Maurice "Mac" Mcwalter, Jr.
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...
Peggy Boyd Sharpe
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...
Barbara Lamb Johnson
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,...
Ralph A. Gakenheimer
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,...
Marilyn T. Yates
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...
Malcolm Laughlin
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...
Shirley R. Jimmerson
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...
Ann L. Deignan
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,...
Dr. Andrew Simon Warner
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,...
Norine M. Christian
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...
Nina V. Huber Bernard
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...
James M. Kelly
May 24, 2024
James M. Kelly, 59, of Lunenburg, formerly of Concord, died at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia on May 24, 2024, following complications related to a heart procedure.
Jim was born in Boston on August 8, 1964, as the son of the late James and Florence (Bishop) Kelly. He grew up in Concord and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High...
Sylvia E. Warner
May 16, 2024
Sylvia Edith (Nelson) Warner, of Maynard, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 89.
Sylvia was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Arthur and Edith Nelson, both originally of Sweden. Sylvia was married to Eliot M. Warner for 40 years before Eliot's passing in 1992.
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David S. Baker
May 14, 2024
David S. Baker, 73, a lifelong Concord resident, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2024, following a long battle with Parkinson's with Lewy Body Dementia. He was surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Winchester on October 26, 1950. He was the son of the late Stillman H. Baker and Evelyn E. (Bingham) Baker. He...
John Edward Foster
May 11, 2024
John Edward Foster, of Lincoln, Massachusetts, passed away on May 11, 2024 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts. His wife, daughter and son were at his bedside. He was 83 years old.
Ed was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1941 to John Norman Foster and Viola Gard Foster. He is survived by his wife of 62 years,...
Ross Richardson Roberts
May 9, 2024
Ross Richardson Roberts, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, dedicated educator, engaged community member and longtime resident of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA, on May 9, 2024, at the age of ninety-six.
Born May 14, 1927, in Hartford, CT, to Elizabeth Hope Richardson Roberts and Douglas James Roberts, Ross...
Sarah Brooke Lashley
May 9, 2024
Brooke was born in Newton, MA, and spent her childhood in Weston and Brookline, MA, where she graduated from Brookline High School. She attended the University of Chicago for two years and received her BA degree from New York University with Honors.
She then moved to Brooklyn, NY, where she was employed at Barnes & Nobles Bookstore....
Eileen Marie Doyle
May 7, 2024
Eileen Marie Doyle, formerly of Maynard, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday evening, May 7, 2024 at Christopher House in Worcester. She was 55.
Born in Concord on July 16, 1968, she was the beloved daughter of the late Charles and Janet (Fannon) Doyle.
She will be forever missed by her...
Donald Knudson
May 6, 2024
Donald Knudson, 92, of Concord, died peacefully at home while surrounded by family on May 6, 2024. He was the devoted husband for 67 years of Elfie (Mauser) Knudson.
Don earned his Bachelor's (class of '54) and Master's degrees in electrical engineering at MIT, during which time he was a member of the ROTC. After college, Don...
Marion K. Marabello
May 6, 2024
Marion K. Marabello of Naples, FL, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away on May 6, 2024. She was 95 years old.
Marion was born in Westford, MA, the eighth of twelve children of Joseph and Dolphine Connell. She graduated in 1947 from Westford Academy and was a member of the school band playing alto saxophone. During the...
