Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...