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William "Bill" Noke

William "Bill" Noke

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...

Robert Davis Asher

Robert Davis Asher

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...

Chulai Hsiao

Chulai Hsiao

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...

Wenhsiu "Yeehan" Wu

Wenhsiu "Yeehan" Wu

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...

Melissa Lowe Vosburgh

Melissa Lowe Vosburgh

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,...

John D. Freeman, Jr.

John D. Freeman, Jr.

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...

Celia Mezick

Celia Mezick

Oct 19, 2023

Celia Diana Mezick, age 95, a resident of New Horizons in Marlborough for the past 13 years, passed away suddenly at Emerson Hospital in Concord on Thursday, October 19, 2023. She was the devoted wife of the late Daniel George Mezick.

She was born in Bridgeport, CT on April 25, 1928 and was the daughter of Peter...

Jane Ann Moyer

Jane Ann Moyer

Oct 10, 2023

Jane Ann Moyer, 59, of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home on the 10th of October 2023, in the presence of her wife Janet, close family and friends. She had been diagnosed earlier in the year with ALS.

Jane is survived by Janet Free, her wife of 23 years, her father Ronald Moyer and stepmother...

Marion Morey Meenan

Marion Morey Meenan

Oct 9, 2023

Marion Morey Meenan, 80, a Lincoln resident since 1968, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House on October 9, 2023. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Sutherland.

She was born in Washington, DC on January 25, 1943 as the daughter of the late Joseph H. Morey, Jr. and Marion (Leeson) Morey. After growing up...

Dr. Andrew Wright

Dr. Andrew Wright

Oct 9, 2023

Dr. Andrew Wright, formerly of Lincoln and Newton, Massachusetts, passed peacefully on October 9, 2023.

He was the beloved husband of Greta Wright, father of Mairi Mashburn and Fiona Ostermayer, grandfather of Nicholas Hall, Catriona Mashburn, Calum Mashburn, and Ian Ostermayer, father-in-law of David Mashburn and Paul Ostermayer, brother of Dorothy Bennett and Margaret Torrance, uncle of...

Marc D. Padellaro, Esq.

Marc D. Padellaro, Esq.

Oct 9, 2023

Marc D. Padellaro, Esq., age 65, of Sudbury, died peacefully at home following a long illness on Monday, October 9, 2023. He was the devoted husband of Denise (Roberts) Padellaro, and the late Kathleen (Williams) Padellaro who died in 2012.

Marc was born in Winchester on June 2, 1958 as the son of the late Joseph and...

Richard J. Hollingsworth

Richard J. Hollingsworth

Oct 8, 2023

Richard J. "Rich" Hollingsworth, 74, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving and beloved family at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA on Sunday, October 8, 2023. He died due to complications from frontotemporal dementia.

Born June 11, 1949, Rich was raised by parents Marjorie and John Hollingsworth in Philadelphia. The third of four siblings, he...

Monireh Hodaie

Monireh Hodaie

Oct 8, 2023

Monireh Hodaie, known to many as "Maman-joon", passed peacefully on October 8, 2023 at age 97.

She leaves behind a large family tree of loved ones beginning with her three children: Farah Dustdar, Mahvash Ahmadzadeh, and Riaz Zolfonoon, their spouses to whom she was like a mother, the late Farzin Dustdar, Amin Ahmadzadeh, and Laurel Zolfonoon. She...

Paul M. Richter, Sr.

Paul M. Richter, Sr.

Oct 8, 2023

Paul M. Richter, Sr., 88, formerly of Bedford, died on October 8, 2023 following a period of declining health. He was the husband for 49 years of the late Jeanne M. (Kelly) Richter, who died in 2010.

Born on March 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Paul and Lillian (Carey) Richter. Paul was raised...

Linda M. Wesinger

Linda M. Wesinger

Oct 3, 2023

Linda M. Wesinger, loving sister, aunt and caring friend, died at Lowell General Hospital on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at the age of 66.

Born on July 21, 1957 in Concord, MA, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. Wesinger and Kathleen E. "Kay" (Harrington) Wesinger.

She was a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High...

Linda Senne

Linda Senne

Oct 2, 2023

Educator and business leader Linda (Prusiecki) Senne, of Concord, passed away on October 2, 2023 after a brief illness.

She was born May 17, 1943 in Gary, Indiana and traveled with her mother, Juanita (Weiss) Prusiecki, across the country the last two years of WWII to be with her father, Edward Prusiecki, a Navy Pharmacist Mate assigned...

Helen M. Geary

Helen M. Geary

Sep 27, 2023

Helen M. (Early) Geary, of Concord, MA, born on August 18, 1926, in Boston, MA, to her late parents, James and Bridget Early, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.

She was the beloved wife of Donald (Don) F. Geary, who predeceased her on his 91st birthday, June 5, 2018, after 68...

Dennis Philip Berk, M.D.

Dennis Philip Berk, M.D.

Sep 23, 2023

Dennis Philip Berk, M.D. of Concord, MA, passed away on September 23, 2023 after a brief illness, at the age of 85.

He was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 16, 1937 to David and Vern (Winter) Berk. Dennis enjoyed swimming, lifeguarding, and other sports at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay, WI and was a state-ranked diver...

John P. Fitzgerald

John P. Fitzgerald

Sep 22, 2023

John Patrick Fitzgerald, of Concord, MA, died at home on Friday morning, September 22, 2023, following a long and courageous battle with colorectal cancer. He was 59.

John was born in Attleboro, MA on January 21, 1964. He happily spent his childhood growing up in Rangeley, ME. It was during his high school years at Rangeley Lakes...

Robert Steele Giblin

Robert Steele Giblin

Sep 22, 2023

Robert Steele Giblin, age 81, of Concord, died suddenly at home at September 22, 2023.

He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire on June 12, 1942, the son of the late John and Mary (Steele) Giblin.

Private burial services were held on September 27, 2023 at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.

Arrangements are...

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