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Gloria (Wamboldt) Palmer
Jan 3, 2014
Gloria (Wamboldt) Palmer, 92, of Acton died Friday January 3, 2014 at her Acton home. She was the beloved wife of 40 years of the late Patrick Palmer who died in 1991. Born in New Bedford on August 26, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Hugh McGuire Wamboldt and Rosanna (Arsenault) Wamboldt. She attended Acton schools and was...
Sarah Havemeyer Perkins
Dec 27, 2013
Sarah Havemeyer Perkins, 69, of Concord and South Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Manhattan, New York City, died on Friday Dec. 27, 2013 in Concord. Born in Manhattan, New York on March 12, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Richard S. and Adaline (Havemeyer) Perkins. She graduated from The Chapin School in New York City and Lesley University in...
Richard E. Bedford
Dec 27, 2013
Richard E. Bedford, 85, a resident of Leominster for over twenty years, formerly of Acton and Concord died Friday December 27, 2013 in Leominster. He was the beloved husband of 63 years of Ardelle (Kane) Bedford. Born in Concord on April 29, 1928 he was the son of the late Oscar and Cornelia Bedford. He attended Concord schools, was a...
Virginia S. Noyes
Dec 26, 2013
Virginia S. Noyes, 85, of Concord, formerly of Hyannis, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Born in Bridgeport, CT on September 23, 1928, Ginny was the daughter of the late Layard and Inez Savacool of Stratford, CT. Ginny and her family later moved to Massachusetts, where she was a 1946 graduate of Dedham High...
Mary R. Covert
Dec 25, 2013
Covert, Mary (Rutford) - of Concord, formerly of Belmont. passed away December 25, 2013. Survived by her husband of 67 years Eugene, her son David of Arlington, her daughter Christine of Hancock, ME, her daughter Pamela Spicer of Franklin and her son Steven of Belmont. Cemetery: Burial private. Service: Memorial service at a later date.
Mary Jane P. Cratsley
Dec 23, 2013
Mary Jane (Payton) Cratsley, 99, of Concord, died peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Emerson Hospital in Concord with her family by her side. Mrs. Cratsley was among the original residents in 1995 of Newbury Court, a senior community in Concord run by the New England Deaconess Association. Born on November 15, 1914, in Toledo, Ohio, she graduated from...
Margaret Kirkland Mackillop
Dec 21, 2013
Margaret Kirkland (Vosler) MacKillop died suddenly on Saturday, December 21st, at Rivercrest in Concord. Born October 28th, 1916 in Melrose, she grew up in Briarcliff Manor (Westchester County) in New York, the oldest of three sisters. She graduated from Smith College in 1937, concentrating in piano and French. In 1938 she married Douglas Gunn MacKillop; they were married for 65...
Roy C. Laible
Dec 17, 2013
Dr. Roy C. Laible, 89, recently of Newton, former longtime resident of Boston and Wellesley, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at The Stone Institute in Newton. Born in Boston on June 16, 1924 he was the son of the late Julius and Josephine (Noether) Laible. He attended Boston public schools and graduated from Boston Latin School, the first public school...
Eric R. Jones
Dec 15, 2013
Eric R. Jones, 52, lifelong Concord resident, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at his Concord home. Born in Concord on June 28, 1961 he was the son of Ronald V. and Margaret L. (Blomgren) Jones of Concord. He attended Concord public schools and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1979. For many years, Mr. Jones was self-employed as a landscaper...
Marcia A. Fickett
Dec 13, 2013
Marcia Ann (Douillette) Fickett, 95, of Sudbury died Friday December 13, 2013 in Framingham. She was the beloved wife of 65 years of the late Marvis Milton Fickett. Born in Pembroke, New Hampshire on January 13, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Irwin P. and Beulah (Ruggles) Douillette. She was a graduate of Pembroke Academy in Pembroke. A...
Peggy Read Fry
Dec 13, 2013
Peggy Read Fry, 74, of Concord died Friday December 13, 2013 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of 46 years of William J. Fry. Born in Newark, New Jersey on October 29, 1939, she was the daughter of Eleanor "EB" Read of Mystic, CT and the late Mike Read. Peggy grew up in Northhampton, Massachusetts and Norwich, Connecticut where...
Kathleen A. Wilkinson
Dec 10, 2013
Kathleen A. Wilkinson, 85, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln, MA and Montvale, New Jersey died peacefully, on December 10, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 60 years of the late Raymond G. Wilkinson who died in 2008. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan on September 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William...
George R. 'Butch' Dee
Nov 26, 2013
George Richard 'Butch' Dee, 74, a resident of Westford since 1961, President and owner of Dee Bus Service, died Tuesday Nov. 26, 2013 after a brief illness at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to Vernelle (Britt) Dee. Born in Concord on November 6, 1939, he was the son of the...
Ann Scott Nevius
Nov 25, 2013
Ann Scott (Chambliss) Nevius, 81, a former resident of New Horizons in Woburn, and also a former resident of Redding, Connecticut, died Monday Nov. 25, 2013 in Concord, Mass. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey on December 13, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Leopold A. Chambliss and Anna (Yerkes) Chambliss. She was a graduate of the Hartridge School...
Ruth H. Lifner
Nov 25, 2013
Ruth H. (Lowery) Lifner, 89, of Concord died Monday November 25, 2013 in Concord after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late George E. 'Chic' Lifner, who died in 1999. Born in Concord on April 1, 1924, she was the daughter of the late J. Arnold Lowery and Florence E. (Bowker) Lowery. She...
John A. 'Jack' Barnes
Nov 23, 2013
BARNES, John A. "Jack", 88, in Concord, MA, formerly of Chappaqua, NY. Beloved husband for 62 years of Sarah (Olmstead). Father of Nancy C. Barnes of Centerville, MA and John A. "Jay" Barnes, Jr. of Boxborough, MA. Grandfather of Jack D. Barnes and Edward D. Barnes, both of Boxborough, MA. Brother of the late Donald A. Barnes. Complete obituary to...
Elizabeth Ashley Gardner
Nov 16, 2013
Elizabeth Ashley Gardner, 88, of Concord , formerly of Belmont died Saturday November 16, 2013 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late David W. Gardner. Born in Newton on July 23, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Alton Ashley II and Mary (Kelley) Ashley. She attended Belmont schools and was a graduate of Belmont...
Patricia A. (Cullinane) Napolitano
Nov 13, 2013
Patricia A. (Cullinane) Napolitano, 74, of Maynard, formerly of Concord died Wednesday Nov. 13, 2013 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of 40 years of the late Frederick W. Napolitano who died in 1996. Born in Concord on March 17, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Margaret (Meade) Cullinane. She attended Rose Hawthorne School in...
Sarah Appleton Weber
Nov 12, 2013
Sarah "Sally" (Appleton) Weber, 83, a distinguished poet, scholar, and short-story writer of Bedford, MA, formerly of Cambridge, MA, Syracuse, New York and Strasbourg, France, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at Carleton Willard Village Bedford. She was the beloved wife of Joseph G. Weber. Born in New York City on April 14, 1930 she was the daughter of the late...
Eleanor F. (Williams) O'Sullivan
Nov 10, 2013
Eleanor F. (Williams) O'Sullivan, 77, of Concord, formerly of Hingham, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Concord Healthcare Center. She was the beloved wife for 49 years of Francis X. O'Sullivan. Born in Concord on October 27, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Francis G. and Helen (Hurley) Williams. During the later half of the 19th century and...
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