexington and Concord, died Feb. 20. He was the beloved son of the late George A. and Agnes Z. (Walsh) Coleman. Brother of Robert Coleman and his wife Kathryn of Waltham, Julie Burns and her husband Stephen of Scituate, George Coleman and his wife Kathleen of Lincoln, Helen Cushman and her husband Kevin...

Donna G. Burt

Donna G. Burt

Feb 16, 2014

Donna G. Burt, of Lincoln, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord. She was the beloved wife for 63 years of William "Bill" F. Burt. A mid-Westerner from New Castle, Indiana, Donna and her family moved frequently during her grade school education years as her father was transferred by his job with General Motors. She settled...

Joseph John Viscariello

Joseph John Viscariello

Feb 16, 2014

Joseph John Viscariello, a lifelong resident of Concord, died Sunday February 16, 2014. He was the beloved husband of 64 years of Ruth "Tinker" Viscariello of Concord, who was the love of his life. He was the father of Deborah Viscariello and her partner Fred Armbruster of York Maine, Pamela Amer and her husband Robert of West Newbury, Scott Viscariello...

Ronald V. Jones

Ronald V. Jones

Feb 14, 2014

Ronald V. Jones, 89, of Concord died Friday February 14, 2014 unexpectedly when his home caught fire. He was the beloved husband of 62 years of the late Margaret (Blomgren) Jones who perished in the same accident. Born in Cambridge on November 6, 1924 he was the son of the late John E. Jones and Elizabeth (Bowser) Jones. He was...

Margaret L. Jones

Margaret L. Jones

Feb 14, 2014

Margaret L. 'Peggy' Jones, 83, of Concord died Friday February 14, 2014 unexpectedly when her house caught fire. She was the beloved wife of 62 years of Ronald V. Jones who perished in the same accident. Born in Cambridge on April 12, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Eric Blomgren and Elsa (Karlson) Blomgren. She attended Cambridge Public...

Bert Benedict

Bert Benedict

Feb 13, 2014

Bert Benedict, 88, of Templeton, formerly of Medway, Marlborough and Belmont, died Thursday February 13, 2014 in Athol. He was the beloved husband of 46 years of Fran Benedict and also the beloved husband of 18 years of the late Hope Deering Benedict. Born in Watertown on June 7, 1925 he was the son of the late Nathan Bertrand Benedict...

Alice A. Murphy

Alice A. Murphy

Feb 12, 2014

Alice "Nana" A. (Power) Murphy of Newtonville died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her Newtonville home. She was the beloved wife and sweetheart of James "Papa" E. Murphy Sr. Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland on August 2, 1926, she first came to the United States on November 11, 1929. Her family resided in Maynard where her father worked at The...

Evelyn A. Brannen

Evelyn A. Brannen

Feb 12, 2014

Evelyn A. (Butcher) Brannen, 92, of Needham, Feb.12, 2014. Loving mother of Albert Winget, Jr. of Dracut, Joyce Locklin of Marlborough, Nancy Seitz and her husband Peter of Hull, and adopted daughter Sandy Schechter of Brooklyn, New York. Pre-deceased by her beloved daughter Beverly Winget and her sister Irene (Butcher) Placey of Vermont. Adored grandmother of 9 grandchildren: Albert H....

Gail A. Emmanuel

Gail A. Emmanuel

Feb 12, 2014

Gail A. (Luther) Emmanuel, of Concord, died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at her Concord home. She was the beloved wife of the late Hikmet N. Emmanuel, M.D. who died in September of 2013. Born in Boston on June 10, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Fitzgerald) Luther. She attended Boston and Weston public schools, graduated...

Frank Sobolewski

Frank Sobolewski

Feb 11, 2014

Frank Sobolewski, 92, of Concord, died Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014 in Concord. He was the husband of the late Emily (Dulak) Sobolewski who died in 2008. Born in New Bedford on February 3, 1922 he was the son of the late Kamil and Katarzyna (Mularz) Sobolewski. He was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Mr. Sobolewski served in the...

Richard Horace Battin

Richard Horace Battin

Feb 8, 2014

Richard Horace (Dick) Battin – loving husband, father, grandfather, engineer, applied mathematician and educator – died peacefully on February 8, 2014 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA. Dick was born on March 3, 1925 to Martha Scheu and Horace L. Battin in Atlantic City, NJ. He developed and led the analytic and software design of the Apollo spacecraft primary control,...

Herbert Halper

Herbert Halper

Feb 7, 2014

Herbert Halper, 92, of Concord, formerly of Millis and Long Island died Friday, February 7, 2014 at Concord Health Care Center. He was the beloved husband of Josephine "Jo-Ann" (Imperato) DiNardo-Halper and the late Hazel (Gillespie) Halper. Born in Brockton on March 11, 1921 he was the son of the late Nathan and Eva (Dumanis) Halper. He attended Brockton public...

Jacqueline Hager Flood

Jacqueline Hager Flood

Feb 6, 2014

Jacqueline Hager (Sanderson) Flood passed away in her home in Concord, MA on Thursday, February 6, 2014. She was born in Ayer, MA on October 25, 1925. Jackie was daughter to Alice (Hager) and George W. Sanderson of Milton MA, granddaughter to Cora (Shedd) and Leslie A. Hager of Littleton, MA. Her early years were spent in Ironwood, MI until...

John J. 'Jack' Thornton, Jr.

John J. 'Jack' Thornton, Jr.

Feb 1, 2014

John J. "Jack" Thornton, Jr., 75, formerly of Acton and Concord, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Genesis Westford Center in Westford. Born in Toledo, Ohio on June 4, 1938 he was the son of the late Dr. John J. Thornton and Mary (Duffy) Thornton. He attended Concord public schools. From 1958 to 1964, he served in the United States...

Frank W. Gordon

Frank W. Gordon

Jan 31, 2014

Frank W. Gordon, 81, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln, retired Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire Department and retired bus driver, Concord Public Schools, died Friday Jan. 31, 2014 in Littleton. He was the beloved husband of 61 years of Rosemary (O'Connell) Gordon. Born in Waltham on January 23, 1933, he grew up in Lincoln, attended Lincoln schools and was...

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