Jul 6, 2024

It is with deep sadness that we convey the loss of our beloved husband, father, son, sibling and dear friend Kent Alan Carlson of Concord, MA. He passed away at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 3:00PM. He was with his beloved wife, Robin Masi Carlson. After his 5.5 yearlong heroic battle...

Jul 5, 2024

John W. Pope, age 93, of Chelmsford, passed away on July 5, 2024, with family by his side. He was the devoted husband for 69 years of Rita F. (Moran) Pope.

He was born in Concord on December 5, 1930, as the son of the late George Tracy Pope and Mable (Tracey) Pope. John grew up in...

Jul 4, 2024

Linda Marie Hardiman, 75, of Concord, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, at home on Thursday, July 4, 2024. She was the wife for 34 years of Kenneth Wilson, and the mother and grandmother of her much beloved daughter Hannah, and her granddaughter Taylor of Athol, MA.

She was born in Dorchester on July 13, 1948 to her...

Jul 1, 2024

Randolph, Vermont – William Thomas Taggart, Billy to his family, died on July 1, 2024 just a week following his 63rd birthday, after a brave struggle with pancreatic cancer.

Bill was born on June 25, 1961 in Vernon, Connecticut and lived most of his childhood in Concord, Massachusetts riding big wheels and bikes and leading the "dastardly...

Jun 29, 2024

Elaine A. DiCicco, retired Principal of Concord-Carlisle High School and a lifelong Concord resident, died at home on Saturday, June 29, 2024. She was 83.

Elaine was born on March 14, 1941 as the daughter of the late Romeo and Sophie DiCicco. After attending Concord Public Schools and graduating from Rose Hawthorne High School, she went on...

Jun 27, 2024

Tracy Elaine Brown, of Carlisle, passed away peacefully on June 27, 2024, surrounded by her beloved family.  She was 58.

The first of Nancy and Robert Brown's three children, Tracy was born in Berkeley, California, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. At an early age she gravitated to reading, as expressed to her mother with the words,...

Jun 27, 2024

Florence Theresa (Towey) Weadock, 85, of Concord, MA and Kennebunkport, ME, died peacefully in the comfort of her Concord home while surrounded by the loving embrace of her four children on June 27, 2024. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel P. Weadock, who passed away in 2005.

She was born on March 29, 1939...

Jun 27, 2024

Marjorie Cooley Cowardin, of Concord, died at Rivercrest in Concord on June 27, 2024, at the age of 103.

She was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Samuel Pendleton "Pen" Cowardin, III.

Private burial services will be held at Southborough Rural Cemetery.

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

Jun 25, 2024

Margaret Katherine (Maskell) Korn, 92, of Concord, MA, formerly of Hamden, CT, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2024 in Concord, MA with her family by her side.

Margaret was born on December 3, 1931 in Easton, PA to the late Albert Lewis and Anna Ellen (McGuire) Maskell. She grew up surrounded by animals; dogs, chickens, a...

Jun 24, 2024

Maurice McWalter, Jr., of Brewster, formerly of Concord, died on June 24, 2024 following a short illness. He was 83.

Mac was born on December 24, 1940 in Concord to the late Judge Maurice and Jean (Stirling) McWalter. He attended school in Concord, graduating from Concord High School in 1958. After graduating from Norwich University, Mac attended...

Jun 22, 2024

Whether she was scaling a ladder at age 87 to install solar panels on her church or mobilizing community members to plant trees in her beloved Providence, Peggy Boyd Sharpe was constantly at work -- sitting still wasn't in her vocabulary. A staunch environmentalist, her impacts on the natural world and those she loved were innumerable. Peggy passed away...

Jun 18, 2024

Barbara Johnson, former Princeton resident and Town Topics Associate Editor

Barbara Lamb Johnson died peacefully on June 18, 2024 in Concord, Massachusetts. She was 92.

For Barbara, the features of a good life included a career as a newspaper reporter, a great love for the outdoors, rowing crew, leadership roles in community organizations, and importantly,...

Jun 17, 2024

Ralph Albert Gakenheimer, aged 89, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, colleague, and friend passed away at Newbury Court in Concord, MA, on June 17th, 2024. He was surrounded by his wife, Caroline (Bierer) Gakenheimer; his two daughters, Rachel and Katherine Gakenheimer; his niece, Karen O'Hagan; and Diana Greene.

Born in Baltimore, MD, on January 17th, 1935,...

Jun 17, 2024

Marilyn Theresa (Slater) Yates, age 84, passed away peacefully of natural causes on June 17, 2024 in Billerica, Massachusetts. She was the wife of Richard R. Yates, who predeceased her in 1992.

She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on March 1, 1940 to Joseph Thomas Slater and Margaret (Maloney) Slater.

Marilyn's family eventually moved to...

Jun 16, 2024

Malcolm Laughlin, age 86, a resident of Newbury Court in Concord, MA, formerly of Belmont, MA, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, on June 16, 2024. He was married to Frances-Lee (Sprague) Laughlin for 60 years, and was the father of three beloved daughters, Susan, Catherine and Anne, and grandfather of six beloved grandchildren.

Malcolm was born...

Jun 14, 2024

Shirley R. (Rice) Jimmerson, formerly of Concord and Fort Myers, FL, passed away in Marlborough on June 14, 2024 at the age of 95.

She was born in Worcester on October 20, 1928 to her parents, Vincent and Rose (Hallihan) Rice.

She attended elementary school in West Concord and graduated from Concord High School in...

Jun 11, 2024

It is with grieving hearts that we announce the passing of Ann Lee Deignan (née Gallagher) of Concord, MA, formerly of Sanibel Island, FL, who passed away on June 11, 2024, unexpectedly and peacefully.

Ann wore Talbot's petites, but her impact was outsized as a wife, mother, grandmother, and neighbor.

Born in 1934 in Cambridge,...

Jun 10, 2024

Dr. Andrew Simon Warner, Chief Emeritus of Gastroenterology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, compassionate and deeply loved physician, nationally recognized specialist in inflammatory bowel disease, mentor of countless gastroenterology fellows and staff, and cherished husband and father, died June 10, 2024 at his home in Carlisle, MA of pancreatic cancer. He was 62.

Born in Newark,...

Jun 9, 2024

Norine Marie (O'Neil) Christian, 92, of Nashua, NH, formerly of Concord, MA, died at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH on June 9, 2024. She was the devoted wife of the late Norman A. "Nubby" Christian, who died in 2008.

She was born in Great Barrington, MA on October 16, 1931, as the daughter of the late...

Jun 8, 2024

Nina (Vitale) Huber Bernard, 68, of Concord, Massachusetts, died on Saturday, June 8, 2024 of breast cancer after a recurrence of the disease in 2021, following 16 years of remission.

She is survived by her husband Ronald Paul Bernard, her children Hans Maxwell Huber, MD and his wife Caroline of Brooklyn, NY, and Lucy Caroline Huber of...