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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

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...

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...

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