Obituaries

Jan 27, 2025

Don Meier, a beloved father, dedicated professional, friend and passionate mentor, has passed away on January 27, 2025.

He was born October 27, 1936 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Oliver and Leila Meier and raised in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. He leaves behind his daughter, Julie Meier and son-in-law Gregg Smith of Carlisle, Massachusetts, and daughter Karen Meier of Huntington Beach, California,...

Jan 25, 2025

Robert "Bob" Dean Baker, 82, of Macungie, PA, and formerly a longtime resident of Concord, MA died unexpectedly on the evening of Saturday, January 25th, 2025.

Born in Cambridge on December 31st ,1942, he was the beloved son of the late Stillman H. Baker and Evelyn (Bingham) Baker of Concord.

Bob was well known in...

Jan 24, 2025

Maura (McNally) Ambrosino passed away peacefully at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock on January 24, 2025 at the age of 66. Maura was the beloved wife of Salvatore Ambrosino to whom she was happily married for 41 years.

Maura was born in Boston, the daughter of the late Louis K. and Margaret (Scully)...

Jan 24, 2025

Kirsten Grete Studlien was born in Boston October 30, 1980. She died both suddenly and unexpectedly at her Boston home on January 24, 2025. She was the beloved daughter of Gene and Susan Studlien, beloved sister of Maren Studlien, and beloved owner of her Sheltie, Lincoln.

Kirsten grew up in Concord. She graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School...

Jan 23, 2025

Marcia (Adams) Roehr, age 92, a longtime Lincoln resident, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on January 23, 2025. She was the wife of the late George L. Roehr.

She was born on October 4, 1932 as the daughter of the late Rolland and Pauline (Hombach) Adams. She grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and...

Jan 22, 2025

Richard Redington Allen, 78, of Wayland, formerly of Belmont, passed away from dementia on January 22, 2025.

Born on May 27, 1946, in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of Jean (Aspinwall) Allen and Roy Duke Allen.

Richard is survived by his wife Nancy (Schuster) Allen; identical twin brother Robert Vreeland Allen, Mooresville, NC;...

Jan 22, 2025

Gail Gilbert, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully from Alzheimer's disease on January 22, 2025, in Wayland, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Irving Gilbert.

Gail was born on September 12th, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to Eleanor and Wayman Robertson, then moved to Woodstock, Illinois at the age of five. After graduating...

Jan 21, 2025

Roger Eliot Stoddard, affectionately known as the "Dean of American Bookmen," passed away peacefully surrounded by love on January 21, 2025. A loving husband, father and grandfather, he was a celebrated Eagle Scout, bibliophile and scholar. Roger believed, "When we handle books sensitively, observing them closely so as to learn as much as we can from them, we discover...

Jan 20, 2025

April Keyes Robb, of Concord, died peacefully on January 20, 2025, surrounded by family at the age of 57 after a courageous eight-month battle with metastatic melanoma.

Born in New York City to David Robb and Jane (McKinnes) Robb, she grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, attended Bryn Mawr College, and spent her adult life in greater Boston,...

Jan 15, 2025

Elizabeth "Betty" Harris Smith, 91, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, optimism, and a passion for education.

Betty was born on September 25, 1933 in Newton, MA to Dorothy Pollard Harris and Stephen Wendover Harris. Betty arrived with an innate curiosity that guided her through a life filled...

Jan 14, 2025

Josephine V. (Colicchio) Delfino, longtime Concord resident, passed away on January 14, 2025 at the age of 105. She has been reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 48 years, Dominick Delfino, who died in 1986.

Josephine was born in Walpole, Massachusetts on August 16, 1919. Her life was busy and she tried many things. She...

Jan 14, 2025

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bonadio, born on May 28, 1945 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at her home in Concord, Massachusetts, on January 14, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Betsy was the devoted wife of Charles Bonadio, with whom she shared 60 wonderful years of marriage. She was a beloved mother to Ann Antes and her...

Jan 14, 2025

Carmela Maria (Defilipo) Cerri, age 94, formerly of Lincoln and Stoughton, died on January 14, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends. Candy was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and a devoted and loyal friend.

Born on May 12, 1930 in Rumford, Maine to Giuseppe (Joe) and Ines Defilipo, Candy was raised in Readville, Massachusetts,...

Jan 10, 2025

Dr. Julia Gamble Kahrl of Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on January 10th, 2025, accompanied by members of her family. She was 90 years old.

Born May 14th, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she shortly moved to Milton, Massachusetts, where she attended Milton Academy and then earned her B.A. at Radcliffe College in 1955, her M.A. in film...

Jan 8, 2025

Charles R. (Chuck) Longsworth, who died January 8th in Concord, MA, lived an active life from boyhood in Fort Wayne, IN, and Wellesley, MA, through a high-profile career in Amherst, MA, and Williamsburg, VA, and into retirement in the wild solitude of northern Massachusetts, a state to which he was devoted. Always constant were summers on Cape Cod, where...

Jan 7, 2025

Robert "Bob" Phillips, 64, of Acton, MA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Born October 22, 1960, in Plainfield, NJ, Bob was the son of the late Bernard and Mary Ann (Kling) Phillips. He grew up in Norwood, MA, and earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. In 1990 he...

Jan 4, 2025

Jeannette Marie O'Rourke, 88, of Concord, Massachusetts and Surry, Maine passed away on Saturday, January 4th, 2025, surrounded by family.

She was born Jeannette Marie Ouellet in Wellesley, Massachusetts on November 4, 1936, to Frank and Ella Ouellet. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years George Edmund O'Rourke (2007), and her two brothers...

Jan 3, 2025

Patricia M. (Norris) Lanchester, age 82, a longtime Concord resident, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough, following a long illness. She was surrounded by her family. Pat has been reunited in heaven with her beloved husband of 56 years, Edward F. Lanchester, who died in 2018.

Born on January...

Jan 2, 2025

Della J. Perry, 93, of Hingham, passed away on January 2, 2025 after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of 66 years of the late George S Perry.

Della was born October 14, 1931, and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Grace Pratti. She grew up in Somerville and after graduating from...

Dec 31, 2024

Mary Lou (Marshall) Farmer, age 94 and longtime resident of Concord, passed away at her daughter's residence in Pepperell on December 31, 2024. She was the wife of the late Edward G. Farmer, who died in 2002.

Mary Lou was born in Boston on November 18, 1930 as the youngest of five children to her late parents,...