Obituaries

Nov 18, 2023

Patricia Grace (Chardo) Cannava, of Concord, MA, affectionately known by family and friends as Tish, passed away at Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham on November 18, 2023. She was 72.

Born on May 4, 1951, Tish was the daughter of the late Anthony and Grace (Bicchieri) Chardo. As a child, she enjoyed helping out in her...

Nov 18, 2023

Jane Ellen Currier, 71, of Shirley, formerly of Concord, died on November 18, 2023 after a nearly three-year battle with gastric cancer.

Jane was born on October 3, 1952 and grew up in Concord as the daughter of the late Rudolph and Winifred Currier.

She was a graduate of Concord-Carlisle Regional High School and received...

Nov 18, 2023

Philip G. Bruno, of Bedford and formerly of Westwood, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2023 at age 85.

Phil, as he preferred to be known, was born on June 20, 1938 in Boston, the oldest of four boys of the late Philip J. Bruno and Marlin E. (Matson) Bruno.

Phil attended Boston Latin School...

Nov 18, 2023

Helen (O'Brien) Harper, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 18th, 2023.

Helen was born in Charlestown, MA on April 14th, 1937 to the late Helen and William O'Brien. She moved to Dorchester at a young age and lived there until her marriage in 1957. She made many lifelong friends growing up in Dorchester and was a...

Nov 15, 2023

Walter D. Heithaus, of Littleton, passed away on November 15, 2023.  A complete obituary is being finalized and will be posted here soon.

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

Nov 14, 2023

Millicent Irmiger "Penny" Mitchell, 83, of Lincoln, passed away on November 14, 2023 at the Commons in Lincoln.

Penny was born on February 3, 1940, daughter of the late Donald K. Irmiger, Sr., and Helen Irmiger Murray. She was raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin and attended Skidmore College before graduating from Lawrence University, earning a bachelor's degree...

Nov 12, 2023

Robert Gene Fraser died at his home in Concord, Mass., on November 12, one month shy of his 80th birthday, at the side of his beloved wife of 57 years, Patty. In addition to Patty, Bob is survived by his four children: Scott Fraser (Karen Weiss) of Malvern, PA, Josh Fraser (Brandi) of Santa Barbara, CA, Kristin Fraser (Jason...

Nov 11, 2023

Mary S. "Polly" (Hopkins) Pike, of Lincoln, MA, passed away on November 11, 2023, at the age of 90. The cause of death was complications from a fractured leg. Her husband of over 65 years, John, with whom she shared a mutual devotion, predeceased her by four months.

A graduate of Wheaton College, Polly was a lover...

Nov 10, 2023

Linda Huntington Pettengill, 92, passed away peacefully with family by her side, on November 10, 2023, at The Commons in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Born on March 2, 1931, to Virginia Smith Huntington and Theodore Lee Huntington, Linda was raised with her two older brothers Teddy and Franz, along with lifelong friends Molly, Betty, and Barbara, in Bexley, Ohio....

Nov 8, 2023

Robert "Bob" Lenington, of Lincoln, passed away on November 8, 2023. He was 93 and in his own words "I've had a great life".

The greatest legacy Bob leaves is his love for his family. He married his honey, Carolyn, on July 18, 1953. This past summer they celebrated their 70th Anniversary along with family, friends, and...

Nov 7, 2023

Roy Frank Privett, 97, passed away at Rivercrest in Concord, MA on November 7, 2023.

Roy was born in London, England on January 23, 1926. As a teenager during World War II, Roy was a member of the Junior RAF Corps and the University of London Training Corps.

At age seventeen, Roy enrolled at Kings...

Nov 5, 2023

Thomas Norman Proia, of Concord, formerly of Belmont, passed peacefully on Sunday, November 5, 2023.  He was 77.

Tom, as he was affectionately known, was born in the "Lake" neighborhood of Newton and was the youngest of four children. He was lovingly raised by his late mother, Rose (nee Russo) Proia, who doted on him, much to...

Nov 2, 2023

William F. "Bill" Miles, 89, a longtime resident of Concord, died on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Rivercrest Nursing. He was the husband of the late Joan M. (McLaughlin) Miles.

Bill was born on July 17, 1934, in Cambridge, MA, and graduated from Cambridge Latin School. He was married to Joan from 1962 until her death in...

Oct 30, 2023

Harald Wilhelmsen, 84, a longtime resident of Heald Road in Carlisle, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 from complications of a heart attack earlier in the month.

Born in Asker, Norway on July 11, 1939, Harald was the youngest of three sons of Jørgen R. Wilhelmsen and Gerda (Landgraff) Wilhelmsen.

Interested in aviation from a...

Oct 28, 2023

On October 28, 2023, William G. "Bill" Noke, 67, of Lunenburg, MA, formerly of Acton, MA entered Heaven following a valiant and heroic journey with metastatic esophageal cancer. Exceptional husband and most loyal best friend and "Sweetie" to Rebecca W. (Schuhmacher) Noke for twenty-six years.

He is survived by and will be forever missed by his children...

Oct 23, 2023

Robert Davis Asher, formerly of Concord, passed away peacefully at age 96, on October 23, 2023, at Brookhaven, a retirement community in Lexington, MA.

Born May 20, 1927, Bob and his older brother Jerry were raised by Rae and Ben Asher in Leominster, MA. He rowed on the Cornell University crew team and graduated from Cornell in...

Oct 21, 2023

Chulai Hsiao, 76, of Waltham, passed away on October 21, 2023.

He is survived by loving wife Tieetour, to whom he was married for 52 years, plus his 2 children and 2 grandchildren, as well as 4 brothers, 3 sisters, 6 nephews, and 12 nieces in Taiwan.

Born in the farming town of I-lan, Taiwan...

Oct 21, 2023

Wenhsiu "Yeehan" Wu, of Carlisle, accomplished pianist and piano instructor, passed away at her residence on October 21, 2023 following a five-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 45.

Yeehan was born in Taiwan on October 25, 1977. She began to learn the piano at the age of 4, and passed certificate level 10 at the age...

Oct 21, 2023

Melissa Lowe Vosburgh, of Lincoln, MA, passed away at home on October 21, 2023. She was 82.

Melissa's early chapters were set in California. Her parents, Alice and Floyd Lowe of Menlo Park, and her brother Lawson supported Melissa in her love of swimming and learning. She graduated high school from The Bishop's School in La Jolla,...

Oct 20, 2023

John D. Freeman Jr., 83, of Concord, MA, passed away on October 20, 2023.

John was born on May 17, 1940, to Laura Beach Freeman and John Doane Freeman, Sr. John and his younger brother Geoff grew up in Dover, MA where John plied the fields and woods with his beloved dog, Tony, an English setter, both...