Obituaries

Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Claire Kurens

Claire Kurens

Aug 9, 2014

CONCORD – Claire Kurens, formerly of the Llewellyn Park community in West Orange, and of South Orange, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Elizabeth de Rham Hospice Home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was 85. Claire was the beloved wife of the late Philip J. Kurens, the founder and owner of the furniture manufacturer, Art Metal. Claire was born in...

Helen Orpik Magurn

Helen Orpik Magurn

Aug 7, 2014

Helen (Orpik) Magurn, 92, of Hudson, formerly of Concord and Stow died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland after a long battle with numerous ailments. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur A. Magurn, Jr. who died in 2003. Born in Concord on December 15, 1921 she was the daughter of the...

Sophie A. Payne

Sophie A. Payne

Aug 7, 2014

Sophie A. (Minko) Payne, 87, of Concord died Thursday August 7, 2014 in Acton. She was the beloved wife of the late Warren T. "Sonny" Payne who died in 2003. Born in Westford on May 21, 1927 she was the daughter of the late William J. Minko and Eveokia (Worobey) Minko. She attended Westford schools and was a graduate of...

Lar Kaufman

Lar Kaufman

Aug 6, 2014

Lar Kaufman of Concord, MA died August 6, 2014 in Burlington, MA. Born July 7, 1950 in Vidor, Texas, he was the son of the late Lorenz Ursos Carlos Kaufman and Ina Grace Partain Kaufman. He was the loving husband and best friend of Lynne M. Schmelz of Concord, MA. Lar was an intellectual and a life-long learner, with a...

Alan Donaldson

Alan Donaldson

Aug 4, 2014

Alan L. Donaldson, 68, of Lincoln, Massachusetts died Monday August 4th, 2014 He was born on November 24th, 1945 to parents Malcolm and Eleanor Donaldson. He graduated from Vermont Academy and Suffolk University and spent many summers working on the Flint Farm in his youth. A longtime resident of Lincoln, Mr. Donaldson served on the Lincoln Fire Department from 1969...

Dr. Perla Kissmeyer-Nielsen, M.D.

Dr. Perla Kissmeyer-Nielsen, M.D.

Aug 1, 2014

Dr. Perla Minda (Santos) Kissmeyer-Nielsen, M.D., 83, formerly of Concord, died Friday, August 1st at Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. She was the beloved wife of the late Erik Kissmeyer-Nielsen who died in 2012. Born in the Philippines on January 16, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Teodorico and Fidela Santos. Dr. Kissmeyer-Nielsen graduated from the University...

Margaret  K. "Peggy" Domenichella

Margaret K. "Peggy" Domenichella

Jul 31, 2014

Margaret Katharina "Peggy" (Lahnstein) Domenichella, 76, formerly of Lincoln, Mass. and Summerfield, Florida died Thursday July 31, 2014 in Watertown. She was the beloved wife of Frank A. Domenichella Jr. Born in Lincoln on September 16, 1937 she was the daughter of the late Karl F. Lahnstein and Margaret Agnes (Lennon) Lahnstein. She attended Lincoln schools, was a 1955 graduate...

Ruth E. Moran

Ruth E. Moran

Jul 25, 2014

Ruth E. Moran, age 84, of Concord, MA, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Life Care of Acton. Born in Boston on March 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Edna (Massey) Moran. She moved as an infant to Concord, attended Concord Schools and graduated from Concord High School in 1948. Ruth attended Newton Wellesley...

David T. Gibson

David T. Gibson

Jul 24, 2014

David T. Gibson (age 76) of Concord, MA, died July 24, 2014. David was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, a gifted scientist, teacher and lecturer, and a dear friend to so many. He loved to tell a good story and had a wonderful sense of humor and a deep laugh. He took great joy in mentoring his graduate students and...

Robert W. Damon Jr.

Robert W. Damon Jr.

Jul 23, 2014

Robert Whitcomb "Bobby" Damon Jr., 68, of Surprise, Arizona, formerly of Concord, Massachusetts died suddenly on Wednesday, July 23, 2014. He was the beloved husband for 49 years of Nancy C. (Lawrence) Damon. Born in Concord on June 24, 1946 he was the son of the late Robert W. and Laila (Waineo) Damon. He spent his childhood in Concord and...

