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Patricia (Garrison) Van Zele
Jan 5, 2024
Patricia Ann (Garrison) Van Zele, of Carlisle, MA passed away on January 5, 2024 at the age of 79, peacefully surrounded by multiple generations of loving family members.
Pat, as she preferred to be called, was a sweet and loving wife, mother and grandmother whose passion in life was working on behalf of the most vulnerable, particularly...
Susan Ware Senkler Mcmullan
Jan 2, 2024
Susan Ware Senkler McMullan, 82, formerly of Carlisle, MA, Temple, NH and Southern Pines, NC died on January 2, 2024 after a long illness. At her side was her husband of 52 years, Joseph C. McMullan, her dog, Cookie, and her cat, Rocky.
Born on June 3, 1941 in South Bend, Indiana, Susie was the daughter of...
Christine Conner
Jan 2, 2024
Christine Conner, 75, of Stow, MA peacefully transitioned from life on January 2, 2024.
Christine was predeceased by her husband Bernard (Bernie) Kelley, who passed in August of 2021. She is survived by her loving sister Rosemary Murtha of Santa Rosa, CA and brother Jay Pierpont Hewitt of Fort Worth, TX; her stepson Tobias Kelley of Acton,...
James W. Bower
Dec 26, 2023
James W. Bower, 64, of Concord, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2023.
Jim was born in New Bedford, MA and lived his early years in Glenside, PA until his family moved to Concord in 1966. He graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1977 and then headed to California to study agriculture at the University of California...
Joseph R. Crowley
Dec 26, 2023
Joseph R. Crowley, 84, of Maynard, formerly of Boxborough, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He was the loving husband of the late Patricia A. (Powers) Crowley, who passed away in 2010.
Born in Cambridge on April 9, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mildred (Celi) Crowley. While growing...
Patrick E. Heims
Dec 23, 2023
Patrick E. Heims, of Carlisle, died at Life Care Center of Acton on December 23, 2023. He had just celebrated his 95th birthday two days prior.
Patrick grew up in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, as the son of the late Clayton and Constance Heims. He came from a loving family who was active in their community. His father...
Jane F. Inferrera
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...
John "Jack" Granahan
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...
Priscilla Luppold Marquis
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...
Peter P. Orlando
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...
Paul Walter Jameson
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.
...Michael J. Lydon
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...
Joan Mackillop Freeman
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....
John Franklin Hurstak
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...
Helena Rymarowicz
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...
Cornelia "Connie" Davidson
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...
Frank J. Girardi, Jr.
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...
David P. Norton
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...
Charles D. Roberts, Iii
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...
Ronald V. Row
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...
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