Obituaries

Mar 22, 2024

Catherine "Cathie" (Poggi) Sur, 83, of Concord, passed away on March 22, 2024.

She was born on October 22, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY to Paul and Ann Walsh Poggi. She grew up in Jamaica Estates, NY with her mother, her aunts (Veronica Walsh Lucas and Catherine Walsh O'Hare), and her cousin Veronica O'Hare Duckworth.

Cathie...

Mar 20, 2024

Ruth Esther (Johnson) Jasinski died peacefully on March 20, 2024, at age 91 in Concord, Mass., surrounded by her children and their families.

Born Ruth Johnson in Minneapolis, she met Ralph, her future husband of 60 years, at Edison High School, and together they attended the University of Minnesota and started their family. While raising four children...

Mar 20, 2024

Bryan James Moran died unexpectedly on March 20, 2024, at the age of 30.

He was the son of Edward James Moran, III of Woonsocket, Rhode Island and Jane Moran of Framingham, Massachusetts. He leaves behind his brother Justin Moran and his fiancé, Adia Thompson, his aunt Julie Murphy and her husband Vincent Murphy, his grandmother, Diane...

Mar 16, 2024

Carolyn Eaton Field, of Lexington, died peacefully in Bedford, Massachusetts on March 16, 2024.

A devoted mother, she combined her artistic efforts with those needed to raise her two children. Carolyn taught her children by example how to deeply see, love, and share nature and beauty through painting, photography, and music. And she taught them how to...

Mar 14, 2024

Rebecca Jill Chizzo, of Sudbury, MA, passed away on March 14, 2024, after a long illness which began five years earlier.

Rebecca battled valiantly through numerous challenges, and while her family and friends are profoundly saddened at her passing, we also celebrate that she is at peace in the presence of our Lord and Savior.

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Mar 13, 2024

Judith Mead, age 73, of Boxborough, passed away on March 13, 2024.

She was born in Lebanon, NH on May 9, 1950. She spent her early childhood in the upper valley of New Hampshire and Vermont before moving to Concord, MA. She attended Boston State College, studying early education.

Judith worked tirelessly as a Certified...

Mar 12, 2024

Thomas Urquhart Linnell, 81, of Boston, passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA on March 12, 2024, following a period of declining health.

Born on March 2, 1943, he was the son of the late Curtis and Annie Pauline (Oliver) Linnell. He was raised on Cape Cod, graduating from Barnstable High School with...

Mar 11, 2024

Thomas J. Duggan, Jr., 85, a resident of West Concord since 1964, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2024, surrounded by his family. Thomas was the husband of Simonne (LeBlanc) Duggan for over 61 years.

Tom was born in Concord on September 10, 1938. He was the son of the late Thomas J. Duggan Sr. and...

Mar 9, 2024

Helen Norine (Couture) Ford, 84, a resident of West Concord since 1959, died Saturday March 9, 2024. Helen was the beloved wife for 45 years of the late Robert E. Ford Sr., who passed in 2004.

She is survived by her daughter Brenda J. Lyons and her husband Deputy Fire Chief Kevin M. Lyons (Ret.) of Boxborough,...

Mar 4, 2024

Gloria Jean Lombardo of Hendersonville, TN died Monday, March 4, 2024 at the age of 72.  Gloria was born on June 9, 1951 in Concord, MA.

She received a BA in sociology in 1973 from Villa Maria College and then worked at the Concord prison for 7 yrs. In 1982 she visited her sister, Debbie in TN...

Mar 3, 2024

Audrey Russell Reith, of Concord, MA, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024 with family by her side. She was 87.

Born in New York, NY on January 22, 1937, Audrey was a proud fifth-generation New Yorker and the beloved daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Machen) Reith, growing up on Riverside Drive on the Upper...

Mar 3, 2024

Peter Conrad, a pioneering medical sociologist who brought attention to the increasing medicalization of society, died in his home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on March 3rd, 2024. He was 78 years old.

He died at home, surrounded by loved ones, listening to Joan Baez. His cause of death was pneumonia after a long experience of Parkinson's.

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Mar 1, 2024

Antone "Gerry" Singsen; A lifetime devoted to securing equal justice under the law for low-income people

Gerry Singsen, national advocate for civil legal aid for people living in poverty, passed away on March 1, 2024. Gerry's career with legal aid was long, varied, and inspirational. He was a leader, a visionary, a strategist, a mentor, and a...

Feb 26, 2024

Glastonbury native Nancy Roser Bestor died in a nursing home in Concord, Massachusetts, on February 26, 2024.

Born on March 19, 1927 to John H. Roser and Gertrude Bogardus Roser, she grew up in a town shaped by immigrants, principally from Southern and Eastern Europe, who powered fruit and dairy farms in the hills, tobacco farms in...

Feb 26, 2024

Barbara (Stien) Bickford Harding, of Concord, MA lived a long, rich, and impactful life, deeply touching those around her. She brought joy to all she encountered, inspiring others through her love and kindness. She died peacefully in her sleep on February 26, 2024, at the age of 91.

Barbara was born to John "Jack" and Lillian Stien...

Feb 25, 2024

Executive, Athlete, Volunteer, Grandfather Extraordinaire

Eli Lipcon, 77, passed away at his home in Lincoln on Sunday, February 25, 2024, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Never one to do anything halfway, Eli fought his disease as he lived his life, with strength, courage, and purpose.

Eli left his birthplace in Staten Island, NY...

Feb 24, 2024

Sally Williamson, 87, of Brookline, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2024, at The Blaire House of Worcester with her family by her side.

Sally was born on February 4, 1937, in Lake Worth, Florida, to Helen Mower (née Wilmarth) and George Williamson. She was raised in Massachusetts, excelled in school, and was involved in many...

Feb 23, 2024

Arnold Roth, age 84, died at his Concord home on Friday, February 23, 2024. He was the husband for 60 years of Linda Roth.

Arnie was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. As a child and young man, he faithfully helped his mother, Blanche, with the family owned toy store business. During his early years, he would say...

Feb 17, 2024

Cynthia Ann (Leslie) Shaw, 65, of Worcester, formerly of Templeton, Maynard and Lincoln died on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Worcester, surrounded by family.

She is survived by her beloved children, Chris Shaw of Sterling and Amanda Shaw and her wife Kristine of Worcester; her beautiful grandchildren Kaleigh and Brayden Shaw; and Alana...

Feb 11, 2024

Joe Wheeler, Man of Vision

Joseph Coolidge Wheeler, age 97, died in his sleep at his home in Concord, Massachusetts on Feb. 11, 2024, following a normal day.

Joe was born in Concord on Thoreau Farm on November 21, 1926, to Caleb Henry Wheeler (a 9th generation descendant of the first English colonists to settle...