Wilbur M. Mounsey

Wilbur M. Mounsey

Jul 17, 2014

Wilbur M. Mounsey, 83, of Concord died Thursday July 17, 2014 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 58 years of the late Esther J. (Florio) Mounsey. Born in Leominster on January 21,1931 he was the son of the late Harold and Gertrude (Paige) Mounsey. He attended Concord public schools . Mr. Mounsey was employed at the former Concord...

Richard P. (Garb) Mazzeo

Richard P. (Garb) Mazzeo

Jul 6, 2014

Richard P. (Garb) Mazzeo, 62, of Concord died Sunday July 6, 2014 in Framingham. Born in Concord on January 27, 1952 he was the son of the late Mal Mazzeo and Geraldine (Larson) Mazzeo. He attended Concord schools and was a 1970 graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam era in the...

Lynda M. King

Lynda M. King

Jul 5, 2014

Lynda M. (MacKenzie) King, 48, passed peacefully in the arms of her husband, Christopher J. King and her sister, Michele (MacKenzie) McCoole, on July 5, 2014. Family and friends were also by her side. Lynda was born on March 25, 1966 in Newburyport, MA the daughter of Donna (Roy) Marcotte and Douglas A. MacKenzie. She moved to Derry, NH in...

Catherine Brentani Stallard

Catherine Brentani Stallard

Jul 4, 2014

Catherine Brentani Stallard, 47, of Lexington, formerly of Concord and Arlington, died Friday July 4, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the beloved wife of 9 years of Mark R. Stallard. Born on December 7, 1966, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she was the daughter of Patricia C. Brodie of Concord and the late Giampiero Brentani. She graduated...

Martha M. Pagano

Martha M. Pagano

Jul 1, 2014

Martha Mary (Dee) Pagano, 89, of Concord died Tuesday July 1, 2014 in Acton. She was the beloved wife of 33 years of the late Anthony J. Pagano. Born in Concord on January 4, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James Hugh Dee and Agnes C. (O'Dowd) Dee. She attended Concord schools and was a 1943 graduate of...

Nathan Patrick Mobley

Nathan Patrick Mobley

Jun 28, 2014

Nathan Patrick Mobley, age 39, of Pepperell died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at his Pepperell home following a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Stephanie Nutter-Mobley. Born in Concord on February 1, 1975 he was the son of Sherry (Dee) Mobley and Jack Mobley of Pepperell. He attended Pepperell public schools, Summit School in Amherst, New Hampshire and...

Mary M. Matheson

Mary M. Matheson

Jun 26, 2014

Mary M. (Howard) Matheson, 86, of Concord, formerly of Acton, died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Alister I. Matheson who died in 2003. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1928 she was the daughter of the late William R. Howard and Cecile W. (Pearson)...

Dr. Hazel Palmer

Dr. Hazel Palmer

Jun 22, 2014

Dr. HazelPalmer passed away on July 22, 2014. She was 94. Dr. Palmer was an archaeologist receiving her B. A. from Radcliffe College in Greek Archaeology. She later received both her M. A. and a Ph. D. in Classical Archaeology from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Palmer did a fellowship in Greece at the American School of Classical Studies. Dr. Palmer...

Barbara M. Mctighe

Barbara M. Mctighe

Jun 21, 2014

Barbara M. (Damour) McTighe, 87, formerly of Cambridge, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late Mel McTighe who died in 1979. Born in Boston, she grew up in Cambridge where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Louis P. and Elizabeth M....

Persis (Abbot) Ballou

Persis (Abbot) Ballou

Jun 16, 2014

Ballou, Persis Lovejoy (Abbot) - of Lexington, June 16, Beloved wife of 40 years of the late Sidney Reed Ballou of Lexington and Concord. Loving mother of David Ballou and his wife Cindy of Fairfield, IA, Ted Ballou and his wife Carol of Naperville, IL, Stephen Ballou and his wife Annie of Ossining, NY and Melinda-Carol Ballou and her husband...

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