Obituaries

Apr 30, 2023

Dr. Francis X. Van Houten passed away early in the morning of Sunday, April 30th at his home in Concord, Massachusetts at the age of 83. Known to everyone who loved him as Rusty, Dr. Van Houten persevered over poverty and formidable adversity to lead an extraordinary life, both personally and professionally.

Adopted at birth in West...

Apr 28, 2023

Suki MacLeod was born in Korea in 1937, which at that time, was a territory colonized and controlled by Japan. Japan was already at war with China and soon with America. Until 1946 and the wars end, Suki's youth was spent in a strenuous and dangerous period. By 1950, the Korean war broke out and many thousands were attempting...

Apr 27, 2023

Edward Franklin Koehler, age 92, of Lincoln, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Ed Koehler was larger than life. He was an architect and artist whose work can be seen over five continents. His art included numerous album covers and murals. He was particularly proud of his final murals created for the Veterans Administration...

Apr 25, 2023

Maureen Elizabeth (Carrigan) Read, 76, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away on April 25, 2023.

Maureen is predeceased by her husband, Truman "Hank" Read, and her son, Jonathan Read. She is survived by her brother, Kevin Carrigan, her son Patrick Read and his wife Jessica Read, their three children, Olivia, Bodie, and Henry, along with a large...

Apr 24, 2023

Joseph "Joel" Lyon Andrews Jr. MD, of Lincoln, MA, died surrounded by family on April 24, 2023 from complications of heart disease and late stage cancer. He was 85 years old.

A man of diverse interests and talents, Joel was a physician as well as a passionate author, teacher, activist and history buff, and a dedicated and...

Apr 21, 2023

Hugh E. Klein passed away peacefully on April 21, 2023 at Rivercrest Skilled Nursing in Concord, MA. He was 97.

Born on June 11, 1925 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Blanche Thackery and Charles Klein. Hugh or Hughie, as his friends and family often referred to him, graduated from Tulsa Central High...

Apr 21, 2023

Christian Eric Hedlund, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023, following a lengthy illness. He was 56.

Christian was born in Boston on December 7, 1966. After growing up in Canton, he was a graduate of UMass Amherst. He pursued a lifelong passion for music by developing and operating his own businesses, Snow Dog Records...

Apr 20, 2023

Nelly Juri Carbonell was born to Ángela Passarello Juri and Pedro Juri on September 2, 1928 in Montevideo, Uruguay. She passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Concord, Mass on April 20, 2023 at ninety-four years of age.

Nelly was a lover of life and a great intellectual, fluent in five languages. In Uruguay, both she...

Apr 12, 2023

Joan F. (Magaletta) Ciampa, 85, of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on April 12, 2023. She was the wife of the late Francis R. Ciampa, who died in 1975.

She was born in Boston on April 7, 1938 to her late parents, Vito and Roberta (Bradley) Magaletta....

Apr 8, 2023

Mary Waters (Niles) Shepley, of Bedford, MA died peacefully and gently on April 8th, 2023.

Born on March 19th, 1932, she had just celebrated her 91st birthday with family. Daughter of the late Judge Emory H. Niles and Anne W. Niles of Baltimore, Maryland, Mary Waters ("MW") came to Boston to attend Radcliffe College after graduating from the Bryn Mawr School...

Apr 6, 2023

Frances (Goodwin) Honan, 90, a 50-year resident of Concord, died peacefully in The Gardens at Newbury Court in Concord on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen F. Honan, who passed away in 2019.

She was born on October 25, 1932, as the daughter of the late William and Helen (Williams)...

Apr 1, 2023

Dr. Alexander Murray Nicolson, 84, of Concord, MA passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023 surrounded by his beloved family. Murray was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, as the son of the late James and Anne Nicolson. He leaves his wife Barbara, son Edward, his wife Valerie, and their three children Eleanor, Walter, and James, and his brother, David and...

Mar 28, 2023

Dr. Sidney Hovey Wanzer, 93, of Riverwoods in Exeter, NH and 50-year resident of Concord, MA, died March 28, 2023. Sidney was born in Charlotte NC, the son of the late Charles Tice and Ruth Hayden Wanzer. He leaves his wife, Anne, and sons Stephen (Polly), Charles (Lydia), and Timothy (Marcy), and his six grandchildren Lucy, Sam, Lyra, Cilla,...

Mar 23, 2023

The past tense is for those who were and no longer are. Jerrold Moore Yos will, for those of us who know and love him, always be. Guiding us, inspiring us, and shaping us into who we are and will continue to become, Jerry Yos will always reside in our present tense.

Jerry Yos is an adventurer....

Mar 21, 2023

Donna Nancy (Cutter) Ballou, age 80, of Valrico, FL, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2023. A former resident of Acton, MA for 55 years, Donna was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother "Nonnie".

She was born on January 24, 1943 in Keene, NH to her late parents, Howard and Frances (King) Cutter....

Mar 20, 2023

Dr. Edward Graham Toomey, of Concord, beloved husband of Janet Tella Toomey, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023, at the age of 88.

He was the son of the late Charles T. Toomey and Margaret Graham Toomey of Johnston, Rhode Island.

After attending La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, Edward graduated from the...

Mar 20, 2023

Emily Elizabeth Leonard

December 4, 1938 - March 20, 2023

"It is said… when a baby is born, human beings rejoice and the angels weep.

When a person dies, human beings weep and the angels rejoice."

On the first day of Spring, on...

Mar 19, 2023

Theresa "Terry" V. (Scandale) Maloney, formerly of Waltham, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Care One Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington. She was 90.

Born December 24, 1932 in Newton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa (Mannarino) Scandale. Terry was the eighth of nine children....

Mar 16, 2023

Donna Lee (Sievert) Damalas, 67, of Concord, MA, passed away surrounded by her family on March 16, 2023 after a long battle with ALS.

Donna leaves behind her devoted husband of 41 years, Steve, her son Nick, daughter Tina and her husband Michael Hodges, and her grandson Finn Hodges. Predeceased by her parents, her in-laws, and her...

Mar 14, 2023

Marcia J. (Garbrick) Djorup, 91, of Lincoln, MA, passed away on March 14, 2023 at The Commons of Lincoln.  A complete obituary will be shared here once finalized.

Services will be private.

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