Henry J. Deroche
Mar 5, 2013
Henry J. DeRoche died Tuesday March 5, 2013 in Natick. He was born in Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island Canada and moved to Chelsea as a youngster, where he grew up with his 5 brothers and sisters. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in California as an airplane mechanic before being honorably discharged. After...
Sylvia Gold
Mar 3, 2013
Sylvia Gold (Rubinstein) was born November 10, 1923. Her parents, Joseph and Fannie (Botvinick) had come to the United States as teenagers. They first met on the boat from Russia. When her parents came to America they rejected religious tradition and embraced a politically leftist philosophy, which Sylvia continued to embrace throughout her life. Her identity was Jewish. Her religion...
Beth Eaton Hill
Mar 1, 2013
Beth (Eaton) Hill, 93, of Concord, MA died March 1, 2013 in Concord. Born in 1920 in Niskayuna, New York she was the daughter of John D. and Isabella (Duncan) Eaton. Her father, not a believer in higher education for women, offered her a chance to travel around the world rather than go to college. Beth chose, instead, to attend...
Florence M. Mead
Feb 28, 2013
Florence Mildred Mead, 84, of Billerica, formerly of Concord died Thursday February 28, 2013 in Burlington. Born in Lebanon, New Hampshire on August 7, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred Guyer. She attended Lebanon schools and was a graduate of Lebanon High School. From 1964 until 1982 she resided in Concord where her former husband...
Dr. Samuel P. Cowardin Iii
Feb 23, 2013
Dr. Samuel P. "Pen" Cowardin III, 91, of Concord, formerly of Southborough, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord. He was the husband for 51 years of Marjorie (Cooley) Cowardin. He was born in Richmond, VA in 1921 to the late Dr. Samuel P. Cowardin, Jr. and Ruth (Brown) Cowardin. Pen graduated from the Lebanon...
Edward Thomas Smith
Feb 22, 2013
Edward Thomas Smith, of Carlisle, MA, formerly of Concord, MA and Hartford, CT, died Feb. 22, 2013 after a long illness in the presence of his devoted family. Ed was born in Hartford, Connecticut to Edward and Kathleen Smith on October 24, 1934. He attended the Cathedral of St. Joseph School and Hartford Public High School where he excelled in...
Rosemary Stewart
Feb 16, 2013
Rosemary (Ryan) Stewart, 86, of Concord, died Saturday Feb. 16, 2013 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of 48 years of the late Charles C. Stewart who died in 2001. Born in Paterson, New Jersey on May 12, 1926 she was the daughter of the late J. Phillip Ryan and Julia (Brophy) Ryan. She was a 1944 graduate of...
Paul V. Cahill
Feb 16, 2013
Paul V. Cahill, of Concord, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at his home in Concord, surrounded by his immediate family. He was the beloved husband for 32 years of Lisbeth C. (Hall) Cahill. Born in Everett on July 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Paul V. Cahill, Sr. and Frances (Pinkney) Cahill. From 1967 to 1973, he...
Lucy O. Amistadi
Feb 15, 2013
Lucy (Oliva) Amistadi, 90, of Acton, MA since 2002, formerly of Syosset, New York, died Friday, February 15, 2013 at Mass General Hospital in Boston. She was the beloved wife of the late E. Henry Amistadi who died in 2008. Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Lucia Oliva....
David J. Shearman
Feb 15, 2013
David John Shearman, 88, of Concord passed away peacefully at his home in the evening on February 15, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Lucia Pepe Shearman, also of Concord, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Troy, Michigan, on August 21, 1924, he was the son of the late John Frank and Vera Maude (Sipperly)...
Johanna F. Parke
Feb 14, 2013
Johanna F. (Aho) Parke, 94, of Acton, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late Leslie F. Parke who died in 1998. Born in Maynard on June 19, 1918 she was the daughter of the late John J. and Justina (Kangasvieri) Aho. She attended Maynard public schools, graduated from Maynard...
Donald M. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Feb 13, 2013
Donald M. 'Hoppy' Hopkins, 77, of Concord, died Wednesday February 13, 2013 in Littleton. Born in Concord on November 7, 1935 he was the son of the late Thomas F. Hopkins Sr. and Josie Mae (Murchie) Hopkins. He attended Concord Public Schools and was a 1953 graduate of Concord High School. During the mid 1950's, he served in the U.S....
Eleticia ' Letty' Gonzalez
Feb 12, 2013
Eleticia "Letty" (Jimenez) Gonzalez, 85, of Maynard, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her Maynard home. She was the wife of the late Edward Gonzalez who died in 1998. They were married in Puerto Rico. Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on April 5, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Epifanio and Hortencia (Cendeno) Jimenez. She came to the...
G. Sherman Blair Jr.
Feb 10, 2013
G. Sherman Blair, Jr., Attorney, Clerk Magistrate Brighton District Court, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. Born in Concord on March 28, 1926 he was the son of the late G. Sherman and Beulah F. (Jones) Blair. He attended Concord schools and graduated from Concord High School in 1944. In 1948, he received an A. B....
Linda M. Little
Feb 8, 2013
Linda M. (Keenan) Little, 70, of Carlisle, formerly of Maui, Hawaii died Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Inn at Robbins Brook in Acton. Born in Eugene, Oregon on November 6, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Lester and Helen M. (Dunning) Keenan. She attended high school in San Clemente, California, College of the Desert in Palm Springs,...
Rita Clare (Fitzpatrick) Mcbreen
Feb 8, 2013
Rita Clare (Fitzpatrick) McBreen, 69 of Concord, MA died suddenly Friday, February 8, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Robert McBreen, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, June 12, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Verena (Valley) Fitzpatrick. Rita enjoyed knitting, gardening, cooking, day trips, swimming...
Mary Elaine Algeo
Feb 7, 2013
Mary E. Algeo, 57, of Stow, formerly of Lincoln died Thursday February 7, 2013 at her Stow home. Born in Brighton on March 15, 1955, she was the daughter of Elaine T. (Costello) Algeo of Stow and the late Leo J. Algeo. She attended Lincoln Public Schools and was a 1973 graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury High School. For over 18 years,...
Margaretha Tchen-Vredenburg
Feb 5, 2013
Margaretha Tchen-Vredenburg, 99, of Concord died Tuesday February 5, 2013 in Boston. Born in Utrecht, Netherlands on June 6, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Jan W. and Marie-Jeanne (Roos) Vredenburg. She attended schools in the Netherlands, and was a 1935 graduate of Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Den Haag, Netherlands, where she also was employed for...
Helen H. Warriner
Feb 3, 2013
Helen H. Warriner, 103, of Westford, formerly of Acton, died peacefully on February 3, 2013 at Westford House in Westford. She was the beloved wife of the late Ben Warriner IV who died in 1973. They were married in 1948. Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on January 22, 1910 she was the daughter of the late Dr. Kalman and Mrs. Elizabeth...
Eileen J. Meehan
Feb 3, 2013
Eileen J. (Chambers) Meehan, 89, of Concord, formerly of Somerville died Sunday February 3, 2013 at her home. She was the beloved wife of 44 years of the late Charles P. Meehan. Born in Cambridge on September 4, 1923 she was the daughter of the late James J. Chambers and Hannah (Murphy) Chambers. She attended and graduated from St. John's...
