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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Mary Grimley Mason

Mary Grimley Mason

Nov 6, 2024

Mary Grimley Mason, a distinguished professor of English Emerita at Emmanuel College, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024, at 96. During her final days, she was surrounded by her loving children. Mary's legacy as a dedicated mother, grandmother, educator, scholar, mentor, advocate, and author will continue to inspire all who knew her.

Mary was born in...

Arthur T. Alcarez

Arthur T. Alcarez

Nov 5, 2024

Arthur Theodore Alcarez, 93, of Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on November 5th, 2024. Arthur's life was an exercise in devotion.

Born in Watertown on August 5, 1931, he was the son of the late Arthur and Edith (Meehan) Alcarez, and the brother of his dear sister, Frances Lyons of New Bedford...

Leo "Pete" Fuller

Leo "Pete" Fuller

Oct 29, 2024

Leo Marvin "Pete" Fuller left the surly bonds of earth to join his beloved wife Carolyn Jean Terry Fuller in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday night, October 29, 2024.

He leaves behind his sons Therman (Diana), and Peter (Jennifer), his grandsons Peyton and Samuel, and was predeceased by his wife Carolyn (2009).

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Benjamin Widell

Benjamin Widell

Oct 28, 2024

Benjamin's private Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, November 6th at 10 am in St. Bernard's Church at Holy Family Parish, 12 Monument Square, Concord Center.  Interment will be private.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.

Genevra “Gen”  Reed Counihan

Genevra “Gen” Reed Counihan

Oct 28, 2024

Genevra "Gen" Reed Counihan, passed away peacefully at Newbury Court in Concord, MA on October 28, 2024 at the age of 98.

Gen was born December 15, 1925 in Wichita Kansas to Solomon Luther and Opal (Skaer) Reed. She grew up in Stillwater Oklahoma where her father taught psychology at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes). She graduated...

Richard Foster Swank

Richard Foster Swank

Oct 27, 2024

It is with profound sadness that I share the passing of Richard Foster Swank, who left us on October 27, 2024 at the age of 77 in Bedford, MA. Rick was a man of immense humor and experience, cherishing every moment possible.

He served his country during the Vietnam conflict as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and...

William "Bill" Hutchinson

William "Bill" Hutchinson

Oct 25, 2024

William T. "Bill" Hutchinson, age 86, of Concord, died peacefully with family by his side on October 25, 2024 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the devoted and loving husband for 67 years of Rose (Michaels) Hutchinson.

Born in Concord on March 18, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy...

Evan Miller Geilich

Evan Miller Geilich

Oct 22, 2024

Evan Geilich, Lifelong Learner, dies at 89

To the deep sadness of his family, Evan Miller Geilich, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2024, at the age of 89.

Evan was born to Harold and Martha Geilich on April 28, 1935, in Brockton, MA and raised in Brookline, MA. He attended...

Terry S. Mullen

Terry S. Mullen

Oct 15, 2024

Terry S. Mullen, 70, passed away at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA on October 15, 2024.

Private burial was held at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.

George P. Wolf, Jr.

George P. Wolf, Jr.

Oct 10, 2024

George Philip Wolf, Jr., age 79, of Maynard, MA passed away on October 10, 2024 at CareOne in Concord, MA after a battle with cancer.

George was born in Baltimore, Maryland on June 9, 1945. The son of George P. Wolf, Sr. and Doris Jeanne Saunders, George moved with his family to Miami, FL in 1960.  It...

Richard A. Perini

Richard A. Perini

Oct 9, 2024

On Wednesday October 9, 2024, our beloved and cherished husband, father and Nonno, Richard "Rick" Anthony Perini, 78, of Groton, MA, passed away peacefully in his sleep.

Rick was born on September 19, 1946, growing up in Ridgefield, Connecticut with his parents Elda and Pasquale, and sister Gloria, surrounded by a vibrant Italian immigrant community.

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Jessica Daley Lanigan

Jessica Daley Lanigan

Oct 8, 2024

Jessica Daley Lanigan was born in Concord, MA on January 21, 1985, to Sarah Flaherty Lanigan and Kevin Lanigan, the second of four siblings.

She lived in Maynard, MA for her childhood, graduating from Maynard High School in 2003. After high school, she attended Middlesex Community College while working as a paralegal. She later transferred and graduated...

Patricia M. Hildebrandt

Patricia M. Hildebrandt

Oct 4, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Patricia "Pat" MacDonald Hildebrandt, of Wayland, on October 4, 2024 at the age of 87.

Pat was born in Jamaica Plain, MA on November 3, 1936 to John R. and Anna (Ahern) MacDonald. She grew up in Malden and Medford, MA, graduating from Medford High School...

Irina Kalatskaya

Irina Kalatskaya

Oct 4, 2024

Irina Kalatskaya passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, October 4th, 2024 at the age of 45.

Irina was the daughter of Valiantsina and the late Aliaksandr Kalatski. She is survived by her loving husband of 16 years, Georges Paradissis and was the proud mother of their children, Sophia and Vasilis...

Leonard "Nate" Palmer

Leonard "Nate" Palmer

Oct 3, 2024

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Nathan Palmer died on October 3, 2024, just one week short of his 83rd Birthday.

Nate was born and raised in Concord, MA and attended Norwich University, a military college located in Vermont. Nate loved playing sports and was on the football team both in high school and college. Nate's love of all things Norwich continued throughout...

Frederic R. Hildebrandt

Frederic R. Hildebrandt

Oct 3, 2024

Frederic R. "Fred" Hildebrandt, of Wayland, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 3, 2024. He was 88.

Born in Medford on April 5, 1936, he was the son of the late Otto and Irene (Breault) Hildebrandt and brother to Lillian Cliggott and Robert Hildebrandt who predeceased him.

Fred was an avid baseball player,...

D. Jean Lambe

D. Jean Lambe

Sep 29, 2024

D. Jean Lambe, 93, of Topsfield, formerly of Middleton, Concord, and Naples, FL, loving wife of the late Harry William Lambe for 54 years passed away peacefully on September 29, 2024.

Jean was born on March 11, 1931 in Cheektowaga, NY, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Betty (Little) Kobler. She was predeceased by...

Lauren "Laurie" Silva

Lauren "Laurie" Silva

Sep 27, 2024

Laurie Silva, of Littleton, Massachusetts, passed away with her family by her side on September 27th, 2024, in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Laurie was born in New Haven Connecticut, December 13th, 1958 to parents Joseph William Silva and Lillian Hanna Letsky.  While she grew up in Connecticut, it was Massachusetts that became home. There she found many loving friends...

John D. C. Little

John D. C. Little

Sep 27, 2024

John Dutton Conant Little passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 27, 2024, at age 96, a day after what would have been his wife, Elizabeth's, 98th birthday. John Little was an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor of Management Science in the MIT Sloan School. He retired in 2017 after a...

James "Jim" Laurence Dwen Kearney Ii

James "Jim" Laurence Dwen Kearney Ii

Sep 26, 2024

Jim Kearney, known for his warm heart, strong hugs and optimism, passed away on September 26th, 2024, in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Jim was the second child of Sally Skinner Kearney and Franklin Patrick Kearney. He spent his formative years in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, completing his secondary education at Northfield Mount Hermon and...

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