Obituaries

Sep 21, 2023

Richard Oman "Dick" Bell, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday evening, September 21, 2023, at Newbury Court in Concord MA.

Born in Havre, Montana on February 16, 1933, to Emma (Oman) Bell and Martin Averill Bell, Dick was predeceased by 3 siblings, Martin Bell, Jr., R. Elisabeth Bell, and William Bell.

Dick...

Sep 20, 2023

Gloria R. (Christensen) Harpell, 98, beloved wife of the late George F. Harpell, died peacefully at her Concord home on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

She graduated from high school in 1942 in Toms River, New Jersey. Subsequently, she worked for Camp Evans Radar Laboratory during the war effort and for the Readers Digest Association, until George returned...

Sep 20, 2023

Eleanor Ann Brennan, 99, passed away on September 20, 2023 at her home in Lincoln, MA surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late William Lawrence Brennan, who died in 2015.

Ellie, as she was known, was born in Waltham, MA on July 6, 1924. She was the daughter of the late...

Sep 20, 2023

Joseph Paul Tratnyek, age 91, of Sudbury, passed away at his home on September 20, 2023. He was the husband for 67 years of Marion (Christle) Tratnyek.

Joe was born in Boston, MA, on September 1, 1932 to the late Mary (Norton) Tratnyek and Louis J. Tratnyek, and was raised in Cambridge, MA. He attended Rindge Technical...

Sep 18, 2023

Maryanne (Baratta) Napier, 87, of Concord, MA died peacefully on September 18, 2023.

Maryanne lived a very full life. She was born in Winchester, MA on December 12, 1935 to Anna (Reilly) and Hugo Baratta. She grew up in Arlington, MA and spent her summers at Swift's Beach in Wareham, MA. She graduated high school from Marycliff...

Sep 12, 2023

Gene E. Giammarino passed away on September 12, 2023 in Lexington, MA.  A full obituary will be shared here once finalized.

Service arrangements are pending at this time.

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

Sep 12, 2023

Rodney P. Andrews, 89, of Concord, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. He was the devoted husband for 58 years of Judith A. (Forest) Andrews.

Born on March 14, 1934, he was the son of the late Edward and Edna (Payne) Andrews. Rodney was raised in Allston, and was...

Sep 9, 2023

A complete obituary will be published here soon.

Ruth was laid to rest privately on September 13, 2023 at Pine Grove Cemetery, Westford.

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

Sep 9, 2023

Walter M. Hollister, loving husband for 62 years of J. Sally (Boston) Hollister, and a longtime resident of Lincoln, MA died at home on September 9, 2023, at the age of 92.

Walter grew up in Rye, NY where he graduated valedictorian from Rye High School while earning varsity letters in five sports. He graduated Phi Beta...

Sep 8, 2023

Kathleen Kirschbaum Harvie, longtime resident of Concord, Massachusetts, died September 8, 2023.

"Kaye" was born on November 28, 1931, the daughter of Charles and Marion (Drew) Kirschbaum, and spent her childhood years in Arlington, MA. She graduated from Bates College (Maine) in 1953; lived and worked in postwar Tokyo, Japan; and moved to Concord in 1962, where...

Aug 28, 2023

Alfred Lawrence Murphy, 96, Deacon of St. Bernard's Church at Holy Family Parish in Concord, died peacefully at home while surrounded by family on Monday, August 28, 2023. A longtime Concord resident, Al was the devoted husband for 59 years of the late JoEllen (Maliff) Murphy, who died in 2016.

Born in Quincy on September 10, 1926,...

Aug 26, 2023

Sandra Elaine Basmajian of Boulder City, NV and Concord, MA died peacefully on August 26, 2023 surrounded by her loving husband, Vahan, and wonderful children, Vasken, Varant, and Lorig. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and sister-in-law, Sandra was born in Nashua, NH on June 22, 1938. Sandra was the oldest daughter of the late Alta Markarian Shattuck...

Aug 25, 2023

Gloria Hardman, of Lincoln, MA died on August 25, 2023 from complications of Posterior Cortical Atrophy (Alzheimer's) at the age of 81. She was an educator whose sharp mind was tempered by kindness and a gently irreverent sense of humor.

Born November 16, 1941, in Pretoria, South Africa, Gloria Dawn Webb was the third child of Leslie...

Aug 25, 2023

Lucia (Morazzi) Wier, 71, passed away peacefully, with her daughter Kate present, on August 25, 2023 following a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Lucia was born in Cambridge, MA on May 30, 1952. When she was six years old her family moved to Concord, MA where she was raised with her five siblings. She graduated from Concord-Carlisle...

Aug 24, 2023

Roger Alan Fricke, 81, died at Meadow Green Nursing Center in Waltham, MA on Thursday, August 24, 2023. He was the loving husband for 53 years of the late Sarah Winifred (Benton) Fricke, who died in 2019.

Roger was born on March 9, 1942 to his late parents, Rev. Charles Henry Fricke II and Helen Josephine (Holzhauer)...

Aug 24, 2023

Sue (Shelly) Jewell, 82, of Concord, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2023.

She was born on February 7, 1941, to Charles J. Shelly, and Fern A. Shelly of Ohio.

Sue grew up in Zanesville, Ohio and left there to go to Denison University to get her BA in History. She then attended Katharine Gibbs...

Aug 23, 2023

William "Bill" James Fitzpatrick Jr., 72, of Hudson, MA, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA.

Born on October 9, 1950, Bill grew up in Peekskill and Mahopac, NY until he attended Merrimack College in North Andover, MA where he met the love of his life, best friend, and wife...

Aug 17, 2023

Deacon Walter J. Miles, Jr. went home to the Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

On August 22, 1937, Walter Jr. was born in Boston to Walter J. Miles and Margaret Fay Miles. He grew up in Winthrop and Quincy with his sister Claire and brothers Paul & Philip. Walter attended St. Lazarus School and then North...

Aug 17, 2023

Annie Harriet (Ginn) Fredkin, 91, of Carlisle, died at Emerson Hospital in Concord on August 17, 2023. She was the devoted wife for 69 years of Norman J. Fredkin.

Annie was born in Varnville, South Carolina in 1932. She attended Wade Hampton High School, where she played piano and a mean game of basketball in addition to...

Aug 14, 2023

Gerald Lynn "Jerry" Baker, of Harwinton, CT, died peacefully in Concord, MA on August 14, 2023 at the age of 97.

He was born in Tacoma, WA on October 2, 1925. He joined the Army Air Corps when he was 17 and was a navigator in WWII.

In 1948, he married Kathryn (Tinker) Hultgren. They...