Charles R. Longsworth
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...
Robert "Bob" Phillips
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...
Jeannette Marie O'Rourke
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...
Patricia M. Lanchester
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...
Della J. Perry
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...
Mary Lou Farmer
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,...
Leonard M. Seale
Dec 28, 2024
Leonard M. Seale of 89 Hillcrest Road, Concord MA, passed peacefully on Saturday morning, December 28, 2024. He was 95.
Leonard was born on October 17, 1929, the son of Luttrell and Rose Seale of Detroit MI. He had one sister, Louise E. Seale of Hialeah, Florida who predeceased him.
He leaves behind his beloved...
John Russell Roberts
Dec 27, 2024
On December 27, 2024 after bravely battling pancreatic cancer for nearly four years, John Russell Roberts, of Carlisle, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1951, the first of six children, to Barbara Keltz Roberts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Richard James Roberts of South Bend, Indiana.
Throughout...
Duane M. Ruse
Dec 25, 2024
Duane M. Ruse, 76, of Concord passed away at home on December 25, 2024. Duane loved deeply, leaving a lasting impression on many people throughout his life.
Born on October 9, 1948, in Long Beach, CA, Duane was the son of Duane and Helen Ruse. He was raised in southern California along with his sister Denine.
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Jacqueline M. Sears
Dec 24, 2024
Jacqueline Marie Sears, who passed away on December 24, 2024 at the age of 100, was born to Katherine (Hickey) and John Lally on August 18, 1924.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband John Joseph Sears, brothers Raymond, Michael and sister Catherine (Patsy) Mahoney. She is survived by her brother John and sisters Mary...
Grete E. Heims
Dec 24, 2024
Grete E. (Krueger) Heims, age 100, of Carlisle, died peacefully at home in the early morning hours of December 24, 2024. She was the loving wife for 67 years of the late Patrick E. Heims, who predeceased her on December 23, 2023.
Born on October 1, 1924, she started her life in Germany until World War II....
Frank J. Meiners
Dec 22, 2024
Frank J. Meiners, age 98, of Concord, the beloved husband of Rita Meiners, passed away at Emerson Hospital on December 22, 2024. Frank was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, as one of nine children. He was the son of the late Theodore and Agnes Meiners. Frank faithfully served as an Officer in the United States Navy during World War II. ...
Henrietta Biehl
Dec 21, 2024
Henrietta Biehl passed away on December 21, 2024 at Benchmark Senior Living at Robbins Brook in Acton. She was 96.
Born and raised in the Windy City, Henrietta's life was marked by devotion to family, community and personal passions. She attended St. Columbkille Church and School, later graduating with a focus on secretarial services. Her lifelong friendship...
Elizabeth Bennett Crowell
Dec 21, 2024
Elizabeth Bennett Crowell of Concord, MA died on December 21, 2024 after an eight-year battle with metastatic cervical cancer. She was 60.
She is survived by her wife Cheryl Flynn of Concord and teenage children - Isabel and Matthew Crowell. Liz was predeceased by her infant son James. The only daughter of the late David and Helen...
Kathleen (Stone) O'Brien
Dec 15, 2024
Kathleen "Kathy" Mary (Stone) O'Brien passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024, at the age of 76, following a long illness.
The oldest of four children, she was born on July 14, 1948, in Cambridge, MA, to Mary L. Stone (Murphy) and William D. Stone.
The Stone family lived in Watertown, MA, until Kathy was...
Mary E. Morits
Dec 9, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Morits, age 76, passed away on December 9th, 2024.
Mary was born in Arlington, MA, the first child of John & Elizabeth Morits. Mary graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School. Most of her career was as a legal secretary for various law firms in Boston. She loved to craft and made many beautiful decorations for all...
Elizabeth Bentley Burch
Dec 3, 2024
Elizabeth Bentley Burch passed away in Concord, MA on December 3, 2024 at the age of 99.
She was born on March 30, 1925 in Buffalo, NY to Anna Boyle Bentley and Meredith "Trot" Bentley was the middle of seven surviving children.
Betty was a child of the Great Depression. When her father lost his...
Ralph Vincent Scala, Jr.
Nov 30, 2024
Ralph Vincent Scala, Jr., born June 11, 1962, passed away on November 30, 2024, at home due to complications from his year-long battle with leukemia.
Ralph, or E.E. as he was affectionately known by his family, was a bright light in the lives of the many people who knew him. Ralph had an unparalleled ability to connect...
Stephen M. Williamson
Nov 29, 2024
Stephen M. Williamson, age 68, of Acton, died November 29, 2024, at home, surrounded by his family. Stephen grew up in Saratoga, California, the eldest of seven, and like most members of a large family, he could reel off their names in order: SteveMarkMattDougBobMegJoe.
He graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in history and entered...
Thomas Joseph Clark
Nov 28, 2024
Thomas Joseph Clark, 67, of Lunenburg, formerly of Concord, died peacefully on Thursday November 28, 2024 in Lunenburg, MA.
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey on April 19, 1957, he was the son of the late Harry R. Clark and Jane F. (Moran) Clark. He attended schools in New Jersey, Virginia and Massachusetts.
At Concord Carlisle...
