Mafalda 'Muffy' D. Franco
Mar 20, 2012
Mafalda "Muffy" Franco, 93, of Woburn, formerly of Lexington, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Franco, Jr. Born in Boston on September 28, 1918 she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Pasqualina (Mareno) D'Agostino. Survivors include 1 son, Vincent "Jim" Franco and his wife Eleanor...
Alden 'Denny' Briggs
Mar 19, 2012
Alden "Denny" Briggs, 73, of Acton and formerly of Concord, died March 19, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Karen Briggs. Born in Hingham in 1938, he was the son of Hazel and Alden Briggs of Hingham, MA. He attended Hingham High School (1956) and Harvard University (1960) and served in the US Navy. He spent most of his...
Jacquelyn (Thornton) Higgins
Mar 16, 2012
Jacquelyn "Jackie" (Thornton) Higgins, 80, longtime resident of Concord, Massachusetts passed away on Friday March 16, 2012 peacefully with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband Jerome S. Higgins who passed away in 2002. She is survived by her children Stephen Higgins of Francestown, New Hampshire, Douglas Higgins of Chelmsford, Mark Higgins of Tumuning, Philippines, Jonathan...
Richard Hurley 'Dick' O'Keeffe
Mar 14, 2012
Dick O'Keeffe of Everett Gardens in Concord passed away quietly on Wednesday, March 14, just one month short of his eightieth birthday. Dick was born in Milton, Mass, the son of John and Leah (Hurley) O'Keeffe. A graduate of Milton High School, Dick then went into the Army and served a tour in Korea. After his discharge he attended Boston...
Edna Johnson Sewell
Mar 12, 2012
Edna (Johnson) Sewell, 85, formerly of Concord, MA and Amherst, NH, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. She was the beloved wife for 58 years of Prof. John J. Sewell, Sr. who died in 2004. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey on October 19, 1926 she was the daughter of the late...
Eleanor Baker Darling
Mar 9, 2012
Eleanor (Baker) Darling, of Concord, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Concord Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late Lewis O. Darling who died in 1983. Born in Concord on September 17, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Jesse F. and Gertrude (Lawrence) Baker. She attended Concord public schools, graduated from Concord High School in 1938...
Joseph Marshall Sandock
Mar 5, 2012
J. Marshall Sandock died on March 5. He was deeply loved by his family and his many friends in Lincoln and neighboring towns. With a positive spirit he endured several years of declining health before peacefully dying at his brothers house in Wayland. There, he and his brother, Laurie, both of them ailing, shared several months of round-the-clock nursing care....
Peter P. Carrigan
Mar 1, 2012
Peter P. 'Uncle Pete' Carrigan, 91, formerly of Concord died Thursday March 1, 2012 in North Chelmsford. He was the beloved husband of forty years of the late Phyllis Marie (Puzella) Carrigan who died in 2004. Born in Somerville on June 9, 1920 he was the son of the late Paul and Mary Caroline (Molloy) Carrigan. He attended Somerville schools,...
F. Ruth Ploetz
Feb 29, 2012
F. Ruth (Callery) Ploetz, 89, of Concord, died Wednesday February 29, 2012 at her Concord home. She was the beloved wife of the late George Parmann Ploetz who died in 2003. Born in Lowell on December 3, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Austin F. and Loretta (McCormack) Callery. She attended Lowell schools, was a 1940 graduate of...
James C. Kjellander
Feb 24, 2012
James C. Kjellander, 90, of Lincoln, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at his home. Born in Morganton, North Carolina on November 13, 1921 he was the son of the late Joel and Mary (Haddock) Kjellander. He attended Braintree public schools and graduated from Braintree High School. During World War II, he served as an Ensign at the Naval Air Station...
John Manzelli
Feb 22, 2012
John Manzelli, 96, of Lincoln died Wednesday February 22, 2012 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 69 years of Dorothy (Latronica) Manzelli. Born in Cambridge on October 5, 1915 he was the son of the late Antonio and Carolina (Celozzi) Manzelli. He attended Cambridge schools. He was employed at the Gould Oil Co. in Cambridge. During World War...
A. F. 'Fred' Savage
Feb 21, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred F. Savage, US Air Force retired, aged 87, died after a brief illness on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Lahey Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. Col. Savage lived in Acton for 40 years and was a decorated command pilot who flew combat in WWII and was a Forward Air Control pilot in Vietnam. During WWII, he flew...
Rita Booth
Feb 20, 2012
Rita (Chamberlain) Booth, 91, of Carlisle, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at Concord Healthcare Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis A. Booth. Born in Hooksett, New Hampshire on July 30, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Wilfred G. and Albertine (Pelletier) Chamberlain. She graduated as an RN from Notre Dame School of Nursing in...
Charles E. Doyle
Feb 10, 2012
Charles E. Doyle, Retired Deputy Chief, Lincoln Police Department, 71, of Maynard, formerly of West Concord died Friday, February 10, 2012 at his home. He was the beloved husband of Martha Jean (Leslie) Doyle who died in 2000. Born in West Concord on March 16, 1940 he was the son of the late C. Edward and Mary (Reilly) Doyle. He...
Jacqueline F. Curley
Feb 5, 2012
Jacqueline F. (Kirwin) Curley, 84, of Bedford died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Curley and loving mother of Jill E. Curley of Bedford and the late John F. Curley, Jr. and Andrew K. Curley. Born in Boston on December 23, 1927 she was the daughter of the late...
Thomas P. Mcnamara
Feb 4, 2012
Thomas P. McNamara, 74, formerly of Somerville and Hanson, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Westford House in Westford. He was the beloved husband of Phoebe (Murphy) McNamara. Born in Medford on May 3, 1937 he was the son of the late Thomas P. and Gertrude (Donahue) McNamara. He attended Somerville public schools, graduated from Somerville High School in 1955...
James F. White
Feb 3, 2012
James Franklin White, 58, of Carlisle, Massachusetts died Friday, February 03, 2012 at his home, after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, Linda and their son, Jarrett, his parents, Franklin White and Meredith (Ross) White of Greenfield, Indiana, his sister Lynn (Max) Fall of Indianapolis, Indiana, his Aunt, Ruth Herendeen of Marcellus, Michigan, six cousins, and a...
Kathleen M. Hughes
Feb 2, 2012
Kathleen M. Hughes, 78, of Concord, formerly of Sudbury, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Hughes, Sr. who died in 2010. Born in Somerville on March 23, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Helen G. (Walsh) Riemer. She attended St. Peter's...
Sally Porte Roetzel Lanagan
Feb 1, 2012
Sally Porté Roetzel Lanagan of Concord, MA, beloved wife of 45 years of Michael Robert Lanagan, died unexpectedly Wednesday, February 1st. Born August 28, 1945 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Sally was the daughter of Genevieve and Joseph Peter Roetzel, and the great granddaughter of a Kansas lawman who immigrated to Oklahoma during the territorial land rush and who carried one of...
Raymond Casimir Wanta
Jan 26, 2012
Raymond Casimir Wanta, 90, of Cambridge, formerly of Belmont and Concord died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Neville Manor Nursing Home in Cambridge. He was the beloved husband of Lorna J. C. (Devlin) Wanta. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 3, 1921 he was the son of the late Nicholas J. and Emily M. (Makowska) Wanta. He graduated from Pio...
