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William E. Carroll
Aug 11, 2023
William E. Carroll, 87, of Longmeadow, formerly of Westford and Brighton, died at Holyoke Medical Center on August 11, 2023, following a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Brenda (Hosey) Carroll, with whom he would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in September.
Born in Cambridge on February 6, 1936, he was the son of...
George Clifford Mcquilken
Aug 9, 2023
George McQuilken, technology innovator and entrepreneur, dies at 80
George Clifford McQuilken passed away peacefully on August 9th, 2023 at the age of 80. George, in recent years a resident of Bolton, MA, was born in Cambridge, and grew up in Somerville, where his father was a police officer and his mother was a hairdresser. He was...
Kerry A. Johnson
Aug 9, 2023
Kerry A. Johnson, 52, of Concord, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on August 9, 2023.
She was the beloved wife of Newton S. Johnson and loving mother of Owen and Tyler Johnson, all of Concord; the devoted daughter of Richard and Rosemary Mullane of Woburn; the dear sister of Sean and Christine Mullane of Woburn...
Malcolm Frazier
Aug 8, 2023
Malcolm Frazier, age 93, of Concord, MA, died peacefully on August 8, 2023, following a long battle with lung cancer.
He was born in Cambridge, MA, the third son of Francesca and Francis Frazier. He spent his early years on a ranch near Pyramid Lake, Nevada. He returned to reside in Cambridge and then attended Shady Hill...
Ronald Asbjornson
Aug 8, 2023
Ronald Anton Asbjornson, 85, of Westford, passed away at home with family by his side on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. He was the devoted husband for 57 years of Bonni (Pelletier) Asbjornson and the beloved father of Eric Asbjornson of Concord and the late Paul Asbjornson, who died in March of 2022. Ron was also predeceased by his parents, Anton...
Lorraine Caspe-Guppy
Aug 5, 2023
Lorraine Caspe-Guppy, of Framingham, formerly of Sudbury, entered eternal rest on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, following a long illness. She was 50.
Lorraine was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 13, 1972. At a young age, her family settled in Sudbury. She graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School with the...
Donna M. Brown
Aug 4, 2023
Donna Mae (Miller) Brown, age 92, of Atlantis, FL and Concord, MA, formerly of Lexington, MA, passed away on August 4, 2023.
She was born on October 22, 1930 in Manchester NH, to parents Edward and Pauline (McGee) Miller.
Donna married Otis S. Brown, Jr. on August 19, 1950. Prior to retirement, they raised their...
Myra A. Ferguson
Jul 26, 2023
Myra Ann (Campbell) Ferguson, 78, of Lincoln, MA, left us peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 surrounded by family and with her cherished and constant companion, Maisie, by her side.
Born on October 24, 1944, Myra grew up in Delaware and attended the University of Delaware where she met the love of her life, best friend, and...
Esther Purpel Scott
Jul 22, 2023
Esther Purpel Scott, of Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully on the morning of July 22, her 78th birthday, at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, after a series of health struggles.
Esther was born in 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the youngest of four. Her keen intellect showed itself early: after graduating as class valedictorian from Cambridge High...
Elaine T. Algeo
Jul 22, 2023
Elaine Therese (Costello) Algeo, 93, formerly of Lincoln and Stow, passed away in peace and comfort on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at her home in West Concord.
Elaine was born on September 10, 1929, at her grandmother's house in Jamaica Plain, MA to William Henry Costello and Ellen E. (Gill) Costello of Lincoln, MA. She enjoyed growing...
Dr. Richard Cornell
Jul 22, 2023
Dr. Richard Cornell, 83, of Gloucester, MA (previously Carlisle, Concord, Cambridge, South Dartmouth, and Lunenburg MA; and originally New Bedford, MA), died of pancreatic cancer on July 22, 2023.
Richard was born March 14, 1940. He graduated from Durfee High School, Bowdoin College, and Harvard Medical School. As a physician and researcher, his career included stints at...
Leo A. Bennett, Jr.
Jul 22, 2023
Leo A. Bennett, Jr., a lifelong Concord resident, died at the West Roxbury VA Medical Center on July 22, 2023, following a brief illness. Â He was 75.
Born in Concord on October 4, 1947, he was the son of the late Leo A. Bennett, Sr. and Agnes J. (McBreen) Bennett.
He was a graduate of...
Charlotte "Chuckie" Jolle
Jul 20, 2023
Charlotte Ann "Chuckie" Jolle, age 83, of Concord, formerly of Quincy and Weymouth, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Emerson Hospital with her daughters by her side.
She was born on February 11, 1940 in the city of Quincy, where she spent over 40 years. She was well-known and loved in the Quincy community. As...
John A. Pike
Jul 19, 2023
John A. Pike, of Lincoln, MA, passed away on July 19, 2023, at the age of 92. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson's Disease.
A graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School, John chose to devote many years of service to Belmont Hill School, which held a special place in his heart from the...
Mary (Ciraso) Macdonald
Jul 18, 2023
Mary (Ciraso) MacDonald, 94, formerly of Maynard, died on July 18, 2023 following a long illness.
Mary is survived by her brother, John Ciraso and wife Judy of Lincoln, a sister-in-law, Sheilah Ciraso of Wellesley, her niece, Patricia Ciraso, and her nephew, Edward Ciraso. She was the wife of the late John MacDonald, and sister to the late...John Wesley "Wes" Fiske
Jul 14, 2023
John Wesley Fiske, a lifelong Concord resident, died at Concord Park on Friday, July 14, 2023, following a period of declining health. He was 94.
Wes was born in Concord on November 13, 1928, as the son of the late Richard and Lucy (McCarthy) Fiske. He was also predeceased by two sisters, Marcia Lombard and Dorothy Heinonen....
Joseph M. Rotondo
Jul 12, 2023
Joseph M. Rotondo of Freeport, Maine, formerly of Concord and Acton, Massachusetts, passed away on July 12, 2023, at the age of 85.
Joe was born in Concord, Massachusetts, to the late Pasquale and Anna (Donato) Rotondo. Joe was a family-oriented, dedicated, hard-working, supportive, and generous man who will be deeply missed by all who loved him....
John "Jack" Hutchinson, Sr.
Jul 12, 2023
John J. "Jack" Hutchinson, Sr., age 85, a lifelong Concord resident, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. He was the beloved and devoted husband for 62 years of Nancy (Delfino) Hutchinson.
The son of the late John and Dorothy (Erisman) Hutchinson, he and his brother were the third set of twins born at Emerson...
James F. Mcginn
Jul 8, 2023
James F. McGinn, age 94, of Lexington, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 8, 2023, at the VA Bedford Healthcare System in Bedford. He was the husband of the late Angela Stifano McGinn, father of Janet Hession and her husband Paul of Canton, James M. McGinn and his wife April Hoover of Bonita Springs, FL, Kathryn...
Bonnie J. Gavaghan
Jul 8, 2023
Bonnie J. Gavaghan passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of July 8, 2023 at Emerson Hospital. Declining health had plagued Bonnie. Â However, she always remained hopeful to return to her beloved cat, Maya.
Bonnie was born on April 2, 1956 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, an only child raised by her late mother Phyllis (Brown) Gavaghan. Bonnie, an...
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