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Gerald Francis Lafferty

Gerald Francis Lafferty

Dec 25, 2012

Gerald Francis "Gerry" Lafferty, 80, of Concord, formerly of Sandwich, Leominster and Lowell died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was the beloved husband for 55 years of the late Mary Lee (Gallagher) Lafferty. Born in Lowell on December 15, 1932 he was the son of the late Charles J. and Veracunda M. (Shepard) Lafferty. He...

Max M. Mason, Jr.

Max M. Mason, Jr.

Dec 20, 2012

Max M. Mason, Jr., 84, longtime Lincoln resident, died Thursday, December 20, 2012. He was the loving partner of Rachel Mason for 36 years. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 30, 1927 he was the son of the late Max M. Mason Sr. and Lucy Vaughn (Smith) Mason. He graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and served in...

Arthur V. Circelli Sr.

Arthur V. Circelli Sr.

Dec 20, 2012

Arthur V. Circelli Sr., 83, of Hollis, New Hampshire, formerly of Concord, Massachusetts died Thursday December 20, 2012 in Hollis. He was the beloved husband of 65 years of Dorothy R. (Perry) Circelli. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1929 he was the son of the late Anthony and Marie (Fazzone) Circelli. Mr. Circelli served in the U.S....

John P. Roosa, Jr.

John P. Roosa, Jr.

Dec 17, 2012

John P. "Jack" Roosa, Jr., 87, of Concord, MA, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was the beloved husband for 56 years of the late Betty (Moore) Roosa who died in 2010. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 11, 1925, he was the son of the late John P. Roosa, Sr....

Diana Marie Ricci

Diana Marie Ricci

Dec 14, 2012

Diana Marie Ricci, 43, of Concord, died Friday, December 14, 2012 at her Concord home, surrounded by her loving family after a six-year battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Paul Nash and the loving mother of Nigel, Darwin, and Simon Ricci Nash, all of Concord. Born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 8, 1969 she was the...

Abigail Shanley Harris

Abigail Shanley Harris

Dec 14, 2012

Abigail Shanley Harris, 28, of Concord died suddenly on December 14, 2012. Born on July 22, 1984, daughter of Michael and Paula, Abby graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 2003, attended both St. Michaels and Merrimack College, before holding several positions in retail management. Abby ran on the CCHS track and cross-country teams and performed ballet for many years; she...

Ruth E. Evans

Ruth E. Evans

Dec 12, 2012

Ruth E. (Faulkner) Evans, 86, of Acton and Concord, formerly of Bedford and Watertown, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at Concord Health Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert W. Evans who died in 1980. They were married in 1948 at St. John's Methodist Church in Watertown and were high school sweethearts. Born in Waltham on...

Patricia Howe Page

Patricia Howe Page

Dec 10, 2012

Patricia Howe Page of Poland, ME and Lincoln, MA, age 88, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012. Born September 13, 1924, Patricia Louise Howe in Rutland, VT, the daughter of the late Carleton and Dorothy (Howe). She attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and The Cambridge School of Weston, and is a graduate of Colorado College where she...

Elizabeth M. Tolwinski

Elizabeth M. Tolwinski

Dec 9, 2012

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Tolwinski died on December 9, 2012 in the company of her eldest son and daughter-in-law, David and Loretta Tolwinski of Concord, MA. She was born on November 19, 1923 to Piotr (Peter) and Janina Siekierda in Wilmington, Delaware. Her youngest son and daughter-in-law, Jan and Janet Tolwinski of Portland, OR, grandson Gregory Tolwinski, granddaughter Susan Tolwinski Ward...

Richard O. Pinkham

Richard O. Pinkham

Dec 8, 2012

Richard O. Pinkham, 89, of Concord, formerly of Weston, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. He was the husband for 61 years of Gloria (Tidman) Pinkham. Born in Boston on June 26, 1923 he was the son of the late Max O. and Frances W. (Jones) Pinkham. He graduated from Weston High...

