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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...

Sarah 'Sally' M. O'Conor

Sarah 'Sally' M. O'Conor

Jan 28, 2014

Sarah "Sally" M. O'Conor, died in Acton on January 28. She was the beloved wife of the late John C. O'Conor, Sr., Mother of John C. O'Conor, Jr., and Carolyn (Lyn) S. O'Conor-Ferguson and her husband Stuart G. Ferguson. Born in Baltimore, MD, she grew up in Mount Washington and graduated from Mt. St. Agnes High School and The College...

Jacqueline M. Ferro

Jacqueline M. Ferro

Jan 23, 2014

Jacqueline M. (Connair) Ferro, 90, of Lincoln died Thursday January 23, 2014 in Littleton. She was the beloved wife of 40 years of the late Armand F. Ferro. Born in Waltham on January 19, 1924 she was the daughter of the late John J. Connair and Margaret J. (Casey) Connair. She was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown and...

John Paul Benedict

John Paul Benedict

Jan 23, 2014

John Paul Benedict, 91, of Stow, MA, formerly of Pittsfield, MA, died Thursday, January 23, 2014. Born in Monterey, Massachusetts on January 25, 1922, he was the son of the late Harold Baldwin and Zella (Gottschaulk) Benedict. While attending Pittsfield High School and following his graduation, he was employed at Broyle's Roller Skating Arena where he met the love of...

Marion Owen Bodeman

Marion Owen Bodeman

Jan 22, 2014

Marion Owen Bodeman, 83, a long time resident of Concord, MA, passed away January 22, 2014, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. She was the beloved mother of Ruth Bodeman of Brookline, MA. Marion, who was born January 21, 1931, in Evanston, IL, was the daughter of the late John H. Owen, Sr. and Arline Van Buren Owen, and the brother...

Joseph John Yntas

Joseph John Yntas

Jan 22, 2014

Joseph John Yntas, 78 of Sun City West, AZ died January 22, 2014 after a long illness. He was born Lexington, Massachusetts August 15, 1935, the second child and first son of Martha (Kebit) Yntas and Joseph Yntas. He is preceded in death by his youngest brother Paul. Joseph is survived by two sisters, Martha Provost of Stoneham, Massachusetts and...

John (Jack) Francis Culkins

John (Jack) Francis Culkins

Jan 21, 2014

Born in Concord Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John William Culkins and Mary Hilda Culkins. He attended Boxboro schools and completed 2 years of college at Boston University. Jack also served in the United States Army Reserves for 3 years. After working for Digital Computers and pursuing training in print editing, Jack spent most of his time...

Evelyn M. Smith

Evelyn M. Smith

Jan 21, 2014

Evelyn M. (Dawson) Smith of Concord died in her sleep at home on January 21st. She was 90 years old. She was predeceased in 1964 by her husband, Donald (Buzzy) McR. Smith, a founder of Concord Lumber Corporation, along with two of his brothers, Farnham and Benjamin. She is also predeceased by her brother Francis P. Dawson and her sister...

Peter L. Mente

Peter L. Mente

Jan 20, 2014

Peter Lawrence Mente, 52, of Raleigh, NC, died January 20, 2014, at his childhood home in Concord, MA surrounded by his family. Born in Waltham, MA on July 31, 1961, he was the son of E. Joanne (Welch) Mente and the late Lawrence J. Mente. Peter graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1979 and earned his B.A. in biological science...

George Easton Senkler Ii

George Easton Senkler Ii

Jan 16, 2014

George Easton Senkler II of Carlisle, MA died peacefully at home on January 16, 2014 after losing a fifteen month battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 79. He was surrounded by his loving family and his faithful dog, Lucy was at his side. He leaves his devoted wife, Brigitte, four daughters: Susan (Sukey), Lisa, Heidi and Jennifer, three...

William I. Barton

William I. Barton

Jan 15, 2014

William I. Barton of Concord died at his home Jan.15th 2014 after a short illness. His beloved wife, Katherine Doran Barton predeceased him January 31, 2005. Both Katy and Bill were born in Amherst, MA where they graduated from Amherst High School in 1936. Bill was a Veteran of World War II. Prior to the war he attended and graduated...

Austin F. Lyne

Austin F. Lyne

Jan 9, 2014

Austin F. Lyne of Concord, beloved husband of Ann Blair Lyne, died on Thursday January 9, 2014, at the age of 87. Mr. Lyne was born in Newton on January 7, 1927, the son of Daniel J. Lyne and Susan M. Lyne. He is survived by Austin F. Lyne, Jr. and his wife Patricia of Scituate, Jane Oakes and her...

Ann (Farley) Rebillard

Ann (Farley) Rebillard

Jan 7, 2014

Ann (Farley) Rebillard, 77, of Concord, died Tuesday January 7, 2014 in Concord. She was the companion and friend of 40 years of Howard M. Maher. Born in White Plains , New York on August 2, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Farley and Renee Lucette (Blunt) Farley. She was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University....

Sister Marie Noel Doyle

Sister Marie Noel Doyle

Jan 5, 2014

Sister Marie Noel Doyle SND, of Concord, formerly of Dorchester, died Sunday Jan. 5, 2014 in Concord at age 74, She was with the Sisters of Notre Dame for 56 years. The daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude (Shaughnessy) Doyle, she is survived by her brother Robert Doyle and his wife Nancy of Chicago, IL. her nephews, Adam, Barry...

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