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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Josephine V. Delfino

Josephine V. Delfino

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...

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bonadio

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bonadio

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...

Carmela M. Cerri

Carmela M. Cerri

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,...

Dr. Julia Gamble Kahrl

Dr. Julia Gamble Kahrl

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...

Charles R. Longsworth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Roy Blake Ireland, Jr.

Roy Blake Ireland, Jr.

Dec 19, 2024

R. Blake Ireland, 95-years young, died peacefully on December 19th, 2024, surrounded by family and friends.

The middle of three children, Blake was born in Newburyport MA in 1929 to Roy and Alta (Tarleton) Ireland, and grew up in Dover NH. He graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in 1947, and was proud to be one of the “Dummer” boys. He went...

Kathleen (Stone) O'Brien

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...

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