H. Madeline Johnson

H. Madeline Johnson

Dec 6, 2012

H. Madeline (Gillice) Johnson, 86, formerly of Glen Ridge & Essex Fells, New Jersey died peacefully after a very brief illness on December 6th at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA. She moved to Carlisle,MA in April 2012 to be closer to her family. Madeline was born in New York City on December 23, 1925. She was the daughter of the...

Louis J. Venti

Louis J. Venti

Dec 2, 2012

Louis J. Venti, 94, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Concord Health Care Center in Concord. He was the beloved husband for 66 years of Madeleine E. (Coan) Venti. Born in Concord on August 27, 1918 he was the son of the late Joseph and Teresa (DiCicco) Venti. He attended Concord public schools, graduated in 1939 from Stigmatine High School...

Ronald F. Thiemann

Ronald F. Thiemann

Nov 29, 2012

Ronald F. Thiemann died on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at the age of 66. A resident of Concord, Massachusetts, Ron is survived by his beloved wife, Beth; his two daughters, Sarah Thiemann Connolly and Laura Thiemann Scales; sons-in-law William J. Connolly and Daniel Scales; and grandchildren Kate, William, Anna, and Nathan. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he was the...

Deborah Joanne Rizzitano

Deborah Joanne Rizzitano

Nov 28, 2012

Deborah "Deb" Rizzitano, 58, of Maynard, formerly of Concord and Acton died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at her Maynard home surrounded by family and friends. Born in Waltham on May 6, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Dominic Rizzitano of Concord and Theresa Olivo of Waltham. She attended Rpse Hawthorne School, graduated from Concord Carlisle High School, and...

M. Patricia Carey

M. Patricia Carey

Nov 25, 2012

M. Patricia Carey passed away peacefully on November 25, 2012 in Concord, MA at the age of 92. Born in Concord on March 12, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Henrietta (Marsden) and David Carey. Pat had one brother who predeceased her in 2003, David M. Carey of Naples, Florida. Pat was a lifelong resident of Concord, graduated...

Mary N. Lush

Mary N. Lush

Nov 25, 2012

Mary N. Lush, 97, died peacefully November 25, 2012. She was the beloved wife of 63 years of the late Morley J. Lush. She was the mother of Susan M. Lush of Dorchester, MA and her husband Robert A. Cook, and Allen M. Lush and his wife Gail of Boxborough, MA., grandmother of Stephen, Robert, and David Lush of Boxborough...

Edith M. Mcgrath

Edith M. Mcgrath

Nov 24, 2012

Edith M. (Weckstrom) McGrath, 99, of Concord died Saturday November 24, 2012 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late John B. 'Jack' McGrath. Born in Maynard on May 14, 1913 she was the daughter of the late Carl Weckstrom and Emma (Lindstrom) Weckstrom. She was a 1931 graduate of Maynard High School. For many years Mrs. McGrath...

Dr. Stephen E. Thorne, Iii

Dr. Stephen E. Thorne, Iii

Nov 22, 2012

Dr. Stephen E. Thorne III, 97, of Concord, a former longtime resident of Fitchburg, Ma., died November 22, 2012 in Danvers, MA of natural causes. He was born in Saratoga, NY, January 22, 1915, the Son of Stephen and Margaret Glass Thorne. Steve was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Dental School. He served in the United...

Louisa H. Browne

Louisa H. Browne

Nov 18, 2012

Louisa "Babs" Huntington Browne, died peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at her home in Concord, Massachusetts. She was in her 94th year. Babs spent the majority of her life in Concord and Carlisle witnessing the evolution of the two towns from rural farming communities to thriving suburbs. She was born and raised on the River Road Farm in Carlisle,...

Mabel F. Faulkner

Mabel F. Faulkner

Nov 9, 2012

Mabel F. (Norris) Faulkner, 80, of Concord died Friday November 9, 2012 in Concord. Born in The Bronx, New York on February 7, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Percy John Norris and Margaret (Loughman) Norris. She attended New York City parochial schools , resided in The Bronx, later moved to Rockland County, New York, and then to...

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