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Roger Alan Fricke

Roger Alan Fricke

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)...

Sue Jewell

Sue Jewell

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...

William "Bill" Fitzpatrick, Jr.

William "Bill" Fitzpatrick, Jr.

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...

Deacon Walter J. Miles, Jr.

Deacon Walter J. Miles, Jr.

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...

Annie Fredkin

Annie Fredkin

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...

Gerald Lynn Baker

Gerald Lynn Baker

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...

William E. Carroll

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.  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

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

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...

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