Obituaries

Dec 18, 2023

Jane F. (Scannell) Inferrera, age 83, of Concord, passed away peacefully with her husband and daughters by her side on December 18, 2023. She was the loving wife of Domenic C. Inferrera, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.

Born on May 19, 1940 in Manchester, New Hampshire, Jane was the daughter of the late Humphrey...

Dec 18, 2023

John H.J. Granahan, age 87, of Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully surrounded by family and loved ones on December 18, 2023 due to complications from a prior illness.

Jack was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 11, 1936, the son of the late Joseph A. Granahan and the late Mary (nee Corcoran) Granahan, brother of the late Joseph...

Dec 18, 2023

Priscilla Luppold Marquis died peacefully in the comfort of her Concord home on December 18, 2023. She was 84.

Priscilla was born and brought up in Lowell, Massachusetts graduating from Lowell High School in 1957. Priscilla was part of a large and happy family with nine children and George and Margaret Luppold the proud parents. A large...

Dec 17, 2023

Peter P. Orlando, longtime Concord resident, proud World War II Navy veteran, and a man beloved by all who knew him, died following a brief illness on December 17, 2023 at Emerson Hospital. He was 101. Peter was the devoted husband of the late Josephine A. (Sapega) Orlando, who died in 2012.

He was born in Boston...

Dec 15, 2023

We regret to announce that Paul Walter Jameson, age 88, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 15th, 2023. He touched so many people's lives and will be forever loved.

Paul was born February 25, 1935, in Everett, MA, to Matthew and Hildegard Jameson. He grew up in Salem, and lived in Concord for most of his life.

Dec 12, 2023

Michael J. Lydon, 82, of Sudbury, formerly of Concord, died peacefully at Emerson Hospital with family at his side, on December 12, 2023, due to complications of lymphoma.

The only child of two Irish-immigrant parents, Michael grew up in Norwood and later attended Boston College High School, Boston College, and the Carroll School of Management at Boston...

Dec 12, 2023

Joan MacKillop Freeman was born to John Angus Mackillop and Dorothy Jamieson Mackillop on September 2, 1943 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She and her three younger siblings Peggy, Dotty and John Jr. grew up in Cambridge. Joan's father was a doctor and served in WWII, and her mother worked as a nurse while raising the family....

Dec 10, 2023

John Franklin Hurstak, formerly of Concord, Littleton and St. Petersburg, FL, died peacefully while surrounded by family at home in Medford on Sunday, December 10, 2023. He was 76.

Born on April 27, 1947, John was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Chase) Hurstak. Known as Johnny in his younger years, he loved growing up...

Dec 9, 2023

Helena (née Czajka) Rymarowicz passed away peacefully in Concord on December 9 after a brief illness, at the age of 102.

Helena was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1921. Her life there was interrupted at the age of 18 by the German invasion of 1939. During the subsequent German occupation she had an office job which enabled...

Dec 9, 2023

Cornelia "Connie" A. (Murphy) Davidson, a resident of Concord, Mass. for 55 years and most recently of Westborough, died on December 9, 2023. She was 91.

Raised in Brighton, Connie was the only child of Peter P. and Annie Murphy, both of whom immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland in the early 1900s. As a youth, Connie...

Dec 8, 2023

Frank J. Girardi, Jr., age 75, longtime resident of Weston, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on December 8, 2023, following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband and soul mate of Andrea (Costanzo) Girardi, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born on January 21, 1948, he was the son of the...

Dec 6, 2023

David P. Norton, of Concord, MA, died on December 6, 2023 at the age of 82. The cause was complications from Parkinson's Disease. Norton is known, along with Robert Kaplan, as the creator of the Balanced Scorecard. The duo is considered to be the world's leading authority on strategic performance management. They have written five books that have sold...

Dec 3, 2023

Charles D. Roberts, III (85), a longtime resident of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at CareOne in Concord on December 3, 2023 with family by his side.

Charles, fondly known as Charlie, was born to Charles and Marie Roberts on August 26, 1938, in Raleigh, North Carolina and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Davidson College...

Nov 28, 2023

Ronald Victor Row, age 97, of Lincoln, MA, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on November 28, 2023.

He is survived by his daughters Elizabeth of Arlington, VA, and Mary Gravely (Winston) of Richmond, VA; sons Frank (Deedee) of Chelmsford, MA, and Gordon (Leslie) of Groton, MA; ten grandchildren, Heather Williams, Ronnie Row, Robert...

Nov 27, 2023

Paul McKinlay, 55, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at Emerson Hospital in Concord on November 27th, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He faced every challenge cancer gave him with courage, strength, and an optimism that inspired everyone around him.

He was born on April 4th, 1968 in Winnipeg, Canada to David and Jean McKinlay, before moving...

Nov 25, 2023

John W. Barrett, of Concord, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on November 25, 2023, at age 95. He was eleven days shy of his 96th birthday.

John was born on December 6, 1927, in Brighton, MA to Margaret (Russell) Barrett and John W. Barrett.

John worked many jobs around Boston before...

Nov 24, 2023

Jeanne Dorothy Fitzgibbons, 92, passed away peacefully at home in Concord, MA on November 24, 2023.  She was born in Concord to Timothy and Winifred (O'Neill) Moynihan and lived her entire life in the town that she loved.

Jeanne is survived by her five children and their spouses: Mary "Molly" Frank (Peter) of Maynard; Joseph Fitzgibbons (Goretti)...

Nov 23, 2023

Francis Michael Hillery Jr., of Weston, formerly of Concord, passed away on November 23, 2023.

He was born in Manchester, CT on May 2nd 1930 to Grace (D'Arcy) Hillery and Frank Hillery Sr. After graduating from Manchester High in 1948 he enlisted in the Air Force where he served out the Korean War, in a motor pool,...

Nov 23, 2023

Santo Joseph Pullara, age 99, of Carlisle, died peacefully on November 23, 2023 at CareOne of Concord.

Santo was born in Frankfort, New York, and was the son of the late Frank and Anna (DiGiovanni) Pullara.

Santo was raised in Rochester, New York. During his childhood, he undertook studying and playing the clarinet. He progressed...

Nov 19, 2023

Barbara (Adams) McKenna, 88, of Concord, died on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at CareOne of Concord. She was the loving wife of the late Kenneth D McKenna who died in 2011.

Barbara was born in Somerville on October 12, 1935 to the late Margaret and Joseph Adams. She was a graduate of Matignon High School, class of...