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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...

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...

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